Uneasy daily life

Oh, because I'm socially anxious.

Fortunately, it was just taking a photo, and there was no need to talk to strangers at close range, so it wasn't a big problem. I didn't have to suffer the frustration of how to respond or read between the lines.

Goto Ichiri relaxed a little and raised the camera to aim.

In the video, a girl of about the same age was standing next to the boy. The boy seemed a little uneasy, or perhaps he was a little resentful that the girl was a little taller than him. He moved slightly to the side and wiped his hand on his trouser leg. In the distance behind them, fireworks were going off and exploding. People were coming and going, and the stalls were bustling with activity.

puff--!

Oh, they must still be middle school students, right? Are middle school students these days all... all this scary?! They're already dating and living the high life?!

Come to think of it, when I was in junior high school... I don't remember ever talking to anyone, let alone anyone of the opposite sex!

Oh...it's time to take pictures, but I'd better not think about it anymore.

Goto Ichiri looked at the camera.

When the girl saw the camera aimed at her, she was a little flustered and nervous. She took half a step to the side, boldly grabbed the boy's hand, and grinned at him. The boy visibly trembled, but he didn't want to let go directly, so he could only maintain a shy smile.

puff--!

Opposite-sex friends!

in love!

Youth!

Guga—!

Someone like me, someone who has hardly ever spoken to anyone of the opposite sex throughout my student life, who has never been in a relationship, whose life is so shallow that all I have is a name and who doesn't even have a crush on anyone, has probably lost the right to be a human being... Ah, I'm not even as good as a junior high school student, I really am just a paramecium, haha.

Goto Ichiri suffered a severe blow and can only be described as having a basic human form at present.

"Oh... big sister, this photo..."

The boy looked at the photo with a strange and troubled expression, as if he and his friend had mastered the art of shadow clones.

"Big sister's hands were shaking just now, maybe she doesn't know how to take pictures."

The girl said with a hint of regret.

"Haha, let me help you."

Mai Sakurajima walked over, smiled warmly at the two of them, and took the camera.

"Huh? Sakurajima-san? It's the superstar Sakurajima Mai-san?!"

The boy was somewhat surprised and excited. Before he could ask any more questions or ask for an autograph, the girl pulled him back to where they had been.

“Okay, stand closer—I mean, you two stand closer and give me a smile…very good.”

After successfully taking the photo, the boy asked if he could get an autograph, but unfortunately, neither of them had paper or pen with them. Before he could think of a solution, the girl abruptly interrupted him, said goodbye, and dragged him away by his sleeve.

"Goodbye! Miss Mai... Hey! Slow down, what are you doing..."

"The gate...the access control is about to arrive!"

"Huh? Wow, it's really that late. Hurry up..."

The boy hurriedly left with the girl.

Sakurajima Mai found it quite amusing and turned to look at Goto Ichiri, who had suffered a heavy blow: "Goto, are you alright?"

Do people who have never been in a relationship really exist? My life is so shallow. Ugh! Another day of being stung by the pain of youth...

Goto Ichiri mumbled words that were rising with negative energy.

"That's amazing..." Fengbin and Hana said subtly, "Are junior high students these days so precocious? They should at least wait until college to talk about dating."

"With flowers, there's no such thing as timing, only encounter."

Sakurajima Mai was about to comfort Goto Ichiri, whose eye had been stabbed, when she looked up and saw Yukino Yukinoshita and Haruno Yukinoshita, who were also planning to go to the river.

Huh? Haters are back from the river? Why do they all look like they're drunk?

"Hey, Brave Pro, is something bothering you?"

"Ah...I really want to be in a relationship..."

Goto Ichiri let out a ghostly sigh.

"Okay! Then I'll be your boyfriend!"

His words were startling, followed by a deathly silence.

Hachiman Hikigaya was feeling a bit dizzy when he suddenly felt a chilly wind on his left and a blast of intense heat on his right, which instantly made him much more alert.

...Minister, do you want to challenge yourself to the highest level of life? Do you want to experience battle royale?!

"Shouldn't we go to the shrine to watch the last fireworks display?"

In the somewhat disjointed silence, the voice of Hachiman Hikigaya emerged.

Chapter 150 Goto Ichiri: I got dumped!

Hachiman Hikigaya's voice was ignored by everyone present.

"etc--!!"

Ichiji Nijika rushed out with lightning speed, shielding Goto Ichiri like a mother hen spreading her arms, her face flushed red as she snarled, "Hey! What kind of wicked joke are you playing?!"

The petrified Goto Ichiri also recovered: "Ah...right, it must be a joke, hahaha—how could I...how could I..."

“That’s right.” Bai Ying nodded in deep agreement. “How could a girl like Boqi, who walks with a hunched back, habitually blocks others’ gaze by looking down, and is always startled, possibly be in a relationship? Even if she has a boyfriend, he’s definitely just pretending to be a popular person and lying!”

The petrified Goto Ichiri is crumbling.

"Hey! How could you say that about Pochi-chan?!"

Ichi Niji was so angry that she put her hands on her hips.

