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

Meanwhile, Ishikawa Toru, preoccupied with the rejection, was completely oblivious to Yoshikawa Yuki's thoughts.

"What a slowpoke!"

Iura Hide couldn't help but shake his head inwardly. Considering that both of them were his friends, he ultimately decided to repay evil with kindness and give them a helping hand.

"No, give it to Tou instead."

As he spoke, Iura Hide pushed the lunchbox directly in front of Ishikawa Toru.

This made Yoshikawa Yuki tremble all over, and she quickly lowered her head as if she had done something wrong, her face burning up.

Unfortunately, it wasn't just Hori Kyoko, who was diligently cooking, who didn't notice her unusual behavior.

Ishikawa Toru, that slowpoke, completely missed the point. He glanced at the tempting-looking octopus sausage in the lunchbox in front of him, then turned around and asked in confusion, "Why? Didn't you used to really like octopus sausage? Yoshikawa's looks pretty good too. How can you let him down?"

Chapter 6 Let's get to know each other quickly!

""

Both Hideaki Iura and the praised Yuki Yoshikawa couldn't help but feel a sense of frustration at this moment.

What can they do when faced with a simpleton like Toru Ishikawa who is completely devoted to Kyoko Hori?

Iura Hide sighed helplessly and made up an excuse on the spot.

"It's not about whether it tastes good or not, I just want to stay away from her. Otherwise, with her always hanging around me, it'll be hard for me to find a girlfriend!"

As a result, Ishikawa Toru, who had been absent-minded, immediately perked up after hearing this.

Even Hori Kyoko, who was originally focused on eating, stopped eating and looked up.

"Huh? Xiu, you actually want to find a girlfriend? Didn't you say music was your girlfriend?"

"Yes, yes!"

Hori Kyoko nodded repeatedly, looking just like Yoshikawa Yuki from earlier.

"Please, when did I ever say such a thing?"

Iura Hide rolled his eyes at the two of them speechlessly and snorted, "Even if I really said that before, can't I change my mind now?"

"Don't you know that a vibrant youth is incomplete without that pure, innocent, and sweet romance?"

"Is this some kind of lyrics from a song?" Ishikawa Toru joked with a loud laugh.

"Besides, if you really want to find a girlfriend, why go through all that trouble? Just date Yoshikawa! You two get along so well, and your personalities are so compatible; you're practically a match made in heaven!"

"That's it!"

Kyoko Hori seemed to have turned into a broken record, nodding excitedly incessantly, just like Hideki Iura when he was shipping a favorite anime couple.

However, Hideki Iura and Yuki Yoshikawa, who were directly involved, did not think so at all.

"Me and her (him)?!"

Hideki Iura and Yuki Yoshikawa were taken aback at first, then their eyes widened, and they turned their necks to look at each other.

One second, two seconds.

The next second, the two of them turned their heads at the same time, pretending to vomit.

"Which eye of yours saw that she and I were so close?"

"I saw it with both eyes! This morning I saw you two bickering and playing around all the way here. Lots of classmates were talking about it, saying you two looked like a couple!"

""

Ishikawa Toru's words instantly left Iura Hide speechless.

Then it was Yoshikawa Yuki's turn to say with a look of disgust, "Impossible, I would never date this husky!"

Iura Shu was hit with another blow, and a row of black lines appeared on his forehead.

"Hey, that's a personal attack, okay? What's wrong with a husky? Huskies are actually quite cute when they're not destroying the house! You little brat!"

"puff--"

As if shot in the heart, a large comma appeared on Yoshikawa Yuki's fair forehead.

How dare you call her a brat?

"You husky are courting death!"

Yoshikawa Yuki lunged forward and grabbed Iura Hide by the neck.

"You damn husky! You stinky husky! Apologize to me right now!"

"dream!"

Hideaki Iura stubbornly refused to apologize.

It was Yoshikawa Yuki who called him a husky first, so why should he apologize first?

Are you going to apologize or not?

“No!”

"Is it right or wrong?"

“No!”

"road--"

“No!”

""

Watching the two flirting, Ishikawa Toru laughed and teased, "See? I told you two were a perfect match. You should start dating already!"

"???"

Yoshikawa Yuki, who was still angry, suddenly felt as if a bucket of cold water had been poured over her head, and her whole body froze.

