I have pure love with them

Unlike her introverted sister, Goto Jiri entered the room after seeing Ijichi Kouka inviting her. Jimmy Henry also followed her in, ran around the room, and after a while, squatted obediently in the corner.

"I haven't seen you for a long time. You seem to have grown a little taller."

When Ijichi Hinikaka saw the younger sister of her bandmate Goto Jiri, her inner "sister" seemed to be aroused all at once. She reached out her hand and placed it above Goto Jiri's head, gesturing gently.

"If you drink milk every day, you will be taller than your sister in the future."

Goto Jiri did not feel unfamiliar with Ijichi Kouka, an older sister who exuded gentleness and kindness, and he sat in her arms at once.

Kita Ikuyo looked at the girl who was close to Ijichi Kouka and a hint of envy appeared in her eyes. She also wanted to hug the little girl like this and experience the feeling of being a sister, but unfortunately, the girl had already sat in Ijichi Kouka's arms at this moment, and she had no chance.

"Taller than Bochi-chan?"

I thought about Goto Ichiri's approximate height, then looked at the petite and cute little girl in front of me.

“Then you have to work harder.”

"Ah."

After answering Ijichi Kouka's words, Goto Jiri turned his gaze to Izumi, and his eyes stayed on Izumi, which made Kita Ikuyo and Ijichi Kouka a little surprised and concerned.

"Big brother, are you here to see your sister today too?"

The sudden question made Quan feel a little surprised, and then he nodded slightly.

"That's it."

"So, will you play hide-and-seek with your sister today?"

"Ok?"

Facing the gaze that Goto Jiri was looking at her, Izumi couldn't help but be stunned for a moment. She didn't understand why Goto Jiri asked this. Kita Ikuyo seemed to have thought of something and asked Goto Jiri with a smile.

"Erli, do you want to play hide and seek?"

Except for Yamada Ryo who was daydreaming, Goto Jiri nodded slightly under the gaze of the other three.

"why?"

"The last time my big brother came over to look for my sister, he was playing hide-and-seek with her. The two of them were hiding in the closet, and there were strange noises. They sounded like they were having a lot of fun, so I wanted to play, too."

When the little girl's innocent voice fell, the whole room suddenly became silent. Even Yamada Ryo, who was distracted, looked towards Izumi subtly.

Kita Ikuyo was shocked, while Ijichi Kouka blushed and looked a little embarrassed.

Although Goto Jiri's description is not very clear and seems to have some logical problems, he is a child after all, and it is natural that he does not understand some things.

"Izumi-kun...came alone to look for Ichiri-san, and the two of them hid in the closet in the room?"

Kita Ikuyo obtained a lot of information from Goto Jiri's words, and pieced together a general situation from the information. Her eyes suddenly became vague, and she didn't dare to look at Izumi beside her, for fear that Izumi would notice something wrong with her.

But compared to Kita Ikuyo's panic, the other two looked at Izumi openly.

"..."

With a slight feeling of shame and strong surprise, Ijichi Hongxia looked at Quan with very complicated feelings at the moment.

'Rock!'

Yamada Ryo stared at Izumi and thought to himself.

"Um...um, Izumi-kun?"

In the awkward atmosphere, Ijichi Hongxia felt that it was not good to remain silent, so she took the initiative to speak, trying to ask Quan something and change the subject.

But just as she was about to speak, footsteps were heard outside the door, and Goto Ichiri entered the room holding a teacup.

Everyone's eyes, which were originally looking at Izumi, turned to look at Goto Ichisato who entered the room through the door.

"..."

Goto Ichiri, who was suddenly stared at by everyone, almost couldn't hold the tray in his hand. Full of doubts, he entered the room with his head held high. Then, feeling everyone's gazes on him, he couldn't help but look at Izumi, wanting to know what had happened during the time he was away.

"elder sister."

Goto Jiri, who was sitting in Ijichi Kouka's arms, saw her sister come back and was about to ask about the hide-and-seek matter, but Ijichi Kouka interrupted her.

"Thanks for your hard work!"

"...No, no."

Ijichi Hongxia's sudden voice scared Goto Ichiri. She felt more and more that something was wrong and looked at Ijichi Hongxia, not knowing what was going on.

'Is it related to Erli?'

His eyes couldn't help but look at his sister, and Goto Ichiri had a vague guess.

But with the cooperation of everyone, they did not tell her what Goto Jiri said when she was not there. They just kept looking for topics and maintaining the harmony in front of them. Until they felt that they could not find any topics, Ijichi Hongxia ended the party today, left the place first, and left the matter to the parties involved to deal with.

"It's getting late today, so let's go back first and meet up next time! Kita, Ryo, let's go!"

"Oh, yes! We'll be leaving now. Goto-san...come on..."

Kita Ikuyo was stunned for a moment, then quickly stood up, looked at Goto Ichiri with a subtle gaze, encouraged her in a low voice, and together with Ijichi Kouka, held Yamada Ryo who still wanted to continue watching the show, and walked out of the room.

"No need to see me off, we'll leave first!"

Goto Ichiri, who realized something was wrong and was starting to get nervous, looked at Izumi for help.

"Let's see him off, Erli. Please stay home first. Your sister and I will see the guest off."

