And so Kuroki-san rejected it?

Yeah...

Well, what did you expect?

It's not even my birthday or anything, I can't burden you with a present...

...is what she said.

Mm well, she's not wrong, you know. Why did you even blurt out something like that in the first place?

I mean, people like Uchi-san's group all use matching phone cases... Isn't it normal for female friends to have something in common?

I just want to have that kind of relationship with Kuroki-san...

And, if possible, I would like to use the medium of my present...

to be by her side around the clock.