Akira stared at her face in a daze, and the girl waved her finger in front of him, calling his wandering soul back.
"Stunned?"
"Uh…"
Akira, who had come back to his senses, seemed a bit embarrassed. With his extensive experience, he was actually so engrossed just by looking at her face, which revealed nothing, it was truly incredible.
One could only say that the natural purity, like a lily, that only a beautiful girl in her student days could exude, was truly incomparable to the old women who had already become seductive hussies.
No wonder men prefer younger, fresher women; they want to reclaim their lost youth.
Akira was not ashamed of his gaffe, nor did he try to change the subject; instead, he generously admitted that he was indeed captivated.
"I was indeed stunned. It's true that for a beautiful woman, a smile is the ultimate weapon, especially for someone like you who usually maintains a cool demeanor. That kind of contrasting feeling, like melting snow, leaves a very deep impression. It was truly amazing. If I hadn't been stunned just now, I would definitely have snapped a photo with my phone to use as my wallpaper."
"Uh… Th-thanks?"
Being praised so directly and lavishly, the girl didn't know how to respond. She finally thought to thank him first, but her voice still wavered, making her even more nervous than Akira, the one giving the praise.
Akira was quite surprised by her unnatural reaction.
"You must have heard people compliment your looks often, right? Why are you still so shy?"
The girl looked away and whispered,
"I haven't really smiled much in front of others… And people don't usually comment on someone's appearance as directly as you do."
"I see."
Thinking about it carefully, it seemed that, generally speaking, people rarely directly complimented someone's appearance; at most, they would use a single word like 'beauty' to summarize it, which was more of a polite address.
Because people do not directly expose their intention to approach a beautiful woman, nor do they act so directly; instead, they all use euphemisms.
For example, even if both are compliments about appearance, one can directly say, 'You are too beautiful,' or one can say, 'Your outfit today looks great, making you even more beautiful.'
Both statements actually imply the intention of 'because you are beautiful, I want to approach you,' but the former's expression of this intention is more obvious, and it might even be seen as a pervert.
Presumably, countless people will praise her in the future, but she must not be drowned in compliments, lose herself, and finally be praised to death.
"You need to get used to accepting compliments from others in the future, and also try to discern the meaning behind those praises. Some people praise you, but it doesn't necessarily mean they truly like or appreciate you."
"I know that… I'll get used to it."
"That's good. However, part of the reason I was stunned just now was because of what you said. At first glance, I even thought it was a confession."
Akira scratched his head. Of course, he wouldn't be so narcissistic as to think that this girl had fallen in love with him so quickly.
Before, the class monitor also said some things that could make people misunderstand that 'she likes me.' He could only lament that JK's nowadays spoke too ambiguously.
The black long straight hair girl lowered her head in silence.
Whether those words were a confession, even she herself didn't know.
But she could be sure that they were all her true feelings.
Her innermost thoughts, which she had never revealed to anyone before, not even to her family.
Then, she only then realized how terrible the words she had spoken were.
You can transform me into anything you wish…
I am yours…
Ah ah ah ah ah!
What did I just say, ah ah ah ah ah!
The girl screamed inwardly, while on the surface, she used all her strength to maintain a poker face, her acting proficiency still rising.
After forcing her expression into a cool mode, she complained,
"Didn't you also say something that could be misunderstood?"
"Ah? Oh, you mean the phrase 'share half of life'?"
"Yes."
That sounded like a marriage proposal!
Anyone who heard it would misunderstand!
Doesn't half of one's life mean wanting to spend one's entire life with you!
The black long straight hair girl furiously complained in her mind without changing her expression, her acting proficiency rising.
Akira, however, explained earnestly,
"That's not an exaggeration. When you decided to entrust your future to me, I essentially became your Producer. It can be said that how your future career will be planned is up to me, and this part will occupy a large portion of your life."
"Producer…"
"Exactly, so you can call me P-san from now on."
Akira feigned pulling his uniform tie, pretending to be a professional, but in reality, he had hardly ever worn a suit.