In the anime series, Goto Ichiri is actually my childhood sweetheart?

"Also, Matsunae Shinichi, I have never had any thoughts about your position as the president of the woodworking club, and I don't want to accept the position offered by Hayasaka teacher. Please don't make preconceived conclusions about me, it will be very distressing for me."

When these words came out, Matsumae Shinichi and Hayasaka teacher were both stunned.

"Wait, wait, are you saying you don't want to compete with me for the position of president of the Carpentry Club?" Matsunae Shinichi scratched his ears, thinking he was hallucinating and urgently wanted Takahashi Kaede to say it again.

"I am not interested in your position as minister, nor do I need it."

Gao Qiao Feng covered his face. Today was really a farce. He stood there watching the two people in front of him copying for a long time, and it turned out that the cause was all imagined by them.

"No, Takahashi, don't you want to continue to improve your woodworking skills and pass them on? Our school has allocated a lot of resources to the Woodworking Club in order to support talented carpenters like you and revitalize the carpentry profession. Don't miss this opportunity!" Hayasaka Tetsuya was a little anxious. The development of things was beyond his expectations, and he even spoke in a hurry.

"Of course I want to improve, but not necessarily in school. You've read my file, so why do you think I would want to continue in school?"

If he really wants to learn, it would be better to find a master outside than go to school.

“But our school can…”

Teacher Hayasaka wanted to argue, but he finally kept silent. Takahashi Feng was right. He had so many awards, and if there was nothing he cared about in the department, he would definitely not join this department.

Although Gaoqiao Feng's words are heartbreaking, they are also true.

"Don't underestimate our department, you bastard! We have personally organized so many activities in the past three years, and they have been very well received by our classmates!"

"I don't care. What right do you have to look down on my department? Do you dare to accept my challenge? If you win, I will publicly admit that I am not as good as you. If you lose, I will humiliate you severely!"

Teacher Hayasaka was silent, but Shinichi Matsunae's blood boiled.

He had been able to walk around the school in such a glamorous manner these years thanks to the Woodworking Society. Now, someone he did not approve of was clearly saying that he looked down on the Woodworking Society, and he simply could not accept it.

Takahashi Feng covered Goto Ichiri's eyes, not wanting her to be infected by Matsumae Shinichi's stupid aura.

Chapter 10 Can’t make friends? Let the band help you!

"Why should I accept your bet?"

Takahashi Kaede stared straight at Matsunae Shinichi, who took two steps back in fear from his gaze, but still mustered up the courage to shout.

"Are you a coward? I know that Mr. Hayasaka told me that all those awards you won were fake. You don't even dare to bet with me. How dare you, a bug that is worse than a dung beetle, compete with me for the position of the director? Bah! Are you qualified?"

After he finished scolding, he immediately stared at Gao Qiaofeng angrily, but he didn't notice that the faces of the teachers around the office had turned cold.

"Student, if you want to quarrel, please go outside and don't disturb others' work. And Mr. Hayasaka, please manage your students. The office is for employees to work, not for you to quarrel."

The seemingly prestigious dean stood up and spoke sternly.

Although the other teachers did not stand up to express their opinions, they kept glancing over here with their brows tightly furrowed, as if they were quite dissatisfied with Hayasaka Tetsuya and Matsumae Shinichi.

"Sorry, let's go out now." Tetsuya Hayasaka adjusted his glasses awkwardly and led everyone out.

"Teacher Hayasaka, can I leave now?" Takahashi Feng couldn't wait to leave. It was a waste of his time to argue with these two people.

"Are you really not going to consider it? Our principal actually admires you very much and wants you to bring honor to our school."

Takahashi Feng still shook his head, and Hayasaka could only give up dejectedly.

"Don't look down on me, you are still a coward. You don't even dare to bet with me, and you still want the principal to appreciate you? I think those deeds are all fabricated by you! You may be able to fool others, but you can't fool me!"

"If you leave like this today, I can't find any other way to describe you except as a coward!"

Takahashi Kaede, who was about to leave, stopped when he heard this. Goto Ichiri, who had covered his ears because of the noise, noticed that Takahashi Kaede had stopped and turned around as well.

"Xiao Feng, don't be impulsive!"

Goto Ichiri wanted to call out to Takahashi Kaede who was walking towards Matsumae Shinichi, but Takahashi Kaede just kept walking towards him.

"Oh? I thought you were a man of integrity."

Seeing Takahashi Kaede turning around, Matsunae Shinichi put away his aggressive and harsh look and instead smiled.

What he likes to do most is to irritate others. When he sees someone he dislikes, he will go up and provoke him. Anyway, he is capable and has prestige, and ordinary people can't do anything to him.

