I have pure love with them

Previously, Goto Ichiri had talked to Izumi about how Ayatsuji Ci wanted to be friends with her, but in the following period of time, Ayatsuji Ci's attitude towards Goto Ichiri was indeed more enthusiastic than that towards other students in the class, but it was only limited to an ordinary classmate relationship. Now suddenly entering Goto Ichiri's life and accompanying Goto Ichiri to 'Starry' is... obviously a bit excessive.

He remembered that Akatsuki seemed to have extra private school classes after school, but she put aside the private school classes and went to the livehouse with Goto Ichiri?

"The only reason I can think of is that it has something to do with me. Otherwise, I can't think of any special reason why she would be so close to Yili."

After thinking for a while, Izumi, who was not clear about the real purpose of Xuanji Ci, looked down at the screen of his mobile phone, thought for a while, and did not tell Goto Ichiri what he was thinking.

[Is she interested in rock and bands?]

Izumi did not discuss the sensitive topic of "new friends" with Goto Ichiri, and deliberately ignored this point, and chatted with Goto Ichiri about music-related matters.

"……Well."

Goto Ichiri was squatting in the closet, holding her mobile phone in both hands. The fluorescent light of the screen shone on her face with faint dark circles under her eyes. Goto Ichiri looked at the message sent by Izumi and felt a little surprised. She didn't expect that Izumi didn't even ask her how she was getting along with Ayatsuji Koto.

Looking at Izumi's message, a hint of hesitation emerged on Goto Ichiri's face. Recalling today's interaction with Ayatsuji Ci and the other party's reaction after seeing his band's performance, he slowly typed out his answer.

[I don’t hate it…but I don’t think I like it very much either]

The attitude displayed on the scene was not very excited. They just applauded out of politeness and expressed their approval of the band members, but did not express any opinions on the music played by the band.

Maybe the other party doesn't know much about music and rock, but in Goto Ichiri's opinion, Ayatsuji Ci probably doesn't like rock music very much...or maybe she doesn't really approve of their music.

"..."

Pursing his lips and seeing that Izumi had not sent a message yet, Goto Ichiri held the phone in front of him tightly with both hands, and then his eyes looked a little hesitant.

[Um... tomorrow, is Izumi-san free?]

Izumi was thinking about how to reply to Goto Ichiri, and was a little surprised when she saw the message he sent her.

[Yes, is there anything?]

He got a ticket to Nagasaki Soseki. The live performance was in the evening, and he had plenty of free time during the day before that to do as he pleased.

[The earphones I'm using now have some problems, so I want to buy a new one, so... I'd like to ask Quan to accompany me to choose a suitable pair of earphones...]

Looking at the text he typed, Goto Ichiri felt a little uneasy.

Even though Quan had answered that he had time, he was still worried that the other party would refuse him after seeing his request.

“…Headphones?”

Quan, who had already sat on the edge of the bed, glanced at the headphones he was using. He thought he could change to a new one.

[It just so happens that my headphones have been used for a long time, and it’s time to replace them with a new one. So, let’s go pick out new headphones together tomorrow. Should the time and place be the same as last time?]

After the message was sent, Goto Ichiri, who was waiting anxiously, opened her tightly closed eyes carefully after hearing the notification tone and looked at the screen.

"accepted?"

After a quick glance, Goto Ichiri was still a little bit unbelieving. After looking at it carefully again, Goto Ichiri finally felt relieved, feeling happy but nervous.

"Tomorrow... tomorrow, I'll be with Izumi..."

Although his worries had disappeared, his heartbeat quickened. When Goto Ichiri thought about going shopping with Izumi tomorrow, he felt that it would be difficult for him to calm down and rest tonight.

[Um!]

[Well, good night for today, see you tomorrow]

"what……"

Looking at the message sent by Izumi, Goto Ichiri calmed down a little. He slowly typed "Good night" and sent it.

"Are you going out today?"

Early in the morning, seeing Izumi appearing in the living room early, Mrs. Chihaya noticed the clothes on Izumi. An expression of surprise appeared on her face, and she asked Izumi softly.

"Well, I made an appointment with someone else, so I will probably be back late."

"Be safe out there."

Mrs. Chihaya didn't have any opinion about Izumi going out. After hearing Izumi's answer, she nodded slightly and gave Izumi some instructions.

“Isn’t Aine going out with you?”

Glancing at the direction of the stairs, Mrs. Chihaya suddenly thought of her daughter who was also on vacation at home today, and couldn't help but ask Quan.

"We'll probably be together at night. I have other things to do during the day, so we're not together."

Goto Ichiri's invitation was a bit sudden. At night, it was not convenient for Izumi to knock on Aine's door and ask her if she wanted to go out together today. And now... he felt that his sister should still be asleep, and he didn't know what strange dream she was having, so there was no need to disturb her.

"In the evening? Do you have any special activities?"

Mrs. Chihaya, who originally didn't care much, became confused when she heard that Izumi and Aine would be together at night, and looked at Izumi in confusion.

"We'll go to a show together, and there will be other people there."

"That's it."

After hearing Izumi's answer, Mrs. Chihaya felt relieved again.

316. The time limit is a lifetime!

[Where?]

When Izumi received the inquiry from Aine, Ren and Goto Ichiri had already arrived at the famous electronics street - Akihabara.

Although Akihabara is now famous for its high concentration of two-dimensional, it was just a relatively prosperous electronics street a long time ago. There are a large number of electronics retailers here. It is known as one of the "three major electronics streets" along with Osaka's "Nihonbashi" and Daimyoji's "Osu".

