I won't be a loser.

"What a rare guest! Is there anything you need today, sir?"

There was a hint of sarcasm in his words, and in this situation, he could only smile slightly.

"It's nothing particularly important, but I thought it would be good to talk about it, so I came to see you."

"Ok?"

Qingpu Mai was a little surprised. She looked at Qingpu Setsuna who had returned to the bedroom and closed the door, and then looked at Xianren who was standing in the living room. It didn't seem like he had anything to do with her daughter.

Looking at the wise man who walked to her side, saw the knife in her hand, and took two steps back, Qingpu Wu couldn't help but squint her eyes.

"I have a slightly uneasy feeling. Xianren, have you done something bad again?"

Facing Qingpu Wu's gaze, he felt that the distance was not very safe, so he stopped and raised his hands.

"A little bit, something happened."

"Although our Miyamizu-kun always likes to use words like 'a little' and 'nothing', the specific situation still needs to be heard before we can determine the extent of it. So, please explain it in detail."

Facing Qingpu Wu's gaze, he felt that things might not be as smooth as he had imagined.

But since he was already standing in front of Qingpu Wu, he didn't feel he had any room to retreat, so he explained the general situation to Qingpu in front of him.

"I was probably tricked into going home by a woman, and her tears destroyed my defenses, and something happened that I couldn't prevent."

"understood."

With a sigh, Qingpu Mai put down the knife in her hand and no longer had the mood to continue preparing dinner.

"so?"

"The other party's mother knows about this and hopes that I can be with her daughter. She is ready to take action against you and will not do anything to harm you. From what I know about her, she will probably use a promotion or a high salary to get you and Setsuna away from me. I think you may need to pay attention, so here first - well, that's about it."

"How much will she pay?"

"Within 100 million, I guess you won't care too much, right?"

"I agreed."

"......"

As soon as he said a number, the woman in front of him agreed, which made the wise man sigh.

"You agreed to it for only 100 million?"

"Because you, Miyamizu-kun, don't even have 10 million yen right now?"

"It's barely close to 10 million yen. If I work hard, I can at least have a 30 million yen income after I graduate from high school."

"That's too much of a stretch. It's better to consider the 100 million yen right before our eyes. And since Miyamizu-kun is always so fickle, wouldn't it be better to let Setsuna consider other men?"

"Perhaps that's true. It's a pity, I."

"I hope I can reflect on this. So who is the other party?"

After some sarcasm and self-mockery, Qingpu Shanna did not delve too deeply into the matter of Xianren. What was even more ridiculous was that the situation had already happened. What right did she have to blame the Xianren in front of her for such an infidelity?

"You and the other person actually met a long time ago, so you should have a very clear impression of each other."

I have seen it and have a very clear impression of it.

After hearing what the wise man said, Qing Pu Mai also showed a thoughtful expression. After some recollection, she also remembered something that happened a long time ago, the lady she met at that intersection.

"Hmm... the one with the folding fan in his hand and the gorgeous clothes, Kawamura?"

"Sawamura."

"Ah, Mrs. Sawamura, her daughter and you, just now?"

"The matter has a very deep root cause, and it's not convenient for me to explain. The general situation is that her daughter has deep feelings for me and is very attached to me. I am also worried that she will do something to hurt herself, so-"

The matter has been explained in detail, and Qingpu Mai does not need such a detailed explanation.

Looking at the young man in front of him, he always felt that his daughter had chosen the wrong person. He might have been misjudged at the time. He was clearly a mature and melancholy-looking young man, but now it seemed as if he had embarked on a path of no return.

"I won't pursue the matter between you and her daughter for now. Are you sure she's only targeting you by bribery?"

"That's probably it. Her personality is a little... bad, but the root of the problem lies with me. Even if she's targeting me, there's no reason for her to target you. So she won't do anything excessive to you. Besides, I'm still here, right?"

Qingpu Mai looked at the wise man in front of her, chuckled lightly and did not answer.

