I won't be a loser.

Leaving the apartment and walking on the streets of the residential area of Koishikawa at night, there are hardly any people around. There is no way to go out during the day, and when I return home at night, most people are hiding in their homes.

Perhaps only those young people who sing the praises of youth would walk outside with their friends on such a hot summer night, partying day and night in the streets and alleys.

After making her way to the bottom of the apartment building, Mitsuha looked up at the high-end luxury apartment building standing before her, her eyes somewhat glazed over.

She withdrew her gaze and looked at the man standing beside her. Mitsuha raised her arm and pointed at the high-end apartment in front of her.

"ここ?" [Here? 】

"Well, this is it, let's go in."

Ignoring his sister's surprised and shocked expression, Xianren was the first to step into the luxury apartment. Standing at the door, he couldn't believe that the Fujiwa family, whose financial situation was slightly worse than his own, actually lived in a luxury apartment?!

Surprised and shocked, she followed her brother in a daze and walked into the luxury apartment.

At first, Sanye was a little casual, but now she suddenly became restrained. She didn't know what expression she should have when facing Fuji, Nunu, and her brother's child. She glanced at her brother beside her.

Even though I know that my brother has already earned a lot of income by writing and publishing books, no matter how much he earns, it is still a bit difficult for him to buy an apartment of his own in a high-end apartment like this one, right?

Since she watches variety shows every day, many of which include roadside interviews asking people who live in wealthy areas, Sanye has a relatively rough impression of the so-called high-end apartments and wealthy areas.

Starting from tens of millions of yen, up to billions.

The high-end apartment in front of her with such style and quality must have a starting price of tens of millions of yen. Especially when the two of them stepped into the elevator, looking at the brand new elevator that clearly reflected her face and even the images in her eyes, she suddenly fell silent.

She felt a little complicated and worried, and glanced at her brother beside her. She was a little worried that her brother would be disliked by the other party.

"Are you okay? Why would you come to her house so suddenly like this?"

"No, nothing happened. Why are you asking about this all of a sudden?"

"I'm a little worried. Living in this place must cost a lot of money. Have you asked them how much it would cost to buy an apartment here?"

"About 10 million, what's the matter? Why are you suddenly asking about this?"

"Nothing, just some..."

Sanye, who came here with her brother, looked a little sad. She began to worry more and more about her brother.

"But my brother is dating Setsuna, and seems to be keeping in touch with other girls. But if he were to choose someone to marry, he would definitely choose Fujiwa, who already has a child, right? But now Fujiwa lives here, and the gap between my brother and her is a bit..."

I still can't understand how my brother had a relationship with Fujiwa and how they had a child.

Sanye, who was in the elevator, didn't have time to think before she saw the elevator door separate to both sides. Xianren, who entered the elevator first, walked out of the elevator first.

Following behind, Sanye also followed her brother out of the elevator, came to the spacious corridor, and came to the door of a room.

Without ringing the doorbell, he opened the door directly and entered the house under Sanye's shocked gaze.

Xianren stepped into the house with one foot and looked back at Sanye who was standing motionless at the door.

"What's wrong? You're standing at the door like a log. If you don't come in, I'll lock you out."

"Wait! I'm coming!"

I hurried to the door and entered the house, which saw a spacious entrance hall and a bright living room.

The door was closed.

Unlike Xianren's somewhat cramped apartment, this brand new and spacious living room made Mitsuha couldn't help but take a few extra breaths before looking at her brother beside her.

"Is this here?"

"if not?"

Xianren asked back, he was not surprised by his sister's occasional strange reactions.

"Kento? Ah, and Mitsuha, it's been a long time since we last met. Mitsuha, it's been almost, uh... six years since Itomori's time?"

Fujiwa Nvnu, who had already received Kento's text message and knew that Kento and Mitsuha were coming, came to the living room. When she saw Kento, she immediately noticed Mitsuha who was standing next to him.

When the brother and sister stand together, they look particularly similar.

When they were in Itomori, the three of them were often together, but Mitsuha was still very young at that time, and always had some childish thoughts. Occasionally, because Kento and Fujiwara were together and had a good relationship, she would feel jealous and sulk by herself.

Now I have gone from elementary school to high school.

She suddenly transformed from a naughty child into a lovely girl with graceful figure.

"Touhe...sister."

"Long time no see, Mitsuha."

Fujiwa Nunu came to the side of Xianren, opened her arms, and hugged Mitsuha tightly in her arms.

The passionate and bold attitude made Mitsuha a little embarrassed. Her face turned red and she was hugged tightly by Fujiwara and Nyu.

Seeing how close the two were, Xianren's gaze stayed on Fujiwa Nunu and Mitsuha. He stared at them carefully for a long time and sighed. As an adult, Fujiwa Nunu was more adult. Even though Mitsuha was already a high school student, it was still difficult for her to compare with Fujiwa Nunu.

He turned his gaze towards the living room. The dream he suddenly had this afternoon made Xianren have some more wonderful feelings towards his daughter.

"Is Elio in the living room?"

"Hmm? Elliot, you should still be watching the show."

