Sonata No Kioku
17-Boom in the morning

Yesterday was a tiring and annoying day. At Keiko-senpai's persuasion, I bought a bass guitar and after returning from the store, I had an impromptu date with a disgusting person (Haruka). Today is a new day again, I ventured to bring the guitar to school. The response I expected turned out to be more troublesome. Just a step into class, I've been surrounded by friends like ants swarming around ants.

"Average! Where did you buy this guitar?"

"Wah-wah really cool, tumben bring. Why not take it all this time?"

"Let's play one song!!"

"Yes yes... Let's play..."

"Play the Beatles song"

Their voices grew louder and half of them asked me to play a song. I tried to calm everything down and said.

"It's a bass guitar, so it's low and you can't hear it.."

After everything fell silent, I quickly ran to my seat and hid the guitar.

"You might as well buy a guitar." said Satoshi as he followed me.

"Yes that's how it is" I replied.

"But why buy a bus? Didn't you just play regular guitar?" Ask Satoshi.

"Satoshi, what was the reason you bought a bus? What's the function of buying a fitting anyway?"

Another friend sitting next to Satoshi asked the same question.

"Hey critics! Explain to us what your reasons are clearly without any convolutions!" Suit Kento while hitting my desk.

"Never call me a critic!" My jerk then pushed Kento slightly away.

I sighed for a moment and thought about how they could understand this complicated situation. It is very difficult to explain in words, because I do not want to tarnish self-esteem, I also have to explain through pictures.

"Follow me down the aisle" I exclaimed.

"Good sir!" Answer them all compactly, then follow behind. Satoshi also participated in this explanation.

"Oh yeah, don't explain using the term music yes" Satoshi said.

"Currently, they intimidated me a lot apparently.." My mind was lazy.

"Yes yes, but listen yes. I won't repeat it twice. So put your ears on well!" My speech.

They all immediately sat around me with serious faces. I don't know how long I haven't seen their serious faces this clear.

"Ehem.. ahem.." I cleared my throat in nervousness.

"alright... Just imagine Kanzaki-san's face" I said after a moment of silence.

"Huh? What's that supposed?" Satoshi and some of the other children.

"Don't ask too many questions before you do!" My atonement.

Some begin to close their eyes, while others stare at the tiles and ceiling. I used Kanzaki's object because he was popular and many had a crush on him.

"If you have, try to make a sweet smile on his face. Already?" [Average]

"Alright, already!"

"Kok she looks like Aya-sensei huh?"

"So there's no charm.."

"Sorrying.."

"Hush still. Now imagine her without hair" [Arata]

"Arata, what does this mean? You want to give us a psychological test?" Ask Toono.

"Later also know for yourself, in this way you will certainly easily understand" I replied.

"Go to the last step, try to get rid of all her facial lines and tell me what she's like now" [Arata]

"Anu, what do those facial lines mean?" Ask Momo.

"The line of the face is like removing the shape of his face. Imagine his eyes, nose, ears and mouth emerging from a flat surface" I explained.

One by one they started to struggle hard (When not necessary) for more than 5 minutes and finally gave up too.

"You're giving up?" I asked for a nod from them.

"I had you guys describe Kanzaki-san's face to clarify parts of a band. Especially the music that is played" I said.

"Part of the band?" Repeated Satoshi.

"Yes. A band is formed from several members playing different musical instruments. Among the music they play, not all songs have to use an electric or regular guitar. But imagining they don't play a song on the bus, it feels like all the notes will look messy" I explained.

"that means... You made us imagine Kanzaki-san's perfect face to be turned upside down, to explain how important a bus is to you?" Toono began to understand my speech path.

"That's right" I cried.

"If that's the only goal, why use a convoluted image all the way?! Continuing to use Kanzaki-san's perfect face for an out-of-the-box explanation?! It is inexcusable!!" Kento shouted while shaking my body.

"I-I did that because you told me to! If only I had explained it like that in the beginning, which of you might have understood!!" I'm trying to dodge.

"Huh?! You think we're stupid?!"

"Curtainly, those who ask for me are wrong" I murmured.

*ting.... Kegs... Teng... Kegs...*

The lesson bell rang just before Kento's fist flew into my face. At the same time, the classroom door behind me opened and showed me a girl I hated. Yep, he's Kanzaki.

Kanzaki stood at the door with a gaze that stared at all the men here. Some of them chose to stay away and enter through the front door of the class.

"... Move aside"

A word as cold and sharp as a dagger was enough to make some of my friends shudder in horror, then leave me in the hallway by myself.

"You don't want to go to class? The lesson will begin. I don't want this class to be stamped ugly by the teacher" he said.

The first lesson opened with the peace I longed for every morning. Although this can be said to be peaceful, it does not mean that Kento's gaze and the crowd will let me feel the freedom of the High School.

"Ouch... How long will I suffer?"

