I have pure love with them

166. You, took advantage of me

Looking back at the apartment behind him, after Mrs. Tokinoya returned home, Izumi also said goodbye to Mio, but when Izumi was about to leave, the girl asked Izumi to hug her, without any regard for Mrs. Tokinoya who was at home.

Even when Quan was about to get up and leave, the girl secretly kissed Quan on the cheek in a blind spot where her mother couldn't see. Quan was stunned for a moment, and looking at the girl's shy face, he didn't know what to say for a moment. After a while, he looked at Mrs. Tokinoya in the house. Fortunately, Mrs. Tokinoya, who was preparing dinner, did not notice Tokinoya Mio's little action, otherwise he would have to think about how to explain it.

After saying goodbye to Mrs. Tokinoya, Izumi left the apartment and stood alone on the street thinking for a moment. He was a little worried about Tokinoya Mion's over-dependence on him. She had already shown some potential to be a 'hegemonic girl' and might become a yandere in the future. He had to find a way to enlighten the girl.

Otherwise, if something unexpected happened in the future, it would be difficult for him to explain to Shun Tokinoya and Mrs. Tokinoya.

"I think you've considered this before, right?"

Standing under the street light, Quan couldn't help but recall the past, pursed his lips and smiled slightly.

There was no time and no suitable opportunity before, but during the Golden Week, there was enough time, and with Aine at home, Tokinoya Mio could meet more people. After having more people to communicate with, she probably wouldn't be so obsessed with him anymore.

"Perhaps, you can introduce Goto Ichiri to her?"

But Goto Ichiri is not a cheerful person. Just imagine that Goto Ichiri and Tokinoya Mio have become good friends. Goto Ichiri will not take the initiative to send messages to Tokinoya Mio, and the two of them will also...

"No, Mio is probably interested in Ichiri, right? After all, she is my classmate. When I don't go to her house, she can get information about my whereabouts through Goto Ichiri. Ichiri is introverted and quiet, but Mio is not introverted. She just doesn't have anyone to talk to."

The matter of how the two of them met was temporarily put aside in Quan's mind. He walked out from under the street light in front of the apartment and walked towards his home under the glow of the setting sun...

Passing by where Toyokawa Shoko lived, Quan stopped and looked towards the door.

The door was closed, and it didn't look like anyone was home. Izumi didn't know if Toyokawa Shoko's father was home, but no matter whether he was home or not, Izumi didn't think he had anything to talk about with him. Could he still say to him - "I'm very interested in your daughter, can you transfer her to me?"

Then, let the other person sing the two songs "Haruhi Shadow" and "Want to Be Human" to you every day.

"Well, it would be best if I wore a maid uniform and sang 'Haruhi Kage' every day to wake me up when I rest in bed... Well, I should think about how to do this."

Given Toyokawa Shoko's insistence on her dignity, she even broke up with her former bandmates in order to conceal the changes in her family. Under such circumstances, it is impossible for the other party to agree. However, since he has witnessed the side of her that she wants to hide the most, it is not impossible...

"What are you trying to do standing here?"

A cold voice came from behind. Izumi, who was standing at the door of Toyokawa's house, looked back in surprise. Toyokawa Shoko was wearing the familiar outfit, with a brown shoulder bag on her shoulder, and she looked at him indifferently.

Izumi didn't notice Toyokawa Shoko approaching from behind. He thought that the other party had not arrived home yet, but he didn't expect that she was right behind him. Looking into the girl's indifferent eyes, it seemed that her favorability towards him had decreased a lot. Izumi was thinking about the reason and looking for an opportunity to speak, but Toyokawa Shoko in front of him spoke first and questioned him.

"You were the one who told Nagasaki Soushi about me, right?"

Although it was a question, the tone was very calm, without any ups and downs, and it was more like stating a fact.

Cardiac arrest—that was impossible.

Looking at Toyokawa Shoko in front of him and hearing what she said, he was naturally surprised, but it was not enough to make his heart beat faster. He raised his left hand and gently pressed it against his chin, as if he was lost in thought. This made Toyokawa Shoko, who just wanted to trick Izumi, feel certain for a moment, and then his eyes became even colder.

"You took advantage of me."

