I have pure love with them

"That's up to you."

Ignoring Chihaya Aine's question, Izumi looked back at the website in front of him.

"Ah, Shimokitazawa."

After seeing that Izumi had confirmed his position in Shimokitazawa, Chihaya Aine's eyes became strange again. She couldn't help but want to look behind her, but after hesitating for a moment, she suppressed her curiosity and silently looked at the photos of the apartment on the website.

"1LDK, it looks good, but it looks a bit old."

"One month for security deposit and one month for gift money."

"What do you mean?"

Looking at the 'funding' and 'gift money' on the website, Chihaya Aine had some guesses in her mind, but it seemed a little too expensive, and she was not sure for a moment.

"If you choose this apartment, you have to pay the landlord two months' rent in addition to the normal rent. One of the fees is a security deposit. When you move out, if there is any damage to the apartment, the other party will deduct it from the security deposit. As for the 'key money', it is a thank you money for renting the house to you."

"15 yen, so I have to prepare 45 yen a month?"

"If the landlord is not responsible for the agency fees, then he may have to pay a fee to the agency afterwards."

Chihaya Aine's expression had become subtle. When she was studying abroad before, she lived in the school dormitory and didn't know much about these things.

"Sure enough, why don't you just stay at home?"

She suddenly felt that moving out seemed like a very troublesome thing, so she decided to let Quan stay at home.

She originally had the idea of ​​moving out and living alone, but now she decided to stay at home. At least before college, she would not think about these things.

The two of them sat in front of the computer and watched for a long time. Every time Izumi saw an apartment in the minato area and thought it was okay, Chihaya Aine would use the reason that "the rent is too expensive" to ask Izumi to go back and look at an apartment in Kitazawa.

Quan, who had sensed something, did not expose her thoughts. After carefully understanding and comparing the size of the rooms, the decoration style, the age of the buildings, and the locations, the two of them decided on three relatively suitable apartments.

"You have to go to school tomorrow, right? You can only watch these on the weekend, right?"

It was already late at night, and after looking at many houses with Izumi, her horizons were broadened. At the same time, Chihaya Aine, who was tired from chatting, yawned softly with her hands covering her mouth, and was already drowsy.

"No, I'll take a day off tomorrow and go see it with my mom."

"…Are you in such a hurry?"

Chihaya Aine looked at her brother, and when she heard that he would go back to see the apartments tomorrow, she couldn't help biting her lip.

"It's better to deal with things that have been confirmed as soon as possible, but it's not necessary to move there. And I've only seen photos of these apartments. I still have to see them in person to confirm what they are like."

"Oh……"

It sounded like there was no problem, but Chihaya Aine was still a little conflicted. She stared at her brother and bit her lips.

"Just now, didn't you ask me what birthday present I wanted?"

"Hmm? Have you thought about it?"

After hearing what Chihaya Aine said, Izumi glanced at the time in the lower right corner of the computer. It was only '22:16' and the birthday had not yet passed.

"Yeah, I've thought about it."

In response to Izumi's question, Chihaya Aine nodded slightly, sat horizontally on Izumi's legs, looked into his eyes, raised her slender left index finger, and told him her request.

"After moving out, I have to go back home and spend the night every Saturday."

"This is not just a simple birthday present."

Chihaya Aine said nothing, just looked at her brother.

"I try my best."

Chihaya Aine put away her index finger and extended her little finger.

"A liar—"

"Swallow a thousand needles."

452

Chapter 452 When you are helpless, think about your family.

In the morning, after Aine got ready and went to school, Izumi, who usually got up early, came out of her room slowly today.

"It's been a long time since you went out with Izumi, right?"

Mrs. Chihaya looked at Izumi who came into the living room, and smiled as she chatted with him about the past.

Quan, who was still a little sleepy, raised his head and looked at his mother after hearing what his mother said.

"It hasn't been long, has it?"

"Since you graduated from elementary school and entered middle school, you rarely let me go out with you. Izumi would only ask me to go out with you when your father was busy at work and the school needed parent activities."

Her eyes fell on her eldest son, and Mrs. Chihaya felt a little helpless. It was a good thing that her child was well-behaved and smart, but being too well-behaved and smart did not give her much sense of accomplishment as a parent.

"After all, you and your father both have things to do. When you were younger, you really couldn't do anything about it. Now that I can handle these things, I should also reduce some unnecessary troubles for you. You also need your own private time, right?"

Mrs. Chihaya was speechless. There was nothing wrong with making such thoughtful remarks to strangers, but as a family member, she felt a little distant when she heard her son say that.

"Family members support each other, and nothing is too much trouble."

Even though she knew that it would be difficult to correct her child's thinking if she spoke like this now, Mrs. Chihaya still spoke seriously, trying to change her child's concept.

