[Mister the Tall Pianist]

Part 6

Hey, why so sad today?

Did something bad happen?

By the way, you should keep your head up high more often, the Hunchback of Notre Dame doesn't suit you much.

Don't be afraid to stand tall. With your posture and talent, it's majestic.

Bertholdt was panicking. It was a wonder how he managed not to hyperventilate by now.

"Dude, relax, she just told you to stand tall." Reiner sighed as he sat beside his best friend in the school's cafeteria.

"But that means she noticed how tall I was!" Bertholdt whispered harshly as he tried to stay quiet in his panic.

"Just like everyone does, what's different here?"

"Reiner, you don't understand-"

"If she's going to like you back, she's going to like you and your tallness, so what's the point to worry about?"

"You said 'if'!"

"But this 'if' is disappearing. Look there" Reiner took the little slip of paper from Bertholdt's hands and pointed to the last sentence. "She keeps complimenting you, she even said that your posture made you look majestic!"

"But-"

"A compliment is a compliment." Reiner interrupted him again, matter-of-factly. "That also means she likes this about you so what do you have left to be worried about?"

Bertholdt looked down at his fingers taping a tune on the table and sighed, admitting defeat.