I won't be a loser.

"I've been in Tokyo for such a long time, and this is my first time traveling far away. I don't know what the situation is like at home, so I want to go back and take a look."

In fact, it wasn't just a few months. If you counted carefully, it was probably several years. He stayed in Tokyo for a very long time to avoid meeting that man...

When Xianren thought about going back and possibly meeting the other party, he felt a little complicated, a mixture of various emotions.

"So, tomorrow, after tomorrow, you're going to set off?"

"Ah."

It was Setsuna who answered. She glanced at her mother and lowered her head silently.

After receiving a positive answer, Qingpu Mai couldn't help but sigh, but didn't say anything else. She quietly started to have dinner. Until the end of dinner, she asked Xianren to help clean up the table, while Setsuna quietly walked into her own bedroom.

"About how long, two weeks?"

"It should be about two weeks, maybe shorter, but no more than two weeks. My sister will probably come to Tokyo to live for a while after that."

"That's almost half a month. Is that okay? My family won't have any objections, right?"

Even though she had met Xianren's mother last time, as the time of departure approached, Qingpu Mai suddenly became concerned and worried about the situation at Xianren's family.

"Probably not. Life in Itomori is quite peaceful. Everyone has good personalities, so there won't be any conflicts."

Seeing the handsome and elegant young man in front of her and his answer, Qingpu Wu chose to believe his words. Her daughter was no longer a child, and even if something happened, she should learn to face it and grow up on her own.

"You'll be living in Tokyo from now on, right?"

"Well, didn't we talk about this before? If I hadn't run out of savings at the moment, I would have already bought a property in Bunkyo Ward."

"I... still have a little extra savings, sir..."

When Qingura Mai suddenly talked about savings and seemed to want to help him, Xianren frowned.

"dance."

"Wise man..."

"Setsuna and I are still high school students, so we're not in a rush about the future. Maybe by next year, I'll be able to do what I can't do now, so don't say anything more about what I just said."

Looking at the young man in front of her, with his genuine frown and dissatisfied expression, Qingpu Wu couldn't help but blush. She didn't know what was wrong with her and why she said such words.

Why was he so anxious, anxious to get Xianren and Shanshan to confirm it?

"Sorry, I said some weird things just now."

"Itomori is actually quite boring. I don't know if Setsuna can stand the loneliness. We might just live there for a week, and then we'll go back to Tokyo."

"Where you live, there should be a lot of cute girls, right?"

"There are girls, but there are very few girls of the same age. At least not near my home. There is one girl of the same age as my sister and Sanye, and the other is a boy."

"That's it..."

The previous topic seemed to have been forgotten, and no one mentioned it again. The two people in the living room cleaned up the dining table. Xianren didn't know what to do for the rest of the time, so he said goodbye to Qingpu Mai and returned to his apartment.

Looking at Xianren leaving, Qingpu Mai, who was full of thoughts, couldn't help but sigh. She silently untied the apron in front of her and returned to her bedroom. When she returned to the living room, she glanced towards her daughter's room.

"Setsuna, I'm going to take a shower first. Do you want to join me?"

"No."

"Then I'll go first. Okay, I'll call you later."

Without any response, Qing Pu Mai walked towards the bathroom...

Xianren returned to his apartment and had nothing to do. He sat at his desk under the air conditioner, staring at the computer for a while, typed out a page of words, thought for a while, and didn't know how to continue, so he lay down on the bed, closed his eyes, and fell asleep early.

The next day was his last day in Tokyo. Thinking that he would have to return to Itomori the next day, Kento went to some specialty stores in Tokyo and bought some specialties that were easy to preserve in the summer, as well as some practical daily necessities.

He had originally planned to ask Setsuna to go along, but he thought of something, so he went out alone in the morning to buy some local specialties. In the afternoon, he called Setsuna and Saionji Sekai together and went to the mall to buy some daily necessities.

"One toothbrush for each of the three of us. You can just buy one toothpaste. Towels are also sold separately. And what about other things like shower gel?"

"Is there a bathroom?"

Saionji Sekai looked at Xianren with some surprise. He had heard before that Xianren's family seemed to have a very long history, and thought it was one of the more ancient mansions.

