Multiverse: You Said Chuunibyou, But You're Playing for Real?

Hitori Goto.

The protagonist of Bocchi the Rock, better known by her famous nickname, Bocchi-chan.

Seeing that the girl he had pinned against the wall was Bocchi-chan, and seeing her terrified expression, Haru couldn't help but find it amusing.

Remembering Bocchi-chan's timid personality, Haru thought that even if he actually took advantage of her, she probably wouldn't dare to speak up.

However, Haru wasn't about to bully the cute Bocchi-chan.

Before his transmigration, after becoming an office worker, he hadn't watched much anime, but Bocchi the Rock was one of the last new anime series that left a deep impression on him.

He really liked Bocchi-chan, the female protagonist. How could he bear to bully her?

"Sorry, Goto-san, there are too many people here."

Haru smiled slightly, showing an apologetic smile to avoid scaring her.

"...It's, it's okay."

Hearing Haru speak, Bocchi-chan's delicate body trembled, obviously startled, then she answered stammering in a voice as low as a mosquito's buzz.

But immediately after, she stared at Haru with disbelieving wide eyes, as if asking, "You actually know me?"

As a super socially anxious person, since entering high school, Bocchi-chan had barely communicated with any classmates.

She thought no one at school would know her.

But unexpectedly, someone called out her surname, and it was an overwhelmingly handsome guy at that.

"Of course I know you. After all, Goto-san is so cute and quite famous at school."

Haru knew what Bocchi-chan was thinking without even looking and said teasingly.

Although Bocchi-chan wore a pink tracksuit on her upper body, her lower half's short skirt was obviously in Sobu High's style.

Therefore, even though Haru had never seen Bocchi-chan at Sobu High before, he knew she was a student there.

"Cu...cute? Someone actually praised me as cute... hehe... hehehe... hehehe..."

Hearing Haru's praise, Bocchi-chan was stunned for a moment, her small face turning red.

Then her eyes narrowed into crescents as she touched the back of her head and giggled foolishly.

Since childhood, this was the first time a classmate had praised her as cute.

And it was a handsome guy praising her cuteness—as a socially anxious person, Bocchi-chan naturally couldn't recognize Haru, even though he had been somewhat famous recently.

Precisely because she had never been praised, when Bocchi-chan was complimented even a little, she would become unable to control herself and get carried away.

Completely ignoring the situation.

Seeing Bocchi-chan like this, Haru couldn't help but find it amusing.

However, he also knew that it was rare for Bocchi-chan to be happy, so he didn't need to interrupt her moment of getting carried away. Let her enjoy herself for a while.

Just then, Haru couldn't help but frown.

Having just stopped talking with Bocchi-chan, Haru realized something was wrong.

Due to his physical transformation, his five senses had also become much stronger.

Vision, hearing, smell... all far surpassed what they were before.

Having stronger senses was certainly beneficial, making his abilities more powerful.

But the problem was that stronger senses didn't just bring him benefits—they also brought negative effects.

For instance, right now in the subway, his enhanced sense of smell was causing him tremendous suffering.

Various odors from surrounding passengers kept flooding into his nostrils.

Perfume, body odor, air freshener, even smelly socks.

So many smells mixed together.

The torture he experienced was unimaginable.

Simply horrifying.

"No good, I need to find a way to gain voluntary control over my five senses, especially get the skill to control my sense of smell as soon as possible."

Haru's expression was grim.

He had to take the subway every day. If he had to endure this torture every time he took the subway, how unbearable would that be?

Just as Haru was suffering tremendously, he suddenly heard a trembling apologetic voice—

"Sorry sorry sorry, I got too carried away, please forgive me!!!"

Haru was stunned and looked up to see Bocchi-chan with a pale face, looking at him with terror, tears almost welling up in her eyes, her slender legs trembling nonstop as she frantically apologized to him.

"Uh—"

Haru was puzzled. "Why are you apologizing to me?"

This girl was way too timid.

Bocchi-chan weakly looked up at Haru, tearfully apologizing: "Your... your expression looks so terrible, it must be because I got too carried away earlier and made you angry. For a maggot like me to be so presumptuous in front of a handsome guy like you, I truly deserve death. Please forgive me."

As she spoke, Haru saw that Bocchi-chan actually wanted to bow and apologize to him.

But because the distance between them was too short, when she suddenly bowed, her head hit Haru's chest.

With his now thick skin and tough flesh, Haru didn't feel much.

"Ouch—" But Bocchi-chan covered her head in pain, tearfully realizing she had caused a big disaster. She showed an expression of utter despair and apologized to Haru. "So... sorry, after we get off the train, I... I will definitely commit seppuku to apologize to you."

"Uh—it's not because of Goto-san."

Haru was speechless. What was this situation? He never intended to bully Bocchi-chan, but her behavior made it seem like he was bullying her.

Even more ridiculous was that Haru actually felt a bit guilty about it.

Although Bocchi-chan's pitiful state was entirely due to her own imagination, it was also because she saw Haru's expression that she became like this.

Haru felt he should find a topic to divert Bocchi-chan's attention.

Otherwise, if people around saw this situation, they might think Haru was really bullying the girl, and it would be troublesome if someone called the police.

At this moment, Haru had a thought. Remembering what he was troubled about, he suddenly thought that perhaps he could discuss this topic.

Firstly, to divert Bocchi-chan's attention, and secondly, perhaps this girl who was good at overthinking could give him some advice?

So Haru smiled slightly and said to Bocchi-chan: "Goto-san, actually it's because my sense of smell is too sensitive and I can smell too many odors in the air, which makes me physically uncomfortable. That's why my expression looked bad earlier."

"Goto-san, could you give me some advice? If your nose could smell too many strange odors, what would you do to not feel uncomfortable?"

Bocchi-chan was initially still frightened, but hearing Haru's question, she immediately perked up.

The super socially anxious Bocchi-chan dreamed of being able to meet other classmates at school and make good friends.

Now finally a classmate, and a handsome guy at that, was communicating with her and asking for her opinion.

Her eyes immediately lit up.

"Go for it, Bocchi-chan, this is an opportunity!"

Bocchi-chan excitedly clenched her small hands, cheering herself on internally, and began to let her imagination run wild. "As long as I can give a perfect answer and gain this classmate's recognition, I'll be able to successfully become friends with him!"

"They say online that at school, handsome guys are the top-tier big shots. As long as you can meet one handsome guy, you don't have to worry about not making friends. That means, as long as I can successfully become friends with such a handsome guy, I'll have the chance to make more friends in the future, move toward a popular life, and then successfully enter society..."

In an instant, Bocchi-chan went from making friends with Haru to imagining herself after graduation, becoming a celebrity welcomed by the whole world.

"So I must seize this opportunity, ganbatte Bocchi-chan!"

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