" Ayanokoji, I need your help!" Yamauchi yelled to our silent protagonist.

Kiyopon stared at him with a confused look.

" Today...is going to be a special day! The day where I finally make a move on Sakura!" Yamauchi proudly announced.

Kiyopon's confused look turned stone faced at that statement.

" 🗿 " was how Kiyopon stared at Yamauchi.

" H-Hey! Why are you looking at me like that!" Yamauchi cried. " Besides, I messed up back at the cruise ship and I'm pissed about it. But this time will be different!" He said in a determined tone....with slightly bloodshot eyes.

Kiyopon tilted his head to the side, gesturing for Yamauchi to elaborate further.

" Check this out." Yamauchi takes something out from his pocket.

It was a letter.

" I've written down all my feelings for Sakura....on this paper!" Yamauchi said.

Yamauchi showed the letter to Kiyopon and had him read it.

It read.

Kiyopon stared at it blankly before turning to Yamauchi.

" What? Is something wrong with it?" Yamauchi inquired but Kiyopon turned his attention back to the letter.

Kiyopon was honestly disappointed with Yamauchi's love letter. Instead of being handwritten, it was printed and to make it worse, it was typed with a scary looking font.

Although it was incredibly short and straight to the point, it lacked his actual ' feelings' in it. Kiyopon was no expert, but you could at least write a poem or describe how you came to see her as the opposite sex.

Kiyopon thinks back to the situation between Ichinose and Shiranami. Shiranami's letter had effort in it, her feelings felt genuine with each word.

Kiyopon releases a sigh.

No. It would be unfair to say that Yamauchi's words contained no feelings, when he clearly had the guts to make a love letter with the clear intention of giving it. Perhaps his actions, might get a bigger point than the letter itself.

" Oh, and check out the last part." Yamauchi said.

Last part? Kiyopon wondered what he'd meant before his eyes travelled down to the very last sentence in the letter.

It read.

"......" Kiyopon didn't think the letter would get any worse.....but Yamauchi proved him wrong.

" I know, I know. It's short but even if I write something long, it wouldn't exactly be automatically good, right?" Yamauchi said.

Kiyopon sighed before picking up his notebook and writing...

It said.

Not to mention the fact that Sakura's personality also played a factor in this. Even though she gained more confidence by dressing up more like her Shizuku persona and interacting with her classmates a bit more.

Kiyopon was worried that deep down, she might still be the same shy girl she once was. He wasn't entirely sure how Sakura would take a letter like this.

" Well...my handwriting is bad, okay! And don't you think the font adds impact to the letter? Also for the last part. Don't they say that cute girls like men who can support them? If going out with Sakura means I gotta hand over all my points, I'll do it." He makes a fist and raises it up to the air. " That's how I'll communicate my passion!" He proudly said.

Kiyopon gave Yamauchi an unimpressed look.

Yamauchi quickly noticed this and immediately looked at Kiyopon with a confused look.

" Is it still not good enough???" He asked.

Kiyopon sighed and shook his head

' no'.

" But...I already asked Kikyo-chan to call Sakura in my stead! We're meeting up later!" Yamauchi said.

This is bad...Kiyopon thought as he took one another glance at Yamauchi's love letter. There is no way this letter will pass unless they revise it right now.

Kiyopon silently picks up his pen and grabbed a new paper.

" Huh? Are you going to revise it for me?" Yamauchi asked.

Kiyopon nodded and wrote in his notebook.

It said.

" O-Okay then!" Yamauchi then began preaching about how his love for Sakura began.

" You're a lifesaver, Ayanokoji!" Yamauchi praised as he read the newly revised letter. " It's less crappier than what I made! And wow, your handwriting is really good." He said.

Kiyopon nodded.

This newly revised letter would probably boost Yamauchi's chances but the question is how much? Sakura used to shield herself from men on every occasion. It only worsened after that incident with that creepy employee who nearly raped her if Kiyopon hadn't arrived in time witn Ichinose.

But then, Yamauchi interrupted Kiyopon's thoughts.

" Ah, wait! There's actually an important role I have for you." He suddenly said.

Kiyopon raised a brow at that, awaiting for his next words.

" I want you to be the one to deliver the letter to Sakura." Yamauchi handed the letter back to Kiyopon.

