Omnibus Anime: Person in Music Anime, Relaxing and Happy

Bocchi-chan, my perfect score-farming tool.

And so, Bai Qiu worked day and night, without rest...

Until this morning, Bai Qiu finally finished watching and listening to all thousand-plus videos Bocchi-chan had uploaded over the past three years.

Bocchi-chan, you're so diligent!

I've already become your shape...

Ha... ha... hehe...

Bai Qiu now sported two dark circles under his eyes, his face bloodless, a faint black aura seeping from behind him.

This made the classmates just entering the room instinctively give him a wide berth.

Bai Qiu felt that if someone handed him an electric guitar right now, he could pull off a few riffs.

"Ah, Little Qiu, your smile is so creepy!"

Yui Hirasawa, who had just sat down after entering the classroom, clearly didn't have as many reservations as the others.

She parted her lips slightly, feigning fear as she spoke.

"Huh... is it..."

Bai Qiu looked at Yui Hirasawa in confusion, clearly unaware that his state was a bit off.

Yui Hirasawa nodded seriously, then suddenly grinned:

"And right now, your eyes are super cute—they're panda eyes!"

As she said this, Yui Hirasawa formed a circle with her thumb and index finger, framing her own eyes.

Even Takamatsu Tomo, who had been studying pebbles, was drawn in by the two.

Looking at Bai Qiu's half-closed eyes, Takamatsu Tomo felt he might fall asleep at any moment.

"Bai Qiu-kun... has really bad dark circles..."

Yui Hirasawa: "Right, right? Tomo thinks so too."

Those words jolted Bai Qiu. He shook his head vigorously to clear his mind.

If even Takamatsu-san said so, it had to be true.

Guess it's lack of sleep—it's even slowing down my thinking.

Bai Qiu put on a gentle smile; he didn't want to scare Tomo.

"There were a lot of mosquitoes last night, couldn't sleep well..." Bai Qiu explained to the two.

"Haha, Little Qiu, you definitely stayed up late gaming, and you told me you weren't slacking off anymore."

Yui Hirasawa clearly didn't believe him, looking at Bai Qiu with a teasing grin.

Fortunately, class started soon after.

That was Bai Qiu's cue for a nap.

Watching Bai Qiu fall asleep even faster than her, Yui Hirasawa snickered to herself, more convinced of her suspicions.

If only pulling out her phone to snap a photo wouldn't make noise, she'd definitely take a picture as evidence.

Then Yui Hirasawa started her own nap.

And Takamatsu Tomo, watching the two slump over as class began, blinked blankly for a moment.

Then she went back to observing the pebbles on her desk.

Chapter 6: Please Look at Me, Gotou-san

"Ding-a-ling..."

The bell rang. Class was over.

Bai Qiu slowly opened his eyes, feeling much clearer.

The dark circles had mostly faded.

Bai Qiu felt like he was back to full strength.

"Little Qiu's awake."

Yui Hirasawa looked over, speaking with a hint of surprise and a smile.

"You slept even longer than me—it's already lunchtime."

He'd slept straight through to mealtime.

Bai Qiu was a bit surprised; no wonder there were fewer people in the classroom.

Good thing there was no Japanese class this morning.

Otherwise, it would definitely ruin his image in Hiratsuka Shizuka-sensei's eyes.

"You can't sleep during class, Yui, and Bai Qiu-kun."

Manabe Kazu, holding her lunchbox, sat down in the seat across from Yui, advising the two with a somewhat helpless tone.

Deep reddish-brown short hair, paired with red rimless glasses.

She gave off the vibe of the neighbor's good kid, the teacher's star student.

And in reality, that was exactly the case.

Unlike Bai Qiu's self-proclaimed excellence in both character and academics, Manabe Kazu was the real deal.

She was currently both the class monitor of Class 3 and a member of the Student Council.

Yui Hirasawa stuck out her tongue, pulled out her lunchbox, and opened it.

"It's Hehe, but... the moment I hear the teacher's voice, I get sleepy... my eyes just close on their own."

Bai Qiu, on the other hand, spoke with a sincere tone. "Ahem, this time was just an accident. Won't happen again."

Yui Hirasawa nodded repeatedly.

"Hopefully..."

Even Manabe Kazu couldn't help but roll her eyes at both their responses, then let out a silent sigh.

This kind of scolding wasn't the first time.

Bai Qiu-kun was a bit better, but Yui was a handful...

To keep Manabe Kazu from dwelling on the issue, Yui cleverly changed the subject.

"Little Qiu, want a meatball?"

"Ui made them herself."

Yui Hirasawa picked up a meatball with her chopsticks, the aroma wafting over, tempting Bai Qiu.

Ui, Yui Hirasawa's younger sister.

Her homemade lunches were delicious, and Bai Qiu had tried them before.

If only she were my sister, Bai Qiu thought.

But this time, Bai Qiu shook his head and refused. "No thanks, you eat them yourself."

Yui Hirasawa looked a bit disappointed, then happily enjoyed them herself.

After that, Bai Qiu stood up and said goodbye to the two.

He wasn't the type to bring a lunchbox to school.

He usually solved lunch at the school cafeteria.

Queue up, buy bread—the cafeteria's ultra-rare red bean paste super-long bread was naturally already sold out.

Grab a bottle of cola, eat...

Bai Qiu walked back toward the teaching building, feeling refreshed after eating, drinking, and sleeping well.

As they say, after the storm comes the rainbow.

Hard work pays off.

After binge-watching Goto Hitori's videos, he already had over 5,000 Notes.

But Bai Qiu only exchanged for one [Basic Music Theory].

Since he was planning to get into music, how could he do that without some solid knowledge in his head?

As for the rest, there was nothing particularly urgent for now.

So Bai Qiu planned to save up to 6,000 Notes first and exchange for a level 2 skill.

Otherwise, if his level 1 was too weak and he got looked down on, what then?

Right now, he had a big mission to carry out.

That was to find Goto Hitori.

Bai Qiu had noticed that starting a few days ago, Goto Hitori had been bringing her guitar to school.

So right now, Goto Hitori was at her most desperate for someone to talk to her.

Timing, just right...

In the sunniest places, you could find Kita Ikuyo.

In the darkest places, you could find Goto Hitori.

Somewhere in the teaching building, a staircase.

Usually a spot for storing discarded desks and chairs.

It was a bit dim here, with only sparse rays of light reflecting in.

A very quiet place by nature.

But now, this stairwell occasionally echoed with strange noises and the sound of a guitar.

It turned out a pink figure was hiding inside.

Her name is Goto Hitori.

On the first day of school, Goto Hitori relied on her ultimate socially-anxious-person perception ability.

She found this perfect spot.

This really is a reassuring place!

Here, Goto Hitori felt completely safe.

During lunch break, almost no one passed by here.

Even if someone did come, they wouldn't pay attention to this inconspicuous stairwell.

And they'd never imagine that Goto Hitori would be hiding here to eat.

No one could find her!

Hehe... no one, no one...

Ah, right, no one would ever care about a gloomy girl like her.

Goto Hitori began to emit a dark aura.

This made the already dim stairwell even darker, and colder too.

Boo hoo... even the food in my mouth doesn't taste good anymore.

Goto Hitori started to break down.

"Thump, thump, thump..."

For some reason, middle school ended just like that.

Unable to perform at the School Festival, Unable to find band members,