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

"The border defenses are empty!"

"Ahhhh-"

"Adu is so handsome!"

"Go, A-Du!"

"Student A-Du"

"From afar, the shouts of the soccer team's intense match, the sound of soccer balls being kicked and colliding, and the cheers of the girls for Watari Ryota could be heard from the playground after school."

"However, none of this has anything to do with Arima Kousei."

"To avoid being hit on the head by a baseball or soccer ball that suddenly flies by, and being forced to take the blame again, Kousei Arima decisively changed his work location this time and stayed in his own classroom on the fourth floor."

"Furthermore, his seat isn't like those light novel protagonists, located in the last row by the window. Instead, it's in the middle row, near the inner wall. Now, even if Tsubaki brings out her triple crown-level skills and hits a home run like last time, she won't be able to hit him again!"

"Of course, Kousei Arima did not feel happy or amused by this; he simply remained calm and continued doing his work."

"Using my music theory knowledge and perfect pitch, I write out the accompaniment for newly released best-selling songs and then give it to the karaoke bars that place orders."

"What he never expected was that even though he had dodged so far away, a baseball, tracing a beautiful arc, would suddenly fly from behind and hit him precisely on the back of the head."

""

Fingers flew across the keyboard, making rhythmic tapping sounds.

Although there is no professional typing software for counting and timing, Iura Hide roughly estimated that he could type about two thousand words per hour.

This is more than twice as fast as writing about 800 words by hand!

The original manga "April" only has 44 chapters, with the first chapter being the length of three regular chapters. In text terms, that's roughly equivalent to 12,000 words.

At this rate, he should be able to finish writing the first chapter tonight.

"If I can dedicate three to four hours each day, I should be able to finish writing it all by the end of the month."

"However, when it comes to submitting a manuscript, there's no need to wait until it's completely finished. You can write about 30,000 words, add an outline, and then take it to the editor for submission over the weekend."

"It's only Tuesday, there's plenty of time."

I got up and stretched a bit, then went downstairs to make myself a cup of coffee.

Then Iura Hide returned to his desk, gathered his thoughts for a moment, and continued writing.

"too slow!"

"Don't you know you should arrive five minutes early for everything?"

"That wretched Xiaochun! She was the one who asked me out!"

"Kousei Arima paced back and forth at the agreed-upon location while inwardly complaining."

"The park is much more lively on weekends than usual, especially with many more children coming to the park for a walk and play with their parents."

Looking at their smiling faces, he, who had hardly had a childhood due to his mother's high-pressure education, felt a sense of envy and annoyance without even realizing it.

"Until he suddenly saw a pair of light yellow high heels and a pair of black pantyhose fluttering in the wind on a tree branch not far away."

"Ah?"

"This is"

"Why would someone hang their shoes and tights on a tree branch? Did they leave them behind?"

"Could it be left on a tree branch?"

"Curiosity distracted him from his anxiety and drove him to go over."

""

Chapter 32 Does this taste good?

"Yo-ka-da!"

"Finally finished writing!!"

"I never realized before that our school has more homework than those high school students! That's just too unreasonable!"

There were almost no extra decorations that belonged to a girl. In the room, where the bookshelves were filled with various study materials, Ji Zi stretched and looked at the homework she had finally finished, and couldn't help but complain.

She had always been so engrossed in studying that she wanted to surpass Iura Hide in her grades that she hadn't really noticed this.

It wasn't until yesterday, after being comforted by Iura Hide, that she decided to let things take their course and stop forcing herself to study so hard. Only then did she suddenly realize that she, a middle school student, had more homework every day than Iura Hide, a high school student. This was simply unreasonable.

"Is it already 10 o'clock?"

Kiko glanced at the time on the alarm clock and couldn't help but let out a soft hum.

"If he hadn't taken up an hour of my time, I should have finished my homework by nine o'clock!"

As she muttered to herself, Ji Zi tidied up her homework and textbooks and put them into her schoolbag.

Then, after doing all this, she suddenly felt a little lost.

In the past, after finishing her homework, she would continue to do practice problems until very late. For her, finishing her homework was just the beginning of her nightly study session.

But now that she no longer needs to catch up with or surpass Hideaki Iura, she no longer needs to stay up all night studying.

This left her unsure of what to do after finishing her homework.

What are you doing at this time?

