I won't be a loser.

After watching the girl walk up the stairs, Xianren turned around and walked back to his home. Seeing the light in the bathroom and the sound of dripping water, he closed the door, walked to the desk and opened the browser.

I wanted to talk to my mother about what happened just now and ask her what happened, but now she has gone into the bathroom, so I can't start.

When Miyamizu Futaba came out of the bathroom, he no longer had any interest in speaking. He stared at the computer in front of him, carefully reading the news with an understanding expression. He then thought about the impact behind the news. After Miyamizu Futaba lay down, he slowly closed the computer.

"Aren't you going to take a shower?"

Seeing Xianren walking directly to the edge of the bed and sitting down, Miyamizu Futaba was a little surprised, because usually Xianren would take a shower before going to bed.

"I've already rushed through, so there's no need to rush a second time."

"That female classmate?"

"No, that was really helping a female classmate, another person."

"..."

Miyamizu Futaba didn't know how to describe her feelings. It was obviously an inappropriate thing, but she didn't have any big grudges in her heart. Instead, she hoped that her son would accept the relationship between Fujiwa Nunu and his daughter after knowing about the relationship.

But she was also unsure in her heart. For someone like Teng and Nunu to suddenly disappear from his life without any notice, even if she had given birth to a child with him, it was probably not something that anyone could accept calmly.

Xianren is just a high school student at the moment. Even if his personality is a little more mature than other people of his age, can he really accept such a thing?

Looking at Xianren who was lying on the bed with his eyes closed, Miyamizu Futaba also closed her own eyes and sighed sadly in her heart.

The night was silent. Miyamizu Futaba and Miyamizu Kento, mother and son, fell asleep with different thoughts in their minds.

Being sat on the face by the smelly black stockings, even if you resist desperately, the smell will only become stronger. Being sat on the face, that warm feeling——

I opened my eyes and saw the familiar room and the rising sun.

"What did you dream about last night?"

Miyamizu Futaba, who was preparing breakfast, looked at her son with a subtle expression.

"Ok?"

"never mind."

After staring at her son for a while, Miyamizu Futaba felt a little subtle and complicated. She remained silent and did not continue the previous topic, which made Xianren a little worried that he might have said something inappropriate in his dream at night.

"Did I say anything weird?"

"No, it's nothing."

Feeling that telling her son would only make the atmosphere awkward, Miyamizu Futaba did not tell him what he had said last night and in the early morning.

Words like 'black stockings', 'ride', 'on the face', 'suffocate', 'breathe', 'use force', etc., sounded even more inappropriate when they came out of her mouth.

I can only sigh that my children are no longer children. Before, it was from the economic aspect, and now it is from the physiological aspect.

"Tomorrow, I plan to go back to Itomori."

"Tomorrow?"

"I've been here for a long time. If I don't go back, I'm afraid Mitsuha won't be able to hold back and will rush to Tokyo this weekend. So to avoid any trouble, it's better for me to go back first."

"Ah."

Sitting at the dining table and having breakfast with his mother, Xianren didn't feel particularly reluctant to see Miyamizu Futaba go back. It was only about half a day's journey, and she could go back anytime during the holidays, so it wasn't difficult to meet her if they wanted to.

It is not very convenient now, but after a while, when Internet technology is more developed, we will be able to watch videos anytime and anywhere.

"That........"

She wanted to remind her son to go to the address she gave him, but she felt that she had already talked about this topic many times. If she brought it up again, she was worried that it would cause her son to be disgusted, so Miyamizu Futaba suppressed the conflict in her heart.

"what?"

"Nothing, it's better to go home early this afternoon."

"Um......."

Not knowing what was going on, the wise man didn't pay any attention to it. He ate some rice in the bowl and put down his chopsticks.

"I'm going to school."

"Well, be careful on the road."

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Another year begins to sprout: 319, The Blonde Girl's Counterattack

"This is the lunch box my mother prepared. Try it and see how it tastes."

