I won't be a loser.

Standing on tiptoe, the girl kissed the boy lightly on the face. Sanye and Yotsuba beside them blushed when they looked at the two of them. Yotsuba covered her eyes directly, while Sanye stared at them with her eyes wide open.

"Good night."

After saying good night, the girl walked towards her apartment. Xianren, who was standing by the road, watched the girl's back as she left, reached out and touched his cheek, watched Shanshan's figure disappear, and turned around to look at his two younger sisters.

"Okay, let's go back."

"Huh~"

Xianren looked at Sanye calmly without any change in expression and walked quietly towards the apartment. Sanye, who had wanted to tease her brother and see Xianren's shy look, was a little disappointed when she saw Xianren's calm reaction. She curled her lips and followed him up the stairs.

Yotsuba lowered her head, blushed, and followed the two of them without saying a word.

"Are you going out with Xianren again today?"

Qingpu Mai, who was sitting in the house, looked at her returning daughter with a lonely expression on her face.

"Ah."

"I'm home alone again, during dinner time."

"Ah."

"How about you show some concern for your mother?"

"Ah."

“Really…”

Qingpu Mai was helpless about her daughter, and she was really lonely in her heart. Unfortunately, Xianren's sister was still there, and she had no way to meet Xianren. This loneliness could only be temporarily suppressed in her heart.

But, it's so lonely...

When he came out of the bathroom, he looked at Sanye who was sitting on his bed, swinging his white legs, and then at Yotsuba who was lying in the quilt, blinking but not asleep.

"Have you contacted your family yet?"

"Well, I reported it to my mother, and she didn't say anything. She just asked us to stay by your side and not be too far away from you."

"Don't you have any instructions for me?"

"No, no, ah, yes, I asked you to treat us well, preferably to the most upscale restaurant!"

"sure."

It was obvious that Mitsuha had tampered with the content herself and forged her mother's instructions, but Xianren did not refuse.

"real--"

"But you have to get into, uh... a university with a deviation score of 50 or above."

"...Doesn't that mean we have to wait until we graduate from high school? How many years? At least four years, right? By then, you'll surely have forgotten everything."

Let me think about it seriously for a moment, thinking about the time when I graduated from high school and entered college. By that time, the guy in front of me must have forgotten everything.

"That's true. By then, everyone will probably forget about the 50 deviation requirement. Seeing you get into university will make everyone celebrate."

"You guy!"

Sanye, who was sitting on the bed, pounced directly on Xianren, pulled him onto the bed, clenched her fists, and restrainedly punched Xianren's stomach. The light fists made Xianren close his eyes directly, and Sanye turned sideways and pressed on his chest!

Xianren, who was being pressed down by Sanye, couldn't help but groan.

"Hmm—too heavy. Time to lose some weight, right?"

"Don't call girls fat!"

Sanye sat up a little, then pressed down again, which made Xianren roll his eyes. He stretched out his hand and rubbed Sanye's cheek. The girl whimpered and was pushed away by Xianren.

"I am bored!"

"If you're bored, go read a book. How about looking at your high school textbooks in advance?"

"It seems very interesting. What are high school textbooks like?"

"Why don't you just look for it yourself?"

Sanye, who had not yet opened Xianren's textbook, sat up, walked towards the desk, and took out the textbook from Xianren's schoolbag. After looking at the neat and smooth textbook, she was silent for a moment.

"Why are your textbooks so clean?"

"Ok?"

"Were you distracted in class?"

"Look at my grade ranking?"

"Tsk!"

After hearing what Xianren said, Sanye made a dissatisfied "tsk" sound and flipped through his textbook. Yotsuba also became curious, crawled out of the bed and started to look at Xianren's textbook.

Watching the two sisters huddled together at the desk reading, Xianren couldn't help but sigh. They at least had a thirst for knowledge, but for some reason, this thirst for knowledge was not well expressed, causing Sanye's grades to remain so mediocre...

In fact, Sanye's interest came and went quickly, and she closed the textbook soon. Siye herself had no understanding of these advanced contents, and soon lost interest and felt sleepy. She rearranged the textbook for Xianren and put it back.

