In autumn and winter, people begin to crave warmth.

In the classroom, when there are many people, the temperature inside will not be low, but after leaving the classroom, Goto Ichiri stayed in the library, and only when he sat in Izumi's arms could he feel a little bit of warmth.

"If Quan feels tired... there's no need to..."

"No, I also feel warm when I hold Yili like this."

As if hugging a pillow, he wrapped his arms tightly around the girl's soft waist, and rested his face lightly on her shoulders. Their bodies were pressed tightly together, and they managed to find some warmth in this cold library.

"How are the preparations for the Halloween event going?"

Even though Goto Ichiri is an introvert, she is still an adolescent girl. Even in such cold weather, she does not wrap herself too thickly. Thanks to this, while hugging the girl, Izumi can feel the softness of the girl's belly with both hands.

The feeling was like falling on a ball of soft and gentle cotton, but it was even more tactile than cotton, making Quan a little addicted.

"We are almost ready, and the bands that will be participating in the event have also been confirmed."

With his head lowered, he watched Izumi's hands rubbing his lower abdomen as if playing the piano. Goto Ichiri couldn't help but feel worried, wondering if he had gained weight during this period of time, which made Izumi unhappy.

"I... am fat?"

"Ok?"

When hearing Goto Ichiri's question, Izumi was stunned for a moment, then he thought of the reason why she had such a question, and explained with a chuckle.

"No, I just felt that Yili's touch was very good, and I couldn't help it."

"..."

Izumi's answer made Goto Ichiri somewhat happy, but at the same time she was a little confused. She felt that Nagasaki Soyo's figure should be better than hers in terms of touch. So, would Izumi also do such intimate things when they were alone with Nagasaki Soyo?

Thinking of this, Goto Ichiri felt that his mood was suddenly not so happy. He pursed his lips lightly and fell silent.

When a person's mood changes, the temperament they exude will also change significantly. Noticing Goto Ichiri's sudden silence and his mood seemed to become gloomy, Izumi also stopped what he was doing.

"I'll visit you at your home this weekend. Do you have time?"

"Eh?"

After hearing what Izumi said, Goto Ichiri was stunned for a moment, then turned his head in surprise to look at Izumi behind him.

……

There is less than a week left until Halloween, and the bands are getting busy and starting to prepare for Halloween.

Since the space of 'STARRY' is not big, the two bands 'End' and 'Mygo' did not prepare together. Aine and her friends were still in the more familiar 'Ring', preparing for the upcoming Halloween.

After school, Izumi would go to 'STARRY' with Goto Ichiri to stay for a while, and then go to 'Ring' if he had time. When there was nothing to do, he would go back to the apartment alone.

"Can you play the violin?"

In the living room, after asking Toyokawa Shoko, Izumi was a little surprised to get a positive answer.

Izumi bought the violin out of his own interest, and he never thought of using it in the short term, nor did he think that Toyokawa Shoko could play the violin.

"Just some simple words..."

Shoko Toyokawa also didn't expect that Izumi would buy a violin after buying a piano.

"Well, let's try the violin today."

"I haven't played the violin for a long time. It takes some time to get familiar with it."

After hearing Quan's request, Toyokawa Shoko looked a little conflicted. The last time she touched the violin was a long time ago. Now that she was suddenly asked to pick up the violin again, Toyokawa Shoko didn't have much confidence in her heart.

"It's okay. If you just need some time to get used to it, I have plenty of time."

Facing Quan's gaze, Toyokawa Shoko slowly picked up the violin. After recalling her memory of the violin, she simply tuned it and then slowly started to play.

At the beginning, it felt discontinuous, but as Toyokawa Shoko gradually became familiar with the violin, the melody became complete.

'Canon in D major.'

As a relatively well-known song, the moment Izumi heard the melody, he already knew the song played by Toyokawa Shoko.

Closing his eyes and listening to the soothing music, Quan felt completely relaxed.

When Toyokawa Shoko finished her performance, Ranquan still felt a little reluctant to leave. He slowly opened his eyes and looked at Toyokawa Shoko, whose expression was filled with a hint of nostalgia.

“Excellent performance.”

"……Thanks."

Hearing Quan's comments, Toyokawa Shoko came out of her memories, looked at the boy sitting in the living room, pursed her lips, and slowly opened her mouth to answer.

"Does Miss Ruoye play the violin?"

Before Toyokawa Shoko's emotions could calm down, Izumi, who was sitting in the living room, asked a question that made Toyokawa Shoko's expression suddenly become sober.

In her interactions with Izumi, Toyokawa Shoko already knew that the other party would not talk about something for no reason, so she became alert.

"What do you want to do?"

