The sports festival of the elementary school where Shirosaki Hana attended also welcomed visitors from other schools.
Uchiha Ryo, Hayasaka Ai, and Gotou Hitori quickly found Shirosaki Hana and Gotou Futari, who were sitting on a picnic blanket eating.
"Hana-chan, Futari, hello."
Hearing the familiar voice, even little Hana, who was immersed in her food, raised her head and quickly swallowed the food in her mouth.
"Hello, Ryo-oniichan~"
Gotou Futari: "Ryo-oniichan, Sis! And Hayasaka-oneechan from the other day, hello."
Shirosaki Haruka stood up. "I haven't formally thanked Young Master Ryo for helping me take care of little Hana two days ago. If you don't mind, why don't you come to my house for dinner today? I'm quite confident in my cooking."
Uchiha Ryo nodded with a smile. Judging by little Hana's pursuit and love for food, he could guess a little about Shirosaki Haruka's cooking skills.
Shirosaki Hana: "Mom, Ryo-oniichan's cooking is also delicious! Let Ryo-oniichan cook tonight."
Shirosaki Haruka rubbed little Hana's head. "Your Ryo-oniichan is a guest. How can we let a guest cook?"
Uchiha Ryo: "I don't mind. If little Hana wants to eat my cooking, I'll do it."
Himesaka Emily: "So Mr. Ryo is the young master from Shuchiin that Haruka mentioned who is very good at taking care of little Hana. Hello, I'm Himesaka Emily, Noa's mother."
Uchiha Ryo nodded in greeting. "You two aunties can just call me Ryo. By the way... isn't Hinata's mother here?"
There was indeed one person missing, but what was that figure hiding? Bocchi-chan? No!
Shirosaki Haruka awkwardly revealed Hoshino Miyako, who was hiding behind her.
"Um, little Hinata's sister is a bit bad at interacting with others."
Uchiha Ryo looked at Hoshino Miyako, who had her head down, and then at Gotou Hitori, who had gone to sit silently beside her parents on the other side.
Have the two super socially anxious patients finally met?
Gotou Hitori: "Futari, was the sports festival fun?"
Gotou Futari: "Mhm! It was fun playing with my classmates!"
Is that so? Competing with classmates is fun. What a pity that I, your sister, will never experience that joy.
Gotou Hitori sighed, then suddenly tensed up and looked to her side.
In front of her, two cute elementary school students were looking at her curiously. Gotou Hitori didn't dare to speak, nor did she dare to make eye contact with them.
Hoshino Hinata and Himesaka Noa also didn't speak, just staring at Bocchi-chan.
"She really is like Mya-nee, the kind of person who doesn't dare to speak outside and has no friends."
Himesaka Noa nodded. "Mhm, it seems there are quite a few people like Miyako-oneechan in this world."
Gotou Hitori: "???"
Why? Why do elementary school students know about my social anxiety! Who told them?!
Hoshino Hinata turned her head and sat next to Gotou Futari.
"It's great that Futari has a sister like this too! But compared to Mya-nee, Mya-nee won't lose!"
Hoshino Miyako quietly leaned over and whispered.
"Hinata, stop talking! Don't say that outside..."
Honestly, why did I agree to Mom's request to come watch Hinata's sports festival? I should have just stayed home!
Gotou Futari: "Hmph hmph, my sister is also amazing. She can lock herself in her room for a whole day without coming out."
At this moment, Bocchi-chan really wanted to find a trash can to crawl into. She also wanted to ask how elementary school students knew about her. So the culprit is you, Futari!
Hoshino Hinata: "Mya-nee can also lock herself in her room making clothes every day, and at night she secretly wears the beautiful clothes she made and strikes strange poses!"
No! No! Don't say anymore, Hinata!
Gotou Futari: "My sister also plays guitar by herself in her room, and she talks to herself while posing!"
No! No! Don't say anymore, Futari!
Hoshino Hinata: "Mya-nee makes delicious snacks! But she has no friends, so she can only give them to my friends to eat."
Hoshino Miyako: "....."
Gotou Futari: "Sister plays guitar really well too, but she has no friends, so she can only play for the family."
Gotou Hitori: "....."
The ten-year-old and six-year-old elementary school students began to compete over their sisters, unaware that their sisters were almost suffocating from the awkward atmosphere.
When Uchiha Ryo looked over, the two people who had been staying by the Gotou sisters' side came over and sat down.
Gotou Naoki: "Hello, young student. I'm Gotou's father. Um... forgive me for asking, but are you and this young lady really Hitori's friends?"
Uchiha Ryo smiled. "Of course, Mr. Gotou. My name is Uchiha Ryo, and this is Hayasaka Ai. We are both Gotou-san's friends."
Gotou Naoki stood there stunned, then covered his eyes with his right hand, making an exaggerated sobbing gesture.
"Ah! I'm so moved.... I never expected to see little Bocchi make such good friends in my lifetime. Hitori sometimes dives headfirst into her own world. She must have caused you trouble."
Uchiha Ryo looked at Bocchi-chan, who had curled up into a ball. "No, Gotou-san is actually excellent, whether it's her guitar skills or her hard-working heart. I believe that she will gradually become more cheerful as the band grows."
Gotou Hitori: "Ababa..... 6д9"
Gotou Michiyo: "Hello, I'm Gotou's mother. But when I first heard that Hitori had made friends, I thought it was mostly Hitori's fantasy because she was too lonely. It's so good to see real people."
Gotou Hitori: "Mom!!"
The constant backstabbing from her sister and mother finally made Bocchi-chan unable to bear it anymore. She hurriedly ran over and looked at Uchiha Ryo and Hayasaka Ai apologetically.
Gotou Michiyo: "Oh right, I heard Hitori started working part-time, and she formed a band and is going to perform."
Uchiha Ryo nodded. "You should have received the tickets Gotou-san gave you. That's right, Gotou-san has three friends who formed a band with her. As for the part-time job, she seems to be occasionally responsible for the front desk at a music bar."
Gotou Naoki suddenly thought of something.
"Um, although I'm sorry, I still have to confirm. You're not rental friends or anything, are you? I'm a little worried that Hitori would spend money to fool us because she couldn't find friends."
Uchiha Ryo and Hayasaka Ai exchanged a glance. Just how unbearable is Bocchi-chan in her parents' eyes....
Uchiha Ryo: "Of course not. We are Gotou-san's genuine friends. And because Bocchi-chan hopes to have more audience members for the performance tomorrow, she's planning to go to Ginza for an open-air performance. Both of us will accompany her tomorrow."
Gotou Michiyo: "Is that so! Hitori has really grown up.... Mom is so moved! Hitori, remember to get up early to prepare tomorrow."
Gotou Hitori: ".....Okay..."
On the other side, Hoshino Miyako, who had just crawled up from the ground, fell into deep thought.
Fake Social Anxiety: [Good-looking, gentle parents, has friends to talk to usually, hobby is playing guitar and formed a band, and can perform on stage.]
Real Social Anxiety: [Ignored by everyone except my sister, has no one to talk to except my sister's friends, only knows fashion design taught in university, hobby is just taking pictures of cute little Hana.]
Today's outcome—Hoshino Miyako's defeat.