“Friends? We only met today! What do you mean, friends? You think you can just force it like that and suddenly become friends? Do you even know how amazing a friend is?”
“……Uh, how amazing?”
“A friend, you see.”
The boy spoke with a serious expression.
“Is the most special treasure a person can gain in their lifetime.”
“I don’t know what that means…….”
“……Honestly, neither do I. My Hyung said it. Anyway. Ahem! Then…… once friends, friends until death! You’ve heard that one, right?”
“Eek, that long?”
“Thaaat’s right~. That’s how special it is. You could die in your friend’s place, run to them whenever they need you, stay by their side whether it snows or rains! It means putting your whole life on the line. Pretty awesome, right?”
“Yeah!”
Awesome. Really awesome.
Friends were awesome!
“So what I’m saying is, you can’t become friends overnight just because you cry and throw a tantrum like you did earlier. Dummy.”
“……I really am stupid. I’m the stupidest person in the world. So tell me. What do I have to do? I want to be friends. I don’t have a single friend. I want one too.”
“Hmm, first…… Ah. Right. What’s your…