I won't be a loser.

"You guys want to go to the beach and chat up those girls, right?"

"Yes."

"Well, it shouldn't be a problem if I go with my sister. Seeing me and my sister together shouldn't disturb your actions."

Yoshii Akihisa was silent for a moment, and felt that the situation in front of him was suddenly opened up. He recalled how popular Kento was among the girls in school, and when he heard Kento's answer now, his eyes suddenly became moist.

"Xian-xianren, you are such a good person! Ugh—"

Yoshii Akihisa, who seemed to be on the verge of tears after hearing this, was basically numb to his easily startled personality.

"Where's Yuuji Sakagami?"

"I don't know what he's doing, but I just contacted him and he's free tomorrow. I've also made appointments with a few other people, and they're all fine. Is tomorrow okay?"

"Then tomorrow, just in time to buy a swimsuit for the beach."

"Okay! It's decided then. Let's go to the beach tomorrow!"

"Which beach?"

"How about the Shonan Coast in Kanagawa?"

"It's a little far, and I have to get up very early. Is that okay with you?"

"It's okay, it's okay. I can definitely get up early!"

After hearing Yoshii Akihisa's affirmative answer, Xianren believed him. Even if he overslept tomorrow, he still had his two younger sisters by his side, so he wouldn't feel lonely.

"That's it for now. I'll call you tomorrow morning. Don't forget to tell the others."

"Already notified."

"Then let's do this for now."

After ending the call with Yoshii Akihisa, Kento looked at Mitsuha who had put her face in front of him. The other party blinked her watery eyes, and a sly smile like a fox unconsciously appeared on her face. She stared at Kento in front of her.

"Hey, were you talking to a friend just now?"

"Well, what happened?"

"coastal?"

"Ah."

"I also need to go!"

After staring at Sanye in front of him for a while, he chuckled and looked at Yotsuba who was sitting beside him reading a book.

"Get ready, I'm going out to buy a swimsuit, Yotsuba."

"Swimsuit?"

"To the coast tomorrow."

"coastal?"

Siye, who had always lived inland and had never seen the sea, couldn't help but get excited after hearing what Xianren said. She stood up and ran to Xianren, staring at him intently.

"ocean?"

"Ah."

"tomorrow?"

"Leaving tomorrow, I'm going to buy a swimsuit today."

"Want to buy it now?"

"Ah."

"awesome!"

It was rare to see Yotsuba so excited, and Xianren looked at Mitsuha in front of him.

"Get ready. Once you're ready, let's go out and buy a swimsuit."

"Aren't you going to call Setsuna and the others?"

"I'm going with my friends. It's not convenient to call Setsuna and the others."

"Oh."

In response, Sanye nodded, without asking why. She took her wallet and went out with Xianren. As they were walking on the road, Xianren suddenly thought of someone and called the other person.

Squatting in the bathroom, Takasu Ryuji brushed the mold hidden in every corner with his teeth, finally brushing it off and then wiping it clean with a cloth.

"Phew—damn it! If it weren't for the apartment across the street letting in sunlight, there wouldn't be so much mold!"

Ever since a high-rise apartment building was built across the street, it blocked the light from entering his home, especially the bathroom. As a result, when it rained a while ago, a lot of mold grew in the entire bathroom. It was only now that the weather was clear that he gradually cleaned up the mold.

“It’s tiring.”

Covered in sweat, Takasu Ryuji was helpless and cleaned up everything in a depressed mood. He took off his gloves and hat, then his mask, washed his hands, walked to the living room, and sat down.

"I don't know who lives in that apartment. Damn it."

Looking at the apartment outside the window, after being busy for such a long time, I felt a little jealous of the people living in that apartment, but I soon calmed down and thought about what I should do in the afternoon.

"That guy Taizi is not at home now. I don't know where he went. I don't have anything else to do. All I can do is read a book at home."

After thinking for a while, Takasu Ryuji remembered that there didn't seem to be much food left at home. He went back and waited until dark to check out the discounted vegetables and fruits. He hadn't bought any fruit for a while.

With Taizi's job, not only does he have an irregular work and rest schedule, but he also has problems with his diet. I don't know how much suffering he will suffer in the future.

"I wonder if the bean sprouts at home have sprouted yet."

I used a flowerpot to grow some bean sprouts at home. Occasionally, I would add some soy sauce to the bean sprouts, and it became the only dish in the house. This kind of life is not uncommon.

Taizi didn't let him enter the workforce early, so the only thing he could do was to take care of the housework.

"That guy, I don't know what he's doing now. The last time I saw him in the shopping district, he seemed to be with a girl he didn't know. He's not... No, no, no, none of this has anything to do with me. I should think about my own body."

Lying on the ground, Takasu Ryuji looked at the yellowed ceiling above his head. His mind was blank and he was full of confusion about his life.

"The future—"

Just as Takasu Ryuji was lamenting the confusion in his life, the landline phone at home suddenly rang. He slowly got up, looked at the phone, walked over and answered it.

"Takasu family, what can I do for you?"

