After finishing his morning run, Fang Li returned to his dorm room, changed out of his workout clothes, took a cold shower, then put on his uniform and headed to the classroom.
By then, quite a few people had already arrived.
No one noticed Fang Li entering the classroom.
The students all seemed to have already gotten acquainted, chatting with one another nonstop.
Only Ayanokoji Kiyotaka still looked as listless as ever, sitting at his desk and staring blankly at his classmates' cheerful conversations.
Seeing that, Fang Li was somewhat puzzled.
"What are you doing?"
Hearing Fang Li's voice, Ayanokoji Kiyotaka finally came back to his senses and slowly turned to look at him.
"Nanaya?" Ayanokoji Kiyotaka said in an even flatter voice than yesterday. "I'm hesitating over whether I should go talk to someone."
Wasn't that the same situation as when he had faced Fang Li on the bus before, and in the classroom yesterday?
"If so, why don't you go talk to them?"
"...I have not acquired the skill of casually talking to others with a calm mind."
"...You don't even have the courage to make friends?"
"So the number of years I've had no friends is equal to my age."
Ayanokoji Kiyotaka held such an utterly miserable conversation with Fang Li that Fang Li was left speechless.
"Then... do your best."
That was all Fang Li could say. He ended the topic, which could deal a devastating blow to Ayanokoji Kiyotaka's heart, and sat down at his own desk.
Just then...
"Hello."
A very pleasant voice reached Fang Li's ears. He looked up toward the front of his desk.
A girl had approached him.
"Do you remember me?"
She had brown, straight hair that fell slightly above her shoulders. Her entire body exuded a gentle, approachable air,