Takahashi Feng walked forward and glanced at Miko, who was still playing with her phone as if it had nothing to do with her, and suddenly found it a little funny.

He leaned close to Shinichi Matsumae's ear and spoke in a voice that only he could hear.

"Your girlfriend, when you were arguing with the teacher just now, she leaned towards me and asked me for my contact information. Guess what she sent me just now."

Matsumae was stunned where he stood.

"What was sent?"

Takahashi Feng took out his cell phone, unlocked the screen, switched to Instagram, clicked on an avatar that was very familiar to Shinichi Matsunae, and the chat history appeared on the screen.

Shinichi Matsumae was anxious and reached out to snatch Takahashi Kaede's cell phone, but Takahashi Kaede dodged it.

"I won't tell you~, your girlfriend is right next to you, go ask her."

Shinichi Matsumae turned around suddenly and said to Miko.

"Miko! You didn't help me just now, and now you want to betray me?"

"No...I didn't betray you, Shinichi, what are you talking about?"

"Still pretending! How did you add Gao Qiao Feng as your friend? It's only been a short time and you've hooked up with him? And you even sent him that kind of message. Do you still have any shame? Do you want me to expose what you did to your bestie?"

"What message did I send, Matsumae Shinichi, tell me clearly!"

The two of them started arguing with each other. Seeing this, Takahashi Feng pulled Goto Ichiri and quickly ran out of the teaching building and went straight home.

The two of them took the subway back home. Since it was not yet the rush hour, there were not many people and there were plenty of empty seats.

Goto Ichiri was shy before getting on the subway, and he became even more restless after getting on the subway. He looked at Takahashi Kaede many times and wanted to ask something, but in the end, perhaps because he was too embarrassed to speak, he held back the desire to speak.

There were many students returning home on the bus, in groups of two or three, enthusiastically talking about their experiences on the first day of school today.

There is always a backbone in these student groups. When everyone has finished talking, he will throw out a new question, and then everyone can start a passionate discussion again.

Goto Ichiri suddenly remembered what happened in the morning, moved his butt, and squeezed towards Takahashi Kaede.

"Xiao Feng, I successfully introduced myself this morning. My classmates all applauded me, and I melted on the ground before I even got halfway through my introduction!"

She had actually wanted to take credit for it a long time ago, but she had never had the chance.

"How do you introduce yourself?" Gao Qiaofeng asked curiously.

"Hmm... let me think about it. My name, my age, and I'm just glad to meet you all... it seems like there's no difference between an introduction and no introduction."

Goto Ichiri recalled carefully that he seemed to look at the ceiling as soon as he went on stage. He thought the ceiling was so white at that time. He wondered how the painter had painted such a high ceiling. Could it be that he had to stand on tiptoe and paint it bit by bit? That would be too hard.

When this diffuse thought disappeared, she had sat down in her seat without knowing when, and all that remained in her memory were the inexplicable thoughts and those few words of self-introduction.

Gao Qiaofeng nodded and gave her a thumbs up. Although the effect might not be very good, it was always good to take the first step.

There will be plenty of opportunities to introduce yourself when you go to high school and college. If the effect is not good this time, try harder next time.

"Xiao Feng, this is so difficult."

"What's so difficult?"

Feeling a slight weight on his shoulder, Takahashi Feng turned his head, a fresh fragrance filled his nose, and light pink hair filled his vision.

"Making friends is so hard. I feel like nothing in the world is harder than making friends."

"what happened?"

"Everyone found someone to talk to as soon as they entered the classroom, and it was easy to find someone. It was the kind of thing where they suddenly turned around and brought up a topic, and two people could talk happily."

"I spent the whole day lying on the table. Although I kept thinking about taking the initiative to talk to others, what should I say? Others might not be interested in what I am interested in, and everyone has their own small groups to chat with. If I force myself to join the topic, I might be disliked, and I don't want to be disliked."

Goto Ichiri tentatively touched Takahashi Feng's hand, and seeing that he didn't react, he wrapped his hands around it with both hands and held Takahashi Feng's hand tightly in his palms.

"Chatting is still the initial stage of becoming friends. Xiao Feng, you taught me that making friends is an art. After that, there is also the very important stage of maintaining friendships."

"Care about your friends' emotions, understand their status, comfort them when they are down, and don't suppress them when they are happy. And those profound things you told me, keep an appropriate... social distance with your friends? That's what it means, keep a social distance and don't do anything offensive."

