Miss Naoko is always at the Shura Field

"So it's just Giri chocolate, I'm disappointed." Ren said casually, but the chocolate was still firmly in his hand.

Just kidding, it's better to receive your chocolate than someone else.

"Maji, you always like to joke." You complained.You almost really believed he was disappointed.

This is the trouble with a fraudster. When telling the truth, it is easy to be taken as a joke.

Nioh sighed from the bottom of his heart, and said, "But Naoko, it's not okay for you to have me as your only friend."

The smile on your face gradually faded.

No matter how much you try to trick yourself into pretending to be like everyone else, there is still a void inside.

why?

Obviously all the classmates exude kindness to you, and you are welcomed in the painting club, but you are still like an outsider.

Do you often wonder, is this your world?

You're not a sentient being thrown here at random by the gods, are you?

Once you realize this, you feel profoundly alone.

Maybe this kind of loneliness has long been engraved on your heart, and it has already played a role before you are aware of it.

The longing for total possession of Tozuka is the projection of this loneliness.

If there is someone who can completely belong to you and dedicate complete love to you, then you will not be lonely anymore, will you?

You who have devoted yourself to campus life actually have no substantive communication with others, or in other words, no heart-to-heart communication.

Words are superficial, and most people are close to you because of your beautiful appearance.

You are afraid of their reaction after they see the real you.

Your ugly thin core.

your voracious desire.

You can't let people know.

You let yourself be outside and pretend to fit in.

So you are always surrounded by many people.

Girls will hold your arm and act intimate with you, and guys will find excuses to talk to you.

But everyone knows that you are not easy to approach.

Your smile is just a tool.

One day, the girls suddenly discussed who is more handsome in the tennis club.They basically agree that Yukimura Seiichi is the prettiest, "has the gentle beauty of an angel".

But they also lamented, "Deputy Minister Sanada is a reassuring existence."

"It's not impossible for Liu Lianer to say it."

"Marui-san is the cutest..."

Finally, a girl asks you: "Which one does Naoko like the most?"

You were a little flustered.

Although Seiichi Yukimura is your classmate, you are not familiar with him.As a good student, you have never had any interaction with Sanada Genichiro, who is a disciplinary committee member.As for student council president Yagyu Hiroshi, you and him only met once because of Nioh.As for Akaya Kirihara, a second-year student, you don't know anything about him other than the campus incident that spread all over Likai University.

But...you answered anyway.

"It's Nioh Masaharu." The girl sighed, "It really is him."

Not, you think, because you and Nioh Masaharu are neighbors and friends, and his parents often take care of you, so you just choose the person you know best.

Social fear is like you, but you actually know how to integrate into the group and not be an outlier.If you don't answer, girls might think you're being insincere.

But this still brought you trouble. I don't know who started to spread it first. Gradually, the whole Lihai knew that you liked Nioh Masaharu.

You are very guilty, you didn't expect such a consequence caused by a casual sentence, so how to solve this turmoil.

In any case, the first thing is to clear up the misunderstanding.

It was also when Nioh was returning home after finishing club activities, you stopped him.

"Masaji must have heard of it too." You said with lowered eyes.

"What did you hear?" King Ren was puzzled.

"Umm... Last time someone asked me who I think is the most handsome in the tennis club election. I have the best relationship with Masaharu, so I said it was Masaharu, but... it was rumored that I like Masaharu..." Your voice is low Go down, almost inaudible.

"This matter, puff," Niwang suddenly realized, and then he smiled and winked at you, "Thank you Naoko, the number of people who envy me must have increased several times."

"Eh?"

"So Naoko is saying now that you don't like me, right?" Nioh asked.

"It's not that I don't like it, it's just..." Since we are friends, it has nothing to do with whether I like it or not.

"I see, it's okay." Nioh said, and emphasized: "I said it's okay, so Naoko doesn't have to worry."

Although the boy is smiling, it makes you feel that he is not in a good mood.

"I think it's better not to go to school together in the future. It always causes such misunderstandings, and I feel very uneasy..."

"Ah." The boy made a vague voice, "It doesn't matter, Naoko should not worry."

"Maybe I'm too weak, but if I always cause trouble for Masaharu, I will really feel bad."

"Okay then." Said the king.

He readily agreed.

Then he turned around and said behind your back, "If there's nothing else, I'll go home."

Is he... angry?

You feel uneasy.

Is your attitude hurting your friendship?

Looking at the back of the other party leaving, you start to worry.

After dinner, it was completely dark.

You're looking at the lights of Nioh's house through the window.

Seeing the light coming from Nioh's house before will make you think of the warmth of the family, thus saddening your own loneliness.

Now you are quietly looking at the window in Nioh's room, wondering what Nioh is doing now.

Is he still angry?

You hurt his heart by making the decision to distance yourself from him because of rumors.

Nioh is not someone who gets angry easily, and because of that, you know it's your own selfishness that's doing the damage.

But...you're terrified of being someone else's hindrance again.

You don't want to be like Tezuka.

If rumors are allowed to spread, the tendency to make Nioh his own will reappear.

If everyone acquiesces in your relationship with Nioh, can you still restrain your desire not to plunder every inch of space around him?

You are afraid of falling back into your old ways.

The lights in Nioh's room went out.

Your heart also slowly fell into the abyss of nothingness.

"Hey——Tsuki sees Naoko!"

Suddenly there is a sound from outside the balcony, and you immediately put on your slippers and walk to the balcony.

You see in the darkness, a shadow waving to you.

"Naoko—" It's Nioh, he's calling your name.

Your heart is pounding, a flood of unspeakable joy floods you, and you are completely covered.

"Can you hear that?" Nioh calls to you.

"Hmm—!" You responded loudly, "Wait a minute, I'll go down right away—"

After you finished speaking, you rushed downstairs, and when you reached the door, you almost couldn't even open the door because of your eagerness.

Hearing the sound of the gears of the door lock snapping together and the sound of you turning the handle quickly out of impatience, Nioh said, "Don't worry."

Just then, with a "click", the door opened.

Nioh stands before you.

"It's just that we don't go to school together, didn't you say that we can't play together if we're not friends?" Nioh said to you, on the face illuminated by the faint light from the balcony, there was a fish-like smile floating.