"We're in Tokyo, but there's not even a single bit of entertainment at night. Do you feel lonely at night?"

Sanye sat on the edge of the bed and looked at Xianren who was sitting on the floor, completely indifferent. She couldn't help but sigh. She always felt that her brother was not a stable person. Why was the apartment so simple?

"I go to school during the day, and after school in the afternoon, I return to the apartment and start writing. Do you think I have any extra time?"

"Writing, well, you do have to write, but where's the inspiration for it? Can you write something that people will accept by just staying at home all day?"

Lying on the bed, looking at Xianren's indifferent face, Sanye became curious about how Xianren wrote those works.

“What is accepted?”

Xianren felt that Sanye's statement was not very accurate, but he did not refute it. He looked at the computer on his desk for a while.

"What's going on? It's better to go to bed early considering all this."

She lay directly on the pillow on the floor, covered herself with a thin quilt, and closed her eyes. Siye considerately turned off the lights, and in the dim light outside the window, she lay silently beside Xianren and snuggled into his arms again.

It was a bit hot and humid outside, but with the dehumidifier on in the house, the humidity was not that heavy, so even if I lay down with Xianren, I didn't feel hot.

"Well--"

Staring at the wise man lying on the ground, Sanye bit her lips, hummed for a while, then turned sideways and went to sleep facing the wall.

The next day, the sky cleared up outside. It was early morning and the bright sunlight came through the gaps in the curtains, making the whole room suddenly bright. Sanye, who was lying on the bed, opened her eyes in a trance because of the light shining on her face.

During the time she came to Tokyo, she went to bed so early every day, and her sleep quality improved dramatically. She was almost waking up, and the sunlight woke her up directly.

She sat up, looked around, ruffled her long hair, remembered that she was now in her brother's apartment, and glanced down at her loose pajamas.

"Well--"

He took a deep breath and looked down at Kento who was still sleeping and Yotsuba who was lying in Kento's arms and had not woken up yet.

"Tsk."

After staring at Siye with dissatisfaction for a while, she pursed her lips, retracted her gaze, lifted the thin blanket on herself, walked past the two of them in slippers, came to the refrigerator, opened it, and took a look at the drinks inside.

There are two bottles of milk, three cans of juice, and tea left.

"It's a little hot."

Sighing, he took out the juice and closed the refrigerator again. Sanye walked to the window and lifted the curtains a little. The sunlight fell on Xianren's face, causing Xianren, who was in a dream, to frown.

Seeing Xianren's reaction, Sanye quickly let go of the curtains.

I looked towards the desk and realized that it was only six o'clock in the morning. Although it was six o'clock, it was already bright outside, no different from noon.

She crossed her white legs and sat down comfortably beside Xianren, holding a glass of juice in her hand. While drinking the juice, she was also observing the expression on Xianren's face. Looking at her brother's expression in his sleep, Sanye found it very interesting.

'Like an idiot.'

He has a handsome face like a Johnny's idol, fair skin with light red lips, and closed eyes, giving people a quiet and peaceful feeling, making people unconsciously look forward to him opening his eyes to see if they can see their own image in his eyes.

It has been like this since I was a child. Even though it is a face I have seen for a long time, it never makes me feel bored.

Just as she was staring at it, the tightly closed eyes suddenly opened.

What caught the eye was a pair of plump, crystal clear but not bloated, smooth, delicate and shiny little feet. The wise man who had just woken up was stunned for a moment. He looked up along the pink strawberry pajamas and noticed Sanye who was biting a straw with her pearly teeth and staring at him. Only then did he roughly understand the situation.

His brain, which had been dulled by sleep, gradually regained its ability to think. He stared at his sister in front of him without any emotion. After a moment, he closed his eyes. When he opened them again, he regained his usual indifference.

He lowered his head and glanced at Yotsuba who was still resting in his arms, but she hadn't woken up yet.

'Aren't you going to get up?'

When he looked at Sanye again, the other party raised his eyebrows slightly, probably asking Xianren this.

