The Blond Guy Next Door Is Kind of a Catch

After washing up, Shuya changed into sportswear and exercised in the garden.

In reality, given his current skill level, there's no need for him to get up at four in the morning to practice.

He's reached a plateau; no amount of practice will help.

But out of habit, he still gets up a little earlier to practice.

After his morning exercise, he would water the flowers and plants in the garden, thus beginning his retirement routine ahead of schedule.

After spacing out for a while, I went back to take a shower, made myself a quick breakfast, turned on the TV to listen to the sound, and slowly ate while scrolling through my phone.

The house he lives in now is not the same place he lived in before.

This is a two-story detached house with a garden that he bought with his own money; it's quite large.

He lives alone; Hanazawa Sakura and Inoue Hikoo both live in Tokyo.

He leisurely scrolled through Twitter, looking at the erotic illustrations uploaded by artists he followed.

I switched back to my main account and replied "Good morning~" to Haruno's Twitter, receiving a heart emoji before having breakfast.

Yes, Twitter was created by his company, and they also created Facebook and Line.

These are more profitable than making animation.

Shuya himself doesn't know how rich he is now.

... Anything is fine with me.

Regardless of how much they earned, Inoue Hikoo and Hanazawa Sakura also squandered a considerable amount.

Shuya watched the TV news with a nonchalant attitude.

He blurted out:

"Ugh, I really don't want to go to school."

"I don't want to work either."

"This is so hard for me."

After lying down for a while, Shuya lay down for a bit before getting up to prepare for school.

As for why he went to high school in Chiba, it's all that Gorilla's fault.

Back then, no one knows what kind of spell Hiratsuka Shizuka cast on Hanazawa Sakura, but Hanazawa Sakura insisted that Shuya go to Chiba Soubu High School, where Hiratsuka Shizuka worked.

Shuya was actually unwilling; he was still used to hanging out in Tokyo, but... he couldn't win against Hanazawa Sakura's whining.

That's really annoying.

Oh well, since he can fly, it's convenient for him to come and go.

Besides, he's only doing voice acting occasionally lately, and he's temporarily retired from acting.

I've been feeling pretty lazy lately.

Shuya went back to his room, changed into his school uniform, grabbed his schoolbag, and headed out to school.

When he bought the house, he chose one near the school, so it was very close; it only took him about ten minutes to walk there at a leisurely pace.

He can fly even if he's in a hurry; it doesn't really matter how far or near.

He could buy a house closer, but felt it wasn't necessary.

Walking slowly to school is a pleasant experience.

If he gets tired of it, he can just buy another house; he has the money anyway.

He left home just as it was time for school, and the streets were full of students from Sobu High.

He blended in, and after walking for a short while, he keenly heard suppressed voices:

"Ah! Over there! Isn't that Inoue- senpai?"

"Shu-chan?! So handsome!"

Where?

"Ah!"

"..."

Shuya turned his head to look, and seeing that they were quite cute, he gave them a bright, service-oriented smile:

"Good morning."

After he finished speaking, he blended into the crowd, leaving behind the ear-piercing screams, and concealed his merit and fame.

Shuya was already used to this and said that teasing these female fans was a lot of fun.

He had heard Mai- chan say before that things were completely different on her end, but Shuya secretly thought that it must be because she was too aloof that caused that result.

In fact, Shuya was not much different from her; apart from having a better reputation, neither of them had many friends.

Only Yukino- chan can speak up for me.

... emmm, but considering Yukino- chan's recent attitude, he felt like having this friend was no different than not having one at all.

"Ugh, I really miss Hyakka Jam."

Shuya coughed and sighed.

He and Hyakka were classmates for three years in junior high school.

Hyakka Jiang is cute, kind to him, and has a sweet voice. He loves going to school with her.

Unfortunately, Hanazawa Sakura's idiotic actions left him here.

It's not a big deal...

I'm just a little resentful.

Shuya walked among the crowd, and people would glance at him from time to time, creating a subtle vacuum around him.

He could hide his presence, but there was no need to do so at school, since hardly anyone dared to speak to him in front of a crowd.

Unless he actively flirts with someone.

As Shuya skillfully charmed and smiled at his female admirers, he quickly made his way through the school crowd and arrived at Sobu High.

