I have pure love with them

Glancing sideways at the girl standing next to him, Shiina Riki saw her take half a step back, and the anger in his heart suddenly subsided a little. There was more apology in his eyes. He pursed his lips, took a deep breath, and bowed to Goto Ichiri to apologize.

"Feel sorry."

"No... that's fine, I was just a little scared..."

Goto Ichiri quickly waved his hand to indicate that it was okay, then slowly moved closer to Izumi, and only then did he feel a slight sense of security in his heart.

"..."

After getting Goto Ichiri's forgiveness, Shiina Riki stood up straight, his eyes fell on Izumi again, and pursed his lips.

"I'm not a keyboard player... I was the drummer of 'CRYCHIC' in the past. 'Haruhi Kage' is a song composed by... someone I know. Now, can you explain why you play Haruhi Kage?"

Reluctantly, but still following Izumi's words, Shiina Riki reluctantly introduced himself, suppressing the complex emotions surging in his heart and waiting for Izumi's answer.

Although it was a bit offensive and rude at first, after Shiina Riki took the initiative to apologize, Izumi's impression of her changed slightly.

"Is he a straightforward person? He can't hide his feelings, and he's a simple person in interpersonal relationships, but he's also a troublesome person~"

In her heart, she made a simple judgment of Shiina Riki's character. Under the other's gaze, Izumi, who had been arguing with her, softened her expression.

"Because of friends? I see... It's not a question that can't be answered. I saw 'Haruhi Kage' on your 'CRYCHIC' account, and learned the song by following the guitarist in the video. I thought it was a very interesting song, so I learned it."

He took out his mobile phone from his pocket, and under the gaze of Shiina Riki, he opened his social account, found the social account of 'CRYCHIC' from the followers, and then displayed it in front of the other party.

"Although the band members are very young, about my age, the lyrics and composition are very interesting, so I followed them. But now there has been no updates for a long time. Is it because of academic problems?"

A gentle and soft voice explained everything to Shiina Riki, making Shiina Riki feel deeply sorry for her behavior just now, and she pursed her lips.

"No... the band has disbanded. Thank you for your support."

After Shiina Riki learned from Izumi that the reason why he was involved in "Kasuga Shadow" was not because of any relationship with other people in the band, such as Toyokawa Shoko, Toyokawa Shoko and Toyokawa Shoko, the anger in his heart completely dissipated.

Especially when she heard Quan's praise for the lyrics and composition, and recalled the band that had disbanded not long ago, she pursed her lips and left the recording studio with a depressed mood.

Snapped.

The door was closed. Only after Shiina Riki left did Goto Ichiri dare to breathe normally again. Looking at Izumi beside her, she also felt a little subtle.

"Chihaya-san, did you meet the members of your favorite band? But... they've disbanded, so you must be feeling very sad. How should I comfort him? How about introducing my favorite band to him?"

Just as Goto Ichiri was thinking about which of her favorite bands was more suitable for Izumi, the gentle sound of plucking strings brought Goto Ichiri back to reality from her thoughts.

"Chi-Chihaya-san?"

"Hmm? Sorry for interrupting me just now. Since 'Haruhi Kage' was interrupted, let's move on to another song. This song 'Unconveyable Love' is also one of my favorites. Goto-san, please comment on it later."

"Eh?"

16. Clenched fists, blushed face

“Is Aine in contact with you guys?”

After finishing practice with Goto Ichiri, Izumi returned home and ran into her mother who had gotten off work early, and helped her prepare dinner.

When the father finished work and returned home, dinner was almost ready, and the three of them sat down at the dining table together. While eating, Izumi, who had not received any reply from Aine, asked his parents about his sister.

"Yeah, didn't Aine contact you?"

Mrs. Chihaya, who had short hair, picked up the miso soup and handed it to Izumi, looking at the eldest son of the family with surprise.

"She contacted me once and sent me an email, but then there was no response. I sent her an email but she didn't reply either. I'm a little worried about her life abroad."

He took a sip of the soup and found it was still too strong. He preferred a lighter taste.

"Aine is a strong-willed child. Maybe she is too busy with her studies abroad, so she doesn't have the energy to communicate with you. We have a stable contact every day, so there is no problem with her."

Smiling at Izumi, Mrs. Chihaya told Izumi to relax.

It was her comfort that made Quan worry about Aiyin who was abroad. She forced herself not to reveal her loneliness and fatigue in front of her parents, and she didn't know how long she could keep going like this.

"A foreign country is a completely unfamiliar environment. Isn't it the fact that there are no problems at all that is the problem? She only looks strong. She will only force herself when encountering any problems. I don't want her to force herself to stay in an environment that she can't adapt to just because she is concerned about us."

The calm voice echoed in the living room, causing the Chihaya couple, who were quietly enjoying their meal, to look up and look at Izumi together.

“Did… did Aine say anything to you?”

Mrs. Chihaya looked at Izumi, and her expression became serious when it came to her daughter's matter.

"...No, she didn't tell me anything, but I think she might have suffered some setbacks there."

