Then You've Probably Already Picked Out the Baby's Name!

Because she brought Hachiman to the ground floor of a Special Teaching Building.

This teaching building has no security cameras, and very few people even come here.

Only.

Is there something Ichinose needs to say to him privately?

Ichinose was now in the shadows of the side building. She had beautiful pink-gold hair, but the expression on her face suggested that she had something on her mind.

"I already troubled you before."

"I even owe you a favor," Ichinose said, turning to Hachiman. "But this time, I'm also very troubled."

"So."

"Can you help me, Hachiman?" Ichinose asked.

As she said this, she began to gaze at Hachiman with her moist eyes.

Perhaps because of the distance, although Ichinose was looking at Hachiman's first reaction when he looked at her was that her lipstick was very pretty.

Her lips are moist and look very pretty.

Certainly.

This is not the time to think about such things.

You can sense Ichinose's nervousness.

"If I can help, I might." Although it was Ichinose's request, Hachiman didn't give a full answer.

The phrase used was something like, "If there's still a chance, I might be able to help."

So.

What is it?

"Actually..."

But Ichinose said, seemingly conflicted.

Then, as if he had mustered up his courage, he seemed to realize something.

"If, Hachiman, I were here to confess my feelings to you... then..." Ichinose said.

Oh.

Um.

Hachiman nodded.

So what are you talking about?

P. S.: As expected, he still has ambitions and wants to win first place in the word-writing competition.

I think I might succeed with 300,000 words, so I'm giving it a shot.

Waaaaah.

I should be able to make up for the missed updates by then.

Chapter 98 So you've probably already thought of a name for the child!

So what are you talking about Ichinose?

Hachiman immediately looked at the girl with beautiful pink-gold hair.

The girls at this school are very pretty, and by general standards, if we were to rank them, Classmate Sakayanagi would probably be the cutest in the whole school, while Karuizawa would be second.

However, if we categorize by beauty, then Sakura Horikita would be at the top of the list.

Only.

Ichinose is at the same level.

Rather, it's more accurate to say that, thanks to her personality, Honami Ichinose is perhaps the most popular girl among the first-year students.

And now, the prettiest girl in the whole grade, the girl everyone calls Archangel, is actually going to confess her feelings to him?

This kind of thing...

"It'll be over soon," Ichinose said. "I..."

"I might get confessed to here!"

Um.

So that's exactly how it is.

If you're going to be confessed to, then don't say things that could be misunderstood.

Because of being in such a secluded Matoba and then saying something that sounded like a confession, for a moment, Hachiman felt like his heart was about to give way.

After all.

This is a confession from the prettiest girl in the whole school; anyone... would find it hard to resist.

Moreover, there are quite a few options.

He helped Class B twice, and even helped her avoid the advances of Nagumo, a second-year student. And then, with the accumulation of goodwill...

They're all scammers.

Hachiman felt he almost wavered.

Gentle girls are indeed the easiest to misunderstand.

"So," Hachiman said, "You came to me because... you don't want to accept my confession?"

It's probably over before it even started; Hachiman's mind is incredibly clear right now.

He quickly analyzed why Ichinose had invited him over.

She is beautiful, has a good personality, is gentle, has many friends, and there must be quite a few people who like her. She must be very experienced in receiving confessions of love.

Then you can skillfully refuse.

But someone needs to intervene.

In other words...

"Is it a confession that I can't refuse?"

"Or perhaps..."

Is the person you're confessing your feelings to particularly unique?

"Or perhaps..." Hachiman pondered. "While I want to refuse, I also want to maintain our friendship?"

"Meow!" Ichinose let out a surprised sound, seemingly unaware of what was going on.

"Hachiman..."

"You really do think a lot," she said. "Actually..."

"This time, the person I'm confessing to is definitely different."

That's what they're saying.

She timidly produced a pink love letter.

It was described as a love letter because its seal had a heart-shaped design. The envelope was also slightly decorated.

Only the saccharine scent of romance can motivate young men and women, brimming with hormones, to spend time doing this.

"But I don't want to develop a relationship with that person, and at the same time, the other person is very timid, so I want to refuse without hurting the other person."

Oh.

Oh, I see.

That is indeed very difficult.

You already have a lot of experience in refusing people, but now you still need to be so careful.

When facing a boy, even though you are very gentle, you should also know that it's better to have a short, sharp pain than a long, drawn-out one.

"Is this Kanzaki- kun?" Hachiman asked.

"Huh?" But Ichinose was a little surprised, seemingly not understanding why Kanzaki's name suddenly appeared.

But Hachiman continued, "So... is it a girl?"

"Hey hey hey!"

But this time, Ichinose was truly surprised.

"Why, why do you think it's... a girl?"

"If you were a boy, you wouldn't be so troubled," Hachiman said. "And although it's not nice to say it like this, boys are more resilient. Being rejected once will make them sad and disappointed, but that doesn't mean they can't get over it."

Certainly.

These assumptions are false. If he were rejected after confessing his feelings, Hachiman would feel like crawling into a hole.

And then we have to meet every day, it's like a nightmare.

Therefore, he will never confess his feelings to anyone again.

Because.

If the confession is made public, it might become a laughing stock in the class.

He didn't want to experience that again.

"Actually, it's Chihiro, Chihiro Shiranam," Ichinose said. "She's a kid I usually play with, and I thought she saw me as an older sister, but... she wrote me this letter yesterday."

"Then we'll agree to meet here and I'll confess my feelings," Ichinose said.

Then he showed a troubled expression.

It's obvious.

The falling flowers are willing, Ichinose has no such feelings for Chihiro.

But they're friends, they hang out together all the time, and yet the other person has these kinds of thoughts about her.

However, Ichinose didn't want to hurt the other person.

I can understand her distress a little better now.

"Please wait a moment," Hachiman said.

With that, Hachiman increased the distance between himself and Ichinose.

Then I retrieved Suzune Horikita's contact information.

"Let me test you. Do you have any information about Chihiro Shiranam from First Year Class B?" Hachiman started sending messages quickly.

"..."

However, Horikita did not reply.

So, Hachiman sent the same message to Kushida.

Kushida, perhaps because she was alone in her room, quickly replied.

Because her reply was completely uninhibited.

When I'm with friends, I can't write anything direct.

And this is how she replied.

[Chihiro Shiranam? The girl who's always with Ichinose? She's timid, like a fledgling. But she's interesting; sometimes the way she looks at Ichinose is strange.]

Is that so?

Kushida, you're amazing!

Even this little detail is obvious.

Or perhaps... Kushida's public persona is similar to Ichinose's, like a little sun, which is why she's so popular.

If someone is popular with the opposite sex, they may also be liked by some people of the same sex.

So, Kushida, you've been through this too, haven't you... treating someone as a friend, only to find out they like you...