I have pure love with them

Izumi and his mother were at home. After receiving the call, they did not wait for him and had a quiet dinner. Mrs. Chihaya stayed in the living room watching TV, waiting for her husband to come back, while Izumi went to the bathroom, took a bath and then returned to the room.

"Unread emails?"

After checking his mailbox as usual, Quan unexpectedly found an email from Aine.

"I really hope you're here too."

Accessories: A plate with fish and chips, and mashed potatoes.

"..."

When Aine was at home, the house was fully equipped with kitchen utensils, and Izumi had learned cooking skills, so she would often make some of her favorite desserts and dishes. Now that she has suddenly gone abroad, facing those monotonous dishes, it may be difficult for her to adapt.

But unfortunately, Quan was powerless to do anything about this matter.

Even if I make some snacks, they will probably be inedible by the time they are sent to her. It would be more realistic to buy them herself at the store.

Looking at the email, he thought for a while and wrote a reply -

22. Kitten

In the classroom, Goto Ichiri, who arrived at the school by taking the earliest train, entered the classroom and quietly sat down in her seat.

She had nothing to do for a while, and her mind recalled what had happened in the recent period of time, as well as the chat with Izumi before going to bed. That comfortable feeling, as if the other person was another herself in the world, made Goto Ichiri feel deeply moved.

"I'm glad I chose Shuka High School, which is a two-hour commute from home... If I hadn't chosen to enter Shuka High School, I wouldn't have met Chihaya and would have lived a lonely life like in middle school."

The feeling of being affirmed, understood and needed made Goto Ichiri look filled with happiness.

"Goto-san, are you here so early?"

Goto Ichiri, who was still thinking about whether to continue going to the livehouse today and playing the piano with Izumi, seemed to hear someone calling his name in a trance.

She blinked and her consciousness returned to reality from fantasy. She slowly looked around and then saw classmate Ayatsuji walking from the classroom door to his seat and then towards her. As the other person's footsteps approached, Goto Ichiri's body gradually tensed up with the sound of the other person's footsteps.

If Goto Ichiri was a cat, then what Ayatsuji Ci would see at this moment would probably be a kitten with its back hunched and in a state of alert - a kitten that poses no threat at all.

"Goto-san?"

"I'm here... Ayatsuji-san, is there anything I can help you with?"

In a state of tension, Goto Ichiri, with his body tense, slowly lowered his head and looked at the table in front of him.

"Goto-san seems a little reluctant to communicate", "he seems a little arrogant and cold", "he seems hard to approach"...

Looking at Goto Ichiri who lowered his head, Akatsuji Ci could not understand why the other people in the class had such an impression of Goto Ichiri. In her eyes, the other party was just not good at socializing, right?

I had contact with him once before during the lunch break, but that contact was a failure. After just chatting for a while, Goto Ichiri suddenly stood up and fled out of the classroom.

There was no one else in the classroom now, and Xuanji Ci wanted to try to contact the other party again to see if he could establish a basic communication relationship with her and understand her relationship with Chihaya Izumi.

"Goto-san comes early every day."

"…Yes, sorry! Starting tomorrow, I won't come so early!"

"That's not what I meant... I was just a little surprised. Other people would stay in bed in the morning, so they would come late. I just thought it was amazing that Goto-san could arrive at school so early. I didn't mean to blame him."

Seeing Goto Ichiri's reaction, Ayatsuji Ci was stunned. She never expected that one of her words would cause such a big reaction from her. She suddenly felt a headache and began to hold a pessimistic attitude towards the communication between the two.

Maybe there will be progress in communication, but it will definitely be difficult.

“Eh? Is… is that so? Thank you, thank you…”

Hearing what seemed to be a compliment to him, Goto Ichiri calmed down a little and nodded in thanks.

"A-Ayatsuji-san is here early too."

"Because I'm the class monitor, if I'm not there when others arrive, it will be hard for everyone in the class to trust me, so I just want to live up to everyone's trust and expectations."

Looking at the smiling Akatsuki Kiyotaka in front of him, Goto Ichiri always felt that there seemed to be a shining light on the other person.

"Then, as the class monitor, I actually have a question. I wonder if Goto-san could answer my question?"

"But...Is it okay?"

Goto Ichiri didn't know what Ayatsuji Ci was going to ask, but after Ayatsuji Ci showed her sense of responsibility as a class monitor, Goto Ichiri had a better impression of Ayatsuji Ci and was not reluctant to answer Ayatsuji Ci's questions. She nodded slightly, looked at Ayatsuji Ci with cautious eyes, waiting for her questions.

"Actually, everyone in the class is willing to be friends with Goto-san, but Goto-san is only on better terms with Chihaya-san, so... I'm a little curious about the relationship between Goto-san and Chihaya-san... Of course, it's okay if it's inconvenient to answer, I'm just a little curious."

Goto Ichiri was stunned when he sat in his seat. After hearing what Ayatsuji said, a sentence kept echoing in his mind:

'Everyone is happy to be friends with Goto-san.'

"Eh?"

"Ok?"

Goto Ichiri was stunned, and Ayatsuji Ci was also stunned when he saw Goto Ichiri who was distracted.

I always feel that communicating with Goto-san is extremely troublesome.

