I won't be a loser.

"I think any normal person can already guess what should be done at this time."

"Isn't mom back yet? Why don't the three of us go somewhere else and experience the flavor of Western food?"

"If you treat me, I might consider it."

At noon, she tasted what Mitsuha considered to be high-end Japanese cuisine. As she had never been to a Western restaurant before, she became even more envious. She was very curious and concerned.

"What's the cost of living there? It shouldn't be expensive for one person, right?"

Sanye asked cautiously. If it wasn't too expensive, she felt that it wasn't impossible for her to give it a try.

Xianren, who was preparing the ingredients, didn't know how to answer her when he heard Mitsuha's question. He looked at his sister, sighed, and was too lazy to answer. He silently cleaned up the ingredients.

Seeing that Xianren didn't say anything, Sanye, who was curious in her heart, could only put aside her thoughts, silently came to Xianren's side, and quietly helped Xianren clean up the ingredients.

It’s not that Sanye doesn’t want to be lazy, but she really doesn’t know what to do if she is lazy. Xianren’s place is too simple. There is not even a TV. There is only a pile of books on the desk and nothing else.

It's a rare opportunity to come to Tokyo, and I don't know when I will come here next time. In this situation, it is unlikely that she will have the energy to sit quietly in the room and read. It would be better for her to help her brother prepare dinner. That way, when her mother comes back and sees that she is well-behaved, the matter of coming to Tokyo to study in high school may be settled.

Xianren, who had no idea what his sister was thinking, looked at Sanye, who suddenly came to his side enthusiastically and helped him prepare dinner. He glanced at her subtly, but didn't say anything and continued to prepare dinner quietly.

After asking the subway staff and getting the answer, Miyamizu Futaba wandered around for a while, looking at Korakuen Station in front of her, and finally returned to the vicinity of her apartment.

"Next is to..."

Looking at the surrounding environment, Miyamizu Futaba, who was still a little confused, couldn't help but stroke her face and frown, wondering where to go next.

It's not that he couldn't call and contact Xianren to come here and take him back, but when he thought about asking his son to come and greet him specially, Miyamizu Futaba, as an adult, still felt a little inexplicably ashamed. He was silent for a moment and couldn't help but sigh.

Just as Miyamizu Futaba was recalling and thinking about where to go, a figure quietly came to her side and stopped.

"Um, do you need any help?"

"Ok?"

Hearing the girl's voice behind her, Miyamizu Futaba slowly turned around and looked at the person behind her with a surprised expression...

"You haven't come back yet, are you sure you don't want to call your mother?"

After being driven out of the kitchen by Xianren, Sanye, who was sitting in the room, looked at Xianren who was busy alone and couldn't help but ask. Xianren slowly raised his head and glanced at the alarm clock on the desk.

"Wait a moment. If it's not there by then—"

Ding-dong-

The doorbell rang. Before Xianren could finish talking to Sanye, the ringing doorbell interrupted what he was about to say. Sanye, who was sitting in the room, stood up happily after hearing the doorbell and hurried to the door.

"Let me see who it is, is it my mother who is back?"

The sound of footsteps rang out on the floor. He glanced at Sanye, who was too lazy to even put on shoes and was just stepping on the floor in her white socks. He silently withdrew his gaze and continued to prepare dinner.

Mitsuha hurried to the door, opened it, and saw a petite girl standing at the door. She was obviously older than her, but she was her younger sister... Well, it felt a bit too much to compare her to Yotsuha, but she really looked like a junior high school student.

"Dude, your girlfriend is here!"

After shouting something into the house, Sanye opened the door and stepped aside to make way. Standing at the door, he looked at Sanye in front of him, nodded and greeted her, then followed Sanye into the house and saw Xianren who was preparing dinner.

"Auntie...isn't she at home?"

Looking at Xianren and Mitsuha in the room, Setsuna was a little surprised.

"Mom had something to do this afternoon. She went to meet someone she knew. I don't know when she'll be back. Is there something she wants to talk to my brother about?"

Facing Sanye's curious gaze, Setsuna nodded slightly.

"Mom has also prepared dinner and is ready to meet Auntie."

Mitsuha, who was standing aside, became surprised when she heard what Setsuna said to Xianren. She stared at her brother's girlfriend for a while, then turned her gaze to her brother.

Xianren, who was preparing dinner, was also a little surprised after hearing what Setsuna said.

"I see. Then I'll help bring these freshly prepared dishes to your house. As for Mom, I'll contact her."

It's almost time. Xianren, who hasn't waited for Miyamizu Futaba to come back yet, is worried that Miyamizu Futaba may have lost her way in the city. If she really is lost, that would be a very bad thing. It would take a lot of time and the problem would not be solved in a short time.

