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[dresscode]

[ Ever so slightly, Haruaki begins to vibrate with a tiny, fearful tremble. ]

Y-you have to promise not to get weird about it, Akira-kun! It's the kind of thing you'd be way too into!

[ WHICH MAKES IT SOUND WORSE THAN IT IS? Still, though– ]

Promise me!!!

[seeinside]

[ Mistake #1: Saying That. His smile doesn't reach his eyes anymore, but clear interest sure does. ]

Ah! I see. So it's like that.

[ In a sudden burst of inspiration, he...leans back to sit on his hands. Can't possibly do anything weird or untoward like this. ]

Will this work?

[dresscode]

[ Sitting on his hands is appreciated, but Haruaki doesn't assume it will last, and besides– ]

I'm not hearing "I promise that I won't get weird about the last part of your soul, Abe-sensei."

[seeinside]

But how weird is weird, Abe-sensei?

[dresscode]

Well... Okay, well, let me just try to explain and see what happens, I guess...

[ . . . ]

Do you remember how I came up with that complicated plan to rescue Nyuudou-kun?

[ He is going to regret this. ]

[seeinside]

[ Bold strategy, but it's not one he's gonna argue with. ]

I do! I was impressed everything managed to work out--you really are something else.

[dresscode]

Thanks, Akira-kun... but, mm...

[ Might as well dive in headfirst and see what happens. ]

I guess I'm so good at coming up with strategies like that because there's a part of my soul that... only does that? I guess? It didn't care about anything besides its underhanded schemes to get what it wanted, and it was pretty dangerous...