Note: Kiyotaka smiles, so you can already expect world domination.

Also, characters may be OOC. I'm doing my best, but I'm not very good at understanding other's characters.

Events might happen in different order, because I don't remember stuff xD.

When the White Room shut down and I met Matsuo, I wanted to experience a peaceful and ordinary life.

However, after he told me about the Advanced Nurturing High School, my goals changed.

Matsuo convinced me to try to make lots of friends, so he won't regret his decision, so I decided that a peaceful and ordinary life is impossible, and I will do my best to make as many friends as I can.

Of course, my mentality makes this goal impossible in the fullest, but with the help of Matsuo, I've been practicing my social and acting skills, and now I can not only make facial expressions, but also modulate my voice perfectly.

As a quote says, "A lie repeated a thousand times becomes truth". I know for a fact that it is an illusion, but maybe, just maybe, I can convince myself.

I honestly hope it.

***

April 1.

I'm on the bus going to school, humming a popular song I heard yesterday, as it'd be a good topic to talk about.

OfficeWorker: "Excuse me, shouldn't you offer up your seat."

An argument starts between the woman and the blonde student, and the old lady doesn't feel comfortable with this. As moral laws say, offering the seat to an elder person is common sense, so I'll take action.

Ayano: "Excuse me ma'am, you can have mine."

The argument between those two stops and I led the elder to the seat.

OldLady: "Thank you young boy." says with a smile and pinch my cheek warmly.

Ayano: "It's nothing. And I must apology for not noticing earlier." I bow to her.

I go to the back of the bus since I saw someone who might approach to me in my peripheral vision.

As expected, she approached.

Kushida: "Hey, well done there! My name Kushida Kikyo, from Class D, you're a freshman as well, right?" she introduces herself with an excited tone.

Ayano: "Nice to meet you Kushida-san. I'm Ayanokouji Kiyotaka, also from Class D. Coincidences can be freaky, can't they?" I speak with a slightly high voice trying to sound more approachable.

Kushida: "Oh! Are we going to be classmates? I feel that we're going to get along very well, don't you think?"

Ayano: "I hope so, Kushida-san." I give her a warm smile.

She look at me stunned and with her cheeks red. She then look away shyly.

Ayano: 'Looks like Matsuo-san didn't lie when he said that my smile is a "weapon of mass destruction", I'm going to take advantage of it.'

Ayano: "Seems like we arrived. Want to go together to the entrance ceremony?" I go out of the bus and offer a hand to help her, even if it wasn't necessary.

Kushida: "Y-Yes." she doubted for a moment, but ended up taking my hand to get out and now we're walking side by side in an awkward silence while she blushes.

However, she seems to notice this, and as a natural social person, she takes the first step brushing off the blush.

Kushida: "So~, from which middle school do you come from, Ayanokouji-kun?"

This was a normal question that any normal person could answer easily, but for me it was rather complicated.

Ayano: "I actually studied abroad during most of my life. I returned to Japan a few months ago." I thought on saying I was home schooled, but that'd make her suspicious of my developed social skills.

Kushida: "That's so cool!" she claims excited and claps her hands "Where did you study?"

Ayano: "I studied in China as long as I can remember. And how about you?"

Kushida: "Nothing so interesting as your story. I studied in this country in a normal middle school, however, it seems like no one of my old friends make it up here. Do you already have friends here in Japan?"

Ayano: "If I can count you, then you're the first one. I want make a lot of friends though."

Kushida: "I'm the same! I hope both of us success on this, Ayanokouji-kun!"

I nod at her smiling.

For now, the conversation stop because we reached the entrance ceremony.

It wasn't as boring as it could be to others, because I was scanning the room seeing potential friends. It seems like the most easy targets are the ones in Class B, while Class C seems hard to approach and Class A is variated. My own class is like Class A in this aspect, but I can see success in my goal.

Once it ended, I joined Kushida while walking to the classroom.

Ayano: "Say Kushida, what kind of music do you like to listen to?"

Kushida: "I've been hearing a lot of national artists recently. My favourite one is Konomi Suzuki. How about you?"

Ayano: "Oh, I know her! Bursty Greedy Spider kept stuck in my mind since I listened it for the first time!"

Kushida: "I know, right? It's so good!" she pause for a moment and then ask "And what do you listen, Ayanokouji-kun?"

Ayano: "I actually don't know too much about modern music, so I'd gladly accept suggestions. Because I play the piano I used to prefer more classical music."

Kushida: "Do you play the piano? I want to see you playing!" she express with a beautiful smile.

Ayano: "I'd love to have you there as well!" I reply smiling as well.

Yes, it's still powerful. I don't understand why the white room didn't teach us something this useful. It's like whatever I do with a smile will have a good response.

