I won't be a loser.

She turned her head to look at Gui Yanye beside her, and seeing the other person's confused expression, she did not explain any more.

The two of them walked on the road like this. After a while, Gui Yanye, who had a general understanding of Setsuna's thoughts, looked at Setsuna again with a complicated look in her eyes.

Although she had no experience in relationships, Shanshan's words were not that obscure and difficult to understand. She was able to understand the meaning of her words, and as a result, her impression of Shanshan changed subtly.

"That day, I actually thought about asking you, Kotonoha, to join as well."

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Cherry Blossom Season: 144. In front of my mother

Under the circumstances at that time, if Qing Pu Mai had not returned home too early, given Katsura Kotonoha's weak personality, it would not be impossible for Setsuna to succeed if he had just whispered a few words in her ear.

Recalling the memories of that day, Katsura Yanye couldn't help but purse her lips.

"Kotonoha, haven't you considered who to date?"

They didn't dwell too much on that topic, and immediately started talking about other topics, and it seemed to have turned into a normal chat. Katsura Yanye looked at the girl beside him, immersed in the memories just now, and for a moment he couldn't come back to his senses.

“No, I don’t know…”

It is undeniable that Katsura Kotonoha's excellent academic performance, outstanding appearance, and the temperament and background of a lady from a noble family make many boys in the school regard Katsura Kotonoha as their goddess, but only those who know her understand how weak and timid this goddess's character is.

Even though I have my own persistence on some things, I don’t have my own ideas on most things, especially in interpersonal communication. Every time I chat, I basically just follow what others say.

With such a personality, Setsuna was also worried that one day, at some 'right' time and under 'right' circumstances, she would be half-heartedly taken in by Kento...

Rather than letting a delicate situation develop that you are unaware of, it is better to take everything into your own hands from the beginning.

"It's not that I haven't thought about it carefully, but I just don't have any ideas in this regard yet. Maybe when I go to college, I will think about this issue carefully and seriously."

Seeing Shanna's sudden silence, he thought she was dissatisfied with his vague answer, and his heart couldn't help but feel uneasy. He quickly added a sentence, his eyes falling on Shanna, observing her expression.

Faced with such cautious Katsura Yanye, Setsuna didn't know how to respond.

the University.

The last person who said to her that he would consider dating after graduating from college, what's going on now? No one knows better than her...

"Come over tomorrow?"

After tidying up his room, there was really nothing to do. Xianren even sat at his desk and adjusted his pen holder more than ten times. After confirming that he really had nothing to do, he took out his mobile phone and contacted Mitsuha who was far away in Itomori.

He had thought that Mitsuha would be eager to drag her mother and Yotsuha to Tokyo tonight, but she actually endured it, which was beyond his expectation.

"Why don't you leave tonight?"

"I'm not that impatient."

When she said this, Mitsuha felt a little guilty. She was indeed planning to take a bus to Tokyo tonight, but her mother, Futsuha, rejected her plan.

"You, Yotsuba, and mother?"

"No, this time it's just me and my mother. Yotsuba was planning to let her go to Tokyo with us, but when the decision was made, she refused. She planned to stay in Itomori and accompany grandma until we can go to you together next time."

"Are you staying with grandma? As your older sister, I think you should learn from Yotsuba."

"As the one who ran away, you have no right to say that to me!"

"Grandma isn't coming to Tokyo with us?"

"There's no room for five of us, right? And grandma's health would be very uncomfortable on such a long journey. When I suggested that she come along, mom rejected it outright."

Sanye, who was standing next to the phone, felt a little tired, so she sat down on the floor holding the phone, looking at the dim scenery outside the window. Thinking that she would leave her home and go to Tokyo tomorrow, she felt more expectant in her heart. Through the ray of light in her eyes, she seemed to have seen the dazzling city.

The world that existed only in her dreams in the past was completely different from this big city where every aspect of life was rustic and desolate!

"Tokyo, isn't it really that great?"

"Ok?"

Xianren, who was sitting in the apartment, showed a surprised expression on his face when he suddenly heard Sanye's question. He didn't expect Sanye to suddenly ask this.

"Haven't you always been looking forward to coming to Tokyo? To becoming a Tokyo handsome guy?"

"Hmph! Don't get too cocky. I just arrived in Tokyo a little early. Just wait until I get there tomorrow!"

"When will we leave tomorrow?"

"Morning."

"That means we'll arrive in the afternoon. I'll pick you up tomorrow afternoon. That's it for now."

"Ah."

