How rude, we are pure love!

After the book is successfully published, he can at least give something back to Yukinoshita and the others, right?

Time passed quietly in a hurry, and one day, the Pure Love Warrior seemed to have triggered an unexpected event.

In the evening, he just returned home and opened his schoolbag, and saw an unfamiliar pink cloth bag with a bow tied on it, but he couldn't see what was inside.

"Is this... a confession?"

He already enjoys a certain reputation in school, and there are still girls who dare to confess to him?

Qingye put the bag in front of his eyes in confusion and shook it. He could faintly hear the sound of something colliding.

Since they are all in his schoolbag, he should be able to open it and take a look, right?

He hesitated for a moment, then untied the bow. Inside was indeed cookies and a folded piece of paper.

There were no words written on the paper, only a vivid, smiling girl with twintails. This exquisite painting style and hairstyle...

Qingye folded the papers silently, put them back, and tied the bag at the speed of light. Finally, he stood in the corridor under the setting sun, looking at the courtyard with a small bridge and flowing water, with a deep expression.

——This is Eriri, right? It’s definitely Eriri!

Was this loser girl secretly trying to show him kindness? Why? Hadn't their only interactions been those two times in elementary school?

Could it be that after secretly helping Eriri once, she's already developed feelings for him? This is too easy to conquer!

Qingye took a deep breath, feeling that something was not right.

Rather than a confession to myself, this is more like...

With this thought in mind, the next day, as soon as the school bell rang, Kiyono found Eriri in the classroom - yes, they were still in the same class!

"Sawamura-kun, could you come with me to the rooftop? I have something important to tell you."

Eh?

Sawamura Eriri pursed her moist lips and widened her blue eyes. This...this ambiguous words, is he trying to confess his love to her!?

*

On the rooftop of the teaching building, the creaking sound of an iron door was heard softly, and the blonde girl slowly walked forward and faced another boy.

The setting sun slanted down along the wire mesh, casting the girl's face and hair into an orange-red color like a movie filter. A breeze blew by, blowing her dress and confusing the minds of the two people.

——This is a total confession!

Eriri's pretty face was pink. As an absolutely beautiful girl, she had actually experienced being confessed to many times and was considered an experienced card-sending expert. But she never expected that the one who wanted to confess to her was Kiyono!

She had quite complicated feelings about the boy Kiyono, from being a wanderer to relying on the support of the Yukinoshita family, and then to being the leader of the elementary school... She quite liked the boy's personality, because she always associated the bullying incident with herself.

But their relationship isn't close enough to a relationship yet! Could it be that he's secretly developing feelings for me because I helped him in times of need?

The blonde girl raised her face, looked forward, took a deep breath, and prepared to reject him properly, and as an older sister, tell him what true love is!

Really, being too popular is also a kind of trouble.

Seeing this, Qingye's expression was conflicted and hesitant, like an innocent boy, but he finally made up his mind to speak out his true thoughts.

"Sawamura-san..."

"Uh-huh."

Eriri Sawamura put her hands on her chest and her eyes unconsciously avoided the opponent's gaze.

Then, the boy spoke.

"Your confession item is misplaced."

"You're a good man, but we're not suitable—?"

The girl who had just lowered her head raised it again in an instant, her eyes wide open.

What caught her eye was not the young man bowing and confessing his love, but... a very familiar red bag that was handed to her. It was something she had finally mustered up the courage to make.

In other words.

"Eh? Why is this thing here with you?"

The girl's brain froze.

"I was just wondering...did you mix up my bag with Aki-san's?"

Qingye was speechless. He even imagined the vivid scene:

After all the classmates had left, the blonde girl sneaked into the classroom and blushed as she put the cookies into her childhood sweetheart's backpack - but because she was too shy, she didn't even check the placement carefully.

He is worthy of being the legendary God of Losers!

"Well, that seems to be the case, since we just changed seats recently..."

Eriri's face was filled with extremely shy eyes, but she seemed to have caught a key word, and suddenly came back to her senses, and subconsciously said:

"This, this is not a confession!"

"Huh? What is that?" Qingye put the bag of biscuits in the girl's hand and was stunned.

"It's just... just a small gift of reconciliation."

Eriri tilted her head and muttered something under her breath, her little head finally coming to her senses.

"...Does this mean we've reconciled?"

Qingye was stunned again. He thought carefully about the contents of the bag: biscuits and an ambiguous smiley face. What do the two have to do with each other?

He didn't know how deeply the childhood sweethearts had been hurt, but if they wanted to repair their relationship, it would not be possible with a bag of light cookies.

"What else do you want from me? To be more precise, I won't make peace with that guy Renye until he takes the initiative to ask for it!"

The blonde girl snorted, revealing her little fangs at the corners of her lips.

Qingye was speechless and just gave a thumbs up to express his admiration.

However, for the sake of Unagi Rice, he still reminded her: "If you want to apologize, at least say it in person."

"…Why should I apologize? Wait, how did you know about me and that guy?!"

The proud girl finally came to her senses and took two steps back - it seemed that she had accidentally exposed her true self!

Eriri's expression was a little conflicted. In Qingye's impression, she should be the elegant and perfect young lady in that school. Fortunately, Qingye had no friends and would not tell this to anyone.

"The story between you and Aki-san was quite famous back then. I happened to have heard about it."

Qingye thought about it and made up a random excuse.

