I guess even after all this time, I still worry whenever I meet someone new what they would think. I wasn't exactly popular in school after all.

Well you mentioned how it "wasn't fair to date a dead man". It sounded like you're trying to let me down gently.

[Please let that not be the case. Although not being rejected for his record is comforting. He can't fully relax until Minato outright states that he does want to date him after all.

The blue steak that was in his hair had disappeared after Minato's confession and now Ren's hands are shaking.]