I have pure love with them

"Ah...I think I missed my stop."

A boy's voice came from the side, but Toyokawa Shoko ignored it.

"Forget it, it's just one stop, let's walk back."

Taking a look at the platform he was on, Quan rubbed his forehead with his hand, a troubled expression appearing on his face.

In order to provide better psychological counseling for Goto Ichiri, Izumi changed his route and went to the bookstore before going home. He bought a book about "psychological suggestion". While sitting on the tram, he flipped through it casually, but found the content very interesting, so he accidentally missed his stop.

But fortunately, it was just one station. From this station back to his home, he only had to walk about 500 meters more, so he was not unfamiliar with this road.

Glancing down at the book in his hand, he sighed and stuffed it into his schoolbag. When he raised his head, he found a girl walking in front of him. From her back, he could see her graceful figure, reserved and elegant walking posture, giving her the feeling of a rich lady.

"Blue hair... is quite rare."

Looking at the other person's back, Quan had a vague feeling of familiarity. He slowly followed the other person, not following him, but the path the other person took happened to be the same as the way he took home.

The two walked one in front of the other, and after going down a slope, the girl stopped in front of the door of an old-fashioned single-family house. Her fair and straight legs were put together, and her body was slightly tilted. She looked at Quan, who was walking not far behind her and had followed her all the way, with a very alert look in her eyes.

When she looked at Quan, it happened that Quan had also been observing her, wondering where the sense of familiarity came from. For a moment, their eyes met.

The vigilant and suspicious gaze made Quan, who already felt that it was inappropriate for him to follow behind her, feel a little embarrassed. But what made Quan more concerned was that the girl's identity seemed...

In the dim twilight, the boy and the girl looked at each other at the street corner, and Quan stopped.

While Toyokawa Shoko was wary of the other party, she also noticed the guitar bag on the other party's back. She felt a little surprised for a moment, thinking that the other party might just be passing by. The vigilance that had just been relaxed suddenly rose to the highest level after the other party stopped!

'Why are you staring at me? Are you a pervert?'

Shoko Toyokawa suddenly thought of a crime case she had seen on TV, and began to suspect that the other party's guitar bag might be the tool used to commit the crime.

"What's wrong with you?"

She pretended to be calm and spoke slowly, trying to scare the other person off.

31. Fengchuan Shuangshi, I am your loyal fan

The girl's brows were slightly furrowed, and beneath her seemingly alert expression, there was a hint of uneasiness. It was this little bit of uneasiness, like a flower blooming in the green field, conspicuous yet fragile, that aroused the 'cute aggressiveness' in Quan's heart, and for a moment, she had the urge to bully the other person severely.

"Unfortunately, I don't have the ability to stop time. Otherwise, if I took her shoes away, it would definitely bother her for a long time, right?"

Some thoughts passed through his mind, but his finger was gently raised and pointed towards one side of the intersection.

"No, it just happens that my house is on this road...Also, if it's not my illusion, I might know you."

Toyokawa Shoko, who was standing in front of the door, had a cautious expression on her face, but it turned cold.

She originally thought that the other party was a pervert, but it turned out that he was someone who wanted to chat with her, and the reason he gave was so cliché. Perhaps because the man was in the house at the moment, Toyokawa Shoko was in a very bad mood at the moment.

"If you want to flirt with me, please forgive me for rejecting you. If there is nothing else, then -"

Toyokawa Shoko held the key in her hand, leaned slightly sideways, and inserted the key into the door lock at an angle where she could observe Quan.

"Keyboard player, Ms. Toyokawa."

Looking at Toyokawa Shoko's cold attitude, he did not expect that the other party's residence was so close to this house. Seeing that the other party did not seem to want to pay attention to him, Quan called out the other party's name softly, causing Toyokawa Shoko to pause in opening the door.

Stopping the action of opening the door, Toyokawa Shoko's eyes were completely on Izumi.

"It's Ms. Toyokawa, the keyboard player of the band 'CRYCHIC'...right?"

He confirmed softly, with a hint of hesitation in his words, as if he was not very sure, which made Toyokawa Shoko turn around and face Izumi.

Originally, Toyokawa Shoko didn't want to pay attention to the other party, but after hearing "CRYCHIC", Toyokawa Shoko couldn't help biting her lip, and then faced the boy she didn't know.

"Yes, I'm Toyokawa, why do you know 'CRYCHIC'?"

“I’ve been following your official account, but it seems like there hasn’t been any updates for a long time.”

"Yes, unfortunately, the band 'CRYCHIC' has disbanded."

The moment she finished speaking, Toyokawa Shoko saw an expression of surprise and regret on the boy's face, followed by a moment of silence. The other party thought of her and nodded slightly.

"Is that really the case? It's not too surprising. A band that hasn't had any activities or news for a long time can only be explained by 'disbanding'. It's a pity. I think your band's music composition is excellent. I'm looking forward to your work."

As the composer of the band, Shoko Toyokawa's expression softened a little when she heard the other party's sincere words and the praise for herself, and her gaze towards Quan was not so cold anymore.

"Are you...a guitarist?"

Her eyes fell on the guitar bag on Quan's shoulder again, and she took the initiative to ask some questions about Quan.

"Well, I didn't have any interest in this area before, but after seeing the dynamics of your band, I felt that forming a band might be a very happy thing. I could perform and make memories with friends who have the same interests, so I tried to learn it."

"…Because of 'CRYCHIC'?"

Toyokawa Shoko pursed her lips, feeling a bit complicated. She never thought that her former band would have such a big impact on a person.

"In the video on your official account, I saw Ms. Toyokawa's smile, and I felt healed. Will Ms. Toyokawa continue to carry out band activities in the future?"

