Seeing that he looked ready to draw his sword, Tetsu no Sosuke hurriedly waved his hands. "That's why I said this approach wouldn't work. But the second approach depends on your size... Not the size you're thinking of. I mean the extent you're willing to go to... Hmm, why does that still sound awkward? You're usually so quiet, I never thought your mind would be so dirty. You've even dragged me into the gutter with you."
"...Whose mind is dirty!?"
How could Iguro Obanai possibly accept that? This guy was the one casually asking such embarrassing questions.
"Anyway, the second approach is... to show the Love Pillar that you're interested in her."
Tetsu no Sosuke waved a hand, telling Iguro Obanai to calm down. "For example, when your eyes happen to meet, you need to let the Love Pillar see some emotion in yours! And when you occasionally touch—say she drops something and you help her pick it up—when her hand touches yours, you need to react as though you've received an electric shock. Of course, if you think that's too mild, you could even secretly stroke her hand, but absolutely not for too long. Getting the balance right is difficult. Too long, and you're a creep; too short, and she won't feel anything. You need to get it just right, so she feels as though you mean something by it, but you pull your hand back before she can figure it out. Once that strange little feeling takes root, you've made an excellent start. Understand?"
Tetsu no Sosuke patiently instructed him, though he honestly had no idea whether any of it would work.
Everything he said was nothing more than armchair theorizing he had dreamed up. Iguro Obanai knew none of that, however. He earnestly committed every word to