I Rejected Ten Thousand Confessions of Love

“Girls, don’t confess on a whim.”

“That will only make your youthful confessions seem utterly meaningless.”

“Besides, you only mistook your sense of security for a crush because I helped you with a few things.”

“Instead of dwelling on this, you should go back to the classroom and read the works of great writers. They’re far more appealing than I am.”

Shimura Hiiragi, now a full-fledged teacher, tapped the heads of the students in front of him with a rolled-up book, then turned and walked away.