Oreki Houtarou's Strength-First Classroom

But out of the protection of classmate Qianxun, she was brought to this hidden place where no one would come.

"I like you, Ichinose-san!"

Gently pressing his chest with his left hand, the protected classmate Chihiro mustered up the courage to confess his love to Ichinose.

"..." Ichinose.

"..." Oreki.

From Oreki's position, Ichinose's side face can be seen, and her expression has changed.

It seems to be a bit painful.

In other words, I really want to refuse.

Otherwise it wouldn't be so confusing.

"Do you like...?" Ichinose didn't look back. "I'm happy to be liked."

"But Chihiro-chan."

"I probably won't be able to respond to you." Ichinose said so and held the railing with both hands.

"Could it be that Ichinose-san is already dating someone?"

However, Chihiro-san was almost in tears.

"Yes, after all, we are both girls, and I like Ichinose-san and so on——"

Chihiro-san found that the more she talked, the sadder she became.

I was almost crying just now, but now I'm crying.

"..." Ichinose.

"..." Ichinose.

Ichinose heard Chihiro cry.

"Qianxun, I don't want to hurt you."

"But, I'm not that good of a person, and I'm not worthy of your liking." Ichinose said.

Probably because of the weight of these words, Oreki noticed that Ichinose's hand holding the railing became a little stronger.

Then look at Qianxun.

Chihiro-san let herself cry at being rejected and bit her lip at the same time.

Obviously, he didn't catch Ichinose's words, but he felt that he had been rejected.

And Ichinose continued,

"And I come to this school excited to get new students."

"I can work hard with everyone to achieve Class A."

"But...only, I may not fall into the mood of love."

"So, it's not just you Qianxun today, no matter it's a boy or a girl, no matter who expresses love to me, I will reject it."

I specifically pointed out that whether it was a boy or a girl, Ichinose's statement was a step down for Chihiro-san.

Let her know that she is rejecting her not because she is a girl, but because she will reject everyone.

"Is this so--" Chihiro-san finally started talking again. "In other words, Ichinose-san will reject everyone?"

Ichinose held the railing and said, "That's about it."

Qianxun seemed to think she had gotten an acceptable answer, "This, this is it——"

"Then Ichinose-san, will you hate me in the future?"

"..."

"Why do you say that?" Ichinose seemed a little confused.

"I heard that if you fail to express your love, you won't even be friends anymore." Qianxun said. "So I'm worried...Ichinose will hate me."

profound.

So since you know this, don't confess it at the beginning.

In other words, if you know that someone cares about you, even if you don't have a successful relationship, you will subconsciously know in your heart that the other person likes you.

And you are all girls.

Perhaps, the next time we change clothes together in the dressing room, we will have unnatural concerns.

Oreki-san, who was standing under the tree watching the show quietly, thought to himself.

For him, he chose the wrong place for teleportation today and saw such an incredible scene.

However, we can collect information about Ichinose.

There was something he cared about in what Ichinose just said.

In his opinion, Ichinose is a sunny, lively girl with a full sense of justice.

At the same time, the appearance is super high.

And the affinity is off the charts.

The result is that she actually said something like, I'm not that good and I'm not worthy of your liking.

It always feels...uncomfortable.

Because it's like she is denying herself.

Oreki-san thinks this is not a good thing.

In other words, she has some sad past.

Then.

Ichinose has many friends and is very popular.

Kushida-san also has many friends and is very popular.

But there is something false about Kushida-san.

This can be seen from Kushida’s attitude towards Horikita-san.

But Oreki doesn’t think Ichinose and Kushida-san are the same kind of people.

So such people will deny themselves and so on, which makes people feel complicated.

…

"Well, see you tomorrow then!"

Although the confession failed, Qianxun held back her tears and ran forward.

In other words, the incident of confessing to Ichinose-san is over.

So now all we have to do is wait for Ichinose to leave too.

This can be treated as if he saw nothing.

Ichinose seemed to be relaxing his mood.

She took out her phone.

Does it depend on the time? still……

However, after looking at his phone, Ichinose Honami suddenly looked in the direction of the big tree where Oreki was standing.

"Oreki-san?"

"You should be here."

"I just wanted to contact you, but I found that you were so close..."

"Is this hidden location where you usually come?"

"I'm sorry, I just borrowed it and let you see...an embarrassing scene," she said.

And as he said this, Oreki had already noticed Ichinose walking towards him.

Not talking to himself, but really finding his place.

at the same time.

Oreki-san also noticed this distance. Ichinose's phone was open and the GPPS map was displayed.

Then one of the red dots was almost exactly where she was.

One of the red dots marked Oreki Houtaro.

And Oreki knows this pattern.

This is the free GPS location provided by the school mobile phone after each other has left each other's mobile phone number and added friends.

You can find the location of your friends at any time.

? ? ?

profound.

That's it.

This is actually the case.

By the way, Ichinose-san, you wanted to find him, and then you clicked on the GPS and found that he was here.

"..." Oreki.

"..." Ichinose. "Now that you have seen it."

"Then can you give me a psychological consultation?"

"Actually, I feel very complicated right now. I don't know if rejecting Qianxun directly is the right solution," she said.

And this also explains why Ichinose discovered him.

She really... wanted to consult with him.

Or, she had been serious before the two of them, and she really wanted to treat him as a learning partner.

Do you actually need to consult him about this kind of thing?

besides.

Why do the girls around me talk about psychological counseling issues?

Do you have something in your heart?

Oreki-san's mood is not stable.

But I also know that Ichinose probably wants two things.

One is that Chihiro confessed to her, and a girl confessed to a girl. This kind of thing cannot be spread. If it spreads, it is hard for Ichinose to say, but it will definitely affect Chihiro-classmates.

So Ichinose probably wants to protect Chihiro-san.

"I won't tell anyone," Oreki said.

Then I saw Ichinose's expression that seemed to be relieved.

then.

"The sun can keep everyone warm," Oreki said. "But some people will feel that this is their own light."

"Ichinose-san, this is probably Chihiro-san's misunderstanding."

"And it's not your fault," he said.

"Yes, is that so?" Ichinose-san seemed to be stunned for a moment.

Maybe I didn't expect Oreki-san to be so understanding.

"I feel like my mood has relaxed," Ichinose said. "Qianxun is the type who is relatively weak and seems to be accustomed to relying on others. I am also wondering if I have misunderstood her."

And does that mean your mood has calmed down?

"Also, Chihiro-chan's full name is Shirobo Chihiro, and Oreki-san, you call Chihiro-chan so intimate, could it be that you like Chihiro-chan——" Ichinose said.

"No, no." However, Oreki quickly refused.