Social phobia and lonely rock

But today, when it was time to go to school, she still hid in the quilt and refused to come out.

When she thought of the word "school" now, the scene of being surrounded by people yesterday emerged in her mind.

That large group of people surrounded her with ferocious looks. She felt scared just by recalling it. It made her feel that the school, which was not lovely to begin with, became even more hideous.

No, she absolutely won’t go to school. School is too terrible. She is going to drop out today.

Falcon has said that he will support her, so she is now going to talk to her mother and ask her to complete the procedures for dropping her out of school.

Drop out, drop out, drop out, drop out!!

Nothing can stop her, she will never go to school.

"Yili, you're going to be late for school."

Her mother's voice came from downstairs, and Pochi sat up. She felt that she had to make things clear.

She tidied her bedding but did not change her clothes. She walked downstairs in her pajamas, expressing her determination not to go to school.

She walked up to her mother, who was looking puzzled, and knelt down solemnly.

"Mom, I want to drop out of school."

She spoke loudly and desperately, but her mother's reaction was very calm, as if she had been through many battles.

"Yili, have you decided?"

When Pochi heard her mother say this, she felt hopeful and relieved. She showed her determination without even raising her head.

"I've made up my mind. Please let me drop out of school today!"

"There's really nothing we can do." Her mother answered in a very gentle voice.

Thinking she had gotten approval, Pochi suddenly raised her head and looked at her mother hopefully.

But she saw her mother take out her cell phone, press a few buttons, and then put it to her ear.

Then, after the call was connected, her mother said happily.

"Hello, is this Hayabusa-kun? Ichiri wants to drop out of school, can you help me talk to him?"

"Mother!!"

Feeling betrayed, Pochi screamed in shame and then snatched her mother's cell phone.

When she was about to hang up in a panic, she heard the sound of a cell phone.

"Pochi, what's wrong?"

After hearing Ishikawa Hayabusa's voice, Pochi didn't dare to hang up directly. She held the phone to her ears with pitiful but solemn hands.

"Falcon..."

Her mother looked at this scene, smiled, and went about her own business.

...

Although she was almost late, Pochi finally sat in her seat.

In the morning, Ishikawa Hayabusa told her that he would sort out everything before lunch break, so she didn't have to worry, and that no one would dare to say or do anything to her again.

Then he walked her to her classroom. After she sat down, he walked to the podium and paused twice before leaving.

Pochi noticed that the atmosphere in the whole class suddenly became cold, and the few people who had blocked her in the toilet yesterday took a long time to breathe a sigh of relief.

She found it very funny but didn't dare to laugh so she lay on the table.

At the end of the first class, Pochi, who was still not completely at ease, felt several people walking towards her. She began to get scared and reached out to grab the note.

But what she heard was.

"Goto-san, I'm so sorry for what happened yesterday! You did something like that without understanding the situation."

"Xiduo also made it clear to us this morning. We did something wrong. Please give us a chance to make amends."

After hearing their sincere apologies, Pochi took his hand away from the note in his pocket.

She lowered her head and looked at the two shadows on the table, a happy smile appearing on her face that was completely different from the one in the morning.

Said cautiously and tremblingly.

"Ah..no..it's okay, don't worry about it."

The classmates around listened to Pochi's uneasy voice and thought of what Kita had told them, that Pochi was very afraid of strangers.

She also recalled how Pokina, after being frightened yesterday, still held onto Ishikawa Hayabusa and bravely explained things to them.

They were suddenly filled with shame.

"Goto-san, if you need any help in the future, please come to us... No, please let us help you."

Listening to their words, Pochi thought with a smile.

Maybe the school isn't that bad.

But it's still so scary. Being surrounded feels like being wiped out! I...I still want to drop out of school!

...

Ishikawa Hayabusa, who sneaked out of Pochi's classroom, returned to his own classroom.

Then he met Kita's eyes, who was a little worried about the situation. He smiled and blinked, indicating that everything was fine.

Kita also calmed down and turned back to chat with her friends.

But just as she was about to speak, she heard a voice.

"Harem No. 2~"

Her eyes instantly lost all their luster, and she looked coldly at the boy who was sitting in his seat with his back against the bright blue sky.

But that gaze only lasted for a short while before returning to his normal state, he let out a long sigh, and smiled.

...

At night, STARRY's rehearsal room.

When she felt a little tired from practicing, Hongxia glanced at Ishikawa Hayabusa and quickly looked away.

She has now confirmed that Ishikawa Hayabusa's playful and teasing behavior is actually his way of making people around him happy.

