"Kotomi, Younger Brother only worked once; why did he change so much?"
"Rion, Younger Brother probably met a strange person at his workplace and was affected by something strange."
"Yep yep, Kotomi, we need to know who this strange person is."
"Yep yep, Rion, you can give Aunt a call; she'll definitely know ~"
The twin sisters looked at each other, and one after another, they deduced the truth and came up with a way to investigate.
Their eyes glowed as if they'd found something interesting. They clasped their hands together and smiled seductively.
Soft giggles echoed in the living room.
It sounded like witches whispering.
...
He had a strange premonition.
On Monday morning of the new week.
Ever since Seiji woke up, he had the faint feeling that something was about to happen, or that he'd forgotten something important... it was an indescribable feeling.
Did he not sleep well last night? He thought about it.
The past two days of work had been tiring, but his bonus had increased by quite a bit, so there was nothing to complain about. That new junior was clumsy at first, but he was much better on the second day, and everything went smoothly.
If he had to point out something wrong, it would be that junior — Hoshi Amami — was too friendly towards him. Should he say that he admired him too much or idolized him?
At any rate, his image seemed to be too high and mighty in Hoshi Amami's eyes, and Hoshi had the face of a trap, so whenever the two of them stood together, they always attracted strange looks.
As it happened, Hoshi Amami was also a third-year student at Yuen Hwa Secondary School.
"Haha, no matter what, there's no need for him to come all the way to the high school section to find me," Seiji joked to himself.
But he couldn't bring himself to laugh.
Dammit, now that he thought about it, it really was possible!
Even without the system displaying Hoshi Amami's favorability rating, Seiji could tell that it was definitely higher than that of a normal friend... or rather, everyone noticed it, which was far too obvious!
Seiji felt a sense of pressure when he thought about how the stares he received at the store might continue at school as well.
"Give me a break..."
'I hope it won't be like this,' he thought as he walked out of his room.
Even though he had a premonition, Seiji had never imagined that the following day would be so magnificent …
The first wave appeared in the shoe cabinet.
As usual, Seiji walked to school with Mika. When he opened the shoe cabinet, he found a few envelopes inside.
Pink, light blue, light purple … all kinds of cute envelopes with a heart-shaped mark on them.
"This … could this be …"
The legendary shoe cabinet love letter!?
"Good morning, Mika, Seigo … Eh?" At the same time, Chiaki walked into the school and greeted her friend with a smile. Then, she noticed the thing in Seiji's hand.
"Hehe, it's here. I was wondering when it would appear, and it's this Monday."
Chiaki was not surprised at all. She smiled and put her hand on Seiji's shoulder.
"It's only the second week since you transferred to another school. Congratulations ~"
"What … Oh, a love letter." Mika pouted slightly, but she didn't seem surprised at all. "Seigo received it after all … Hmph."
'Wait a moment, why are you all so calm!?
'This is a shoe cabinet love letter! And there's more than one!! '
Seiji wanted to say that, but when he thought about it, he suddenly realized what was going on after he transferred to another school.
'I'm a popular handsome guy!'
In his previous life, his otaku mindset was too deeply ingrained. Even though he objectively recognized that he was handsome, he never thought about such a thing.
That was why when the shoe cabinet love letter really appeared in the anime, he felt as if he was hit in the head with a hammer!
At school, in the eyes of others, he wasn't a lonely otaku who was as insignificant as air. Instead, he had beautiful women by his side at all times, and he shined brightly wherever he went.
Through the love letter in his hand, as well as Mika and Chiaki's unsurprised attitude, Seiji confirmed this.
Then, he calmed down.
"I … I've never received such a thing before." He looked at the letter in his hand and smiled wryly. "I used to be … just a fat otaku …"
"Oh, so there's such a setting." Chiaki acted as if she just remembered.
Mika, who was standing beside him, revealed a slightly complex expression.
"So, you're saying that you're actually quite surprised right now and don't know what to do, right?"
"That's absolutely correct! Please teach me, Wakaba Chiaki -sama. You must've received a love letter before … "
"Of course, I'm not being narcissistic. I really do have a lot of experience in this area. Also, Mika has some as well, just a little less. "Chiaki giggled.
"It's a lot less, okay! I'm not like you, Chiaki … Nor am I like Seigo. "Mika tilted her head away.
'Fine, we're all evil imposters!'
Seiji had an indescribable complex feeling in his heart as he realized that he was now the target of the group that started with F, which he envied and hated in the past.
Actually, he had realized this long ago, but the appearance of a shoe locker love letter, a classic scene from an anime, had a huge impact on him, so much so that his understanding of the world was refreshed once again.
"Take the love letter and leave. I'll teach you how to deal with it ~" Chiaki smiled.
There were three types of shoe locker love letters.
The first type was purely to express admiration. This type was the easiest to deal with, and one only needed to read it.
The second type was to express liking and asking to be friends. This type would include a cell phone number, email address, mailbox address, and other contact information. If one was interested, they could become friends. If not, they could use the other person's contact information and send a polite rejection message.
The last type was to directly set a time and place for the other person to confess. This type was known as the Ultimate Love Letter. It was the rarest type and the most troublesome to deal with.
If there was only one Ultimate Love Letter, then it was fine. One could directly find the place and accept or reject the other person. But if there were more than two, and the time and place overlapped, then it would be awkward.
If it was at the same time and different place, then it would be possible to deal with it quickly.
And if it was at the same time and place, then one had to hurry and try not to let two people be together.
And if it was at the same time and place, then sorry … There was no other way but to face the confessor bravely! 'Relax, it's not you that's the most awkward, it's them who accidentally bumped into each other.'
"That's Wakaba Chiaki's lesson on how to deal with love letters. Thank you for listening ~"
Chiaki pretended to be wearing glasses and acted like a teacher.
'I learned the knowledge of the imposter group …' Seiji forcefully suppressed his urge to retort and memorized all the necessary content.
'So being an imposter also has its own subtle difficulties!'
In anime, these characters were usually the opposite of the main character, which was why there were fewer descriptions of them. Shoujo manga had more handsome male characters, but which otaku would read female-oriented manga!? Even if they did, they wouldn't read much!
Besides, how should he describe the descriptions in manga? They were all wonderful and subtle. Even if he read them, it would be difficult to say that there was much reference value.
That was why Wakaba Chiaki's lesson was indeed important to Seiji.
'I owe her a favor in a strange way … I should treat her to something to eat afterwards.' That was what Seiji thought.
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