After a while, Hotaru came to the classroom.
Class 3, Grade 1.
He first looked around the new classroom.
About half of the students in the class have already arrived.
Seating appears to be free choice, first come first served.
Then, Hotaru subconsciously looked at the location that he had already determined in his mind.
Back window seat.
Ah…it's been taken.
It's a girl.
Logically speaking, shouldn't this position be reserved for him?
Alas, Hotaru sighed lightly, feeling a little regretful, but there was nothing he could do.
After all, he didn't arrive in the classroom too early, because he wasted a lot of time reading every class list.
Coincidentally, the ahoge on the girl's head, who was sitting on the throne, seemed to have detected something and shook twice in a very smart manner.
Then the girl looked at Hotaru and suddenly stood up with a look of surprise on her face.
"Tsuchigumo Hotaru, Hotaru-chan, here, here!"
Hirasawa Yui had a smile on her face and waved enthusiastically at Hotaru.
Ah… the person who took my throne is this guy.
Could it be that this stupid little guy is the protagonist?
Compared to Hirasawa Yui's enthusiasm, Hotaru seemed a little expressionless.
I didn't expect that the first heroine I met in this school was Yui.
Well, that's to be expected.
Hotaru stepped forward.
"What's with that disappointed look on your face?"
Hirasawa Yui puffed up her cheeks in dissatisfaction. It was clearly a reunion of old friends, but Hotaru-chan was not happy at all!
Oh, Hotaru-chan must be a tsundere.
"Hirasawa-san, if possible, please don't yell at Hotaru-chan so loudly in public!"
Hotaru looked around and saw that the freshmen were all getting to know each other, so no one noticed what was happening here for a while.
"Huh? But Hotaru-chan is Hotaru-chan!"
Hirasawa Yui has an innocent look on her face.
"If you call me Hotaru-chan again, I might pretend I didn't hear you."
Hotaru seemed to be serious about what he said, but it was just talk. This proved that he and Hirasawa Yui had a very good relationship.
He is a real man and does not need such a cute name.
"But Hotaru-chan sounds cute!"
Because it's too cute…
Hotaru was speechless, but he looked at the cute Yui who was blinking her big eyes.
He sighed softly, "I know."
Hirasawa Yui chuckled.
"By the way, I didn't expect you to be in this school, Tsuchigumo Hotaru. But you're so late. I arrived at school at eight o'clock."
Hirasawa Yui looked proud and waited for praise.
"Oh, but class isn't until nine. You must have misremembered the time and are early. How stupid."
Hotaru spoke the truth without mercy.
"Hey! How did you know?!"
Hirasawa Yui covered her face with her hands.
Then she remembered that Hotaru was still standing, so Hirasawa Yui pointed to the empty seat in front of her.
If Hotaru-chan sat in front of her, she could block the teacher's view of her.
She can sleep peacefully now.
hey-hey!
Hotaru didn't intend to sit there, but sat on the seat to the right of Hirasawa Yui.
Although there is no window seat, it is at least the last row.
"Um…Mo, Tsuchigumo Hotaru is really something."
Hirasawa Yui said something, but didn't care.
She was very satisfied just to be in the same class.
"Let's play bad together for the next three years! Tsuchigumo Hotaru!"
Hirasawa Yui extended a warm invitation to Hotaru.
Hotaru's cheeks trembled as he was amazed at what Hirasawa Yui said.
Hirasawa Yui, his classmate and deskmate for three years.
She dazed herself in class, slept, and ate snacks. She was a frequent visitor to the teacher's office. She didn't join any clubs and went home immediately after school.
But even so, it did not affect Hirasawa Yui's admission to this school.
Maybe this is talent!
Hotaru then said with a smug look on his face: "I'm sorry, Yui, I'm not the same person I used to be."
"I've found a new purpose."
"Huh? What is it?"
Hirasawa Yui asked curiously.
New goal?
Of course, it's forming a band.
Playing with girls… cough! Playing musical instruments,
Turn on the music…Phew, start the live show!
"It's okay to tell you, I'm planning to form a band."
Hotaru said that if he told Hirasawa Yui, maybe he could guide her to join the light music club earlier.
"band?"
Hirasawa Yui pondered this slightly unfamiliar word.
band?
A short-haired girl sitting on Hotaru's right looked over with a sad expression.
But she quickly looked away, immersed in her own world.
"Ahahaha, Tsuchigumo Hotaru, you're joking again!"
"This time last year you were saying you wanted to become a master of light novels."
Hirasawa Yui waved her hand and smiled with some disdain.
In Hirasawa Yui's eyes, Hotaru was clearly a good comrade who played badly with her.
He also doesn't join any clubs, goes home after school, sleeps in class, and plays with his phone…
Really, Hotaru-chan still loves to joke around.
"Tsk, just wait and see."
"Okay~"
Seeing that Hirasawa Yui didn't believe him, Hotaru didn't intend to explain.