With her white chin slightly raised, Toyokawa Shoko looked at Izumi in front of her with contempt, as if she was looking at some dirty creature, which made Izumi couldn't help but raise his eyebrows.

The scene seems familiar. It seems that after Nagasaki Soyo knelt down in front of Toyokawa Shoko, Toyokawa Shoko said to Nagasaki Soyo with such an expression, "My mind is full of yourself", right?

'Should I kneel down and hug her legs now?'

Looking down at Toyokawa Shoko's white legs, Quan felt that he was not so resistant in his heart. Instead, he was more curious about how Toyokawa Shoko would react later.

"I think they would be disgusted and disgusted, right? Not good. Just imagining it is very interesting."

He looked at Toyokawa Shoko again. She moved slightly and walked towards the door, as if she was ready to ignore the Izumi in front of her.

"If you told Shuangshi about your situation, she would be standing in front of you now, begging you to come back to her side and continue your original band activities, right?"

"..."

The footsteps paused, Toyokawa Shoko turned her head slightly, looked back at Izumi behind her, and fell into silence.

When she first met Nagasaki Soyo, she might not have been sure, but judging from the messages she sent one after another after she quit the band, it was not impossible for Nagasaki Soyo to learn about her news and appear in front of her to block her.

"Didn't he tell Nagasaki Shoyo about me?"

But when I think about it carefully, it doesn't make sense. There may be many people who know where she lives and what happened to her family, but the only suspect is the person in front of me. Moreover, the other party just called Nagasaki Souyo "Souyo".

"You have a very good relationship with her, so you used some of the information about me to deceive Shuangshi in order to get close to her?"

The changes that happened at home have made Toyokawa Shoko lose her former innocence. She remains suspicious of Izumi and does not hesitate to use even more despicable thoughts to guess what the boy in front of her is thinking.

"..."

It really is.

After hearing Toyokawa Shoko's speculation, while he was surprised that the other party could guess his purpose, he shook his head to deny it.

"I don't--"

167. I Really Want to Become a Human - Chihaya Izumi

"I didn't use your story to deceive her. I just let her know that I had met you during our conversation. Afterwards, she asked me about you, but considering that you had quit the band and concealed your own affairs, and didn't tell Shuangshi, maybe you had your own considerations, I didn't tell her where I met you. When we met again later, I only told you about your current mental state and whether you were healthy."

It's all true, but some parts of the situation are concealed.

Seeing Izumi with a normal expression, Toyokawa Shoko frowned slightly, and her guess began to waver. Then she looked up at Izumi in front of her and asked another question.

"Something happened. You told her about this, right?"

Pursing her lips, Toyokawa Shoko asked a realistic question that she didn't want to admit but had to admit.

"What Shuangshi and I said was, 'Ms. Fengchuan may have encountered some unexpected events that led her to make this choice. I hope you can understand her difficulties.' Shuangshi wanted to see you desperately at that time, so in order to make her give up such thoughts, I comforted her in this way, hoping that she could consider the problem from your perspective."

Facing Toyokawa Shoko's sharp gaze, Quan's expression remained unchanged. He repeated what he had said at that time and told Toyokawa Shoko in front of him with a calm and peaceful expression, which made Toyokawa Shoko purse his lips, frown and fall into silence.

"Although I only have some guesses, did Ms. Toyokawa quit the band at that time in order to hide the fact that she had encountered an accident from her partners?"

As soon as she finished speaking, Toyokawa Shoko's expression became extremely cold, and she stared at Izumi in front of her with cold eyes.

"Shuangshi has always been obsessed with the past and has not gotten over the day you quit the band. In order to get news about you, she knew that Ain was going to form a band. In order to better maintain her relationship with me and get news about you from me, she accepted Ain's invitation."

"..."

"Your withdrawal from the band has caused Shuangshi to fall into paranoia. If possible, I still hope you can meet with her and give her a definite answer."

Originally, Quan didn't want to say these words, but when he saw that Toyokawa Shoko had begun to doubt him, he simply put aside some of his disguise, stood from Nagasaki Shoyo's perspective, and said something for Nagasaki Shoyo.