And he is very careful about his manners and won't really anger others.

In this respect, Hayabusa was reassuring, but now she began to worry about other things.

At the birthday party yesterday, he hugged Kita and Pochi on the shoulders and said that they were his harem.

Neither of them even had any intention of objecting.

She didn't want to interfere in their love affairs, but she noticed that Pochi was uneasy today. She observed Kita again and saw that Kita had a calm expression, as if nothing had happened.

She was a little confused about what was going on.

She had no choice but to take out her cell phone and send a message to Ishikawa Hayabusa while they were resting.

Ishikawa Hayabusa heard the sound of his cell phone and picked it up to take a look.

Hong Xia: "Hayabusa-kun, can you talk to me for a moment?"

He put his phone in his pocket and said to a few people, "I'm going to the bathroom."

After they responded, Ishikawa walked out slowly. After leaving the rehearsal room, he waited for a while in the quiet venue.

Inside STARRY, except for the necessary headlights, all other small lights have been turned off.

Pa-san went off work after the performance, and Xingge also went back.

Recently, Xingge has been too lazy to wait for them. Maybe he is relieved about Ishikawa Hayabusa to a certain extent, or maybe he feels that he can't control them.

Not long after, Hongxia also came out. When she saw Ishikawa Hayabusa waiting nearby, she maintained a relaxed smile and said.

"Then, let's go outside."

After saying that, she shook her ponytail and walked to the front.

Ishikawa Hayabusa saw that she wanted to talk about something seriously, so he stopped joking and followed her out.

As they walked out of the shop and up the stairs, Hongxia spoke.

"Hayabusa, you're dating Pochi-chan and Kita-chan recently, right?"

Ishikawa Hayabusa looked at Hongxia, who seemed to be in a good mood, walking in front, and denied it after thinking about it.

"Hmm...it doesn't really count."

Hongxia stopped and turned around, showing a little displeasure.

"Hayabusa, I want to talk to you because I believe you won't lie to me."

Ishikawa Hayabusa helplessly began to explain to her.

"It's true. Pochi likes me now, but we haven't started dating yet, and Kita is just a girlfriend in name only."

After listening to his serious explanation, Hongxia looked at him dumbfounded, with helplessness in her eyes as if her relationship was really messy.

Ishikawa Hayabusa told her what had happened recently.

"Is that so?" Hong Xia listened to his words, from being nervous to finally relaxed, she took another step forward.

"As expected, Hayabusa-kun is a good person."

Ishikawa Hayabusa followed her and walked up the sunken stairs at the entrance of the store.

She talked about something that had concerned her before.

"What's the situation today, Pochi-chan..."

Obviously she had guessed it, but she couldn't say it directly.

Ishikawa Hayabusa is outspoken.

"Well, maybe she's worried about my relationship with her or something like that."

"Then be nice to Pochi-chan and don't flirt with her."

Hongxia walked in front and gave instructions without turning her head. Her petite figure and steady words did not make people feel strange at all.

After she finished speaking, she looked at the vending machine half hidden in the shadows in front of her and asked.

"Hayabusa, do you just want mineral water?"

Ishikawa Hayabusa smiled.

"Hongxia is really considerate, but you don't need to buy it. When I am with Hongxia, I feel that my spirit, physical strength, food and water content are all increasing rapidly."

Hongxia didn't walk towards the vending machine. She looked at Ishikawa Hayabusa and smiled, but her voice was a little angry.

"I just said, don't flirt with other people. This breaks the agreement."

Ishikawa Hayabusa said this in a frivolous tone, as if he was trying to cheat.

"No, I didn't agree."

Hongxia looked at him with a rare look of disgust, as if she was looking at a scumbag. After a long pause, she asked helplessly.

"Is it true that Hayabusa-kun wants to start a harem?"

A few moths were swaying in the orange-yellow light, and the two of them were standing quietly facing each other in the bright light.

It was the first time that Ishikawa Hayabusa heard someone ask him this question seriously. He looked at Hongxia in surprise.

The dim light, which was only enough to illuminate a small area, shone on Hongxia's head.

Under her golden hair, she lowered her head slightly, forcing a smile, her eyes filled with thoughtful sadness.

Said Ishikawa Hayabusa.

“I’m thinking about it, but I won’t necessarily do it.”

Hongxia slowly looked up at Ishikawa Hayabusa. She was not relieved, but still said.

"Thank you for telling me the truth, Hayabusa."

Ishikawa Hayabusa spread his hands indifferently.