Then, with a stiff neck, she turned her head and looked at Ishikawa Toru and Hori Kyoko, who were smiling like doting aunts, and then at the other classmates in the classroom who were looking at her with ambiguous expressions. Her heart turned cold and she almost burst into tears.

"It's all your fault, you stupid husky!"

Yoshikawa Yuki punched Iura Hide in anger, then turned and ran quickly out of the classroom.

Iura Hide is being wronged.

He clearly intended to assist, but due to Ishikawa Toru's slowness, the result was slightly off, but you can't blame him for that, can you?

"Fine, whatever, I'm not shipping this couple anymore!"

Iura Hide grimaced and rubbed his shoulder, which had been punched, feeling extremely annoyed.

Seeing that he was still sitting there 'foolishly', Ishikawa Toru nudged him and urged, "Hurry up and go after them!"

Iura Hide glared at him, annoyed, thinking to herself, "You have the nerve to ask me to go after her? Isn't this all your fault, you idiot?"

Unfortunately, Ishikawa Toru clearly didn't understand his gaze. Instead, she patted his shoulder earnestly and said, "Believe me, you and Yoshikawa are a perfect match. You'll definitely regret missing out on a pretty, well-behaved, and adorable girl like Yoshikawa~"

“Yes, Iura, I also think you and Yoshikawa are a really good match!” Hori Kyoko chimed in, adding her own words of encouragement.

Their back-and-forth banter seemed to be in perfect harmony.

Iura Hide looked at the two of them listlessly, really not wanting to say anything more.

However, due to a sudden pang of guilt towards Yoshikawa Yuki, he hesitated for a moment, then took a deep breath and gave a final, earnest explanation.

"Yoshikawa and I are not a good match, and Yoshikawa doesn't like guys like me, so please stop trying to play matchmaker!"

“Especially you, Toru.”

"If you keep spouting nonsense, I'll unleash the secret technique of the Iura family—the One-Sword Style for Slaying Men!"

""

"Arno, Smimasay!" Hori Kyoko couldn't help but raise her hand and ask curiously, "What the heck is 'One-Sword Style for Killing Men'?"

Iura Hide took a big bite of the now-cold, crumpled fried noodle bread in his hand, glanced sideways at Ishikawa Toru, and said casually, like an invincible swordsman in an ancient drama, "A while ago, there was a boy who was harassing my sister, but after I used my 'Man-Slaying One-Sword Style,' he suddenly started liking boys~"

"S-Number One!"

Hori Kyoko couldn't help but gasp, her body instinctively leaning back in a tactical motion.

Meanwhile, Ishikawa Toru, who was being targeted by Iura Hide, stared wide-eyed in shock and instinctively tightened his grip on his younger brother, clearly having misunderstood something.

However, Iura Hide was too lazy to explain. He finished the bread in a few bites, threw the wrapper into the trash can, picked up the half-empty can of cola, waved casually, and walked out of the classroom.

Instead of wasting his time with these two idiots, he'd rather write a novel.

"No, the classroom is too noisy during lunch break. I'd better go to the club activity room to write songs!"

Could you give me a monthly pass? *sobs*

Chapter 7 Unnoticed Gaze

Unlike in "April", the club room for the Light Music Club is located in another club room building connected by a courtyard, which is somewhat similar to the one in "K-On!".

Unfortunately, Katagiri High School doesn't have an on-campus band like HTT that loves light music. Even he, the president of the light music club, usually doesn't come over during lunch break.

However, this did make it easier for him to write songs.

"Actually, this place is so quiet, it could be used for writing novels, right?"

"I just feel a little guilty about writing a novel amidst so many musical instruments."

"Forget it, I'd better think about what song to write!"

Iura Hide first took out the music keyboard he had stored in the cabinet, set it up, and then moved a table and placed it aside.

Perhaps because he was writing "Your Lie in April," he naturally thought of the song "If We Could Shine."

Although this song didn't achieve the same level of mainstream popularity as "Gurenge Idol," which topped various streaming media and even physical music charts as an ACG (Anime, Comics, and Games) song.

But it really fits the anime perfectly, and it's also really good.

Especially for him, who is a huge fan of "April", every time that familiar melody plays, a deep sense of emotion always wells up in his heart.