People in Zongman are masters of copying romance novels

He simply doesn't have many friends because of his weird personality.

In short, in the second-year group F, Aoki Susuke and Hikigaya Hachiman sat in the classroom one after the other and ate lunch quietly, which became a slightly strange scene in the class.

Also, for this reason, Hikigaya Hachiman completely noticed this classmate who looked somewhat similar to himself and had the same introverted personality.

The lunch break ended at noon, and two classes were attended normally in the afternoon. After the bell rang to signal the start of the club activities, Xiuhua High School was dismissed.

Compared with private Chengcheng high schools, Xiuhua High School's school dismissal time is much earlier, but on the other hand, the club activity time of Xiuhua Private High School is about an hour longer than that of private Chengcheng High School.

Aoki Jie has no plans to join any club activities at the moment. As a member of the Homecoming Club, he decisively packed his schoolbag after the school bell rang.

After once again declining the invitation of his two classmates to walk home together, Aoki Jie put on his backpack and walked out of the classroom.

He walked to the far right side of the corridor and went down the stairs. He thought that the first day of his transfer would be spent in this somewhat dull atmosphere. However, as soon as this thought flashed through his mind, Aoki Jie noticed two girls walking side by side in the middle of the corridor on the first floor.

At the same time, the moment Aokisuke noticed the two girls, one of the pink-haired girls also noticed Aokisuke's gaze——

......

Goto Ichiri was completely confused until he was dragged to the livehouse.

I was a little confused about the current situation, and I didn't know what to do next. I was also so nervous that I was shaking because I might be doing a live performance soon.

As a person with severe social phobia, it is completely natural for Goto Ichiri to feel panicked when encountering such an unexpected situation. It is also natural that he does not want to play because of nervousness.

Fortunately, after being persuaded by the two girls from the band, Goto Ichiri tried his best and finally made up his mind to put on the box with "Fully Ripe Mango" printed on it and stepped onto the live stage.

However, although he was able to perform on stage, Goto Ichiri's first live performance unfortunately ended in failure due to his disagreements with the rest of the band.

But despite this, Goto Ichiri, who had always been alone and had no friends around him, was extremely moved after receiving careful care from the other members of the band, even though the live failed.

At the same time, after learning that Hongxia in the band understood his personality and cared about him more because of the senior who brought him to the livehouse, Goto Ichiri had the idea of ​​thanking that person for the first time.

But unfortunately, after hesitating for a long time, being nervous for a lot of time, and hesitating for a whole afternoon before finally making up his mind to ask Hongxia, Goto Ichiri only got the answer "I don't have the senior's contact information either."

I thought that if I wanted to see that senior named Aoki again, I would have to rely on chance, but who would have thought——

Looking at the young man who had just walked down the stairs at the end of the corridor, Goto Ichiri was slightly stunned.

Then she reacted immediately.

Because he was too surprised to see Aokisuke, he stopped in his tracks and subconsciously pulled Kita Ikuyo, who he had just met today and was still walking forward, and Goto Ichiri spoke.

"Ah... that, that, that, that, senior, the one who took me to the livehouse before..."

Due to surprise and excessive nervousness, Goto Ichiri's voice was so choppy that it was almost impossible to understand what she was saying.

Tilting his head slightly, Aokisuke gave Goto Ichiri a puzzled look.

Then, he greeted her again, "What a coincidence, Goto-san, we meet again."

After a pause, his gaze turned again to Kita Ikuyo, who was standing next to Goto Ichiri and had her sleeve pulled by Goto Ichiri.

Kita Ikuyo beside her couldn't help but stop because her sleeve was pulled. After noticing Aoki's gaze, Kita Ikuyo smiled awkwardly, raised her hand and waved, and said hello, "Hello, classmate. I'm Kita Ikuyo from Group A, first grade."

"Oh, hello, I'm Aokisuke from the second-year F group. I knew Goto-san before." Aokisuke replied.

"Ah, it's you, senior." Kita Ikuyo spoke up.

This sentence was not easy to respond to, so Aoki Jie did not say anything else, and the atmosphere around them suddenly fell into silence.

Goto Ichiri on the side was still stuttering due to nervousness. Kita Ikuyo, who was being held by Goto Ichiri, couldn't hide at this moment, and didn't know what to say when she opened her mouth.

