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

""

Boqi-chan, who had been keeping her head down but had her ears perked up the whole way, heard the conversation about Iura Hidekazu again when she arrived at her seat in the last row of the classroom.

That's just how schools are, especially high schools where social circles are more concentrated; if a celebrity emerges, the news spreads like wildfire.

However, just like the conversations she had overheard on her way to the classroom, her name was not mentioned at all, which made her feel quite frustrated.

She didn't feel jealous of everyone's praise and admiration for Hideaki Iura; at most, she envied that Hideaki Iura was mentioned by everyone.

After all, Iura Shu was someone she admired, idolized, and longed for. He was the kind of person who could make her smile involuntarily and have her earlobes sway as soon as she saw him.

She just wanted to shine too!

So

"When will he finally complete the band, senior?"

"Once everyone is assembled, we can go on stage to perform, right?"

"By the way, when should we meet the drummer and bassist that the shop manager recommended?"

"Why don't we text the senior and ask him?"

"Wait, no, it won't do if I ask like that. What if my senior thinks I'm pressuring him?"

"Besides, how could someone as socially awkward as me possibly have the courage to stand on stage and perform?"

"But if I don't stand on the stage, no one will be able to see me."

"correct!"

"You can shoot videos or music videos and then upload them to streaming media."

"But this doesn't seem to make much difference compared to me playing covers online using my Guitar Hero account right now, does it?"

"Indeed, one must perform on stage in real life, or even hold a concert at the Budokan, to truly shine."

"Ugh, this darn social anxiety of mine!"

It has to be said that most introverted and socially anxious people actually have rich inner lives, especially rock girl like Boqi, who has always wanted to shine in the Budokan, and is one of the best among them.

Meanwhile, on the other side, Iura Hide, whose face had been stiff from smiling the whole way, was now lying exhausted on the table like a husky that had run wild for a day and a night, with thoughts completely opposite to hers.

"I should have known better than to use my real name. I never imagined being famous would be so tiring," Iura Hide thought to himself.

This isn't his Versailles; he genuinely regrets using his real name when listing the band members.

He was very happy with the excellent results; 14 cumulative paid downloads were close to 500 million yen!

He was also genuinely happy to receive congratulations and praise from friends like Toru Ishikawa, Kyoko Hori, and Yuki Yoshikawa.

But as for the others, forget it, he really doesn't need so much praise!

"Luckily, the light novel author used the pen name 'Luffy,' otherwise..."

Iura Hide only thought about it for a moment before he couldn't help but shudder! It was absolutely terrifying!

Huskies are already eye-catching enough walking down the street, but if they were to evolve into giant pandas, they would be surrounded by onlookers wherever they go.

On the seat next to me.

Mashiro, who has been with Iura Shu all along, perhaps because she is a world-class painting genius who has also been the center of attention abroad and has been praised wherever she goes, understands Iura Shu's feelings at this moment.

Seeing his listless and lifeless appearance, I suddenly wanted to pat Iura Hide's head, just like my grandfather had comforted me before.

However, as soon as she raised her arm, she remembered that Iura Shu didn't like to be too close to her at school and that she had to deliberately keep a distance.

So she lowered her arm back down.

Iura Hide, who was lying on the table, turned his head to the side, which was right in front of Mashiro, and he noticed her movement immediately.

While everyone was congratulating and praising him, only Mashiro noticed his exhaustion. This strange feeling touched his heart and softened it.

Without the slightest hesitation or resistance, and no longer deceiving himself, Iura Hide completely followed his heart at this moment, taking the initiative to grab Mashiro's small hand that was about to fall, and gently holding it in his palm.

After what happened this morning, can he still just treat Mashiro as an ordinary friend and classmate?

"It seems I can only strive towards building a harem," Iura Hide sighed inwardly.

Besides achieving financial freedom as soon as possible, he clearly has another more important and difficult goal.

However, seeing Mashiro's eyes, which were clearly stunned for a moment and filled with a hint of happiness amidst her confusion, a smile involuntarily appeared on his lips.

However, he was unaware that this scene was being witnessed by another pair of eyes.

At that moment, Kono Sakura, who had just entered the classroom through the back door carrying student council documents and was about to return to her seat, stopped in her tracks, her eyes widening as she saw the two holding hands under the table. She froze, completely stunned.

"Ah?"

"what's the situation?"

Are Iura-kun and Shiina-kun holding hands?

