I won't be a loser.

"The classrooms will also change. In the third year of middle school, we will be in this classroom. Before that, we were in other classrooms."

"Does the wise man live in the back row?"

"This is it."

He left the blackboard and walked to the window seat, which was the last one from the back. He was the tallest person in the class at that time.

"It's no different from Toyonosaki's current seat, except it went from last to second to last."

There were people taller than Itomori, but they were not the same age. Among their peers, he was probably the tallest, so when he went to school in Itomori, he always sat at the back. It was only when he arrived in Tokyo that he moved from being the last to the second to last.

He walked to his original seat and looked down at the desk. He sighed softly and missed the days when he was studying in Itomori.

Unlike Tokyo, life in Itomori is quite leisurely.

The atmosphere in Fengzhiqi is not that tense. It is more like the tense atmosphere of a big city, which makes the wise man who lives there feel the heavy pressure of life.

"In Itomori, you don't have to worry about anything. You just need to do the same job every day and live a stable life. But in the city, there are too many desires. Even if you don't want to move forward, there are countless hands pushing and pulling you left and right, front and back, forcing you to move forward."

A girl who desires to be ordinary will make a boy's eyes shine, but a boy who desires to be ordinary will be looked down upon.

Suddenly I remembered a sentence I saw from somewhere. I looked at the simple playground outside the window and then at the fields in the distance of the campus. Just looking at them quietly made me feel peaceful. I closed my eyes and sighed helplessly.

There is poetry and distant places in everyone's heart, but when you open your eyes, you still have to face the daily necessities in front of you.

"Of course, city life is more convenient. Here in Itomori, there's only this kind of relaxed and free atmosphere. A peaceful life is more suitable for the elderly. Young people...it would be better if they were more enterprising."

Shanshan didn't hear much passion in Xianren's words. It was like a cat that had been ravaged and had no choice but to expose its soft belly in front of a meat pot. Shanshan couldn't help but think about what kind of life Xianren was pursuing in his heart.

The world looking at Xianren's school environment could also clearly hear Xianren's voice. In the quiet classroom, even though Xianren's voice was not loud, it could still be heard clearly, making the world involuntarily focus its attention on Xianren.

She found that her understanding of Xianren seemed to remain superficial, and she had not yet deeply understood Xianren's heart. Her eyes fell on Shanna, and seeing that he was also looking at Xianren, she pursed her lips...

After staying for an hour and taking a quick tour around the school, he left the school and walked through the town of Itomori. Occasionally, he met people he knew, and Xianren politely greeted the old people and elders, even if they were a little annoying, they were still elders.

"That guy from the Iwamura family doesn't have a good relationship with us, so why would we take the initiative to greet him?"

Not long after Xianren greeted a middle-aged man and left, Sanye came to Xianren's side, and asked about Xianren in a low voice with an unhappy expression on her face.

Setsuna and Sekai, who were together, couldn't help but become concerned, but they didn't cast their gaze on the brother and sister, and Xianren didn't avoid them either.

"Still caring about what happened that year?"

"It's not about whether or not I care, but what he did at that time was excessive no matter how you look at it, right?"

"But didn't he apologize?"

With a muffled hum, Sanye quickened her pace and caught up with Xianren, running towards home. Looking at the angry Sanye, Xianren felt helpless. He looked at Shijie and Setsuna, who seemed very curious, so he explained to them.

"It happened a long time ago, about three years ago. The Miyamizu family was the shrine's chief priest, and Mitsuha and Yotsuha were serving as shrine maidens. The Iwamura family member, having drunk too much during the preparations, caused some trouble and nearly halted the ceremony. Mitsuha has been brooding over this ever since."

When they heard that it was related to the sacrifice, both Sekai and Setsuna showed surprised expressions. At the same time, the image of Mitsuha wearing a shrine maiden's costume appeared in their minds, and they became a little concerned for a moment.

"Mitsuha, is she a miko?"

"It doesn't count on weekdays, but when there are festivals and events, it's usually the girls from the Miyamizu family who act as miko."

"Then you, sage..."

"I'm not, and I've never worn a miko costume."

Xianren's brows furrowed suddenly as he thought of something, but then he thought of something else and regained his usual calm expression. The change in his demeanor happened in just a moment, but it was clearly seen by the two girls.

