I have pure love with them

Just as he untied his furoshiki and was about to open his lunch box, a familiar voice came from outside the classroom.

Sendo Akatsuki and the boy with short messy hair were standing at the door of the classroom. Sendo Akatsuki waved his arm towards Izumi without any hesitation. Seeing the two of them, Izumi silently re-tied her furoshiki and walked out of the classroom.

"It's too loud."

Walking in front of Xiaodou, Quan looked a little helpless, then looked at the boy with short messy hair next to him.

"Shun brought a lunch box today too?"

"Well, before mom went out, she prepared lunch for my sister, and she prepared one for me as well."

Tokinoya Shun, like Sendo Akato, is Izumi's friend in middle school. He used to be a heavy online game addict, but then some things happened and he no longer plays games.

"That's great. I only have bread and milk."

Looking at the two people carrying lunch boxes, Sendo Xiaodou looked envious, but when he thought of his own situation, he sighed and put his arms around their shoulders.

"Let's go and find a quiet place."

"Ah."

Izumi responded softly, and as he followed the two out, he glanced into the classroom and noticed Goto Ichiri, who was sitting alone in his seat and looked a little lonely.

"Don't you have a friend to spend lunch with?"

Just as he was looking away, he caught a glimpse of Akatsuki Koto walking towards Goto Ichiri. Izumi, who had already left, did not see what happened next.

"Looking?"

Quan, who was invited to leave the classroom, went to the rooftop with the two of them. They thought there would be few people there, but there were actually quite a lot of people. They found a relatively open place and sat down on the ground.

While opening the bento, Izumi asked the other two about another friend from middle school, the only girl in the group of four - Inatsuki Nozomi.

"School has just started, and she's with the girls in her class. Let's not disturb her for now."

The person who answered was Shun, who was in the same class as Wang.

"How's Mio doing lately?"

Upon learning that another companion had already started his own life, Izumi did not continue the topic about Inatsuki Nozomi, but instead asked about the situation of Shun's sister, Tokinoya Mion.

One year ago, some changes happened in Tokinoya Shun's family. His father passed away and his sister lost the feeling in her legs. The originally well-off family suddenly fell to the bottom, and Shun, who was originally addicted to games, gave up the game.

"You haven't seen her for a long time. Mio seems to be angry. Recently, she has been telling me 'Izumi-san is an idiot'."

When talking about his sister, a faint smile appeared on Shun's face, and he looked at Quan as if he was looking at his future brother-in-law.

6. STARRY

"Wait! Shouldn't I be the one that Mio will miss? When I officially join the team and become a professional player, I will propose to Mio and take care of her for the rest of her life! Brother!"

Before Quan could speak out a response, Sendou Xiaodou on the side couldn't help but stand up, hugged Shun's hands, and looked at him with sincere eyes.

"...No, well, even if you become a professional player for a gaming team, your income will be very unstable, right? I still hope that Mio can marry someone she likes, and someone with a stable income."

"Um... um - I, I can give up for Mio -"

After hearing what Shun said, Xiaodou's expression suddenly became distorted, as if he was making a difficult decision in his heart.

But to Quan it looked more like constipation.

"We're still eating, don't let it slip out here."

"...No, your words are even more disgusting, right?!"

Looking at the two people bickering, Shun, who was sitting aside, unconsciously felt the gloom in his heart caused by the pressure of life dissipate a little, and a faint smile appeared on his face.

……

After the lunch, Xiaodou Sendo and Shun were in neighboring classes, so they left together, while Quan walked leisurely towards his classroom alone.

"It's only 3am in the morning at Aine's place. She won't wake up in another 3 hours, right?"

Suddenly I thought that if he had taken a photo of the lunch box and then emailed it to his sister, I wonder what expression his sister, who is far away in a foreign country, would have. I wonder if she would miss the cherry blossoms and her brother in her hometown?

“The cherry blossoms in my hometown are about to bloom, Aine.”

thump—

“Ah! It hurts—”

As Quan was walking on the stairs, he seemed to hear a familiar voice. He went down the stairs, stood in the corridor, and looked towards the storage space under the stairs. Behind the stacked desks, he could vaguely see the outline of a person in the dark space, a familiar outline.

"Goto... classmate?"

"Alas!"

The girl who was covering her head stopped rubbing her head after hearing Quan's voice. She mechanically turned her head to look at Quan who was squatting in front of the stacked desks and staring at her through the gap between the desk legs.

