I have pure love with them

"It's just a little bump on the road to progress. I'm sure Goto-san will understand."

34. This will be useful later.

"Mom! My sister brought a man in!"

The miniature version of Goto Ichiri, after seeing Izumi entering the porch, hurriedly ran into the house. Goto Ichiri, who was standing at the door to greet Izumi, couldn't help but grin at this moment and let out a "hehe" laugh.

Unlike the laughter in the past which was made to cover up embarrassment, there was a hint of pride in the laughter at this moment, which made Quan, who was standing at the entrance, feel a little weird.

"Goto-san's sister?"

"Yes, she is Erli."

Maybe it was because he was in a good mood, at this moment, Goto Ichiri became much more decisive when answering Izumi's questions.

"You look a lot like Goto-san. They're both very cute."

"Cute?!"

The straightforward compliment softened the already frivolous Goto Ichiri's expression even more, and it was almost impossible to recognize her original face.

Two figures slowly appeared in the hall, standing behind the wall and popping their heads out little by little, looking towards the entrance.

Arriving in an unfamiliar environment, Izumi, who was keeping an eye out, immediately noticed the two gazes directed at her. She turned sideways and looked back, and saw an adult woman who looked like Goto Ichiri and a man with a gentle face.

"Goto-san's father and mother?"

Out of politeness, Izumi leaned forward slightly to greet the two after realizing that they might be Goto Ichiri's parents.

When they saw their daughter bringing a boy home, and that boy was very polite, Goto Naoki and Goto Michiyo were both deeply surprised and nodded in unison as a response to Izumi.

"Hey, are you my sister's boyfriend?"

In a word.

Goto Ichiri, who was still happy, seemed to be thrown from Africa to the North Pole all of a sudden, and his whole body was frozen in place.

Goto Jiri ran into the living room, and with her parents standing behind her, she came in front of Izumi again. Her small stature made her look up, and she looked at Izumi who was standing at the entrance, and asked a question that concerned the Goto couple as well.

'Who? This child, a child I don't know, why is he in our home?'

Goto Ichiri was completely shocked by Goto Jiri's question, and then he quickly thought about how to deal with the situation in front of him. He decided to expel Goto Jiri from the family and treat him as an unfamiliar child.

"I'm your sister's classmate and also her friend, Chihaya Izumi. I came to visit you today. I'm sorry to bother you. This is a souvenir I bought on the road. If you don't mind, please accept it."

After briefly introducing himself, Izumi handed the souvenir he was holding to Goto Jiri with both hands.

Goto Jiri, who was taught by his parents not to accept gifts from strangers, hesitated and didn't know whether to accept it or not. At this moment, Goto Naoki and Goto Michiyo came out from behind the wall, came to Izumi enthusiastically, and also took Izumi's gift with both hands.

"You're so welcome, Chihaya-san? Are you a classmate Ichiri knew in high school? Please come in, please come in, and sit in the living room!"

"It's so touching. I'm so moved that my dad is about to cry."

Goto Michiyo invited Izumi, while Goto Naoki embraced Goto Ichisato, who was standing there in a daze, and pushed his daughter, who was still stuck in the bug, into the living room together.

The two were arranged to sit on a sofa together, followed by the Goto couple, who asked Izumi various questions about how they met and how they became friends. There were also some inquiries about Izumi's family situation, but overall they were still rather subtle.

After briefly revealing some of the family situations that could be disclosed, the Goto couple, who were sitting opposite the two of them, looked at Izumi with increasingly gentleness and satisfaction, as if as long as either Goto Ichiri or Izumi said, "We are dating with the goal of getting married," they would get the answer, "We agree."

But Goto Ichiri did not dare to have such thoughts. He just felt that it was enough for Izumi to become his friend.

"Then we won't bother you any more and let Yili entertain his friends."

After asking about the general situation, the Goto couple smiled and made room for the two of them, and took Goto Jiri and his pet dog Jimmy Henry away.

No relationship?

It doesn’t matter, then create an opportunity for the two of you to get together!

For Goto Naoki and Goto Michiyo, it might be a little early for Goto Jiri, who is only 5 years old, to think about the boyfriend issue, but Goto Ichiri's desperate social attributes made the two worry about Goto Ichiri's future.

"Come on, Ichiri."

Watching their daughter and Izumi walking up the stairs, the Goto couple silently cheered for their daughter in their hearts.

"Dad and Mom, I'm so sorry for causing trouble for Chihaya-san!"

Leading Izumi into his room, Goto Ichiri knelt down at the speed of light and began to apologize to Izumi.

"Eh?!"

Looking at the kneeling Goto Ichiri, Izumi couldn't help but be stunned. It was the first time he saw someone kneeling down to him in real life. Subconsciously feeling that something was not good, he quickly squatted down and put his hands on Goto Ichiri's shoulders.

"Wait, Goto-san, it's nothing. Don't be so serious. Your parents care about you very much. They make me feel like they are a good family, so I'm not bothered."

"Really, really?"

Goto Ichiri slowly raised his head, looking uneasy.

"Really? And kneeling down is a bit too much. I think it's more appropriate for a girl to kneel down down when she says 'please give me your guidance in the future' to the person she likes."

With the help of Izumi, Goto Ichiri pursed her lips and slowly stood up. Looking at Izumi's serious expression, she was a little dazed for a moment.

"Trust your whole life? If it's Chihaya-san..."

