"I see," Akihiko said, but the momentary flash of 'oh phew everything's fine' didn't last too long. He had to fight the urge to smack his forehead at that last sentence, in addition to suddenly wishing the bulletin board would just be wiped of everything right now. It was causing far too many awkward situations for his liking.

"Oh, geez. Those again? So I'm guessing she's worried about them."