Who Even Understands Any of This?

At this point, the comments section exploded.

"So the hair clip that Mai- chan always wears was a gift from Shu-chan?"

"That hair clip, Mai- chan seems to have worn it in public a lot since she was little."

"This is way too sweet."

"I can't take it anymore, I've had too much sugar today."

"Huh? I suddenly remember, those bookmarks and hair clips look like they were sold at the Tumi Amusement Park, right?"

"That amusement park with the scary mascot eyes?... Oh right, I remember the view from that Ferris wheel. I don't think it was a famous place."

"Could you please provide the address? I'm going on a pilgrimage to the holy site tomorrow."

"Request address +1"

+2

+10086

Flights booked.

"Booked +1"

"... Looks like we can't go to that amusement park for the time being. I really wish I could charge them for advertising."

Shuya clicked his tongue twice, then scrolled through some unuploaded short videos before going to bed.

Before going to sleep, he always felt like he had forgotten something, but things that could be forgotten probably weren't important.

He fell asleep peacefully.

I woke up early the next morning.

After his workout, he started scrolling through Twitter while eating breakfast.

Yesterday's short film went viral, with some media outlets even offering serious analyses of the filming techniques in an attempt to capitalize on the trend.

There are no real skills involved; it's purely based on good looks and acting skills.

Those posts all garnered over ten million reposts and likes, clearly indicating that people were extremely satisfied with the long-awaited sweet moments between the couple.

Looking at Twitter's trending topics, the top one is #boyfriendgirlfriendvisual.

Overnight, Twitter was flooded with related tweets.

Ha, a bandwagoner.

Shuya revealed a smile full of superiority.

He looked at some popular tweets; most people were just taking pictures for fun, but some of the pictures taken by celebrities were actually quite serious.

It was probably filmed while they were working overtime.

After watching for a while, Haruno suddenly tagged him.

Haruno: #I've already mastered the boyfriend/girlfriend perspective, all I need is someone to film it, Shuya |?ω?`)

Her tweet sparked a flurry of comments and memes.

Hyakka: #I've already mastered the boyfriend/girlfriend perspective, all I need is someone to film it, Shuya |?ω?`)

The girls who showed up yesterday, along with my Little Senior Sister, also made a joke about it.

Shuya didn't take it seriously; these idle people were just talking, and he guessed that only Haruno sincere.

Tsuruko doesn't use Twitter, otherwise I would have included her.

She was staying in Kyoto teaching swordsmanship and had no idea what had happened.

Seeing that it was almost time, Shuya set off for school.

Section 336, page 319: Who understands what you're saying?

On my way to school today, there were an unusually large number of people looking at Shuya.

"Wow, you seemed to have made quite a splash yesterday."

Amidst this intense scrutiny, Uesugi Futaro remained steadfast in speaking to Shuya.

Shuya slowed down to match his pace and laughed, "Haha, it's not really about being in the spotlight, everyone's just looking for something new."

"... Say that to you, it's strangely convincing."

Uesugi couldn't refute it; for Shuya, this was something he had encountered countless times.

It's just that he's been in a period of inactivity lately, which is why he hasn't been making headlines much.

But his influence remains; he still has tens of millions of followers on Twitter.

He didn't just hang around at Great Hua back in the day; a few years ago, during his secondary school years, he was frequently seen in various Great Hua movies and Hollywood sci-fi blockbusters.

But now... he's just an ordinary high school student.

Shuya said, "Have you thought this through before you came to talk to me?"

I discussed it with my family yesterday.

Uesugi smiled wryly, "My sister scolded me, saying I shouldn't waste this opportunity. Besides, she's a fan of yours, and she got so excited when she heard you invited me that she kept talking nonstop..."

Do you need my signature?

Shuya said jokingly.

"... good."

"Then bring the paper to me."

Shuya said casually, "Actually, you can bring your sister over after you join the agency. Our agency is basically a gathering place. For example, Kirino- chan—you probably don't know her—but she treats the agency like a warehouse."

"A warehouse? Won't it get in the way of other people?"

Uesugi was shocked.

"No, our firm got a bit too big after the expansion, and we don't have many members, so my mom just assigned everyone a room."