After helping Goto Ichiri up, Izumi breathed a sigh of relief, slowly walked to the side, and put down the bag on his back.

despair.

The muffled sound brought Goto Ichiri back to reality and he looked at the bag.

"Um... is there something heavy in Chihaya-san's bag?"

In response, Quan walked over to the low table in the room, then sat down casually and patted the seat next to it.

"Goto-kun, please sit here first. As for what's in my bag... those are some magical tools that you'll need later."

"..."

Goto Ichiri shuddered unconsciously and felt that Chihaya's usually gentle smile suddenly became a little scary. She subconsciously took a half step back and wanted to leave this magical house.

35. Am I the only one who can’t do this?

There are differences between people, and Quan is very clear about this. Before tutoring Goto Ichiri, he never expected her to be able to understand things as quickly as his sister Chihaya Aine, so he was fully prepared mentally, but...

"Have you forgotten it?"

After explaining the solution ideas for part of the problem, he took out the problem he had just done and placed it in front of Goto Ichiri. Seeing her fall into silence, Izumi couldn't help feeling a little distressed.

"S-Sorry... this question... is..."

Goto Ichiri looked at the silent Izumi and suddenly became nervous. She stared at the boy in front of her, then at the problem in front of herself, and began to rack her brains to think.

But the more she wanted to answer this question, the more nervous she became. She clenched her fair hands and pressed them tightly against her legs. Her mind was blank at this moment.

Looking at the nervous Goto Ichiri, Izumi put down the pen in her hand, then reached out and pressed her hand on the question in front of her, which made Goto Ichiri's body tremble. Her eyes followed the hand on the question and gradually looked at Izumi who was sitting beside her.

"Take a break. Thinking for a long time can make people feel dizzy sometimes. It would be better if you replenish some sugar."

He reached out to close the test paper and put the book aside. He then slowly pulled the plate with Japanese confectionery in front of Goto Ichiri.

Seeing that Goto Ichiri's CPU was about to overload, Izumi decisively closed the test paper in front of her.

It's like sending a text message saying 'I like you' to a girl you like. If you can't do it, no matter how hard you try, you won't get a 'me too' response from her.

He also didn't expect to get the correct answer he expected from Goto Ichiri.

Looking at the closed test paper and then at the Japanese confectionery in front of him, Goto Ichiri fell into silence. He lowered his head, reached out and gently pinched the crystal mochi in front of him. After hesitating for a moment, he put it in his mouth and took a small bite. The sweet and delicate taste made Goto Ichiri's depressed mood suddenly much better.

"If a woman suddenly starts to cry, just give her some sweets and she will calm down after eating them."

A sentence I saw in a book came to my mind. Judging from Goto Ichiri's reaction, it seemed to have verified this sentence.

"Feel sorry."

After apologizing softly, Goto Ichiri's eyes fell on Izumi. She felt deeply sorry for Izumi who came to tutor her. Even she herself had not expected that she was so disappointing. After Izumi's detailed explanation, she still could not remember the problems that Izumi had explained.

"Nothing is achieved overnight. How long did it take Goto-san to learn guitar?"

"…6 hours a day."

After hearing Izumi's question, Goto Ichiri answered without thinking.

Because he had no friends and didn't like going out to crowded places, Goto Ichiri went straight home after school during his junior high school years and practiced guitar in his room.

Until now, even after she separated from Izumi and returned home alone, she would practice for a long time, and would not put down the guitar in her arms until late at night when her family needed to rest.

"It's just that it took Goto six hours a day to learn guitar, and each of these subjects requires a lot of time and energy. I've only been tutoring Goto for a while, so it's normal that there's no progress. So Goto, don't feel sorry for this. In fact, I'm the one who needs to apologize for tutoring you here without asking Goto's wishes."

"That's not true! I'm very grateful that Chihaya-san is willing to tutor me!"

"But I couldn't let Goto-san rest well during the holidays, or..."

"I don't have anything to do in the first place, so I'm really happy that Chihaya is willing to help me with my homework. Learn... the best!"

Seeing Goto Ichiri's face becoming distorted and he was trying hard to raise his hands and make a happy expression, Izumi nodded slightly in silence.

"Then wait a moment, and continue——"

"Wait, wait a minute! I think I hear my mother calling me, I need to leave for a while!"

As the words fell, Goto Ichiri stood up at the speed of light and hurriedly left the room, leaving Izumi sitting alone in her room.

'Escaped.'

Seeing Goto Ichiri leaving the room, Izumi withdrew his gaze from the direction of the door. After Goto Ichiri was gone, he carefully observed the room that belonged to Goto Ichiri.

ordinary.

Although it is a girl's room, there are not many girlish items in the whole room. A gray cabinet, a brown table, and stacked white storage boxes are all the props in this room.

'Ah, and a full-length mirror.'

The windows were covered with yellow curtains, the room was lit by electric lights, and on the side was a shoji door with bamboo leaves. This was probably the space where Goto Ichiri actually lived.

He was very curious about the environment inside the closet, but considering that he was in someone else's house, Izumi just sat quietly in front of the low table, waiting for Goto Ichiri to return.

"Ok?"

Noticing a small gap in front of the door, which seemed to have a little light, Quan, who was sitting in the house, slowly turned his head and looked towards the door.

"My sister's clothes are all in that closet. Do you want me to help take them out?"

A childish voice. After the girl noticed that Quan was looking at her, she slowly opened the door, walked into the house, and looked at Quan who was sitting in front of the low table.