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

"I've loved you for ten years, but I spent an entire April weaving a lie that I don't love you," Iura Hide murmured to himself.

He then shook his head with a wry smile.

Although he is a passionate fan of light music, as well as various types of pop music and ACG music, and can play a wide variety of instruments, he is the kind of person who is a jack-of-all-trades but master of none.

The original band behind "If We Can Shine" may not be a top-tier, popular band, but they have maintained a second-tier professional status for ten years.

With his current skill level, it's clearly impossible for him to perfectly recreate "If It Could Shine".

"I need to choose a song whose instrumental track is relatively easy to produce! I've got it!"

I really want to tell you!

My fingertips danced across the piano keys, initially a little awkward, but soon the melody in my mind and the rhythm of my fingers were in sync.

A cheerful, sweet melody, brimming with youthful energy, echoed in the activity room and in the empty corridor outside.

Beside the stairs, a figure who had just stumbled upon Iura Hide's 'secret' and was fleeing in a hurry couldn't help but stop in his tracks.

A lazy, sunny afternoon

The school bell slowed its pace.

A gentle breeze caressing my cheek

"Let your breathing become deep."

""

Her clean and heartfelt singing voice, just like the lyrics described, transformed into a gentle breeze and a ray of sunshine, passing straight through the guitar on her back and the thick pink coat she was wearing, and landing on her heart.

The originally dimly lit corridor suddenly became colorful, like an overturned palette.

The confession of a sunny, cheerful yet shy boy to a simple, cute, and naturally naive girl unfolds like a beautiful painting before her eyes, making her smile involuntarily.

She started learning guitar when she was in junior high school, and she has attended countless live performances, including those by top singers who have performed on the Kohaku Uta Gassen (Red and White Song Battle).

But she had never been so moved before.

It wasn't until the last note faded and several seconds passed that she finally snapped out of her reverie and emotion.

"As expected of Iura-senpai! He can actually write and sing such a moving melody!"

The girl instinctively gripped the guitar strap, turned around, and tiptoed back to the door of the activity room. Leaning against the door frame, she peered inside through the half-open door.

At this moment, Iura Hide had already picked up a pencil and started scribbling on the paper.

Occasionally, when he encounters something he's unsure about, he'll stop writing, hum a tune softly, play a few notes on the keyboard, or pick up the guitar and strum for a while.

The girl outside the door was staring at him intently.

She and Iura Hide were only awakened when the school bell rang from the neighboring teaching building in the distance.

"Oh no! This is terrible!"

Iura Hide quickly got up and, as fast as he could, put the arrangement keyboard and guitar back in the cabinet.

At the same time, the girl outside the door also fled like a frightened rabbit. Before Iura Hide could leave the activity room with the half-written sheet music, she had already disappeared.

However, the sun-drenched windowsill in the afternoon, and the boy earnestly composing music at the keyboard, just like the song and melody from before, were deeply imprinted in her heart.

"I really want to be like my senior."

The girl's reasons for wanting to join the light music club have unknowingly changed.

"But can someone as gloomy and inconspicuous as me really join the light music club?"

Thinking of this, the girl couldn't help but sigh dejectedly.

Why can't reality be as simple as the online world? She clearly has over 30,000 followers online and is quite popular!

"Thank goodness! This is a PE class!"

"Only you could say something like that without batting an eye."

Ishikawa Toru looked at Iura Hide, who was punished for being late to class by running five extra laps but still seemed unaffected, and couldn't help but shake his head and sigh.

From childhood to adulthood, he had never seen anyone with better stamina or more energy than Iura Hide.

Just then, Yuki Yoshikawa and Kyoko Hori, both dressed in red tracksuits, walked over.

"Ishikawa, don't you know? The scientific name for a husky is Siberian Husky. They can pull a sled all day long in the icy snow of Siberia. What's five laps as punishment?"

"Ah!"

Faced with Yoshikawa Yuki's sarcastic remarks, Iura Hide simply gave her a contemptuous look, like a husky's signature arrogant disdain, and then turned his head away indifferently.

A whole afternoon had passed, and being rather carefree by nature, he was no longer angry with Yoshikawa Yuki, nor did he want to argue with her anymore.

However, he genuinely intends to stay away from Yoshikawa Yuki and Hori Kyoko and have less contact with them. Otherwise, he's worried about ruining their original couple relationship, and more importantly, he needs to find a girlfriend himself, you know.

What if people misunderstand me because I'm always so close to Yoshikawa Yuki and Hori Kyoko?

He already had less than two years left in high school, and he didn't want to waste any time!

"Hey, Tou's off, off to play soccer!"

