I won't be a loser.

"why?"

"I don't mean anything else. I just hope you can use this to take good care of Elliot and make her life better. I can't tell the wise man about this yet."

A special name appeared. Fujiwa Noguchi looked at Miyamizu Futaba opposite her. She didn't expect that the other party came here just to give her the money.

He looked at the thick envelope in front of him, then at Miyamizu Futaba sitting opposite him.

"I--"

"This is for the sake of the children. Besides, this is also the royalties earned by Xianren himself."

She had some resistance in her heart, but she could not deny that her current income was really not enough to cover normal living expenses. Forcing herself would only cause her daughter to fall into malnutrition. Compared to her unnecessary persistence and self-esteem, she, who had already entered society, knew very well how much she needed this money.

"I understand, but—"

The envelope was pushed back in front of Miyamizu Futaba. She really needed it, but she could still hold on.

"For now, it hasn't gotten to that point yet. I can take care of Elliot on my own."

Looking at the envelope that was pushed back, Miyamizu Futaba looked at Fujiwa Nyoin in front of her again, her eyes couldn't help but become complicated, and she quietly put the envelope back.

"Have you thought about your future schooling?"

"Elliot? No problem, I'll find a way to solve it when the time comes."

After hearing Fujiwa Nunu's answer, Miyamizu Futaba wanted to say something, but looking at the smiling girl in front of her, and then looking at the girl who was glancing over here from time to time, Miyamizu Futaba couldn't help but pursed her lips.

After staying in the house for a while, Miyamizu Futaba left some of Itomori's specialties, said goodbye to Fujiwa Onna and left.

Even Fujiwa Nunu, after rejecting that huge sum of money, had no reason to refuse ordinary specialties.

Miyamizu Futaba left Fujiwa's house alone, and took the subway back the way she came to Kento's apartment.

I just arrived at the door, pressed the doorbell, and found that there seemed to be no one in the house?

Miyamizu Futaba couldn't help but feel a little surprised. She looked at the door in front of her in silence, took out her mobile phone and dialed Xianren's number.

At this moment, Kento, who was in the restaurant with Futaba Rio, was surprised when his phone suddenly rang. He was even more surprised when he took the phone out of his pocket and realized that it was a call from his mother.

Looking at Futaba Rio who was eating quietly across from him, Xianren pursed his lips.

"My mother."

I answered the phone and heard the familiar voice of Miyamizu Futaba.

"Where is it, sage."

"Uh, at the restaurant outside?"

"I'm at your apartment door. When will you be back?"

"......"

Xianren was stunned, wondering if he had heard something wrong. He sat quietly in the restaurant, unable to come to his senses for a while.

"The apartment door?"

"Well, I just arrived in Tokyo not long ago. Are you near home?"

No, it’s not, and it’s quite a long distance away from my apartment. It will take at least half an hour to get back to the apartment.

"I will be right back."

"Um......."

After hanging up the phone, Xianren looked at Futaba Rio sitting across from him with a helpless expression.

"My mother somehow made it to Tokyo from Itomori, and she's standing in front of my apartment now. I'm going back now. If you need anything, please contact me."

".......Um."

Knowing that there was nothing she could do about it, Futaba Rio did not show any dissatisfaction. She quietly watched Kento stand up, pay the bill, and leave the restaurant. Futaba Rio, who was left alone, looked at Kento's hurried back and sighed helplessly.

He put on his coat, walked from the restaurant to the subway station, and took the subway to his apartment. It took him half an hour to get back to the door of his apartment and he saw his mother sitting on a suitcase at the door.

"You're back."

"It just rained outside and it's a bit cold. Why don't you go to Qingpu's house and stay for a while?"

"I thought you would be back soon, so I just waited at the door. You just came back from outside. Have you had dinner yet?"

"Coming from Itomori, how about you?"

"I've already used it. I want to...talk to you about something. Come in first."

Seeing that his mother seemed to be hiding some secret under her face, Kento, who didn't know why his mother had come to Tokyo specially, took out the key silently and opened his apartment. The two of them entered the house and put the suitcase at the door.

click -

After turning on the lights in the room, Miyamizu Futaba noticed that the environment inside the house seemed a little different from before.

"What's going on?"

The water that was boiled in the morning had almost become warm by now. She boiled another pot and saw Miyamizu Futaba sitting down in the living room. She also came in front of her, sat down and looked at Miyamizu Futaba.

"Nothing special, but, Xianshen, have you considered future matters...like children?"

"I'm only in high school now, right? Things like that are still a bit far off, but if I have a child, it wouldn't really matter. I'm actually a bit curious about what my future child will look like, or what kind of personality they will have."

The question was a bit strange, but Xianren didn't really dislike such questions. After thinking about the issues related to future children, he gave his own answer.

"Don't you hate it?"

"child?"

"Ah."

"There's no reason to hate it, right? Sooner or later, that day will come. Getting married and having children is just a normal life. Sooner or later, you have to face the things that you have to face. But for those who are not prepared, suddenly having a child may become a burden to the family."

After thinking for a while, the virtuous man expressed that he did not hate the child, but he also frowned slightly and thought about the child.

If a family has an unexpected pregnancy without any preparation, they will also have a headache about raising the child, right?

"The current policies favoring families with many children have led many families to have many children, usually three, and some even four. I always feel that this is a bit too... casual? Impulsive?"

"We also have three children."

“…Ah, that seems to be the case.”

He was speechless, thinking about how there seemed to be three children in his family. Besides him, there were two younger sisters. With three children in a family, it seemed that he had no right to blame others.

"But at least they're not triplets. Taking care of three children at once is a bit too much of a stretch."

It’s not that I don’t understand why those people have to give birth to more children in order to make a living and get more preferential policies for their families, but I still find it a bit hard to accept such a situation.