When Xiu entered the shoe cabinet area at the entrance of the teaching building, his eyes Shuya up.

"Hey, isn't this Yukino- chan?!"

Shuya happened to see Yukino bending down to change her shoes.

Yukino, who had fully grown into a beautiful young woman, glanced at him and then ignored him.

She picked up the shoes and put them in the cabinet, then turned to leave.

With a muffled thud, Shuya leaned against the shoe cabinet, a charming smile spreading across his face. "Good morning. Why didn't you answer me? By the way, do you want to go on a date after school?"

"..."

Yukino leaned back slightly against the counter and finally looked up at Shuya.

A commotion arose around them.

Everyone is very interested in the gossip surrounding Shuya and Yukino, two well-known figures in the entire school.

Yukino forced a cold, mocking smile, "Oh, it's Inoue- kun. I thought it was some dog in heat passing by."

"Hmm, has Yukino- chan been being too harsh on me lately? We used to be so close, weren't we?"

"It's all in the past now, for us."

Shuya's ambiguous words did not affect Yukino.

She pressed her left hand against Shuya's chest, pushed him away, and walked out.

Her long hair swayed in front of Shuya's eyes, emitting a pleasant scent.

Yukino took a few steps, then suddenly turned back, a smile playing on her lips:

"By the way, please don't hit on me casually, it feels like I might get pregnant, you great Casanova."

"Waaah..."

"Happy!"

"How pitiful."

I really want to comfort Inoue- senpai.

The crowd whispered among themselves about the scene, not particularly shocked; this kind of conversation wasn't new.

Shuya didn't care at all, since he didn't really want to ask her out anyway.

He laughed loudly, "Hahaha, are you getting arrogant? What an interesting woman!"

He changed his shoes with a smile and went upstairs to the classroom.

He was in Class 2-F, Yukino in Class J; they were not in the same class.

Class J is an International Liberal Arts Class for children returning from overseas or students who want to study abroad.

Shuya didn't have that need, and felt there was no need to detach himself from the masses, so he didn't go to Class J.

And speaking of Class F, their homeroom teacher is... Gorilla.

When this matter is mentioned, Shuya has something he must say.

---Damn it! Shizuka Hiratsuka, you Gorilla, you tricked me!

Section 328, Chapter 311: The Yellow Hair next door is a bit...

Unbeknownst to many, Shizuka Hiratsuka has been Shuya's homeroom teacher and Japanese literature teacher since the first year of high school.

Last year, Shuya Class B. When he saw Shizuka Hiratsuka enter the classroom and give him a malicious smile, he knew why she had been so eager to recommend this school to Hanazawa Sakura.

All that talk about having someone to look out for you is utter nonsense!

That bitch is just trying to mess with him!

Ugh, so annoying!

Shuya couldn't help but recall how, when he heard that Shizuka Hiratsuka was going to be a teacher, he had mentally wondered which unlucky child would be taught by her.

I never imagined that the flag I planted back then would be taken back by myself.

He was a notorious truant during his three years of junior high school (because he was busy with work), and he was originally thinking of temporarily suspending his acting career.

After finishing all her work in Form Three, she was able to enjoy a carefree life in High School, where she loved not having to attend classes.

He never expected to be under Shizuka Hiratsuka Shizuka's control, who would threaten to tell Hanazawa Sakura on him at the slightest disagreement, which made him a model student.

Shuya walked into Class F while mentally complaining.

He had no friends in the class, so he didn't bother to greet them and went straight to his seat.

The last seat by the window isn't the main seat.

After he sat down, he looked around the classroom.

Very well, another day of being ignored.

When it comes to Japan classes, they are basically composed of small cliques, which are then divided into different levels, ranging from a group of popular people to a group of otaku who stick together for warmth, plus a few oddballs who are out of place and become lone wolves.

This is roughly the structure of a class.

But Shuya, being a well-known figure, is an exception to the norm.

Rather than being isolated, it's more accurate to say that his high profile led to him being ignored.

Shuya adhered to the principle of "a rabbit doesn't eat the grass near its burrow," and didn't flirt with girls in class, which made it even more difficult for anyone to talk to him.

No one spoke to him, but with Shuya keen intuition, Xiu could sense every day that a lot of female classmates were looking at him, as well as the handsome Yellow Hair guy sitting next to him.