"It's me, Xianren. Miss Taizi isn't home?"

"A wise man?"

Hearing the familiar voice, Takasu Ryuji was a little surprised. He was just wondering what the other party was doing, but he didn't expect to receive a call at this time. He couldn't help but be stunned for a moment, and then he took the initiative to ask about Xianren's recent situation.

"Taeko is out, and I don't know where she's gone. As for you, Xianren, I haven't contacted you in a while, and I haven't seen you at the shopping street. I was wondering what you were doing, and now you call me all of a sudden. Is there something you need from Taeko?"

"No, I just went back to my hometown a while ago and stayed in Gifu for a while. Then I came back to Tokyo. I'm not looking for Taizi, I just want to ask, are you free tomorrow?"

"tomorrow?"

Takasu Ryuji, who was idle almost every day, did not give an immediate answer after hearing the wise man's question.

"What's matter?"

"We're heading to the Shonan Coast to relax and unwind a bit tomorrow. Do you want to come with us?"

"Are there others?"

"My classmates, the two you've met, and my sister."

He was somewhat tempted in his heart, but after thinking about it, Takasu Ryuji rejected the invitation of the wise man.

"Well, forget it. If I go, it will definitely cause a commotion. Besides, Taizi needs my care. So, sorry, I'll go with you when I have time later."

After hearing Takasu Ryuji's answer, Xianren was not very surprised. He was silent for a moment and did not force it.

"Okay, then let's go together when we have time."

"Sorry."

"No, there isn't."

After hanging up the phone, Takasu Ryuji stood by the phone, looked at it and sighed deeply.

“I want to go too…”

After hanging up the phone, Sanye came to Xianren's side and, as curious as ever, asked about the person Xianren was talking to.

"friend?"

"Well, a very good friend."

"He refused?"

"Maybe you have something important to do, so you can't go to the beach with me. Instead of asking, have you decided what swimsuit you want to wear?"

"this."

Mitsuha held up a bikini from behind her.

"Sanye, you don't want me to send a picture of you wearing this to your mother, do you?"

"..."

After hearing what Xianren said, Sanye said nothing, just shuddered, and went back to choose her own swimsuit. Yotsuba chose a very ordinary black children's swimsuit and brought it to Xianren.

Because children's swimsuits are basically the same, Xianren took a look at the swimsuit in Yotsuba's hand and confirmed that there was no problem, then nodded.

"this."

After being 'intimidated' by Xianren, Sanye suddenly became well-behaved and chose a turquoise one-piece swimsuit with a skirt.

"So be it."

Seeing Xianren nod, even though she still felt a little regretful in her heart, Sanye still followed him to pay. The three of them bought swimsuits and walked around outside. Sanye suddenly forgot her regret just now, and followed Xianren and walked around everywhere -

At night, Xianren temporarily left the apartment and went to Qingpu's house alone.

Mitsuha squatted in front of the window, watching Xianren walking into Qingpu's house across the street, and sighed slowly. She looked at Yotsuha who was still chewing cream cake beside her. It seemed that he didn't care at all what Xianren was doing at Qingpu's house at this time, which made Mitsuha sigh again.

"Aren't you curious about what he was doing at Setsuna's?"

"Hmm? Whatever you do has nothing to do with me, right? It's not like my brother would hide anything from us."

"This is related to our future. When he and Setsuna get married, Setsuna will be our sister-in-law!"

"But brother will get married sooner or later, right? That Qingpu sister doesn't seem like a bad person. It won't matter if she marries brother. Brother won't hate me because of it."

Yotsuba was not shaken at all by her words, which made Mitsuha roll her eyes, and then she thought of something.

"But once you get married, you'll have children. By then, your brother will care more about his own children. He won't buy you the cake he has now!"

In response, Yotsuba just looked at Mitsuha as if she were an idiot.

"Well--"

Her eyes widened, but Mitsuha simply stared back, trying to get Yotsuha to look down.

"You're already in middle school, can you please stop being so angry like a child? You're obviously older than me, but you're just like those classmates in my class, always getting angry over the smallest things."

Siye, who suddenly became mature, closed her eyes and shook her head, no longer paying attention to her sister. She quietly ate the cream cake with a happy expression on her face.

"Brother, I won't hate me because of a woman. I will only hate you."

By the way, he also stabbed Sanye, which made Sanye glare at Yotsuba angrily, as if he had hit her sore spot. Yotsuba looked at the angry Sanye and handed her a cake.

"Humph!"

Reaching out to take the cake, Sanye sat next to Siye without saying a word.

"I bought some desserts while shopping today."

He handed the dessert he bought to Qingpu Mai, then looked at the girl who suddenly jumped into his arms and hugged her with both hands.

"what happened?"

"miss you."

She buried her face in Xianren's arms, breathed in Xianren's breath, and gave an answer, which surprised Xianren a little. He held Shanma in his arms, still letting her on him, breathing continuously, and looked at Qingpu Mai who put the dessert on the table and stood beside it.

"Did you get off work so early today?"

"morning?"

Qingpu Mai was also choked after hearing what Xianren said.