I have pure love with them

After stepping down from the podium, everyone in the class expressed their kindness and enthusiasm towards the new student.

"Welcome~"

"Please give me more advice~"

While walking towards her seat, Aine also put into practice what she had learned during her time in the student council, smiling and nodding at each of her classmates, trying her best not to leave anyone behind.

But when she walked to her seat, she saw the girl sitting in front of her had filled the table with stones.

"Ah...stone?"

She looked towards the girl sitting in this seat, and found that she looked a little familiar, which made Chihaya Aine stunned for a moment. The two looked at each other, and Chihaya Aine remembered that she seemed to be the "weird person" she met near the flower bed in the school during the last interview. She suddenly felt flustered, smiled awkwardly, waved to her to show her friendliness, and quickly walked towards her seat.

Gao Songdeng, who lowered her head in anxiety, heard the movement in the seat behind her. She recalled her reaction just now, which was obviously not in line with her mother's teachings. After hesitating for a moment, she turned around and reported her name to the new classmate who sat down.

"I'm Takamatsu Deng... Please give me your guidance."

Chihaya Aine was thinking whether her self-introduction just now was too conservative. After hearing the faint voice, she raised her head and looked at the "weird guy" in the front seat, feeling a little surprised.

She didn't expect that the other party would take the initiative to introduce himself to her. She was surprised, but she also responded.

"Ah, okay."

……

"Chihaya-san, are you worried about Miss Chihaya?"

In the library, Goto Ichiri looked at the absent-minded Izumi, and remembered that Izumi had told her before that Chihaya Aine would enter school in Yugaoka today, so she guessed and asked.

"I guess so. Although she should be able to handle any problem well, we are not in the same school after all, so I can't help but worry about her situation."

"That……"

Goto Ichiri really wanted to ask why the two of them didn't go to the same school.

But when the words came to her lips, she choked.

Putting aside the fact that Yuqiu is a girls' school, as far as Shuhua is concerned, this subtle deviation value means that any student with some ability would generally not choose this school. From the information heard from Chihaya Izumi, Chihaya Aine's grades are also quite excellent, so there is no reason for her to study at Shuhua.

It was because her younger sister Chihaya Aine was not in the country that Izumi chose to study at Shuhua. If Chihaya Aine and Chihaya Izumi studied in the same school, she probably would not have met Izumi at Shuhua, right?

A future without Izumi... That's not the future Goto Ichiri expected.

She couldn't imagine what her high school life would be like without Quan. Feeling the warmth from Quan, she no longer wanted to be alone.

"what?"

Seeing that Goto Ichiri was hesitant to speak, Izumi, who was sitting next to her, looked at her, seeming a little puzzled.

"...No, it's nothing."

Fearing that Izumi would leave him after hearing what he said, Goto Ichiri lowered his head.

Even though it seemed impossible to become a reality, Goto Ichiri felt uneasy just by imagining it.

She can no longer live without Izumi. Without his company and his goodnights, she would be like Mr. Krabs who has lost the secret recipe of the Krabby Patty, Squidward who has lost his recorder, Jerusalem who has lost Tifa, and would lose everything she has now.

“Chihaya-san, Chihaya-san, now that Aine is back, it’s a little hard to tell me apart if you keep calling me Chihaya-san. Call me Izumi from now on. Likewise, I’ll call you Ichiri, is that okay?”

Recalling the question that Aine had talked about with him, while Goto Ichiri was thinking, Izumi turned his head to look at Goto Ichiri and talked about this matter with her.

110. Her soul was in denial

"One mile..."

When he heard Izumi addressing him, Goto Ichiri's eyes gradually lost their luster.

'One, love, marriage, children...'

In that brief moment, her mind had already completed the scene of becoming a lover with Quan, getting married, becoming a family, giving birth to their own children, and living a happy life.

“Of course, if you don’t like me calling you that, Ichiri, you can keep calling me ‘Goto-san’, but when you call me, you can use ‘Izumi’, which will more directly distinguish me from Aine.”

"No! I, I can do it!"

Immersed in 'The Life of Goto Ichiri and Chihaya Izumi', she had just ended her fantasy, and just as the movie was ending, the announcement was being made and the screen of 'Producer: Goto Ichiri...' appeared, Izumi's voice brought her back to reality. She looked at Izumi beside her and blinked.

After realizing what Quan had just said, she quickly gave an affirmative answer, willing to call her only friend "Quan" and also willing for the other party to call her "Yili".

It was the first time that someone other than her family called her 'Yili'.

"Family...family..."

Thinking of this, Goto Ichiri couldn't help but immerse herself in her own thoughts. She changed the faces of the male and female protagonists in the movie and TV drama clips she had seen at home, and turned it into her and Izumi supporting each other throughout their lives.

Using "yes" as an answer had a somewhat subtle sense of déjà vu, but considering that Goto Ichiri was not particularly good at socializing, it was natural for him to answer at this time, so he didn't take it too seriously.

"Then, it will be Yili from now on."

"Okay...um...Izumi...classmate."

It was still a bit difficult for Goto Ichiri to call the other person "Izumi". She blushed a little and couldn't help but add the name "classmate".

The shy Goto Ichiri gave Izumi a subtle sense of déjà vu. After noticing Goto Ichiri's reaction, I felt a little heavy. Then I thought of the souvenirs Goto Ichiri's parents had prepared...

"It's a little bit bad."

Although the two changed their way of addressing each other, they basically didn't talk much in the classroom, so it didn't attract anyone's attention.

After school, Izumi, who had already made an appointment with Aine, hurriedly left the classroom, attracting the attention of Akatsuki Kotsuji.

'Is there something urgent?'

