Social phobia and lonely rock

Just as she sent the message, a girl who was walking quickly across the corridor with low steps received a reminder from the phone in her pocket.

She stopped in panic and leaned against the wall, turning sideways to look around. The students passing by would only look at her curiously when she saw them, and then they would make sure that no one was staring at her.

She changed to a more furtive movement and ran towards her safety.

After Kita sent the message, she heard the Line notification sound outside the classroom that the message had been received. She immediately knew what was going on and her eyes stayed on the classroom window.

Soon, she saw Pochi sneaking but quickly down the hallway.

Looking at the direction she left, Kita remembered the place where she found Pochi last time, and at the same time she was thinking...

Which direction was Ishikawa-kun walking just now?

48. Cash Recharge

Kita stared at the window that Pochi had just walked past. The huge sliding window was like a book that recorded the beginning of someone else's story. She sat there and watched from afar.

She guessed a possibility in her mind about the whereabouts of Ishikawa Hayabusa and Pochi. When she thought of that kind of thing, her heart felt like it was being scratched by a cat and she couldn't calm down.

When it was time for her friends to eat together, they came over with their own lunch boxes.

The daily routine is about to begin.

She opened her phone and looked at the Line conversation she had just had with Bochi, then stood up and said to her friend who was walking over with a smile.

"Excuse me, I need to go to the bathroom."

Then, instead of waiting slowly as usual, he stepped out quickly.

She left her seat as if she had let go of something from the past.

I didn't even pay attention to my friend's voice saying, "Wait, Kita-chan, I'm going too."

When she heard that, she just smiled and turned around and said.

"I will be right back."

...

"Pochi, not knocking is not a good thing."

As soon as Pochi entered the small space formed by desks and chairs and stuck his head inside, he heard Ishikawa Hayabusa's voice.

"Ah..."

Because it happened so suddenly, her mind was unable to process it. She squatted there, looking at Ishikawa Hayabusa who was smiling at her, and opened her mouth.

Ishikawa Hayabusa did not continue teasing her and spoke calmly.

"Welcome back."

Pochi looked up in surprise, an inexplicable blush appeared on his face, and then he lowered his head and said.

"I am back."

As he said this, he crawled into this small dark corner.

...

"Falcon, how do you know the name of the video I uploaded?"

"Of course I can see clearly what Pochi is thinking."

"Eh...."

"Haha, I'm kidding. I knew it was fake when I saw the account creation time. And it's easy to find by looking for similar videos."

"what..."

Kita was standing in the corridor, looking at the two people in the corner who were completely invisible from her angle.

I was surprised.

Hayabusa...Goto-san also calls Ishikawa-kun by his first name.

And when they were together, Goto, who was timid and nervous about everything, could talk so naturally.

She felt excluded.

This place seemed to not welcome her and she became an outsider.

Became a passing character in a wonderful love story.

She was a little unwilling. On the day of the performance, he held her hand and went on stage. Wasn't it okay for her to be the one who started the wonderful story?

After waiting for a while, she left without saying a word.

...

It's time to meet Pochi.

Kita Ikuyo parted ways with her friends and went to the utility room alone, carrying her guitar.

She had thought a lot before coming here, and was also nervous about what arrangements Bochi would make.

After knocking on the door and getting a response from Pochi, she opened it.

What came into view was Pochi sitting on a chair, holding a guitar. She lowered her head and looked at the guitar, as if she didn't know what to do, and gently swung the pick along the strings.

Come to think of it, Goto-san is also a very different person.

She plays the guitar well. Although she is timid, she seems independent when she holds the guitar.

Quietly playing his own notes in the corner.

Kita stepped into the room with low steps and said cheerfully:

"Goto-san, thank you for your hard work."

Pochi quickly raised her head, her eyes hidden by her bangs, looked at Kita, and shook her head gently.

"No, I won't..."

Kita saw that a chair had been placed opposite Pochi. Although there were chairs everywhere in the utility room, that chair had been wiped clean.

