Aspiring to be a girl in a band

Some of the girls in the front row murmured.

In Japan, a girl who is 1.65 meters tall is already considered tall, let alone a "little giant" like Arakawa Kirika who is over 1.7 meters tall.

An invisible pressure permeated the classroom. If it were other transfer students, everyone could communicate with them in a relaxed manner, and it was common to even tease them a bit in a "senior" tone.

But at that moment, all the students seemed to have the same tacit understanding and chose to remain silent.

"Well... this Arakawa Kirika will be studying with everyone starting today, so please give her a warm welcome."

The teacher...stuttered...

The students were all surprised to discover this fact.

Could it be that... the teacher is more afraid of this transfer student than we are?

Who exactly is she?

The homeroom teacher also wanted to complain about this.

Who knows which deity this is?

The homeroom teacher recalled that when she went to pick up Arakawa Kirika, the principal of Haneoka held her hand tightly and repeatedly told her that no matter what Arakawa Kirika was doing, it was best not to interfere with her.

In all her years of service, this was the first time she had ever seen the principal so out of control, so she, unaware of the truth, also began to feel fear towards the student.

In this eerie atmosphere, only one person felt puzzled by the changes around him.

Gao Songfeng carefully observed everyone's expressions. Based on her own experience, she deduced that they were expressions of "fear."

But Takamatsu Akari doesn't understand... why everyone is afraid of the girl on the podium.

"She's so beautiful..."

She murmured, her gaze fixed on Arakawa Kirika's blood-red eyes.

At that moment, Takamatsu suddenly remembered some things from her childhood.

During her childhood, she once caught a large bag of pill bugs and gave them to her friends.

That same evening, the friend's mother called to question why she had bullied her child.

The lamp was puzzled and distressed at the time.

Pill bugs are her favorite insects; their multi-legged bodies and their tendency to curl up are quite adorable, aren't they? It's precisely because she finds them cute that she gave a pill bug as a gift to her friend.

But they don't get understanding.

From that moment on, Deng realized that many of the things he liked were unacceptable to ordinary people.

Conversely...

The existence that everyone is afraid of... do you not even feel it yourself?

So that's how it is...

Takamatsu felt as if he had found the answer.

……

Amidst scattered applause, Arakawa Kirika slowly stepped down from the podium.

"Um... Arakawa-kun, you can sit here..."

After the class teacher finished writing Arakawa Kirika's name, he turned around to arrange Arakawa Kirika's seat, only to find that she had already walked off the podium.

Arakawa Kirika stopped in front of the girl next to Takamatsu Akari.

Then Arakawa Kirika gazed at the other person silently.

Everyone around was puzzled by this turn of events, but no one dared to say anything.

Fortunately, this awkward situation didn't last long.

The poor girl who was targeted by Arakawa Kirika quickly lost the ability to resist.

"T-Teacher, I'll...I'll give my seat to Arakawa-kun, and I'll move to the back..."

The girl's voice trembled slightly as she quickly gathered her things and gave up her seat.

Arakawa Kirika's face remained expressionless. To her, this development was perfectly normal; in fact, she was somewhat annoyed that the girl was packing her things too slowly.

She sat down in her seat. Arakawa Kirika casually stuffed her bag into her desk, then pulled the desk until it was joined to Takamatsu Akari's desk.

Thus, the two of them became the only deskmates in the entire classroom.

"Nice to meet you, Takamatsu... classmate."

Arakawa Kirika, who was about to say the other person's name, hesitated for a moment.

Because she still doesn't know.

What exactly is the character that follows Gao Song?

"Nice to meet you... Arakawa... classmate."

Arakawa Kirika's name was already written on the blackboard, so Takamatsu Akari no longer had to worry about the embarrassment of not being able to remember her name.

Moreover...QUNI's other intentions (fourth) Noon wine is like kicking a ball.

Deng couldn't help but steal glances at the other person out of the corner of his eye.

It's so beautiful, and even more dazzling up close...

For a moment, Takamatsu Akari was in a daze. She began to feel that Arakawa Kirika's ruby-like eyes had a kind of hypnotic magic that made her unable to extricate herself.

Under that jewel-like brilliance, all the stones in my collection paled in comparison.

But soon, Deng's mood turned somber.

Because she realized the enormous chasm between herself and Arakawa Kirika.

If one's goal is to "become human," then the other has already "transcended humanity."

Takamatsu Akari doesn't want to be special; she just wants to integrate into the circle of ordinary people, live a "normal" life, and have "normal" friends.

A sense of unease welled up inside her. Akari began to feel that from this day forward, because of Arakawa Kirika's arrival, many of the things she pursued would be completely changed.

Volume One: Chapter Twenty-Eight Taking a Step Closer

No, I can't calm down at all.

Gao Songdeng pressed his hands to his heart, feeling extremely anxious.

Her gaze involuntarily drifted to the girl beside her.

As for what the teacher said in class, she didn't hear a single word.

In Takamatsu Akari's eyes, Arakawa Kirika was so majestic.

This is certainly not just about height. What Takamatsu Akari envies even more is Arakawa Kirika's arrogant attitude, as if she will never be affected by anything else and will always have her own opinions.

Takamatsu thought about his own personality.

Delicate and sensitive, she is always depressed over trivial matters.

She... was indeed a completely different person from me.

And why would someone like her sit next to him?

It couldn't be just because I know her, could it...?

I don't understand.

After quickly stealing a glance at Arakawa Kirika, Takamatsu Akari turned her head back.

Feeling her restless heartbeat, Takamatsu lowered her head even further.

No more.

She started taking the stones out of her pocket again.

Then they were all placed on the table.

This action clearly caught the attention of Arakawa Kirika.

But she only glanced at it briefly and didn't say anything.

call……

Only after all the stones were placed on the table did Deng breathe a sigh of relief.

This is because.

These stones were like friends to her.

Having so many friends around me definitely makes me feel much more at ease.

Arakawa Kirika covered her mouth to prevent herself from laughing out loud.

This was the first time she had ever seen someone attach such heavy emotions to an inanimate object like a stone.

She... is indeed very interesting.

The lamp also noticed Arakawa Kirika's actions.

She noticed that the other person's mouth was covered by a hand, and their eyes showed no emotion.

However, Takamatsu could sense that the other person was smiling.

Lamp, who was very confident in her ability to capture emotions, was so certain of it.

The two stared at each other for only a second before Arakawa Kirika broke the silence first.

She stopped paying attention to Gao Songdeng's little actions and looked at the blackboard instead.

……

Contrary to many people's expectations.

Arakawa Kirika is a good student.

While in the Moon Forest, although many people feared her and many rumors circulated about her, no one ever questioned whether she was qualified to be the student council president.

The teacher on the podium breathed a sigh of relief when he saw Arakawa Kirika's expression.

At first, she thought Arakawa Kirika would be the kind of student who would abuse her status and power, act lawlessly, and like to cause trouble in class.

But at least for now, she seems quite quiet, doesn't she?