In the Corridor

I got Class R-J, Rookie J, so did Fujita. We are destined to be together, this friendship will last a long time. Fujita and I both have something in common, namely silliness. It's in my favor, I'm not stupid alone here. I'm grateful for that.

But... looking at these other students of my class, I felt that they were badmouthing us when we entered the class.

"See, isn't that what Nakano was scolding about earlier?"

"Eh, we're in the same class with him? I do not want."

They were talking about us, I could hear them as I walked towards the designated bench. But strangely, Fujita smiled to himself as if he was happy when he saw the beautiful women in this class.

"Hello, how are you?" asked Fujita, approaching one of the students nearby. "Would you-"

"Do not want!"

Okay, he's rejected, even though he hasn't said anything. Really pity.

Previously, before I entered this class, I saw a piece of paper taped to the door containing a list of the names of the students here and the positions of the seats. I got a seat in the left corner of the third row, Fujita was in front of me.

There are only 25 students here, 12 boys and 13 girls. The bench only consists of 5 rows wide and 5 rows long. And this class is on the 3rd floor.

There are 2 buildings for students to study, 1 building for Rookie Class and 1 more building for Elite Class, and 1 special building. Each building has 3 floors, the 1st floor is a room for teachers, the 2nd to 3rd floors are the classroom facilities for students to study. And this school has a basement, which can be accessed using an elevator in a special building.

I don't know if this school is extraordinary or mediocre, because I've never seen a school before, let alone entered it. So, this is my first time entering the school.

But seeing their response that looked happy, some were contemplating because they might still be afraid of what happened in the hall earlier, I came to know that this school is extraordinary. Plus, this uniform is cool.

I put my bag in the locker in the back and sat quietly on my bench.

The morning sun was so bright, but my mind kept thinking about my current state.

What had happened to me, I had no idea at all. This is such a dark destiny. I can't escape this fate. Even if there is a time machine, I must be able to accept this fate that I have accepted. I must not return to the past, let alone try to reject this destiny that I have run.

I'm not a loser who can't accept reality, I'm an adult who has a strong mentality. Even though my heart is crying, but I will not show a sad face to others. I believe that I am strong.

As the sun continues to shine on the earth, I too must shine on myself and others. My life is completely like that because I was saved by my parents to live and live it.

But even so, I want to scream in a quiet place, so that other people don't know how I feel.

"Mom, dad…" I said, looking down at the table. "I-"

"Hey, Akio-san."

Hearing the voice in front of me, namely Fujita's voice, I immediately turned to him and saw he was turning his body towards me.

"Why?"

"Help me."

"Help you? What kind of help?"

"I need to go to the toilet now."

I put a straight face to him. "Why do you have to ask for help just to go to the toilet? You can do it yourself."

"No, it's not like that."

"Why?"

Fujita looked stiff, unable to move his body anywhere. I started to feel something was wrong with him.

"My leg… my leg is cramping. I can't walk. Please carry me to the toilet."

"Hah?"

"Please..."

Seeing her pitiful face, I immediately carried her without thinking.

Many students who saw us, even judged me badly.

"Hey, look."

"They're so romantic."

Despite hearing their words, I ignored them and continued walking past them.

However, feeling embarrassed too, I ended up running in an instant.

"Woahh..."

I forgot something important, namely the rule of no running in the corridor. Therefore, when a sword suddenly appeared from above me and plunged into the floor, I immediately stopped.

"Ugh..."

The sword almost hit me. If I walk one step forward and don't stop, I will die from that sword.

"What's with this school?"

"Akio-san, I can't stand it anymore."

Fujita's face suddenly turned blue, he couldn't hold it in anymore and wanted to rush to the toilet.

"Hold on!" I passed the sword, then walked quickly, not running.

On the one hand, I have to hurry. But on the other hand, I can't run in this corridor because of the rules that apply in every building in this city, I can't run in the corridor. So, the only option I can do is walk this fast.

Every step I took continued to move quickly, even as if I was following a fast walking race. I did all this just for my friend. I'm a really good friend.

"Akio-san, sorry, I troubled you again."

"It is okay. I like being able to help other people, let alone helping my own friends."

"You're a good person, Akio-san. Thankfully, I can still live up to this point and be friends with you."

"Hmm?" I was confused by what he said.

"I used to think about ending my life because I couldn't stand this loneliness. I've always been shunned by people, whether it's a boy or a girl. But when I saw my mother, I realized that I was not alone in this world. Therefore, I went to school here to strengthen my mentality and find new friends who would accept me. And in the end, I met you, Akio-san. Thankfully, it turned out that I chose the right place and didn't end my life."

I slowed down when I heard those words from him. What he said to me made me feel that he was deeply hurt. I know that he is a victim of bullying, but I didn't think it would be that bad, he even almost wanted to end his life because he couldn't stand it all.

"Aren't you here to find a girlfriend?"

"Well, that's my second goal."

I can't stand what he feels. His mind was already badly injured, so he couldn't get hurt again. I as his friend should be able to protect him.

"Ah… I'm grateful to be alive in this world, father," Fujita said, looking up with a smile.

I love seeing him smile like that. Because to him, I was like an angel without wings who came and befriended him. I'm not perfect, but I'll still try to take care of my friends.

I don't want to lose another family because of being killed by that Astral Being. I will protect my friend with my life.

