Promise

Incidentally, his neighborhood is a gathering place for popular, outgoing people.

It's very noisy.

They were separated from Shuya by only an aisle, yet they barely spoke to each other.

That is, the Yellow Hair would sometimes talk to him in a very self-assured manner.

Shuya found Yellow Hair's behavior quite strange. They had never met before, so why did Huang Mao deliberately nod and smile at him on the first day of class assignment?

Wait... I heard he doesn't have a girlfriend...

Could it be...?

Shuya's gaze instantly sharpened.

Is this how you give it to someone?

Shuya thought of this, and his eyes became a little wary. He couldn't help but glance at the Yellow Hair man.

"Um?"

The Yellow Hair noticed his gaze and greeted him with a smile, "Good morning, Inoue- kun. Is there something you need?"

"No, no, goodbye!"

Shuya quickly turned around after three quick repetitions.

That scared me to death!

Cold sweat began to bead on his hands.

With Shuya's looks, Lao had certainly encountered him before, and he was thoroughly disgusted by his appearance.

At this moment, in the group of popular girls led by the Yellow Hair, the girl named Hai (or something like that) let out a strange laugh, muttering words like "CP classification," and her nose started bleeding. Then, a Yellow Hair girl helped her wipe her nose and started complaining.

Shuya felt increasingly uneasy as he listened.

... How about we change seats?

Shuya looked around and thought that the area near that dead-eyed student on the other side of the classroom would be a good choice.

I always felt that he would have a lot of fun playing with it.

Shuya thought about it for a while, then stopped.

He took a comic book out of his bag and started reading.

The famous To Love.

This story also exists in this world, and it's still being serialized.

Shuya watched with great interest as Rito performed all sorts of amazing feats in the classroom.

He's not afraid of being discriminated against as a shut-in; everyone already knows he's a voice actor and has a lot to do with the voice actor industry.

Besides, the discrimination against otaku is mostly not because they are otaku, but because of their appearance... well, never mind.

With his good looks and fame, he can be unique in whatever he does.

It's still early, the morning meeting hasn't started yet, you can watch for a while.

Shuya was reading a comic book when his phone suddenly vibrated.

There's a new message on Twitter.

"... Um?"

Shuya casually opened it to take a look.

Hyakka uploaded a photo of her way to school, along with the caption "Good morning~".

These tweets are a small way to get closer to fans, so they're posted quite frequently.

Shuya replied.

Good morning, Hyakka Jiang!

Hyakka Jiang chatted with him for a while, but other fans interrupted the conversation, so the two of them tacitly stopped.

Replying to fans is too annoying, so I don't reply to them.

Since he had picked up his phone, he put down his comics and started browsing news about frozen eels.

He noticed a news item:

"Inoue Hikoo's new film is another flop; has the once-renowned director completely fallen from grace?"

"..."

Shuya smiled. Since he had sources of income from Nico Nico Douga, Facebook, Twitter, etc., Inoue Hikoo has never faced a financial crisis, so he has become more and more unrestrained, and every anime he makes flops.

But it's okay, he's rich.

Inoue Hikoo has now become a mere source of news; if there's no real news, bringing him up will generate buzz...

Relatively speaking, Hanazawa Sakura is alright.

After checking their phones for a while, the preparatory ringtone finally sounded, and everyone took their seats.

A few minutes later, Shizuka Hiratsuka walked in.

As soon as she entered the classroom, she glanced at Shuya seemingly casually, and the corners of her mouth turned up in a wild smile.

Shuya secretly gave the middle finger under the table.

Shizuka Hiratsuka chuckled, "Inoue, you're still playing on your phone? Put it away right now, or I'll confiscate it."

Damn it, they're targeting me again!

Shuya chuckled twice, mimicking her, and put away his phone.

The students were used to it and had grown accustomed to the messy affairs between the homeroom teacher and Shuya.

The specifics are unclear, but the two clearly know each other.

