ryethenovel In Chapter 196, Goto Ichiri stopped thinking.
In Chapter 196, Goto Ichiri stopped thinking.
Goto Jiri [April 7th. Pochi-chan hasn't sprouted yet. No matter how much guitar I play every day, it won't sprout. I'm wondering if it's because I'm always cooped up in my room or classroom without getting any sunlight.]
Teacher: "No, no, no, humans don't sprout, and Erli's older sister is sitting right there. Okay, let's stop reading here..."
[April 8th. Today is Saturday. I wanted to take Boqi-chan outside to sunbathe, but she refused and said some things I couldn't understand at all. "I don't deserve to embrace the warm sun. Just let me stay in the room and get moldy."]
[April 9th. Pochi-chan still hasn't sprouted. It's Sunday, but she's still staying in her room, and no matter how many times she plays the guitar, she won't go out. How strange, could Pochi-chan really have molded before it even sprouted?]
Teacher: "Erli-chan, isn't it a bit inappropriate to say this? Pochi-chan is actually your older sister, right? And... maybe you shouldn't study anymore?"
Seriously, how do you get Pochi-chan to bloom?
The teacher finally couldn't resist and gently tapped the blackboard. "Alright~ Erli's observation diary is excellent, but due to time constraints, let's move on to the next student."
Goto Jiri raised her head, but the students below the stage began to express their dissatisfaction.
"Why, teacher!"
"Let her finish reading!"
"We're really curious whether Pochi-chan ever bloomed or not!"
We can tell whether it has bloomed or not just by looking to the side.
Lying sprawled on the elementary school student's desk like a corpse, Goto Ichiri seemed to have already passed away. The teacher was afraid that this Pochi-chan herself might suddenly die.
"Teacher, please don't change the teacher! Keep reading! We all want to know if Pochi-chan ever bloomed in the end."
Upstairs, Uchiha Ryo, who was standing in the corridor waiting for Xiaohua and the others to get out of school, smiled. It seemed that it had already begun.
Ever since he compiled this article titled "Poch-chan's Observation Diary" for Goto Jiri, he suggested that Little Lonely should be present to listen, as it might change her opinion of her.
As the saying goes, only by facing our own shortcomings can we correct them, right? I just don't know if Little Lonely can hold on...
Teacher: "I...I understand, but this observation journal seems quite long, Erli-chan. Can you skip around and just read the parts you think are important? And don't read the strange parts!"
Goto Jiri nodded.
[May 6th. Boqi-chan formed a band.]
Teacher: "That's such a leap! How did someone with social anxiety end up in a band?"
After speaking, the teacher suddenly remembered that the person in question seemed to be sitting down below, and quickly shut her mouth. However, Goto Ichiri remained sitting there... To describe her as indifferent to worldly affairs would be too cliché; it seemed she... had passed away.
[May 7th]. Two classmates actually came to my house to play with Pochi-chan! I felt like I was dreaming. Could it be that Pochi-chan is finally going to sprout? The visitors were a handsome older brother and a mixed-race blonde older sister.
[PS: Big brother's snacks are so delicious~]
[May 13th. Pochi-chan is changing; even I, who's not very old, can feel it. She's no longer moldy like before. But when will she sprout?]
Is it because she formed a band, or made friends at school? I'm not sure, although Pochi-chan still prefers staying home as usual, but occasionally goes out to practice guitar.
[May 14th. Boqi said she was going to perform on stage, and my parents and I were very happy. But it seems Boqi can't gather enough tickets. Poor thing, she can't even gather enough friends.]
The teacher was listening quietly, and to be honest, she was now also curious about the pink-haired girl in the audience. How could this Pochi-chan have blossomed... No, no, no! How could a human blossom? As a teacher, how could I be led astray?
[May 16th. Pochi-chan seems to be despairing because she can't find the five people. I can't guess what she's thinking, just as an indifferent god cannot understand a human being full of emotions. I can't figure anything out.]
Humans cannot survive if they do not adapt to changes in their environment. What lies in Pochi's empty eyes? Will this change allow her to sprout and blossom?
【Up until now... Pochi-chan, the environment has changed. Even seeds that can't adapt to the new environment should start to sprout, right? Why haven't you changed at all?】
Teacher: "Erli-chan, is this really your observation diary? We're in second grade, right?"
[May 19th. Today is our elementary school's sports day. I heard that Pochi-chan went to participate in the school's sports festival. Although I didn't know what happened, when her older brother and a group of older sisters came over, the confusion in Pochi-chan's eyes disappeared.]
[It's because I've made more friends, and today I didn't go home, but went with Boqi-chan to the house of a sixth-grade girl.]
[May 20th. Pochi-chan is going to an outdoor performance with a handsome older brother. Although I didn't go to watch, when Pochi-chan came back, I saw that she seemed to be sprouting... What could have changed her?]
[May 20th, one year ago.]
Teacher: "So why is there a past section in the observation diary?! What are you writing, Jiri-chan?!"
[That was when Pochi was still in middle school, even lonelier than she is now. Mom jokingly said that day, "Pochi is lonely, loneliness is Ichiri, but Ichiri is never truly lonely."]
I didn't understand it before, and although I still don't fully understand it now, I roughly get it...
[May 27th. A torrential downpour hit Tokyo, but today is Pochi-chan's official performance day. I'm too young to go in person anyway, so will Pochi-chan's performance go smoothly in this situation? I'm praying at home.]
That night, I went to bed very late. My mom told me their performance was a great success. So, Pokey-chan needs water to sprout! Because of this downpour, the Pokey-chan I saw finally sprouted. But when will she bloom...? I'll keep watching.
Goto Nuri closed his notebook, and after a period of silence in the classroom, applause that was even louder than before erupted.
Amidst the applause, Goto Ichiri, the Lonely Little Pochi-chan, seemed to have been thrown off the planet, turning into a rock and ceasing to think.