owlsbooks Chapter 82 Goto-san, you didn't want this either...
Chapter 82 Goto-san, you didn't want this either...
Back in the classroom, Goto remained seated, not interacting with anyone.
While Kato Megumi in the class was similar, she was naturally quiet and had a low profile. Goto Ichiri, on the other hand, was purely socially anxious to the extreme and couldn't communicate normally with others at all.
Toyonosaki's lessons were at a similar pace to those at Shuchiin, and even a bit slower. But even though the lessons were taught faster, Uchiha Ryo didn't intend to listen attentively.
He turned to look at Goto Ichiri sitting to the side. Maybe he should go find some fun after school today, and tomorrow's the weekend, so he could ask Hayasaka to come out and help out.
After school, Uchiha Ryo signaled to Natsume to go home first, while he went to meet a new friend to discuss something.
Natsume was curious about the new friend that Ryo mentioned. Ryo Uchiha didn't hide anything and told him that it was this extremely socially awkward guy in the class, adding that he hoped to change the guy's social anxiety.
Suddenly! Having just arrived in Toyonosaki, Natsume was deeply moved by Ryo's kindness in immediately thinking of helping his classmates. Truly, Ryo is a kind-hearted Uchiha!
"Do you need my help?"
Uchiha Ryo: "Not for now. You should go home after school."
...
It was a secluded park not very close to Toyonosaki. Uchiha Ryo never expected that this socially awkward girl would even choose a school that was far from home.
Coincidentally, Uchiha Ryo's apartment was very close to both Shuchiin and Toyono.
In the park, Goto Ichiri, sitting alone on a swing, sighed.
"It's still too far. It takes almost two hours to get home every day. Should I tell my family and ask them to rent a small apartment near Toyonosaki...?"
"Living alone...hehehe~"
Putting aside the issue of food and clothing, Goto Ichiri actually really wanted to try living alone.
While I can still have normal conversations with my family, well! I live alone! Being alone in my room, isn't that...?
Goto Ichiri was lost in her own fantasy.
"I'm all alone... So what if I'm all alone! In this deserted park, I'm like a god. That's right! Why does youth have to be about summer, the beach, romance, fireworks, and all that?!"
"It's better for me to vent the melancholy of youth...hehe, youth is sinful!"
Uchiha Ryo: "You really do prefer staying in your own world."
In this secluded park, a second person had appeared at some point, and was standing right in front of her, Goto Ichiri.
This is utterly... socially reprehensible!
Goto Ichiri enters a state of mental petrification, attempting to shut down her five senses to avoid feeling too embarrassed.
Uchiha Ryo: "Hey~ Can you hear me?"
He reached out and waved his hand in front of Goto Ichiri's eyes, then gently pinched the other's fair cheek.
"U...Uchiha-kun, when did you get here?"
Uchiha Ryo didn't say anything, but silently handed over the phone.
With an embarrassed heart and trembling hands, Goto Ichiri took the phone and saw a video playing.
I'm all alone... So what if I'm all alone? In this deserted park, I'm like a god...
After the girl in the video finished expressing her fantasies, the girl watching the video went limp and almost fell to the ground, but fortunately Uchiha Ryo caught her in time.
A socially anxious girl encountered a social death, and everything she just said was recorded!
Holding Uchiha Ryo's phone, Goto Ichiri suddenly felt a surge of inexplicable courage.
His phone is with me now! I want it!! Delete this video.
Goto Ichiri, who had nearly fallen and was leaning against Uchiha Ryo, reopened the video on his phone and saw the delete button in the bottom right corner.
Uchiha Ryo: "Hmm?"
Goto Ichiri's breathing became heavy. Just as she pressed the delete button, she felt as if the whole world had lit up.
Looking at the happy girl, Uchiha Ryo took the phone back.
"Um, Goto-kun, don't you know there's something called cloud storage? The photos and videos on my phone are transferred to my home computer and another phone immediately."
Cloud storage
A summoning beast playing a video game in Uchiha Ryo's room—[Your master has sent a video.]
Yanyunjiang: "Are people all this weird these days?"
Goto Ichiri looked up. The warm afternoon sun shone on Uchiha Ryo, and his handsome, smiling face was truly captivating in the light.
For a moment, Goto Ichiri felt ashamed of himself. He was just a nobody who liked the darker side of things, while the other was a top student at Shuchiin Academy, and the kind of popular guy with lots of friends...
"Goto-kun?"
Ah, his voice is so gentle. Oh right... he wanted to help me overcome my social anxiety. Is he some kind of male angel?
Uchiha Ryo: "Goto-kun, you don't want other people to see that video, do you?"
"Eh!!"
Uchiha Ryo silently put his phone back in his pocket. "Didn't I say I hoped Goto-kun could become my maid? Don't worry, there's a salary, room and board included, and professional maids will train you."
Goto Ichiri trembled, wanting to take back her fantasy. This guy wasn't some male angel... he was a demon!
Uchiha Ryo: "You know, there are many people around me, and even around you, who like to live with masks on."
Goto Ichiri: "....."
They hide their true nature, and are completely different in public and in private.
Some people are actually just high school girls who like to act spoiled by their mothers and yearn for an ordinary life, but they have to act loyal and capable at home in order to gain their family's appreciation.
Some people are simply overprotective of their younger sisters, but because they don't want their sisters to get involved in family and social conflicts, they act like all-rounders to handle everything and let their sisters live a free high school life.
Others are simpler; they simply like otaku culture but don't want to reveal it, so they wear a mask of a noble young lady at school to avoid being ridiculed by others.
"Goto, you're different from them. Their problems stem from external factors, some from society, some from family. But what affects you is your own social anxiety. If you want to prove yourself, try to become more outgoing."
Uchiha Ryo extended his hand: "Please trust me!"
Goto Ichiri fell silent, and after a long while, she raised her head and spoke in a somewhat timid voice.
"Is someone like me... really okay?"
Goto Ichiri saw the sincere look in Uchiha Ryo's eyes. He had always longed to communicate normally with others, but in the end, he always closed himself off because of his fear and anxiety.
"What...what should I do?"
These words were uttered by Goto Ichiri with a trembling voice. Perhaps she had finally mustered the last bit of courage she had been holding back for so long.
Uchiha Ryo: "First, go buy a maid outfit."
Goto Ichiri: "???"