Episode 9: First Year, Class A’s Lunch Break Girl Talk
“Did you hear? Mikado-kun confessed to Ichinose-san from Class C this Tuesday!”
“No way!? That’s like the birth of a beautiful couple!”
“But apparently, she turned him down.”
“Eh, turned him down? Ichinose-san rejected Mikado-kun!?”
“Yeah. And instantly.”
“Instantly? Instantly!? A total crushing defeat!?”
“Apparently, she’s already dating her childhood friend. They’ve been gossiping about it since the first period break, you know?”
“I see~”
“Still, hearing she turned him down instantly is news to me.”
“Someone who saw it said she didn’t even give him a chance. They were laughing about how she shot him down mid-confession, practically eating him alive.”
“Ah, so he wasn’t even on her radar in the first place…”
“Mikado-kun was apparently completely lost for a while after that.”
“Well, getting rejected before you can even finish… Poor guy, but—it’s kind of… like a gag, isn’t it?”
“‘The Case of the Number One Hottie in First Year Being a Jobber.'”
“Stop talking about someone’s unrequited love like it’s a web novel title…”
“Keywords: [Childhood Friend Pure Love] [Delusional Hottie] [Serves Him Right]”
“I told you to stop—well, I am curious, though.”
“Ah, wait a sec…! He’s coming back, so lower your voices.”
“Whoa, he looked over here… I wonder if he heard…”
“Okay, okay, let’s drop this topic. Come on, let’s eat quickly and head to the library.”