Kiyopon once again gave Yamauchi a blank stare. Was he serious? Kiyopon didn't expect this.

" H-Hey! Stop giving me that look! I-I just get really nervous, okay? My hands start fidgeting uncontrollably and my speech slurs. I haven't been this nervous since I won the final match at the Ryougoku Kokugikan Sumo hall. That's why I don't have the confidence to deliver it myself." Yamauchi reasoned.

Yamauchi clasped his hands together and began begging.

" Please, Ayanokoji!" Yamauchi said.

Kiyopon sighed and nodded.

" Thank you!" Yamauchi said with a tone filled with gratitude.

Kiyopon made his way towards the place Yamauchi had told him to go.

This confession will take place behind the school building near gym two. Yamauchi said that there were rumors of confessions having a higher chance of being accepted in that specific spot.

Kiyopon didn't exactly believe that, but at the same time, who was he to tell Yamauchi what to do? Kiyopon had absolutely zero experience in this whole romance business.

The thing with Ichinose and Shiranami didn't really count, after all, he just told Ichinose to be more honest with Shiranami rather than blatantly lying to her about having a boyfriend with the intention of making it less painful for Shiranami.

Suddenly, Kiyopon came to a stop as he stared at another figure who also stopped and stared back at him.

" Why do we have to keep encountering each other like this." The girl with light blonde hair muttered in a disappointed tone.

Kiyopon shrugs.

" Coincidences....can be freaky." Kiyopon spoke softly.

" It seems so." The girl sighs before making her way past Kiyopon.

But before she could completely go past Kiyopon, the latter suddenly opened his mouth to speak .

" Manabe." He called, his tone lacked the usual softness to it as he said her name.

Manabe suddenly stopped as her attitude began changing slightly due to this familiar tone of voice that he used back at the cruise ship.

"....What?" She asked.

" I want you to meet with me by the bench near our dormitories." He said.

" Now?" She turned to look at him, but Kiyotaka didn't turn his head to meet her gaze.

" Tomorrow afternoon." Kiyotaka answered.

It was silent between them for a while.

"...Will that be all?" She asked.

" That will be all." Kiyotaka said before walking off silently, leaving Manabe to ponder his words.

What does he have planned for her? That was the main question that Manabe desperately wanted answers to, but already knew that she would never receive it until tomorrow.

She sighed to herself as she began to clench her fist.

' I hate you...I wish....I never had to get involved with you, Ayanokoji. ' Manabe thought bitterly as she stared at Kiyotaka's back.

Kiyopon was on stand-by as he waited in the designated spot. Sakura was bound to arrive soon.

Kiyopon's phone then began ringing. He picked it up.

Yamauchi asked. He sounded incredibly nervous.

"....Not yet." Kiyopon replied.

Yamauchi stammered in response.

" ...Are you sure you want me to be the one who delivers this letter?" Kiyopon asked for the final time.

Yamauchi said.

Kiyopon sighs, " Okay then...." but then as he looked towards the pathway, he saw Sakura's figure approaching.

" Sakura is here....I'll end the call." Kiyopon said.

Yamauchi said before the call finally ended.

Kiyopon straightened his back as he stared at Sakura's approaching figure.

" Ayanokoji-kun?" Sakura's footsteps stopped as she stared at Kiyopon, suprise evident on her face.

She was currently dressed in casual clothing with her hair tied into the pigtails her Shizuku persona is usually seen with. She was also no longer wearing her fake glasses.

Kiyopon waved at her.

Sakura smiles and makes her way towards him.

" I didn't expect Ayanokoji-kun to be here. I was supposed to meet Kushida-san.....or.....did she....call in your stead?" Sakura asked curiously.

So far, Kiyopon noticed the clear differences this Sakura has compared to the Sakura he first met early in the year.

She sounded more confident, her stuttering and nervous tone were replaced with a more confident way of speaking while still sounding casual with a dash of formality in it.

Kiyopon began writing in his notebook.

It said.

" Ohh....I see..." Sakura nodded in understanding.

" But you could've just called me yourself, Ayanokoji-kun? I don't really see any reason for you to ask Kushida-san to do it...." Sakura said, confused.

