Change.
An idea society willing accepts. To quote George Berhard Shaw, "Progess is impossible without change, and those who cannot change their minds cannot change anything"
But, is that really true?
If you look at it another way, does all change bring about progress?
The answer is definitely no. I mean, look, when big companies decide, "Hey, you know what'll get us more customers? Changing the logo!", could you call that progress?
No, it's just a nuisance since I end up taking ten minutes looking for that damn shampoo Komachi asked me to get.
But it's not just companies that believe in this misguided logic, you also have naive middle schoolers. The kind that think once they finally graduate, they can start high school with an image change only to get hit by a car on the first day on their way to school.
Wait, is that only me?
Well, hopefully...
If that happened to other people, I might actually feel kinda sorry for them.
On the other hand, when they come back from the hospital and realize that all the riajuus and commoners have already formed connections, they have an excuse for why they still ended up being a loner. Rather than being ostracized for being creepy, they could console themselves on the fact that it couldn't be helped. "They already formed connections so there's no way an outlier like me could just sneak in there. It can't be helped". Not even Stealth Hikki is strong enough for that.
That's why it's not my fault! It was not me who was wrong. It was the WORLD!
Ah, I feel like eating some Pizza Hut now...
Hm? I think I lost track of what I was thinking about...
...
Oh yeah, change...
That's right.
The very reason I'm in this club.
The reason why I suffer daily from ice cold verbal abuse and an energetic pink-haired monster.
No, not the Energizer bunny...not even that can top Yuigahama...
Not to mention the newly added slave labor from a certain sly Student Council President.
Just who was the irresponsible fool that let her take that position ?!
But even if the world around me changes, I will not bow! I will not break! I will shut the world away!
Still...
I find myself nowadays hesitating from doing things I would usually do without a second thought, like underhanded methods, instead pondering on a different solution.
I wonder if this is change...
Is this because of those two? That day is still lingers in my mind, continuing to bother me.
...
Damn it! I still can't think about it without all the blood rushing to my face.
Of all the times I've laid my heart bare, that is the only moment I can't regret. While, it went nothing like I expected, neither of them avoided me in that moment.
No look of digust. No look of pity. No heartless laughter. No post-confession gossips.
Just the same desire I had.
To understand.
Maybe change isn't so bad...