I have pure love with them

It couldn't be said to be love at first sight, after all, the two had met several times before. It was just that the side of Toyokawa Shoko that he saw was different from what he had remembered, and the shock of the contrast was so great that Quan couldn't forget it.

He had even pictured in his mind an extended scene where Toyokawa Shoko was waiting at the door of her home in the warm afterglow of the setting sun, smiling, with her hands folded in front of her, and saying "Welcome back" to him in a tender tone when he returned from outside.

"Oh, what's the use of such a good imagination..."

The imagined scene was so vivid that Quan couldn't help but close his eyes.

He tried hard to use the lovely image of Aine to replace the image of Toyokawa Shoko in his mind. He closed his eyes and fell into a dream without realizing it. He seemed to see himself becoming Toyokawa Shoko's creditor...

"Did you not get enough rest last night?"

In the living room, Aine, who had just come out of her room, looked at Izumi who was already waiting at the dining table. She noticed that her brother was a little depressed, so she couldn't help but move closer to him, met his eyes, and asked curiously.

Facing Aine’s face so close to him, he could even feel the light fragrance breeze blowing on his face.

Slowly closing his eyes, he placed his hand on Aine's head and gently pushed her away.

"That's it."

Aiyin, who was pushed away, was surprised. She didn't expect Quan to push her away on her own initiative. She stared at Quan for a while, but didn't ask any more questions. She sat down quietly at the dining table.

After breakfast, the two left home together as Aine had already gone to school.

As they walked on the street, Aine kept glancing at Izumi beside her, as if she wanted to ask something, but she remained silent. This continued until they reached the train stop where they had to separate. When Izumi stood up, she gently pulled at the corner of his clothes.

"Will you go home early today?"

Izumi, who was about to leave, felt the corner of her clothes being pulled, and turned back to look at Aine. She was a little surprised when she heard her question.

"I have something to do today, so I will be home a little late."

"……I see."

After letting go of the corner of Izumi’s clothes, Aine’s eyes wandered for a moment.

"be careful on the road."

"You too."

After reaching out his hand and gently stroking Aine’s head, Izumi left the car, leaving Aine sitting on the train. She pouted slightly as she watched Izumi’s back as he left.

"I also... have things to do, and I've made some new acquaintances... I'll be busy in the future."

Looking down at the school bag on her lap, Aine pursed her lips slightly.

Wow——

Standing on the platform, watching the departing train, Quan, who had already gotten off the train, reached out his hand to his forehead and rubbed it gently.

Last night, he experienced the entire plot of "The Fallen Aristocrat Toyokawa Shoko" in his dream, which greatly shook his firm will of "i-sound", and he has not yet recovered.

Quan walked quietly into the campus along with other students heading to Xiuhua for school.

But as soon as he entered the campus and opened his shoe cabinet, he saw a pink letter lying on his indoor shoes.

"..."

Again.

I looked around, but did not see Kita Ikuyo.

After silently stuffing the envelope into his schoolbag, Quan walked towards the classroom.

Not long after he left, a girl whispered to Kita Ikuyo behind the shoe cabinet on the other side -

"He accepted it and left."

"Really? Thank you."

Kita Ikuyo, who looked uneasy, gradually relaxed and thanked her friend after hearing what her friend said.

"But... didn't you get any response last time? Should we really continue... what's wrong? Why has your expression become so strange?"

Just as Kita Ikuyo's friend was about to persuade her to reconsider whether to continue charging at the freshman representative, she noticed that her friend's expression had become very stiff, and her gaze was also...

Realizing something, the girl slowly turned around and looked.

A figure who should have left was now standing quietly behind her, watching her and Kita Ikuyo.

117. I only have an annoying sister

"Well... I suddenly remembered that I have some important things to deal with, so I'll just..."

The girl noticed Izumi behind her. After a brief surprise, she felt a strong sense of embarrassment and shame. She glanced at Kita Ikuyo in front of her and hurried away.

In response, Quan did not stop the other party. He just watched quietly as the other party's figure disappeared into the shoe cabinet, and then his eyes fell on Kita Ikuyo.

The red-haired girl with a ponytail was now full of shame, her cheeks flushed, and she lowered her head, not daring to look directly into Quan's eyes.

The slender fingers of both hands were intertwined. She clearly wanted to confess her love to someone, but when Izumi stood in front of her, Kita Ikuyo found that she didn't know how to start the conversation at all. She was nervous and shy inside. She pursed her lips, not knowing what Izumi would say to her if he appeared in front of her.

"That, that..."

When Kita Ikuyo mustered up her courage and was about to say something to Izumi, she saw Izumi suddenly open his schoolbag, take out a notebook, write something on it, and then tear it up in front of her.

hiss-

A piece of paper was handed to Kita Ikuyo, on which was a string of words that looked like an account number.

