Feng instantly noticed his friend's situation and quickly dragged the stunned person aside before the instructors could notice his stupor.
The rules had been negotiated, and each squad had stepped back to give room to the recruits who were about to fight.
Feng took that moment to question his friend.
"What happened? Why do you look like you want to kidnap someone?" he asked, after making sure they were far from earshot.
Haruki breathed in deeply to calm his nerves before letting it all go at once.
"Feng, my friend." He placed a hand on his friend's shoulder while donning a serious expression. "I think... I've fallen in love at first sight."
"…"
Feng was exasperated.
He suddenly wanted to scream at his friend to give him back his feelings, but swallowed it unwillingly when he saw the rare seriousness in his eyes. Haruki wasn't one to take things seriously, usually. He was probably the only one back home who noticed that this guy was actually aloof!
