I have pure love with them

"No, you're Goto-san's sister, right?"

"Yes, Goto Jiri, it's our first meeting, please give me your guidance."

The girl walked up to Izumi, stretched out her hand, and introduced herself. Her words were crisp and clear, without any trace of Goto Ichiri at all. She could be said to be a completely normal person.

"..."

For some reason, Izumi thought of the plot of God creating man. When he was creating Goto Ichiri, he might have accidentally spilled the "introversion" that was supposed to go to Goto Jiri, causing Goto Ichiri's "introversion" to exceed the limit, and the remaining "cheerfulness" was all given to Goto Jiri.

Seeing the little girl extending her hand towards him, Quan also stretched out his hand and shook it gently with her.

"Can big brother play guitar too?"

"A little bit."

"Will that play the Minions song?"

When Goto Ichiri escaped from the room and returned to the room with a drink, he saw his sister sitting on Izumi's lap, hugging Izumi's neck, and the two were chatting intimately.

"..."

'What is this? It seems like I'm the only one who can't fit in?'

36. Your gravity is not half as strong as mine

I stayed at Goto's house until the afternoon, and at noon, I was warmly entertained by the Goto couple. As if to prevent Izumi from being disappointed with Goto Ichiri, the two parents said a lot of good things about Goto Ichiri at the dinner table, such as... well-behaved, well-behaved and well-behaved.

Be well-behaved if you want to be well-behaved, be cheerful if you want to be cheerful.

Izumi, who already knew Goto Ichiri's personality, looked at Goto Ichiri who wanted to bury his face under the table. She had no choice but to take the initiative to praise Goto Ichiri through his guitar, interrupting the two parents' rather reluctant compliments.

The morning tutoring failed, and Quan temporarily gave up the idea of ​​tutoring Goto Ichiri. In order to prevent her from getting depressed, he played the guitar with Goto Ichiri for a while.

Seeing Goto Ichiri's mood gradually getting higher, it was already 2pm and Izumi had to go back.

"I'm sorry to have bothered you for so long, Goto-san."

"Nothing happened, Chihaya-san. Are we going back now?"

"It's already 2pm, and it will take 2 hours to get home. By the time I get home, it will be almost dark."

“I-I see. I’m sorry, but I live so far away and Chihaya-san had to come all the way here…”

Standing in front of the door, looking at Izumi who was about to leave, Goto Ichiri felt a little reluctant. This was the first time that a friend came to visit her home, and she felt the joy of being with friends, but now... this joy was about to end.

"No, I just want to know more about Goto-san. Even if someone needs to apologize, it should be me. I am very happy this day at Goto-san's house. So, see you at school tomorrow."

"Ah."

After saying goodbye to Goto Ichiri and letting Goto Ichiri, who reluctantly wanted to accompany him for a while, stay at home, Izumi went to the nearby station alone.

In order to save time when he came here, he chose to take a taxi, but now it is not so easy to find a taxi on the way back. He can only take the train and go back to Tokyo alone.

“A 2-hour commute…”

On the way back, Quan felt a little weird when he thought about Goto Ichisato having to spend such a long time on the road every day.

He glanced at the time and it was still some time before Aine, who was abroad, would wake up. Quan was not in a hurry to go home. Sitting on the train, he thought for a while and decided to go visit his best friend's sister.

"It's been a long time since I last visited Mio."

I remembered that Shun had talked to him about Mio. He hadn't visited the girl for some time. There was still some time before dark today, so he could go and visit her.

"After Mr. Tokinoya passed away, life became difficult for Mrs. Tokinoya, Shun, and Mio. When we go to visit, we should prepare some souvenirs."

Unlike when he visited the Goto family and bought some Japanese sweets as souvenirs, he felt that when visiting the Noya family, he should still buy some more practical souvenirs, while also not appearing too abrupt and making the other person feel uncomfortable.

The art of gift giving.

Quan, who was sitting on the tram, suddenly laughed.

……

The Tokinoya family originally lived near Chihaya's house, but after a car accident and Mr. Tokinoya's death, Mrs. Tokinoya was unable to pay the mortgage due to the high medical expenses of Mio, so she moved into an ordinary apartment a few blocks away with her two children.

Izumi also helped a lot during the move, and later he would often visit Mrs. Tokinoya and the others, so the road to the Tokinoya house was not unfamiliar to Izumi.

“…Nothing has changed.”

Although I haven't visited the Tokinoya family for a while, when I arrived at the apartment where they lived again, I found that there was no difference from before.

"Come to think of it... Miss Toyokawa's home is quite close to here."

Standing at the intersection, Quan looked in the direction of Toyokawa's house, which was about 300 meters away from here.

"I wonder if Shun is home."

Gathering his thoughts, Quan walked towards the apartment in front of him and went up the stairs to the second floor. He walked to the door of Tokinoya's house and reached out to gently press the doorbell.

