I won't be a loser.

I glanced at the time on the clock next to me and saw that it was already past the time to get off work. Normally at this time, people would be getting ready to take a shower and go to bed.

"Hmm? It's still light outside, so let's just treat it as winter and use dark as the standard."

"Even in the summer, if we don't get off work until dark, we'll have to work for so many hours. No one can stand it."

Looking at her daughter being held in the arms of Xianren, Qingpu Mai felt a little helpless.

"Setsuna, it's almost time."

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When the summer cicadas chirp: 237. It's all water, not a drop is not water

Since the day I left Tokyo, I haven't seen Kiyoura Mai for a while. Even after returning to Tokyo, it was because of her work that we happened not to meet until today.

"How is work?"

"Busy, very busy. I'm dealing with all kinds of documents every day. I haven't had a good rest in a long time. What's going on? Are you planning to invite me to take a break somewhere too?"

Looking at the wise man in front of her, Qing Pu Wu crossed her arms, looked at the young man in front of her, and couldn't help but smile, looking at him with a smile.

"I don't have any plans to go anywhere right now. I probably won't be leaving Tokyo for the rest of the summer. If you feel lonely, we can go for a stroll together during your break."

"you sure?"

Qingpu Mai, wearing a magnolia-colored sweater, raised her eyebrows slightly.

"Of course, but I have to wait until my sisters return. While they are still in Tokyo, I have to take good care of them. This is my responsibility."

"Then after your sister comes back, let's make an appointment to go shopping together sometime. Hey, Setsuna, is that okay?"

She asked her daughter who was sitting on the sofa. She seemed to be watching TV, then turned back to look at her mother with an expressionless face. She was silent for a moment, did not give any answer, turned her head silently, and continued to stare at the TV.

"If you didn't refuse, then it's okay. I'll contact you when the holidays come."

"Ah."

"So, what brings you here today?"

After chatting about dating in their free time, Qingpu Mai stared at the wise man in front of her and asked him why he came today.

"Nothing, just came to see you guys. I might be out tomorrow, so I probably won't be home."

"Going out with your sister?"

"Not only my sister, but also my classmates at school. We have made an appointment to meet up during the summer vacation, so I plan to go to the party with Sanye and the others."

"Are you ok?"

"Yeah, I'm going to the beach."

Qingpu Setsuna, who was sitting on the sofa, pricked up his ears, and Qingpu Mai also looked at the wise man in front of him with some surprise. He looked at his daughter subtly, stared at his daughter for a while, and then looked at the wise man in front of him again.

"Beach?"

"Because they are all boys, it's not convenient if there are too many people."

"I understand. Since it's a gathering of boys of the same age, there's really nothing we can do about it."

Qingpu Mai nodded to show her understanding, and Xianren looked at Qingpu Setsuna, was silent for a while, looked at Qingpu Mai and smiled slightly.

"Let's go to the beach together sometime."

After staying at Qingura's house for a while, Xianren returned to his apartment, opened the door and entered the house, and saw Yotsuba sitting on Mitsuha's body. Both of them were sitting in front of the computer, staring at what they were looking at on the computer, with very nervous expressions on their faces.

Click——

I closed the door and walked into the living room. I looked at the computer screen and saw a pitch-black screen.

Suddenly, a scarlet figure with a ferocious face appeared, leaving Sanye's mind blank. Yotsuba closed his eyes tightly, covered his ears with his hands, and sat on Sanye's body, not daring to move.

Looking at what the two people were reading, Xianren couldn't help but sigh. He silently came to the desk, closed the page directly, and then looked at the two people sitting next to him.

"You're still watching this kind of stuff in the middle of the night. Aren't you afraid you won't be able to sleep at night?"

Sanye was stunned. After hearing the words of the wise man, her eyes were full of tears. She looked frightened. She stretched out her hands and hugged the wise man's arms tightly, her hands still trembling slightly.

"I, I don't know either... I was just browsing the website and saw a link that said something about finding the differences, and then suddenly..."

After hearing what Sanye said, Xianren reacted all of a sudden, looked at Sanye silently, and couldn't help but sigh.

