Social phobia and lonely rock

"no problem."

Care for those around you, don't lie (except as a joke), fulfill your promises, and...

Follow the rules you set for yourself and you will have a little happiness no matter whether you fail or succeed.

And the occasional surprise.

He just felt that Hong Xia really trusted and relied on him a little.

It does feel sweet to have someone like Hongxia, a gentle girl who is actually very independent and likes to show off, to rely on.

'ding dong'

Are you here on Line?

He took out his cell phone and was stunned when he saw that the sender was Hong Xia.

Hongxia: "Hayabusa, are you already on the train? Don't worry about Pochi-chan, she and Kita are still practicing, I'll let them go to bed in a while."

Ishikawa Hayabusa: "Okay, Nijigasama, I'll go to bed soon too."

Immediately, Hongxia sent an angry emoticon.

After chatting with Hongxia for a while, Hongxia said she wanted to rest, and Ishikawa Hayabusa said goodbye to her on the Internet.

...

Sunday was almost the same day as yesterday. When Ishikawa Hayabusa arrived in the afternoon, they had already started practicing.

After finishing their part-time job in the evening, they practiced for a while. When it was time to catch the last bus, Ishikawa Hayabusa and Bochi hurried away.

It's Monday.

Before reaching the classroom, Ishikawa Hayabusa noticed that the school swimming pool had been cleaned and it seemed that water was still being added.

The water, which is less than one-third of the swimming pool, swirled and created ripples that reflected bright light from time to time.

When your eyes stop, the summer heat and moisture seem to hit you in the face.

Only then did he suddenly realize that summer had arrived.

When talking about summer at school and swimming pools, cute girls wearing campus swimsuits immediately came to his mind.

Thinking that there will be beautiful girls in swimsuits to watch soon, he...

"Good morning!"

Ishikawa Hayabusa walked into the classroom refreshed and found that the boys in the class were as excited as he was.

He greeted the classmates who came over one by one.

I found that their eyes were all filled with sukuni kuda.

The girls looked at these embodiments of perversion and lust with disgust.

After returning to his seat, he glanced at Kita a few seats away.

He found that this guy had stayed up late to practice again, with dark circles under his eyes that could not be hidden, but he was still chatting happily with his friends.

Is this the suffering of being a real person?

Moreover, she feels less energetic when she rests at home than when she rests at Hongxia's place. As expected, this guy still needs Hongxia's mother the most.

It's time for lunch break.

As usual, Ishikawa Hayabusa entered the maze of desks and chairs and crawled into the corner.

Today, Pochi was already waiting for him inside.

But her current state...how should I put it, it's like a quickly melting ice cream, with all the colors mixed together and then sliding down continuously.

Imagine that you are in a dark corner now, you crawled in from outside and can't turn back, and in front of you is a melting girl.

You choose...

Ishikawa Hayabusa leaned over and tried to poke Pochi's cheek with his hand.

"what!"

Pochi recovered instantly, then stepped back in panic, shouting at the same time.

"Falcon...Falcon?!"

"I'm not that scary." Ishikawa Hayabusa sighed, sat down opposite Pochi and put down his lunch box.

He noticed that Pochi had already laid out the lunch box, chopsticks and thermos cup and was ready to eat, so he asked while unpacking his lunch box.

"What was Pochi thinking just now?"

And Pochi rarely looked flustered in front of Ishikawa Hayabusa, and was even a little nervous when he asked him.

She looked at Ishikawa Hayabusa and saw that he had already taken out his chopsticks and was about to start eating. In order to prevent anyone from noticing anything, she spoke hurriedly.

"Ah... I heard in the class meeting this morning that we have a swimming lesson tomorrow. I can't swim. Haha, what should I do? I feel like I will sink to the bottom of the water and be laughed at by everyone. I will never dare to go to school again in my life."

Her lies became more and more fluent.

Ishikawa Hayabusa was ready for dinner, and looking at Pochi who was very different from usual, he said.

"Pochi, put your hands out."

Pochi felt guilty and avoided Ishikawa Hayabusa's gaze, but still stretched out her hand obediently.

Looking at the small hand in front of him with frighteningly white skin, Ishikawa Hayabusa raised his hand and gently grabbed it.

Pochi was startled by his sudden action, but said nothing, just blushed a little.

But the next sentence, Ishikawa Hayabusa's words made her face change drastically.

"Well, now I'm going to use bone conduction to read your mind."

"No no no, no no no!"

She screamed and pulled her hand away, then suddenly moved to the corner farthest from Ishikawa Hayabusa, looking at him with horror.

Ishikawa Hayabusa smiled and said, "Not bad, being able to refuse is already considered progress. I was just joking."

Just when Pochi felt a little relieved, Ishikawa Hayabusa said.

