"I understand."

"The program's recording is on this Friday, so I look forward to Chihaya's performance."

After negotiating with the principal, Quan left the principal's office and returned to the classroom.

"Are you okay?"

Looking at Izumi who returned to the classroom, Hiroto Shioyama turned sideways to look at Izumi, looked a little curious and spoke with concern.

"fine."

Although he knew that a program crew would come to the school to record the program, it was not a good idea to tell others about this matter casually. If something unexpected happened during the period, the person who would be questioned first would be Izumi who revealed the news.

Therefore, he could only keep the matters concerning the program crew to himself.

"Yeah."

Hiroto Shioyama stared at Quan for a while, and seeing that there was no change in Quan's expression, he did not ask any further questions. He smiled and turned around and sat back.

Watching Hiroto Shioyama turn around and sit back, Izumi's gaze slanted in the direction of Ichiri Goto.

"If the production team comes over, then let her... No, that's not possible. She can't handle the pressure of being in the spotlight right now. Besides, the style of the show doesn't suit her. There's no chance for her to appear at all."

From Izumi's current point of view, the best future for Goto Ichiri would naturally be to debut as a band.

But making a debut also requires a good timing. Her current band is just in the process of getting together, and there aren’t many band members among the hosts and guests on the show.

"If she knew about the show, she would probably ask for leave on the day of the show."

Although Goto Ichiri often fantasizes about becoming famous, if she were to stand under the spotlight, she would probably melt in an instant.

'Let nature take its course.'

At noon, when Izumi met Tokinoya and others, and when she was alone with Goto Ichiri, she did not mention the program. After school, Kita Ikuyo took the initiative to come to Izumi's classroom, and while looking for Goto Ichiri, her eyes turned to Izumi.

When seeing Kita Ikuyo taking the initiative to find Goto Ichiri, some people in the classroom were still surprised and doubtful, and their eyes all glanced at Izumi at the same time, thinking that a Shura field would be born.

"Goto-kun, let's go together!"

"Uh... um."

But what surprised everyone in the classroom was that after the two met, there was no fierce confrontation, but just a normal conversation, inviting each other to go home together after school.

Although her eyes were looking at Izumi, Kita Ikuyo, who was still rational, knew very well what impact it would have if she took the initiative to invite Izumi. Before she opened her mouth, she held back her words.

As for Goto Ichiri, who was invited by Kita Ikuyo, she looked at Izumi, and seeing that Izumi had no reaction or expression, she nodded and left the classroom with Kita Ikuyo.

"Ah, I'm leaving now. Is that okay?"

Hiroto Shioyama had been keeping an eye on Ikuyo Kita and Ichiri Goto. After seeing them leave, he quickly looked at Izumi and asked her a question.

"what?"

"Woo wow, you're starting to act stupid. Never mind, this is all your business. What are we going to do later? Do you want to go back together?"

Faced with Hiroto Shioyama's invitation, Quan thought about it for a moment. He had nothing to do when he returned home so early. He and Nagasaki Soyo were alone for a long time, and the two did not have much topics to discuss.

"It doesn't matter to me, but where are you going?"

"Akihabara?"

After just a brief thought, Hiroto Shioyama gave an answer that left Quan speechless.

"Maid cafe?"

"Too expensive, just want to check out the latest games."

Hiroto Shioyama waved his hands repeatedly.

"That--"

Quan was about to speak, but saw Hiroto Shioyama's expression change, a puzzled look appeared, and he took out his cell phone from his pocket.

"Hmm? Ah... Sorry, I guess we can't go to Akihabara."

Hiroto Shioyama stared at his phone for a while, a helpless expression on his face.

"Ok?"

"My sister seems to have some problems, and my mother asked me to go and take a look."

Although he always had many complaints about his sister, at this moment, Hiroto Shioyama had a worried look on his face.

"Sister Ryoune?"

"Well……"

Hiroto Shioyama nodded slightly, his eyes fell on Quan's face, and he sighed.

"It seems I can only go to Akihabara next time."

"Do you need me to go with you?"

After hearing what Izumi said, Hiroto Shioyama was silent for a moment. He didn't know what had happened to his sister and felt a little unsure. If Izumi had accompanied him, he would have been able to handle any problems.

"Well, then, please go with me to take a look."

277. Are you the gentle male lead in the morning drama?

Izumi, who had just met Ryone Shioyama last week, felt a little surprised and astonished when she learned from Hiroto Shioyama that Ryone Shioyama seemed to have encountered something. After obtaining Hiroto Shioyama's consent, she followed Hiroto Shioyama to Ryone Shioyama's apartment.

Although she is not much older than Hiroto Shioyama, Ryone Shioyama has already moved out of home and works and lives alone.

"Do you know what happened to Sister Liang Yin?"

Izumi, who was sitting on the train, looked at Hiroto Shioyama who was sitting beside him and asked him about Ryone Shioyama.

"I'm not sure. My sister and I don't keep in touch very often. I just received a message from home and found out that something seemed to have happened to her. I won't know the details until I see her in person."

