"So, this time... don't pull away either, okay?
Let me hold you..."
Ichinose Honami buried her head in Gojo Satoru's chest, her voice beginning to tremble as though she were crying.
"Yeah..."
This time, Gojo Satoru's reply was calm.
He raised his hands as well and gently embraced her.
"Could you hold me a little tighter? I'm really scared you'll disappear again..."
Ichinose Honami couldn't possibly be satisfied with just that.
They had not seen each other for three whole years. Something like this could never fill the emptiness deep inside her heart!
What she wanted now was more—so much more!
Gojo Satoru followed her request and held her a little tighter.
At that pressure, Ichinose Honami could feel the contact against her body even more clearly.
"I..."
Before Ichinose Honami could finish, a voice interrupted her.
"Honami?"
That faintly questioning call came from behind Ichinose Honami.
She recognized its owner immediately.
After mentally preparing herself, Ichinose Honami reluctantly pulled away from Gojo Satoru's embrace.
She turned around to see her classmate, Shiranami Chihiro, staring at her in shock.
"How could this...? You two...?"
Seeing Ichinose Honami's slightly flushed face and evasive gaze, Shiranami Chihiro pointed at the two of them with her right index finger in disbelief.
She had noticed long ago that Ichinose Honami harbored special feelings for Gojo Satoru.
Even though Honami had hidden them well, they had been far too obvious to Shiranami Chihiro, who liked Ichinose Honami and had always watched her closely...!
At first, when she saw that Gojo Satoru had so many girlfriends, Shiranami Chihiro thought Ichinose Honami would give up.
But she never expected Ichinose Honami to mingle into the crowd during the gathering and happily interact with Gojo Satoru.
Especially later, when she learned from Ando Sayo about everything Gojo Satoru