He still had a large amount of savings, so it was not easy for him to ask Qing Pu Mai about this matter. Anyway, he didn't think now was a good time to ask.

"I already have a general understanding of the situation. I have nothing to do with it, but how are you going to explain it, Setsuna?"

Glancing towards his girlfriend's room, he didn't feel that Eriri would have the courage to take the initiative to meet Setsuna and talk about her own affairs, but since Kiyoura Mai had already said so, he still had to explain a little to Setsuna.

Xianren, who was standing in the living room, gestured to Qingpu Mai and walked towards Setsuna's room. He knocked on the door gently and entered the girl's room.

The girl in a gray cherry-colored long dress was sitting on the bed with her knees hugged, her head lowered quietly, her hair falling on her knees. The wise man came to the edge of her bed, sat beside her, and leaned against her quietly without saying a word to explain or comfort her.

I must have heard everything that happened in the living room just now.

Others may not know how good the sound insulation of Qingpu's house is, but doesn't Xianren himself understand it?

"Do you like that girl named Sawamura?"

After a period of silence, Qingpu Setsuna slowly turned her head and cast her gaze on Xianren's face. Xianren, who was lying beside her, had a calm expression on his face when he saw the girl looking at him.

"I don't know. I only had friendship towards her at first, but later on, I treated her awkward personality like a child. I was probably aware of the feelings deep down in her heart, but I never faced them until the day she spoke."

Qingpu Setsuna, who was sitting next to Xianren, found it difficult to understand what he said, but seeing that Xianren was not joking and was completely serious, she found it difficult to understand how he could treat a girl of the same age as a child.

"she--"

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He told his girlfriend about his relationship with Eriri Sawamura, and Kiyoura Setsuna showed an expression of confusion on her face.

She realized that Xianren had not told her the whole story, but she also roughly understood what kind of existence Xianren had in his heart for the girl named "Sawamura".

A sense of crisis emerged in her heart. From the relationship between Xianren and her, she realized that their relationship might be more... than the relationship between her and Xianren.

In front of Kento, Qingpu Setsuna did not react at all and behaved extremely calmly. She even had dinner with Kento. But after Kento left Qingpu's house, she sat quietly in the living room, waiting for her mother to clean the dining table in the living room.

"As for the matter of the sage, what are you going to do now?"

Qingpu Wu wiped her wet hands, slowly sat down next to her daughter, and asked her what she thought.

"I didn't give up the idea of ​​Xianren."

"One hundred million yen is a lot of money. Even if I work hard, it will take me at least several decades to earn that much."

A thoughtful expression appeared on Qingura Mai's face. Her income so far was just over 300,000 yen per month. After deducting the rent, her monthly income was just enough to cover her expenses, at least half of what she earned. Her previous income was not even 300,000 yen.

After a rough estimate in her mind, she concluded that it would take her at least twenty years to reach an income of 100 million yen.

"It's been too long, but now that you've asked, I know how to handle it."

Looking at her daughter, facing Qingura Setsuna who was completely unwavering, Qingura Mai didn't understand why her daughter was so persistent with Xianren.

I couldn't help but sigh softly, and I was a little more worried about my daughter's future life...

When Qingura Mai returned to his apartment, Miyamizu Futaba, who was out, had also returned to the apartment. When she saw Xianren entering the house, she could tell that her son had not gone too far from home. He might have just been out for a short while and then returned home.

"Are you back from Qingpu's house?"

"Ah."

Looking at his mother standing in the living room, she didn't look much different from when he went to school today.

"Did you go to that apartment in Adachi?"

"Hmm? Yeah, yeah."

"Who is the person living there? Is he a relative of the Miyamizu family, or a relative of my father's? I remember he should be from Aichi Prefecture, right?"

"He's not your father's man. If you're curious, why not go there and take a look?"

"I have a lot of things waiting for me to deal with right now. I probably won't have much time before the weekend. If I have time next week, I can go and take a look."

His mother hadn't hidden anything from him, and it didn't seem like it was anything important. He would first deal with the matters with Yoshida Saki and Sawamura Eriri, and then go out for a walk with Futaba Rio. He should have time by next week.