"Chi-Chi...Chihaya-san?"

"Why are you here, Goto-san?"

Goto Ichiri turned his head to look at him, making Izumi feel like he was facing Kayako, but luckily it was daytime and Izumi had watched a lot of 3D videos of Sadako and Kayako when he was bored, so he was not scared at the moment.

Just looking at Goto Ichiri, squatting alone in this small, dark, cluttered space, still made Quan feel a little confused.

"Have you been bullied?"

"No, no, it's just...it's just that I like this kind of small space. It makes me feel...safe."

"..."

Goto Ichiri, whose gaze was wandering, looking at him and then quickly looking away, and who would lower his head once his eyes met his, was a pure i person.

"Class is about to start, can you come out?"

Goto Ichiri, who was squatting in the corner, looked at Izumi, who was also squatting but standing in the sun. The moment she extended her hand to her, she felt as if she saw a gentle angel from heaven.

I felt a little uneasy and wanted to reach out my hand, but I was worried that if I did, the other party would take it back.

"Don't worry, I won't take my hand back."

"Eh?"

It seemed as if the boy in front of him saw through his inner thoughts, and Goto Ichiri suddenly looked into the other's eyes.

sincere.

There is no malicious intent.

Subconsciously, she slowly extended her hand and it fell into Quan's palm.

Having gained her trust, Izumi took Goto Ichiri's hand and pulled her out of the small dark space.

"Thank you, thank you."

The warm and smooth palm, the palm of a boy that only exists in imagination, made Goto Ichiri's cheeks slightly red. He lowered his head and dared not look directly into Izumi's eyes.

"Class is about to start, let's go back to the classroom."

Seeing Goto Ichiri becoming shy, Izumi let go of her hand, reminded her with a smile, then turned around and walked towards the classroom.

……

After school, Izumi exchanged contact information with Goto Ichiri. She wanted to invite Goto Ichiri to play guitar with her, but when she learned that Goto Ichiri lived outside Tokyo and it would take two hours to go back and forth, Izumi was stunned.

"Two hours?"

"...Yes, um...tomorrow, I can bring my guitar, do you mind...No, um...if it's okay, can I bring it after school tomorrow?"

Looking at Goto Ichiri who was asking him cautiously, Izumi thought for a moment.

In the past, he had a younger sister at home, so as soon as school was over, he would go straight home, wait for his sister to come back, rest and have fun. Basically, he would buy and sell "FX" in his room when he had nothing to do, or play games with Xiaodou Sendo.

Now that Aine is not here, Izumi has a lot of free time.

"no problem."

"Then...see you tomorrow?"

"Well, see you tomorrow."

After making an appointment with Goto Ichiri, Izumi watched her leave and prepared to continue her unfinished business by going to Shibuya and Shimokitazawa.

Before leaving, Quan searched for the two keywords "band" and "performance" on social media. Among the numerous messages, he looked through the underground bands that would perform today. Then his fingertips rested on the screen, looking at a tweet accompanying a photo, and he fell into deep thought.

"STARRY..."

Izumi whispered the name of the place where the band was performing as mentioned in the tweet, and he felt that the name was a little familiar.

He wasn't sure if this was the Livehouse he was looking for, but since he had no clues, he decided to take this place as his target and set off for 'STARRY'.

The location was a bit remote, so it took Izumi, who was in Shimokitazawa, some time to find the location of 'STARRY'.

When I stood at the stairs and looked at the Livehouse located underground, the scene overlapped with my memory.

"This place... is a little remote."

I looked up at the surrounding apartment buildings, and then at the location of this livehouse...it was too hidden.

At the entrance of the stairs leading down, there are two red traffic cones with chains wrapped around them. It seems that the business has not started yet and is not open to traffic.

I glanced down the stairs and saw darkness.

I reopened social media and confirmed the performance time posted by the band, which starts at 19:30 tonight.

"It's a little late in terms of time."

Chihaya's house didn't have a clear curfew, but generally speaking, he and Chihaya Aine would definitely be home before 6pm.

19:30

It feels like the excitement of being a bad boy.

"that--"

When Quan was still thinking about whether to come next time or go home later today, a clear voice with a hint of doubt sounded behind him.

7. Do you want to be my brother-in-law?

Looking back, her long golden hair sparkled in the sunlight.