Their eyes met with each other as if they were in sync. The two girls did not ask any further questions. They chatted with Xianren and soon returned home.

Siye and Erye also returned home in the afternoon and bought some fruits on the way home. After seeing the three of them, Sanye also returned home and took out the watermelons they bought.

"It's been in the refrigerator for an hour. You can cut it, Xianren."

Erye gave the task of cutting the watermelon to Xianren, and Xianren did not refuse. He picked up the fruit knife and started to cut the watermelon.

The bathroom was not very big. Mitsuha, who had originally wanted to take a bath with Setsuna, was grabbed by the collar by Kento and pulled back to the living room, allowing Setsuna and Sekai to enter the bathroom smoothly.

"Are you stupid? The bathroom at home isn't that big, how can three people stay in there together?"

"How will you know if you don't try!"

"Why don't you try standing on your head and see if you can shake some water out of your head."

"A man who only knows how to bully his own sister is only capable of this much, tsk——"

The brother and sister were at loggerheads with each other, but Erye turned a blind eye to it. As the youngest sister, Yotsuba silently poured a cup of tea for Kento, then sat in Kento's arms and gave Sanye a mocking smile, which made her, who was originally at loggerheads with Kento, glare at Yotsuba angrily.

Siye pretended not to see it, looked away, and quietly watched the TV program.

"Xianren, are you writing a new book?"

“Yes, I’m already writing it.”

"Are you planning to become a full-time writer in the future?"

Less than half a year after arriving in Tokyo, her son had already become a well-known writer. For Futaba, this was something worth being happy about, but she couldn't help but worry about whether Kento would follow this path in the future.

Today, when she met her husband and talked about the virtuous man, she couldn't help but talk about his writing. After chatting with her husband for a while, she also noticed some things that she didn't notice because she was happy. Now that she was alone with her family, she took the initiative to chat with the virtuous man and wanted to know what he thought.

"That's a possibility, but if possible, I'd still rather focus on further studies. If I could get into university and continue my studies, it would be great if I could stay and teach there in the future."

"Academic?"

"Ah."

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Erye also knew about the fact that Sekai and Setsuna slept in Xianren's room, but considering that there was no air conditioning in the guest room, it was indeed a bit unbearable in such hot weather, so he did not delve into the time the two of them slept in Xianren's room.

But at the end of the conversation, she still gave the wise man some good advice, asking him to be more careful.

Sanye returned to her room and looked at Yotsuba who had also returned to her room. She lay down on her bed and stared at the ceiling above her head in a gloomy manner.

"Ah, so boring, it feels like nothing has changed since before that guy came back. Nothing interesting happened today either, Yotsuba—"

"Don't go crazy here!"

The youngest sister looked at her elder sister, picked up her clothes, and prepared to go to the bathroom. The guests at home had already come out of the bathroom, and her mother was not in a hurry to take a shower. Yotsuba went to Hida today and met her father. She felt physically and mentally exhausted and just wanted to go to bed early.

"That's too much. I went to Hida today and met that person. How was it?"

"What does it feel like? What else can you do when you meet your father?"

"That guy and that guy always feel very similar. Should we say they are worthy of being father and son? They can maintain the same expression all day long. I definitely can't do that."

The younger sister could still face her father Miyamizu Toshiki calmly, but Mitsuha hated her father very much. He always talked about a lot of complicated rules, and if she walked a little casually, she would be lectured. These experiences made her always keep her distance from her father.

"Aren't you the same?"

"Is it because they are both men that they are so similar?"

"Even though we're mother and daughter, you're not as gentle as your mother."

"Damn it! She's obviously the younger sister, but she has no respect for her elder sister at all. Little one, don't go too far!"

"When I grow up, I will definitely be taller than you."

"Let's talk about it when you grow up. Now you are just a little kid."

After standing up, Sanye left the room, leaving Yotsuba still looking for her clothes in the room. Looking at Sanye who had left the room, Yotsuba lowered her head and put the previous conversation behind her. She picked up her clothes and left the room, walking towards the bathroom.

Sanye couldn't help but come to the door of Xianren's room. She didn't know why she suddenly slowed down her steps. She came to the door of Xianren's room little by little, but found that there was a small gap in the door. She looked into the room and saw two familiar figures, but she didn't see her brother.

