I won't be a loser.

"that's it."

After hanging up his phone, the boy took a sip of his drink and left the dining area and the convenience store. As for Xianren, he watched the two figures disappear, silently bought both boxes of chocolate beans, and slowly walked to the checkout counter.

"A total of 454 yen."

After stuffing the two boxes of chocolate into his pocket, Xianren left the convenience store.

I returned to the door of Mito Yuka's residence, reached out and easily pushed it open. When I entered the house, I saw the silent Ogiwara Sayu and the smiling Mito Yuka.

When seeing Kento coming back, Mito Yuka didn't have any particularly big reaction, but the look that Ogiwara Sayu gave Kento was a little different from before.

If the other party originally looked at the sage as if he were a cat or dog that could be seen everywhere on the roadside, then now he looked at the sage as if he were a human being.

I learned about Kento from Mito Yuge and what he did for Mito Yuge. My original understanding of Kento was that he was just an ordinary passerby who simply followed his own desires, but now his image suddenly became more complete. I didn't expect that he would do such a thing for others.

She also told Mito Yuge about her own affairs. After being enlightened by Mito Yuge, her eyes when she looked at Xianren became much more natural, no longer as gloomy and depressed as before.

"Chocolate beans."

He handed one box to Mito Yuka and the other to Ogiwara Sayu. Seeing that the two seemed to have finished their conversation, he asked.

"Have you finished chatting?"

"Ah."

Ogiwara Sayu nodded slowly. She was no longer as confused as she was before meeting Mito Yuka. In her heart, she already had her own direction and goals in life, and she also roughly knew her own feelings and thoughts.

But she hasn't decided how to do it yet.

"Well, nothing else, I'll go back."

He walked in front of Mito Yuka, and in front of Ogiwara Sayu, without any thought of avoiding suspicion, he opened his arms, hugged Mito Yuka in his arms, kissed her cheek lightly, and walked towards the door.

Facing Kento and Mito Yuka who were not shy about being with her, Ogiwara Sayu's eyes couldn't help but widen slightly. She watched Kento pass by her and walk out of the room. She opened her mouth, wanting to say something, but nothing came out.

Looking at the still somewhat shy Mito Yuge, she said goodbye to her and left the room with her, following Xianren on the road. It took them about an hour to come here and another hour to go back.

By the time I got back to the apartment, it would probably be late at night.

Walking under the street lights, because of the darkness, Ogiwara Sayu did not dare to go too far away from Kento, and followed closely beside him, their bodies almost touching. As she walked forward, she felt the touch on her arm. Kento looked back at the girl beside him.

"Are you afraid of the dark?"

"Ah."

She did not try to be brave. After hearing the wise man's question, the girl was not shy at all. She was originally just sticking close to the wise man, but now she stretched out her hands and hugged his arm.

From her conversation with Mito Yuge, she had already had a rough understanding of Kento, and she no longer kept a psychological distance from him like she did at the beginning. After learning about Kento's personality and deeds, she gradually let down her guard.

Looking at his arm being hugged, Xianren just lowered his head but did not express anything. He walked quietly on the night street. It took about another hour before the two of them finally returned to the apartment.

"I'm a little sweaty. I guess I need to shower again. How about you?"

"I, then I'll go after you're better."

After hearing Ogiwara Sayu's answer, Xianren looked at the girl in front of him, stretched out his hand, and gently grabbed the girl who turned around and was about to go to the living room to rest for a while.

"Um, is there anything else?"

Her wrist was suddenly grabbed, and Ogiwara Sayu couldn't help but turn around, glanced at Xianren, and gently pulled her wrist.

"I feel like it's a bit of a waste of water to do it one by one, so, together?"

"ha......."

Sayu Ogiwara, who had just put down her snacks, looked at the man in front of her and opened her mouth, wanting to refuse, but then she thought that she seemed to owe him a lot with his help.

He gave me a place to live and found me a job.

"..."

Looking at the hesitant girl, Xianren released his hand and slowly entered the bathroom.

"Well, just kidding."

As the words fell, he entered the bathroom, leaving the girl standing in the living room. A conflicted expression appeared on her face, and she bit her lips tightly. Her delicate white hands couldn't help but clutch her sleeves. After struggling and hesitating, she slowly raised her feet and walked towards the bathroom.