"Huh? Don't you need to rest a bit more?"

Ishikawa Toru was taken aback at first, then while 'concerned' about his health, he secretly winked at him.

Please!

It's rare for two classes to have PE together, so why doesn't he take the opportunity to spend more time with the girl he likes instead of running off to play soccer?

This might be a serious illness!

"You're actually quite clever at a time like this!" Iura Hide thought to himself.

He originally didn't want to be Ishikawa Toru's wingman anymore, but seeing the guy's pleading face, almost kneeling down and calling him "Dad," he finally softened and agreed.

After all, this guy still owes him a week's worth of drinks. What if he changes his mind?

"By the way, where did you go during lunch break? I didn't see you when I got back to the classroom."

"I didn't go back to the classroom, I went to the light music club's activity room."

"Huh? You went off to write novels?"

"No, I went to write songs."

""

"Huh? Iura, you can write novels too?"

The topic raised by Toru Ishikawa successfully piqued Kyoko Hori's interest.

Even Yoshikawa Yuki, who was still angry, showed a surprised and curious expression. Her arms were habitually pressed against her chest, with her long sleeves hanging down, like a Shiba Inu raising its two front paws, waiting for its owner to shake hands.

Iura Hideki forced himself not to laugh out loud, but a strange thought suddenly popped into his mind.

"Yoshikawa is so flat-chested, could it be that he pressed it all down himself?"

"What kind of eyesight do you have?"

"nothing!"

Iura Hide coughed twice, then looked away with a guilty look.

Meanwhile, Ishikawa Toru was using his embarrassing incident from that morning as a topic of conversation, chatting happily with Hori Kyoko.

Unfortunately, in the eyes of Iura Hide, a time traveler and bystander, this was all a waste of time.

Although in terms of 'closeness to Hori Kyoko,' Toru Ishikawa is already second only to Sho Sengoku and him, ranking third among the boys.

Unfortunately, their relationship remains at the level of friendship, and it is unlikely to progress any further.

Even if Ishikawa Toru discovers Hori Kyoko's secret, it will be the same.

In the original story, it wasn't just Miyamura Izumi who stumbled upon Hori Kyoko's unknown side; his own unknown side, completely opposite to what everyone knew, was also exposed to Hori Kyoko, arousing her curiosity.

From the very beginning, the two formed an intimate relationship in which they shared each other's secrets.

With the constant help of her brother-in-law Hori Sota, the two grew closer and closer.

Since Ishikawa Toru doesn't have any hidden side that could pique Hori Kyoko's curiosity, it's practically impossible for them to break through this friendship barrier.

No matter how enthusiastically we talk about it now, it's all for nothing.

"That's why choosing the right goal is very important!"

With one hand behind his head and the other holding the green tea drink that Ishikawa Toru had served him, Iura Hide relaxed his body, lay lazily on the lawn, and closed his eyes.

"By the way, Xiu, you just said you wrote a new song?"

"Ah."

"How about we go to the light music club after school and listen to Xiu's new song?"

These words were, of course, spoken to Hori Kyoko.

Compared to ordinary activities like going to karaoke, Iura Hide's new song undoubtedly piqued Hori Kyoko's interest more.

Unfortunately, the situation of picking up her younger brother from school was something that couldn't be changed, so Hori Kyoko was in a dilemma, unsure how to refuse.

Fortunately, Hideaki Iura then proactively said, "I haven't finished writing the new song yet, let's do it another day~"

Upon hearing this, Hori Kyoko glanced gratefully at Iura Hide and secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

Although Ishikawa Toru felt very frustrated upon seeing this, he still mustered his spirits, smiled, scratched his head, and changed the subject.

In fact, Toru Ishikawa has no problem with intelligence or emotional intelligence. It's just that he has put all his heart into Kyoko Hori, the 'white swan,' which is why he has ignored the 'ugly duckling' who is always around him.

Even though the 'ugly duckling' is actually not ugly at all, and has a very lively and cute personality.

Unfortunately, once a person meets someone they truly love, they can no longer see anyone else.

"Could it be her?"

A beautiful image of a woman with long, flowing golden hair, pure and bright purplish-red eyes like jewels, and a doll-like face always adorned with a cheerful and sweet smile, unconsciously surfaced in his mind.

However, he, who was always criticizing Ishikawa Toru, was unaware of this.

At this very moment, three pairs of eyes, each filled with a different emotion, were secretly watching him.

One pair came from the adjacent teaching building, another pair from another bleacher across the playground, and yet another pair was right next to him, but he didn't notice them at all.

Those involved are often blinded by their own perspective; even time travelers are not immune to this.