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

[Why are you suddenly asking this? Did you witness Chihiro Shiranam's confession?]

Um.

Although Kushida isn't very smart, she's very strong in other areas.

They have a very strong intuition too.

Unfortunately, although I want to confess my feelings, I haven't even started yet.

Hachiman put away his phone and looked at Ichinose.

"I can help you with this."

"And what you want Ichinose, is to pretend you have a boyfriend, and then I'll play along and flaunt our relationship to make him back off," Hachiman said.

"That's roughly the idea," Ichinose said. "If it's a classmate, it's easy to be exposed, so choosing a class outside the class... Chihiro is relatively unfamiliar to us, so that would be more suitable."

"So, please, Hachiman."

Ichinose was practically bowing and begging as she said this.

Admittedly, this approach could deter people. Based on the information available, this Chihiro seems rather timid, so it's unlikely she'd actually try to steal someone who already has a boyfriend.

But.

Ichinose, do you understand?

One lie requires many more to cover it up.

And.

If they start pretending to be boyfriend and girlfriend, they'll have to keep pretending the next time Chihiro Shiranam sees them.

Putting aside the fact that the process becomes troublesome, Hachiman's own interpersonal relationships will also become a mess.

After all, he and Ichinose weren't really dating, but their classmates didn't think so.

Hachiman considered the best solution.

Admittedly, pretending to be in a relationship can prevent someone who wants to confess from saying it, suppressing their feelings and maintaining the status quo.

Yes.

Ichinose probably wants to maintain her friendship with Chihiro.

Because once the confession is made, it becomes difficult to remain friends, as both parties will realize that they "like/are liked," and even if they want to go back to normal, they can't.

Because friends wouldn't have such thoughts.

However, if he does this, he and Ichinose will be trapped in a cycle of lying.

And that's probably the only solution.

Hachiman was thinking this, he noticed that another girl was coming from where the sun was setting.

She had short, light green hair that looked like it was been done for her. She had a petite frame.

She has delicate features and a pitiful appearance.

And this is probably the classmate Chihiro Shiranam.

But Chihiro Shiranam's face was full of surprise. "Ichinose, who is he?"

But suddenly, tears welled up in this friend's eyes.

"Who are you?" But Hachiman was already prepared, and he asked Chihiro Shiranam in return.

"But who you are doesn't matter," Hachiman said. "Could you wait a moment? This is my Matoba."

Then he walked over to Ichinose.

Meow.

Ichinose watched Hachiman Hikigaya walked over.

She looked at him apologetically, then prepared to take his hand.

Because Hachiman just agreed to her request, right?

So now, the plan is to pretend that you're already dating Chihiro, so that Chihiro back off.

"Actually... Chihiro, there's something I want to tell you—" Ichinose was just about to speak.

Hachiman suddenly took action.

He said to Ichinose.

"I've liked you for a long time, will you go out with me?"

Then, like the other boys, he extended his left hand toward Ichinose.

It seemed that if you agreed, you had to hold his hand.

But.

"Eh..." Hachiman's action completely shut down Ichinose's words.

Because.

Originally, Chihiro Shiranam wanted to confess his feelings to her, but Ichinose didn't want to hurt him, so she asked Hachiman to pretend to be her boyfriend.

Result.

Why did it turn out like this?

Hachiman, you're confessing your feelings to her.

Is it genuine?

Or is it... a plan?

But Hachiman's expression turned serious, and he didn't seem to be acting.

In other words... could it be that he really likes her?

Ichinose very gentle, and often gives people the impression that she might like me, but now... this feeling of not knowing the situation has come to her.

In other words, does Hachiman like her?

Eh eh eh!

This is a development we never expected!

He clearly has Horikita by his side, and some classmates also say that he often eats with Classmate Sakayanagi from Class A.

So... neither of them were the right person for me?

At that moment, Ichinose felt flustered.

"And Ichinose, you asked me what my reaction would be if I confessed to you here, right?" Hachiman asked. "Then you must have already thought of a name for the child."

"If it's a boy, let's name him Cheng, and if it's a girl, let's name her Qiong."

Ah.

So why did the conversation turn to married life? And she doesn't want to have two children; she only wants one.

And at times like these.

"Beep beep!"

Ichinose noticed her phone vibrate, and she was holding it in her left hand when a text message flashed on the screen.

[Rejecting me is also part of the plan. By the way, what are you hesitating about?] by Hachiman Hikigaya.

"..." Ichinose.

It's a plan.

Because she just thought it was real...

"That..."

But Ichinose wasn't stupid. With so many friends, her emotional intelligence couldn't be low, so she reacted immediately.

If Hachiman's confession is fake... then we still need to prevent Chihiro from confessing.

So this is probably the only possible outcome.

"Yes. I'm sorry, Hachiman."

She said, "I don't want to date anyone during my three years of high school, so I won't accept anyone, whether they are boys, girls, or even cross-dressers."

I'm so sorry.

Then she bowed in return.

"... Is that so?"

Hachiman seemed taken aback, "I see... studying is indeed important."

It was as if he couldn't speak.

But why did she specifically add the word "cross-dresser"?

Ichiya Haho, doesn't she know a lot too?

"So... can we just be ordinary friends?"

Hachiman said, forcing himself to speak.

If a romantic relationship doesn't work out, then we can remain ordinary friends.

"... Of course! Aren't we friends already? Hachiman- kun—"

No, that's not it.

Because Hachiman and Ichinose only exchanged contact information as representatives of their respective classes.

I'm still far from my friends.

However, having such a shared experience might actually make them become ordinary friends.

Because true friends are so hard to find, Hachiman didn't think he could find one either.

But.

At that moment, he turned around.

"So, my Matoba is up. Do you want to use this area? Then I'm sorry," Hachiman said.

"Hey!"

"No, that..."

Chihiro Shiranam wrote a love letter to Ichinose, hoping to confess his feelings here.

But when she arrived, she saw that Ichinose had also come, and she was very happy, except that there was a boy with Ichinose.

This made her nervous, wondering if... Ichinose was already dating someone else.

However, the reality is that there was no interaction between them.

The guy named Hachiman Hikigaya also came to confess his feelings.

Then Ichinose rejected him.

Ichinose's reason for refusing was... that she wanted to study. And she would refuse anyone else; she only wanted to study.

As a student, studying is certainly important. And Ichinose's grades are also very good.

So, is her confession now disturbing Ichinose?

"I'm perfectly fine."

With that, Chihiro turned and ran away.

Chihiro probably had no idea what to do, and then ran away very fast.

"Wow!"

Meanwhile, a pink-haired girl in the corner seemed bewildered.

She was just taking pictures, but then she discovered that someone had arrived first. Being introverted, she decided to hide, but then she overheard some incredible news.

Hachiman confessed his feelings to Ichinose from Class B.