Chapter 99: -98- Also need to change
"Nanaya-kun!?"
Sakura Airi, who had been quietly listening to the conversation between Hori and Horikita Suzune, became flustered.
But despite Sakura Airi's flustered state, the entire Class D erupted into noise.
"Shizuku? An idol?"
"Is it the Shizuku who was on the cover of the magazine?"
"Befriend Shizuku?"
"What... what does this mean!?"
The students in the class started buzzing with excitement.
Of course, not everyone reacted this way.
Only those students who knew the name "Shizuku" because they regularly read magazines and blogs were able to react. People like Horikita Suzune, Yukimura Teruhiko, and Kouenji Rokusuke probably hadn't even heard of this name, so while many people in the class were making a fuss, they just furrowed their brows.
Ayanokouji Kiyotaka, however, focused on the somewhat flustered Sakura Airi and, in his usual tone, hesitated for a moment before saying something crucial.
"Could it be that Sakura is Shizuku?"
After all, what Hori just said, coupled with Sakura Airi's current reaction, gave off that impression.
"This... this can't be true, can it?"
"H... How could this be?"
The expressions of Ike Kanji and Yamauchi Haruki were somewhat stiff as they pulled out a magazine from somewhere.
On the cover of that magazine was a photo of Sakura Airi, taken in the likeness of Shizuku.
Led by Ike Kanji and Yamauchi Haruki, the boys in the class gathered together, comparing the photo with Sakura Airi in person, their expressions gradually stiffening.
"I-it does look somewhat like Sakura, doesn't it?"
"But... but Shizuku doesn't wear glasses!"
"And the hairstyle is different!"
"More importantly, Shizuku looks very cheerful, how could she be the plain and unassuming Sakura?"
The boys were wavering and said some very impolite things.
But there was one thing that was certain.
At this moment, the attention of everyone in the class was focused on Sakura Airi.
"Ah..."
Sakura Airi suddenly shrank back, feeling somewhat intimidated.
Already not liking to attract attention and being quite shy, becoming the center of attention for the whole class must be very uncomfortable for Sakura Airi.
"Nanaya-kun..."
Sakura Airi turned her uncomfortable and puzzled gaze towards Hori.
Presumably, Sakura Airi never expected Hori to reveal her true identity in front of the whole class like this.
Hori didn't seem to think it was a big deal.
"Sorry for saying something important without permission," Hori said with a somewhat ambiguous expression, "but you also need to change."
Although revealing Sakura Airi's true identity might cause some trouble, one couldn't rule out the possibility of another obsessed fan like the clerk at the electronics store in this school. Compared to these risks, Hori believed that Sakura Airi's shy and timid personality was the real danger.
If Sakura Airi continued to be like this, not interacting with anyone, then if someone else targeted her again, when Hori wasn't around, incidents like the last attack could become Sakura Airi's true nightmare.
And if people paid more attention to Sakura Airi, then she wouldn't be persecuted by others for being alone.
So, Hori believed that Sakura Airi didn't need to live in hiding.
More importantly, Hori knew that Sakura Airi was just shy, not truly enjoying being alone.
This girl also disliked loneliness and hoped to make friends just like everyone else.
With this in mind, Hori wanted to give Sakura Airi a push.
"This isn't something to be ashamed of, just admit it honestly."
Hori openly affirmed this information in front of the whole class.
"Just admit that you are Shizuku, working as a gravure idol."
Hori gave Sakura Airi a big push, letting her know that she couldn't hide anymore, and could only nervously look at the whole class.
Unfortunately, all the students in the class were completely dumbfounded.
"Sakura-san?"
Kushida Kikyou came to Sakura Airi's side, expressing extreme surprise.
"Is this true? Are you really Shizuku?"
Kushida Kikyou, representing the whole class, asked this important question.
Sakura Airi twisted her fingers, enduring the gaze of everyone in the class, and then looked at Hori's somewhat ambiguous expression. After a while, as if giving up, she took off her glasses.
"This..."
The students in the class widened their eyes.
Obviously, when Sakura Airi, who had taken off her glasses to reveal her true appearance, revealed her outstanding appearance, everyone was stunned.
Ike Kanji and Yamauchi Haruki, holding the magazine cover, kept comparing Sakura Airi and Shizuku. Looking at the finally overlapping faces, they opened their mouths wide.
Finally, Sakura Airi closed her eyes and bowed her head to the whole class.
"S... Sorry for hiding it from everyone."
This is probably the only thing Sakura Airi can say now, right?
Apart from this, Sakura Airi had no idea what else to say.
But that's enough.
No one should doubt Sakura Airi's true identity anymore.
"Wow!"
The whole Class D erupted like a raging wave, suddenly becoming noisy.
"We... We have an idol in our class!?"
"And it's Shizuku!?"
"Unbelievable!"
The boys cheered collectively.
"I didn't expect you to be Shizuku!"
"Please shake hands with me!"
The girls gathered around Sakura Airi, extremely excited and chattering.
"W-Wow..."
Sakura Airi was completely flustered, overwhelmed by the sudden surge of popularity around her.
As for Ike Kanji and Yamauchi Haruki, they unexpectedly entered into a scuffle.
"Yamauchi! Didn't you say Sakura confessed to you before? That was a lie after all!"
"I... I didn't lie! That was true!"
"You're lying again! Sakura is Shizuku! A super popular gravure idol! How could she confess to you!?"
"I... I didn't know that!"
"Do you regret it now? You rejected her confession just because Sakura was unremarkable? Turns out she's Shizuku!"
"Stop... Stop talking so loudly! People might hear!"
"You're definitely lying!"
"I'm not!"
Ike Kanji and Yamauchi Haruki started fighting like this.
"Sigh..."
Seeing the whole classroom turn into a marketplace, Horikita Suzune sighed dumbfoundedly.
"Now, the class is probably going to be lively for a while," Ayanokouji Kiyotaka calmly analyzed.
Hori smirked as if it had nothing to do with him, ignored Sakura Airi, who was overwhelmed by the crowd's sudden attention, and picked up a detective novel to read.
Class D was thus plunged into turmoil.
Unable to calm down for a long time.
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