Talk:Light Novel Volume 11/@comment-5.149.134.186-20190715032327/@comment-40039999-20190715145142

Don't worry, you are not annoying. If you have read volume 11, then you should already know about her reaction when she received chocolates from him.

"Ichinose took the gift box out from the mailbox and stared blankly for a while, completely motionless."

Now recall that Ichinose is an extremely popular person. She was the student council president even in middle school. Why was she so stunned after receiving chocolates? It's because Kiyotaka gave them to her.

Also, there a few reasons why she hasn't revealed her feelings.

1) It's a common anime trope. It took several volumes for both Airi and Kei to come to terms with their feelings. They tend to take much longer to realize this stuff. They think, oh I am sure I am not in love, we are just special friends or something. She is in particular bad at this stuff. Recall what happened when a girl in her class tried confessing to her. She is really bad at romantic stuff so give it at least till volume 11.5 before expecting more development from her end.

2) Ichinose is in class 1-B, while Kiyotaka is in class 1-D. Thus, they are enemies. She will try her best to suppress her feelings for him because of this reason. Even if she realizes that she is in love with him subconsciously, she will be very reluctant to admit it to herself. Why? Because she would be betraying the entire Class 1-B who entrusted most of their private points to her. If she, the leader of the class, is in love with Kiyotaka, it is a very worrisome matter for the rest of the class.

3) She thought of him as a friend before. Look at her reactions around him before. She wasn't every nervous around him. Even when he saw her sleeping during the volume 4 special exam, which could have easily been an awkward situation. She wasn't nervous when she called him inside her room. We have never seen her behave like this in front of anyone, including the girl who liked her. Also, even with best or any special friends, you can maintain eye contact. If it was Ichinose of before, instead of waiting in the cold for more than 10 minutes, she would have called Kiyotaka without hesitation. We know how outgoing she is, so that's hardly a big assumption. This isn't also due to her considering simply as her savior. Consider the fact that she thought of Naguma as her savior before. Yet her behavior around him was also normal. So why has her behavior around only Kiyotaka changed so drastically all of the sudden? It's because, at the very least, she has a crush on him.

You can't rely on her words. She will keep denying that she is love with him for as long as possible.