It's a romantic comedy for everyone, so why am I the only one single?

But those eyes, as clear and blue as the sky after rain, were now filled with tension, panic, and helplessness.

She was especially surprised when she heard Iura Hide call out her name, her mouth agape in astonishment.

"Huh? S-senpai, you know me?"

“Carrying such a big guitar case around school all day, it would be hard for me not to notice, even if I wanted to.” Iura Hide came back to his senses and teased with a smile.

Before this, he certainly didn't know that Goto Doku also existed in this world, but seeing her carrying a guitar case in the middle of the day, she was obviously no different from the character in the anime.

Completely unaware that she carried a huge guitar case all day long, and her backpack was covered with all sorts of light music accessories, making her even more fanatical than the original Iura Shu, she had already labeled herself a weirdo.

However, upon hearing Iura Hide's teasing, her face still involuntarily flushed red.

Especially when she saw Iura Hide walk over, looking like he was about to help her up, she became so nervous that her mind went blank and she had no idea what to do.

It wasn't until Iura Hide's gentle voice rang in her ears again that she finally regained a little bit of her ability to think.

"Did you hurt yourself? Should I take you to the infirmary?"

"Ah! No need, it's okay, it doesn't hurt—"

Goto hurriedly tried to stand up.

Although she was willing a thousand times over, her social anxiety and shyness made her too embarrassed to let Iura Hide help her up!

However, she forgot about her physical condition at that moment.

He had already fallen hard on his knees, and the time he had been kneeling on the ground had impeded blood flow to the injured area. In addition, he was thin and not good at sports, and so on.

She had only lifted her knees about twenty centimeters off the ground when her legs buckled and she knelt forward again.

Normally it wouldn't be a big deal; at worst, I'd just fall again.

But just then, Iura Hide walked over. Her legs went weak, and she fell directly onto Iura Hide. Her hands grabbed around unconsciously, almost pulling down Iura Hide's pants. The guitar case on her back slammed heavily into Iura Hide's chest with a thud, making Iura Hide gasp in pain.

Goto was completely dumbfounded and almost made a face on the spot.

Who am I? Where am I? What did I just do?

"Ahhh-"

Goto felt a surge of frustration, as if he was about to cry from his own stupidity.

"Yes, yes, I'm so sorry, senior. I...I...I didn't mean to—"

"It's okay," Iura Hide said, looking at her on the verge of tears. He moved the guitar case that was still pressed against his chest a little away and squatted down.

"You can't exert any force, right?"

The gentle voice, as warm as sunshine, and the handsome face so close to his face made Goto's breath catch in his throat. However, his tense and flustered emotions miraculously relaxed.

"Um"

Goto nodded slightly, not daring to look Iura Hide in the eye.

"Does that hurt a lot?"

Yes, a little.

""

Iura Hide couldn't help but scratch his head.

Having practiced swordsmanship since childhood and always been a key player in the soccer team, he is quite experienced in diagnosing and treating injuries from falls and bruises.

However, Goto's use of the word "a little" made it impossible for him to determine exactly how much pain he was in.

So

"Feel sorry."

"what?"

Goto Doku seemed not to have heard clearly and subconsciously raised his head.

Just then, Iura Hide's finger poked her knee. Although he didn't use much force, it still made her shudder and almost bite her lip until it bled.

However, Iura Hide was relieved to see this.

"Fortunately, there was no serious damage to the bones and soft tissues. With some spray, it should be fine in a day or two."

As he spoke, Iura Hide stood up and, under her questioning gaze, took the guitar off her back and placed it aside.

"Let's leave the guitar here for now. I'll carry you to the infirmary first."

"Huh?!"

Goto Doku was stunned for several seconds before he came to his senses.

He looked like a frightened deer, his forehead covered in sweat from his panic.

"No, no need, no need to go to the infirmary—"

"If you don't go to the infirmary for treatment, this pain might last for another three or four days."

Goto was stunned for a moment upon hearing this, then weakly whispered:

"Then should I walk by myself?"

"Okay, but can you resist?"

"No problem, I can do it!"

Goto hurriedly spoke up, while trying again to stand up from the floor.