The black shadow stopped behind Mitsuha, stretched out his hand and gently poked Mitsuha's shoulder.

"Alas!"

Mitsuha, who was peeking at the situation in the room, was like a frightened kitten. Her body tensed up and she turned sideways as if she was about to jump up, looking at Xianren who was standing behind her and staring at her with helpless eyes.

"What are you doing? You're squatting at the door of the room, aren't you peeping?"

"No, no, I was just passing by and saw that the door was not closed, so I was a little concerned."

"Then you squatted at the door and kept staring into the room?"

"......"

She wiped her wet short hair with a towel, and looked at Sanye in front of her, whose mood suddenly became depressed and who did not respond at all. She stretched out her hand, placed it on her head, and roughly ruffled her hair.

"What are you doing!"

Hesitation's action was so rough that it caused Mitsuha's hair roots to ache slightly. She couldn't help but glare at the wise man in front of her.

"That gloomy expression doesn't suit you at all. Go in first."

"......"

Sanye was somewhat reluctant, but was pulled into the room by Xianren by his arm. The two people in the room who had heard the noise at the door a long time ago were not surprised or surprised when they saw Xianren pulling Sanye into the room.

"Three leaves?"

"Kento and Mitsuha?"

Sanye entered the house and turned her head away, not daring to look at the two people in the house. The incident of peeping just now made her feel a little uneasy.

"I met Sanye at the door. She happened to have nothing to do, so I pulled her in and saw if she had any ideas."

"What idea?"

Raising her head and looking at the wise man beside her, Sanye couldn't help but be stunned for a moment, not knowing what the wise man was talking about.

"No, nothing. I just didn't know how to spend the evening. I happened to meet you, so I asked you to join me and think about what the four of us can do."

"Aren't you going to call Yotsuba?"

"Then go call Yotsuba."

"She's just getting ready to take a shower, so I guess she'll have to wait a while."

I remembered seeing Yotsuba looking for clothes in the room just now. It must have taken her a while to come out of the bathroom.

"Well, let's go find Yotsuba later. Now let's think about what to do at home. There's still a lot of time before bedtime, and it would be too lonely if we just chatted."

"A strange story?"

Mitsuha's words caused the entire room to fall silent. Xianren didn't seem to care, but Shijie looked a little embarrassed.

"Forget about it tonight. There are only four of us here, and there's no atmosphere for chatting about these topics."

"A wise man."

He looked at Xianren, and although he didn't say anything, when he saw the look in Shanna's eyes, Xianren felt as if Shanna had already said everything to him.

'Sleep with you at night.'

But the world is still in the room, and it is somewhat inappropriate for two people to sleep together. It will inevitably develop into a situation where three people sleep together, and then as it goes a little deeper, things will become more complicated. If you happen to meet Sanye squatting at the door of the room like she did just now, it will be troublesome.

"Are there any playing cards at home?"

Looking at his sister, Xianren thought about Mitsuha and asked.

"Playing cards... Hanafuda?"

"Hanafuda... I haven't touched them in ages, and I can't even remember the rules. Where are Setsuna and Sekai?"

The girls in the two cities all shook their heads.

"I've heard of Hanafuda, but I've never played it."

"Me neither."

When they were in elementary school, they had met people playing Hanafuda, but when they reached junior high school, everyone started to pursue maturity and fashion, and no one cared about traditional games like Hanafuda. Even if someone mentioned it, they would look at them with surprised expressions, as if they had seen some antique.

"Is there anything else?"

"Why am I the only one who thinks about this? Don't you have any ideas at all?"

"No."

On the way back, he didn't think about so many things. When he rested, he began to notice that there seemed to be nothing to do in the evening. Judging from the reactions of the two people, they didn't seem to like the movie last night, so he didn't continue watching the movie last night.

"When I first started, I would just sit in front of the TV, watch TV shows, and read in my room. There wasn't much else to do. I would read and do homework until late at night, and then I would lie down on the bed and rest."

Thinking back on his elementary and middle school life, Xianren himself felt a little emotional. He did not become nearsighted because of this, and his eyesight is still normal now, which he feels is a great thing.

"Come to think of it, it doesn't necessarily have to be a game."