Title: "A secret talk with a popular classmate in the library"

Oh!

Well fancy meeting you here,

hey there.

Wait,

Do you also come here to read books often?

I see,

that makes two of us then.

But like, you really do like books, don't you?

Not a lot of people come to this spot, do they?

This room,

it's supposed to be open to the public,

but the door's hard to find, so not a lot of people come in.

Since I discovered this place, this's the first time it's happened.

Seeing someone here, I mean.

I knew you read a lot of books at school,

but you're a proper bookworm.

Oh, no, I'm not trying to make fun of you.

I mean, not a lot of kids our age are into classic literature, so...

I'm pretty glad.

Across or next to you?

Where do you want me to sit?

Oh, if you don't want me to I can sit a little farther away,

but since we're both here,

I thought maybe we could sit together, you know?

Thanks,

so I'll be sitting across, then.

This is a little sudden but like,

this kind of... secret hideaway feeling this room has,

don't you think it's nice?

Hardly anyone ever comes in here,

and it's smaller than the other rooms.

A single long desk,

with neatly arranged chairs,

and lots of books...

There's just that feeling,

like some interesting stories can happen here.

Come to think of it,

it looks like this place doesn't have any famous authors in it,

so why do you come here?

If you just wanted to read,

there's plenty of other places you could go, aren't there?

You were looking for the most secluded,

and quiet place out there, and this was where you ended up?

Yeah,

if that's what you're looking for this really is the best, isn't it?

It's empty,

dead quiet,

and full of old, forgotten books.

Perfect for reading.

Oh, sorry,

it's just that seeing someone else come for the same reason,

I just got kinda excited...

Was I being a little too...

loud?

You don't mind, it's fine?

Then, guess I'll talk to you a bit more.

I haven't been able to talk to you at school before...

So can I talk to you now?

Huh?

Why are you so shocked?

It's hard to find people who also like this stuff,

so I want to be friends with you.

We're in completely different worlds,

and you don't want any rumours about us floating around?

If we suddenly became close,

they'd make a rumor out of that?

What a pain...

If only I didn't make this character....

Ah, sorry, for saying things like that all of a sudden.

I felt like I could relax a bit talking to you,

but guess I was too relaxed.

The thing is,

I actually just want to spend my time, like,

just loafing around, doing nothing in particular.

Putting on such a cheerful personality,

it's exhausting.

...So?

"Completely different worlds," is that what you said?

Can you still say that after seeing all this?

Not that different from you, huh?

At first, I thought I'd just do my best,

I thought I'd try to be like, a cool, but still approachable cat-type,

but the people around me completely ate it up....

And now I'm stuck with it.

What?

You also saw me like that?

Sorry to burst your bubble~

Why are you laughing?

Huh? Did I say anything funny?

You're happy the bar for being friends got lower?

That's great then,

I look forward to it.

Don't worry about anything anyone says.

They never see the me you're seeing now,

they have this dream-like idea of me.

From now on,

I'll be using you to blow off some steam,

so let's keep hanging out, okay?

You should be at least a little upset, you~

I didn't expect you to accept me with a smile...

Well,

we're both kind of frauds, aren't we?

Oh,

it's getting a bit late now,

I should get going.

See you tomorrow then.