Time passed, and it was Wednesday again. In the evening, the light of the setting sun stretched the shadow of a girl in a pink tracksuit long. Hitori Gotoh was walking home, her figure looking lonely and dejected, seemingly lacking any spirit.
Arriving at the entrance of a familiar little park, she glanced inside. No one was there... So she went in, sat down on the familiar swing, and sighed to herself.
After being pulled into that amazing band performance the other day, she had thought she'd opened the door to a new world, that her future life would completely change. She had also been secretly looking forward to the next practice, or even the next performance. But so many days had passed... and there seemed to be no word from the band.
She had even mustered the courage to send a message to Fumiya-san... The response she got was that the members all had important things to do recently, so there were no band activities for the time being.
It was probably because the others were all normies, with plenty of other things to do besides the band. Only she, poor Hitori Gotoh, could only return to her original, lonely life trajectory. None of the changes she had hoped for had happened.
All she could do was secretly record videos and post them online every night, then boast to her online followers based on her fantasies to console her lonely heart. However, perhaps because the disappointment from her dashed hopes was too great, these days when she boasted to her followers, she couldn't help but exaggerate even more.
Thinking back on it now, she couldn't help but feel a little ashamed and fearful. Luckily, it was only online, and no one knew who she really was. Otherwise, if anyone ever found out she was just making things up... she could probably just reincarnate on the spot.
"Hmm? Isn't that Gotoh-san? What are you doing here all alone?"
Just as Hitori Gotoh was hanging her head, wallowing in her sorrow, a voice as bright as sunshine suddenly reached her.
Hitori Gotoh was startled.
She abruptly looked up.
She saw an addictively handsome boy standing at the park entrance, smiling at her.
If she didn't know such a handsome normie, she would've definitely been so scared she'd have turned into a wild lizard and run away with her tail between her legs by now. But the problem was, she knew this person.
Hitori Gotoh's eyes widened in surprise. "Eh, eh, eh... Fu... Fumiya-san? What... what are you doing... what... huh...?"
Seeing her get stuck mid-sentence, Fumiya Jin didn't know whether to laugh or cry. He walked over to her and waved his hand.
"Don't be nervous, I was just passing by. Don't forget, I live around here too."
"Oh, oh, oh... I... I see..." Hitori Gotoh lowered her head, her face blushing, not knowing what to say.
But Fumiya Jin didn't seem to mind the little bit of awkwardness.
He paused for a moment, then asked, "I saw you sitting here all alone just now, you looked a little lonely? Seem like you're in a bad mood?"
"Huh?" Hitori Gotoh stiffened slightly, not quite daring to admit it, but also not quite daring to lie. "N-no... um..."
Fumiya Jin smiled faintly.
"If it's nothing, would you mind if I share a guitar blogger I recently found with you? She's really good, and I think since you're so skilled at the guitar, you'll definitely like her too."
"Huh?" Hitori Gotoh was slightly startled.
Someone like Fumiya-san, who's like a god among men, is actually starting a conversation with me about guitars?
And he's even recommending a guitar blogger he likes to me?
Oh my god, what is this dream-like development...
Hitori Gotoh was overwhelmed by the unexpected favor, her heart trembling. She was so flustered she almost wanted to retreat, but one look at Fumiya Jin's handsome face, and her courage to refuse vanished in an instant. "O... O-okay?"
Fumiya Jin immediately took out his phone, opened social media, quickly found a blogger's homepage, tapped on the video with the highest view count, played it, and handed it to Hitori Gotoh.
Before Hitori Gotoh even took the phone, just hearing the guitar sound coming from it gave her an instant sense of familiarity.
And when she took the phone and saw the screen... her whole body jolted violently.
She almost dropped the phone.
This...
The blogger named "Guitar Hero"...
Isn't that her???
"So, what do you think? She's really good, right?" Fumiya Jin smiled.
Hitori Gotoh's cheeks instantly became hot enough to fry an egg, and steam was about to come out of her head.
"Th-this... this, this..."
"What's wrong?" Fumiya Jin asked.
"Th-this..." Hitori Gotoh stammered for a long time but couldn't manage to get a single word out.
Inside, her heart was pounding wildly, surprise and excitement crashing against each other in her chest, as if about to burst out.
"She really plays great, doesn't she?" Fumiya Jin said with a grin. "Guitar Hero-san?"
"Um... she is... very... skill—uh—" The girl stopped mid-sentence, as she suddenly realized the second half of Fumiya Jin's sentence, freezing completely.
Then she looked up, staring blankly at Fumiya Jin. "Fumiya-san, you..."
"Alright, alright, I'll stop teasing you. I found out a long time ago. When Nijika showed me this video, I had a feeling it was you," Fumiya Jin said with a smile, "You play really, really well, Gotoh-san."
"Huh???" Hitori Gotoh was stunned. "Y-y-y-you... knew?"
"Yeah," Fumiya Jin shrugged.
"And I also took a close look at your replies in the comments section. I noticed you often mention you have a boyfriend, who is very handsome, gentle, and treats you very well. It's just... about the description of him, I don't know if I'm just flattering myself... but I kind of feel like it sounds a bit like me?"
Hitori Gotoh's eyes shot wide open. "Eh, eh, eh!!! Fumiya-san, you also saw... saw those... th-that... all of that is..."
"So, am I just flattering myself?" Fumiya Jin asked, tilting his head.
Hitori Gotoh shuddered, not knowing how to respond.
Her subconscious told her to deny it.
But if she denied it, that would be the same as calling Fumiya Jin conceited.
She... a mere Hitori Gotoh, what right did she have to call such a handsome guy conceited?
Besides... Hitori Gotoh knew it herself. The boyfriend in her descriptions was based on the template of Fumiya Jin she'd imagined...
So she lowered her head, curled up, and looked like she was about to transform into a pink wild lizard. "Uuuu... um... this..."
Her reaction was as good as an answer.
Fumiya Jin chuckled and said, "So, Hitori-chan, you'd actually be willing to have a boyfriend like me?"
Hitori Gotoh buried her head even lower, mumbling in a very, very quiet voice, "D-don't say that... that kind of thing is okay just for dreams... I... how could I dare have such an audacious thought..."
"What if I said I want you, Hitori-chan, to be my girlfriend, and go on a date with me right now... would that be okay?"
"Huh?"
Hitori Gotoh froze.
She looked up blankly, staring at Fumiya Jin as if she'd just seen an alien land.
"Ah, ah, ah???"
"Is that a no?"
"It's not... th-this... something like this, h-how could it be possible..."
"You don't want to?"
"It's not a matter of wanting to or not, it's..."
Fumiya Jin suddenly reached out and took the girl's hand.
Then he gently pulled her into his arms.
"I want you to go on a date with me, okay? Answer me," Fumiya Jin lowered his head, looking into the girl's eyes. "As soon as you agree, we'll go."
"Uh..." The girl looked at Fumiya Jin, bewildered. "I... I must be dreaming..."
"Even if it is a dream... are you willing?" Fumiya Jin asked with a smile.
"If it's a dream..." Hitori Gotoh raised a hand and scratched her chin. "Who... who could possibly refuse... this kind of—Mmph—Mmmph??"
Her eyes widened.
Because before she could finish her sentence, her mouth was covered.
Moreover, a feeling she had never experienced before kept telling her that this didn't seem to be just a simple dream...
A long time later...
Their lips parted.
The girl had already melted into a puddle in Fumiya Jin's arms.
"I... must not be fully awake yet..." she murmured.
"Then... don't wake up. Let's go," Fumiya Jin said with a smile, his arm around her slender waist, "It's time for our date."
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