“I’m fine,” As always, Aqua’s reply to his classmate’s attempt at cordiality was terse, his expression bored and gaze aloof.

He left no opportunity for further conversation, continuing down the hallway with his hands stuffed in his pockets, “You don’t want to be late to class.”

The reason why he’s such an object of fascination alluded him, both before he’d “dated” Akane and following the breakup—he assumed his admirers would display a strong reaction to the inane news, like Kana had.

But it seemed that the affairs of Aqua Hoshino’s love life didn’t enrapture all of them, as demonstrated here.

The persistence wasn’t enough to truly irritate him, merely due to the fact that he could still go about his routine without any real disruption.

That being said, this student really needed to prioritise academics, instead of taking every opportunity to follow him around like a persistent puppy; today, he’d barely made it five steps into the main building, before registering the sound of a second pair of feet trailing closely behind him.

Really, it’s almost amusing.