If Goto Ichiri and Izumi want to buy suitable headphones, then this is naturally a good choice.

[I was in Akihabara with my friends, looking at cute maids, what's wrong?]

"what?"

Looking at the reply sent by Izumi, Chihaya Aine, who learned from her mother that Izumi had left early, had an expression of disbelief on her face. It was hard to imagine what kind of person Izumi was that would send her such boring content.

Chihaya Aine was irritated and felt a strong dissatisfaction towards Izumi. She already had her hands on the screen of her mobile phone and had already thought about how to type in the swear words.

[nausea!]

But in the end, Chihaya Aine still couldn't say anything harsh to Izumi. After saying "disgusting", she ignored Izumi.

“…Aine?”

Goto Ichiri, who was wearing a pink sportswear, looked at the gentle smile on Izumi's face as she looked at the screen, and subconsciously an image of a girl emerged in his mind, the girl who would reveal a gentle smile whenever Izumi saw the photo.

"Hmm? Well, it looks like she just woke up and asked where I was."

Hearing Goto Ichiri's question, Izumi moved his gaze away from the screen of his mobile phone and looked at the girl next to him.

"When I sent you a message yesterday, it was already a little late, so I didn't disturb her rest. I didn't ask her to go out with me today, and she seemed a little unhappy."

A trace of uneasiness emerged on Goto Ichiri's face. He pursed his lips slightly and carefully observed Izumi's facial expression.

“Then…Aine, are you coming over?”

Although it's okay to go shopping with Chihaya Aine, Goto Ichiri would prefer to go shopping alone with Izumi if possible.

"I didn't tell her that I was shopping with you, Ichiri. I just told her that I was in Akihabara. I guess she won't come over."

Quan couldn't give a definite answer as to whether his sister would not come, but based on his understanding of Aine, if he gave such a reply, Aine should be full of dissatisfaction with him now, and would not want to see his face in the short term.

But we cannot rule out the possibility that the other party was extremely bored, and even if he was dissatisfied with him, he still took the tram to come over.

"…So, what should we do now?"

After hearing Izumi's answer, Goto Ichiri fell into confusion. She was not good at making decisions. After suddenly hearing that Chihaya Aine might come over, she became even more nervous. She pursed her lips and looked at Izumi beside her.

"Aine might come over, but the chances of her coming over are slim. Regardless of whether she comes over or not, since we are in Akihabara, let's go shopping here first and see if there is anything else we want to buy besides headphones."

"Ah."

Goto Ichiri, who was a little nervous, nodded after hearing what Izumi said, and quietly followed Izumi to stroll around Akihabara.

Although they were just friends, Goto Ichiri followed behind Izumi with his head down, looking nervous and socially anxious, which made Izumi feel like he was forcing her to go shopping with him.

"It doesn't feel like I'm shopping with friends at all... Besides, there are so many people here, and it seems that if I don't pay attention to her, she will disappear in the crowd... Forget it, I'll just hold her hand."

Izumi who was walking in front suddenly stopped, and Goto Ichiri who was following behind him also stopped suddenly. He subconsciously raised his head and looked at Izumi in front of him, wondering why he stopped suddenly.

Izumi stopped and looked back at Goto Ichiri behind him. He extended his right hand towards Goto Ichiri, who was looking around to confirm whether he wanted to enter a store.

"Ok?"

Noticing Izumi's strange behavior, Goto Ichiri withdrew his gaze and looked blankly at Izumi's right hand that was extended to him.

'What's going on? Is this... a handshake?'

"There are too many people here. It's easy to get separated. Let's just hold hands and walk."

Facing Goto Ichiri's confused expression, Izumi, who was standing in front of her, smiled at her gently and expressed her thoughts.

The gentle voice fell into Goto Ichiri's ears, but it turned into thunder, making the confused girl freeze in place, staring at Quan motionlessly, until her eyes were dry, she reluctantly opened her mouth and squeezed out a sound -

"Eh?"

Izumi's words made Goto Ichiri a little unbelievable for a moment, and he wondered if he had heard it wrong.

"Holding hands? Izumi?"

"I seldom come to Akihabara, and it's the same for Ichiri, right? It's easy for two people to get separated when walking on unfamiliar streets, right? So, it's just a precautionary measure. Of course, Ichiri doesn't like it--"

"No! I'd love to—No! I agree!"

When Izumi said that Goto Ichiri could refuse, Goto Ichiri responded quickly and panickedly grasped Izumi's right hand with both of his hands.

"..."

Although Izumi knew in her heart that Goto Ichiri would not likely refuse, she still found her enthusiastic reaction interesting and smiled, indicating that there was no need to use both hands, which made Goto Ichiri's cheeks blush. She then instantly loosened her hands and let go of Izumi's right hand.

Seeing Goto Ichiri's nervous expression, he knew that the other party was in a state of great emotional fluctuation and could not calm down for a while, so Quan took the initiative to stretch out his right hand and gently held Goto Ichiri's left hand.

Although calluses can easily form on the fingertips when playing string instruments, she did not clearly feel the presence of calluses when holding hands with Goto Ichiri. The warm and delicate palms made Izumi realize again that Goto Ichiri was a girl.

'She has an interesting personality and can play the guitar. Before these two points, the fact that she is a cute girl is not so prominent.'

Looking at Goto Ichiri, whose cheeks turned slightly red and she lowered her head after he took the initiative to hold her hand, Izumi couldn't help but sigh in his heart at the girl's shyness.

"Let's go?"

"Ah."

He asked Goto Ichiri softly, and the girl answered with her head down. Under the guidance of Izumi's hand, Goto Ichiri bit her lips lightly with her white teeth.