L'aveu fut le début du gage — 序章 真心话大冒险

Prologue: Truth or Dare

Truth or Dare was played in the last row of an empty classroom. The penalty was usually a trip to the convenience store for ice cream.

That day the spinner stopped on “Confess to Nanjo Makoto.” The whole class went “Ooooh,” like they were watching fireworks.

Kirino Aoi stood up and felt as if her chair were still stuck to her. Nanjo sat by the window. His notes were written in neat lines, and he was not looking at her.

“I like you,” she said, in a voice so clear she hated it herself. “Game over.”

It should have been over. Laughter would wash the sentence away.

Nanjo looked up, watched her for two seconds, and nodded. “Oh.”