Xianren washed and dried his hands, took out his cell phone, and was about to call Miyamizu Futaba when the doorbell rang again.

Without waiting for Xianren to speak, Sanye rushed to the door again.

When the door opened, Mitsuha looked at the door and saw Miyamizu Futaba standing at the door. The worry that she had not shown much also disappeared at this moment. She felt relieved and opened the door.

The room, which originally only contained Kento and Mitsuha, suddenly became crowded. Four people stood in one room. Mitsuha quietly slipped to the edge of Kento's bed and sat down. As for Miyamizu Futsuha, she was a little surprised when she saw him appear. She didn't expect her son's girlfriend to be here.

"Good evening, aunt."

When he saw Miyamizu Futaba coming back, Setsuna took the initiative to greet her.

"good evening."

Looking at the girl in front of her, Miyamizu Futaba politely responded to her greeting. She originally wanted to ask her eldest son something, but it didn't seem very convenient now.

The wise man, who was originally waiting for his mother to come back, now looked at the three people in the room and talked about what he had just decided.

"Setsuna's mother has prepared dinner at home and is waiting for us to come over."

"now?"

She glanced at Xianren in surprise, then looked at the alarm clock on the desk. It was indeed time for dinner. She had not made any preparations beforehand, and now she was going to meet her son's girlfriend's family. Miyamizu Futaba still felt a little rushed.

"Miss Mai has a very good personality, so there's no need to get too hung up on the details. Setsuna, go back first, we'll be here shortly."

"Ah."

There were four people standing in the room, which was a bit crowded after all. Setsuna nodded and went back home first, waiting for Xianren and his family to arrive. By the way, he reminded his mother to get ready.

As soon as Shanna left, Xianren turned his gaze to Sanye who was standing in the house and waved to her slightly.

"........"

Not knowing what he wanted her to do, Sanye went over anyway. Under the instructions of the wise man, she put the prepared dishes into the containers one by one, then covered them with plastic wrap, and then held them in her arms under the wise man's command.

"Can I help you with anything?"

Miyamizu Futaba looked at her daughter, then glanced at the busy Xianren and asked how she could help.

"Well, everything is almost ready, and there's nothing I need help with. That's good. Let's go to Setsuna's house."

Looking at her son, Miyamizu Futaba thought carefully for a while, put aside some of the thoughts in her heart, and left the apartment with her son and Mitsuha.

After closing the door, the three of them walked towards Qingpu's house.

"I couldn't wait for you to come back, and Sanye and I were ready to call and ask about the situation. Unexpectedly, just as we were about to dial the number, the doorbell rang."

"Everything went smoothly until I got to Korakuen Station, but after I got out of the platform, I was a little confused and didn't know where to go. Luckily, I met a kind girl who happened to know the way. She dropped me off nearby and then we left."

"Girls?"

"Yeah, a rare girl with blonde hair."

"......"

Looking at the wise man who suddenly fell silent beside her, Miyamizu Futaba showed a confused expression on her face.

"What's wrong? Is there something wrong?"

"No, there's nothing wrong. I just heard the blond and subconsciously thought of someone. Is that someone with twintails?"

"...Yeah, it's twintails."

It's no wonder that Xianren has PTSD towards blondes. He lives nearby and is familiar with the area around his apartment. Moreover, the girl has blonde hair, so no matter how he thinks about her, there is only one person.

"People you know?"

Looking at Xianren's reaction and his obvious guess, Miyamizu Futaba realized that her son might know the blonde girl.

"blond?"

After hearing the conversation between Miyamizu Futaba and Kento, Mitsuha also moved closer to Kento and stared at her brother with some suspicion.

"Foreigner?"

"Classmates in the same class are not foreigners."

"Um--"

With a low humming sound, Sanye looked at Xianren with a strange look in her eyes. She felt that there seemed to be some unknown secret here.

Without paying any attention to Sanye, Xianren walked to the stairs, went up all the way, and came to the door of Qingpu's house. He stopped and reached out to press the doorbell.

He had been waiting at home for a long time. After hearing the doorbell, he came to the door to greet the wise man and his family.

Qingpu Mai, who had been preparing herself mentally in the house for some time, now had a gentle smile on her face. She followed her daughter to the door and welcomed the Xianren family.

Sanye, who was still making a fuss on the road, suddenly became quiet when she saw Setsuna and her mother, and became as quiet as a girl.

Miyamizu Futaba stood behind Xianren. After the door opened, she looked into the room. The first person she saw was Kiyoura Mai who was standing next to Setsuna. As soon as the two mothers' eyes met, they smiled at each other, nodded, and then looked away as if to stop.

"Please come in."

Setsuna opened the door, and Qingura Mai stood inside, welcoming Xianren and his family to her home. Her gaze stayed on Xianren, and their eyes met, but they looked away as if nothing happened.

