N-M Is Goto I a popular guy in Chapter 86?
Is Goto I a popular guy in Chapter 86?
At the entrance to the starry sky, a pink creature swayed out, just as Uchiha Ryo hung up the phone.
"How was it? It was your first time performing on stage as a band. Did you see your shining moment?"
Goto Ichiri—the little loner stood in front of Uchiha Ryo with his head down.
"I was completely overthinking it... This might be the most tragic day of my life!"
Even though the audience was full of scarecrows, which gave Xiao Gudu the courage to show her face and play, it still didn't match the style of Hongxia and Liang at all.
Little Lonely squatted down, feeling that it was entirely her fault, which was why the performance had been so bad. Everyone was trying to cooperate with each other, which made the whole piece even more chaotic.
"Well, maybe it's their problem. Goto, you're just too insecure."
Little Lonely: "But on stage, I just couldn't keep up with them... I really couldn't play these upbeat, joyful songs that celebrate youth very well..."
Uchiha Ryo nodded. "So, you still need to train and continue learning. How about this, come out with me tomorrow, I've found you a teacher."
"Study?! Teacher! No, no, no..."
Little Lonely hates studying. Tomorrow is the weekend; he should be staying home and enjoying his solitude! Why is he studying on the weekend?!
"Um... Nijika and Ryo said they're going to have a reflection meeting about this performance tomorrow morning, so..."
Uchiha Ryo: "That's great. You stay with them this morning, and I'll come find you this afternoon."
It's... non-stop all day! My weekend schedule is completely disrupted by other students. Isn't this something only the most popular students at school can do?
Little Lonely stared wide-eyed. Could it be that, in some sense, she was also a "normie" (a person who is successful in a new relationship)?
"Stop spacing out, it's getting late. Let me take you home."
Walking along the street with Goto Ichiri, under the moonlight, the girl felt the sunlight for the first time.
And that ray of sunlight was the boy in front of her. She liked the solitude of hiding in the shadows, but actually longed for life under the sun.
Whether it was Ichika's invitation or Uchiha Ryo's attempt to help her, Goto Ichiri was grateful to both parties, and she wanted to make a change... but after getting used to the darkness, the sudden light was incredibly blinding.
So now Goto Ichiri is always thinking about the worst-case scenario: what if Nijika and the others kick me out of the band because of today's terrible performance? What if Uchiha Ryo loses confidence in me and doesn't want to help me anymore?
"Uchiha-kun..."
"Um?"
Goto Ichiri took a deep breath. "I...I'll at least try to be brave enough to greet my classmates!"
After uttering this little declaration of loneliness, Goto Ichiri lowered his head again, not daring to look at Uchiha Ryo.
"Wow, that's a huge improvement! Keep it up, I believe in you."
A blonde girl with pigtails walked out of a convenience store carrying a bag, but as soon as she stepped out, she noticed a couple whispering sweet nothings to each other on the roadside.
Damn it! Just because you have a partner doesn't mean you can be so great! I'm going to go over and see your faces, then go home and secretly draw in a notebook to amuse myself!
While I won't distribute the sketchbooks—after all, that would infringe on their portrait rights—it's probably fine if I just draw for myself, right? Hmph...
Eriri, who was already in a bad mood, slowly approached the anti-fan couple.
Uchiha Ryo turned around. "It's so late, Eriri-san, is there something you need?"
Eriri, who was tiptoeing, was taken aback. "I didn't make a sound at all, how did you find me?!"
"Wait a minute! Aren't you that Kasumigaoka guy's boyfriend? Oh ho ho, what bad thing have I found out about?"
Looking at Eriri's smug face, Uchiha Ryo said casually.
"First of all, I'm not Kasumigaoka-senpai's boyfriend. It's just that my manga editor is very close to Kasumigaoka Utako's editor, so we know each other."
Uchiha Ryo: "Secondly... this is not my girlfriend, but my personal maid."
Eriri raised an eyebrow. "Hmph, as expected of the young master of Shuchiin, even his maids are so young."
Goto Ichiri: "....."
She desperately wanted to clarify that she wasn't a maid! But she didn't dare to speak. The blonde student with twin ponytails in front of her seemed to be her classmate... Ah, that was a prominent figure in the school, someone she had to look up to.
Eriri: "So, what are you doing out with your maid so late at night?"
Eriri, a well-known doujinshi artist, instantly thought of many possible scenarios. Then she looked at Ichiri Goto, who was hiding behind Ryo Uchiha.
Why is she hiding? Looking at her, as if she's exhausted all her strength, could it be... they were outside just now!
Uchiha Ryo: "Is Sawamura-kun's house nearby too?"
Eriri gave the two of them a meaningful look. "Well, it's just a short distance ahead."
Uchiha Ryo: "It's on my way, Goto-kun lives over there too..."
"Goto...you're Goto Ichiri from our class?"
Eriri curiously walked up to Kotori and approached him. Kotori immediately leaned down and said, "Um... Sawamura-kun, hello."
Eriri: "Eh, she's your maid? I always thought she was quiet and withdrawn in class, but upon closer inspection... she's actually a hidden beauty like Kato Megumi!"
Suddenly being praised as a beauty, Goto Ichiri was secretly pleased, but the next moment Eriri planned to leave.
"Well, it's none of my business anyway. Goodbye~"
Eriri turned around, head held high, and walked out of the intersection... then ran back quickly less than five seconds later.
Uchiha Ryo simply ignored Eriri, who appeared out of nowhere.
"Wait a minute, don't go out yet!"
Uchiha Ryo: "Why? Did you see something bad?"
Eriri stomped her foot. "Anyway, don't go out yet, keep quiet! Why did those two come back..."
Just around the corner not far from the three of them, a man and a woman were talking. Uchiha Ryo didn't understand why Eriri had suddenly run back. Was she trying to avoid being discovered? And who were these two people?
Man: "Do you really want to invite Aki Tomoya to join our project? My idea is to just invite Eriri. That way, having both of you illustrators will be a winning combination."
Girl: "Iori-nii, let's invite both of you! It was Tomoya-senpai who introduced me to the world of anime! I still remember it... It was when I was in elementary school, Tomoya-senpai recommended an otome game to me. It was him! He brought my naive self into a new world!"
Eriri gritted her teeth.
"That Aki Tomoya guy... he actually sent a female-oriented romance simulation game to an innocent elementary school student, what was he thinking?!"
Man: "Well, whatever you say. But your drawing skills are getting better and better. In my opinion, they might even be as good as or surpass Eriri's."
Eriri clenched her fists.
"Iori Hashima...this guy really knows how to talk. Based on that alone, there's no way he's going to invite me!"
"Uchiha Ryo said helplessly."
"Why don't you go out and talk to them face to face?"
Eriri scoffed, "No way! I'm taking a detour back. Goodbye!"
After saying that, Eriri walked away in another direction. Uchiha Ryo, on the other hand, led Goto Ichiri out of the intersection, glanced at the red-haired brother and sister, and then ignored them.