Qing couldn't imagine Su Shi doing something like that, and even slightly more intense emotions and expressions were unlikely.

Impossible! Impossible!

After breakfast, Qing carried Bess on his back and left home.

"I'll be back with the ingredients for lunch. If the conversation goes well... maybe that person will come over too. It might be a little troublesome then."

Su Shi stood at the entrance and waved, "Don't think that you will trouble me."

You can even bother her a little more.

"Bon Voyage."

"Thank you."

Wave your hand and close the door.

Qing turned on the phone.

[I'm going out. You should be up by now, right?]

【Hello! You're always here!】

The pink-haired girl in tracksuit far away in Yokohama tensed herself.

Her friend came back from the underworld to see her.

Great!

……

PS: Today’s guaranteed minimum.

A short break on the journey: 264, Waiting for a mile

Today is a special day for the Goto family.

Goto Ichiri got up early in the morning and tossed and turned in the house.

When Goto's mother, Ms. Michiyo, opened the door, she saw her daughter wearing her junior high school uniform.

"Eh? Ichiri, is today a special day?"

"No, no!"

My daughter's panic was really obvious.

Ms. Michiyo thought so.

This kid is not good at lying - even the lies he tells online are so easily exposed that they look like jokes.

Sometimes I even hide some things when communicating with them, but it is understandable because it is the self-esteem of young people.

Mom thought carefully about what had happened recently and counted on her fingers, "Xiaoqing's seventh day? It's not even here from any date. There's a school party... and I don't have any other friends in the neighborhood..."

There is a place on the back of the graduation commemorative photo for leaving messages, and this child uses it as a memo.

"Um, Mom..."

Goto Ichiri wanted to say that her friend was not dead.

But now, if I say it out loud,

One thousand percent will be considered a lie.

Mom and Dad always like to think about strange things. Maybe Mom will even think about asking an expert to come to the house to take a look.

"what happened?"

Yili just replied normally: "Nothing...I have to go out today."

"Holiday, going out?"

"Sister... go out?"

"Wang?"

The two people and the dog were all surprised.

Goto's mother took out her phone, looking panicked. "Ichiri, don't be afraid. I know a very effective shrine..."

"I already said no! I'm leaving!"

Yili, dressed in a middle school uniform, hurried to the entrance, kicked off her slippers, and put on her small leather shoes with white mid-calf socks that matched her dark green sailor skirt. Then she remembered that she hadn't taken her guitar, so she turned around and called out, one foot hooked in the small leather shoes:

"Erli, guitar!"

"Sister, really."

Erli, a good boy who is both well-behaved and noisy, holds the guitar with some difficulty.

"Good weight……"

In the end, it was Ms. Michiyo who handed it over.

"Be careful when you go out. If you get lost, remember to call the police. Don't talk to strangers or eat strange things..."

"We've already explained that in elementary school, Mom."

Erli squinted her eyes and smiled lively, "Sister, have fun!"

"Yeah," Goto Ichiri said expectantly, "I definitely will!"

Stride out the door.

One step, two steps.

A few passersby walked by and glanced at the girl, who was still in her school uniform during spring break.

Her steps gradually became more ladylike, and then she could no longer walk.

Turn around.

"Mom, I'm still..."

"If you have an appointment with someone, don't break it."

……

Kanazawa-Hakkei Station, Yokohama.

The commuting time from Shimokitazawa Station to here is about one hour and thirty minutes.

After arriving here, Qing couldn't help but be surprised by his old classmate's determination to escape from his dark history.

Including the walking time, if Yili wants to study in Xiuhua, it will take two hours one way.

It's always surprising no matter where you are.

After leaving the station, the familiar scenery made Qing feel nostalgic.

Qing used to live and study here because of his family's work.

Later, my mother went to work in Tokyo and changed her residence. Since the commuting time here was not long - compared to two hours, she did not transfer schools.

