I suddenly became a yakuza boss.

Li Xuan walked in the rain and mist and said, "It's probably related to the tutoring incident a week ago."

Komachi looked at Li Xuan with a puzzled expression and asked, "Tutoring?"

“She got zero on all her exams last week. Due to some special reasons, she hasn’t had much schooling in the countryside, so she has difficulty learning. She gets distracted and sleepy when she studies, so I’ve been tutoring her. Could this be the reason she’s started to hate school?”

Li Xuan put his hands in his pockets and said to Komachi.

"...Did your sister say anything like she didn't want to study or didn't want to study?"

Hikigaya Komachi blinked, understood the gist of it, and asked.

Li Xuan said, "No, that's not the case."

"Phew, then the problem shouldn't be aversion to studying. Don't overthink it, senior."

Komachi said with a smile.

Li Xuan paused for a moment, then added, "Although she listens to me a lot, she actually dislikes studying."

"But she still didn't say she didn't want to study, right? The reason she didn't say it wasn't because she disliked studying, but because she probably wouldn't be able to study well."

Komachi, petite and adorable, smiled and said to Li Xuan, "Didn't I see your sister at the school gate earlier? Her expression and reaction probably weren't just signs of aversion to studying, but rather..."

Nitta Hina is a figure of great loss...

"I've met senior colleagues, and they seem to have very good tempers. They shouldn't put too much pressure on me when tutoring me. But trying hard doesn't guarantee success... And the disappointment of failing isn't just my own, but also the result of others' kindness."

Komachi glanced at Li Xuan with her clear, beautiful eyes and said, "The giver rarely notices this detail. You shouldn't give her too much; just give her what she needs most."

What is the most important thing to want?

Li Xuan was taken aback.

"Ta-da! So here's the question, senior: what do you think my sister needs most?"

Komachi smiled and began to ask challenging questions.

When it came to family matters, Li Xuan talked with Komachi, who was also like a younger sister, for a while, and his consciousness became much clearer from its blurry state.

— [Give the order.]

Once upon a time, after receiving many personal items, Chu would say this to Li Xuan.

At the tram stop, the girl secretly followed him...

After the power went berserk, the fear on the girl's face, who possessed godlike strength, was far more intense than his...

She was like a child who had no one to care for her, and after meeting him, she desperately tried to grab his hand.

Li Xuan was silent for a moment before replying, "...It's a sense of security."

"......"

Komachi was stunned. She thought Li Xuan probably didn't know much about it, but after thinking for a while, he actually answered.

"That's right!" Komachi smiled brightly, nodded emphatically, and said, "Exactly, it's a sense of security."

"The greatest reliance between siblings is on a sense of security."

Komachi's hair swayed gently in the breeze as she said, "No matter how terrible or strange a sibling may be, as time goes by, you begin to understand them, accept them, and even genuinely like them, thinking of them unconditionally... that's the kind of relationship it is. Even if the whole world abandons you, your sibling will always stand by your side; they are your friends who will never abandon you... This kind of position is unsolvable and irreplaceable. The fact that she has never said she dislikes school precisely shows that she wants your approval. There's something you haven't fully conveyed to her, and that's a sense of security."

That's why Hina Nitta sees her home, a safe haven, as a dangerous place, and hesitates to go back.

Komachi silently watched the raindrops dancing in front of her, explaining her understanding of family relationships.

Li Xuan could tell that Komachi was a girl who valued family ties extremely much.

In East Asia, Japan is actually considered to have a relatively weak sense of family, but this little girl genuinely values ​​her relatives, which is quite rare.

Li Xuan was an only child, and he couldn't understand the feelings between his brothers and sisters.

But he can understand.

Especially when he's alone in this world...

"I understand, thank you, Machi-kun."

"Hikigaya Komachi."

Suddenly, Komachi said a name directly.

Li Xuan was slightly taken aback and didn't react for a moment.

"My name is Hikigaya Komachi, so what's your name, senpai?"

Komachi looked up at Li Xuan, her cheerful smile especially charming in the rainy scene.

The name is important because they are people worth communicating with and getting to know.