"Friends have friends too. You can't take yourself too seriously. You have to know how you stand in the eyes of your friends... It's so troublesome! Xiao Feng, how can you accomplish such a difficult task~"

Goto Ichiri's hands were small and smooth, like delicate jelly, but they kept emitting heat. His green fingers kept fiddling with Takahashi Kaede's hands, as if he wanted to vent the sorrow in his heart.

She suddenly turned her head and looked upward at Takahashi Kaede. The two of them met by chance and looked at each other very closely.

In an instant, everything around them seemed to be blocked by an invisible barrier, and the only thing left in the eyes of the two was each other.

The staggered positions brought a more profound visual impact. Takahashi Feng looked down unconsciously. Goto Ichiri pursed her crystal clear lips slightly, as if she felt a little dry. Her tender little tongue stretched out and circled around her lips to wet them.

Although she was only wearing a black T-shirt, there was a very obvious bulge. Takahashi Feng felt dry mouth and something was wrong.

"Xiao Feng, what message did that girl of yours send you?"

Goto Ichiri asked Takahashi Kaede in a soft and sticky voice. The gentle airflow hit his neck, causing an electric shock-like feeling.

Takahashi Kaede turned his head away mechanically.

"Actually, she didn't send anything. I lied to that person. The chat history on my phone was just a system default greeting."

Takahashi Feng showed his phone to Goto Ichiri, and sure enough, there was only a greeting message on it.

"Why does she want to be your friend?"

Goto Ichiri didn't understand. Could it be that some girl suddenly fell in love with Takahashi Kaede?

She suddenly felt uneasy and looked at him anxiously.

"Because she found out that Shinichi Matsunae might not be able to become the president, so she turned her attention to me who might become the president."

Gao Qiao Feng doesn't see this kind of stupid way of getting along very often, but he definitely can't fail to notice it.

"The reason that girl has a boyfriend is not because she likes him?" Goto Ichiri felt a little shocked. In her impression, love comes first when it comes to being in a relationship.

"She likes Matsunae Shinichi, but not as a person. She likes his position. I can tell from the fact that she came to me. To be more precise, she likes the position of president of the Carpentry Club. As for who holds the position, she doesn't care."

"It's... so complicated. It turns out that I can't handle interpersonal communication."

Goto Ichiri lowered his head in grief and indignation, and suddenly felt that making friends was as difficult as ascending to heaven.

"Actually, there is another way."

Takahashi Kaede sat up straight, turned around and spoke to Goto Ichiri.

"any solution?"

Goto Ichiri also looked up and looked at Takahashi Kaede.

The expectation in her eyes, the desire to be popular and to be the shining star, all sank into her eyes and turned into the azure blue of the sky.

Blue is the color of dreams and the color of hope. Takahashi Feng remembered Touka's warning to him that day.

'Since you love her, support her wholeheartedly, don't hesitate, give her your trust, and she will give you the most satisfactory answer on her own.'

He realized that now was the time and spoke slowly.

“Practice a skill hard, and then show it in front of everyone. Even if you are socially anxious, even if you can’t speak a word to strangers, even if you have never learned how to make friends, there will always be people who will embrace you and treat you as the brightest star.”

"The brightest...star...?"

Her wish is very simple, which is to break free from the shackles of social phobia and become a popular person.

The method proposed by Takahashi Kaede will make her the most popular person and a shining star.

If you think about it carefully, this feeling...seems...not bad...

The following scene suddenly appeared in front of Goto Ichiri's eyes: she was standing on the stage, surrounded by darkness. As the music started, the spotlight shone on her, and the air fountain sprayed out huge clouds of mist. Stars began to appear in the dark surroundings, and then spread endlessly, extending to the limit of vision.

Every star is a fanatical fan. They pick up the colorful sticks in their hands and wave them with all their might for her.

Because in their eyes, they are sparks, and Goto Ichiri is the brightest star surrounded by sparks!

"One mile——, we've arrived——"

Takahashi Kaede waved in front of Goto Ichiri, and she finally came to her senses.

The imagination just now was so realistic that she could hardly distinguish between reality and fantasy.

Walking home with Takahashi Kaede, Goto Ichiri didn't say a word the whole time. She was thinking the whole time.

"Ichiri, we're home. I'm leaving first." After sending Goto Ichiri to his doorstep, Takahashi Kaede waved goodbye.

"Well, goodbye, Xiaofeng."

There seemed to be a noise in her imagination just now, and this noise was the blurry figure on the realistic stage. She could tell that the figure was herself, but she couldn't tell what she was doing.

What should I do? What should I do to make myself popular?

"Dad, what do you think will make you popular?"

Goto Naoki was looking at his mobile phone on the sofa at this time, and Goto Ichiri asked him as soon as he entered the house.