"Originally, there wasn't one, but when I was a kid, they did some renovations and now there's a bathroom. There's also a large bathtub. When I was little, Sanye, Yotsuba, and I could all sit in the bathtub without any problem."

When he finished speaking, Saionji Sekai looked at him strangely, and Setsuna also turned his head to glance at Xianren, then silently withdrew his gaze and continued to look at the goods.

"When we were little, at the end of elementary school, it was Sanye and Yotsuba who stayed together, while I stayed apart and was the last one to go to the bathroom at home."

There are two men in the family, but apart from Kento, Miyamizu Toshiki is rarely at home. He often participates in various social activities and entertainments, especially when he was in middle school. He became the mayor of Hida and dealt with various documents every day. He bought a house directly in Hida and rarely returned to Itomori.

That is, when I have less official business, I will occasionally go back home to take a look.

The relationship between father Miyamizu Toshiki and grandmother Miyamizu Ichiyo was originally pretty good, but after entering politics, Miyamizu Toshiki had some differences of opinion with his grandmother, which led to their relationship becoming worse.

The reason why he didn't go home was also because of this reason. As for Miyamizu Futaba, who served as the middleman, she basically took care of her daughter and her elderly mother Miyamizu Kazuba at home. Occasionally, she went to Hida to help clean up the house for Miyamizu Toshiki.

"As the only boy in the family, I don't enjoy any special privileges as the eldest son. On the contrary, because the Miyamizu family has always been run by women, my status in the family is rather delicate, right?"

If he inherits the family business, the Miyamizu family shrine, he will become the chief priest in the future and will have to receive training in theology-related majors for a period of time.

"subtle?"

"It's nothing. You'll understand once you get to Itomori."

Without giving a positive answer, Xianren smiled at Saionji Sekai and continued to look at the goods in the store.

I accompanied the two of them to buy the daily necessities they needed, and then went to the drugstore to buy some simple mosquito bite medicine and some small mosquito repellent items. Then the three of them went home.

“Will there be bugs?”

"It's unavoidable. In places like the countryside, mosquitoes, spiders, and some unnamed insects are quite common. They're not common inside houses, but they're quite common on the streets."

As for mosquitoes, Setsuna actually didn't care much. Even in Tokyo, there were such insects. But...

"snake?"

She is a little afraid of snakes.

"When I was a kid, they were quite common, but later on they became less common. If you're not in the mountains or some dark and humid places, you won't see them very often. Oh, if it rains, you might see them on the road."

"........"

"Afraid?"

After telling his girlfriend the truth, Xianren asked as he saw Setsuna's pace slow down and his expression turn pale.

"Do not."

Seeing that he was obviously scared but still forcing himself to do it, Xianren felt that Setsuna was a little cute.

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When the summer cicadas chirp: 215. The so-called Gifu... is just the countryside!

Early in the morning, the wise man woke up and sat up from his bed. Thinking that he would return to Itomori today and had not rested well at night, he closed his eyes and the scenery of his hometown appeared before him. He also dreamed of the past.

"I'm going back today. I don't know how things are going at home now."

I lifted my pillow and saw my cell phone under it, then dialed the number at home.

"Sage, have you set off yet?"

"No, not yet."

Hearing his mother's familiar and gentle voice, Xianren, who was sitting on the bed, took a deep breath, got up from the bed, walked to the balcony, opened the curtains a little, took a look at the clear sky and the dazzling sunlight outside, and quickly let the curtains fall back to their original position.

"But I'm already preparing and will be leaving soon. I'll probably be back in Itomori in the afternoon. Are Mitsuha and Yotsuha home now?"

"I told them that you were coming back today, and asked Sanye to help tidy up the empty room in the house. They were busy last night, so they should still be resting now."

Miyamizu Futaba, who was sitting in the living room, glanced at her mother beside her.

"Remember to be careful on the road."

"Okay, I'll pay attention. I'll hang up first, pack up, and go out."

"be careful."

After ending the call and closing his eyes, Xianren breathed a long sigh of relief and looked back at his room. It was almost tidy. When he returned to his apartment last night, he had already packed the things he needed to take back to Itomori into his suitcase.

