In the anime series, Goto Ichiri is actually my childhood sweetheart?

After all, that's who he is.

"What you just said about not being able to stop is something I know is impossible. I think everyone should have a deep understanding of themselves. In a relationship, no one can be someone else's only one."

Ryoko has always known that Takahashi Kaede is mature. She has believed this since he was in kindergarten. In today's discussion, she also faced Takahashi Kaede with the attitude of an adult.

She was shocked.

I wasn't shocked by Takahashi Kaede's maturity and the way he talked that was different from his peers.

Rather, it was the first time she realized that this child whom she had raised, this child whom she had watched grow up, was inherently pessimistic.

"Xiao Feng, do you think Yili will forget you when she grows up? Even though you have been together for so long, spent so many Christmases together, and have secretly agreed on so many things, do you still think she won't remember you?"

Ryoko asked the most pointed question: Goto Ichiri, who had been with Takahashi Kaede for almost most of his life, would remember Takahashi Kaede when he grew up if they lost contact?

Takahashi Feng turned his face away and did not look into Ryoko's eyes.

"I don't think so. After all, this is how the human brain works. We forget the past, pay attention to the present, and look forward to the future. I can't be with them for the rest of their lives, so how can I be remembered by them?"

"Will you remember that?"

"I...I can, but I'm different from others, you know that."

Everything makes sense, and what Takahashi Kaede said makes sense, but Ryoko felt very sad after hearing it.

She always faced Gao Qiaofeng with a cheerful smile, because she was afraid that he would fall into the quagmire of losing his parents and discovering that he was different from others. Children who grow up in this situation are usually more pessimistic and introverted than ordinary people.

She has been trying her best to avoid this, and she feels that she has been doing a good job. Takahashi Kaede is smart and capable, empathetic, willing to help and care for others, and has friends.

It wasn't until today that I felt a sense of disconnection. It turns out that Xiao Feng was thinking this way.

What she didn't know was that these were things that were deeply ingrained in Takahashi Feng, and since he was born, these traits were destined to accompany him throughout his life.

She thought that her child had always been following the path she had arranged, but today she realized that only the first half of the path she had arranged happened to fit the child's growth trajectory.

She did not cause any substantial impact. Takahashi Kaede had been following Takahashi Kaede's path, not Ryoko's.

The sound of a bus on the road behind the house was deafening.

"Ryoko, don't worry about me, okay? I just thought so, it doesn't mean that the situation will develop in this way. I will definitely take good care of myself, so... don't worry."

Takahashi Feng couldn't bear to see Ryoko's sad and somewhat shocked expression, so he leaned towards Ryoko and held her tightly.

His voice was soft, as if he was begging.

Emotional excitement can excite the sympathetic nerves, thereby affecting the hormone or endocrine system and causing physiological illness.

He had been afraid that something might happen to Ryoko ever since she started working overtime, and now he was even more afraid when he saw her getting emotional.

"It's okay, I'm fine. I just didn't expect it. After all, I always felt that..."

She suddenly slapped her face and adjusted her mood.

"Xiao Feng, you promise me that no matter what happens, you will always put yourself first and never do anything that would hurt yourself, okay?"

Ryoko's big hand wrapped around Takahashi Feng's small hand, and a slightly trembling voice reached Takahashi Feng's ears.

"Never, trust me."

Takahashi Kaede's words were still so unquestionable, and this familiar feeling made Ryoko breathe a sigh of relief.

Takahashi Feng knows Ryoko's concerns, but he doesn't think he has any mental illness, just a little paranoid.

That's why he said this with such confidence.

They talked a lot that night.

Chapter 45: The Mysterious Area of ​​the Game Store

After that day, it seemed that Ryoko had a deeper understanding of Takahashi Kaede and never asked about these things again.

The conversation that night also became a casual note on a sticky note, which was torn off and thrown into the trash can.

It was a sunny morning, the sky was cloudless, the sun was not strong, and the breeze in the air did not make people feel cool at all, but even a little warm.

I have to say that the temperature in the island country is very comfortable. Except in certain seasons, the temperature always remains at a relatively balanced level, neither high nor low.