The interior space of this apartment is not large, and the facilities can meet the needs of one person living alone, but for three people to live in such a space, Quan couldn't help feeling regretful when he thought of the deceased Mr. Tokinoya.

After I pressed the doorbell, there was no movement in the house for a while. After a while, I could vaguely hear the sound of movement.

"who is it?"

A soft and tender voice came from behind the door. Izumi, who was standing at the door, stopped thinking about whether Mrs. Tokinoya would remarry. He looked at the door in front of him and responded softly to the person behind the door.

"It's me, Mio, Izumi."

"Brother Quan?"

Hearing Quan's voice, the girl behind the door's voice became more energetic. Then after waiting for a moment, the sound of the door in front of her being unlocked was heard.

Click.

The door was slowly pushed open, and a girl lying on the ground, her little hand half holding the handle, looked up at Quan standing at the door with a look of joy.

"Please open the door, Mio."

Looking at the girl who was supporting her body with her hands and unable to walk with her legs, Quan walked up to her, put down the souvenir in his hand, and picked up the girl on the ground.

After entering the room and helping to close the door, he carried the girl named Mio to the only bed in the room and put her on the bed.

"Mio?"

Quan, who had already untied his hands and carried the girl to the bed, found that the girl was now hugging his neck tightly with her face buried in his, with no intention of letting go.

"Brother Quan, do you hate Mio?"

The girl with her face buried in front of Quan did not loosen her hands and still hugged Quan's neck tightly, but she uttered a question.

"If you hated it, you wouldn't have come here, right? Why do you ask?"

"Because Brother Quan hasn't come to see me for a long time. If you don't hate me, why didn't Brother Quan come?"

Tokinoya Mion raised her head, looked into Izumi's eyes, and asked a soul-searching question.

"Does he have a girlfriend?"

He put his hand on the girl's head and gently stroked her soft long hair. Facing those eyes full of emotions, Quan just smiled and looked at her.

In silence, Tokinoya Mion bit her lip, her eyes became evasive, she silently loosened her arms, and sat dejectedly on the bed.

"I'm sorry, Mio, I didn't come to see you because I just entered high school. I have new relationships to deal with and many things to rearrange. Once things are settled, I'll be able to come and see you more often."

Seeing Mio compromise and give in, Izumi explained why he didn't come over and comforted the girl in front of him.

"At that time, we had made a decision. Has Mio forgotten it? Or... has she stopped trusting me?"

37. No consciousness?

He stretched out his little finger and handed it to the girl.

Tokinoya Mion recalled the promise she made to Izumi when she was lying on the hospital bed unable to move her body. She felt a little better and stretched out her slender thumb and hooked it with Izumi's.

"..."

Feeling the warmth from Quan's hand, Tokinoya Mio felt better.

"Shun, when will you be back?"

"My brother will be back in an hour, and my mom also has work to do, so she won't be back until a little later."

Without a male owner at home, Mrs. Tokinoya had to bear a lot of pressure in taking care of two children, so she would go out to work very early every day and would not get home until the evening. It was not convenient for Tokinoya Mio to go out alone, so most of the time, she was alone at home.

I can’t go to a normal school, so I’m currently studying at home via the Internet.

Seeing the girl looking at him with eyes full of attachment, he understood the girl's feelings. For someone who couldn't go out and had no other social life except family, Quan had become an indispensable light in her life, even if he only appeared in front of her occasionally.

"I bought some fruit and I'll peel an apple for you."

"Thank you for your help, Brother Quan."

Tokinotani Mion was not polite towards Izumi, with whom she had a close relationship, and Izumi acted as if she was at home. She picked up the apples she bought, found a fruit knife on the kitchen counter, and while peeling the apples, she also asked about Tokinotani Mion's current academic progress.

Goto Ichiri is not good at topics related to studies, but for Tokinoya Mio, who is confined to her home and her only normal life is online classes, it is the only topic she can talk about.

After Quan took the initiative to ask her about the class, the girl talked about what she had learned so far and asked Quan some questions that she did not understand in class.

The Chihaya siblings were the "neighborhood kids" that people often heard about before the accident happened in the Tokinoya family.

"Then I will help you with your homework later. Now, try the fruits I specially selected."

He peeled the skin, cut it into small pieces, put it on a plate, and brought it to the edge of the bed where Mio was sitting.

As soon as Quan put down the fruit plate, Mio picked up a portion with a toothpick.

"Ah~"

The apple was brought to Quan's mouth. Mio, who was sitting on the bed, looked at Quan with anticipation. Her soft little mouth opened slightly and she made a soft and delicate sound.

Looking at Mio who was looking at him with a smile, he felt that she was emitting a maternal glow.

He gently opened his mouth and bit the fruit she fed him, and Quan thought of his sister.

"Aine rarely feeds me on her own initiative, it's usually me who feeds her..."

Biting the toothpick, Izumi also forked a portion and put it to Mio's smooth lips. Seeing the girl happily opening her mouth and biting the apple, Goto Ichiri's frustrated mood also improved.