"But doesn't Iura-kun have a girlfriend at another school?"

"Could it be that he was actually lying to me?"

The knuckles of his fingers, which were gripping the documents tightly, had turned white from the force.

When Kono Sakura came to her senses, she was in a state of utter confusion, with countless thoughts flashing through her mind, completely losing her usual composure and calmness.

When she saw Iura Hide and Mashiro secretly holding hands, her first reaction was that Iura Hide had deliberately said that he already had a girlfriend from another school in order to reject her.

A good ten seconds passed before she finally remembered that when Iura Hide mentioned having a girlfriend from another school, she hadn't even confessed her feelings yet.

Surely it couldn't be that Iura Hide saw through her thoughts and predicted it in advance, making her give up?

Was her affection for Hideki Iura really that obvious?

"No, Reimi noticed that."

Kono Sakura subconsciously reached out and touched her cheek.

"But Iura-kun probably didn't notice, right?"

Kono Sakura thought about it carefully and felt that Iura Shu should not have noticed. Otherwise, Iura Shu's acting skills were really too good, and he was able to deceive her eyes.

Based on her understanding of Iura Hide over the past year, even when he wasn't laughing and joking, Iura Hide was a straightforward person who said what he thought, and not a very deep or scheming person.

So

"Did Iura-kun just break up with his girlfriend from another school, and then just these past few days he started dating Shiina-kun?"

"still"

"No, no, no, that's impossible. Mr. Iura is such a good person, how could he possibly be two-timing?"

Sakura Kono quickly shook her head, dismissing the unreliable idea. How could the man she liked, Hideki Iura, be the kind of person who would cheat on her?

That's obviously impossible!

"So there's only one truth: Iura-kun just broke up with his girlfriend from another school this weekend, and then just happened to start dating Shiina-kun!"

"But isn't this a bit too fast?"

"why"

Why can't we give her some time and a chance?

At that moment, feeling frustrated and lost, a thought that seemed utterly absurd to her in normal circumstances suddenly popped into Kono Sakura's mind.

"If I could date Iura-kun, I wouldn't mind being cheated on, right?"

The thought startled her as soon as it popped into her head. How could such a proper girl like her have such a terrible idea?

"Even though Iura-kun is handsome, has a great personality, is athletic, and has such outstanding musical talent, he can't just cheat on his girlfriend, right?"

Kono Sakura quickly shook her head again, trying hard to suppress the thought. Then she took a deep breath, pretended to be nonchalant, returned to her seat, put down the documents in her arms, and greeted Iura Hide.

Good morning, Iura-kun!

Good morning, Kono!

Seeing that Kono Sakura hadn't mentioned it, Iura Hide immediately perked up, and even regained the strength to speak.

Of course, upon seeing Kono Sakura, he had already secretly let go of Mashiro's hand.

However, what he didn't know was that Sakura Kono had already seen him holding hands with Mashiro.

Furthermore, Kono Sakura noticed his little action.

"Huh? Why did Iura-kun let go? Is he afraid I'll see?"

"Given our relationship, there's absolutely no need for him to hide his relationship with Mashiro from me, right?"

"Wait! Could it be—"

Kono Sakura's pupils contracted involuntarily. The absurd and terrifying thought that she had just suppressed resurfaced.

"Could it be that Iura-kun is really two-timing?!"

Iura Hide had no idea that Kono Sakura's brilliant mind had already guessed the truth.

Seeing Kono Sakura's face turn red and white in turns, as if she were changing expressions, a big question mark suddenly popped into his head.

"Huh? Kono, what's wrong?"

Is there something on my face?

"Are you feeling unwell?"

Stunned by the unbelievable guess, Kono Sakura exclaimed "Ah!" and quickly said, "No, there's nothing on your face. I'm just feeling a little unwell."

Iura Hide was slightly taken aback, but didn't think much of it and asked with concern, "Do you need me to take you to the infirmary?"

"No, no need." Kono Sakura quickly shook her head. "I'll just sit down and have some hot water."

Normally, if Iura Hide showed her such concern, she would have been overjoyed, but at this moment, her mind was in complete turmoil.

It's just a guess, and there's no other substantial evidence to prove it's true.

Possible

What if this is true!?

Upon hearing Kono Sakura actually ask for "some hot water," a strange look flashed across Iura Hide's eyes, and he naturally assumed that Kono Sakura was "on her period."

So he didn't say anything more.