I have pure love with them

“…Hehehe.”

Goto Ichiri did not answer, but just touched his head awkwardly, his eyes tilted towards the road beside him, not daring to look at Izumi.

"..."

Feeling guilty to such an extent, Quan became even more curious about Goto Ichiri's situation.

Stopping, Izumi looked at Goto Ichiri.

The sudden change made Goto Ichiri stop in her tracks. She became nervous, worried that because her poor grades had been exposed, Izumi would not want to play the piano with her anymore.

After having it, the fear of losing made Goto Ichiri's body tremble slightly at this moment. She stiffened her body and turned her head to look at Izumi beside her.

"Chi-Chihaya... classmate?"

"Feel sorry."

Goto Ichiri's eyes gradually lost their luster and he stared blankly at Izumi in front of him.

"Let's not go to 'RiNG' today. Instead of playing the piano, I think it would be better for me to get to know Goto-san first and see how your studies are going. Can we go to a quieter coffee shop?"

She asked Goto Ichiri, but got no response. When Izumi noticed Goto Ichiri's gaze, she realized that the girl had lost her focus and her body was still trembling. She was completely in a state of stress.

"Goto-san?"

He called the girl's name softly, but Goto Ichiri, who was in a state of stress, obviously didn't hear it.

Need to stimulate again.

Looking at Goto Ichiri, who was pale, trembling and dazed, Izumi walked slowly in front of her, stretched out his hands and held her soft and pink cheeks, and then -

"Goto-san, you are the guitar hero, right?"

29. Factory new

There was no time to feel shy about Izumi's intimate behavior. When Goto Ichiri heard the name "Guitar Hero" coming out of the other person's mouth, he instantly woke up from his stress state and had an expression of "how did you know" on his face.

Originally, she was still panicking about Izumi finding out that her grades were bad, and her mind was full of thoughts like 'Is it possible to bribe Chihaya-san with 100 yen a week, or yen for a single sentence?' But now, she has completely focused on the fact that her online name has been exposed.

The warm and soft touch of his palms made Quan want to rub Goto Ichiri's cheek, but when he saw the other person's eyes become clear, he slowly loosened his hands.

"Surprised?"

"… Why would Chihaya-san know…"

"How would I know? In fact, as long as I follow your account and have more contact with you, I can basically infer it, right? The sounds that occasionally appear in the video, the characteristics of the hands, and the playing techniques and habits can all be used as a basis for judgment."

There are many other references that can be used for judgment, but there are not many people learning guitar in the school. In addition, people who practice guitar may not necessarily watch guitar playing videos on video websites, so not many people in the school recognized Goto Ichiri.

"I'm also learning guitar, right? When I saw the account on Guitar Hero, I felt familiar with it. Then, after watching Goto-san's performance on RiNG, I was pretty sure."

Goto Ichiri became nervous. This was the first time she was recognized as a 'guitar hero'. She didn't know why Izumi suddenly pointed this out.

"Chihaya-san...are you very disappointed?"

She pulled up the corners of her mouth, revealing a forced smile, not daring to look directly into Quan's eyes.

"On 'Guitar Hero' it's actually... my thing."

"why?"

"I……"

Goto Ichiri lowered his head and grabbed the corner of his shirt, clenching his hands tightly. His heart was filled with inferiority and anxiety, and he didn't know how to start.

"If you were disappointed, you wouldn't have invited Goto-san these days after knowing his identity, right? I maintain a friendship with Goto-san because I think he is a gentle person who can be a friend. Isn't that what Goto-san thinks?"

The confused and puzzled expression made the shaken Goto Ichiri feel a strong sense of shame and self-blame. She felt that she had really gone too far. Izumi had taken so much care of her, but she still doubted him so much.

"Goto-san, we are friends, right?"

Looking at the girl in front of him, Quan closed his eyes, then slowly opened them, adjusted his breathing, and confirmed with her in a gentle and soothing tone.

"..."

Faced with the long-awaited declaration of friendship, Goto Ichiri bit his lip, feeling a little uneasy, and carefully raised his head, observing Izumi's expression out of the corner of his eyes.

"Chi-Chihaya-san... do you really not mind becoming friends with someone like me?"

"I think Goto-san is a trustworthy person. From his guitar playing, I can tell that he is a hard-working and serious person. He is also very cute. No one would dislike being friends with someone like Goto-san, right?"

Although she felt that the last point was a bit biased and that few people in school were willing to be friends with her, when she heard Izumi praising her for being cute, Goto Ichiri still blushed and felt shy.

Seeing Goto Ichiri feeling shy after being praised for being cute, Izumi felt a little emotional. Such a simple girl is rare in today's society.

"Really...really, Chihaya-san won't dislike me and will you be willing to be my friend?"

“Lifelong friends are fine.”

"A-lifetime?!"

Goto Ichiri opened his eyes wide and looked at Izumi in front of him with a cute surprised expression.

"But before you think about your life, I think Goto-san should first focus on your studies, right? Have you taken good notes in class?"

“…Huh? Hey, hey hey.”

The topic changed so quickly that Goto Ichiri fell into silence, and then he laughed again to cover up his embarrassment.

"Let's go. Let's not go to 'RiNG' today. Let's go to a place where we can rest and check on Goto-san's study progress."

"..."

In fact, Goto Ichiri is really not good at studying. If given a choice, she would rather practice guitar for 6 hours than read a book for an hour.