Takahashi Feng's hometown in his previous life gave him a very extreme feeling, as if there were only two seasons in a year, summer and winter.

The days are often terribly hot. When I look at flowers, plants and trees from a distance, I feel they are distorted by the heat wave. My skin hurts after standing in the sun for a while. Suddenly, one day when the season changes, there was a heavy rain, and the temperature dropped by more than ten degrees. I was still wearing short sleeves yesterday, but today I have to cover myself with a quilt.

It is indeed consistent with what is taught in geography books. The closer to the ocean, the smaller the daily and annual temperature differences are, and the more uniform the precipitation is throughout the year.

"Xiao Feng, when you took me to buy games yesterday, why did you hold me back and not let me go inside?"

When Goto Ichiri's clear voice came, Takahashi Kaede was stunned for a moment, then turned his head like a gear.

"No, that's obviously not a business place. We can't barge into the shop owner's private area. We have to be polite."

After saying this in a teaching tone, Takahashi Feng pushed his nonexistent eyes away, a drop of sweat appearing at the corner of his face.

He had never dealt with this kind of thing before, so his solution was to avoid dealing with it.

The story begins from yesterday -

Yesterday, Goto Ichiri lay on the table and worried for the whole day. Takahashi Kaede asked her what was wrong, and she said that she had finished the game, all the playable endings, all the hidden plots, and even found all the little easter eggs by following the strategy posts on the Internet.

Gao Qiaofeng was surprised. He played games until he finished the game and never thought about things like platinum trophies. For him, playing a new game brought him much more joy than playing the same game over and over again just for that little bit of new content.

Thinking that Goto Ichiri might be really bored, he suggested going to the game store in Shimokitazawa after school.

It was Eriri who recommended that game store to him. She said it was one of the best game stores in the area, with a large space, a rich variety of games, and a large number of games. Whether you are a loyal game lover or a casual gamer, you can find what you want in it.

Of course, they were mainly looking for galgames, and this store happened to have a galgame area.

While concentrating on taking Goto Ichiri to Shimokitazawa, Takahashi Kaede overlooked a problem.

This is Japan, where the pornography industry is well developed, and games are no exception.

This store naturally sells games that are restricted for 18+, but out of protection for minors and respect for light gamers, the owner has set up a separate room for this purpose, and the only passage leading to this room is closed with a curtain.

Although it is not explicitly stated, I believe that anyone who sees this kind of layout will realize that the things sold here may not be very visible.

Of course, this is adult thinking.

Goto Ichiri was only in the fourth grade of elementary school, a period of pure innocence.

Although she gained a preliminary understanding of love through galgames, the ones she played were very healthy and were the type that she could safely show to her parents.

Neither Eriri nor Takahashi Kaede had ever recommended any 18X-related galgame to her.

Therefore, she herself actually knows nothing about the adult world hidden behind this. Her understanding may even be limited to the point that a man and a woman in love will get pregnant soon after kissing, and then they will get married.

Humans are curious animals. Some people will be curious and touch a puppy on the roadside, and some people will regard an abandoned construction site as a place for adventure and thus visit it.

This is nature.

And when Gaoqiao Feng took her to explore the game bush, the door covered by the curtain naturally attracted her attention.

Will there be people wearing glasses and hats coming in and out, looking nervous and serious? After coming out, they will look around and hold the things they bought tightly in their arms to avoid being noticed.

If you are curious and observe what they are holding in their arms, you will find that you can't see anything because they are all wrapped in dark black plastic bags!

Goto Ichiri had only seen underwear packed in black plastic bags. Could it be that all the underwear was sold in those bags?

Swallowing his saliva, Goto Ichiri pulled Takahashi Kaede's sleeve and pointed to the unfathomable mysterious curtain, as if there was a dragon's treasure hidden behind it, or a place where a huge amount of treasure was stored.

"What? Huh? No, no, it's too late today. Let's go shopping next time."

Takahashi Feng was not a curious person. It should be said that his curiosity had been satisfied in his previous life. Pulling Goto Ichiri, he hurriedly paid the bill and left.