There was indeed the sound of a TV program in the living room. After confirming with Fujiwa Nunu, he walked past Fujiwa Nunu and Mitsuha and headed towards the living room.

Mitsuye, who wanted to meet her brother's daughter and was curious about Elio, also wanted to go to the living room to take a look.

But being held tightly by Fuji and Nunu, it was difficult for him to move.

"Well, it's a little...uncomfortable."

"Hmm~ I haven't seen Sanye for a long time. It's a rare occasion for us to meet now, so I must hug her for a while~"

Mitsuha felt a little shy about Fujiwa Nakagami's passion, but the tight embrace reminded her of her dark past as a child in Itomori.

Walking into the living room, seeing Elio still sitting on the sofa, Xianren slowly walked to her side, followed her gaze, and looked at the TV program playing in the living room.

There is an astronomical telescope on the balcony of the living room.

It's not at the professional level, but at least you can see some stars in the sky on a clear day.

"Well, have you tried it?"

Looking at the astronomical telescope, the wise man asked his daughter.

"Ah."

"how do you feel?"

"I saw... the stars in the sky."

Even though he has watched many popular science documentaries and movies, for Elio, it is still more convenient and interesting to call the planets and celestial bodies in the sky "stars".

"Do you want to be an alien in the future?"

"..."

Elio didn't quite understand the concept of aliens. At the moment, she was still a little vague about this concept, but after hearing the sage talk about this, she thought about it for a moment.

If there are 'stars', it doesn't seem like a bad thing.

"Ok!"

“That’s going to take some effort.”

The graceful figure in the white dress appeared in his mind. Looking at the young Elliot in front of him, his hand couldn't help but fall on her head and gently stroked it.

Elliot was a little scared, but when the hand landed on his head, he surprisingly didn't feel any discomfort, but instead felt very warm...

Mitsuha, Fujiwara and Nyuu came to the living room. Mitsuha looked at her brother interacting with the girl named 'Elliot', and her mood was a little strange.

It was as if the two were father and daughter.

"Ah, it seems they are indeed father and daughter."

Looking at her brother and the little girl, Sanye felt inexplicably a little blocked.

I can't explain what's going on in my heart, is it envy, jealousy, or...

She basically just watched her brother and Elio interact. Mitsuye stood in the house and didn't say much. She just got to know Elio.

After staying there for about an hour, considering Elio's age, he probably needed a rest.

Kento said goodbye to Fujiwa, Ninju and Elio, and led his sister out of the apartment. From the time they left Fujiwa's house until they walked out of the apartment building, Mitsuha remained silent.

"What's wrong? You haven't said a word."

He turned his head to look at Sanye beside him, who kept saying that she wanted to see her niece, but didn't say anything when she saw her.

"No, nothing, just thinking about 'Ah, there really is a child'."

"Ah, there really is a child, so what?"

"You're only in high school."

"You're only in middle school."

“But I don’t have any children!”

"Too."

The topic shifted for a moment, and the wise man walking on the road raised his head and looked at the stars in the sky.

The weather is good today, and the night sky is very clear. If you look up slightly, you can still see some twinkling stars.

"What are you going to do?"

"What do you mean?"

"Regarding the child, well, Elliot has to have a father, right? Are you planning to marry Fujiwa and her?"

"You don't need to worry about adult matters. You should first take care of your own schooling in Tokyo."

"Goo-"

After returning to the apartment, they asked Mitsuye to go to bed early. Mitsuye, who had already taken a shower, lay down on the bed to rest. Xianren went to the bathroom. After taking a shower, he walked out of the bathroom. Seeing Mitsuye lying on the bed with her eyes closed and resting, he silently poured her a cup of tea.

After taking a small sip, he came to Sanye's side, sat on the edge of the bed, and lay down.

Before he could close his eyes, he felt a pair of hands and feet on him, hugging him tightly and glancing to the side.

Three leaves.

With his eyes closed, he seemed to have fallen asleep. His gaze stayed on her face. After looking at her for a while, the wise man also closed his eyes.

bang——

The plate fell to the ground and shattered. I looked at the broken pieces, then at the back of my foot which had been cut and blood was faintly flowing out.

"dad?!"

Elio walked out of the bedroom and saw Xianren standing in the living room in a daze.

The girl saw the broken pieces of the plate on the ground and the place where Xianren was injured. She hurriedly found the medical kit in the living room, asked Xianren to sit down, and wiped the wound with disinfectant iodine solution. The wound was shallow and only a little blood flowed out.

Band-aid, put on the wound.

"Elliot?"

"dad?"

Continuous dreams are somewhat rare.

The wise man sitting on the chair looked at his daughter, then at the broken plates on the ground, and then at his own wounds.

Somewhat true.

"I always feel that Dad, you have been a little abnormal recently?"

Elliot took the initiative to take charge of the cleaning. Seeing his daughter handling the housework, even a wise man couldn't help but feel a sense of emotion in his heart.

grown up.

Although I haven't seen her growth process.

Hearing his daughter's worried and doubtful words, Xianren, who was sitting on the chair, looked at the barley tea brought in front of him and became a little curious.

"What's wrong?"

"You usually seem a little quieter."

autistic.

Understand.

"anything else?"