Pandora could not help but smile. "You received gifts, didn't you? When I was a first-year, I was troubled by the same thing. If someone gives you a gift or confesses to you in person, just bravely reject them. Hesitating will only leave that person with unrealistic—
fantasies. And if they secretly leave it in your drawer, throw it in the trash."
Rose covered her mouth. "Is that okay?"
Pandora said without hesitation, "You have to understand: if someone who has barely interacted with you suddenly says they like you, then one day they will suddenly say the same thing to someone else. There's no need to have any contact with that kind of person at all."
Rose came to a realization. "I see."
Pandora said, "Why is Valentine's Day divided into two parts? It's to remind people that matters of the heart must be considered carefully. Because once you make a mistake, it may not be something you can make up for. We girls are at a disadvantage in this regard, so we must be even more cautious."
Rose nodded vigorously, affinity +1.
Watching the two exchange their insights, Dark could not help but sigh.
Senior Pandora was truly swift, ruthless, and precise when it came to handling Valentine's Day gifts.
Someone like him simply could not bring himself to throw gifts into the trash.
He called it "gentlemanly conduct."
But in the end, it was just "indecisiveness."
He was not decisive enough when it came to cutting things off.
But if he really did that, he would probably earn a rather bad reputation.
Girls could be clean and decisive about these things, but boys could not.
Just as they were talking, the sound of flapping wings suddenly came from above the three of them.
When they subconsciously looked