I have pure love with them

"Yes, Ayatsuji-san, are you interested in Chihaya-san's affairs?"

The petite girl with short chestnut hair became very curious when she saw Ayatsuji Ci approaching her and asking about Chihaya Izumi.

"I'm a little curious. Is Goto-san also in the same middle school as you guys?"

But when the name 'Goto' came out of Ayatsuji's mouth, the girl's curiosity was extinguished. She looked at the two people sitting at the back of the classroom, her eyes stopped on Goto Ichiri, and she shrugged slightly.

"No, I don't know which middle school Goto-san attends, but it's definitely not our Umego Middle School."

The confident answer made Xuanji Ci feel confused.

"But it's really surprising that he'll be in the same classroom with Chihaya-san when he enters high school. Everyone thought he would go to Kaisei High School."

"Kaicheng?"

Kurashima's soft whisper made Xuanji Ci stunned for a moment.

"It's Kaisei. Although not every time, Chihaya-kun once won first place in the country in the mock test in the third grade. I just didn't expect that he didn't go to Kaisei, but came to Xiuhua instead."

Kaicheng, number one in the country.

Akatsuji Ci found that she had some misunderstandings about Chihayazumi. She thought she was just an ordinary top student, but she didn't expect that she had actually won the first place in the country?

Kaisei High School has been the school with the largest number of students admitted to the University of Tokyo for 42 consecutive years. Nearly one-third of its students are admitted to the University of Tokyo every year. It can be completely regarded as a reserve force of the University of Tokyo.

Ci Ayatsuji was an excellent student, but just an average excellent student. Even though she had worked very hard in her studies, she had never expected to become the best student in the country. Her deviation value in junior high school was only maintained above 60. The University of Tokyo was something that was out of her reach.

"..."

The information given by Kurashima had a great impact on Akatsuki Koji, causing her to lose consciousness for a moment, but she quickly recovered, with a gentle and reserved smile on her lips.

"Chihaya-san is amazing."

It is indeed amazing. This is the feeling that comes from the heart of Akatsuki.

But, the past is the past, and the present is the present.

There is a gap between middle school and high school. She does not deny that her grades are a little behind Chihaya Izumi, but as long as she works harder, the gap can be gradually narrowed.

Knowledge is infinite, but the knowledge needed for further studies is limited. She still has the possibility of catching up with the other party.

Izumi was thinking about whether to watch two episodes of 'Happy Tree Friends' when she got home that night. She felt as if someone was staring at her. She slowly raised her head, looked around the classroom, and met the gaze of Akatsuki Kojiro.

Their eyes met and Quan was a little surprised.

The two looked at each other for a moment, but without any communication, they tacitly withdrew their gazes...

In the morning, there are physical examination classes. In addition to normal height and weight, there are also electrocardiogram examinations to ensure the health of students.

Quan didn't have much to say about this matter, but the boy sitting near him had an expectant look on his face, which made Quan feel confused, and then -

Coming out of the locker room, all the girls were wearing light and loose sportswear. After walking out of the locker room and seeing the girls' outfits, Quan understood their expectations.

Quan, who had no idea before, suddenly realized that he was still an adolescent boy when he saw the young girls' white calves that were squeezed inward by their socks.

"High school is great."

When Quan looked at the girls, the girls were also observing the boys. The girls would judge based on the boys' expressions and performances and decide whether to delete them from their list of boyfriend candidates for the next three years.

Standing among the boys, Quan's tall figure was particularly eye-catching. When their eyes fell on Quan, his upright posture, handsome face, and the faint muscle lines visible under his sleeves made them take a second look.

As the girls looked at Quan again and again, the boys also looked at Quan, and then——

"How long does it take to train this muscle?"

"Can I touch it?"

"Amazing!"

The boys stopped looking at the girls and started surrounding Quan, asking about muscle building methods.

Boys and girls are tested separately, so you can see each other just when you come out of the locker room. Later on, the boys basically stand together and take turns entering the room. They measure their height and weight, and then do an electrocardiogram. After confirming that there are no problems, they change back into uniforms and go back to the classroom.

Izumi finished all the examinations and when he returned to the classroom, the girls' teacher Ayatsuji Ci had just finished the examination.

When the two met at the stairs, Ayatsuji couldn't help but look at Izumi's arm, and the conversation between the girls in the queue just now came to his mind - "If it's Chihaya, you can pick her up in one go, right?"

"Back to the classroom?"

Noticing that Xuanji Ci was looking at him, Quan didn't expect to meet him here, so he asked casually.

"Well, Chihaya-san is going back to the classroom too, right?"

"Same as Ayatsuji-san."

They walked up the stairs, Izumi walked in front and Akatsuki Koto walked behind. The girl deliberately kept a distance from the boy in front of her to avoid misunderstanding by anyone who saw them.

The way back to the classroom was a bit far, and the two people walking on the road didn't communicate much, which made the atmosphere a bit dull. Xuanji Ci looked at the boy walking in front of him, and looked at his back, with chaotic thoughts flashing through his mind. When they had walked almost half of the way, he took the initiative to speak and started a conversation with Izumi.

"Chihaya-san and Goto-san seem to have a good relationship."

A soft and gentle voice floated gently into his ears from behind. He slowed down his pace, tilted his head slightly, and glanced at Akatsuki Kotsugi behind him with his peripheral vision.

"Ayatsuji-san, have you been paying attention to me all along?"