When he arrived at Futaba Rio's laboratory, she was still alone. Whenever Xianren saw Futaba Rio, he would always see the girl staying alone in the laboratory, and he never saw anyone else around her.

I have also thought about suggesting that Futaba Rio should make friends, but when I think about the fact that she stays in the laboratory all day long, and her personality is not that of a loner, but it is not that of an active person either, forcing herself to get to know other people will only add unnecessary burden to her.

Everyone has a psychological limit. He didn't know how much pressure Futaba Rio was under when she was dating him, but if he forced her to chat up and make friends with strangers or people she had little contact with, it would definitely add a lot of psychological burden to her.

Hearing that the lunch box was made by Kento's mother, Futaba Rio couldn't help but take a look at the lunch box. It was not much different from the lunch boxes that Kento usually made himself, but she was still a little curious in her heart.

"..."

Seeing that Xianren had already handed the chopsticks in front of her, Futaba Rio felt a little conflicted. After hesitating for a moment, she took the chopsticks from Xianren, picked up a broccoli, and put it into her mouth.

The broccoli was boiled with some salt and other seasonings. The taste was different from the one I usually cook, and it tasted a little better.

The lunch box was pushed slightly in front of Rio Futaba, and Kento beside her inserted a straw into the strawberry milk.

"you?"

"I ate a little too much for breakfast this morning, so I'm still a little full now. I think I'll feel better by the afternoon."

Seeing the look of Kento in front of her that showed he had no appetite, Futaba Rio looked at the lunch box in front of her, was silent for a moment, and did not refuse anymore. She sat next to Kento in the laboratory and ate the lunch box politely, while Kento quietly looked at the girl beside him.

I was already accustomed to the gazes of the wise man. I quietly savored the cooking of the wise man's mother, wondering in my heart whether I could reach such a level.

"Does she know?"

"Hmm? If it's about your relationship, I know a little bit about it. I know that I'm dating other girls while I have a girlfriend, but I'm not sure who they are."

Raising her head, Futaba Rio looked at Xianren with eyes filled with surprise and shock.

"Don't look at me like that. I just went out for a walk that night and came back a little late. A piece of a girl's long hair was left on my shoulder, and I noticed something was wrong."

"The other girl, that senior?"

"If you're referring to the senior from the astronomy club you saw, then unfortunately, it wasn't her. It was a more ordinary girl who had suffered from an unfortunate family situation."

"Yoshida?"

"It's not Yoshida Saki. Maybe they are in similar situations, but in some ways, well, they do feel a bit similar."

For Mito Yuka, it is more likely that she is facing the loneliness and solitude of losing her family, as well as the entanglement and struggle in facing life's difficulties. Yoshida Saki is facing the betrayal of her own family, and her heart is probably filled with more doubts and fears, as well as distrust of people.

Pain is never a unit that can be measured, so a wise person will not compare who is suffering more. What is certain is that the lives of both of them are full of ups and downs and misfortunes.

"Another girl, is she dating your ex-girlfriend, the senior from the astronomy club, me, and that unfortunate girl at the same time? Are you dating four people at the same time?"

"Well, her name is Xige."

"What's the pen name for your book?"

Squinting her eyes, Futaba Rio suddenly thought of the work of Kento that she had read some time ago, and the pen name "Miyamizu Yuka" on the cover of his work.

"Hmm? Oh, is that Miyamizu Yuka's pen name? I didn't know what to call it at the time, so I thought of my last name, and adding it with her first name seemed pretty nice, so I chose this pen name. Coincidentally, the story is also based on her."

"Her story?"

"Well, but it didn't end up like in the story. She met me."

Looking at Xianren pointing at him, Futaba Rio couldn't help but take a deep breath to calm his fluctuating emotions. He didn't ask about what happened between Xianren and the girl named Yuge.

After closing the lunch box, Xianren also wrapped the lunch box again with the furoshiki.

"By the way, my mother is leaving Tokyo tomorrow."

"Ah."

As for Futaba Rio, who didn't seem to care much, Kento guessed that what happened just now might have made her feel uncomfortable.