It was the first time that Akatsuki Koto saw Chihaya Izumi so anxious, and she couldn't help but frown. After Izumi left the classroom, her eyes fell on Goto Ichiri who had not left the classroom yet.

For Ayatsuji Koto, it was impossible to ask Chihaya Izumi directly, and she didn't think that if she asked Chihaya Izumi, she would tell her the truth.

However, Goto Ichiri and Izumi have a close relationship, and in the eyes of others, they are basically in a "dating" relationship, but Ayatsuji Ci does not think that they are really dating. From her observation of Goto Ichiri and Chihaya Izumi, perhaps their relationship is indeed a little too close, but it is not yet at the level of a couple.

Although she herself has no experience in love, as the saying goes, "a bystander sees more clearly", Ayatsuji Ci believes in her own judgment.

"If it's Goto-san... he should know something about Chihaya Izumi. He should know why she left in such a hurry just now, right?"

Thinking this in her heart, Akatsuki Koto walked slowly to the desk of Goto Ichiri who was organizing her textbooks. She smiled and looked sideways at Goto Ichiri who was lowering her head, and greeted her proactively.

"Is Goto-san ready to go back?"

"Eh?"

The familiar voice made Goto Ichiri, who was packing her belongings, slowly raise her head and meet Ayatsuji Koto's gentle and bright smile. She suddenly thought of the lines that the other party said to Izumi at the classroom door last time.

"Please accept my O-girl!"

For Goto Ichiri, those lines full of shame are still fresh in her memory, and the voice is still echoing in her mind. The moment she saw Ayatsuji Ci, these lines kept churning in her mind.

Looking at the face of Akatsuki Satoshi, in less than 3 seconds, Goto Ichiri's eyes wandered away.

"Ah... yes, Ayatsuji-san, is there something wrong?"

The slightly subtle reaction made Xuanji Ci feel a little concerned, but when she thought about Goto Ichiri's introverted personality, it didn't seem that strange, so she didn't take it to heart.

"Nothing special happened. I was just a little curious when I saw Chihaya-san was in such a hurry to leave. Didn't he often go with Goto-san after school? I rarely see you two leaving school together recently. Did something happen?"

Without directly saying what he was concerned about, in front of Goto Ichiri, Ayatsuji expressed his concern about Goto Ichiri and Chihaya Izumi's concerns in order to conceal his true purpose.

"..."

The voice that kept circling in his mind gradually faded away after Kiyotsuji told him the purpose of his visit. Goto Ichiri looked cautiously at Kiyotsuji in front of him, then dodged and looked at the table.

"Chihaya-san..."

Thinking that she could now call the other person "Izumi", Goto Ichiri subconsciously used the address "Chihaya-san". She couldn't help but be stunned for a moment, but there was no need to modify what she had already said. She pursed her lips lightly and continued speaking.

"He has his own things to do, and I also have things to do, so we rarely spend time together after school recently... Um, does Ayatsuji-san care about Chihaya-san's affairs?"

That night, Izumi explained to her why Ayatsuji Ci said those lines, and also told her some information about Ayatsuji Ci's attitude towards him, letting Goto Ichiri know that Ayatsuji Ci had been paying attention to Izumi.

This rhetorical question froze the smile on Xuanji Ci's face.

Do you care?

Of course I care.

How could Ayatsuji Koto not care about Chihaya Izumi? She cared about Chihaya Izumi more than anyone else, but she subconsciously wanted to deny it. Facing Goto Ichiri's sudden gaze towards her, her stiff smile gradually returned to normal and her eyes became vague.

"It's hard to describe this... I do care about Chihaya-kun. After all, Chihaya-kun is... very outstanding."

With great reluctance, even to nine out of ten, Ayatsuji said something against his will.

She knew that Chihayazumi's excellence was an objective fact, but after coming into contact with her, her soul couldn't help but want to deny it.

111. Can I ask Guitar Hero to teach me how to play guitar?

"I have always regarded Chihaya-kun as an academic rival. Of course, I don't mean it in a bad way. As the class monitor, I am also a little concerned about the relationship between Chihaya-kun and Goto-kun. After all... everyone thinks that you two are dating, and I am a little curious."

"Eh?"

After hearing what Ayatsuji said, Goto Ichiri couldn't help but be stunned. She looked at Ayatsuji in front of her, and the words "Everyone thinks you are dating" kept floating back and forth in her mind.

Seeing the confused look on Goto Ichiri's face, and noticing that this reaction came after she said that other people thought Goto was dating Chihaya Izumi, Akatsuji Kotori couldn't help but look surprised.

'Do not you know? ’

Although everyone would avoid the parties involved when talking about these things, and rarely would they take the initiative to talk to Chihaya Izumi and Goto Ichiri, they were still in the same class, and Goto Ichiri knew nothing about this topic which was discussed so frequently... This made Akatsuji Ci feel a little unbelievable.

"Goto-kun, didn't you notice that everyone...looked at you and Chihaya-kun in a slightly different way?"

"..."

How could Goto Ichiri, who kept his head down and didn't dare to look others in the eye, possibly notice other people's eyes?

"Um... Goto-san, don't take it too seriously. It's just that Goto-san is cute and one of the few people in the class who has a good relationship with Chihaya-kun, so there was a misunderstanding. I've already explained it to the others, so don't worry about it."

"..."

After being comforted by Ayatsuji Ci, Goto Ichiri left the classroom in a trance. On the way back home, she kept thinking about Ayatsuji Ci's words in her mind - "Everyone thinks you are dating."

“Hey, hey, hey…”

Goto Ichiri, who was sitting on the tram, lowered his head and couldn't help laughing strangely, attracting the attention of people around him.