It wasn't until my third year of junior high that my mother discovered I didn't have a single friend... but actually I did have one.

The past comes to mind.

Neither of them could talk to anyone else, so they could only eat together, form a team in gym class, walk together to tourist attractions during school trips, and practice piano together after school via video chat...

Why did you feel that we were not friends at that time?

Was it because I had no friends before that that I was particularly clumsy?

Looking back on the past now, it is hard not to sigh for my slowness back then.

Fortunately, the goddess gave them another chance.

Before arriving at the station, Qing adjusted her hair in front of the mirror.

I'm going to dress up seriously today.

Gray denim overalls, a beige sweatshirt, and a yellow baseball cap, with his hair hanging down in front, giving him a trendy look like a band member.

Because he felt it was a relatively important occasion, he subconsciously wanted to change into formal clothes early in the morning - Xiangzi and Aite taught him that he should wear formal clothes on important occasions.

But he still doesn't have a decent piece of clothing in this world.

Then Qing realized that he was only 15 years old here. Although he had the temperament to hold up, when he saw his classmates...

Why are you pretending to be so high and mighty?

In addition, based on his understanding of the first and second graders in junior high school, apart from the school uniform, that guy probably dressed in sportswear all year round, or at least wore a jacket all the time. Exposing skin outdoors is a very scary thing for someone with social anxiety.

What I'm wearing now might be too trendy for her. If I dress a little more formally, she might hesitate for a long time before coming over after seeing it.

So he considered wearing school uniform before going out.

There is no such thing in this world. No matter how similar Miss Su Shi is to him, she is wearing a women's school uniform.

"There shouldn't be anything disrespectful."

He fiddled with his hair and fixed his bangs.

I’m really looking forward to it. What does Yili look like now?

The understanding on the Internet is always one-sided, and you still need to meet in person to know the details.

……

The agreed location was a park near the station.

During the daytime on weekdays, there are many people passing by, but not many people have the leisure to sit down, which makes it a great place for people with social anxiety.

Qing realized very early on that, unlike himself, the child completely lacked social skills.

If you choose a place like a cafe or a family restaurant, you may run away as soon as you are greeted by the waiters.

Because we needed to reserve time to deal with unexpected situations, the appointment was a little later, and it seemed that he arrived first.

Qing came to the park, a place he had been to when he was a child. It was like the open space in "Doraemon", with some cement pipes piled up, but the diameter was larger. There were swings, horizontal bars and seesaws here.

Holding the bass bag, Qing sat on the swing, rocking gently as he recalled the past and thought about what he wanted to say.

Near the station, students on trips and holidays often pass by, and from time to time some young girls point here and whisper.

The sound was very low and it was disguised, making it look like they were taking a selfie or enjoying the scenery.

But Qing could hear their voices.

"Carrying a musical instrument bag..."

"Here, here, so handsome!"

"I like younger girls, so cool!"

Modern girls are much more enthusiastic than those in the other world, but they still have basic qualities and don’t take secret photos or anything like that.

Qing looked expressionless, but in fact her ears were turning red.

When there is no need to take the initiative to interact, Qing is still an introverted person and is particularly not good at dealing with such situations.

[Yili, where are you...]

If two people are together, at least one person can talk and help distract the other.

Qingmomo opened his phone silently. He had already added Yili's social account, and the last message "I'm here" showed as read.

Can't read back.

The agreed time is almost here.

There was no sign of Goto Ichiri around.

……

Thinking rationally, if the child did not turn into a tree, a swing, or a horizontal bar, then there is no doubt that he did not come.

Qing couldn't help but feel a little worried.

Ever since the car accident, he couldn't help but have wild thoughts about relatives and friends who were out of sight and did not arrive beyond the agreed time.

Was there a car accident? Helping an elderly woman cross the street? Trapped in a terrorist attack, accidentally fell into the water, waiting for the train to fall off the platform...

Every time I go somewhere, I think about these bad things.

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