He would never tell Hirasawa Yui that he had become a well-known light novel writer.
Light novel writers cannot reveal their true identities casually.
Especially for authors like him who currently have a less-than-friendly reputation in the industry.
In order to ease the financial pressure, Hotaru chose the traditional copycat model.
In Hirasawa Yui's eyes, they are good friends who play badly together.
This is not actually the case.
He is getting stronger silently.
Ignoring Hirasawa Yui for the moment, Hotaru sat in his seat and observed his surroundings.
Everyone is trying hard to make new friends, for fear of falling into the bottom of the interpersonal relationships in the class.
But the atmosphere looks pretty good.
Maybe this is the advantage of the music world.
We are all good people!
And the seat in front of him was still empty.
On the right is a girl who looks very quiet.
But it was the first day of school.
It is different from other people's desktops that are all visible at a glance.
There are many strange little objects on her desk.
This successfully aroused Hotaru's curiosity.
Stickers? Band-Aids? Notebooks? Maybe even pebbles?
Interesting woman.
This thought popped up in Hotaru's mind.
The girl with short gray hair seemed to have noticed Hotaru's gaze at this time.
She tilted her head and took the initiative to greet:
"Hello… hello, my name is Takamatsu Touma, please… take care of me."
Takamatsu Touma turned her head, and Hotaru finally saw her full appearance.
Amber eyes and white cheeks.
The voice sounded a little timid, but pleasant.
"Hello, I'm Hotaru, please take care of me."
Hotaru was stunned at first, then responded with a smile.
Such a cute girl, like a little animal.
Probably will become the class favorite!
But there is hope for Yui.
It's worthy of being the world of music anime, any random female classmate is a beautiful girl.
At the same time, Hotaru had a guess in his mind, could it be…
Could it be that this child wants to use this special method to attract everyone's attention and make friends with everyone, just like Goto Ichiri?
Well, that's right.
It's worthy of him!
Leave it to him to make friends with cute girls.
He's happy to do so.
"Um..."
Takamatsu Touma nodded slightly, thinking of Hotaru looking at her desk just now.
Takamatsu Touma picked up a Band-Aid and asked tentatively:
"You want this?"
"Eh? Is that okay?"
It was a little sudden, but Hotaru still took the Band-Aid.
Seeing Hotaru accepted it, Takamatsu Touma was a little happy, nodding like a chicken pecking at rice, "Yeah!"
"Thank you. Is this a chinstrap penguin?"
Hotaru looked at the Band-Aid and analyzed it based on his rich extracurricular knowledge.
"Hey! Do you know him?"
Takamatsu Touma's tone rose and she looked a little excited, as if she had found a like-minded person.
"Well, because this penguin looks like it's wearing a hat on its head, it's very cute, so I remembered it."
Seeing Takamatsu Touma so happy, Hotaru was also in a good mood, and at the same time he secretly admired his own erudition.
Takamatsu Touma picked up the remaining Band-Aids on the table.
"This one's for an Adelie penguin…this one's for a Gentoo penguin. There are also ones for a King penguin, a Rockhopper penguin, and a Magellanic penguin. Do you want any?"
Takamatsu Touma introduced these penguin-patterned Band-Aids to Hotaru like a 2D fan preaching.
Takamatsu Touma felt this way.
Hotaru was a little taken aback. Ahem! I take that back.
It seems that this child is not as socially anxious as Pochi-chan.
"That's not good… You must have collected these with great effort, right?"
A gentleman does not take away what others like.
Although Band-Aids are not valuable things, Hotaru still knew to collect so many Band-Aids with different patterns.
It must take some effort.
It's like some people collect cards.
"Yeah, but! It's okay."
Takamatsu Touma looked at Hotaru expectantly.
Look at Takamatsu Touma's animal-like eyes and cute cheeks.
Hotaru opened his mouth, and then found that he couldn't say any words of refusal.
Or… just pick two more.
Next time, buy her a drink or something else in return.
"Then I won't be polite."
Takamatsu Touma smiled, held up her hands, and Hotaru started to pick.
Eh…?
Hirasawa Yui, who was on Hotaru's left, watched the intimate interaction between the two.
The ahoge on top of her head twitched twice, then wilted.
Her eyes turned white and she was dumbfounded.
I was actually ignored by Hotaru-chan, and he was chatting happily with his new classmates in the blink of an eye…
It's not fair! It's not fair! It's so cunning!
She wanted to find Ui and accuse Hotaru of his evil deeds.
Hirasawa Yui looked around, uh… Ui didn't seem to be here…
Woohoo…
Hirasawa Yui also wants to make new friends.
"Hello, Takamatsu-san. I'm Yui Hirasawa. You can call me Yui!"
Hirasawa Yui suddenly stood up from her seat and walked into the aisle.
Successfully became the third person between Hotaru and Takamatsu Touma.