A large suitcase was just enough to hold all the local specialties and daily necessities he bought, so he didn't need to prepare anything extra...

"The laptop also needs to be taken back and packed up. There's nothing else that needs to be prepared, so let's leave it like this for now. All the food in the refrigerator has been sent to Wu, and most of the appliances in the room have been turned off."

After reviewing his apartment and confirming that there was nothing to worry about, Xianren called Setsuna.

"Already prepared."

Before he could open his mouth, he heard Shanshan give the answer first, which made the wise man, who originally wanted to ask Shanshan if he had woken up, choked on his words and was speechless for a moment.

"Uh... I was originally going to ask if you were awake, but since everything is already prepared, that's all that matters. Have you contacted the other person in the world?"

"Not yet, but she should be awake. Please contact her, sage."

"Then let me ask the world about her situation first."

"Ah."

After a brief communication with Setsuna and knowing that his lovely girlfriend was ready, Xianren called again and contacted Saionji Sekai, who seemed to have woken up in Setsuna's opinion.

"woke up?"

"Hmm...I'm awake now. Is Xianren awake too?"

"I just woke up a while ago, but I'm ready. How about you?"

"We were already getting ready last night. Are we going out now? Is Setsuna awake?"

"I just asked, and he's awake. If you're ready, you can go out directly."

I don’t know if it was because of worry or excitement, but Saionji Sekai, who didn’t get a good night’s rest the whole night, now had dark circles under her eyes. She stood up sullenly, walked out of her room, and took a look at her suitcase in the living room.

"I'm ready too, so now we are..."

"Let's meet at the Korakuen subway station. The three of us will take the subway to Tokyo Station and then take the Shinkansen directly to Gifu."

"I understand. Then, I'll go out now."

"I'll contact Setsuna."

After confirming that Saionji Sekai had woken up and was ready, Xianren hung up the phone and called Setsuna again, telling her that Saionji Sekai was also ready. The girl responded and hung up the phone.

He walked to the balcony, drew aside the curtains, and saw someone coming out of the door opposite. The moment he turned around and went back into the house, he picked up his bag and suitcase, walked out of his apartment, and locked his door.

It will be some time before this door is opened again, at least it won't be opened for a while.

I had originally planned to live in Itomori for about two weeks, but after thinking about it last night, I felt that Sekai and Setsuna might not be able to accept life in Itomori, so I should probably return to Tokyo in about a week.

"We'll see what happens then."

Carrying a large suitcase, he walked down from the upstairs. Worried about disturbing the local specialties inside, he could only carry the suitcase with both hands and walk down step by step.

When he walked to the side of the road, beads of sweat had already appeared on his forehead. Setsuna looked at the suitcase in Xianren's hand. He didn't expect that Xianren needed to bring so many things back.

"Xianren, are you okay?"

"It's nothing, just a little heavier than I thought. I forgot there's no elevator here, so it felt a little heavy when I carried it up the stairs, but it's okay."

"Need a break?"

Looking at the beads of sweat on Xianren's forehead, the aqua blue dress, and the pure white silk scarf tied around her fair neck, when the girl came close to Xianren, he smelled a light fragrance from the girl.

"It's not that tiring. I've recovered after standing for a while. Let's go. She's already left the world. Don't keep her waiting too long."

"Ah."

After responding, and seeing that Xianren didn't seem to be reluctant, Shanshan felt relieved. The two of them each carried a suitcase and walked towards the subway station.

The address of Saionji's house is not very far from the subway station, but rather very close. It only takes about ten minutes to walk out, while it takes Kento and Setsuna about twenty minutes. So when the two arrived at the subway station and saw Saionji World, the girl had been waiting for a while.

"Now that we're here, let's head to Itomori."

Looking at Sekai Saionji wearing a pair of sunglasses and an iris-colored dress, she looked a little different from Setsuna, and she stood out in the field of vision.

Standing at the subway station, Saionji World waited for a while and finally met Kento and Setsuna. After hearing Kento's words, she became nervous again. Thinking that she would meet Kento's family today, she suddenly became worried. However, under the cover of sunglasses, Kento did not notice it.

"Ah."

He responded softly, and Setsuna, who was standing beside him, also nodded slightly.