Feeling the soft pressure from his hands, Tanaka Masao chuckled twice and said with a hint of embarrassment,
"Oh dear, why are Fujiwara-senpai and Kasumigaoka-senpai so enthusiastic? It's not good to be pulling and tugging in public. Come on, let go, let go quickly."
Kasumigaoka Utaha showed a charmingly dangerous smile.
"How mean, Junior Tanaka. It's only just begun, and you're already tired of Fujiwara-senpai and me?"
"That's right, Junior Tanaka. Why are you in such a hurry to leave? We still have a lot of heart-to-heart things to tell you; you can't leave," Fujiwara Chika echoed. At this point, she and Kasumigaoka Utaha had already reached a silent agreement to form a united front.
Seeing that they were unwilling to let go, Tanaka Masao had no choice but to sit back down.
"I'm not leaving, I'm not leaving, isn't that enough? Can you let go of my hands now?"
"But we don't want Junior Tanaka to leave."
[Is that really why you don't want him to leave?]
Seeing that the two were still unmoved, Tanaka Masao had no choice but to continue persuading them.
"Girls should be reserved and not pester boys like this."
"But Junior Tanaka is the one who's worth it."
[Am I really the one who's worth it? Worth what?]
"Waiter, two forks, please."
When Tanaka Masao heard Fujiwara Chika ask for two forks, he quickly tried to dissuade her.
"Hey, hey, Fujiwara-senpai, what are you going to do? Let me tell you first, cannibalism is against the law."
Looking at the nervous Tanaka Masao, Fujiwara Chika smiled brightly.
"What are you talking about, Junior Tanaka? How could I possibly eat people? And I only asked for forks, not knives, so how would I eat?"
"Phew, that's good, that's good."
Before Tanaka Masao could breathe a sigh of relief, he saw Kasumigaoka Utaha hand him a book, which made him look at her with some confusion.
Kasumigaoka Utaha met Tanaka Masao's gaze, blinked her wine-red eyes, and explained,
"The knife is here."
Tanaka Masao: ...
Author: [Hey, this is your knife.]
Reader: [No, it's your knife.]
He sighed helplessly and said,
"Alright, I also deeply regret Yamauchi Sakura's death."
"You, with your ruthless, no, you, with no heart at all, do you really feel regret?"
Fujiwara Chika expressed disbelief at Tanaka Masao's crocodile tears.
"Of course I have a heart, otherwise how would I know how to make people sad? Besides, Sakura's death was the established tone from the beginning, you should have been mentally prepared."
Upon hearing this, Fujiwara Chika squeezed Tanaka Masao's hand tightly, somewhat gritting her teeth.
"You still have the nerve to say that! I was prepared for Sakura-chan to die, but by illness, not by a sudden attack from a villain, unable to even leave a dying message."
There was a knife in the name, why didn't I avoid it?
Because I thought the knife hadn't arrived yet.
The previous plot made people believe Yamauchi Sakura would die of illness, which was a trap, making people mentally prepared in advance while also lowering their guard.
Because there was still time to buffer.
But then you, when everyone thought everything was fine, actually caused trouble.
Fujiwara Chika questioned,
"Junior Tanaka, can you be even more excessive?!"
Facing Fujiwara Chika's questioning, Tanaka Masao fell silent.
[This is already very excessive, how could anyone be even more excessive?]
He looked up and said with a sincere expression,
"For example, Sakura received a notice from the hospital upon discharge that her illness could be cured. When she saw the male lead's last text message, she wanted to share the good news with him."
Looking at Tanaka Masao's [pure], [kind], and [gentle] eyes, Fujiwara Chika's mouth dropped open, and she offered her most sincere expression.
"Junior Tanaka, needtomoto (you T.M.D.)!"
Kasumigaoka Utaha also looked at him with the eyes of someone seeing a monster.
"I have never seen such a deranged person. Junior Tanaka, what did you go through to make your heart so dark?"
Upon hearing this, Tanaka Masao looked up at the sky at a forty-five-degree angle, his expression melancholic.
Seeing Tanaka Masao's expression, Fujiwara Chika and Kasumigaoka Utaha both held their breath.
[Could all of this be Junior Tanaka's real experience? Then he's so pitiful.
If that's really the case, then let me soothe his wounded heart.]
Just as the two were thinking this, they heard Tanaka Masao slowly say,
"For a long time, I've been wondering what could defeat the unrequited love in someone's heart.
Later I learned, it's the unrequited love that dies. She won't grow up, she won't grow old, she will always live when she loves you most, and die when she loves you most.
If this love is destined to decay or become mundane, then let it die at its peak."
This passage immediately made Fujiwara Chika and Kasumigaoka Utaha feel emotional.
At this moment, they realized how destructive a dead unrequited love could be.
Even if a later person is excellent, they cannot compare.
Kasumigaoka Utaha looked at Tanaka Masao with a somewhat gentle gaze, and her heart began to beat faster.
[Suddenly, Junior Tanaka seems so handsome. Is this story based on his own experiences?
An unsurpassed unrequited love? What would it be like if I were with him? Could we create even more profound and unforgettable memories?]
For some reason, Kasumigaoka Utaha suddenly felt like falling in love, and specifically, falling in love with Tanaka Masao.
This couldn't be blamed on Kasumigaoka Utaha being blind; on one hand, she was inherently a bold person who dared to love and hate.
When it came to love, Kasumigaoka Utaha had always bravely fought for it.
On the other hand, Tanaka Masao's suddenly established persona as a deeply emotional person made Kasumigaoka Utaha unable to help but see him as a male protagonist from an anime, coupled with the halo of being a writer.
This was what made Kasumigaoka Utaha blinded by infatuation and overcome with a love-struck mind.
Tanaka Masao: Hey, don't make me sound like some scumbag who isn't worth entrusting oneself to.
On the other side, Fujiwara Chika had similar thoughts. Her grip on Tanaka Masao's hand softened into a gentle hold, and she asked softly,
"Junior Tanaka, can you tell me the story of your deceased unrequited love?"
Tanaka Masao snapped out of his hesitation, blinked his eyes, and looked somewhat confused.
"What deceased unrequited love?"
Their eyes met, and Fujiwara Chika was a little unsure.
"Isn't this story based on your personal experience?"
"No, why would you think that?"
"Because such a touching story, if you haven't experienced it yourself, how could you possibly write it!"
Tanaka Masao pinched his chin and said earnestly,
"Perhaps I'm a genius."