Genya knew he had a problem with ignoring girls he found pretty — which was, in fact, most girls he encountered. It’s not like he could really help it, he sort of just froze up.

Right now was no different. He had recognized you from his entrance exam almost immediately, and stopped in his tracks just as quickly. When you started eagerly talking to him, he kind of just stood there, frozen.

He had meant to use this time to actually enjoy the hot spring, but he was considering running with your newfound arrival to the hot spring as well.

“You’re Shinazugawa, right? From the entrance exam?” you asked the boy, blinking at him. Obviously, he had no response.