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"Shun, is he still working until the evening and won't be back?"

"...Yeah, mom is the same. She won't come home until dark. Even on her days off, she's always doing other work, leaving me alone at home."

Tokinoya Mion pursed her lips, and when facing Izumi, she poured out all her loneliness and depressed feelings.

Izumi is not unable to understand the loneliness and solitude in Tokinoya Mion's heart, but understanding is one thing and Tokinoya Shun and Tokinoya Satomi are both working hard for this family, and under the reality of the situation, there is nothing they can do about it.

"I also know that my brother and mother are working hard for me, but... I still feel a little lonely..."

With her eyes lowered, Tokinoya Mion bit her lips lightly, then slowly looked at Izumi in front of her.

"So, as long as Brother Quan is willing to come and see me... I will do anything."

The girl's right hand gently placed on the back of Quan's left hand, her eyes seemed sincere and passionate, the strong emotions emerging on her face made Quan feel a little too heavy.

But at this time, he couldn't say a direct refusal. Once he showed his refusal, the girl in front of him would feel strongly lost, which would lead to a more complicated situation.

"I will always be with you, don't worry, and don't say such casual words. When you are older, I will seriously consider it."

The comfort and perfunctory answers did not make Tokinoya Mio feel much better, but when Quan's hand fell on her head and stroked her long hair, Tokinoya Mio felt a little better.

"My brother seems to be participating in an e-sports competition."

After calming down, Tokinoya Mion leaned gently on Izumi's shoulder and talked to her about her brother.

"instant?"

"...Ms. Inazuki invited him. It seems that something happened to the team she originally sponsored, which forced her to participate in the competition herself. However, she couldn't find other suitable players, so...she invited my brother."

Izumi, who was sitting next to Tokinoya Mion, had a thoughtful expression on her face after hearing what she said.

"Don't you want Shun to participate in the e-sports competition?"

Her eyes dropped to her legs and Tokinoya Mion remained silent without answering.

Even though she knew in her heart that the key to the problem was the driver who did not drive properly on a rainy day, Tokinoya Mion couldn't help but associate it with her brother.

'If I hadn't attended that event, would this have happened?'

Tokinoya Mio's character is not strong, so she chose a reason that could comfort her more.

But now, hearing again that her brother was going to get involved in e-sports, it was hard for Tokinoya Mion not to have some thoughts.

Remaining silent when Quan asked was actually also a kind of answer.

"This is Shun's own decision. I have no reason to stop him."

Facing the silent Tokinoya Mion, Izumi also expressed his thoughts bluntly, saying that he would not stop Tokinoya Shun from participating in the e-sports competition for the sake of Tokinoya Mion.

"..."

Tokinoya Mion, who had a glimmer of expectation in her heart, suddenly dimmed the light in her eyes after hearing Izumi's words. She pursed her lips and said nothing, while Izumi looked at her lost look and began to speak for Tokinoya Shun.

"It's been so long since the incident happened, and Shun has been stuck in the past, suffering from the pain and torture in his heart. It would be a good thing if he could let go of the past and think about moving forward again."

'what about me? ’

Tokinoya Mion subconsciously wanted to speak, but her eyes were fixed on her legs that could not move.

She could no longer move forward.

"Shun, who is moving forward, will never abandon Mio, right?"

Looking at the melancholy Tokinoya Mion, Izumi comforted her, which made Tokinoya Mion show a hint of recognition on her face. She still had a basic trust in her brother.

"Besides, the current champion prize money for e-sports competitions should not be small. It can improve the situation at home. This is an opportunity."

"Can you win?"

It sounded good, but Tokinoya Mion still thought about Izumi's words calmly and had a little doubt about her brother, as he hadn't touched the game for a long time.

"Shun has a good talent for the game. If he gets familiar with it again, there might be some chance."

In Izumi's heart, he also felt that it was not very likely for Tokinoya Shun to win the championship in the e-sports competition, but in front of the other person's sister, he still created a good image for Shun.

A sister cannot be allowed to feel disappointed in her own brother!

Hearing what Izumi said, Tokinoya Mion nodded doubtfully, not holding too much hope for her brother.

"Does your mother know about this?"

“…I don’t know yet.”

"That's it."

The idea of ​​improving the Noya family appeared in Izumi's mind more than once.

He and Tokinoya Shun have been friends since childhood, and he has always had a good relationship with Tokinoya Mio. Seeing the Tokinoya family go from being a happy family to falling to the bottom and becoming what it is now, Izumi feels a little regretful.

Last time, I invited Tokinoya Satomi to help and gave her some compensation, but now it seems that it was not of much help to the Tokinoya family.

"One person can ease the pressure for a while, but for a family of three, even if they save as much as possible, the daily expenses are still not small."

If he wanted to simply and rudely change the current situation of the Tokinoya family, he only needed to give money directly to Tokinoya Satomi, but... doing so would inevitably arouse the suspicion of the Tokinoya family.

If he just gives it to Tokinoya Satomi, then Shun and Mio will become suspicious of the source of the income. But if he tells the Tokinoya family directly, then the relationship between Shun and him will become delicate in an instant, and it will be difficult to maintain their current friendship.