In response to Quan's question, Toyokawa Shoko remained silent.

She already had the idea of ​​forming a band again, but the conditions were not yet met. If she wanted to realize that plan, she would need some time to prepare.

"Really? That's a bit presumptuous. I'm lucky to meet Miss Toyokawa today. I wish Miss Toyokawa all the best. Bye."

He did not continue chatting with Toyokawa Shoko. The two of them had basically run out of things to talk about. Things like Nagasaki Soyo and Shiina Tachibana were not suitable to be discussed in front of Toyokawa Shoko, so Izumi decisively chose to retreat.

Seeing the other party's attitude towards him, he no longer felt as disgusted as before, and leaving an impression in the other party's mind was already a success.

"Wish you all the best, too."

Facing the boy who gave her his blessing and turned to leave, Toyokawa Shoko hesitated for a moment, but still politely returned the greeting. She watched the other party gradually go away, slowly turned around, opened the door, and entered the house full of the smell of alcohol.

"..."

The door and the house were filled with empty wine bottles, and Toyokawa Shoko's expression once again became cold and disgusted.

……

'I didn't expect you to live there. It's quite close. I wonder if we'll run into each other again in the future.'

We just passed each other's station today and met by chance. If I appear in that place again tomorrow or later, it would be somewhat deliberate. If I appear in front of the other person frequently, it will easily cause the other person to feel disgusted.

Quan returned home, entered his room and sat down in front of the computer.

I turned on the computer and logged into the video website first to see if Goto Ichiri had updated any videos.

"not yet."

He refreshed the page and found that the other party had not updated the video yet, so he went to take a look at the 'FX' situation. After a simple operation, he opened the painting software. He recalled Toyokawa Shoko whom he saw today, and he recalled Toyokawa Shoko's feet.

'Black leather shoes, dark green knee-high socks, and snow-white legs under the skirt...'

Although it was just a cursory glance, Toyokawa Shoko left a very deep impression on people, and her outstanding temperament added a lot of points to her impression.

"It seems that you haven't paid much attention to Goto's legs until now?"

After seeing Toyokawa Shoko's legs, Quan suddenly thought of Goto Ichiri, with whom he had been spending a lot of time, and found that he had no impression of her legs at all.

When I think of Goto Ichiri, the image that comes to Izumi's mind is the girl's timid expression, making people feel as if they are bullying her. The impression given is too dark and intense, which makes people ignore the fact that she is very cute and has a great figure.

The negative atmosphere prevents people from having any different thoughts, which can be regarded as a layer of passive protection that belongs to her alone.

"But... the way she looks when she's immersed in playing the piano is really cute."

Feeling some charming thoughts emerging in her heart, Izumi silently picked up her mobile phone, and quickly clicked on the album named "Sister", and calmed her mind with the cute photos of Chihaya Aine.

32. Can I come to your house?

"Hey, Quan, you've never teamed up with me since high school started. The new season is about to begin. Without your cooperation, every qualifying match has become a gamble, and I don't know what kind of teammates I have."

Sendo Xiaodou brought his lunch box with him for a rare occasion. He sat on the rooftop, pointing his chopsticks at Izumi who was sitting opposite him, and couldn't help complaining.

"I started playing as a playmate not long ago, 500 yen an hour."

"Gahwu."

"It won't make a boy cute if he makes a weird sound, but if you use a voice changer, I don't mind giving you a discount price of 600 yen an hour."

“Why did the price increase?!”

Ignoring Sendo Akatsuki who was only thinking about getting something for free, Izumi's eyes fell on Tokinoya Shun. Compared to Sendo Akatsuki who was like 'Toyotomi Hideyoshi', Tokinoya Shun seemed exceptionally quiet. Most of the time, he just sat quietly aside and watched Sendo Akatsuki harassing Izumi.

"What plans do you have for the weekend, Shun?"

"Part-time job, where's Quan?"

"Aine isn't home right now, and I don't know what to do."

After hearing Quan's answer, Shun and Xiaodou remembered that Quan seemed to have always been with his sister before, and would occasionally come online to play games with them when he had some free time.

"I'm also often at 'FOX ONE' now. Would you like to join Izumi and work part-time at 'FOX ONE' like Shun? I think Inatsuki won't refuse."

Sendo Xiaodou picked up a box of milk, inserted a straw, and gave a rare serious suggestion.

'FOX ONE' is an e-sports coffee shop run by their friend Inatsuki Nozomi's family, also known as an 'Internet cafe', where Tokinoya Shun currently works part-time.

"Part-time job?"

Although he had enough income from part-time jobs, after hearing Xiaodou Sendo's suggestion, Quan began to think about it. He felt that he could do a part-time job somewhere on weekends to experience life. Compared to staying at home, it would be more interesting to go out to work, and maybe he could meet some interesting people.

"I think 'RiNG' can be considered. Shiina Riki is currently working there. Can I go there and learn how to make coffee? No... 'STARRY' is more free, right?"

"Forget it. I don't really like noisy environments. Let's just forget it."

Sendou Xiaodou felt it was a pity. If Izumi went there to work part-time, he would have a reason to pull Izumi in when there were no guests to entertain and help him gain points.

……

"Goto-san, you should be free on the weekend, right?"

After school, there will be a holiday tomorrow. Izumi walked to Goto Ichiri's desk, reached out and gently tapped on the desk, causing the girl, who was lowering her head, to slowly raise her head.

Seeing Izumi standing in front of him, Goto Ichiri's eyes revealed a childlike innocent and puzzled look.

"Y-yeah, what's wrong?"