It's a romantic comedy for everyone, so why am I the only one single?

"Why are you looking at me like that? Let her order only a fried noodle bun if she wants; she'll be the one going hungry later anyway—"

Before he could finish speaking, Yoshikawa Yuki pounced on him and grabbed him by the neck.

Then, as if in revenge, Yoshikawa Yuki ate most of the fried dumplings he had ordered without any qualms.

"You two have such a good relationship, but please don't show off your love in public, okay? It might hurt friendly forces~"

Kyoko Hori couldn't help but tease him while eating her bento.

"Who's showing off their love to this guy?!"

The two retorted in unison.

Then, ignoring the teasing looks from Hori Kyoko and Ishikawa Toru, Iura Hide quickly finished the remaining ramen soup in his bowl and stood up.

"I'm going to the light music club first."

"Wait for us!"

"No thanks, making accompaniment tracks is boring. Come back next time if you want to hear more after the accompaniment is finished."

After saying that, Iura Hide put the tray in the recycling window and left the cafeteria alone, heading towards the club activity building.

"Iura seems a bit off today. Did something bother him?" Hori Kyoko asked Ishikawa Toru as she watched him leave.

"I'm not really sure about that either."

Ishikawa Toru scratched his head, hesitated for a moment, but still couldn't refuse his goddess. He lowered his voice and whispered, "It's just that this morning, Hide asked one of our friends who went to Toyosaki High School to inquire about two people in their school. After inquiring, this is what happened."

"Two people? Who are they?"

Yoshikawa Yuki, who was standing to the side, also showed a very curious expression.

Then, upon learning that the two people were a man and a woman, she and Hori Kyoko's eyes widened instantly. They exchanged a glance, seemingly realizing something.

Chapter 18: Pochi-chan's Dazzling Debut!

The warm afternoon sunlight streamed through the windows into the empty light music club activity room, bringing a touch of brightness to the originally old and dull room.

In the air, tiny dust particles are clearly visible in the sunlight, suspended in the air as if time has stood still.

It wasn't until the door lock was suddenly opened from the outside that the flow resumed.

"call--"

"This light music club is really in a sorry state."

"Although Hori and Miyamura is not a music-oriented slice-of-life anime like K-On! or Lonely Rock, this K-On! club is just too quiet."

Iura Hide subconsciously fanned his nose with his hand, then glanced at the room and the untouched furnishings from when he left yesterday. While complaining, he walked over and opened the window.

Almost as soon as he stepped into the activity room, a girl with long, pink hair like bubblegum, a piece of bread in her mouth that made her originally thin cheeks puff up, making her look as cute as a little hamster eating, cautiously peeked out from the corner of the stairs.

Judging from the way she looked, the girl must have been following not far behind Iura Hide, but Iura Hide hadn't noticed her presence at all.

This invisibility is almost on par with Megumi Kaname from Saekano.

Baka baka baka!

"Didn't you want to join the light music club? You should have chased after him and told him!"

"What should we do now? Should we go over there?"

"But wouldn't going there now bother Senior Iura?"

The girl bit into her bread hard, muttering to herself in frustration.

She had already mentally rehearsed the scene of meeting, striking up a conversation with, and applying to join the club a hundred times since yesterday. Today, she even took bread and milk early and waited in the corner of the atrium leading to the club activity building.

But when the time came, her social anxiety caused her to procrastinate and miss the opportunity.

Now let her go into the activity room and face Iura Hide alone.

Just thinking about it made her heart race, her cheeks burn, and her head feel like it was about to explode.

"No, no, I really can't do it."

"It's all because of my social anxiety, it's so annoying!"

As if channeling her anxiety into her appetite, the girl forcefully swallowed the last piece of bread.

That's right. Girls who frequently surf the internet not only know they have social anxiety, but they also often complain about it.

At the same time, she has always wanted to change herself and get rid of social anxiety, but unfortunately, she has failed every time.

However, just as she was about to slink away, the image of Iura Hide writing a song yesterday suddenly popped into her head, along with the moving melody that still seemed to be echoing in her ears. This made her tiptoe towards the activity room as if possessed.

Just like yesterday, I peeked inside through the crack in the door.

At that moment, Hideki Iura had just set up the arrangement keyboard and sat down on the stool.