After everyone entered the house, Setsuna closed the door, and Xianren asked Mitsuha to place the food he had prepared on the dining table in the living room.

"You are the wise man's mother, Lady Miyamizu, right?"

"Thank you for taking care of this child, Xianren, during your time in Tokyo."

"During the time she spent with Xianren, Setsuna also learned a lot from him. I should also thank you for raising such an outstanding child like Xianren."

As soon as the two mothers met, they started exchanging pleasantries. Seeing that the usually easy-going Kiyoura Mai suddenly started speaking polite words, Kento felt a subtle sense of déjà vu. Then he looked at his mother, Miyamizu Futaba, who was no different from usual.

He stood aside and listened to the two people exchanging greetings. He was a little overwhelmed and looked at Shanna. The two of them took the initiative to interrupt, breaking the delicate atmosphere.

"Now that we're all here, let's get ready and eat."

"I came in a hurry and forgot to prepare any gifts."

"No, isn't the gift already prepared?"

When Miyamizu Futaba was still worried that she had come in a hurry and had not had time to prepare a suitable gift for the visit, Kiyoura Mai smiled and said that she already had a suitable gift.

After taking a look at the food prepared by the wise man on the table, the two looked at each other and smiled slightly.

Perhaps it was because of the secret, or perhaps this was normal interpersonal communication, the entire dinner process was quite dull and depressing. Setsuna was no different from usual, sitting quietly at the table and eating, but Sanye had a look of discomfort on her face, and kept looking in the direction of Xianren.

But because everyone remained silent, even if Sanye had something to say, she could only keep it in her heart. She glanced at her brother from time to time, but found that Xianren ignored her.

After finishing the dinner in a depressed mood, Kento helped to clear the table with Setsuna. As for Kiyoura Mai, she sat on the sofa with Miyamizu Futaba and began to exchange their thoughts and experiences on "raising children". Mitaba couldn't stand the atmosphere around them, so she hid next to Kento and helped to clear the table.

"Don't you want to sit in the living room for a while?"

Seeing Mitsuha coming to his side, Kento was a little surprised. When she was in Itomori, she was not such a diligent person.

"I'm not the same age as them, and we can't talk about the same topics at all. It's too uncomfortable to sit there. It's better to stay here with you. By the way, is there anything I can help you with?"

"I don't have anything here, go help Setsuna."

He is the only one who is responsible for cleaning the kitchen counter. If Sanye comes to help, it will not be a help but a nuisance.

Sanye, whose kindness was rejected, didn't care. She quietly came to the side of Setsuna and started calling her "sister" on the left and "sister-in-law" on the right, and began to improve Setsuna's favorability. Judging from the slightly raised corners of Setsuna's mouth, the effect was significant.

Because there was nothing to do even if he returned to his apartment, Xianren was not in a hurry to return to his apartment. He watched his mother and Qingura Mai chatting happily, and led Mitsuha into Setsuna's room.

Let the two adults stay in the living room, and the three of them will stay in Setsuna's room for a while. They are not in the same space with the two adults. When they step into Setsuna's room, Sanye's expression suddenly becomes much more natural.

"Looking out from here, it's in the opposite direction of your apartment, right?"

Standing in front of the window, looking at the night view outside, at night, the brightly lit city made Sanye dazed and a little dazed. She had never seen such a scenery in Itomori.

It's not like I haven't seen similar scenes on TV before, but TV is still TV, and how can it compare to seeing it with my own eyes now? This bustling scene reflected in the night sky, and the cool evening breeze blowing towards me...

"Well, but if you go to the balcony outside, you can still see my apartment. My apartment faces south, and this one faces west."

He walked to Sanye's side, stretched out his hands, placed them on Sanye's thin shoulders, and rubbed them gently. Sanye couldn't help but shrink her neck and looked at Xianren with dissatisfaction.

"what?"

"Nothing, just checking to see if you've gained weight during your time in Itomori."

"You walk to and from school every day, so how could you possibly gain weight? But you've been in Tokyo, and every day is convenient, so you won't gain weight, will you?"

After staring at Xianren's neck for a while, she turned her hand and poked his stomach twice with her fingers. She found that he didn't seem to have gained weight, which made Sanye a little disappointed.

Watching the interaction between the brother and sister, Setsuna felt a little envious.

After releasing his hands, Xianren returned to Setsuna's side, looked at his girlfriend, stretched out his hand and gently rubbed her head. Setsuna closed her eyes with a satisfied expression on her face. Mitsuha looked at the interaction between the two and her face was full of sourness for a moment.

She wanted to make a personal attack on her brother, but because Shan Na was still there, she was worried about hurting him by mistake. She could only keep her words in her heart and wait until she was the only one left with this unscrupulous brother to humiliate him.