When he woke up in the early morning, Ogiwara Sayu snuggled tightly in Kento's arms. Smelling the fragrance of the girl's hair, Kento opened his eyes.

Outside the window, there is the chirping of birds. Starting from spring to summer, the number of birds flying in the city has gradually increased. In residential areas or residential areas near parks, the chirping of birds serves as an alarm clock every morning.

Looking at the girl still resting in his arms, Xianren slowly turned over and looked towards the window.

He slowly pulled his arm out of the girl's embrace, picked up his cell phone and looked at the time.

6:46

It was unexpectedly early. He was originally wondering if he had overslept and missed the alarm, but when he saw that it was not time to get up yet, he suddenly became confused about whether he should get up or continue lying in bed.

Looking down at Sayu Ogiwara who was still sleeping, and thinking about getting up, he decided to lie down for a while longer, for another five minutes.

When the time reached 7:30, Xianren took the initiative to get up from the bed. Facing Ogiwara Sayu who opened her eyes in a daze and was woken up by him, he put on his shirt, slowly walked to the refrigerator, and took out the ingredients inside.

"I'm going to start preparing breakfast, you should also get ready to get up."

"Uh... yeah."

The girl nodded and lay in the bed that the wise man had left. She always felt that something was missing. She leaned quietly on the pillow, looking at the wise man who was preparing breakfast, her eyes a little blurred.

Although she did not have any feelings of "admiration" for Kento, living under the same roof with him made Ogiwara Sayu feel the taste of life, just like the harmonious family environment that she would unconsciously imagine in her mind when she looked at her mother as a child.

A peaceful and stable family.

The figure of the wise man gradually emerged in her mind. Ogiwara Sayu couldn't help but bite her lips, slowly pulled up the quilt on herself, closed her eyes, and sighed softly in the quilt.

After preparing breakfast and having it with Ogiwara Sayu, he left the packing and cleaning to her, and Kento set off for the private school.

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Thanks to Yuand Qingkong for the monthly ticket! Thanks to everyone for the recommendation votes!

Summer Cicadas: 252.

While taking a break, I suddenly remembered the fireworks display I heard those two boys talking about in the convenience store last night. I sat down in my seat, picked up my phone, and searched for information related to the fireworks display.

"Chuo Ward? Uji River Fireworks Festival."

When he saw the time of the event, Xianren showed a somewhat surprised expression on his face. It was tomorrow, and it would be held tomorrow night.

Thinking about the girl he currently has a more than friendly relationship with, and then thinking about the people who might attend the fireworks display, Xianren's brows couldn't help but furrow tightly together, and his mind quickly thought of the most perfect plan possible.

When Pingtian raised his head due to a sore neck, he saw Xianren frowning and thinking. He thought he was thinking seriously about the problem, and his face showed an expression of admiration...

"do you have time tomorrow?"

After finishing his lessons at the private school and heading towards Mito Yuge's residence, Xianren contacted Saionji Sekai and asked about her schedule for tomorrow.

Out of curiosity about Ogiwara Sayu, Sekai Saionji, who couldn't stay idle at home, went to her family's restaurant alone in the afternoon, wanting to see what kind of person the girl named Ogiwara Sayu was.

Coincidentally, Kiyoura Setsuna, who also had some free time, was sitting in the restaurant of her house for some unknown reason. She unexpectedly met her good friend. After a brief silence, Saionji Sekai sat next to Kiyoura Setsuna and looked at Kiyoura Setsuna who was reading a book.

"I thought you would stay at home, but I didn't expect you to be here too."

"You, too, are here, aren't you?"

"I was thinking of seeing if there was anything I could help with, but after checking it out, it didn't seem too busy."

Closing the book in his hand, Kiyoura Setsuna looked at the girl beside him, and his eyes met Saionji Sekai's. The two looked at each other for a while, and then Saionji Sekai turned her head to look at the hall, looking for Ogiwara Sayu.

"I remember she was on the afternoon shift, right? Why didn't I see her?"

"Out."

"Ok?"

Following Kiyoura Setsuna's gaze, Saionji Sekai saw Ogiwara Sayu coming out with hamburgers and drinks. Her eyes followed her, watching her bring these to the guests' table and then turn back to the kitchen.

Even after his figure disappeared, Saionji Sekai still stared towards the kitchen entrance for a while, then he sighed with emotion, gradually lowered his head, staring at the empty table, his eyes a little absent-minded, not knowing what he was thinking about. After a moment, he seemed to wake up again and looked at Kiyoura Setsuna beside him.