Kiko stared blankly at the computer screen in front of her, her chin resting on her hand. The handsome yet hateful face of Iura Hide involuntarily popped into her mind, and a sweet smile appeared on her lips.

However, her smile vanished immediately afterward.

"Yeah, that guy is probably listening to music and chatting with that girl right now!"

"That song 'I Want to Tell You' is so good, there's no way any girl wouldn't like it."

"Plus, that guy's good-looking, has a great personality, and can even play soccer."

The word 'dating' suddenly popped into her head, giving her a strange, bittersweet feeling.

It was as if something that originally belonged only to her had suddenly been taken away by someone else.

Ji Zi's expression changed, and a look of worry appeared on her pretty and cute face.

After agonizing for what seemed like an eternity, she finally seemed to have made up her mind, opened the browser on her computer, and began searching with a mix of nervousness and shyness.

How can we become closer?

As if she were staying up all night studying, she stared intently at the information displayed on the screen, her face occasionally showing expressions of surprise, confusion, and sudden realization.

Finally, after seeing something, she was startled like a frightened deer, her cheeks instantly burning hot and her face turning bright red. She hurriedly closed the browser.

How could this be?

Kiko muttered to herself softly, her heart pounding wildly for a long time before she could calm down.

Until she suddenly realized something, her pretty face blushed unconsciously, and she quickly ran to the bathroom.

The hurried footsteps woke up Iura Hidetoshi, who was completely absorbed in writing.

"Huh? What's going on?"

Without thinking much of it, Iura Hide got up and opened the door to see what was going on. However, as soon as he peeked out, he saw the old bathroom door slam shut with a loud bang.

"Hey, what's wrong, Kiko? Did something happen?"

"No! I'm going to take a shower! Don't bother me!"

""

Hearing Kiko's fierce tone, Iura Hide looked completely bewildered, a big question mark appearing above his head.

He's taking a shower, so what? He's not a pervert who would sneak over and peek at you at a time like this. Why are you being so fierce?

Shaking his head, Iura Hide closed the door again and returned to his desk to continue writing.

On the other side, Kiko leaned against the bathroom door, her heart pounding so hard it felt like it was about to jump out of her chest.

She finally breathed a sigh of relief only after the door closed.

While feeling shy, I couldn't help but feel curious.

After hesitating for a moment, I threw it into the washing machine.

Meanwhile, Kitagawa Kaimu, who had ended the karaoke party early under the pretext of feeling unwell, finally took the train home.

Without even saying 'I'm back,' he quickly kicked off his shoes and pressed play on his phone.

Of course, even if she said 'I'm back,' no one would respond.

Her mother passed away when she was very young, and her father was often stationed in other places due to work assignments, only able to come back during the Ghost Festival and Chinese New Year, so she lived alone at home.

The next second, clear and cheerful piano music and Iura Hide's gentle singing voice came from the phone, making the originally cold room, with walls covered with various anime girl posters, seem to become much brighter and warmer.

Kitagawa Kaimu, who had been enduring the whole journey because she forgot her earphones, immediately pounced on the bed without even changing her clothes, curling up like a sleeping kitten, clutching her phone tightly.

Even though her mind was completely blank, she instinctively fantasized that figure, like a little sun, radiating sunshine and vitality, was behind her, embracing her, and whispering in her ear in a gentle voice, expressing his love and confession.

Her exquisitely beautiful face was filled with a look of bliss and happiness.

The song, which had been playing on repeat for who knows how long, was suddenly interrupted by a message notification, ruining Kitagawa Kaimu's good mood and causing her brows to furrow instantly.

"What kind of bastard is sending me messages at a time like this!" Kitagawa Kaimu grumbled through gritted teeth, but still had no choice but to open the message and check it.

Unfortunately, the music won't continue playing if I don't open it.

As for why not just swipe away?

Although the possibility is extremely low, what if it was a message sent to her by Iura Hide?

Unfortunately, this extremely low-probability event did not occur; the message was sent by someone in a cosplay group she had joined.

Just seeing the name made her feel bad, but since she had already clicked on it, she patiently started reading the contents.

"Hey Kitagawa, there's a new game coming out, and they want you to do a set of cosplay photos of the female protagonist for promotional purposes. The time is from 1 pm to 5 pm on Saturday, and the reward is 100,000 yen. Are you interested?"

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