Hearing her son's answer, Miyamizu Futaba felt a little regretful.

"I'll leave tomorrow."

"Ah."

"Do you want to keep the key?"

"No, take it back. It will be troublesome when I am not at home next time."

"Ah."

The next day, Kento went to school first in the morning. After Kento left the apartment, Miyamizu Futaba left here, went to the station, took the Shinkansen, and returned to Itomori.

When he arrived at the classroom, he saw the blonde girl already sitting in the classroom, which surprised Xianren who had come to the school. His eyes stayed on her for a moment, and then he stopped looking and sat down quietly in his seat.

The blonde girl who also noticed Xianren did not take the initiative to talk to him and seemed not to notice his arrival. The two maintained their relationship as before and did not attract anyone's attention.

It was time to go home from school. Today, Xianren went home a little early and came to the door of Qingura's house. After waiting for a while, Saionji Sekai and Qingura Setsuna, who had just returned from school, appeared in front of Xianren in their school uniforms.

He put down the phone in his hand and looked at the two girls in front of him.

"Is the world ready to go too?"

"Well, since Setsuna isn't around, I'll be bored too. And I just so happen to have my own goals, so I'm going to work hard on them."

"Try hard? Well, it's safer if we go together as a couple."

After chatting with the two of them for a while, he led them from the gate of Qingpu's house towards the east side of Qingpu's house. It took about half an hour to arrive at the gate of Qingfeng Juku. He led the two of them into Qingfeng Juku and met Pingtian, whom he hadn't seen for a while.

When he saw the wise man appearing in front of him, Tsubota was a little surprised, but he did not stand up. He quietly guided the girl he was guiding. After taking a while, he stood up and went to the reception room.

"It's been a while since we last met, Miyamizu. Are you planning to get serious again today?"

"It's not that long since we last met, I just haven't been here for half a month."

“Once you slack off, it’s very difficult to work hard again. It’s better to keep your spirits tense at all times, which will help you move towards your goal.”

"This is Kiyoura Setsuna, and this is Saionji Sekai. I recommended this place because I have a goal I want to work towards."

"Nice to meet you. I'm Tsubota, a lecturer at Aomine Academy."

"Kiyoura Setsuna."

"I am Sekai Saionji."

Sitting in the reception room, Xianren brought Kiyoura Setsuna and Saionji Sekai here, and he no longer needed to worry about the rest of the matters.

Tsubota briefly introduced the model of Qingfengjuku, and listed different goals and different levels of tutoring. He asked for the two people's thoughts and opinions and gave his own recommendations. Qingura Setsuna read it carefully and then asked about the "jump in".

"Jump in? Planning to go to Chiba University?"

He looked at the wise man beside Qingpu Setsuna with a subtle look, but there was no special meaning in it, just some surprise and unexpectedness.

"I'm ready to jump in early. Mr. Tsubota, do you have any recommendations?"

"I... yes, I do. I think if you keep working hard, even if you set your sights on Keio or Waseda, it won't be a problem. What's the matter that's making you so anxious all of a sudden?"

"Nothing serious, I just hope to enter university a year earlier."

"Hmm...I see."

After hearing Xianren's answer, Pingtian pondered for a moment, nodded slightly, and understood Xianren's attitude and mood.

"A former classmate of mine happens to be teaching at Chiba University. I can contact him. With your current level, even if you take a normal exam, it shouldn't be a big problem for you to get into Chiba University's Faculty of Literature. I think they should be happy to accept a student like you."

Tsubota was very aware of the fact that Kento had published works. He had also looked through some of Kento's works. They were not high-quality works, but the content and level were average, and could be considered qualified publications.

Having such experience also has a very obvious advantage in terms of admission.

"Excuse me, Mr. Tsubota."

"This is what I should do."

His eyes fell on Qingpu Setsuna who was standing next to Xianren, and he reconfirmed the other party's target.

"Are you sure you're ready to 'jump' into Chiba University?"

"Yes."