Feels like forced confession to end the series. I wouldn't be surprised, author definitely stagnated with the series and don't know what to do (body switch chapters out of the blue is the marker for me)
It's up to chapter 126 and still ongoing, so it's unlikely to end anytime soon, confession or not.
Poor little kid. Not because of the rejected confession, but just in general.
For real, being stuck outside with no one helping her and not knowing what to do had to be a horrible experience for her.
"i turned her down" huh? why is the manga acting like hino not turning her down was somehow something that had a realistic chance of happening? what the hell is going on with this series
It's not, it's
Koguma thinking that way, irrationally so. Hino's just reassuring Koguma by telling her that. People jump to irrational conclusions when it comes to love, especially when they're still teens.
It's amusing that only a few chapters back Koguma was worried she was too small and child-like, but she went to sit on a swing at the playground after getting upset.