"I am an excellent student after all. Goto-san doesn't want my bad grades to affect my reputation as a friend of Goto-san, right?"

After a moment, Goto Ichiri, who was still resistant and wanted to find an excuse, suddenly looked as if he was ready to die. Under the guidance of Izumi, he went to a nearby family restaurant.

Originally, Quan wanted to go to a cafe, but the cafe was too quiet. Generally speaking, it was only suitable for individual study. He and Goto Ichiri would have some communication and noise, so Quan chose a family restaurant that was relatively not so quiet but not too noisy as his study place.

Naturally, Goto Ichiri would have no problem. She was too unfamiliar with places like coffee shops, so she felt a little averse to such places. However, she was not unfamiliar with family restaurants as she would occasionally go out for dinner with her family.

Especially when I thought about the 'normal' high school students, who seemed to hang out with friends in fast food restaurants after school, I felt a little excited.

Afterwards, they arrived at a family restaurant where there were not many customers. They each ordered a refillable glass of juice, chose a quiet and secluded corner, and began their after-school tutoring.

Open the book, five minutes later——

"Well--"

Staring at Goto Ichiri who was sitting opposite him, there was some confusion in Izumi's eyes.

Although he knew that the deviation value of Xiuhua High School was very low, it did not mean that there was no threshold. He was very skeptical about how Goto Ichiri got into Xiuhua High School. At the same time, he also doubted whether he knew too little about Xiuhua High School.

He could understand that he hadn't mastered all the knowledge in the textbooks at the beginning of the school year, but why did the girl in front of him still look at him with pure confusion when he asked some simple middle school questions? !

He stretched out his hand and pinched his eyebrows, as if he saw a piece of white paper that had not been contaminated by knowledge in front of him.

30. What do you want to do?

It took Izumi two hours to understand Goto Ichiri's academic ability level. While being deeply shocked, he made a simple study plan for her.

"Since you like rock music, this method should be able to help you learn foreign languages."

"Good, good."

Standing at the subway station, looking at the timid Goto Ichiri, Izumi felt for a moment that the two of them were not like friends, but more like a master and his pet who were issuing tasks. There were faint eyes around them falling on the two of them, which gave Izumi a headache.

"Well, work hard, Goto-san, and I'll see you at school tomorrow."

"Yes...bye, Chihaya-san."

After receiving Izumi's counseling, Goto Ichiri felt exhausted. She forced a smile at Izumi and turned to walk towards the station. Her slightly staggering steps made people feel that she was not preparing to go home, but to commit suicide on the platform. Izumi couldn't help but open her mouth.

"Um, Goto-san, are you okay?"

"Ah... yes, it's okay, please don't worry, I will get home safely."

After hearing what Izumi said, Goto Ichiri, who had only taken two steps, turned around and looked at Izumi behind him. Her forced and pale smile made Izumi even more uneasy. Worried that something might happen to her, she accompanied her into the station and watched her get on the train before she felt relieved.

"This is quite bad."

After seeing Goto Ichiri off on the train, Izumi was walking home. Thinking back on Goto Ichiri's academic level, he felt that the problem was extremely serious.

'If she doesn't work hard, she will be held back, right?'

It is hard to imagine a scene where Goto Ichiri would not have worked hard and would not have been able to continue his studies and enter society due to his poor grades.

"She plays guitar very well, but the problem is her fear of socializing. It's hard for her to communicate with people normally. It's hard for her to find a suitable job after entering society. It feels..."

The gloomy picture of hiding in the closet at home, numbing himself with alcohol every day, immersing himself in a small and dark room, and relying on the Internet to survive vividly appeared in Quan's eyes.

"It makes me a little worried. For the next period of time, I should help her with her homework and change her mental state."

……

Click 'Dismiss'.

After finishing her work, Shoko Toyokawa stood up quietly without disturbing others who were still working around her. She picked up her bag and left the customer service post with an expressionless face.

"I have to go back again."

After leaving the customer service company with a heavy atmosphere, Toyokawa Shoko stood on the street, slowly raised her head, and looked at the setting sun. The originally blue sky was painted with a yamabuki color, as if a layer of light golden gauze was covering the sky.

Toyokawa Shoko, who was already feeling depressed, became even more depressed when she saw the dusk. She bit her lips and turned to walk towards the station.

"I may not understand Xiangzi's thoughts, but I want to understand Xiangzi's thoughts, so can you come out and meet me?"

Standing on the train, Toyokawa Shoko looked at the pop-up message with a complicated expression on her face. She pursed her lips. She knew very well how much Nagasaki Soyo, a former band member who was invited by her to join the band, valued CRYCHIC. However, -

"Already, there is no going back..."

Whispering softly, Toyokawa Shoko ignored the other party's message. Even if she saw it, she didn't plan to reply to any message.

Once a reply is given to the other party, there will definitely be more news later.

Shoko Toyokawa did not want to tell her former bandmates about what had happened to her. She did not want to make them worry, nor did she think that they, as an ordinary group of students, had the ability to change her situation.

On that day when the sky was gray and it was raining, she had already said such excessive words. Shiina Riki would definitely not be willing to stay in the same band with her again.

Although I feel sorry for Deng and have caused her a lot of harm, but...

The train arrived at the station and slowly opened its door. Toyokawa Shoko walked out of the train. There were not many people getting off at the same station. Standing on the quiet platform, looking at the road ahead that was gradually becoming familiar, she bit her lip and took her first step.