“Are you free this weekend?”

“You can have it or not.”

"Let's go to the amusement park together. I've never been to an amusement park before, and I want to ride the pirate ship."

Glancing at Kento beside her and listening to his childish speech, Futaba Rio couldn't help but pursed her lips, her expression a little subtle. She didn't expect Kento to invite her out on a date like this.

But after thinking about it, it seems that it is not impossible.

She had no interest in amusement parks, but she was very interested in watching the wise man ride on the pirate ship.

"Ah."

"Then let's go together then."

Anyway, Futaba Rio is living with him now, so he can live with Futaba Rio when the time comes, and they can go out together.

"What about Yoshida?"

"Hmm? It has nothing to do with her, right? Then... Speaking of which, I'm planning to accompany her back to get her luggage. I'll go with her on Saturday to get the luggage."

"If I help her too much, things might get really troublesome later."

Although she felt that Xianren should have known this in his heart, she still planned to remind him so that he would not give too much help to the other party, causing the other party to misunderstand his intentions and cause trouble.

"Hmm? I plan to help her find some work when the time comes. I can't let her live with me forever for free. Mari-san and Machida will definitely have some grudges about this."

"And me?"

"You are my lover. I can transfer it to you after registering it later."

Facing the words that the wise man said to her with a smile, Futaba Rio couldn't help but bite her lips, blushed, and turned her face away.

"I'm not interested."

"That's right. The property tax on that house is hundreds of thousands a year. It's really a stretch for you right now. Let's talk about it later."

"......"

Based on the 150 million yen he paid for it at the time, the annual tax he would have to pay would indeed start at hundreds of thousands. As for the exact amount, it would depend on Ashley Ohno, the tax accountant.

The afternoon classes were as boring as ever.

During the physical education class, Xianren was able to get more motivated. His body had almost recovered in about half a year, and at least he could do some normal exercises without any problems.

"You, are you alright?"

During the break, a familiar voice suddenly sounded next to Kento, who was sitting on the floor against the wall. Eriri Sawamura had come and sat down next to him at some point, looking at the other students who were still undergoing physical tests, and asked him a question seemingly casually.

She didn't know why she sat next to him again, but Xianren didn't think her question was anything he couldn't answer.

"It doesn't have any impact anymore."

"If you can't even guarantee your own safety, you're no longer a child."

"Generally speaking, such remarks are very effective in angering someone. Even I feel a little angry inside."

Eriri Sawamura, who was sitting next to her, gradually looked at Kento next to her, opened her mouth, and seemed to be hesitant to speak, as if she didn't know how to start. Kento, who was sitting next to her, also noticed it out of the corner of his eye.

The other party has always had this kind of personality, and he has always been very clear about it in his heart, so he frankly expressed his feelings and thoughts.

"I did not mean that."

"I know you didn't mean that, but it sounded like that."

"Then why did you use that tone and say that I meant that when you knew I didn't mean that?"

Without Sayuri's halo, looking at the girl in front of him, who could be considered a peaceful and virtuous person, was a little dissatisfied at this moment. He frowned and stared at the girl next to him for a long time.

"You're not a child anymore."

As soon as he finished speaking, he stood up and walked towards Kimura Hideyoshi under the girl's gaze.

Looking at Kento's back, Sawamura Eriri couldn't help but bite her lip. Hinami Aoi and Ogiwara Sayu, who were just watching from the side, also came to the girl's side and noticed the situation just now, which seemed not very harmonious, so they asked what had happened.

Especially Ogiwara Sayu, who was more familiar with Kento's character, was quite surprised and astonished when she noticed Kento's impatient expression. She didn't understand how the blonde girl could easily anger such a good-natured person.

When it was time to go home from school, Xianren came out of the campus and wondered whether he should go to the coffee shop or go back to his apartment first.

My mother has to go back to Itomori tomorrow. This is her last night in Tokyo. Common sense suggests that I should take my mother's feelings into consideration. Perhaps I can take a stroll in the bustling streets at night?