Kiyopon writes in his notebook.

it said.

Sakura giggles at that.

" Hehe! Ayanokoji-kun is really weird sometimes. You really do confuse me and others with your actions, is this what Horikita-san has to deal with everyday?" Sakura asked.

Kiyopon shrugs in response.

" Anyway, um....what did you call me here for?" Sakura finally asked.

Kiyopon quickly took out the letter and gave it to Sakura.

" H-Huh? Wait...this....this is...!" Her confident tone immediately dropped as her face began to turn red.

" A-A-Are y-y-you c-confessing?!" Sakura stuttered. HARD.

Kiyopon's eyes widened as he began to realize that this was quickly turning into a misunderstanding.

Kiyopon quickly wrote in his notebook.

It said.

" H-Huh..? Really?..." she asked.

Kiyopon nodded.

Sakura gripped the letter tightly.

" A-Ah...I see...." she said as she began to calm down. But Kiyopon sensed the disappointment in her tone for some reason.

" Someone....asked you to give this to me...?" She asked.

Kiyopon nodded.

" I see...." she looked at the letter but didn't open it just yet.

' I thought Ayanokoji-kun was going to confess......ugh...how embarassing of me to misunderstand something like that!' Sakura thought.

Kiyopon noticed that Sakura was staring at the letter silent for quite a while now.

So he decided to poke her head gently, which immediately caught her attention.

" Huh? Wha?" She was suprised.

Kiyopon writes in his notebook.

It said.

Sakura chuckles, " I'm not sure that's the case now...." she muttered.

Kiyopon heard that but he didn't really understand why she said that in the first place.

" Do you....have someone you like, Sakura...?" Kiyopon softly asked.

Sakura's cheeks began blush a bit as she smiled and nodded.

" Yes I do." She answered.

'And it's you.' She wanted to say so badly but felt that this wasn't the best time.

Kiyopon was suprised to hear that but he felt happy for her, so he nodded in understanding.

Still, instead of opening the letter, Sakura decided to ask Kiyopon a question.

" Ayanokoji-kun. Do you mind if I ask you a question? Please give me an honest answer." She asked.

Kiyopon nodded, giving her the go-ahead.

" How would you confess your feelings to a girl? Would it be by letter? Or are you the type to confess face to face?" She asked.

Kiyopon was a bit taken aback by this sudden question. He hadn't really thought about this before.

He didn't really....see ANYONE in a romantic way, so this never crossed his mind.

"...." he was silent as he pondered over his thoughts while Sakura waited patiently for his answer.

"...I would just....tell her, I guess. Straight to the point?" Kiyopon finally answered.

" I see.....that's good to know." Sakura answered but whispered the last part to herself.

Kiyopon tilted his head to the side.

" ....Are you going to read the letter now?" He asked.

" A-Ah, right!...." she said as she slowly began to open the letter.

As she read the letter, her face shifted into an unreadable expression. Kiyopon wondered what was going through Sakura's mind as she read the letter that he technically wrote.....but was meant to be a confession from Yamauchi.

Meanwhile, Sakura began to feel the pressure as she read the letter. It was handwritten....and the contents were....very flattering. The sender complimented her personality, her looks, everything....

But then her eyes landed towards the very bottom where it had the name of the sender.

'it read

Sakura furrowed her brows as she tried to remember who Yamauchi was.

' Yamauchi-kun? It sounds...familiar....' she racked her brain for any information about a classmate named Yamauchi Haruki.

But soon, she gave up and meekly looked towards Kiyopon.

" Um...." she started. " Who is....Yamauchi Haruki, again?" She asked in a sheepish tone.

Kiyopon's eyes widened in suprise while simultaneously generating so much pity for Yamauchi.

F in the chat- Ah, who cares! PoV-chan does not give a single fuck!

Anyway, back to the scene....

Kiyopon wrote on his notebook.

It said.

Kiyopon didn't really mean anything insulting when mentioned their nickname, which was given by their own classmates. Kiyopon just thought it might help Sakura remember if he also mentioned the nickname.

" O-Oh! I see! " Sakura finally remembered.

" Well...this was suprising...I didn't expect to be confessed to, in all honesty." She said as she glanced at the letter before sighing.

Kiyopon writes in his notebook.