Seeing Goto Ichiri's puzzled reaction and look, Izumi comforted Goto Jiri and then left the room with the confused Goto Ichiri, walking towards the living room without any hurry.

When the three people who were already putting on their shoes at the door saw Izumi and Goto Ichisato appear again, Ijichi Hongxia looked at Izumi in confusion.

"Won't you explain it?"

She thought Quan was going back to Tokyo with them, and was full of doubts.

"I'd better take you for a walk."

"...Ah, thank you for your help."

Under the delicate circumstances, Ijichi Hongxia did not refuse rashly. After hesitating for a while, she accepted the current development of the situation. The five of them walked towards the station together, but the atmosphere on the road was a little quiet.

But after arriving at the station, Izumi and Goto Ichiri stayed far away. Since the three of them couldn't hear what was said and could only guess by the opening and closing of his lips, Izumi said goodbye to Goto Ichiri, who lowered his head and didn't dare to look at them, and walked towards them.

443

Chapter 443 YesOrNo.

When sitting on the train back to Tokyo, two pairs of eyes fell on Izumi from time to time. Ijichi Kouka and Kita Ikuyo both had a lot of questions to ask him at this moment.

But they took each other into consideration and endured the doubts in their hearts.

The journey home should have been filled with laughter and conversation, but at this moment it was exceptionally quiet. However, the people in this silence did not realize it. The only person who kept himself out of it was wearing an MP4 and had no intention of paying any attention to the others.

The train pulled into the platform. Ijichi Hongxia stood up first, then her eyes stayed on Izumi for a moment, and she got off the station with the other two.

"Quan Jun, we're leaving first. Bye."

Facing the three girls who were saying goodbye to him, Izumi, who was still sitting on the tram, waved to them.

Until the door slowly closed, the three girls standing on the platform watched the train slowly leave, and Ijichi Hongxia couldn't help but sigh softly.

"Are you okay?"

Kita Ikuyo looked at Ijichi Kouka with a slightly worried look in her eyes, while Ijichi Kouka put her hand on her soft white forehead, stretched her slender waist, and looked at Yamada Ryo who was beside her and still didn't care much.

"I suddenly feel very tired, and not just physically..."

Kita Ikuyo felt the same way. Thinking back to when she was at Goto's house and heard Goto Jiri's speech, anyone who could remain completely unreacted was truly a god.

"Well, maybe it's not as bad as we thought. Maybe it's just the music? Maybe we're overthinking it?"

Ijichi Kouka forced a smile, and Kita Ikuyo nodded weakly, agreeing with the explanation and reasons given by Ijichi Kouka.

"Let's go back?"

"Ah."

No matter what the real situation was, they felt that it would be better for them not to interfere for the time being. If it was not handled properly, and Quan's current lover found out, things would only become more troublesome.

"Let's find an opportunity to have a serious chat with Boqi-chan."

Ijichi Kouka muttered to herself and decided to ask Goto Ichiri what was going on when she and he were alone.

……

As time slowly passed, the vacation ended and all the happiness turned into memories. As students, Quan and Aine carried their schoolbags and returned to campus.

Entering the classroom where they had not been for about two months, some students who had not seen each other much during the holidays were already eager to share with their better classmates what they had done during the holidays and their interesting experiences.

Quan, who was sitting alone at the desk, was not that enthusiastic. He looked quietly at the blue sky outside the window, with no waves in his heart.

"Yo!"

A hand fell on Quan's shoulder, and a familiar voice sounded from behind. Hiroto Shioyama walked to the seat in front of Quan, sat down, and looked at Quan with a smile.

"It's been a summer since we've met, and I feel like you're still the same as before, not much has changed."

"Isn't it the same for you?"

Looking at Hiroto Shioyama who seemed to want to show his transformation during this summer vacation, Quan's gaze stayed on him for a moment and gave an answer that made Hiroto Shioyama almost unable to maintain his smile.

"Huh? That's not right! I've changed a lot this summer. Don't you feel the charm of a mature man in me?"

"Why can you say such childish things so easily? Which mature man do you think would say that he has become mature?"

Hiroto Shioyama, who was stared at by Izumi, was stunned for a moment, lowered his head in silence, and fell into thought. Then he covered his mouth and coughed lightly, and the expression on his face changed slightly.

"You really are the same as before, there is no change at all... What did you do during this holiday?"

"Nothing. I went back to my hometown and went to the beach. That's all."

After hearing what Izumi said, Hiroto Shioyama narrowed his eyes and then stared at Izumi in front of him.

If anyone else had given the same answer, Hiroto Shioyama wouldn't have cared much, but since the person in front of him was Izumi, he had to investigate further, staring at the person with narrowed eyes.

"Hmm~ When I return to my hometown, won't I meet my cousin whom I haven't seen for many years and can be considered as a childhood friend? Then the two of us will reminisce about the past in the countryside and cultivate a new bond, and then become lovers?"

"What game is this?"

"When you ask me that, I can't think of an answer for a moment... There are a lot of stories of this kind, right? But my favorite one is probably 'Post-O Village! Graduation from Innocence is Inevitable! Providing Seeds is the Village's Rule!' Right?"

Izumi didn't expect that Hiroto Shioyama would actually give an answer. She was surprised for a moment. She stared at Hiroto Shioyama in front of her, not knowing how to react.