"I-" he squinted at her in confusion. "Oh no, I didn't mean it like that-! I am just saying I am not ready for a relationship like that and in all honesty, maybe I am just not giving her enough credit where credit is due. If this is an idea about crossroads..."

That said, he was grateful for the topic change. As much as he would love to discuss about Ichinose some other time, right now his brain is moving at the pace of a slug and if it wasn't for the sake of this conversation, he would be stuck curled up in the blanket like caterpillar hidden away in its cacoon.

While he was about to tell her what...archetype she was assigned by the mysterious voice in his head, what she says actually makes him stop and blinked. Once then twice.