"Um, Goto-san?"

“Ah… yes!”

"Isn't it convenient to answer?"

Goto Ichiri, who was being stared at by Ayatsuji, had an embarrassed expression on his face.

"Um... Can you please repeat it again, Ayatsuji? I... I didn't hear the rest clearly..."

"..."

Helpless, Xuanji Ci smiled and repeated his previous question.

"Your relationship with Chihaya-san?"

"Yes."

I didn't expect that Xuanji Ci's question would be this. The smile on her face immediately became a little awkward. She laughed twice "hehe" to hide her shaken mood.

"Chihaya-san... So Ayatsuji-san talked to me because of Chihaya-san? That's normal, right? Without Chihaya-san, who would notice a dark and invisible person like me..."

The pessimistic attitude made Goto Ichiri feel bitter, but he still answered Ayatsuji's question.

"Chihaya-san... is learning guitar, so when he found out that I can play guitar, he hoped that I could teach him... Of course! Chihaya-san's own level is very high, so... we are just playing guitar together... We share the same interests?"

Although he felt that the two were friends, he did not get a positive answer from Izumi, and Goto Ichiri did not dare to use affirmation in front of others. He hesitated for a moment and gave a vague answer.

"Same interest...?"

It’s not a surprising answer and it’s very realistic.

The two of them had only known each other for less than a week and they were already in a romantic relationship... High school is not society, how could it be possible so quickly!

"Thank you, Goto-san. Also, although I don't know how to play the guitar, I also hope to become friends with Goto-san. Is that okay?"

Looking at the obviously introverted and pessimistic Goto Ichiri in front of him, Ayatsuji Ci felt that she could be easily deceived by some bad guys, so in order to prevent her image as a perfect class monitor from being tarnished and to protect her, Ayatsuji Ci extended her hand to Goto Ichiri.

23. Are we friends?

After entering the school building, he took out his indoor shoes from the shoe cabinet.

Looking at the empty shoe cabinet without any pink envelope or pure white cotton fabric, it can be judged that his youth love comedy has not yet begun.

"I've already made a wish to God for 100 girlfriends, but the first one hasn't appeared yet. Will they all confess to me on the day of high school graduation? That would be really cool."

Ordinary life is like boiled water, without any taste, but just the right amount of self-mockery can prevent Quan from dying of loneliness like the little rabbit in this season when he has no sister to accompany him.

When I entered the classroom from the back door, I saw Goto Ichiri sitting in her seat. She was still there so early.

'With a two-hour commute, students are usually allowed to arrive at school at 7:40, so she got up at 5:40 in the morning and took the tram to school?'

Recalling the things that Goto Ichiri had talked about with him, and looking at Goto Ichiri sitting quietly in his seat, a sense of respect suddenly rose in Quan's heart.

It's not impossible for Izumi to get up before 6 o'clock occasionally, but it's impossible for him to get up before 6 o'clock every day on work and school days like Goto Ichiri.

'We left before 5:40, so including the time for washing up, we woke up around 5? We chatted until around 9 last night, so the sleep time was only... around 8 hours?'

The work and rest schedule is so healthy too.

He was different. After finishing his chat with Goto Ichiri last night, he went to watch Matthew for half an hour.

"Good morning, Goto-san."

"Good morning, Chihaya-san..."

Goto Ichiri, who had his head lowered, slowly raised his head after hearing the familiar voice. He met Izumi's bright and gentle smile, which made Goto Ichiri's originally calm heart beat faster.

It was like a time bomb was stuffed into her head, and a phantom sound of "tick-tick" appeared in her mind.

Although they had only known each other for less than a week, Goto Ichiri had already developed a great liking for Izumi. Unconsciously, her hope for a romantic relationship made her imagine Izumi's face into her own hazy fantasies.

In less than a second, she had vaguely imagined marrying Quan, inviting all her relatives and friends, living a happy life, and finally sitting together under the eaves, admiring the falling autumn leaves, ending a life without regrets.

To, to happiness...

"Goto-san, are you coming with us today?"

"Huh? W-what?"

The soft voice woke Goto Ichiri from her dream. She blinked and looked at Izumi in front of her. Her eyes wandered for a moment, avoiding Izumi's sight.

"After school."

Seeing that Goto Ichiri was a little absent-minded, Quan simply reminded her.

Goto Ichiri, who was immersed in the afterglow of fantasy, also completely woke up at this time. She glanced at Quan cautiously, observing whether he noticed her abnormality, and nodded slightly.

"Good, good."

"Well, let's go together after school."

After briefly exchanging a few words with Goto Ichiri and confirming the schedule for after school, Izumi smiled and parted with Goto Ichiri and returned to his seat.

If there is anything, the two can communicate through Line. The question from Shioyama, who was sitting at the front table, made Izumi realize that his contact with Goto Ichiri was too frequent, and he planned to reduce the ineffective communication with Goto Ichiri a little.

He himself doesn't care much about these rumors, but Goto Ichiri may not be the same.

'Because of the distance, the girl suspected that the boy had lost interest in her, which led to a breaking point in the stalemate between the two, leading to a closer relationship and development... In comics and galgames, this is basically how it develops, right?'