We arrive at the classroom and separate our paths to our own seat. Mine it's at the back of the room, next to the window. I place my bag there, but I don't sit yet.

Infront of me there's already a person in his seat, so I'm going to introduce myself.

Ayano: "Good morning! It seems like we're going to be seatmates from now on. My name is Ayanokouji Kiyotaka, it's nice to meet you..."

Akibro: "Miyake Akito, nice to meet you as well Ayanokouji."

We then start a conversation and I decided to include in this small group the person infront of Miyake who's name is Sotomura Hideo. He seemed like he wanted to talk to someone, so I took the first step. He knows a lot about technology and common teenager knowledge, so I'll ask him about this stuff later. Matsuo-san being already a grown man wasn't able to teach me about things I should know as someone of my age. Other boy called Hirata Yousuke joined us and we started to have a nice chat.

I'll follow Matsuo wish and I'll make more friends and memories with all of them. I hope there's a day in which I can call someone 'friend' without thinking on them as a tool, I wish that from the bottom of my heart.

We stop our conversation and I sit on my seat when our teacher comes. I notice there's a black haired girl sitting next to me, but I can't talk to her yet as the teacher introduces herself.

She explains the rules of this school and give us our phones. A few things in her speech were suspicious, but it seems like no one noticed it.

When Chabashira-sensei walks out of the classroom, people start to talk excited with each others due to the money they're receiving.

I notice Hirata's intention, but I'll do this. It's now or never.

Ayano: "Excuse me everyone, could you please listen to me for a moment?" with this everyone stop their chats and look at me "Starting today we're going to be classmates until graduation. That's why I think it'd be nice to introduce ourselves and become friends as soon as possible. What do you say?"

Most of my classmates are lost in thought, unable to speak up.

Kushida: "He's right! I'd love to know everyone here!"

Kushida's support is well received and the previously hesitant students began to speak.

Ayano: "As I proposed this I'll introduce myself first. My name is Ayanokouji Kiyotaka. My hobbies are reading and playing the piano, and I have a like for martial arts. My goal is to be everyone's friend, so feel free to talk to me whenever you want! It's nice to meet you all!" and as a final blow, a smile!

I tried to sound as natural as possible, but my god, it was extremely brain consuming. But I succeeded. Most girls are looking at me while blushing and many boys are smiling at me, specially Hirata.

If making friends is this easy, I don't understand how there's socially awkward people. Is just smile and that's all, I'm not even handsome, so how hard can it be?

Ayano: "Well, I'd like everyone's name and hobbies, but I don't want to force anyone, so just introduce yourself if you feel like it."

When I said this, a red head boy and my neighbor left the room, along with some other boys including the blonde one from the bus. What a shame. I'll have to do my best to befriend them!

The next one to introduce is Kushida, followed by Hirata and some others. Kushida's introduction was pretty similar to mine, and had a similar response.

There was this classmate called Ike who sent me glares while he introduced himself, and Yamauchi, who lied stupidly. Still I will try to befriend them, but if it fails many times... I'll get rid of them.

***

It's time to go to the entrance ceremony and I decided to gather this small group of four, and surprisingly, four girls joined us as well. We're now quite a big group. The girls attached to me and Hirata, but of course I did my best to not left alone Miyake and Sotomura, so I made them join the conversation with questions on their specialities. Right before the entrance ceremony started, we all exchanged contact number. I learned that girls are pretty aggressive with this stuff.

***

Even though people said this place was tough, the entrance ceremony was the same as any other school's. Well... that's what I heard tehe~.

Sotomura, Miyake and Hirata decided to head toward the dormitories, leaving me alone with the girls.

Ayano: 'Hirata you traitor! I thought you'd stay to suffer the same destiny as me! Now I'll befriend you to death, just wait!'

I wanted to go to the convenience store, but the group dragged me along with them to the karaoke.

Karuizawa and Sato are specially clingy, while Matsushita is more reserved and Shinohara just exist.

Karuizawa: "What school did you go, Ayanokouji-kun?"

Sato: "What's your favourite colour, Ayanokouji-kun?"

Matsushita: "Do you have a girlfriend, Ayanokouji-kun?"

Shinohara: "What kind of music do you listen, Ayanokouji-kun?"

Sato: "Are you smart, Ayanokouji-kun?"

Karuizawa: "Are you strong, Ayanokouji-kun?"

Ayano: 'Ayanokouji-kun, Ayanokouji-kun, Ayanokouji-kun, stop! My mind is going to blow! This is the first day, isn't it?! We have three years left to meat each other, haven't we?! For tomorrow I'm going to strengthen my social skills, apparently, if I get tired just with this, I'm still far from my goal.'

