In this crossover anime, Yoshikage Kira longs for a peaceful life.

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Moreover, Shiina Mahiru couldn't figure out how they got together no matter how much she thought about it.

Kira-kun is rumored to be a delinquent, and his withdrawn personality means he has almost no friends.

Yumiko Miura, on the other hand, is a true "normie" (a person who is popular and outgoing), widely loved both in her class and at school, and has many friends.

From any perspective, their social circles should not overlap at all!

Even when she heard people talking about Kira-kun at school, Miura Yumiko remained silent. She neither helped clarify the situation nor reprimanded the person spreading the rumors; she treated him exactly like a stranger.

Is this how couples should interact?

Clearly, the alienation they created at school was something they deliberately cultivated.

There's definitely something wrong with one of them!

Is it Yumiura Yoshiko?

Unlikely.

As the most popular person in the class, Miura Yumiko has a queen-like personality and a strong desire to control everything around her.

This is something that even Yumiko Miura herself may not be aware of.

Would such a person care about other people's gossip?

Obviously not.

Then it can only be Kira-kun, right?

But what's the reason?

Because he was afraid of being isolated by others if they found out that he was dating Yumiko Miura?

No, Kira-kun was already isolated, so what if he was discovered and isolated?

Yumiko Miura is the core of the "normie" group.

With her as his girlfriend, Kira-kun was able to quickly integrate into the popular social group.

And ultimately, was Kira really isolated?

He has excellent grades, ranking third in his class.

If we remove the "delinquent" label, to be fair, Kira-kun's appearance is not bad at all.

She has a gentle personality and will prioritize protecting strangers like her when in danger, and will not hold a grudge even if she misunderstands or makes things difficult for her.

His fighting skills are also off the charts; he can knock out a delinquent with a single punch.

Such a person, no matter how you look at it, is well-rounded in virtue, talent, and intelligence.

If one had to point out any flaws, it would probably be that Kira-kun came from a completely mule-kneeling tribe, and as an orphan, he was born with heavy burdens and kneeling postures.

Such a background can indeed easily make people feel inferior.

Shiina Mahiru always empathized with this because she felt the same way.

Although she has parents, she never dares to talk about them and her family with others.

Perhaps it's more accurate to say that having parents is no different from not having them at all?

But given Kira's personality, he doesn't seem like the type to feel inferior because of his background. Besides, the reason Kira is isolated isn't because of his background, but simply because he doesn't fit in.

Is Kira really a loner?

Shiina Mahiru doesn't think so.

After these conversations, she was convinced that Yoshikage Kira wasn't the type to have communication difficulties; both his personality and appearance were quite pleasing to the eye. The fact that he could become a couple with someone as popular as Yumiko Miura also proved that his intelligence and emotional intelligence were both quite high.

How could someone like that be isolated simply because they are 'unsociable'?

If Kira wanted to, he could easily make friends quickly and become a popular person like Miura Yumiko.

Yet he was still 'isolated' by his classmates because he never thought about improving his situation. He neither took the initiative to explain that he was not a bad person, nor did he take the initiative to make friends with others.

So Kira-kun did it all on purpose, right?

Rather than saying Kira was isolated, it's more accurate to say that Kira was isolating others!

Shiina Mahiru has met similar people before.

For example, isn't Yukinoshita from Class A next door also 'isolating' other students?

The difference is that the snow beneath the snow is a true high-mountain flower, exuding a coldness that keeps people at a distance.

And what about Kira-kun?

He's probably the type who wants to blend into the crowd, right?

After all, Kira-kun isn't as unapproachable as Yukinoshita-kun. Once you get to know him, you'll find that he's actually very easy to talk to in real life.

Shiina Mahiru even felt that Kira-kun was the type who would apologize if he accidentally bumped into someone on the street.

