"Classmate Hashiba, could you help me with something in a minute?" The pink-haired girl's cheeks were lightly flushed, and she seemed a little embarrassed.
"What is it?"
Hashiba Hikaru glanced at Ichinose Honami's expression, unsure why she had suddenly asked him that.
"Let's go outside first. There are too many people in the classroom." When Ichinose Honami saw that the boy didn't object, she quickly picked up her bag and ushered him out of the classroom.
Once the two of them had reached a quiet corner, the girl slowly pulled a pink envelope from her bag. It had a heart-shaped sticker on it.
"It's... because I found this in my shoe locker this morning. The sender wants to meet me this afternoon."
After taking out the letter, Ichinose Honami fixed her gaze on Hashiba Hikaru's expression, wanting to see how he would react.
"A love letter?"
After taking a quick look, Hashiba Hikaru understood what it was. It wasn't unusual for something like this to happen during the years when young boys and girls were first falling in love.
"Yeah. I don't know how to handle it. I don't want to hurt her feelings, so I wanted to ask you for advice, Classmate Hashiba."
Ichinose Honami hadn't seen the concerned reaction she wanted on Hashiba Hikaru's face, and she couldn't help feeling a little disappointed. Still, she continued, "What should I do?"
"If you don't like her, just explain things clearly and turn her down."
Hashiba Hikaru had always held one view on matters like this: it was best not to do it this way.
Trying to get a partner by confessing out of the blue was foolish. He had never believed that love could simply fall from the sky. Unless the other person already liked you, it was only