In response to this, Xianren slowly lowered his eyes and told Sanye that he was not going to get up for the time being. Sanye looked at Xianren's reaction, sighed helplessly, walked to the desk, and sat down quietly...

Yotsuba woke up around seven o'clock. Although she was younger, she had a pretty good sleep quality and needed more sleep every day than Kento and Mitsuha.

When Yotsuba woke up, Xianren, who had been lying down for a while, also got up quietly and started preparing breakfast.

"What are you doing today?"

"I don't have any idea. Where do you want to go?"

"Yoshiha hasn't been to Tokyo Tower yet."

"I want to see the Imperial Palace."

The answer given by Yotsuba was somewhat unexpected, but it was also reasonable. For example, Yotsuba, who lived in Itomori, usually listened to Ichiyo's stories about the past, so it was normal for her to be interested in the Imperial Palace.

In the TV dramas, the ancient imperial palace and dignitaries often appear. When Yotsuba was still a child, she was interested in the old things of the past, while Sanye, who had grown up, was more interested in the prosperous things.

"Then let's go see the Imperial Palace first, but only the East Garden is open to the public."

Bunkyo Ward is not far from Chiyoda. After a little preparation, you can set off for the Imperial Palace. The number tickets will be distributed starting at 9 am and 12:30 pm in the afternoon. It is divided into two sessions, morning and afternoon, and the number of people entering each session is 300.

If we leave now, we should still be able to catch up.

"Get ready and go."

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Summer Cicadas: 234. Asakusa and a Leaf

Most of the people who visit the Imperial Palace are foreigners. When they arrived, the place was almost full. The three people who arrived late could only look at the Imperial Palace and sigh.

"Come back next time. You can also make a reservation by phone. Come back here for sightseeing next time when you have time."

Looking at the people surrounding the Imperial Palace, perhaps because it was summer vacation, there were a lot of people. Not only foreigners, but also other people who were obviously tourists from other places. Some of them even had national flags on their bodies. Looking at those tourists, Xianren looked at Yotsuba beside him.

Looking at the Imperial Palace in the distance, there was not much disappointment on Yotsuba's face. For her, being able to see the Imperial Palace at such a close distance was enough to satisfy her.

"We are clearly under the same sky, but there is still a distance that seems out of reach."

He was stunned for a moment, looking down at Yotsuba beside him. He didn't expect Yotsuba to make such an exclamation. For a moment, it felt like an exclamation not something a child could make.

But after saying this, Yotsuba approached Xianren with some boredom, stretched out her hand and grabbed the corner of Xianren's clothes.

"It's so hot! It wasn't that hot when we went out, but now it's suddenly become hot. I can't stop sweating from my forehead. Let's get out of here quickly and rest somewhere else."

Sanye covered her forehead with one hand, with a frown on her face, her hair stuck together with sweat. She stood under the sun, not wanting to move at all. Any casual movement seemed to make sweat break out of her body.

"Then let's go somewhere else and sit down for a while and rest."

Although it was a bit hot, it was not as serious as Sanye. After looking around, Xianren reached out and held Yotsuba's hand. He then signaled Sanye with his eyes, and the three of them walked towards the outside of the Imperial Palace...

"Their eyes seem to be looking at you."

After resting for a while in a store, Sanye walked out of the store and onto the road. She noticed the gazes of some girls around her. She looked at Xianren next to her and couldn't help but remind him.

"I know."

"Are you happy to be looked at like this by a girl?"

"It's okay. I won't have any interactions with them. Even if they stare at me, I don't feel anything special."

"I do not believe."

After hearing Mitsuha's answer, Xianren was speechless.

Seeing that Xianren fell silent, Sanye began to pursue her victory. Looking at the gazes of the women around her, she slowly turned her gaze to Xianren again, and slowly narrowed the distance between the two of them, putting her face close to Xianren's shoulder.

"Come to think of it, you must be as popular in school as you are in Itomori, right? Have you told the girls around you about your relationship with Setsuna?"

She asked leisurely, but Sanye's eyes were fixed on Xianren dimly.