Izumi took care of Tokinoya Mio and stayed with her until Tokinoya Shun returned home, and then he slowly said goodbye to the two of them.

……

When passing by Toyokawa Shoko's residence, Izumi stopped and stayed for a moment.

"Are you back? At this time... you should be off work, right?"

After staring at the house for a while, Quan shook his head, did not go forward to press the doorbell, and continued walking towards home.

Although he was very curious whether Toyokawa Shoko was at home at the moment, Quan gave up the idea of ​​pressing the doorbell, considering that there was a high probability that he would run into a drunkard if he went up to ring the doorbell.

Now Quan already has Toyokawa Shoko's contact information. In theory, he can contact Toyokawa Shoko directly, but referring to Nagasaki Soyo...

"Is there no band activity today?"

After returning home, he saw Ain lying on the sofa, seemingly watching a beauty video. He slowly walked to the sofa, lowered his head, and his eyes fell on Ain's face.

"No, everyone has their own things to do. If there is nothing to do today, we will go home first."

"Why not go shopping with your other friends, or go see other bands perform?"

Chihaya Aine, who was watching a makeup video, slowly raised her head after hearing her brother's "suggestion", and her eyes fell on Izumi's face. After staring at Izumi carefully for a while, she silently withdrew her gaze.

"Why does it sound like... you don't really want me to be at home? Do you really want me not to be at home?"

There was a hint of complaint in her voice, and Quan looked at her sister, raised the corners of her mouth slightly, leaned against the back of the sofa, stretched out her fingers and gently touched Aine's elastic and fair cheek.

"No, I really hope you stay at home. Do you want to quit your current band for me, your brother?"

"Never."

Without even thinking about it, Aine gave the answer subconsciously.

"How are your studies going? You'll have a holiday next month, and there's a test before the holiday. Don't neglect your studies because of the band."

Izumi and Aine had already talked about the band countless times, and after briefly teasing Aine, Izumi quickly changed the subject.

"I won't."

Aiyin, who was concentrating on watching the beauty video, was interrupted repeatedly by Izumi and lost the desire to continue watching. Her eyes fell on Izumi's face and she retorted in dissatisfaction.

Even though she joined the band and spent a lot of time and energy learning guitar, this did not affect Chihaya Aine's studies. After returning to her room every night, she would still carefully look through her notes and deepen her memory of the knowledge points. After entering Yugaoka, her scores in the several tests were very good and she was at the top of the class.

"…Speaking of which, what are you going to do this summer?"

It's already June, and we're about to enter July. When July ends, it will be the holiday, which means there is only about a month left before the holiday.

Chihaya Aine was somewhat curious about how her brother was going to plan his summer vacation.

"Would you like to go back to the countryside together? It's been a long time since you've been back to the countryside, right? It might be fun to go crab fishing in the countryside."

Feeling Aine's gaze towards him, Izumi opened his mouth and gave a suggestion that Aine would definitely refuse.

"no!"

Ai Ne, who was lying on the sofa, crossed her arms in front of her, and instantly rejected the suggestion given by Izumi.

"There are a lot of bugs in the countryside, and there may not be air conditioning. Also... there's no internet or entertainment! There's no point in going there. You go crab fishing during the day, and the temperature is high, right? What are you going to do at night?"

There weren't many rooms in the old house in the countryside. If she went back with Izumi, they would most likely sleep in the same room.

"Well, taking a shower and stuff like that is also very troublesome. I don't want it."

After thinking of a lot of shortcomings of the countryside, Aiyin shook her head and said that she would not go to the countryside.

Although the last time I went to the countryside was a long time ago, the speed of time flowing in the countryside and the shortcomings that Aine mentioned are likely to still exist, which does make people feel a little distressed.

"So, how are you going to plan your vacation?"

His eyes fell on Aine, and he was a little curious about Aine and how she would plan her vacation this year.

"Go shopping, and then rest at home...if there are any band activities, I will participate in them."

"……Gone?"

The arrangement was so concise that Quan even doubted for a moment whether he had heard it wrong.

"No... the weather is too hot. I definitely won't want to do anything then. Going out... I don't have any interest in that either."

The shadow of her failure in studying abroad still haunts her. She has the idea of ​​traveling abroad in her heart, but thinking back on her failed experience in studying abroad, she now has a great resistance to "overseas".

"Well, if by the time summer comes, you still haven't convinced Shuangshi to change her mind and return to the band, then I'll invite her to go on a trip together after the holiday."

He raised two fingers towards Aine and shook them lightly. Aine, who had originally had a lazy look on her face, thinking about what else she could do during the long summer vacation, her eyes suddenly became sharp, and she looked at her brother with a scrutinizing gaze.

"Two people?"

"You're not going out, so of course it's two of us, no?"

"..."

Aine opened her mouth slightly and wanted to say something, but she felt as if she had no reason to stop him. Staring at her smiling brother, she couldn't help but grin and "tsk".

336. Spring: Watch from a distance, don’t get involved

After hearing what Izumi said, Aine also realized that something seemed to be wrong in her heart.