But perhaps because I was alone again, the irritability that I had managed to suppress during the meal resurfaced.

"What's wrong with him? Is something bothering him?"

The pink-haired girl outside the door saw Iura Shuna frowning, staring blankly at the keyboard, and unconsciously clutched the chest of her tracksuit, her heart clenching.

I want to do something, but I never have the courage to take that step.

Two or three minutes later, Iura Shusai played a short passage from the sheet music that had already been set up.

However, the melody played in such a state of confusion was problematic not only to others but also to himself, and it was far from being a quality song to release.

"Completely out of sorts."

With his hands off the piano keys, Iura Shu leaned back in his chair, looked up at the pale ceiling, and drifted off into a daze once more.

This made the girl outside the door anxious.

"How to do how to do!"

"I never knew that the usually energetic Hideaki Iura could become so listless when he's troubled."

"Is there any way to help my senior get back on his feet?!"

"correct!"

"If I knock on the door now and apply to join the club—"

"No, no, this will only help you temporarily stop thinking about those troubling things."

"Even if it's only temporary, it's still helping my senior, right?"

"Moreover, as some people online have said, many worries are just temporary obsessions. If you don't think about them for now and look back on them after a while, you might not feel bothered anymore."

The girl was torn between her thoughts and her mind, and it took her several minutes to finally make up her mind.

However, just as she mustered her courage, raised her hand, and prepared to knock on the door, Iura Hide suddenly sat up straight again, turned on the metronome on the arranger keyboard, and put her hands back on the piano keys.

"Click——"

As if struck by a petrification curse, the girl froze, hurriedly and hastily lowering her hand back down.

At the same time, different songs and melodies, unlike those of yesterday, filled the activity room.

"Even on a night that's perfect in every way, you shine exceptionally brightly. The clock hands remain still, and the long-standing messy room remains unchanged."

It's not some anime hit song, nor has it achieved a high ranking on any top 100 chart or public trust chart.

But it was a song that Iura Hide liked very much in his previous life, and now it involuntarily surfaced in his mind.

"Ah?"

"Never heard of it!"

"Is it a new song written by Iura-senpai?"

The girl outside the door instantly snapped out of her petrification, her eyes seemingly lighting up.

Unlike yesterday's romantic and sweet "I Want to Tell You," this upbeat melody blended perfectly with Iura Hide's languid vocals. These two seemingly contradictory qualities created a wonderful chemical reaction that immediately captivated her ears.

"Oh my god! That sounds amazing! Iura-senpai is so talented!?"

The girl couldn't help but sway along, after all, just from the song title, you could tell it was a dance track.

Before it could even sway twice, the guitar case on its back slammed into the door frame with a loud bang.

The collision also caused her, who wasn't very athletic to lose her balance, and she frantically reached out to grab the door of the activity room in front of her.

But she completely overlooked the fact that this half-open wooden door offered her no leverage.

There was another loud bang.

The activity room door was pushed open forcefully and slammed heavily against the wall behind it.

The girl herself knelt on the ground, her knees and hands landing one after the other, tears welling up in her eyes from the pain.

However, she couldn't care less about the pain in her knees and hands at that moment, because the singing and melody in the activity room had already stopped when the first loud bang was heard.

The girl looked up anxiously, and as expected, she saw Iura Hide, who had been startled by the sudden loud noise, jump up from his chair and stare at her in astonishment.

However, what she didn't know was that the moment she raised her head, Iura Hide, who was already looking astonished, suddenly widened his eyes again as a name involuntarily jumped out of his memory.

"Goto Doku!?"

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Chapter 19 Pochi-chan is so stupid she's about to cry!

The first thing that catches the eye is that signature long pink hair, loosely hanging down to her waist.

A hair tie with blue and yellow squares adorns the end of her hair near her right ear, which cleverly moves the ahoge (cowlick) that's so common in the world of anime to the side, making it quite interesting.

Despite not being short, she was so thin that even wearing a thick pink tracksuit jacket, she still gave off a petite and frail impression.

But in reality, it is exceptionally rich in certain key areas.

Based on its portrayal in the anime, it's at least a C-level.

As for her looks, needless to say, being able to become an anime heroine speaks for itself.