80 -79- The non-threatening person and the threatening person

////Guess I'm back, I dropped my newest translation cuz someone else is already translating it (tsk...). Now I'm a bit lost and don't know which book to translate next so I decided to finish this one first since there's surprisingly quite a few people who liked this one. So yeah, enjoy ig////

Advanced Nurturing High School, first-year student dormitory.

In room number "1106", within a dimly lit space, Sakura Airi lay on the bed, lost in thought.

It's already night time.

The weekend has ended, and tomorrow is Monday, back to school time.

Usually, at this time, Sakura Airi would either be asleep or taking selfies in her room to satisfy her personal hobbies.

But today, Sakura Airi not only couldn't fall asleep but also didn't have the mood to take selfies.

The images that kept appearing in Sakura Airi's mind prevented her from falling asleep.

Sakura Airi kept recalling an images.

It was when Hori was holding Sakura Airi's hand in Keyaki Mall.

Thinking about the image made Sakura Airi's face flush.

"Why did it turn out like that!"

Sakura Airi covered her face and buried her head in the blanket.

"Nanaya-kun..."

Sakura Airi couldn't help but think of that name.

Although it had only been less than a day of interaction, Hori had left a very deep impression on Sakura Airi.

The intimate contact was just one reason.

More importantly, every little thing Sakura Airi did with Hori today made her unable to ignore this boy.

Because he didn't ridicule Sakura Airi's hobbies.

Because he didn't look at Sakura Airi with strange eyes.

In Sakura Airi's view, boys are actually quite scary.

Some are gentle, some are considerate, some are dominant, some are overbearing, and some are extremely rude, but ultimately they are all terrifying.

The reason is...

"Even though I haven't talked to them, they've been staring at me..."

This has been Sakura Airi's constant annoyance.

Due to the obvious feminine characteristics, Sakura Airi has been attracting many people's attention since she was young.

Especially during junior high school, when her peers hadn't shown obvious growth yet, only Sakura Airi's development was exceptionally obvious, causing her a lot of trouble.

One of the reasons Sakura Airi became so shy and withdrawn was because of this.

Being stared at by the opposite sex and even the same sex with strange eyes made Sakura Airi more and more reluctant to interact with people around her and developed a strong aversion to this kind of attention.

Therefore, Sakura Airi rarely communicates with others, and in order not to attract attention, she dresses very low-key and plain, trying to minimize her presence and just be a background character.

How can Sakura Airi, in such a state, have the opportunity to communicate smoothly with others?

Even though she feels lonely, Sakura Airi really can't help it.

But...

"Nanaya-kun doesn't seem that scary..."

Although everyone in the class thinks Hori is a loner, Sakura Airi has a different idea.

Although Hori, like Sakura Airi, has almost no friends, he is not difficult to get along with.

At least, that's what Sakura Airi thinks.

Thinking back to the close-up face of Hori during the day and the warmth remaining in her hand, Sakura Airi's face turned red again.

"Um... I can't sleep..."

Unable to sleep, Sakura Airi had to get up from the bed.

Without turning on the light, Sakura Airi came to the laptop set up in the dormitory and turned it on.

As soon as the computer was turned on, a webpage appeared on the screen.

It was a blog.

A blog that had put a lot of effort into its design, more like a very formal blog handled by a professional rather than a personal one.

This blog belongs to a gravure idol.

The name of the gravure idol is "Shizuku".

This blog contains many photos of Shizuku.

The Shizuku appearing in the photos is a girl with a cute and lively appearance, often with waist-length hair tied into twin tails.

If Hori were here, he would definitely notice.

All the girls in these photos are exactly the same as the girl in the digital camera.

This blog started about two years ago.

There was nothing particularly noteworthy written on it about the owner's future thoughts and aspirations.

But starting from two years ago, this blog has been updated almost every day for 365 days a year, not only writing about what happened that day or their own feelings, but Shizuku also almost completely replies to fans' comments, until there were no recent messages in the last few months.

And it seems that Shizuku has a lot of fans, and the message board is full of comments such as hoping she will return to magazine covers soon or directly asking if she has any TV appearances scheduled.

Sakura Airi browsed through this blog, looking at the comments left by fans, revealing a warm smile that is rarely seen.

Unfortunately, this situation changed in the next second.

A comment entered Sakura Airi's field of vision.

"Do you believe in fate?"

As this comment entered Sakura Airi's eyes, her smile froze.

Not only that, but similar comments appeared one after another below.

"We're together again!"

"You look even cuter today!"

"Did you notice we made eye contact? I noticed!"

The comments appearing on the message board were all words that would definitely make the person who saw them feel terrified.

These words were like saying...

"I'm right beside you, Shizuku."

Terrifying messages appeared here.

"You're ignoring me, aren't you? That's too much!"

"Or maybe you haven't noticed me?"

"What are you doing now? I really want to see you, I really want to see you, I really want to see you!"

The substantial fear, like a devil's hand, approached Sakura Airi.

Then, the sentence that crushed Sakura Airi's soul appeared.

"Wait for me, I will come find you."

Sakura Airi collapsed here.

"Ah... Ah..."

Sakura Airi dared not even turn off the computer, squatting on the floor, holding her head, and emitting a wail.

That wail was full of fear and despair.

"Someone... save me..."

Sakura Airi cried out like this.

Then, Sakura Airi remembered.

She remembered the man who helped her fend off the intrusive clerk in the electronics store at Keyaki Mall during the day.

"Nanaya-kun..."

Sakura Airi squeezed out a voice that was on the verge of tears.

"Save me..."

This voice, no one could hear it.

Naturally, even if Hori had extraordinary powers, he would not be able to hear this faint cry for help.

That night, Sakura Airi still couldn't fall asleep.

However, unlike before, where she couldn't sleep due to the innocent emotions, now Sakura Airi couldn't sleep for only one reason: fear.