"Because I don't use the internet much, it's normal for me to trust others. Now that I've been scammed, I'll remember not to click on strange and unfamiliar websites in the future."

The current Internet environment is not what it will be like in the future, and most people are still relatively unfamiliar with the Internet. Therefore, all kinds of people have emerged. For example, they use two identical pictures, lead the game with "find the differences", and then when you look at the pictures intently, a scary picture pops up and a loud scream sounds. This is also a very common prank.

"As the internet develops, there will be more cybercrime. It's better to be careful. Scams are the most common thing."

You may know a person's face but not his heart. This is true for familiar people, but anonymity on the Internet further reflects the malice of human nature. Few people care about or consider the feelings of others.

“…Hmm.”

After hearing what Xianren said, Sanye pursed her lips and looked at the computer in front of her, still with a lingering fear on her face. As for Yotsuba, she loosened her hands, revealing her little ears. When she heard no more scary sounds, she turned around and looked at her brother beside her.

"it's over?"

As a child, Yotsuba was very sensitive in all aspects. When he noticed that something was wrong and saw the emerging darkness, he quickly covered his ears and closed his eyes.

So, compared to Sanye who was still staring at the picture and struggling with the so-called 'differences', Yotsuba was not scared at all.

Looking at Yotsuba and then at the frightened Mitsuyo, Xianren casually opened the browser. When Mitsuyo saw the browser, she suddenly shrank her body. Yotsuba also got off Mitsuyo's body and ran to the bed.

Seeing the two people's extreme reactions, Xianren just silently played a preschool education animation.

The melodious voice gradually calmed the two of them down. Looking at the content being played, Sanye remained silent, while Siye curiously went to the computer and started watching the early childhood education film.

This went on until nine o'clock in the evening. Seeing that Sanye was completely sleepy and Yotsuba was about to fall asleep, Xian stopped the show and asked them to rest early. He turned off the animation and went to the bathroom.

When I came out of the bathroom, I looked at my occupied bed. Sanye and Yotsuba were already lying down and sleeping.

"......"

After taking another look at the empty bed, the wise man slowly walked to the edge of the bed. Just as he was about to lie down on the bed to rest, he suddenly heard the sound of ...

Snapped--

A cold hand grabbed his ankle.

He turned around and looked at Sanye who was staring at him with her eyes wide open. The wide-open eyes made Xianren feel a little scared.

"........"

Knowing that his sister was terrified, Xianren did not insist on going to bed. Looking at his feet tightly grasped by Sanye, he could only sleep on the floor with his two sisters.

As soon as he lay down, the two of them hugged him tightly like an octopus.

Although I am happy as a brother to be so dependent on my sister, it is summer now——

'It's hot.'

When he woke up in the morning, he felt a wet and sticky sensation on his collar and neck. He opened his eyes and looked down, and saw Sanye clinging tightly to him, with her face pressed against his neck. He could imagine what had happened.

Xianren opened his eyes and felt a headache, so he had to go to the bathroom.

Carefully, he pulled his arm out from Mitsuha's embrace, bit by bit, and then gently lowered Yotsuha's hand that was wrapped around his chest. Xianren left the bed, walked into the bathroom, and began to shower again...

When they came out of the bathroom, Sanye and Yotsuba had already woken up. They sat up in their pajamas, staring blankly at the room, and then looked at Xianren.

"Shower in the morning?"

It seemed that the other party had no idea that his drool had flowed onto his neck, and Xianren was too lazy to argue with Sanye.

"After getting ready and having breakfast, I headed out. My destination was the Shonan Coast in Kanagawa, which would take some time to get there."

"By the way, we have to go to the sea today!"

Mitsuha hurriedly stood up and started looking for her clothes, and Yotsuha followed suit. Kento found his cell phone, flipped through the contact list, found Yoshii Akihisa's number, and dialed the number immediately.

"Hey."

The powerful voice was obviously not from that thin fellow Yoshii Akihisa, but the familiar voice was not unfamiliar to Xianren.