The atmosphere was somewhat awkward, until a few seconds later—

He looked at Goto Ichiri in front of him with some confusion. Just as he was about to say something, a light blue light curtain suddenly flashed in front of Aoki Kei's eyes, blocking his vision.

The 'Love Simulation Game', which has been silent for a few days, is online again.

Just like the previous times, at the same time the light screen popped up, the 'Love Simulation Game' presented Aoki Jie with three options.

[The heroine Goto Ichiri called out to you because she wanted to thank you, but she was too nervous to speak. So at this moment, you decided -]

[Option 1: Ignore Goto Ichiri's inner thoughts and tell him that I have something else to do later, so I'll be leaving for now (Reward: None)]

[Option 200: Ask Goto Ichiri if he has anything to say. If so, would you like to go to the cafe near the school to talk over a drink? (Reward: points, random proficiency level skill)]

Option 200: Ask Goto Ichiri if she has anything to say, and if she says yes, tell her: If necessary, you can go to [STARRY] with her, and we can discuss it later on the way. (Reward: points, yen)

After taking a quick look from top to bottom and seeing all the options clearly, Aoki Jie thought for a moment.

First, eliminate option 1, which has no reward, and then look at options 2 and 3.

The rewards for option 300 are somewhat erratic. Although the proficiency-level skill is worth a full points in the Points Mall, the random prerequisite makes this reward extremely unstable.

You might get a very useful skill, or you might get something completely useless like 'Expert Mouth Breathing'.

Moreover, compared with option one and option three, option two is obviously much more difficult to complete.

It seems impossible to make an appointment with a socially anxious person to go to a coffee shop alone that only people with social anxiety go to.

As for option three...

Fifty thousand yen plus 200 points, Aoki Suke loves it so much.

After a brief hesitation, Aoki Jie made a decisive choice.

After making the choice to close the panel that was blocking his vision, he said, "Goto-kun, do you have anything to say? Why don't we go to the store I took you to before? It will be more convenient to think and talk on the way."

Fearing that Goto Ichiri would refuse, he added at the end, "It just so happens that I want to go there too."

Goto Ichiri blinked, and the tension caused by social phobia eased a little.

At the same time, my mind was racing with random thoughts.

"Aoki-senpai is so understanding. He must have said that because he knows my personality... Goto Ichiri, you must thank Aoki-senpai later..."

As she thought about it, she nodded imperceptibly.

"Then let's go over there first... Is Kita-san coming with us?" Aokisuke turned his gaze back to Kita Ikuyo.

Kita Ikuyo, who originally intended to learn guitar knowledge from Goto Ichiri, did not hesitate and nodded decisively after hearing Aokisuke's question.

So the three of them walked out of the teaching building.

......

Grade 2 Group F, in the classroom.

After Aokisuke left for a while, Hikigaya Hachiman, who sat in front of Aokisuke, started to have some random thoughts.

Considering the transfer student's behavior throughout the day, whether it was eating alone or refusing his classmates' requests to go home together, no matter how you look at it, this Aoki classmate has a personality very similar to mine.

Are they the same type?

Thinking of his lonely and dark youth, Hikigaya Hachiman felt a little sad.

The feeling of being alone and without friends is really not good. If it weren't for Komachi's support, I would probably have drowned in the waves of loneliness long ago.

The more he thought about it, the more pitiful he felt for Aoki-san. After a long period of worry, Hikigaya Hachiman finally made up his mind.

I'll try inviting Aoki-san to lunch tomorrow. Just like Stand users are attracted to each other, lonely people probably...

With this thought in mind, I walked out of the classroom, all the way to the end of the corridor, down the stairs, and then...

Hikigaya Hachiman saw Aoki Suke communicating with two super cute girls.

"Currently charging or something, please all go to hell."

Chapter 16: Go to [STARRY] again

The three of them did not take the tram, but walked for a while from Xiuhua Private School to [STARRY]. Because everyone was silent during the walk, the atmosphere was somewhat awkward.

This continued until the three of them slowly walked to Shimokitazawa and then moved forward for a while.

After a long silence, the closer they got to the livehouse Goto mentioned, the more familiar the road felt to Kita Ikuyo. After looking around several times, she couldn't help but look at Goto Ichiri beside her and spoke a little nervously.

"Um... Goto-san, that livehouse you're talking about, isn't it called... [STARRY]?"

Goto Ichiri, who was originally thinking about how to communicate with Senior Aoki, was suddenly addressed and his body trembled violently due to nervousness.