Shuya daydreaming below; the class meeting was just a bunch of nonsense.

At the very end, Shizuka Hiratsuka said, "Oh, by the way, Inoue and Hikigaya, don't leave after school today. Come find me in the staff room."

"..."

Shuya glanced at the dead fish eyes. He remained expressionless, but Shuya could tell that he was a little flustered, clearly afraid of Shizuka Hiratsuka.

But Shuya different.

He sneered, having no intention of going at all.

Shizuka Hiratsuka guessed Shuya's thoughts and said directly, "Inoue, if you dare to back out, I'll call your mother."

"How old are you to still be tattling?"

Shuya retorted.

"That's it anyway, just listen to me."

"Cut."

Seeing Shuya's frustrated expression, Shizuka Hiratsuka walked out of the classroom with a smile on her face, and then finally couldn't hold back anymore.

After hearing a burst of unrestrained laughter, the whole class looked at Shuya, speculating again about the relationship between the two.

"What a disaster, Inoue- kun."

The Yellow Hair next door gave a wry smile and struck up a conversation.

"Mmm... mmm... ah..."

Shuya was in a bad mood, so he just gave a few casual replies.

The Yellow Hair didn't intend to have a deeper conversation, so he stopped talking.

Then class began, Shuya was half asleep and half awake the whole way, showing no interest in learning.

He already knows all that knowledge, so why would he need to listen?

Do you really think he's joking about being number one in the whole school?

It's common knowledge that class time is the best time to sleep.

She slept until mealtime.

There were no classes taught by Shizuka Hiratsuka during that time, so no teacher bothered him.

When the bell rang, some students went to the cafeteria, while others stayed to eat.

Shuya got up and went to the dining hall.

Section 329, 312

After ordering the most expensive set meal in the cafeteria, Shuya went back to his usual spot.

Shortly after I sat down, someone else took the seat next to me.

"Oh, is it another Yakiniku Set Meal without barbecue today?"

Shuya smiled when he saw him.

"It's none of your business."

The person who answered was a somewhat gloomy-looking boy named Uesugi Futaro.

He had excellent grades, ranking third in his grade, but he was a loner and had no friends.

Shuya and he weren't exactly friends, but they weren't strangers either; besides being dining buddies, they had a more special relationship.

Shuya wanted to recruit him into his own firm.

Ever since he heard Uesugi Futaro speak last semester, Shuya has been unable to forget him.

This sound is definitely going to go viral, bro.

His own family was also in dire financial straits, so the persuasion was almost successful.

Shuya simply moved his plate to his table and said with a smile, "How's it going? I can't speak for other things, but my firm offers a base salary and great benefits."

When Uesugi Futaro saw Shuya's bright smile, he showed a reluctant expression.

It wasn't that they had any issues with Shuya, but the moment Shuya sat down, the surrounding chatter grew much louder.

He didn't like it very much.

But Shuya's words were not entirely unappealing to him.

He didn't dare to show any displeasure.

"I think I need to think about it some more."

"That's possible, but what else do you want to think about?"

Shuya said, "Let me tell you, if you join my family's agency, you can get training and practical experience at the same time. You know my dad owns an animation company, right? It won't be a problem to arrange some roles for you. The job opportunity is guaranteed."

Uesugi said earnestly, "I've been researching this a lot lately. Voice acting... it seems like I'll be stepping into the spotlight soon, right? I don't think I'm... really suited for it."

"That's true, you're too somber."

Shuya agreed with his self-assessment.

Uesugi Futaro's face darkened.

"We arrange activities according to individual wishes, and not everyone is a genius; not everyone can be trained... although many voice actors fail before they can train properly, hahaha."

Your words make me even more uneasy.

Uesugi Futaro was quite helpless:

"Anyway, let me think about it some more."

"Alright."

After finishing his sentence, Shuya started eating. Noticing Uesugi's frequent glances at his plate, he asked, "Would you like something?"