I am the emotional sustenance of your deceased

But she is still young. Did she bring an umbrella?

When Shoko Toyokawa walked out of the classroom and headed towards the door of the teaching building, she glanced at the class next door, but did not see Chitose.

If she didn't bring an umbrella, I could still give her a ride home. Yeah, I'll just consider it a favor.

Xiangzi thought about it and went downstairs.

In a trance, Chitose's back appeared in front of her. She wanted to call out to him, but as she got closer to him, she found that Chitose Noshiro was not alone.

"Xiao Deng, I want to move."

"Yeah! Years old, speed up."

One of the two people in front of him is a new friend who lives next door to Xiangzi, and the other is... an old acquaintance that Xiangzi Toyokawa will never forget in his life.

[The two of them? They actually know each other? Ah… maybe they’re in the same class.]

While she was thinking, they had already gone far away, without even leaving a trace for Toyokawa Shoko.

There were not many girls in front of the cabinet where indoor shoes were stored. Xue Xiangzi stood alone, the plastic umbrella in his hand gleaming in the light of the room.

Shoko Toyokawa didn't know what she was thinking, she just sighed and changed her shoes.

She opened the umbrella, the cheap plastic one sheltered her.

She just disappeared under the rain.

That's the way it is.

……

Which is more beautiful, the water-soaked flower or the wet girl?

The flowers can be his, the girl can be his, but if Noshiro Chitose were to choose...

"It's a girl, right?"

Qiansui looked at the lamp, golden light flashing in his eyes.

She tried to take out a handkerchief from her pocket to wipe the water droplets off the other person's face, but the handkerchief had also become wet like a rag.

"Huh? What?"

Deng wrung the rainwater out of her hair, not knowing why Qiansui suddenly said such a thing.

"Are you okay? Hehe."

It's so nice to be friends in real life...

Noshiro Chitose continued speaking subconsciously.

"Xiao Deng, you're so nice. This is the first time someone has been so kind to me! Can we be friends forever?"

"A lifetime? Is that okay? Okay! A lifetime..."

Chitose's words seemed to have hit a chord with Takamatsu Touma.

The lamp's face was becoming red, and it seemed that steam was appearing, taking away the water stains on its face.

There were no passengers at the station. Only Chitose and Deng were huddled together so that the rain wouldn't take away their body temperature too quickly.

"Xiao Sui, why don't you come to my house and sit for a while? We can clean ourselves up...otherwise, we'll catch a cold."

"Xiao Deng wants to take a shower with me on our first day together? That's scary."

"Huh? Me! I didn't think so... I didn't..."

"Pfft, I'm just kidding."

Chitose wanted to say something, but the movement not far away broke the warm atmosphere between her and Deng.

What is that sound.

There were sounds of footsteps, rapid breathing, and even self-pitying scolding.

Yes?

huff huff…

A black-haired girl suddenly ran to the station.

With her little finger hooked together with that of Deng, Noshiro Chitose stared quietly at the black-haired girl in front of her.

My shirt was soaked by the rain, my skirt was covered in mud, and my knees were scraped...

Embarrassed Shiina Riki, what's wrong with you?

Did you fall down like a child?

Since you fell down, you still appeared in front of me... You are so mean, you really want to make me feel sorry for you.

"Lixi?"

Deng shuddered when he saw his former teammate.

It was not until now that she remembered that she had formed a band in junior high school.

However, the deep impression that Crychic had left on her in junior high school was smoothed out by those two bizarre and sweet nightmares...ah, it was really, indescribably strange.

"Hello...Deng, hello."

Lixi fell on the road, but she didn't think it was a big deal.

She staggered towards the two of them and found a seat not too far from them and sat down.

It was not until this moment that Lixi's stiff body relaxed a little.

I caught up with them, but what’s the point of catching up?

One is an old friend, and she and Deng haven't been in touch for a long time.

While in the band at the time, Su Shi joked that she was very protective of Deng, almost like a bodyguard.

Maybe it's true. After all, the child is so fragile, it's only right to protect him... But after the band ended, Li Xi didn't miss him too much or dwell on him. After all, the band only lasted a little more than two weeks.

Another person...

Li Xi closed his eyes and couldn't help biting his teeth.

The other person was just a stranger who had met her once in real life.

When Shiina Riki opened her eyes again, what she saw was Chitose Noshiro who was less than a centimeter away from her!

The tip of his nose was practically touching hers! It was just like the day they first met... in the classroom, at dusk, in a lonely space...

"!!!"

"Hello, this is Ms. Shiina Riki, the one who bumped into me last time. Long time no see. How did you get hurt again this time?"

[She actually remembered me! She even remembered my name!]

We only met once, why are you so interested in me... I'm going to be moved, you bastard!

Li Xi was a little annoyed, but other emotions masked her inner anxiety and shame.

"H-Hello to you too... Chitose Noshiro."

"Do Li Xi and Xiao Sui know each other too?"

The lights came closer and she had a strange feeling.

The friends who once swore to form a lifelong band together and the friends who now swear to be lifelong friends are actually friends.

so amazing.

"We do know each other," Chitose straightened his back in satisfaction at seeing Riki's cute reaction, "but it was just a one-time encounter, hehe."

"Just a chance encounter..." Li Xi felt that this description was really cold, as cold as the rain. She chewed on this little bitterness over and over again.

"What's wrong, Ms. Shiina? You don't seem very happy."

Chitose raised an eyebrow, noticing something was wrong.

Wait, could it be that the band's disbandment also caused trouble for high school student Li Xi? Is it making it difficult for her to get over it?

Tsk tsk.

Shoko Toyokawa, you are such a fool!

Thinking of the various troubles that Riki might face as a high school student, Chitose's heart softened.

"Oh, Shiina, don't be sad. You're all dirty... I have a wet handkerchief here. Do you want to use it to wipe the mud off?"

"!!!"

Li Xi raised his head in disbelief.

[So gentle...Xiao Sui...but...]

"Thank you for your kindness...but I have a request..."

"what?"

"Um... can I join you? I also..."

"I also want to be your... friend..."

The kind that lasts a lifetime.

please!

Please please please please please!

Ch117. The three of us! Let’s be good!

please!

Please, really!

Seeing that the two people he knew were friends, Li Xi felt empty inside.

Whenever Li Xi thought about how he meant nothing...he felt a pang of pain in his heart.

She recognized the school uniforms of Tomo and Chitose, they belonged to Haneda.

So Chitose and Deng know each other because they go to the same school?

Then I chose to attend Hanasakigawa High School in order to escape my sister... What does that mean!

Escape...Escape! Escape again!

No matter how you whitewash your actions...it's just another form of evasion!

If I had known earlier, I would have gone straight to Yugaoka. In that case, I would have been the first person to know Chitose Noshiro!

It must be her, Shiina Riki!

After Li Xi made the friend request, he lowered his head in surprise.

It's still raining.

Even though Li Xi had thousands of things he wanted to say in his heart, such as how Qiansui was doing now, what was the medical record he saw last time... and so on, Li Xi was not qualified to ask.

What is she? She is nothing, she is just a...

outsider.

"Eh?"

Noshiro Chitose was no less surprised than anyone else, in fact, more surprised.

She glanced at Xiao Deng and found that he was also blinking his big eyes and staring at her and Li Xi blankly.

"No? Okay…I'm sorry."

Li Xi has already stood up and prepared to go home.

"Don't go! You! Of course I can make friends with you! How could I possibly refuse you~"

"!!!"

Li Xi felt like he was about to cry.

My knee hurts, a tepid, constant pain.

Xiao Sui said… okay? This guy is really too kind. What if I'm a bad guy?