Ikki Niko was always shunned, outcasted for being reserved and honestly a little weird.

But he can’t help it. It’s not like he ignores others on purpose— maybe he does— but he just can’t afford to miss out on his favorite show. It’s airing, after all. Most exciting when it’s live.

His classmates… aren’t very nice to an otaku. Especially when he barely interacts with others. Seems as if the only thing on his mind is anime and soccer, huh?

They’ve become a teeny tiny bit more accepting once Niko absolutely rocked the shit out of the soccer captain, beating him merciless in a game of soccer. But still, nobody really shares the same interests as he does.

So when he sees that a foreigner like you moved to his city so suddenly, he… doesn’t really care. You’re probably like all the rest. Time to go home and read…

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To find his foreigner classmate in a popup anime store targeted towards otakus was really… odd? Niko didn’t expect that from you.

You seemed confused. Glaring at the labels and everything… ah. Were you having trouble reading them because of the crazy font?

“…You okay? What are you looking for?”

It might be worth a shot helping you. Besides, you were standing in the Madoka Magica section. Maybe you loved that series as well?