Because Ultraman once said, "Tsaat tsaat tsaat," so I know that friendship should be maintained properly, although I do not understand the meaning of Ultraman's words.

When I arrived and managed to risk my life to take Fujita to the toilet, I waited for him in front and saw the students still wandering around even though it was time to study and instead were busy talking.

"Hey, you saw Karin Nakano's face earlier, right?"

"Yes, I saw it. According to rumors from the internet, she is so fierce. I don't want to go near her even though she's pretty."

"Yes me too. Even though she is beautiful, but her firm attitude scares me. Moreover, she was emotional during the speech earlier."

"Right. Maybe it's because the descendants of the Nakano Family are like that, who have a firm nature in acting and making decisions unilaterally."

I accidentally overheard their conversation and knew they were talking about Karin.

"She is quite popular. A lot of people know her." I leaned against the wall and looked out the window. "Do I need to apologize to her for arguing with her in the hall earlier and just leaving her alone? No, no, no, it wasn't me who was wrong, it was she. So, she should be the one apologizing."

It's not my fault because of her nature that restrains me like a slave. She is the one to blame, not me. I'm the victim, she's the suspect. So don't ever blame me for this!

If she was a good woman, she would apologize to me. But if she doesn't, she will continue with her strict personality and take my freedom. As beautiful as a woman is, it will not be beautiful if she does not admit her mistakes. If an old granny apologized because she was wrong, the old granny would be beautiful with her wrinkled face.

Karin is indeed beautiful, but her nature doesn't show that she is beautiful. Was she aware of that?

"Ah, what a relief..." Fujita came out of the toilet and stood beside me who was thinking about Karin's figure. "I am done."

I was lost in thought when he was beside me, but when he waved his hand at my face, I realized his presence.

"O-Oh, are you done?"

"Yeah, I'm done. What were you thinking about?"

"Nothing. Let's go back to class." We both walked towards our class.

TUK! TUK! TUK! The sound of Fujita's boots was so loud it could even be heard throughout the corridor.

"Hey, stop your heavy steps."

"Hehehe."

Every time he took a step, he deliberately made his shoe sound for the students to notice, it made me feel a little annoyed. After all, the two of us had been noticed a lot because of that hall.

"It's not that they..."

"Yes, true. They were the ones who made a fuss in the hall earlier."

"We have to get out of here before we get involved with them."

"Come on."

Some of the students avoided us, it was annoying. They looked at us badly, even though we weren't the ones making a fuss there. It's as if we were the ones at fault for making such a fuss.

It's annoying.

NUT! NUT! NUT!

Hearing that voice, I turned to Fujita and saw his holding a toy duck in his hands.

"What else do you want to do now, Fujitora? Come on, let's not draw attention anymore."

"Hehehe. By the way, my name is Fujita, not Fujitora."

Yeah, he wants to be noticed to get a girlfriend according to what he dreams of. I'm also sure that he also wants to find other friends here. Because having lots of friends is fun, for me or Fujita.

Even so...

DOOM! DOOM! DOOM!

He stands out.

"Where did you get those drums, huh?"

The source of the sound was the drum that Fujita was playing while walking with me down this corridor. He suddenly grabbed it without me knowing.

Fujita pointed back. "I got it from there."

I saw what was behind me. Unknowingly, maybe because I only focused on the front sight as I walked, I didn't see so many items there lying and leaning on the floor.

"Heh... who're all those items belongs to?"

We had time to stop and approach the items. I'm curious about how many things there are. How could someone leave things here and just lay there? This is weird.

When I was in front of the items, I began to examine them one by one. There were items that I recognized, such as a guitar, piano, toy monkey, drums, and even a microphone.

"Whose is this all? Why put it here?"

That's what I'm asking right now. This item looks like it's been lying here on purpose. So, I assumed that someone must have left it here.

And sure enough, when a woman with brown braids wearing glasses came out of Class R-H, I came to know that these things were deliberately lying here.

"Anoo… sorry, what did you guys do to our my item?"

Her voice was so sweet to hear, I came to know about all this.

The items here are mostly musical instruments and her voice is so melodious, so this woman is likely a vocalist.

"Oh, sorry. I was just looking at it." I turned around. "Let's go back to class, Fujitora."

DOOM! DOOM! DOOM! He played the drum again to attract attention.

"Oy, put that thing, it's not yours!"

"OK." Fujita put the drum back in its place, and we headed back to class.

Maybe because we haven't put our things in the dormitory, our things have to be left in a corner of this school.

This school has a dormitory nearby for us to live in later. But strangely, we were temporarily not allowed to go to the dormitory before school hours ended. It made our things have to be put everywhere, in every corner of this school, like that woman. Luckily, since I don't have a lot of items, I don't have to be like her, and neither does Fujita.

Even so, they were not at all afraid of having their things stolen later. Whereas earlier, Fujita could have brought the drums to class and played them there later, but the woman's response didn't look like she wanted to scold Fujita when she found out that Fujita was playing her drums. Does this school have strong security?

"1... 2... 3..."

Okay, it turns out they have CCTV in every corner of this corridor. So, what was observed there made us continue to be monitored for their movements. We cannot commit crimes along this corridor. And apparently, all the students here are aware of that.

"Hey, Fujitora."

"Fujita, desu."

"How did you know about this school? What do you mean by that internet?"

"Oh, that..."