"Don't you like having more children?"

"It doesn't matter if you have the ability to raise your own children, but if you don't have the ability to raise your own children, you can't treat every child equally. I think it's better not to have too many children."

Miyamizu Futaba understood some of the wise man's thoughts and agreed with them a little in her heart.

Sitting in the house in silence, until the water boiled, Xianren made a cup of tea and handed it to his mother. He also poured a cup for himself. The two of them sat in the living room and suddenly became quiet.

"Do you have paper and pen?"

"Ok?"

Not knowing why his mother suddenly brought up this, he stood up, picked up a notebook and pen from his desk, and handed them to his mother.

Miyamizu Futaba wrote a series of things on it, then tore it out of the notebook and handed it to Xianren.

"When you have time, you can go to this address and take a look."

"Ok?"

I glanced down at the contents of the paper and found an address. The address was in Adachi Ward, not far from Bunkyo Ward.

It's not very far, but it's certainly not close either. It takes almost half an hour to go there and back. He would not go to such a place without any special reason. It's a bit remote, and there's no need to go so far.

"This address?"

"Go check it out yourself when you have time. I'm a little tired. Are your pajamas and other things still in the closet?"

"Ah."

"I'm going to take a shower first, you do your own thing."

Miyamizu Futaba still did not tell Xianren about Fuji and Nunu. She left the address and asked Xianren to deal with it himself. She walked towards the closet, took out the clothes in the closet, and walked towards the bathroom, leaving Xianren staring at the address for a while.

He stood up, walked to his laptop, turned on his computer, opened the browser, and typed a series of content.

I determined the area of the address and then looked at the satellite map near that address.

"Residential area? It's a very ordinary residential area. The surrounding environment looks ordinary, a bit like it was more than ten years ago, or even more than twenty years ago."

He didn't know why his mother gave him such an address, but it seemed that there was some inseparable reason for her sudden coming to Tokyo today. Sitting quietly at the desk, he entered the address into his memo and decided to go and see it when he had time.

Closing his eyes, he took out his cell phone and sent a text message to Futaba Rio.

"Are you home yet?"

Rio Futaba, who had just come out of the bathroom and was already sitting in the bedroom, sat on the edge of the bed, ready to rest and read for a while. When she was about to rest, she saw the text message sent by Xianren, thought silently for a while, and decided to reply.

click-

The flash light came on, he stared at the photo for a while, confirmed that there was no problem, and then sent it to the wise man.

Xianren, who was sitting at his desk, waiting for a reply from Futaba Rio, saw a girl in cherry pink pajamas sitting on the familiar edge of the bed. He felt a little regretful that his face was not in the picture. Xianren looked at the photo for a while and did not save it.

If it is left in your phone, it will easily become evidence.

After looking for a while, he patted the desk in front of him, and then told the other party that he might have to stay at home for the time being. Futaba Rio did not show any dissatisfaction.

Hearing the sound of the bathroom door opening, Xiancai stopped texting with Futaba Rio, and then when he was about to rest -

Ding dong!

Suddenly, the doorbell rang at the door, which made Xianren, who was about to go to the bathroom, stop and walk to the door to look outside.

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The wise man who heard the doorbell naturally came to the door, looked outside through the peephole, and noticed that it was an acquaintance, so he didn't think too much and opened the door casually. Before the person outside the door spoke, he spoke first and reminded the person at the door.

"Good evening. Is there anything wrong so late? Nothing. My mother and I are ready to rest."

The girl standing under the light at the door was just about to speak when she heard the wise man's words. She noticed some key points in his words and opened her mouth in a daze.

She looked past Xianren who was standing in front of her and glanced into the house, but did not see Miyamizu Futaba. She caught a glimpse of the suitcase at the door and couldn't help but pursed her lips. She was also a little surprised and surprised. She didn't know that Xianren's mother was actually here with Xianren, and she didn't know how to answer.

"Yes, it seems to be very late today. Then, I won't bother you anymore. Sorry, good night."

Sayu Ogiwara also didn't know how to face Kento's mother. At this time, she didn't want to meet Kento's mother. Looking at Kento's expression who was standing at the door, she said goodbye sensibly and turned to leave the door.

Looking at the girl's back as she left, the wise man standing at the door slowly closed his eyes, closed the door, and returned to the living room to see his mother.

"acquaintance?"

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

Kento did not explain in detail the matter of Ogiwara Sayu to Miyamizu Futaba. He took his clothes and went to the bathroom. After a quick shower, he put on his pajamas and returned to the living room. He saw Miyamizu Futaba lying on the floor with her eyes closed and resting.

"......"

He didn't expect Miyamizu Futaba to move so quickly. He looked at Miyamizu Futaba who had closed her eyes to rest, turned off the lights, and lay down on the bed with his eyes closed to rest.

Early in the morning, someone got up early and prepared breakfast for him. The wise man woke up and looked at his mother who had woken up earlier and had already prepared breakfast for him. He yawned, lifted the quilt on himself, got up from the bed and went to the bathroom.

He returned to the living room, changed out of his pajamas, put on his school uniform, walked to the dining table, sat down, and quietly had his breakfast.

It's not that you will be full of energy when you wake up every day. Sometimes, even if Xianren wakes up, he is not in a very good state. In that state, he doesn't want to communicate with others. Miyamizu Futaba also remained silent and just asked Xianren a few simple questions.

"What time will you be back today?"

"12, or 1 p.m."

"Ah."

Miyamizu Futaba expressed her understanding, saying that since today was Saturday, she only needed to attend classes for half a day and could go home directly after school at noon.

"How long do you plan to stay in Tokyo this time? A week?"

"I'll probably stay here for two or three days. After a while, it's time to go back to Itomori."