“Oh, Soshigaya-kun, you must have gone through a lot, haven’t you?”

“Not really. Everyone was very kind to me.”

“I see.”

The one who said that was a blonde high school girl who pressed her chest against me.

After that, this child designated the classroom with a small folded letter and now we are in this situation.

“After all, the more I look, the more… I see.”

She stared at my face.

“Um, what is it?”

“Oh, sorry for staring. Um… It’s just…”

“Yes?”

She took a deep breath once and looked into my eyes with a determined look.

“We don’t like to go around in circles, so I’m going to ask you something.”

“Yes.”

“Soshigaya-kun is… Ao-kun, right?”

“What? What are you talking about?”

Seriously, I’ve been found out.

“I can’t just go along with it, you know? Because you have too much similarity in voice, facial structure and so on. Besides, if you change the way you read Aoi-kun, it’s Ao-kun.”

“… Oh, I see. I’m not sure what to do now that I’ve been discovered. That’s right, I’m Ao.”

“I knew it! Kyaaa! Oh, um, can I come closer to you? I’m not sure if it’s a good idea for me to be next to Ao-kun. In fact, I’m so nervous when I see that it’s you, Ao-kun! Your face is too cool, and the real Ao-kun has a great personality, too!”

Suddenly, her cheeks turned bright red and she started writhing in agony by herself.

“That’s right.”

“What is it?”

“What’s your name?”

“Oh, I haven’t told you my name yet. My name is Yuri Saejima. Nice to meet you.”

“Nice to meet you, Saejima-san.”

“Oh, um, let’s see… Can you call me Yuri, not Saejima?”

“Well, that’s fine. Nice to meet you, Yuri.”

“Kya! I could die now.”

Apparently, this girl has a habit of tripping.

“Yuri, don’t tell anyone I’m Ao, okay?”

“Yes. I won’t tell anyone even if I die. But… I’m sure there are a lot of people besides me who would notice it.”

“I see…”

But it’s okay, because there’s not much downside if they find out I’m Ao.

“Oh, and Yuri. Can you stop using honorifics? I’d be happy if you could talk to me normally like you did before. Because right now, I’m Aoi, not Ao.”

“Ah, ha… That’s right. Sorry. Nice to meet you again. Soshigaya-kun.”

“You can call me Ao, not Soshigaya-kun, okay?”

“Oh, really? Well, then… Ao-kun.”

“Yes.”

“Ehehe. Ao-kun is too kind to talk to an ugly girl like me.”

“Isn’t Yuri-san beautiful?”

“Oh, Is that so? Thank you.”

This gal’s embarrassed face is too cute.