"That was a very good set of lyrics. Really good."
Bocchi did not ask what Ishikawa Hayato meant by that. Upon hearing his words, she felt as though a weight had been lifted from her shoulders.
Then a blissful smile spread across her face.
Feeling herself drift away, she recalled how Ishikawa Hayato had just said she was a very important person to him, and suddenly decided to gather the courage to give it a try.
After hesitating for so long, now had to be the best opportunity.
Hayato probably would not reject her, right?
She asked.
"Um, Hayato-kun, about the date you mentioned yesterday..."
The instant the words left her mouth, Bocchi immediately burst into tears and apologized to herself.
Sorry! She still needed a little more time to prepare herself!
Next time, she would definitely say it during their date!
Ishikawa Hayato thought for a moment, then smiled and held up two fingers.
"Two weeks from now."
That evening, Bocchi stood by the printer, watching sheets of paper slide out one after another while recalling the excitement of being praised by everyone at the store.
Everyone in the band really was such a wonderful person.
As she quietly remembered meeting Hayato for the first time, as well as agreeing to help with Kita's performance request, she could not help but smile.
Meeting everyone really had been wonderful.
There were difficult moments too, but the happy ones far outnumbered them, drowning out those tiny hardships entirely.
After putting the printed pages up in suitable places, Bocchi lay down on her made bed and stared at the ceiling.
If things could just stay like this forever.
And then she could take even more different photos with everyone.
That would be wonderful.
Bocchi smiled.
The ceiling directly above her was