And it was not because she wanted to thank you for asking the teacher whether she could get the materials. In the end, whenever you went to the library before, you would stare at the bookmark she kept in her book for several extra moments.
That made her think you might want one.
Yet you had not thought about that at all.
And that book suited you very well, did it not?
Your current way of thinking was dangerous.
Still.
He could not be completely dismissed either, because he had already noticed Horikita's feelings and was considering when to reject her.
In other words.
This man was decisive to the extreme.
He could reject other girls without hesitation.
But that kind of choice was actually better for both sides, was it not? Since some things could never reach the end anyway, cutting them off now was instead the best choice.
Still, why had he only noticed now? Hiyori had thought he might have realized it earlier.
However.
This also showed that there truly was no pure friendship between men and women. She had originally thought the pragmatic Hachiman and the innocent Horikita would not have any sparks between them. Even the way they got along had seemed like friendship. Yet that friendship had been fake from the start.
It could be said that Hachiman was indeed a dangerous presence.
As Hiyori recalled things, she suddenly realized that the girls around him all seemed to have some feelings for him. Some had already become people he would marry, while others were fake girlfriends but showed signs of taking it seriously.
Then.
Hiyori suddenly thought of something rather dangerous.
She and Hachiman currently seemed to have a good friendship as well. Did that mean she, too, was being influenced by him—or drawn