After all, it doesn't matter if a stranger doesn't remember your name.

That means we've officially met.

Komachi has her own very strict set of rules for interpersonal relationships...

~·~·~·~·~·~·~·~·~·~·~·~·

Soon after, Li Xuan told Komachi about finding Hina.

"Huh, have you found it already?" Raindrops fell around the umbrella. Komachi blinked, turned her head to look at him, and asked in surprise.

Standing under the umbrella, Li Xuan said to Xiao Machi, "Yes, I asked my colleagues to help me look for it, but they ran into me."

I initially thought it would take a long time to find out, but I got the results very quickly.

Komachi smiled and said to Li Xuan, "I see. Senior, you have many friends. It's so convenient to have friends. I'm so glad your sister is alright."

Hearing this, Li Xuan, whose hair was constantly being pressed down by the umbrella, corrected her, saying, "No, not friends, just colleagues."

Komachi looked at Li Xuan with a puzzled expression.

Sure enough, she had noticed long ago that this senior's personality was somewhat eccentric, but now her impression was even clearer.

Being overly serious about things that are unnecessary... or engaging in actions with unclear meaning...

This isn't a sign of stupidity; rather, it's a result of having higher emotional intelligence than those around you and being too lazy to pretend, thus achieving this effect.

Komachi clasped her hands together in gratitude to the gods and said to Li Xuan, "It's really great no matter what, at least we found it successfully."

"Senior, when you get back, you and your siblings need to communicate well and not quarrel anymore."

Komachi's expression quickly turned serious as she offered a reminder.

"I already said we weren't arguing..."

Li Xuan was slightly taken aback, and then corrected him again.

After hesitating for a moment, Li Xuan said, "Thank you for your help today. Let me take you to the station."

"Huh, why?"

Komachi asked curiously.

It is now 5:45.

"It's almost completely dark. This is my way of giving back. The streets are deserted. You're so young, it's a bit worrying to see you off so late. I'm just offering to walk you this way. I don't mean anything by it."

Li Xuan glanced at the deserted street in the rain and said.

Komachi thought for a moment, then quickly smiled and nodded: "Yes!"

The two quickly arrived at the tram stop, a distance of just over two hundred meters.

During rush hour, a large group of office workers in suits lined up to wait for the tram.

"OK, senior, I'll just wait for the car here myself. You should hurry up and pick up your lovely sister and take her home."

Komachi, who was standing quite far back in line, turned around and looked at Li Xuan, saying...

The white mist from the sky dampened the railway tracks, making them and the power lines appear pitch black, deep and lonely.

Wearing sunglasses, Li Xuan saw this group of people waiting to go home...

He brought Komachi here because he knew that a group of malicious gangs were entrenched in this area.

Just as Li Xuan was about to say goodbye to Komachi, an umbrella was handed to him.

“After you get to the tram stop near your house, it’s only a short walk left. Senpai, here, you can borrow this umbrella.” Komachi handed him the umbrella and said.

"No......"

"I lent it to your sister. It's a long way for you and your sister to get back, right? Just return it to me tomorrow. You can't refuse anymore."

Li Xuan stood at the bottom of the slope at the station, hesitated for a moment, but still took the small umbrella.

"Go home with your sister, senior."

Komachi said.

Hearing this in the crowd, Li Xuan felt a pang of emotion.

"...Well, before the chicks appeared, I rarely went home around this time."

Li Xuan said.

Komachi paused for a moment, then asked, "Why?"

"Because my home here is empty, and I live here all by myself."

Li Xuan would linger on the streets until eleven o'clock before returning home.

"After that girl came to my place, she did cause me a lot of trouble and changed the course of my life, both for the better and for the worse... But at least recently I've been going home around six o'clock every day."

Because they are not residents of this world.

With the addition of a child to the family, the whole environment definitely changed.

Cooking for at least two people becomes much more meaningful...

He didn't realize he was her brother, and even calling her "little sister" now felt very awkward. But the emptiness in his heart made him realize how much this girl meant to him.

“I was quite happy when Hina was at home, much happier than before.”