Bai Ying winked at her: "Are you having some kind of illusion?"

Ichiji Nijika realized—this guy was making a veiled attack?!

"I didn't mean that! Pochi-chan! Pochi-chan, cheer up!" Ichiji Nijika quickly turned around and pulled up the almost melted Goto Ichiri, shaking him frantically, "Calm down! This guy is lying to you!"

"Sixteen years have passed like a dream, leaving me all alone. I've become a solitary figure in the shadows, with no one to ask me what I love?"

Ta-da!

Goto Ichiri played the guitar and sang, his sadness rising like a tide. He managed to evoke a desolate and tragic feeling in his guitar playing, much like the erhu.

Ijichi Natsumi turned her head fiercely and said, "Hurry up and comfort Pochi-chan!"

"Yes, Mother-in-law!"

Bai Ying clasped his hands in a fist and nodded, then turned to Goto Ichiri and said again, "Brave Pro, open your eyes, I'm your boyfriend!"

It's a ghost x2!

Yukino Yukinoshita and Mai Sakurajima, recovering from their shock and confusion, felt a small fire ignite in their hearts and immediately tried to give the white figure a good beating—

"Ah, I am a novice, please give me your guidance?"

Goto Ichiri snapped out of his daze and subconsciously replied with a comment.

"Baijun!"

"You jerk, this is hilarious, pfft hahaha—!"

"Hey hater, can you come over here for a second? I have a case I'd like to discuss with you."

"Hey! You're back again?!"

"S-Senpai! Please think of something! Goto-san—"

"Don't panic, this is rock and roll."

"Hmm...why is it so noisy?"

The scene was chaotic when a white figure suddenly sprang up, grabbed Goto Ichiri's wrist, and pulled him out of the crowd in the blink of an eye, saying enthusiastically, "As long as there is love, no obstacle can stop us! Brave Pro, let's go to the shrine to see one last spectacular fireworks display!"

"Set off towards the future! Oh—! 9527! I command you to guard this place, intercept the enemy, and fight to the death!"

Angelina, who had just followed, looked completely bewildered as she brushed past the white figure, only to hear those words thrown out at her.

What's going on...?

Angelina turned around and met a group of people staring at her with unfriendly expressions.

"..."

Angelina carefully moved two steps to the side, making way for everyone and avoiding their gaze.

The key figure suddenly broke away and left, leaving the group of people looking at each other in bewilderment, their faces contorted in the wind.

A brief silence, a fleeting exchange of glances, a brief moment to sort out the situation...

"Hey! Give Poke-chan back!"

Accompanied by Ijichi Nijika's mournful cry, a group of people immediately chased after the shrine, leaving behind three boys who were staggering around as if they were drunk.

"What happened?"

Chitanda Eru was completely baffled, her face full of curiosity.

……

……

What happened?

Suddenly I'm a girl with a boyfriend?

Huh? Could it be that I've become a popular, sunny girl who gets confessions of love and receives many love letters?!

Something seems off...

Goto Ichiri gasped for breath, feeling like his legs were about to break. He weakly whispered forward, "Wait...stop...I'm going to die, ugh...I'm going to die..."

The white figure, pulling Goto Ichiri up the ladder towards the shrine, turned back and said with dissatisfaction, "Brave Pro, your stamina is really disappointing."

“Private Marseille!”

"Okay, I'll get up at six every day and jog for an hour."

"Huh?!" Goto Ichiri's eyes widened. "Huh? I'll... I'll die, won't I?"

"I'm your boyfriend, listen to me."

"?"

Goto Ichiri, who had recovered considerably, asked blankly, "Um, weren't you joking?"

"Huh? Do you find it funny?"

"Not funny, is it?"

"How could it be a joke if it's not funny?" Bai Ying asked curiously. "We're boyfriend and girlfriend now, and you agreed."

"is it?"

"of course."

Ok?

Goto Ichiri felt her mind go blank. It seemed, maybe, probably, perhaps… she agreed? Huh? I've married myself off?!

This is very problematic!

"From now on, I'm your boyfriend."

Bai Ying, pulling Goto Ichiri along, climbed step by step, then turned and said, "Look, I'm even better looking than you. Show my picture to your classmates, and they'll definitely say, 'Wow, your boyfriend is so handsome!' I'm also a screenwriter, a somewhat famous celebrity online. And if you tell your friends my name, they'll say, 'Wow, your boyfriend is that Bai Ying!'"

"Uh... um..."

Goto Ichiri nodded hesitantly in response.

It sounds pretty good, but why does it also have a strange feeling?

Am I close to this weirdo? Close enough to that extent? Is something off?

The energetic white figure, and the exhausted Goto Ichiri, who was almost burnt out, had reached the halfway point of the mountain path. There were also many tourists heading towards the shrine above, hoping to watch the fireworks from a higher vantage point, while others were having fun and were heading down the mountain.

So, does this mean I have a boyfriend? Huh? Do I really have a boyfriend? Really? Hehe... Forming a band was definitely the right decision. I've become a popular and sunny girl, and I'm all the rage! Yay!