Although Shiina Mahiru believes that if one really wants to blend into the crowd, the best way is not to not make friends, but to make one or two ordinary friends who are not particularly outstanding, and use the ordinariness of friends to cover up one's own extraordinaryness, so that one also appears ordinary.

However, this is actually very difficult to achieve at Shuchiin Academy.

Those who are able to get into this school, regardless of their emotional intelligence, are at least not too low in IQ.

A deviation value of 65 is enough to exclude all people with low IQs—except for those with high IQs.

Therefore, there are no truly ordinary people in Shuchiin Academy. Everyone is trying their best to stand out. If Kira were to befriend such a person, he would probably be implicated by his friend's actions—for example, being rejected when trying to curry favor with a Junin student.

Although it sounds outrageous, such things not only happen, but happen frequently. Many students in the mixed college are not there to study, but to serve as lackeys for the pure college, and these people are already the most 'ordinary' group in the mixed college.

Kira probably looks down on these people, which is why he doesn't make friends with anyone.

Making friends with outstanding people will attract attention, while making friends with ordinary people will make you look like a clown.

In this situation, not making friends is actually the best option.

And as it turned out, Kira-kun achieved his goal very well—

Although in the first month, Kira was known at school as a 'delinquent'.

But as May progressed, fewer and fewer people talked about Kira-kun.

It's June now, and almost no one around Shiina Mahiru mentions Kira-kun anymore.

Even though Kira-kun got the third best score in the class in the exam, no one talked about him.

This is probably because those students find it hard to accept, right? After all, Kira-kun has always been seen as a delinquent. If even he can achieve such good grades, wouldn't that prove that they are not even as good as delinquents?

Since we cannot accept the facts, it would be better not to mention Yoshikage Kira, or even to deliberately ignore him.

Isn't that exactly Kira-kun's goal?

He is isolating everyone.

Shiina Mahiru muttered to herself; she already had a general understanding of the situation.

Therefore, she will not try to change the status quo, nor will she bother Kira-kun.

Although she still had many questions—for example, who was the second girl besides Miura Yumiko?

Shiina Mahiru is certain that the girl is someone Miura Yumiko knows!

Because Miura Yumiko's inner personality is actually very proud, even if she likes Kira Yoshikage very much, she would not agree to share such an absurd thing as her favorite boy with a stranger if he is not someone she knows and acknowledges.

"No, even with girls I know, it's still outrageous, or rather, it's even more outrageous, isn't it?"

Shiina Mahiru muttered to herself, "In modern society, how many best friends turn against each other because of the same guy? You guys are the odd ones out. Are you still thinking from ancient times?"

No, even concubines in ancient times would be jealous of each other, right?

And it's not just Yumiko Miura; her best friends must also be like that, which is why they can accept and share things with each other.

Where did Kira-kun find such a perfect girlfriend?

"Wait, best friend?"

Shiina Mahiru keenly noticed the key points. If we were to talk about Miura Yumiko's best friends, they would probably be Kitagawa Kaimu and Yuigahama Yui.

So, which of them is it?

With this question in mind, the girl boarded the women-only subway car.

Coincidentally, she saw Miura Yumiko and two others taking the subway to school.

The girl with the pink bun complained softly:

"Hey~ Yumiko, Haimeng, where have you two been these past two days? You haven't replied to my messages, even though I've read them! Are you shunning me?"

Although she was complaining, there was a clear hint of anxiety in the girl's voice; she was genuinely worried about being isolated.

"No, Yui, you're overthinking it."

Miura Yumiko quickly reassured him, "Haimon and I were just playing games together..."

"What game?" Yui Yuigahama asked instinctively.

"League of Legends……"

Miura Yumiko looked away somewhat guiltily.

Kitagawa Kaimu quickly added:

"Yui, you don't play this game, right? That's why we didn't invite you."

"what?"

Yui Yuigahama blinked, naively believing their lies, and said earnestly:

"I haven't played this game before, but I'll try to get into it!"

She didn't want to be isolated because of this!