Looking at the box of chocolates, and the girl's stubborn yet shy expression as she bit her lip, Victor froze in an instant!
Robert beside him looked as though he had been struck by a paralysis curse. His entire body had stiffened.
For them, this was perhaps a scene they could only ever see in their dreams.
An incredibly, incredibly, incredibly cute girl had given them—no, she had given only Victor chocolates!
Though it was now the day after Valentine's Day.
But being just one day late still counted, right?
"Hahaha."
Robert laughed dryly to himself.
Victor's hands trembled with excitement.
He could not help asking, "They're for me?"
He sounded so cautious, as if he were touching a dream—like if his voice were even slightly louder, the dream would shatter.
The girl gave a tiny nod.
Victor instinctively reached out and accepted the chocolates.
Then the girl let go and suddenly bowed, as though thanking him.
Right after that, while Victor was still trying to think of what to say, she suddenly turned around and jogged out of the reading room.
She gave the impression of a very shy girl who had finally gathered the courage, on the day after Valentine's Day, to give chocolates to the person she liked.
And once she had delivered them, she ran away in embarrassment!
However—
"Who exactly was she?" Robert asked quietly after she had run off.
But Victor did not respond to him. Instead, he placed the box of chocolates on the table, let go, and stared at it carefully.
After a long while, he finally said, "Robert, what do you think I should do?"
Robert forced a teasing tone. "She's pretty cute, isn't she?"
Victor murmured, "But there's already someone in my heart."
Robert said, "Now that brings up an