"Hirata, don't you think that for us right now, falling in love is an extremely extravagant thing?"
Hirata Yosuke fell silent for a moment.
He sighed.
"From a rational standpoint, that's true."
"But Su Wei... that's the composure of a strong person, isn't it? You're able to think further ahead."
"But for ordinary people like us, when faced with extreme danger, anxiety, and the suffocating feeling of confronting death... most people's psychological defenses are incredibly fragile."
"To keep themselves from breaking down, humans instinctively seek out the most intense and primal 'sources of pleasure' as psychological compensation to offset their fear."
Hirata Yosuke looked at Su Wei, his tone unusually serious.
"I think you'd better not keep them pent up too badly..."
"Giving them some appropriate physical or emotional release and comfort would only benefit their mental state."
Listening to that outrageous remark, Su Wei waved a hand and casually brushed him off.
"I know all that. You don't need to tell me."
Compared to me, could a goody-two-shoes like you understand people better than I did?
Don't mess up my rhythm, bro.
Hearing that, Hirata Yosuke nodded and tactfully said no more.
Actually, given his usual personality, he absolutely shouldn't—and wouldn't—have brought up such a somewhat "overstepping" topic.
After all, he and Su Wei were not particularly close in private.
But now that Ayanokoji had disappeared, Su Wei was both the object of affection of Karuizawa Kei, the girls' leader in the class, and a regular exam participant whose strength was leagues ahead of everyone else.
As someone devoted to protecting the entire class, Hirata had no choice but to take the initiative to grow closer to Su Wei.
And when it came to private topics that could quickly bring boys closer together...
In Hirata's view, nothing beat matters