"Are you with that guy Akihisa, Yuuji?"

"That guy from yesterday said he was going to Shonan today. I suspected he would play games all night, so I stayed at his house."

"and then?"

"We played games together all night and went to bed at 1 o'clock last night. I'm still a little sleepy now, haha——ah——"

"Can we still go then?"

"It's okay, it's okay, I'll wake that guy up right away. Mingjiu, wake up, it's time to get up, we have to go to the beach today."

"Well----"

On the other end of the phone was the voice of Yuji Sakagami calling Yoshii Akihisa. It was gentle at first, but later on, it gradually became more intense. A somewhat unbearable sound was heard, and Yoshii Akihisa woke up.

"I woke up."

"Are you okay?"

"No, I just got kneed in a cross and nearly broke my leg. Well, I'm awake now. Wait a minute, we'll be leaving soon. Xianren, when are you planning to trigger it? Will you join us or will you meet up in Shonan?"

"Shonan."

"See you in Shonan then."

After making an appointment with Yoshii Akihisa and the others and confirming that they were both up, Kento put on his own clothes, a short-sleeved shirt with shorts, and took a small backpack. Mitsuha and Yotsuha didn't have much stuff, so they stuffed everything into Kento's bag.

After breakfast, the three of them went out together and went to the subway station. After transferring all the way, they went to Shonan in Kanagawa.

"Is there a Shohoku High School on the Shonan Coast?"

"You mean the one on Enoshima?"

"Have?"

"Of course there is, and it's near the Shonan coast, so it's relatively close."

Looking at Sanye who suddenly became energetic, I don’t know why the other party asked this.

"Isn't it famous? That basketball!"

"Basketball."

After hearing what Sanye said, Xianren was a little dazed. He didn't have any deep impression of basketball. He was not a basketball fan and his understanding of basketball was quite superficial. He only had a general understanding of some things related to basketball.

After a moment, he stopped his wandering thoughts, looked at his sister who was a little excited beside him, and shook his head.

Looking out the window, I gazed at the vast expanses of urban scenery outside, from prosperous to dilapidated. After leaving Tokyo, the vast expanse of scenery all appeared so mottled, as if seen in an old photo album somewhere, faded.

It was clearly a scene I had never seen before, but it felt strangely familiar.

A sense of déjà vu.

It took about two hours to get from Tokyo to Shonan. When they arrived near the coast, Xianren contacted Akihisa Yoshii and Yuji Sakagami.

"Ah, we're here already? We're still on the way, and it'll probably take about half an hour. Hideyoshi is with us, so we'll be there in half an hour."

"Well, I'll find a place to wait for you."

He put on his swimsuit directly, looked at Sanye and Yotsuba beside him, and then looked at the sun above his head. The temperature was getting hot, but it was still a little early and there were not many people on the beach. Xianren looked for a while, then looked down at Sanye and Yotsuba.

"The person we're waiting for hasn't arrived yet. While it's still early, why don't we go take a ride on that speedboat?"

"May I?"

Sanye and Siye were both very interested, so Xianren led the two of them towards the place where the speedboat was and asked about the price. It was not very expensive, so he agreed.

After putting life jackets on Sanye and Siye, they boarded the speedboat together. They walked along the beach and finally arrived at the speedboat and sat down.

The salty sea breeze and the bright sunshine shine on the sea, making the waves sparkle. Looking at the blue sea and the azure sky, reflecting each other, even a wise man would be fascinated. He looked at the sea in a trance, touched the splashing water, and then looked at Sanye and Shiye who were smiling beside him.

He always sat in his room, but now looking at the sea view, he couldn't help feeling emotional.

"From now on, I should go out and walk around more often and see the scenery. It seems to be a good pastime."

The warm and moist sea breeze blew on my face, and as I felt my hair fluttering in the wind, a smile appeared on my face unconsciously...

When they returned to the beach from the sea, Xianren was fine, but Sanye and Yotsuba both had dazed expressions on their faces, still immersed in the sea view, unable to forget it for a long time.

"O sea, this is the sea!"

"It's completely different from Lake Itomori."