Time returns to the present——

"Xiao Feng is so perfunctory. I don't believe what you said. If you don't want to tell me, I will ask Ying Lili. She will definitely know."

Goto Ichiri didn't believe what Takahashi Kaede said at all. There must be something magical hidden in it.

Idiot Ichiri, go ahead and ask. See what you can get out of Eriri, who is also in the fourth grade.

Takahashi Kaede turned back to writing his novel with an indifferent look on his face, but his eyes drifted to Goto Ichiri and Eriri.

"Eri, it's just..."

Eriri listened to Goto Ichiri talking about what happened yesterday with a smile on her face. The more she listened, the more she couldn't hold back her smile, as if some magical emotion was controlling her facial expression.

After saying this, Goto Ichiri looked at Eriri with an innocent face.

Eriri's expression collapsed for a moment, but fortunately she turned her head in time so that Goto Ichiri did not notice anything wrong at that moment.

"I don't know about that either. Maybe it's just like what Feng said~"

"Oh, that's right."

Goto Ichiri returned to his seat disappointedly. Eriri didn't know either, and Xiaofeng was unwilling to tell her, so she decided to just go home and ask her mother.

Takahashi Feng didn't notice anything unusual and was very satisfied with Eriri's response.

It’s too early to be exposed to this kind of thing in the fourth grade of elementary school. It’s better to start later.

What he didn't know was that Eriri had registered an account called Kashiwagi Eriri on the Internet and even had some works on it.

It was 18X, which was unimaginable to him. Eriri had long surpassed his imagination and entered the adult world very early.

We didn’t often talk about topics related to the second dimension at school, and now that I have opened an account online, I have become even more restrained.

She didn't dare tell Gao Qiaofeng because she was unsure how he would react.

Chapter 46: Man and Woman in the Library

"The door to the rooftop is still locked."

He pulled the old door handle, but the door didn't budge, separating the rooftop from the two of them like a barrier.

The door to the rooftop has been locked tightly. Takahashi Feng estimated that this was the decision made after receiving feedback from Teacher Kazuko and the school.

Of course, this is just a place to eat and chat, it’s not important, they can always find another place even if it’s locked.

"Let's go eat outside the teaching building."

Takahashi Kaede suggested and Goto Ichiri nodded.

The two finally found a good spot on the steps of a warehouse next to the football field.

"Huo, that guy is a very good football player. He dribbles past the defense so smoothly."

Sitting on the steps in front of the warehouse, Takahashi Kaede and Goto Ichiri ate while watching others play football.

Their way of watching was a little different. While others were watching from inside the venue, they were squatting far away outside the venue.

"Is Xiao Feng a soccer player?"

"No, it's too tiring and dangerous. If someone kicks me, I'll suffer."

"I've never seen such a reason as not playing football just because I'm afraid someone will kick me."

Goto Ichiri complained.

"I also exercise regularly. There is no rule that boys must play football."

As if to prove that he was exercising regularly at home, Takahashi Kaede tightened his biceps.

The muscles are bulging, and although the dimensions are not very exaggerated, the signs of training are obvious.

"Wow, that's amazing."

It was a uneventful reading. Goto Ichiri was already tired of Takahashi Kaede's performances.

"You really don't know how to appreciate it. Muscles are a man's romance. After all, having muscles means good living habits and a healthy body. Even when I'm 30, I will continue to exercise. I definitely don't want to be like those old men who drink with others every day with a big belly full of oil."

"My dad never exercises, so why doesn't he have a big belly?"

Goto Ichiri thought of Goto Naoki, who was already in his thirties.

"If you touch his muscles, they are definitely soft. Even if he doesn't look fat, his physique is not good~"

After finishing their meal, Gao Qiaofeng stood up and patted his butt.

"Let's go to the library. There's a book I want to read. Let's try to finish it at noon."

"Hey~ Xiao Feng, how long have you been reading that book? Haven't you finished it yet?"

Grabbing the hand that Takahashi Kaede extended to him, Goto Ichiri pushed hard and stood up from the ground, and the two walked towards the library.

"No, it's too profound. If I don't study it word by word, I won't understand it. I also took notes, but I feel that they are of no practical use. At most, they can help me recall the key points I read."