He opened his mouth as if to ask something, but thinking about the other person's personality, it seemed that these were questions he had asked many times before. Even if he asked again, it seemed that he would not get the answer he wanted.

She opened her mouth but ended up asking nothing. She just hunched over the table, quietly watching Qingpu Setsuna reading. She stared at her in a daze, thinking about how to solve the problem of her lunch tomorrow.

Time passed little by little. Ogiwara Sayu, who had noticed the two of them a long time ago, did not come to disturb them and continued to do her work silently.

This went on until about four o'clock, when a phone call came in, bringing Saionji Sekai's thoughts back to reality as she had already begun to think about whether she and Kento's children, now that they were adults, should support their love life in high school.

Facing Kiyoura Setsuna who was looking at her, Saionji Sekai slowly reached out, took out the phone from her pocket, and looked at the name of the caller.

"......"

He glanced at the name on the phone screen, then subconsciously glanced towards his side.

"It's him?"

"..."

Not knowing how to describe her feelings, Saionji Sekai sat up straight, slowly clicked the call button, and then she heard the familiar figure of Xianren and the familiar greeting.

"Does 'xx' have time?"

Morning, afternoon, tomorrow, the day after tomorrow, which day...

Whenever a wise man called her, the phrase usually followed this pattern: asking her when she was free, which meant that he had something to talk to her about.

Saionji Sekai also hopes that the other party will take the initiative to contact her when he is free. As far as she knows, don’t the boys and girls in love call each other for a long time every day?

She herself is also aware of her relationship with Xianren. They can't be considered boyfriend and girlfriend, but...

"Tomorrow, there's nothing going on tomorrow. Is there anything?"

"Nothing, there's a fireworks display tomorrow night. Do you want to join us?"

"Eh?"

Sekai Saionji was stunned. Because they were very close, Seiyara Setsuna next to her heard it clearly, and her eyes gradually turned to Sekai Saionji next to her.

"Fireworks display?"

"Well, I have to go to private school tomorrow morning, but I have time in the evening. I'll go to the Central District to attend the fireworks display in the evening."

"I have time, it doesn't matter. But what about Setsuna?"

"I haven't told her yet. I'm just worried that she'll forget about it, so I contacted you first. I'll tell her when I get home."

"That's it..."

Saionji Sekai couldn't help but fall silent for a moment, glanced at Kiyoura Setsuna beside her, and didn't know how to describe her mood. It felt a little subtle, and for some reason, she felt a little secretly happy in her heart?

"Call your mother along, too. I'll also tell Miss Mai when the time comes. There will be five of us in total. Oh, and there's also Ogihara, who's staying at my house temporarily. So, there will be six of us together."

".......I see."

"That's it for now."

He hung up the phone decisively, looked at his mobile phone, and Saionji Sekai's gaze gradually turned to Kiyoura Setsuna beside him.

"There are six of us going to the fireworks display together."

"Ah."

Taking his gaze away from Saionji Sekai, Kiyoura Setsuna lowered his head and started looking at the book in his hand again, looking like he didn't care much. Saionji Sekai's gaze turned to Ogiwara Sayu who was working.

"The fireworks display... In the Central District, at this point, this should be the last fireworks display of this summer."

Kiyoura Setsuna did not respond, while Saionji Sekai slowly lay down on the table again. Even though the air conditioner was on, sitting in the store still made people feel lazy.

He arrived at Mito Yuge's residence, opened the door and entered the house. Seeing that the girl had not returned home yet, he took out his cell phone and asked where Futaba Rio was.

"Where are you now?"

"Family."

"I am coming."

"Doorway?"

"I'm getting ready to leave. I'll be at your door in about half an hour."

Futaba Rio, who was browsing an academic forum in her room, fell silent after hearing what Kento said. Before she could say anything, the call was hung up. They hadn't seen each other much for the entire summer, and suddenly he wanted to come and see her, which made Futaba Rio a little nostalgic for the other party's motives.

He looked down at the white shirt on his body, and couldn't help but raise his arm and sniff gently at his armpit.

"It doesn't smell like anything... Never mind, I'd better go wash it first."

Although she had taken a shower last night, a day had passed and she was not sure if she really had no smell on her body. So Rio Futaba stood up, hurriedly picked up her clothes, and went into the bathroom.