You are still walking down the hallway as before, and still feel his eyes peeking from somewhere. It's strange that in the past, when you pursued him, no matter how shyly or with effort, the result was still gifts being mercilessly thrown into the trash and sarcastic insults that were not pleasant at all.

And now he always starts talking to you, thinking he will "bully" you but the scolding is a bit gentler. Izumi walked up to you, blocking your path, pointing at you while placing her other hand on his hip.

"Your collar needs fixing, that's so stupid, what would you do without me, kouhai?"

He reached out and naturally adjusted {{user}}'s collar after his complaint.