"If you need anything, just add this account."

"Eh?"

Kita Ikuyo stared blankly at the boy in front of her. There was no expression on his face, which made Kita Ikuyo's already nervous mood even heavier. She hesitantly stretched out her hands and took the paper that Izumi handed to her.

While she was thinking about the hidden meaning of Izumi's behavior and whether it meant that the other party was willing to communicate with her in depth, Izumi put the notes back into her schoolbag and her eyes fell on Kita Ikuyo.

"じゃね." [Goodbye]

He turned and left, leaving Kita Ikuyo looking at Izumi's back as he left. It took her a long time to come back to her senses.

"Is this...willing to accept my meaning?"

On the way to the classroom, Quan was thinking about what he had just done.

In fact, he wanted to take out the letter from Kita Ikuyo, and then tear it into pieces in front of Kita Ikuyo, and then reach out and gently touch her cheek, and then - "I will kill you."

"I wonder what kind of expression she would have in that situation..."

But there is still some difference between wanting to do something and actually doing it. If he really did that, Kita Ikuyo, who didn't do anything excessive, would probably suffer a huge blow, and he would inevitably be blamed by others, and might even be given the title of "shrimp rice".

Although he has some bad tastes, but deliberately hurting others just to satisfy his bad tastes...you still have to see how much fun it is before making a decision.

After entering the classroom, he unexpectedly discovered that Goto Ichiri, who had already arrived in the classroom, did not sit in his seat with his head down as he did before, but his eyes were evasive, observing the situation in the class furtively.

'? '

The abnormal situation made Quan worried. He walked slowly to Goto Ichiri's side and placed his hand gently on her shoulder.

Since she entered the classroom from the back door, Goto Ichiri was concentrating on the front of the classroom and did not notice someone coming up behind her until a hand fell on her shoulder. She trembled and turned to look at Izumi behind her.

"Izumi-san?!"

"What are you looking at?"

If it were anyone else, Izumi would have asked indirectly, but facing Goto Ichiri, Izumi skipped the unnecessary small talk and asked directly about the reason why she was so unusual today.

Because of what Ayatsuji Ci said yesterday, Goto Ichiri knew how people around her viewed her relationship with Izumi, and she began to care. When she came to the classroom today, she observed the people around her, wondering whether what Ayatsuji Ci said was true or false.

She knew in her heart that there was no reason for Ayatsuji to lie to her, and she believed in this popular class leader, but...

Some things are more fulfilling if you witness them with your own eyes... ahem, more believable.

But since Izumi didn't come to the classroom, the people Goto Ichiri saw were just talking about what they did after school yesterday, or who was the most popular in which class.

She had been looking forward to hearing other people talking about her and Izumi, but after hearing about other people's youth, she felt depressed, and her expression changed from expectant to furtive. She lowered her head slightly, not daring to look directly at the bright youthful glow on others.

"No, nothing, I was just... just listening to other people chatting."

Looking at Goto Ichiri's wandering eyes that didn't dare to look directly at him, he knew that she was not telling him the truth.

"Since you don't want to tell me, then it must be something related to me, right? It's easy to understand..."

The slightly shy expression on her face made Quan have some vague guesses in his mind, but now they were in the classroom and it was not appropriate to talk about these things.

"Is there someone you care about?"

"Eh?"

This one sentence made Goto Ichiri stunned. He looked at Izumi with an uneasy look and quickly raised his hands to deny Izumi's guess.

"No, no, I just care about how Izumi is perceived by other classmates... so..."

“How am I perceived by others?”

"Yes."

Seeing that Quan had no doubts, Goto Ichiri breathed a sigh of relief. She didn't want to be misunderstood by Quan.

"I don't really care about what other people think, but I'm curious, what kind of image do you have of me?"

Facing the eyes looking directly at him, Goto Ichiri felt his heartbeat begin to accelerate. He didn't know how to answer this question, and his eyes were wandering and hesitant.

"Well, tell me when you feel you can."

Having immediately found out Goto Ichiri's true colors, Izumi did not continue to put pressure on her. He smiled, withdrew his hand from her shoulder, and returned to his seat.

"It's so popular."

Hiroto Shioyama, who was sitting in the front seat, spoke with a subtle mood when he saw Izumi finish his conversation with Ichiri Goto and return to his seat.

"Have it?"

"...What an annoying answer. Normally, boys have to muster up all their courage just to chat up with cute girls. But you are not only close to the cute Goto-san, but the class president also pays attention to you, and a cute and sunny girl from the next class confessed to you. Aren't you a pure winner in life? And I only have a willful sister..."

Thinking of his sister, Hiroto Shioyama couldn't help but sigh.

118. I will be the one to capture the person my brother likes