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//At the turn of the lesson later...//

"Average..." One of the boys walked up to my side whispering. "The reason you bought a bus, it's because of Kanzaki-san right?"

I shudder. "Eh?! W-What do you mean?!" I asked in panic.

"I know because every day you always stand near his personal space right? But every Wednesday, you're always near the music room" he replied.

"Heh, so that's the reason. You're very cunning Arata, want to take the opportunity to get closer to the ice princess alone." Satoshi sneered.

"Oi y'all, don't gossip if there's anyone!!" I whispered.

Because of his cynical and cold nature, it hasn't been long since his move here. All the female disciples were hostile towards her, her attitude was inversely proportional to her younger sister, Shiratori. Even though all the female disciples were hostile towards him, the boys were worried about him instead. Including the class leader and the representative.

The boys here, always help Kanzaki secretly and do little things for him. Like, lending an eraser, showing the way to class if moving a particular lesson and inviting him to join the female crowd during break time. (If he doesn't seem to care).

If I were them, I would've let it go without any compassion.

"Kanzaki-san.." call Momo.

Kanzaki shifted his gaze from the Greek legend book to the plain and cheerful face of the child.

"Please don't call with that surname. I hate it" he said.

"Then, Shiori-chan!"

"Don't call me by that first name either. It's disgusting!"

"Hueee.... Kanzaki-san said that I was disgusting. Does he hate me?.."

"Cups... Cup... Don't cry Momo. Being hated by that Kanzaki-san, is not a sad thing" Kento comforted who suddenly came.

"Yes right that. It should be a pride" Toono added.

"Either why... I feel disgusted with them." My inner.

I glanced at Kanzaki whose movements were very suspicious. I don't know why I feel like he's trying to hide something and avoid this conversation of my friends.

"By the way Kanzaki-san, are the rumors about you joining Yamauchi-senpai's band true? If your violin teacher knew, would she be angry, wouldn't she?"

A girl said it with great satisfaction. His face was plain but held a myriad of cunning, at the same time Kanzaki's face became frozen pale.

"What did you say, Hana-san. Kanzaki-san is very good at sharing his time practicing two musical instruments at once" added another daughter.

"Hey what the fuck are you guys?! How come I never heard that rumor?" Kento Jerks.

"Hem, boys please just shut up and don't interfere!" Saying another woman.

Between Kento's debates with Hana and his gang, Kanzaki tries to stay calm by turning his eyes to his book. Although I know now, his gaze was full of emptiness.

"... How're you.... Can know?" Kanzaki's words made their quarrel quiet. Hana immediately hit her desk.

"You're a fool, you're always playing in the music room or not in the butut class right, of course the sound is very clear. Moreover, you connect the cable from the guitar to the speaker" said Hana.

"ah! So the music that I always hear during soccer practice, Kanzaki-san's game!" Momo who just woke up.

Kanzaki suddenly stood up from his chair. His lips were trembling and his face was agitated. The pale white skin color is now paler than usual.

"Is this a serious problem, huh?" I'm thinking.

"... Yeah-so, all this time.... Can sound?" Ask stutters.

I patted the eel inexhaustibly. "When did he realize it now?" My inner.

"Actually I want to tell you, that the soundproof function in the room is not very functional. But I kept driving me away. So the sound you play can be heard through small gaps" I said.

As this world is about to end, Kanzaki continues to blanch. Now his face was slowly blushing with endless lips trembling. I, unable to see what punishment would be accepted, chose to protect my head by hand.

Surprisingly it was not the sound of punches heard, but only the sound of running footsteps followed by the sound of closed doors. The silence in the classroom 1-1, too, shrouded.

I lifted my head and looked around. Everything in the class was staring at me as if it was because I was.

"What do you do on average? Hurry up and chase him!" Tell Satoshi.

"Well! Why me?" I ask I don't think it out.

"Because you've now been appointed as the arresting and caretaker section of Kanzaki-san. This title has been officially approved by the class president and Aya-sensei" Toono explained.

"Huh?! What the fuck!!? You're setting me up, aren't you?" My yelling.

With a cynical look I tried to demand honesty from them. But all I got was a steady nod. It means it's all true.

"Let's go fast! Otherwise Aya-sensei will be angry" Momo exclaimed.

I don't understand what they're planning, though,

but obviously something pushed me from the inside so I dared to get out of my chair and go looking for it. When I was about to open the door, I almost hit Haruka who was nagging annoyed.

"Ta-chan what are you doing? In the classroom what really happened, I became a collision with Kanzaki-san deh" said Haruka half sulked.

"Where is he going now?" My toot.

"Eh? Eng, he just came down the stairs earlier— Ta-chan, just-wait! Where are you going?"

The bell rang loudly as I passed Haruka and ran down the stairs deftly.

The atmosphere of the morning before that afternoon, now a thin scarf that was heart-wrenching and confusion was meaningless.

"Ta-chan's...." Haruka also entered the class with a sour face.

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