Perhaps because she was prepared this time, although her knees still hurt, she managed to stand up, albeit in a somewhat strange posture.

At the same time, she didn't feel happy at all when she stood up; instead, she felt inexplicably disappointed.

"How are you? Can you walk now?"

Iura Hide had already put down his guitar and walked back over.

Seeing this, Goto quickly shook his head vigorously, trying to cheer himself up and saying, "I can do it—"

As she spoke, she tried to step out with her right foot.

The next second, an excruciating pain, at least half again as intense as the previous worst, struck, causing her to stagger and crash directly into Iura Hide's arms.

"???"

Not only was there excruciating pain, but I could no longer feel breathing or my heartbeat, and even time seemed to stand still.

At this moment, Goto's brain completely shut down, losing its ability to think. At the same time, his physical instincts took over. Like a stray kitten in the cold winter, he instinctively sought a warm haven and couldn't help but rub his head against Iura Hide's chin.

This reaction left Iura Hide somewhat bewildered.

Perhaps it was because the anime "Lonely Rock" was too funny, but although he liked the character of Little Lonely, he never had any romantic thoughts about her, let alone thought of taking advantage of her.

After all, who would have those kinds of thoughts about a girl with exaggerated facial expressions in a comedy anime?

So, knowing that Goto Doku was extremely socially awkward and shy, he genuinely thought that if Goto Doku could endure the pain, he would let her walk by herself.

Who knew this would happen!

Fortunately, this was different from what happened with Kitagawa Kaimu at the convenience store yesterday. He only paused for a few seconds before recovering and said with a teasing tone, "Now can I carry you on my back?"

"what--"

"Um"

My body went from being extremely stiff to being extremely relaxed, only my head was still dizzy.

Even after Iura Hide had carried her out of the club activity building and into the bustling courtyard where groups of people were gathered, she couldn't remember how she had gotten onto Iura Hide's back.

She only came to her senses a little when someone saw Iura Hide, greeted her with a smile, and asked her curiously who she was.

Then, her face flushed red, she buried it in Iura Hide's clothes.

"Oh, Iura, who is this?"

"She's a new member of our light music club. She bumped her knee while practicing just now, so I took her to the infirmary to get it treated."

"That's it."

Perhaps this reason was too reasonable, or perhaps Iura Hide's past behavior was too harmless, and he had good relationships with many girls, so no one thought there was anything wrong between the two.

Chapter 20 I Want to Stand Beside You

"Huh? Iura? You haven't been to the infirmary in ages, have you? Where did you get hurt this time?"

"Please, teacher, didn't you see I was carrying someone on my back?"

"Haha, I was just joking. Your knee is bruised, but there's no broken skin. You must have fallen and hit your head on the floor, right?"

"Correct."

"The spray is still in the same spot, you can handle it yourself. You've got enough experience. I'm going to continue slacking off, teacher~"

""

Inside the clean and bright medical room, Iura Hide looked at Akamine Ayako, who was openly slacking off during work hours, and couldn't help but feel speechless.

However, in the past, when someone in the football team was injured, it was always him who kindly took the injured person to the infirmary. Over time, he became very familiar with the location of the medicines and tools.

He then carried Goto Doku to the bed next door and put him down.

Then, he opened the cabinet against the wall with practiced ease, took out a bunch of things including alcohol, gauze, ice packs, and spray, and returned to the bedside.

"Even though there's no broken skin, you still need to clean it first before spraying the medicine and applying ice."

As Iura Hide spoke, he squatted down to clean Goto Doku's wound.

As soon as he raised his hand, he froze involuntarily.

Although Goto Doku doesn't ride like those gyaru girls who lift their skirts almost to their thighs, nor does she dress as fashionably as most girls.

But perhaps because she didn't want to be too unconventional, the skirt was only just above the knee.

From Iura Hide's perspective at that moment, he could just see that mysterious scenery that was faintly visible.

On the other side, Goto Doku, sitting on the hospital bed, kept his head down, not daring to look him in the eye, but he kept stealing glances at him.

At first, Goto Doku didn't realize anything until Iura Hide's warm breath landed on her leg. She suddenly realized what was happening, her face instantly turning bright red, and her head almost steaming.