After hanging up the phone, Kento couldn't help but feel a little nervous when he thought about Mitsuha and his mother who were in Itomori and would arrive in Tokyo tomorrow. He didn't know how long it would take before he could meet his family again, especially Mitsuha who was still in middle school and his young mother.

My heart, which was originally calm, began to beat wildly at this moment.

night.

It was completely dark, and Xianren came to Qingura's house. While preparing dinner with Qingura Mai, he suddenly told her the news that his family was coming to Tokyo.

Qing Pu Wu, who was cutting green peppers, almost cut her fingers due to distraction. Fortunately, she reacted quickly enough, stopped cutting, turned her head slightly to look at the boy next to her, and stared at him with her eyes.

"what happened?"

Xianren, who was staring at the hot oil in the pot, noticed Qingpu Mai's gaze, turned down the heat slightly, and responded with a puzzled expression.

"Your family...meaning your sister?"

"No, besides my sister Mitsuha, my mother will arrive in Tokyo around tomorrow afternoon."

"I haven't heard you mention these things before."

"Originally, I just knew they would come, but I didn't confirm the time. It was only just now that I confirmed they would arrive tomorrow afternoon."

Qingpu Wu opened her mouth and wanted to say something, but when she looked at the young man standing side by side with her, she choked back the words as they reached her lips. She lowered her head to look at the green peppers on the chopping board, was silent for a moment, and continued to cut them, but her movements were much slower.

"Do you need me to go with you to pick it up?"

"No need to pick me up at the station, I can be alone by then. As for meeting...it depends on the specific situation."

Kento was unsure about letting his mother meet Kiyoura Mai. He didn't know whether Miyamizu Futaba, his mother, would see anything in Kiyoura Mai.

"Does Setsuna know?"

"I told you first."

Kento and Kiyoura Mai sat down at the dining table and looked at Setsune, who still had a calm expression even though he knew that Kento's family would arrive tomorrow.

Everyone in their hearts guessed that Setsuna's reaction would not change much, but when they really saw Setsuna's calm reaction, Qingpu Mai couldn't help but look at Xianren, and they saw the look of "as expected" in each other's eyes.

"Setsuna, what's going on tomorrow?"

"No."

"Would you like to go to the station with me tomorrow?"

The wise man sitting at the dining table asked Setsuna a question.

He did not agree to let Qingpu Mai accompany him because he was worried that his mother, Miyamizu Futaba, would find out about their relationship. But Shanshan had no such worries. They were of similar age and she was his official girlfriend, so it was fine for Miyamizu Futaba to see anything she wanted.

I had talked to Shanna about meeting his parents before, and we agreed that Shanna would meet his family when there was time. Now there is an opportunity, and I can let Shanna meet his family.

"Tomorrow...I, um."

He did not agree as readily as he had imagined. Shanshan seemed a little hesitant, as if he was worried about something. However, when he met the wise man's eyes head-on, he did not seem to be too worried and gradually calmed down.

"Mom is a very gentle person, so she will definitely like the cute Setsuna. As for Mitsuha...she has a bit of a quirky personality, but she's also a kind-hearted child."

He had talked about his family with Setsuna before, but at that time, most of the topics revolved around Mitsuha and Yotsuha, his two younger sisters. He rarely mentioned his mother. Now there was still enough time, so Xianren briefly introduced his family to Setsuna and Kiyoura Mai, so that the two of them would know nothing about their families at that time.

She stayed at Qingpu's house until after ten o'clock in the evening and explained everything about her family to the two of them. Only then did Qingpu Wu realize that the family of the boy in front of her seemed not as simple as she had initially understood.

"Why haven't I heard you mention your family before?"

Qingpu Mai looked at the young man in front of her. She had only heard him talk about his family before, but never knew about his family's occupations. Now she knew that his family was actually a shrine and his father was even the mayor.

"It's not a big deal. Do I have to tell everyone I meet about 'my father being the mayor'?"

"......"

Qingpu Mai wanted to refute, but didn't know how to start. She sighed and stared at the wise man in front of her for a long time. When the wise man felt uncomfortable, she slowly withdrew her gaze.

"Let's go to bed early tonight, and then we can go to the station together tomorrow afternoon."

He glanced at the moment to the side, gave the other party a word of advice, and then the wise man slowly stood up.

"It's getting late, so I'll go back and rest. They should contact me before leaving around the same time tomorrow, and I'll come find you then."

"Ah."

After briefly confirming tomorrow's schedule, Xianren left Qingpu's house and returned to his apartment. He went into the bathroom, washed himself carefully, dried his hair, and lay down on his bed. It was already eleven o'clock in the morning.

