Associating snow with romance carried a natural purity.
There was no utilitarian intent.
No impurities.
Only pure love.
Boys and girls at this age were always easily immersed in the emotions they had created for themselves.
In the name of "cherishing the present," they did not think about whether it could last into the future.
But on reflection, perhaps that was youth.
Friday, February 9—
A week seemed to have passed just like that.
Dark had been busy writing and revising the Arithmetic Class textbooks, leaving him with little time to pay attention to the impact caused by the [Vampire] Magic Guidance chess piece.
Let alone snow and Valentine's Day.
On the nights of the 4th, 5th, and 6th, he had drawn [Bliss] three times.
On the nights of the 7th and 8th, he had drawn [Pride] twice.
At last, he had lowered both his [Bliss] and [Pride] values to a somewhat acceptable level.
And tonight, he planned to continue drawing [Bliss].
His goal was to keep both [Pride] and [Bliss] at around 100 points.
Even so, Dark could still feel the growing atmosphere of romance.
A glance around made it seem as though everyone near him was secretly doing something.
Valentine's Day in this world was subtly different from that of his previous life.
People clearly distinguished Valentine's Day on February 14 from White Valentine's Day on March 14.
On this day, men and women gave gifts to those they liked in order to express their affection.
If your feelings were mutual, perhaps you would receive a gift from your beloved at the same time you gave yours.
But if your feelings were one-sided, you would have to wait a month for an answer.
The one-month interval contained a measure of kindness.
It conveyed a regard for love, hoping