"Is that so...you didn't open it to look?"

Eriri pursed her lips, obviously not wanting to talk about the sad things in the past, and changed the subject. It was okay for him to know that she had a crush on Tomoya Aki, but her identity as a book artist must not be exposed!

"At first I thought it was a gift for me, so I opened it and took a look. But don't worry, I didn't eat any of the cookies inside," Qingye explained.

"That doesn't matter..."

The girl was able to distinguish right from wrong. She knew she was in the wrong first, so she waved her hand magnanimously.

"Now that the things have been delivered, I'll be leaving now, Sawamura-kun."

Qingye politely said goodbye and the two passed each other.

Then, his hand was grabbed.

The boy slowly turned around and saw a faint blush on the pretty face of the blonde girl. Just like the setting sun, her voice also fluctuated with anxiety like her mood:

"Well, wait a minute, you're a boy too, can you give me some advice?"

She was at her wit's end. She'd been dawdling for two or three years with no progress at all. Finally, she came up with a solution, but it ended like this...

Normally, Eriri wouldn't make such a request to other classmates, but since her relationship has been exposed, she might as well just go for it.

"Never."

Lightspeed refused! ?

Qingye curled his lips. As a man who had once stood shoulder to shoulder with three losers, this development was very familiar to him - for example, under the banner of "you are here to help me win over my childhood sweetheart", in reality, it slowly turned into a covert plan to get you personally...

"Sending cookies is not complicated. Just give it to him in person." He couldn't help but remind her.

Although he didn't want to develop a close relationship with the loser girls, he didn't mind helping them if he had the chance.

Eriri fell silent.

Sorry, can't do it.

*

During lunch break, Eriri went to the quiet library with her drawing paper and paintbrushes - she came to this world not only to fall in love with her childhood sweetheart, but also to hone her painting skills!

The extra years of practice time are enough for her to grow from a child prodigy into a true genius!

In fact, she has received a lot of praise this year and it has become easier for her to win awards, which makes the girl even more happy and proud.

The blonde girl comforted herself in this way, found her usual window seat, and prepared to sit down, but suddenly, she jumped behind the bookcase beside her like a cat, and popped out her little head silently.

A boy sat opposite her.

It’s him…

After seeing the man's face clearly, she felt relieved and walked out, placing the drawing paper on the desk, but...

“Why do you still have a computer?”

Eriri crossed her arms and was deep in thought. There was a laptop on the table in front of Qingye, with a book next to it. He was typing on the keyboard.

"I'm the top student in the grade." Qingye looked up at her and said seriously.

The blonde girl stopped talking, sat down silently, and spread out the drawing paper - even though she was a high school student who came to a lower plane, she didn't get particularly outstanding grades.

The breeze rustled the curtains, the sunlight cast spots of light on the wooden table, and the sound of keyboard tapping was particularly crisp among the bookshelves filled with ancient books. Eriri picked up the paintbrush, but did not move it. Instead, she put it to her lips and looked at Qingye thoughtfully.

She thought back to her elementary school days.

Is the reason why the boy appears here similar to his own?

Although she seems popular at school, she doesn't have any real friends. Unless necessary, she only wants to stay in a quiet and alone environment. This is another form of self-isolation.

Qingye also has no familiar friends. He always goes to school and comes home alone. He has no acquaintances, no one to confide in, and no ties. Most of the time he reads quietly by himself.

Because of his notoriety, everyone is rejecting him.

He took on all the malice from the world for another girl, was unable to fit in with other people's circles, and endured a lonely youth alone... For a boy who has been wandering since childhood, this is actually a very painful thing, right?

She didn't dare say that she was the same as Qingye, because she was not as brave as the boy, but the loneliness of being excluded by the environment should be similar.

At this moment, the distracted girl heard Qingye's voice.

“Have the cookies been delivered?”

Qingye asked curiously while typing. The lunch break was not long, so he couldn't write literary novels that required deep thinking. He usually used it to copy the previous light novel.

"I've thought of a good idea." Eriri's beautiful eyes were full of confidence.

"Hmm? Tell me, I'm curious about Sawamura-san's wisdom."

"It's too embarrassing to give it away at other times, but all we have to do is wait until before Valentine's Day! Just pretend like we've done it many times, and then you can give it away naturally!" Eriri raised her chin proudly.

Qingye was silent for a while before he slowly said:

"That's a good idea...but the holidays are still several months away, right?"

"It's okay, there's still plenty of time."

The blonde girl lowered her head and wrote and drew on the paper, then she raised the paper, her twin ponytails swaying gently. Drawing on the paper was a small picture of a girl standing confidently with her chest puffed out. The expression was so vivid that Qingye couldn't help but smile. This girl actually had a very lively and lovely personality, somewhat similar to Yanaijian.

Of course, that's the only similarity.

Qingye picked up the water cup, but finished the water. He stood up and said casually:

"I'm going to buy a drink, do you want one?"

"Well, please bring me a glass of orange juice. I'll pay for it."

Eriri lowered her head and took out a new piece of manuscript paper.

At this moment, the wind outside the window suddenly became strong, blowing the pages of books and papers rustling. Ying Lili frowned, walked to the other side of the table, and reached out to close the window.

As she walked back, her eyes inadvertently fell on Qingye's laptop, and the screen was lit with a document filled with densely packed text.

"Huh? This is..."