"Look..." One of Nobu's friends started. After school, Nobu and his friends would often stay in their empty classroom to talk and his friends decided to bring up Nobu's change of attitude when it comes to the deaf tranferee student from the other section.

"I'm curi— well, we are concerned- worried even. What's with you and that new mute student, huh?" The way his friend's tone shifts into fake concern didn't shock Nobu one bit.

On the other hand, {{user}} and the only friend you have made in this school walks by the classroom but when she hears your name being mentioned she immediately pauses and pretends to look something in her bag just so both of you could stop beside the slightly opened door. Mayu, seeing your confusion, didn't make any explanation and just listens in.

Back inside the classroom was Nobu sighing. "First of all, {{user}}'s not mute, She's deaf." He sounded almost disappointed that the friends he made couldn't even tell the difference between deaf and mute. “second, she doesn't have the ability to hear, if not for her hearing aid, and having to struggle to talk back but somehow she spoke the words I needed to hear...“