"Does this answer mean that she can play the violin?"

Instead of directly answering Toyokawa Shoko's question, Quan raised the corners of his mouth slightly and asked a question in return.

But Toyokawa Shoko did not answer, but just stared at the spring in front of her.

"It's nothing, actually. I just want to listen to a violin and piano ensemble. Is this idea not too much?"

"She doesn't know that I work here. If you want to invite her over... Well, I'm sorry, I may have to quit this job."

After understanding Quan's purpose, Toyokawa Shoko looked directly at Quan in front of her, slowly opened her mouth, and expressed her attitude in the form of "resignation". Her expression was resolute, and she did not give Quan any chance.

In her interactions with Quan, she knew very well that as long as she hesitated for a moment, Quan would continue to fight with her and break her bottom line bit by bit. Today, thinking of the other party trying to invite Wakaba Mutsu over, Toyokawa Shoko immediately expressed her attitude and did not give Quan the slightest chance.

"..."

Seeing Toyokawa Shoko's resolute attitude, Quan was stunned for a moment, but then he let out a soft chuckle.

"This is the first time I've seen you take such a resolute attitude. I understand. So, forget it."

"..."

Seeing that Quan smiled and withdrew his gaze, and did not insist on inviting Wakaba Mutsu, Toyokawa Shoko pursed her lips, and a feeling of uneasiness rose in her heart.

……

"This is a thank you gift from yesterday."

When he opened the door, a pair of golden pigtails came into Quan's sight. He looked down slightly and saw a forced smile and a gift box held in the other person's hands.

"..."

Just looking at the packaging, it should be Japanese confectionery, but I don’t know what kind of Japanese confectionery it is.

"Excuse me, please come in."

Faced with the gift from the girl, Quan did not refuse. After accepting the Japanese sweets, he invited her into the house as a guest.

If she had not experienced what happened yesterday, Fujita Kotone would have definitely refused. But after thinking about the other party's words "just cute" last night and the fact that he did not do anything inappropriate to her, Fujita Kotone hesitated for a moment and followed the other party into the house.

"Another person?"

After entering the house, she was invited by Izumi to sit down in the living room. Fujita Kotone did not see anyone else in the house, and her face showed some surprise and curiosity.

Pouring a cup of warm tea and handing it to the girl, Quan did not answer her question, but instead looked at the snacks she brought.

"It's okay to open it, right?"

"Of course, this is a gift I carefully selected for a long time."

A hint of pride emerged on the girl's face. She racked her brains to think of a gift that was in line with etiquette. In the end, she spent a lot of money and took out almost a week's income from work to buy this thank-you gift.

When she thought about her week's income being gone, Fujita Kotone felt a tightness in her chest and she could hardly breathe.

"But...if this guy hadn't shown up, I wouldn't have been able to keep my wallet, right?"

The girl was indeed short of money, but she was also a grateful person. Facing Quan who helped her, she would not be frugal in this regard.

“Aaaah~ But after spending so much, my life will become difficult for the rest of this month… What should I do…”

Without looking at the girl in front of him or guessing what she was thinking, Quan opened the gift box in front of him and found two yokans inside, one was "Chestnut Yokan" and the other was "Bean Yokan".

"I'll go cut it."

After seeing that it was a complete uncut yokan, there was no expression on Quan's face. He silently took the yokan to the kitchen counter, cut it into small pieces with a knife, put it into a stack, and then brought it back to the dining table.

"Please use."

"Oh...oh, thank you."

Looking at the cut yokan, Fujita Kotone looked a little dazed. For a moment, she felt that she was not here to thank someone, but more like an invited guest.

"It seems that he is indeed a guest?"

Her thoughts suddenly became confused, so Fujita Kotone simply stopped thinking and tasted the yokan that she had bought at a high price.

“So sweet~”

After taking a small sip, Fujita Kotone couldn't help but close her eyes.

The sweet taste made her forget all the bitterness she felt at work, and as she took a sip of the warm tea, she felt that her life was complete.

Looking at the happy expression on the girl's face, Quan was stunned for a moment.

"Come to think of it, I don't know your name yet, what should I call you?"

"spring."

"Surname? It seems that I rarely hear of people with this surname..."

After hearing Izumi's answer, Fujita Kotone subconsciously thought it was Izumi's last name.

"name."

"Eh?"

The girl showed a surprised expression, as if it was rare for someone to tell the other person her name right away. For a moment, Fujita Kotone suspected that the other person was from a big family and that her surname could not be easily told to others.

"How many?"

"what?"

Fujita Kotone felt that it seemed difficult to chat with the boy in front of her, and it was difficult to understand what the other person was talking to her.

"Yokokan."

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