Chapter 4: A Dangerous Idea

"So that's what happened the first time round," a much calmer Hori later remarked. "Well, you can't really blame Nozaki."

Mikoshiba looked appalled. "Just whose side are you on, senpai?"

"It's just the way he is," Hori shrugged. "He may get romance on paper, but in real life it completely flies over his head."

"But there has to be something we can do!" Mikoshiba urged.

"I'll be okay!" Chiyo laughed nervously beneath the redhead's worried gaze. "Besides, this isn't a manga; he's no Suzuki, and I'm no Mamiko."

A dangerous light sparked in Hori's eyes. "But perhaps you can be."