Glancing at the time on his phone, Xianren closed his eyes and fell asleep...

Xianren could not remember clearly what he dreamed about, but he had a vague feeling that it might be a bad dream. He opened his eyes, looked at the bright sky outside the curtains, lifted the quilt on himself, walked slowly to the window, and looked at the clear and bright blue sky.

It's a nice day.

Xianren, who was wearing pajamas, glanced at the alarm clock on the desk. It was only eight o'clock.

I closed my eyes, took a long breath, and walked towards the bathroom...

After simply taking care of his personal hygiene and filling his stomach, Xianren sat down at the desk. His mind was slightly fluctuating, but it did not affect his continued creation. He could not think of anything else he could do, so he just held the pen and wrote quietly. It was not until after ten o'clock that he saw the text message and Mitsuha and the others had already boarded the Shinkansen.

There is no Shinkansen from Gifu itself to Tokyo. You have to take a train to Nagoya first before you can take the Shinkansen to Tokyo.

It takes about two hours for the Shinkansen from Nagoya to reach Tokyo. If you take the Shinkansen at ten o'clock now, you will arrive at the Tokyo station at about twelve o'clock. Xianren put down the pen in his hand, came to the mirror again, tidied up his image, and then went to Qingura's house.

Thinking about meeting the wise man's family, even for a moment, I couldn't help but feel a little nervous. I didn't get a good rest last night.

She woke up at just seven in the morning, and then spent the next day choosing clothes in her room. After choosing for a long time, she finally decided on a light blue dress. She stood in front of the mirror, staring at it carefully for a long time, and she was still a little nervous.

When the doorbell rang, she came out of her room and saw Xianren who had already entered the house and was chatting with her mother. She hesitated for a moment, slowly walked to the boy's side and stopped.

"A wise man."

Xianren, who was talking with Qingpu Mai about some things to do after picking up the train and returning to the apartment, heard Setsuna's voice, looked to Qingpu Mai's side, and saw the girl in the light blue dress.

"suitable for you."

The girl, who was originally a little uneasy, felt at ease after hearing the words of the wise man.

"Well, shall we set off now?"

"They just boarded the Shinkansen in Nagoya, so it will take them some time to get to Tokyo. If we leave now, the subway will arrive at Tokyo Station just in time."

"So, let's go now?"

"Ah."

Xianren nodded and looked at Qingpu Mai.

"Setsuna and I are going out first. We'll be home around noon or 1:00 PM. We should have lunch outside."

"Well, it looks like I'll be home alone at noon. Setsuna, remember to be polite when you meet the wise man's family."

Even though she knew her daughter didn't need her reminders, Qingpu Wu couldn't help but give her some advice before leaving. Setsuna glanced at her mother and nodded slightly.

Early in the morning, Sanye got up early and stood in front of her wardrobe. She stared at it carefully and always felt that her clothes were a little too rustic. She sighed that she did not buy some spare new clothes earlier. She made a difficult decision about the clothes in the wardrobe, reluctantly picked out a set of clothes that she liked, and then packed her luggage.

She had simply packed her things last night, but after a night, she felt that she still had a lot of things she hadn't taken with her. Now that she had woken up, she hurriedly stuffed all these things into her bag before leaving.

"very noisy!"

Siye, who was lying on the bed and barely enjoying the happy holiday, could not help but open her eyes at the sound of continuous footsteps. She suddenly sat up and shouted at her sister angrily.

"Ah, you're awake. Sorry, I'm packing."

"Didn't we already clean this up last night? We worked until midnight and got scolded by grandma, and now we have to start again?"

"So didn't you finish packing last night? We're leaving soon, so we should definitely take advantage of this opportunity to pack all the luggage we're about to take."

Siye, who had been completely awakened by Sanye, was no longer sleepy. She looked at her sister angrily and sat on her bed. She wanted to sleep but couldn't. She sat up sullenly, put on her clothes, and got up.

"You haven't left yet. If you change your mind, that's fine. You can go to Tokyo with us and meet your beloved brother~"

"Hmph, I'm not interested in Tokyo at all. I'll have the chance to go there someday anyway. I don't want to be like that person who keeps muttering 'Hey hey~ Tokyo~ My Tokyo~' in his dreams at night, like a weirdo who makes it hard for me to sleep well."

"Have it?"

After hearing what Yotsuba said, Sanye couldn't help but be stunned. She stared at her sister blankly. Listening to her description, her face couldn't help but turn red and she felt a little ashamed.