Fortunately, we arrive to the karaoke and the questions stop.

We were there for two hours, but it felt like seconds. I had fun singing with them. Happily for me, they complimented my voice. After such a voice training I had with Matsuo-san, if I was a bad singer I'd rather go back to the white room on my own.

While we were going back to the dorms, we decided to stop for a snack at a cafe. I sit down. On my sides there are Karuizawa and Sato, and infront of me Shinohara and Matsushita. They asked for luxurious drinks and I decided for a simple ice cream.

Sato: "You know Ayanokouji-kun, we are going to receive 100.000 points each month, you can buy something more expensive!"

Ayano: "You think so? I'm not sure, something is strange."

The four of them look at me perplexed.

Matsushita: "What do you mean by that?"

Ayano: "I mean, one point one yen, right? If each student of each year is receiving one hundred thousand points each month, it makes some big number per month, and other number at year. That's too much even for a government school."

They look shocked and start to think about it deeply. I decide offer them another proof.

Ayano: "Also, Chabashira-sensei said we're receiving one hundred thousand this month. She never mentioned the next ones."

Karuizawa: "T-That means we're just going to have this amount for the rest of the year?"

They start to panic, this is bad.

Ayano: "Calm down, by now we only can wait. Let's not spend too much and see what happens the next month, what do you think?"

They nod in agreement.

I won't tell this to the whole class, just to my friends. Friends help each other's, right? I don't want to see them suffering. If they suffer, it'll be because of me purposely making them experience it.

Matsushita: "Ayanokouji-kun, you're pretty smart, aren't you?"

Ayano: "Hehe, thanks, but I don't think so. I just happen to remember what sensei said."

Sato: "So modest." she mutters and I hear, but decide to play dumb by tilting my head, to which she blushes.

Waitress: "Here you have your orders."

We: "Thanks."

When they were about to pay their stuff I stop them and pay for us.

Shinohara: "You didn't have to, Ayanokouji-kun. If your theory is correct, you'll be low of points." she express worried.

Ayano: "Don't mind it. I just wanted to invite my first friends in this school." I answer with a bright smile.

As a result, they blushes.

Matsushita: "T-Thank you."

Then they start to drink their drinks and I cave my plastic spoon on the ice cream. Excitement is clear in my face and my friends look at me curious wondering why I'm so happy.

I took out the small spoon, full of ice cream and I admire it for a second. It looks delicious.

I open my mouth, approaching the spoon to it. The author never wrote this much someone eating something and is amazed by the result.

I close my mouth, munching and licking the cold ice cream. It tastes incredible.

Karuizawa: "I never saw someone enjoying ice cream so much" she mutters.

Ayano: "It's incredible! This is the best thing I've ever tried!" I exclaim.

Sato: "Is it that good?" she asks giggling "Can I try it by myself?"

Ayano: "Of course!"

Sato: "I'm going to ask for another spo-" I interrupt her.

Ayano: "Here, say ah~" I offer her my spoon and she blushes, along with the other three. 'Why is she blushing? Didn't she ask me for it or i did a blunder?'

Sato: "Eh?! Oh, um, uh..." she mumbles "A-Ah~" she slightly opens her mouth and I feed her.

She eats it silently while blushing. Why is it?

Ayano: "And? How is it?" I ask excited. Everyone likes to share their likes with their friends, right?

Sato: "Y-Yes, it is b-better than usual." she answers in a low voice.

Ayano: "As a exchange, can I try your drink?" it looks very tasty.

Then again, four of them blushes. Honestly, why is that? I can understand it if I'm trying to make them blush, but I'm not doing anything special right now.

She offers me her drink with her hand shaking slightly and I try it. As expected, it's delicious.

I face the others who were watching our exchange and smile at them.

Ayano: "Do you want to try the ice cream too? You already know the payment, right?" I wink at them and they accept shyly. Author faints at the sole thought of Kiyo winking.

After some nice chat we finally head back to the dorms. We bid our farewells once we reach my floor.

I open the door of my room and step inside. I take out my shoes and walk around my new room.

So here's where I'm going to live for the next three years.

I jump to my bed and lie down looking at the ceiling. My cheerful smile is already erased, but a slight honest smile is still there.

I'll be able to spend time like this with friends for the next three years. I'll enjoy this time to the fullest and make all the memories I can. After all, I'll have to go back to that place, so I must be graceful to Matsuo-san for this opportunity.

Ayano: 'I'll do my best.' with that thought I fall asleep, having a sweet dream for the first time.

2881 words
17/jun/2021

(If you're wondering what happened to Sudo, he forgot his card, so he never sat on senpai's bench, and therefore, no conflict. Horikita sighed btw)

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