After a moment's reaction, she finally responded.

"Ah...Xi, Kita-san, do you know which livehouse..."

"...!"

Kita Ikuyo, who was following Aoki Suke, suddenly stopped.

Of course she knew that livehouse. As a guitarist who couldn't play the guitar, she escaped from that livehouse.

Swallowing deeply, she decisively turned her gaze to Goto Ichiri and said, "I'm sorry, Goto-kun, I'm going home today!"

"Huh?" The incident happened a little suddenly, and Goto Ichiri was stunned.

Kita Ikuyo took two steps back, ignoring Goto Ichiri's expression, and hurriedly explained to the pink-haired girl beside her, "I'm sorry, I can't tell you why I have to go back, but I absolutely cannot go to that livehouse called [STARRY] now..."

Then, no matter how hurried the voice was, before Kita Ikuyo could completely finish her words and retreat, a voice full of energy interrupted Kita Ikuyo's actions.

"Ah! Pochi-chan! I don't know why, but I went to the store over there and bought a lot of energy drinks!"

Not far away, probably having noticed Goto Ichiri on the street, Ijichi Hongka, who had just come out of the store holding a box of energy drinks, spoke.

Then, she jogged forward a few steps and immediately noticed Aokisuke and Kita Ikuyo beside Goto Ichiri.

"Oh! Aoki-senpai—and...ah! The guitarist who ran away earlier!"

Kita Ikuyo's body completely froze, tears suddenly appeared in the corners of her eyes, and her mind began to quickly think about how to explain.

Until a few seconds later, Yamada Ryo slowly walked out from the side with a bass on his back.

"Hmm?" He first nodded slightly towards Aoki Suke, and then after seeing Kita Ikuyo clearly, Yamada Ryo was slightly stunned.

"!"

The moment she noticed this senior whom she admired so much in her heart, all the explanations in Kita Ikuyo's mind turned to ashes.

With tears still in her eyes, she knelt down on the ground without hesitation, pretending to get up from the ground.

"I can do anything. Please forgive my previous rudeness!"

Ah—the famous scene reappears.

Aoki Jie looked at the girl in front of him who was speaking lines that only a ** heroine would say, took a step back silently, and then without hesitation, took out his mobile phone from his pocket, turned on the camera, and clicked to shoot.

Japanese mobile phones make a "click" sound when taking pictures. It is said that this is to prevent perverts on the train. Most Japanese mobile phone companies have specially added such a function to their camera applications.

Aoki Suke's action of taking pictures naturally did not escape everyone's ears.

Kita Ikuyo, who was still kneeling on the ground, shook noticeably after hearing a "click".

Yamada Ryo looked at Aokisuke without saying anything, but gave him a look that probably meant 'I like you, Sang, send me a copy of the photo later'.

Aokijie silently made an 'ok' gesture.

"Ryo! Stop messing around! And Aoki-senpai—stop bullying Kita-chan!"

He glanced at Kita Ikuyo who was still kneeling on the ground, then turned his gaze to Yamada Ryo, and then finally looked at Aoki Suke.

Hong Xia spoke.

......

Inside the livehouse, several people sat around a table.

Kita Ikuyo gave a pitiful explanation, and with tears in her eyes, she apologized several times.

Hongxia waved her hand and told her with a gentle smile that she didn't need to blame herself. The live that day was successful and peaceful because of Aoki-senpai and Pochi-chan.

In short, after a brief explanation and discussion, the misunderstanding was successfully resolved.

only--

Aoki Jie waited all the way from Xiuhua Private High School to [STARRY], but Goto Ichiri didn't show any intention of saying anything to him.

I glanced down at the time on my phone. It was around three forty, which was already too late for my part-time job at the convenience store.

Fortunately, Aokisuke had foresight - after taking on the task of option three, he did not hesitate and decisively asked for leave from the convenience store owner.

The boss's reply seemed somewhat complaining, probably meaning that he was dissatisfied with Aokisuke for taking two days off in less than a week.

Aoki Jie didn't care. There were plenty of jobs in convenience stores, and getting system point rewards was obviously more important.

However...looking at the current situation, if he wants to get the points reward, he will probably have to take leave not only from his convenience store job, but also from his job at the bar.

Considering the cost of silence and the fact that he still had more than 100,000 yen in savings, Aoki decided to go all out.