In response to Quan's question, Hiroto Shioyama reached out and gently touched his forehead. He was obviously very concerned about Shioyama Ryone's current condition, and looked a little anxious and uneasy.

"Do you want to contact her by text message first?"

"...makes sense."

After hearing the advice given by Quan, Hiroto Shioyama was stunned for a moment, then nodded, and sent a message to his sister, asking about her current situation and whereabouts.

But for a long time after he sent the message, he did not receive a reply from Shioyama Ryone. The two waited until they arrived at the target site, and Shioyama Hiroto's messages were all in the "unread" status.

"It's a bit disappointing. There's no response at all. I don't know if she's in her apartment right now. I can only wait in her apartment first."

Hiroto Shioyama put down his phone and his eyes fell on Izumi.

"I don't know how long I have to wait. I'm sorry for asking you to come with me."

"I asked to come here on my own initiative. It has nothing to do with you, Hongren. Besides, not long ago, Sister Liangyin helped me. It would be too rude if I didn't express my gratitude."

Hiroto Shioyama was a little uncomfortable with the flowery speech. His eyes stayed on Izumi's face and he slightly twitched the corner of his mouth.

"You could be more concise when you speak. I don't know how to respond to such a serious speech."

"Sister Liangyin helped me before. If I can help her now, it can be considered as repaying the favor, right?"

After Izumi used more straightforward words again, Hiroto Shioyama understood what he meant.

"Repaying a favor? That's quite your style. Well, the apartment where she lives is not far ahead. I haven't been here very often, so you should be careful. If you get lost, I may not be able to find you."

Although he was still very concerned about Shioyama Ryone's situation, during the conversation with Izumi, Shioyama Hiroto couldn't help but tease her.

After the two walked for a distance, they came to the door of an ordinary apartment. They followed the stairs to the third floor of the apartment. Under the guidance of Hiroto Shioyama, they stopped in front of a door. Hiroto Shioyama looked back at Izumi beside him.

"This is it."

"Today is a workday, are you at home?"

"From the content of the message, she should be in the apartment now... otherwise she wouldn't have let me come."

Hiroto Shioyama took out his cell phone again, glanced at the message his family sent him, took a deep breath to adjust his mood, then looked up at the doorbell in front of him and reached out to press it lightly.

Ding-dong-

The classic doorbell rang the moment Hiroto Shioyama pressed it.

"Doorbell... I suddenly want to change the doorbell at home to the doorbell of the convenience store."

Izumi, who was standing next to Hiroto Shioyama, heard the doorbell ringing. Suddenly, he thought of the various doorbell sounds he often heard, and came up with the idea of ​​changing the doorbell of his apartment.

When Quan fell into deep thought, the doorbell rang, and the door in front of him remained closed, with no intention of opening at all, and no movement was heard behind the door.

Hiroto Shioyama, who didn't get any response, couldn't help but frown, then he pressed the doorbell again, twice in a row.

Ding, ding dong——

But there was still no reaction, so much so that Hiroto Shioyama couldn't help but doubt his own judgment.

"Isn't my sister at home?"

His hand fell on the doorbell and he continued to press it subconsciously.

Ding, ding——

Click.

Before the doorbell stopped ringing, the door was pushed open. A short figure appeared in the dim crack of the door. It was Ryoune Shioyama, wearing light pink pajamas, who appeared in front of the two of them. However, she looked out of spirits and did not have the confidence and composure that she had when she was guiding Izumi last week.

"What's up, Hiroto? What's the matter? You didn't come here just because you missed your sister who's not at home, did you? Besides... Izumi is here too."

Looking at her brother standing at the door, Shioyama Ryone did not seem very happy. Her mood was very low and she even looked a little tired. She gave people the feeling of a frustrated middle-aged man who sat alone in the corner of a pub drinking after get off work.

Facing the gaze that Shioyama Ryone was looking at her, Izumi, who was standing next to Shioyama Hiroto, nodded politely and greeted the other party. Shioyama Hiroto frowned as he looked at his sister in front of him who seemed to be not quite right.

"I received a text message from my mother, saying that there was some problem with you, and asked me to come and see you. Today is a workday, right? Why are you at home? What happened?"

As soon as he finished speaking, Quan noticed Shioyama Ryone standing at the door. The expression on his face became gloomy for a moment, but he quickly covered it up. He avoided Shioyama Hiroto's gaze and looked away, then gave a very perfunctory answer.

"I'm just taking a break. No one works all the time. It's normal to take a break once in a while, right? Besides, I don't have anything to do. I'm just taking a break at home. You don't need to worry about me. If you have nothing to do, go back quickly. I'm already very tired and need to continue to rest."

"You don't look like you're okay. What happened? Why—"

"go back!"

Shioyama Ryone's voice suddenly became stiff, and she stared at her brother in front of her with a dissatisfied expression, then closed the door with a 'snap', leaving Shioyama Hiroto standing in front of the door, opening his mouth but unable to utter a complete sentence.

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