"Everyone has their own space in the firm, and it's fine to live there, but I personally don't recommend it. A private room isn't suitable for long-term living."

"This is too much..."

Uesugi's expression was indescribable; the exorbitant price of land in Tokyo was no joke.

Shuya patted him on the shoulder and said, "My family is rich, this is normal practice."

"Furthermore... maintaining a warm and welcoming atmosphere and ensuring employee satisfaction is the guiding principle of the firm, as set by my mother."

Shuya smiled nostalgically, recalling the past.

"Is that so...?"

Uesugi Futaro belatedly realized, "Could it be that I've somehow managed to latch onto a super powerful figure?"

Shuya walked into the school with him, and after changing their shoes, they went up to the second floor.

Because they were in different classes, the two were separated.

"I'll take you to the agency when I have time, and I'll also introduce you to another guy. He's the same age as us, a high school student."

"Good."

They went back to their respective classes, and whether they bumped into each other for lunch was up to fate.

Shuya attracted a lot of attention when he entered the classroom. He could hear people whispering, but he ignored it.

After sitting for a while, the class meeting began.

When Shuya saw Hikigaya hand his homework to Shizuka Hiratsuka, he finally remembered what he had forgotten.

Hmm, it really wasn't anything important.

Shizuka Hiratsuka looked at Shuya and, seeing that he showed no intention of getting up, knew that he had forgotten.

She tapped the table in annoyance. "Inoue, I don't care how well you make your films, you still have to hand in your assignments, right? Were you having so much fun yesterday?"

Shuya nodded vigorously. "I was so happy. After I got home yesterday, all I could think about was Mai- chan's smile. I was so engrossed in watching anime that I completely forgot about my homework."

He shrugged helplessly. "Ultimately, it's all Mai- chan's fault for being too cute. I suggest you go and complain to her directly."

"You're talking nonsense!"

Shizuka Hiratsuka uttered words that a teacher should not utter concisely and forcefully.

Hand in your homework before school ends today!

"All right."

Shuya nodded.

Seeing that he agreed so readily, Shizuka Hiratsuka announced the end of the class meeting and left.

Shuya watched as she left, then took out his phone, skillfully went to Great Hua's website, and found a bunch of essays reminiscing about his high school life.

He copied a paragraph from one article, wrote two sentences from another, and quickly finished an essay.

He simply didn't believe that Shizuka Hiratsuka could tell he had plagiarized!

He confidently handed in his essay during lunch break, and as expected, Shizuka Hiratsuka didn't notice his special technique for copying homework.

She even went online to check, feeling suspicious.

She certainly couldn't find a single problem.

Shuya like that.

School was about to end, Shuya tried to run away, but Shizuka Hiratsuka blocked the door. He turned around, went back to the classroom, jumped out of the window, and was eventually called back to school by Hanazawa Sakura's phone call.

Shizuka Hiratsuka shook her phone at him and said, "I told you I'd call your mom."

"Damn, you're ruthless!"

Shuya said bitterly.

"Stop talking nonsense and get to your club. Learn from Hikigaya, he goes without being told."

That's because he can't beat you, okay?

Shuya quite unhappy.

He had no choice but to walk to the Special Building.

When Xiu arrived at the Service Club, Shuya heard voices coming from inside:

"You seem popular, but you don't have any friends at school. What's going on?"

It's Hikigaya's voice.

"You wouldn't understand. I've been cute since I was little, so most of the classmates who approached me had good feelings towards me."

"Being liked by others might actually be a good thing."

What happened?

"When I was in elementary school..."

Yukino and Hikigaya talked about silly things that happened when they were in elementary school.

She said self-deprecatingly, "But there's nothing I can do about it; no one in this world is perfect."

"Weak and ugly, they ostracize others out of jealousy. It's strange that outstanding people often live such difficult lives."

That's why I want to change people and the world like this.

"You've gone too far with this."

"It's better than you doing nothing. I hate that sense of weakness in you."

Then there was a moment of silence.

Hikigaya said, "I say, Yukinoshita, why don't I take the place?"

"I'm sorry, that's impossible."

I haven't finished speaking!