Was it Ishikawa-kun who helped with this?

She walked over, unpacked the guitar bag, carefully took out the guitar from it, then stood up beside the chair and asked Pochi.

"Can I sit here?"

"Ah..please."

Kita sat down without much hesitation, and then said to Pochi with a smile:

"Then Mr. Goto, please teach me."

"H-..Goto-sensei?"

Pochi was startled, then his face went limp and he smiled smugly.

"Yes, Mr. Goto, please teach me strictly."

Kita repeated it again.

Even if there is one less path closer to her goal, she will not stop.

She still wants to get out of her boring life, wants to be interesting, wants to be extraordinary, and wants to work hard with her friends to do something wonderful.

and...

She looked at Pochi, who had recovered from his complacency and said in a panic while holding his phone:

"Kita-chan, let's start practicing from this part..."

"Yes."

Kita responded with a smile.

The story...hasn't it just begun?

...

After school.

After Ishikawa Hayabusa finished packing his things, he stood up and walked naturally towards Kita who was packing his schoolbag.

He patted Kita's shoulder intimately and said.

"Let's go, Kita. Let's go to STARRY together."

Kita, who was in a good mood, froze in expression. She glanced to the side and spoke hurriedly in a low voice.

"Ishikawa-kun, go first. Goto-san and I will practice for a while before going."

"Well, why?"

Ishikawa Hayabusa didn't understand the situation. Today was a part-time day, so why not just go to the store to practice and wait for Hongxia and the others to arrive?

Kita had a conflicted expression and glanced to the side, looking a little absent-minded.

"It's not good to use the store's rehearsal room at will when Ijichi-senpai is not here."

"It's okay, just treat it as your own home."

After hearing what Ishikawa Hayabusa said, Kita blinked blankly, retracted his gaze and looked at him, and seeing his sure look, he felt helpless.

"That's not Ishikawa-kun's home!"

She raised her voice a little, then quickly glanced at the expressions of the students around her, lowered her voice and said hurriedly:

"And didn't they say we shouldn't be so close in school?"

Ishikawa Hayabusa thought about it and it seemed that Kita had mentioned this in the line, but he didn't take it too seriously and couldn't even remember when he said it.

He looked around and saw that many of his classmates who were about to leave seemed to be busy with something else, so they sat back in their seats and pricked up their ears to eavesdrop on this side.

Combined with what Kita had just said, his face suddenly lit up with smiles, and he said loudly:

"Kita-san, today we..."

Before he could finish his loud words, the panicked Kita covered his mouth.

"What do you want to do!"

Kita covered his mouth and called out in a low and urgent voice.

"You owe me a meal."

Ishikawa Hayabusa took advantage of the situation.

"Gu... I get it, Ishikawa-kun, please leave quickly!"

Kita agreed without hesitation, then quickly let go of her hand to prevent her classmates from misunderstanding. At the same time, she paid attention to the other classmates in the class and the expressions of her friends, and urged Ishikawa Hayabusa to leave.

The pervert who had tricked the girl into giving him a meal finally shut his mouth in satisfaction and threw his schoolbag behind him in a handsome manner.

He snapped his fingers with a bright smile, walked to the classroom door in a dashing manner, and left the classroom with a gorgeous turn.

"Bye~"

Kita watched him leave and felt that he was very cool, but he also felt his blood pressure rising because of this guy.

Is this guy really someone I can like!?

But, the next moment, without this perverted suppression, the classroom suddenly rioted.

The beige ocean suddenly pressed over, and almost all the students rushed over to Kita.

"Kita-san, what stage have you and Ishikawa reached? Is it A, B, or C!?"

"When did you start dating?!"

"How did you two get together?"

"Who confessed first?"

Kita froze as he looked at the chaotic scene, which looked like a group of reporters trying to squeeze in.

Oops...

Although she guessed this possibility and tried her best to avoid it.