And she had a very pretty face. Not just her face—her figure also fell right within most people's comfort zone. It was perfectly normal to fall for a girl like that.
But judging from Ichinose's reaction, she was probably still single.
"No, not at all. Really, not at all. No one's ever confessed to me."
"Really?" Kamio Tatsuya looked utterly unconvinced. "Were all the boys at your middle school blind? Or did you do something bad back then that made everyone at school too scared to confess?"
It had only been meant as a joke, but Ichinose's face suddenly went pale, and her steps unconsciously slowed.
Holy shit!?
No way, man?
I was really just joking!
Did I seriously hit the mark?
Kamio Tatsuya was instantly dumbfounded.
After a moment of silence, Kamio Tatsuya spoke again. "Uh, Ichinose, are you okay?"
Ichinose raised her head and forced a smile. "I'm fine."
Then, as if mocking herself, she said, "Yeah. How could someone like me deserve to have anyone confess to me?"
"Sorry, Kamio-kun. I'll be going now."
As he watched Ichinose run away, Kamio Tatsuya felt a whole herd of alpacas stampeding through his mind. What the hell was that supposed to mean?
Still, he began to wonder just what bad thing Ichinose had done in middle school.
Could that be why she hadn't been assigned to a class?
But clearly, Ichinose would not reveal something like that so easily. At least, Kamio Tatsuya wasn't confident he could get her to talk.
Hmm~ Feels like it's time to deploy the Kushida.
But... could she really win Ichinose over?
"Good morning, Kamio-kun."
The moment he sat down, Kushida came straight over to greet Kamio Tatsuya.
"Oh, morning."
"Thanks for yesterday."
"You're not the one who should be saying that. Besides, Sakura