Gotou Futari [April 7th. Bocchi-chan still hasn't sprouted yet. No matter how much she plays the guitar every day, she won't sprout. I'm wondering if it's because she often stays in her room or classroom and doesn't get any sun.]
Teacher: "No, no, no, humans don't sprout. And Futari's sister is sitting right there, right? Okay, how about we stop reading here...."
[April 8th. Today is Saturday. I wanted to drag Bocchi-chan out to bask in the sun, but she refused, and said some things I didn't understand at all. 'I don't deserve to embrace the warm sun, just let me rot in my room.']
[April 9th. Bocchi-chan still hasn't sprouted. Even though it's Sunday, she still stays in her room. No matter how many times she plays the guitar, she never goes out. So strange, will Bocchi-chan really rot before she sprouts?]
Teacher: "Futari-chan, isn't it bad to say this? Bocchi-chan is actually your sister, right? And... why don't we stop reading?"
[Really, how exactly can Bocchi-chan bloom?]
The teacher finally couldn't help it and knocked lightly on the blackboard. "Okay~ Futari-chan wrote an excellent observation diary, but due to time constraints, let's switch to the next person."
Gotou Futari looked up, but the students in the audience started to complain one after another.
"Why, teacher!"
"Let her finish reading!"
"Did Bocchi-chan bloom in the end? We're very curious!"
This... wouldn't we know if she bloomed or not by glancing to the side?
Gotou Hitori, lying on the elementary school desk like a corpse, seemed to have passed away. The teacher was afraid that this Bocchi-chan herself would accidentally die suddenly.
"Teacher, don't change people. Continue reading, we all want to know if Bocchi-chan bloomed in the end."
Upstairs, Uchiha Ryo, who was standing in the corridor waiting for Hana and the others to finish school, smiled. It seemed to have started.
Ever since he helped Gotou Futari organize this article called Bocchi-chan's Observation Diary, he suggested that Bocchi must be present to listen. Maybe this would change her perspective.
As the saying goes, only by facing your own shortcomings can you correct them, right? He just didn't know if Bocchi could hold on.....
Teacher: "I... I understand. But this observation diary seems very long. Futari-chan, can you skip reading? Just read the parts you think are important. And don't read strange places!"
Gotou Futari nodded.
[May 6th. Bocchi-chan formed a band.]
Teacher: "That's too big a jump! How did a socially anxious person form a band?"
After speaking, the teacher suddenly remembered that the person involved seemed to be sitting below, and quickly shut her mouth. However, Gotou Hitori was still sitting there.... Using "aloof from the world" to describe her was too cliché, she seemed to have.... passed away.
[May 7th. Two classmates actually came to the house to play with Bocchi-chan. I felt like I was dreaming at the time. Could it be that Bocchi-chan is finally going to sprout? The visitors were a handsome big brother and a mixed-race blonde big sister.]
[PS: The snacks the big brother brought were delicious~]
[May 13th. Bocchi-chan is changing. Even I, who am not old, can feel it. She is no longer rotting like before. But when will she sprout?]
[Is it because she formed a band, or made friends at school? I'm not sure. Although Bocchi-chan still likes to stay at home as usual, she occasionally goes out to practice guitar.]
[May 14th. Bocchi-chan said she was going to perform on stage. Mom, Dad, and I were all very happy, but Bocchi-chan seemed unable to get 5 tickets. How pitiful, she couldn't even get 5 friends.]
The teacher was also listening silently. To be honest, she was also curious about the pink-haired girl in the audience now. Did this Bocchi-chan actually bloom.... No no no! How can humans bloom? As a teacher, how can I be led astray?
[May 16th. Bocchi-chan seemed to be despairing because she couldn't find five people. What is she thinking? I can't guess. Just like a god who ignores everything cannot understand humans full of emotions, I can't guess anything.]
[If people don't choose to adapt as the environment changes, they cannot survive. What is in Bocchi-chan's empty eyes? Can this change make her sprout and bloom?]
[Up to now.... Bocchi-chan, the environment has changed. Even seeds that are not acclimated will start to sprout, right? Why haven't you changed?]
Teacher: "Futari-chan, is this really your observation diary? We are in the second grade of elementary school, right?"
[May 19th. Today is our elementary school sports day. I heard that Bocchi-chan also went to participate in the school sports festival. Although I don't know what happened, when the big brother and a group of big sisters came over, the confusion in Bocchi-chan's eyes disappeared.]
[Is it because she made more friends? And today I didn't go home, but followed Bocchi-chan to a sixth-grade big sister's house.]
[May 20th. Bocchi-chan and the handsome big brother are going to an open-air performance. Although I didn't go to see it, when Bocchi-chan came back. I saw it, Bocchi-chan seemed to be sprouting... What exactly changed her?]
[May 20th a year ago.]
Teacher: "So why is there a past arc in the observation diary! Futari-chan, what exactly are you writing?!"
[That was Bocchi-chan when she was still in middle school, even lonelier than now. Mom jokingly said that day that Bocchi-chan is loneliness (Bocchi), and loneliness is Hitori, but Hitori will never be lonely.]
[I didn't understand before, and although I don't understand very well now, I probably understand.....]
[May 27th. heavy rain started in Tokyo, and it was a storm. But today was the day of Bocchi-chan's official performance. Because I was young, I couldn't go to the scene, but in this situation today, will Bocchi-chan's performance go smoothly? I prayed at home.]
[That night, I went to bed very late. I heard from Mom that their performance was very successful. So Bocchi-chan needs hydration to sprout! Because of this storm, the Bocchi-chan in my eyes finally sprouted. But when will she bloom.... I will always pay attention.]
Gotou Futari closed the notebook. The classroom was quiet for a while, before applause louder than before rang out.
Amidst the applause, Gotou Hitori - Bocchi - Bocchi-chan herself seemed to have been thrown out of the earth, as if turning into stone — stopped thinking.