"I can guess without bone conduction that Pochi feels shy about wearing a swimsuit."

Pochi felt as if his blood flow suddenly accelerated and his whole body became hot, but he also felt inexplicably depressed.

She was timid but seemed happy, and nodded with a little uneasiness.

Ishikawa Hayabusa asked curiously.

"Didn't you have swimming lessons in junior high school?"

"No..."

"Then we have to find a way to avoid swimming lessons."

He touched his chin, then noticed the lunch box that was messed up by Pochi's own actions, and clasped his hands together.

"I'm gonna start now."

Pochi was surprised and happy to hear that Ishikawa Hayabusa stood by her side without saying a word, and then hurriedly followed his actions and started lunch together.

"The easiest way is to tell the teacher that you have an excuse for not being able to swim, such as high blood pressure, severe myopia, or feeling unwell."

Pochi said after swallowing his meal.

"Well...well, I don't dare to go to the teacher..."

"It's okay, Pochi has decided that I will go with you, I can help you say anything."

Ishikawa Hayabusa's tone was very casual, as if to say, "You can do whatever you want, I'll protect you."

Pochi, who was still eating, felt her heart skip a beat and she almost choked. She quickly grabbed the cup of miso soup from the side and took a sip.

Ishikawa Hayabusa spoke casually while holding chopsticks.

"There are many other ways, such as not bringing a swimsuit at all, although that would make you feel sorry for by your classmates because you are alone and can't swim."

If it was him, there would be no need to go through so much trouble.

Just say "Teacher, I don't want to take swimming lessons" and the problem is solved.

Pochi looked at the boy who was talking freely and taking her side without hesitation.

In the dark corner, his reliable appearance suddenly aroused the patience she had suppressed before.

She had already decided to confess at that time, but the rest...

Ishikawa Hayabusa talked about some methods he had thought of temporarily, but suddenly he felt that the atmosphere in this corner was a little strange.

He looked at Pochi, whose face suddenly turned extremely red, he pursed his lips, and his eyes seemed to be misty.

She lowered her head, not daring to look at Ishikawa Hayabusa's face, and asked with a trembling voice.

"If it's Hayabusa...Xi doesn't want me to take swimming lessons."

Ishikawa Hayabusa was stunned for a moment, and felt the infinite extension of the meaning in Pochi's tone: "If you want, I can do anything."

His heartbeat suddenly quickened and he became restless.

In this dark corner, the girl lowered her head, her long pink hair falling straight down, covering her face like a veil.

She kept the duck position but with one hand clenched in front of her chest and the other hand pressed on the floor, her body leaning forward slightly while trembling slightly, sitting there defenseless.

This little corner created a charming atmosphere because of her actions and emotions that she didn't stop even after she noticed it.

Ishikawa Hayabusa took a deep breath, trying to suppress his emotions, but the air at this moment seemed to have a numbing feeling on his brain.

But he still found himself again very strongly.

This is a school, and it's not the right time yet.

He changed the subject.

"I can't answer this question for now, Pochi, but if there's anything Pochi can't do, you can ask me for help."

He moved his hands, which were frozen with excitement, with a slight movement, took out a note from his wallet, and handed it to Pochi, who was gradually calming down because of his words.

There was still a blush on Pochi's face, and he pretended to look at what was in Ishikawa Hayabusa's hand seriously.

"Falcon, what is this?"

"Pervert summoning ticket." Feeling the atmosphere gradually dissipate, Ishikawa Hayabusa said with relief.

"When you have doubts or concerns, and want help, you can pinch it and call the pervert."

Pochi held out his hand, which he himself felt was hot, doubtfully.

After getting it, she looked at the note. It looked like a cheap lottery ticket, with the words "summoning ticket" written on the front and a circle of lace drawn next to it.

Apart from that, there is nothing special about it, it looks like just an ordinary piece of paper.

"But it has to be used at the critical moment." Ishikawa Hayabusa said seriously.

"Oh..."

Since it was given by Ishikawa Hayabusa, Pochi still took out the wallet carefully and put it inside.

...

At night, the three of them did something different than usual. They first went to the gift shop together, bought a birthday present for Hong Xia, and then went to STARRY practice together.

Then they worked part-time, listened to the band on stage, secretly compared themselves with them, and then felt depressed. The girls practiced harder.

Although I was extremely reluctant and nervous, another day passed.

There are five days left until the audition date.

At the same time, there are five days left until the date.

And on this day, during lunch break, Ishikawa Hayabusa looked at Pochi's determined expression and said nothing.

Just the other side.

Kita and his friends shared a table for dinner.

While eating, Kita's friend Hui hesitated for a long time with an expression as if she wanted to say something but couldn't. Finally, she couldn't help but asked Kita.

"Kita-chan, how is your relationship with Ishikawa lately?"