13. Ayatsuji-san is very gentle

Do you feel too good about yourself?

The smile on Xuanji Ci's face almost couldn't be maintained and became slightly distorted. Looking at Izumi who was walking in front of her, she bit her lip and suppressed the sudden desire to attack in her heart.

"Ha~ Chihaya-kun has always been a popular figure in the class. After all, he is the freshman representative of the first grade. There must be no one who would not notice Chihaya-kun, right?"

Although she wanted to refute it instinctively, she thought of another more appropriate answer in the moment before she opened her mouth. She smiled and admitted that she was following Quan, and used the fact that "everyone" was like this to downplay her own presence.

"It is precisely because of Chihaya-kun that Goto-san has become a popular figure. Everyone is curious about why Chihaya-kun, who is so cold to others, is so proactive and enthusiastic towards Goto-san."

This time when he talked to Izumi about Goto Ichiri, Ayatsuji Ci was not targeting him. He just wanted to remind Izumi that everyone in the class had noticed his contact with Goto Ichiri.

"It's just that everyone is too indifferent to Goto-san. No one communicates with her. So in the eyes of those people, I, who took the initiative to talk to her, will appear so eye-catching, right?"

Izumi could fully understand the meaning behind Ayatsuji's words, which basically meant that he hoped Izumi and Goto Ichiri would keep their distance, but... why should he care about those insignificant opinions of bystanders?

Instead of reflecting on yourself, it is better to attack others.

Ayatsuji wanted Izumi to realize the difference between boys and girls and keep his distance from Goto Ichiri, but Izumi accurately grasped the pain points in her words, quickly occupied the moral high ground, and launched a counterattack.

The skilled and time-tested moral attack left Akatsuki, who lived in a greenhouse and had never experienced abstraction and torture, speechless.

……

'Still no reply.'

In the afternoon, after school, I took a look at my email inbox and was slightly disappointed that I hadn't received a reply from Aine.

'I don't know what she is doing now. How about asking someone in her family, anyone, to fly over to her place to check on her?'

Originally, the family planned to let Quan and Aine study abroad together, so that Quan would not feel that the family did not treat them equally, but Quan had no interest in studying abroad and decisively chose to refuse.

But now that his sister is alone abroad, Quan can't help but worry.

He sighed, slowly raised his head, and noticed that Goto Ichiri was still sitting in his seat, glancing at him from time to time.

Putting aside his worries about his sister for the moment, a gentle smile reappeared on Izumi's face, and he walked towards Goto Ichiri, carrying his school bag and guitar bag.

"Sorry for the wait, shall we go?"

“Ah… where, where?”

Goto Ichiri had only heard from Izumi that they were going to a livehouse, but she had no idea where the livehouse was. She had never been to such a place before, and she felt a little nervous.

Noticing Goto Ichiri's anxious look, I changed my mind about taking Goto Ichiri to the 'STARRY' spring.

Although the performance atmosphere there is good, first of all, normal business has to start from 5 pm. Secondly, Quan has no idea about the environment of the recording studio used for practice. If he goes there and it is not rented out, it will inevitably cause some embarrassment.

Therefore, after thinking about it, Quan decided to go to a regular livehouse which was not run as a restaurant but had a special industry business license.

"Shibuya, is that okay?"

Looking at Goto Ichiri in front of him, Izumi asked for her opinion.

"Good, good."

Compared to before, Goto Ichiri was still a little timid when facing Izumi at this moment, but it was somewhat improved.

Seeing that Goto Ichiri had no problem, Izumi left the classroom with her.

"Those two people...are they already dating?"

The people who stayed in the classroom couldn't help but become curious when they saw Izumi and Goto Ichiri leaving one after the other.

"Ask tomorrow."

As the class monitor, Akatsuki Koji, who was handling some class affairs, heard the conversation of those girls. After a brief silence, he took the initiative to speak up for Izumi and Goto Ichiri.

"Chihaya-san and Goto-san both have guitar bags on their backs. Maybe they just happened to be learning guitar together."

Although it has only been three days, in the minds of all the students except Izumi, Akatsuki has already established the image of a gentle and perfect class monitor.

At this moment, after she spoke, although the others were still somewhat skeptical, at least on the surface, they still agreed with Akatsuki's "guess". No one wanted to be the one who didn't fit in.

"That's true. School has only just started for three days."

"But I always feel that Chihaya-san and Goto-san seem to be a good match. It wouldn't be weird if they were dating."

"..."

Faced with classmates who always couldn't help but turn the topic to love, Ci Ayatsuji felt a little helpless.

"What do you think of Chihaya-san, Ayatsuji-san?"

But she didn't want to talk about this topic, but others were full of curiosity about it and couldn't help but shift the topic to her, which made Xuanji Ci almost break the pen in her hand.

"Ah... Aha, ha... Chihaya-san is very good, but the school has just started and we have just met each other. It is difficult to make an objective evaluation."

"Ayatsuji-san's answer is so serious."

"He feels very adult and reliable. He is worthy of being the class monitor!"

"……Ah ha ha."

Xuanji Ci felt very tired and couldn't help but think of finding an excuse to leave the classroom.

Izumi and Goto Ichiri, who had already left, were obviously unaware of the helplessness that Ayatsuji Koto was feeling at the moment. The two of them kept a distance from each other and after leaving the school, they took the train to Shibuya.