"……Um."

Under Mrs. Chihaya's gaze, Izumi nodded slightly, showing that he had listened carefully to the advice.

Mrs. Chihaya, however, felt helpless when she saw his reaction. She sat down at the dining table sullenly and had breakfast with her eldest son.

Since I just decided on the apartment I want to visit with my sister last night, I haven't contacted the agency yet. After breakfast, Mrs. Chihaya will contact the agency on my behalf. After agreeing on a meeting place with the other party, we will go to the apartment together to confirm the situation inside.

For Quan, he hated traveling back and forth between different places, but this matter was related to his housing problem for a long period of time in the future, so he couldn't be too careless.

'Even if it's troublesome, you still have to take it seriously.'

After finishing breakfast, Quan looked at his mother, who had almost finished her breakfast as well. She smiled at Quan and started to tidy up the tableware.

After a phone call, the meeting time was set at '9:30' and was directly at the apartment.

"We understand your desire to move out and live independently, but isn't 5 yen a month too little for living expenses?"

Sitting on the tram, Mrs. Chihaya once again communicated with Izumi about the issue of living expenses after he moved out, and felt that Izumi could get more living expenses from his family.

"Although the job is not stable, the pay is not low, and there is no need to worry about my problems. I can also pay for the deposit and gift money myself."

"..."

Mrs. Chihaya looked at Izumi's gentle smiling face, but she felt inexplicably frustrated in her heart.

"I understand. However, I will be responsible for the furniture and daily necessities needed to move into the apartment. Is that okay?"

"..."

Quan originally wanted to refuse, but after seeing his mother's serious expression, he realized that he could not continue to refuse, so he nodded slightly to show his agreement.

After the two arrived at the apartment in Shimokitazawa, they saw a man in a suit standing at the entrance of the apartment as soon as they got near the apartment. When Izumi and Mrs. Chihaya approached, the man was stunned for a moment, then walked forward with a smile and asked politely.

……

'Quan, didn't come today.'

Quan, who was sitting in the classroom, looked at the empty seat with a concerned expression on her face, but after she looked away, her eyes wandered around the classroom, and some strange plots and pictures emerged in her mind.

The plot, such as "After the birthday party, I spent a night of passionate love with my girlfriend, Miss Nagasaki, and it was so intense that I couldn't get up," made Goto Ichiri bite his lip.

"Why didn't you come... I care... I care so much..."

In addition to people like Goto Ichiri, people like Ayatsuji Sotsuji also care about it.

Even though they had made a long-term agreement, Xuanji Ci's attention to Quan did not decrease. Seeing Quan's absence, she could not help but frown and concentrate on thinking.

At noon, Goto Ichiri had just left the classroom and was about to escape to the library when he was caught up by Ayatsuji Koto and asked about Izumi.

"Your birthday was yesterday?"

After hearing what Goto Ichiri said, Ayatsuji was stunned for a moment, and then he remembered that he seemed to have heard the word "birthday" from Hiroto Shioyama's mouth before, but he didn't expect it to be Chihayazumi's birthday.

'He didn't invite me.'

Xuanji Ci's brows furrowed.

Regardless of whether she would accept Izumi's invitation or not, Xuanji Ci had already kept in mind the fact that the other party did not invite her.

"It's my birthday next month. Do you want to 'retaliate' against me?"

For example, if you invite all the classmates but miss one person, and then ask "who was the one who was not invited" after the school starts...

'How childish.'

After this idea came up in Ayatsuji Ci's mind, she rejected it. No matter how much she disliked Izumi, such an act would be too obvious and would easily cause her reputation in the class to decline.

"So, why didn't you come today?"

"rest?"

In response to Ayatsuji's question, Goto Ichiri hesitated for a moment and then spoke slowly.

Unexpectedly reasonable.

After hearing what Goto Ichiri said, Ayatsuji Ci couldn't help but fall silent for a moment. It would be somewhat abrupt and unreasonable for other people to ask for leave to stay at home during school hours, but when the image of Izumi appeared in Ayatsuji Ci's mind, he found that it didn't seem abrupt at all for the other party to do so.

"Really?"

But out of seriousness, Xuanji Ci asked again.

Goto Ichiri's eyes became vague and he avoided the gaze that Akatsuji Ci was looking at him.

"……perhaps?"

"..."

Unable to get the answer from Goto Ichiri, Ayatsuji Ci did not embarrass him. He just smiled and let Goto Ichiri leave. He then slowly returned to the classroom and waited for tomorrow.

There are some things that she doesn't need to ask actively. I believe that the person sitting in front of Quan will ask on her behalf.

"Ah-"

Izumi didn't come, and Hiroto Shioyama, who was sitting alone, had a confused expression on his face.

"Who's missing me?"