When he was sitting in front of Nagasaki Soyo, he spoke for Toyokawa Shoko. Now when he was standing in front of Toyokawa Shoko, he spoke for Nagasaki Soyo again. Izumi felt like a double agent.

"As your former supporters, I hope that you can stand together and start live again. This idea is not false."

Looking at Toyokawa Shoko in front of him seriously, Quan's eyes were full of sincere emotions.

He really wanted to hear the original version of 'Haruhi Kage' live.

"But after learning the truth about the band's disbandment, I also knew that this was unlikely to happen. So, since Ms. Toyokawa chose to 'end' first, let's be more thorough and don't let Shuangshi become a ghost wandering alone in memories."

After nodding slightly to Toyokawa Shoko as a farewell, Quan did not wait for Toyokawa Shoko's reply. He turned around and walked towards home, leaving Toyokawa Shoko standing alone in front of the door.

She clenched her fists lightly, raised her head with a heavy heart, and stared at the boy's back as he left. Her lips turned white from biting her teeth.

"My fault?"

The voice was very small, but it was filled with a strong resentment. Toyokawa Shoko took a deep breath and adjusted her mood. She didn't understand why Izumi had to stand from Nagasaki Soyo's perspective and say so many words for Nagasaki Soyo.

Since we already know that she chose to quit the band because of something she encountered, why can't we be more understanding towards her?

The negative emotions hidden in her heart made Toyokawa Shoko lose her composure and calmness in front of Izumi. She stared at the direction where Izumi left, constantly calming herself down until the sunset completely dissipated and the night covered the entire sky. Only then did she suppress the surging emotions in her heart and turned around to walk into the house...

"You came back very late today... sniff, sniff... a familiar smell?"

After Quan returned home, Aine came up to Quan, sniffed his body, and suddenly smelled a familiar scent. She looked at Quan with suspicion.

"It's the scent of Mio that I left on me. I just came back from her house."

Tilting his head to sniff his own shoulders and sleeves, he smelled the faint scent that belonged to Tokinoya Mion, and then Izumi answered nonchalantly.

Normally, he might have used Mio's matter to play a little teasing on Aine, but after what happened with Toyokawa Shoko, he was still thinking about how to deal with it, so he was no longer in the mood to tease his sister.

"..."

Ai Ne, who originally had a thoughtful look on her face, suddenly became sharp after hearing Izumi's answer.

"What did you do to Mio?!"

"Are you Usagi-chan?"

Seeing the change in Aine’s eyes and her scrutinizing expression, Izumi chuckled helplessly.

"What you should be asking is what Mio did to me."

He raised his hand and wanted to tap Aine's forehead, but Aine, who was already familiar with his movements, dodged the moment he raised his hand, looked at him with contempt, and turned to walk into the living room.

She was probably disdainful of his previous reply, it sounded like Tokinoya Mio had done something to him, and in Aine's opinion, it seemed a bit narcissistic.

Then they entered the living room together. Mrs. Chihaya, the mother, had already prepared dinner for the whole family. Everyone else had already sat down. After Izumi entered the living room, he washed his hands, sat down, and had dinner together quietly...

"You don't really like girls of Mio's age, do you?"

At night, not long after the door was closed, Aiyin knocked on the door. Without waiting for Quan to respond, she poked her head into his room and looked at Quan with a nervous and concerned look.

"If I wanted, I would be resting at Tokinoya's house now, lying on Mio's bed."

"……nausea."

Although it wasn’t a positive answer, it still made Aine feel relieved, and she nodded slightly.

"The holiday starts the day after tomorrow. I plan to go see Mio the day after tomorrow."

"Shun and her mother don't have much time, so I plan to go shopping with Mio the day after tomorrow, so that she can relax and introduce her to Ichiri. By the way, is it okay to let Ichiri stay at our house during the holidays?"

"It's okay...wait, did you just say something important?!"

168. Is it convenient to video chat now?

[Today, I met with Ms. Fengchuan and talked about Shuangshi. I think she will contact you during this period.]

Nagasaki Soyo, who was lying on the bed, opened her eyes wide and looked at the message sent by Izumi. She quickly sat up from the bed and stared blankly at the screen emitting a faint fluorescent light, her face full of disbelief.