The atmosphere became a little heavy. Just as Mrs. Chihaya was about to speak, the gentle Mr. Chihaya, who was sitting next to Izumi, put down the bowl and chopsticks in his hands and turned slightly to look at the eldest son of the family next to him.

"Izumi, I know you're worried about Aine because she's not here, but she's not a child and can take care of herself."

"..."

"Trust her. She will have to learn to grow up sooner or later."

He wanted to refute, but the words were hard to speak for a moment. Quan picked up the food in silence without any response.

The Chihaya couple looked at the silent Izumi and did not continue talking about Aine. In the slightly dull atmosphere, Izumi was the first to put down the bowl and chopsticks in his hands, then slowly stood up and left the living room.

Watching Izumi leaving, Mr. Chihaya looked at his wife.

"What Izumi said is not without reason. Aine is overseas and no one knows how she is doing. You can go and see her after a while. If she can't adapt to life there, bring her back with you."

Mr. Chihaya, who had just asked Izumi to believe in his sister, revealed his true thoughts after Izumi left.

He was busy with work and didn't know his daughter very well, but he was willing to believe in his child and believed that Quan valued Aine's feelings.

"Well, I'll get ready and go see her after a while."

Seeing that her son and husband had already spoken like this, Mrs. Chihaya, who also wanted to meet Aine, nodded slightly...

Back in the room, Izumi was thinking about checking his emails, or maybe writing an email and sending it to Aine to see her reaction, but before he got back to the room, he received a message from Goto Ichiri first.

"Good evening."

Looking at the message sent by Goto Ichiri, Izumi was silent for a moment.

"What a simple greeting indeed."

He looked at the message sent by Goto Ichiri, thought about it, and then decided on a reply.

Goto family.

Goto Ichiri managed to get home before dinner, but his phone almost crashed when his sister asked him, "You're so late, did you have a date?"

"So... is that a date?"

Recalling her experience of going to the livehouse with Izumi after school, Goto Ichiri couldn't help but waver. Before she could answer, her sister saw her reaction and ran towards the living room, shouting "Mom, my sister is in love", causing Goto Ichiri to receive half an hour of caring care from her parents.

The content of the concern is not to ask about her romantic partner, but to hope that she can relieve some of the pressure in her heart and not care too much about the fact that she has no friends.

"Mom knows that Yili is a gentle child, so sooner or later she will be able to become friends with gentle children, so... just because you are promoted to high school, don't upgrade your air friend to an air boyfriend, okay?"

Goto Ichiri wanted to explain and refute, but then he thought of Izumi's gender.

"If I tell you, I'm afraid my family will have to prepare red bean rice, right?"

Not only did she make a friend with whom she could communicate, but he was a boy. For Goto Ichiri and her family, this was already a miracle!

Recalling the scene in the recording studio where Izumi treated her as a friend and asked the girl to apologize to her, Goto Ichiri sat in her room, pressing her fair and slender palms on her chest, lowering her head to feel her own heartbeat.

"What is this feeling... I feel like I've never experienced this before... Is it because I'm being protected?"

She pursed her lips, slowly sat down at the desk, picked up her phone and opened Line.

This account was registered when he entered junior high school, but now he has his first friend to contact. Looking at the friend Chihaya Izumi that he added, Goto Ichiri couldn't help but laugh strangely.

at last!

After three years!

Her Line is finally not just for show!

"What should I send as my first message? Chihaya-san should be home by now, right? I hope I won't disturb him?"

Nervous Goto Ichiri raised his hand and clicked on the dialog box, but he didn't know what to enter.

Night dew to death?

ciallo?

For a long time, Goto Ichiri was troubled by what kind of greeting could attract Izumi's attention.

She hovered above the screen with trembling fingertips. After the human history from the explosion of the universe to the present flashed through her mind, her hands trembled as if she had Parkinson's disease.

"Is it okay? Is it really okay for someone like this to send a message to Chihaya-san?"

But from elementary school to middle school, she never took a real step on her own.

Now, someone is willing to take the initiative to exchange contact information with her, but she is still so hesitant...

Her eyes became firm and she gave up thinking!

His fingers quickly tapped across the screen, and before his brain could react again, he typed a line of text and quickly clicked send.

"Good evening."

After doing all this, she collapsed to the ground powerlessly, closed her eyes, clasped her hands in front of her, and silently waited for the judgment to come.

17. I always like Princess Celestia

Although there is Line, Quan doesn't have many contacts on Line.

Basically, only Xiaodou Sendo would send him some messages and ask him at night whether he wanted to go online to form a team and kill people together in the game.

Sendo Xiaodou is responsible for the gaga, and he is responsible for the indiscriminate killing.

Shun used to be together with them, but after an unfortunate accident, Shun stopped playing games. After that, Izumi also rarely went online to play games. What free time he had, he used to observe the situation and trends of 'FX', or to become a cyber succubus and draw some not-so-healthy comics.

Therefore, in most of the time, Quan's Line only serves to take up his storage space.

"When was the last time that guy Xiaodou sent a message..."

After seeing the message from Goto Ichiri and responding to it, Izumi exited the conversation interface and took a look at Sendo Akato's chat history.

"Ah... it was this afternoon. I have no recollection of it at all."

……