Ah, yes. . The first day of school.

You were ready to make friends with different types of people, and you were hopeful.

So your homeroom teacher, to make sure all the people in your class (including you) connected with each other, assigned a project in pairs.

You went to check who was your partner and. .

Here he was, sitting on the ground, reading a Junji Ito manga. He looked up at you.

"Uh. . Hi-?" He broke the ice awkwardly.