I.W.B.A.L

　　Glancing down at the shopping bags in his hands, Kento forced a smile.

　　"It shouldn't be a problem. Besides me, my girlfriend will also be coming to my house for dinner, so it should be consumed quickly."

　　"girlfriend?"

　　Takasu Ryuji took a look at himself and saw a boy who was not much taller than him. He remembered that the last time he met him, a girl confessed her love to him?

　　For a moment, he felt a little envious, because he had never experienced a confession from a girl.

　　"The one from last time?"

　　"Last time?"

　　"That's the girl with long black hair and curly hair."

　　After thinking about it, the image of Saionji Sekai appeared in his mind, which made Kento feel a chill and he shook his head repeatedly.

　　"No, no, no, that's not it, that's my girlfriend's friend."

　　"..."

　　Takasu Ryuji looked at Kento in silence and didn't dare to say anything. He didn't know whether he liked his girlfriend or his girlfriend's friend. Although the two knew each other and became friends, he was not sure about this matter.

　　There was a brief silence. When Kento was thinking about why Takasu Ryuji thought that Saionji Sekai was his girlfriend, Takasu Ryuji's words of advice rang in his ears -

　　"Take care of yourself."

　　As a friend, Takasu Ryuji could only remind the other party in this subtle way.

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　　I really want to update more, but I am adjusting my schedule and I am drowsy and I am afraid that I won't be able to write well. I will update more tomorrow if I am in a good condition.

Cherry Blossom Season: 43. A caring man always makes people fall in love with him

　　After parting with Takasu Ryuji and returning to his apartment, Kento put down his schoolbag and began to process the vegetables and meat he had bought. In addition to putting them in the refrigerator for preservation, he took some of them out and prepared to use them as ingredients for tonight's cooking.

　　Because of the promotion, the prices of most vegetables seemed very cheap, so much so that I couldn't control myself and bought a lot of vegetables.

　　It would probably be beyond his ability to handle all these vegetables by himself.

　　So in order to prevent the vegetables and meat from being wasted, he planned to prepare three servings of food and send some to the Kiyoura family. This would also save Kiyoura Mai, who worked all day, the time of preparing dinner when she returned home.

　　About an hour after returning home, the doorbell rang. Kento, who was processing the meat, took a look at the egg liquid and meat paste on his hands, rinsed them simply, came to the door, opened the door, and saw Qingura Setsuna standing at the door.

　　The other person was wearing a dark black school uniform that she had not had time to change out of. Looking at the girl standing at his door, Kento smiled and welcomed his current girlfriend into the room.

　　"Kento, are you preparing dinner?"

　　As soon as he entered the room, he saw the ingredients being processed on the kitchen counter. Kento nodded, walked to the kitchen counter, and continued to process the ingredients he was preparing.

　　"When I came back today, I found out that the shopping street was having a sale, so I bought some ingredients, but I bought too much, so I'm going to make some extra and send it to your house."

　　"Meat?"

　　"Fresh meat, ready to be made into hamburger meat."

　　Qingpu Shana nodded and followed Kento to the kitchen counter. Because the kitchen counter was a little narrow, their bodies were almost pressed together. The girl watched curiously as Kento reached into the bowl and mixed the egg liquid and meat thoroughly.

　　"Kento, you are really good at cooking."

　　"Because when I'm at home, I often help my family. Didn't I say that last time?"

　　"But I still think Kento is amazing, like he knows everything, even though he's about the same age as me."

　　Kento is one year older than Setsuna. When he was living in Itomori, the students in the same grade as Kento were basically the same age. There were even classmates who were one year older than Kento, some of whom were two years younger than Kento.

　　Maybe it's because there are too few young people in Itomori, which leads to the age disparity, but when he arrived in Tokyo, the students in the same class as Kento were almost all one year younger than him.

　　"Because Itomori's life is too lonely. I don't know what to do. I stay in my room all day reading books, and then run errands for my family and do housework. There is no decent supermarket in the whole town. If I want to go to the supermarket, I have to take a two-hour bus ride."

　　While kneading the meat paste, Kento recalled Itomori's life in the countryside and felt a little emotional. After coming to Tokyo and graduating from high school, he only went back three or four times. The last time was when he returned home with Sayuri to face his parents.

　　There was a hint of nostalgia in his eyes. It was not that he could not understand his parents' thoughts, but his father's opposition was too intense, which aroused his rebelliousness. Even as an adult, he still could not stay rational all the time.

　　Sayuri tried hard to calm him and his father, Miyamizu Toshiki, down, but facing Sayuri, who was almost the same age as his wife, Miyamizu Toshiki couldn't accept such a daughter-in-law.

　　After the unpleasant parting, Kento and Sayuri left Itomori and lived in Tokyo until Eriri confessed and...

　　He just missed his life in Itomori, but his thoughts drifted farther and farther away. He fell into silence, and his hands mechanically rubbed the meat paste in his hands, which made Qingura Setsuna beside him feel a little neglected.

　　The slender white fingers gently poked Kento's waist. Kento, who was getting deeper and deeper into the meeting, suddenly woke up and looked at the girl beside him.

　　"What are you thinking about?"

　　The clear and watery eyes of the moment looked at the Kento, as if wanting to understand the Kento's heart through those deep eyes.

　　But the heart is locked tightly.

　　Kento looked at the girl beside him and chuckled, then answered her that he missed his sister and relatives in Itomori.

　　"A-choo!"

　　Mitsuha Miyamizu was holding a large package sent back from Tokyo in her arms. She couldn't help but sneeze, frowned, and looked at her sister beside her.

　　"Yoshiha, are you saying bad things about me in your heart?"

　　"Huh? You are too sensitive. Even if I think you are a little off-kilter and a bit like an idiot, I won't say bad things about you in my heart."

　　"...."

　　After staring at Yotsuba for a while, Sanye felt that the other party had said something too much, but after thinking about it, she realized that since Yotsuba denied it, it must not be Yotsuba.

　　"Could it be that fellow Kento?"

　　Sanye made a deduction and then made her own confirmation.

　　"That guy must have said something bad about me in Tokyo, huh!"

　　"What did my brother send back?"

　　Ignoring her sister's slander against her brother, Siye looked at the big package curiously, her heart full of curiosity. Even though she didn't make any requests to her brother, she still felt a little bit of anticipation in her heart.

　　"It must be gifts that are full of his personal preferences, such as books, or books... and other things..."

　　Miyamizu Mitsuha, who had previously only asked Kento to send back some Tokyo specialties, just recalled Kento's usual personality and preferences in her mind, looked down at the cardboard box in her arms, and was already considering whether she should find a place to dispose of them before moving back.

　　"Given the bad taste that person reveals every day, it is very likely that all of them are from those problem sets, especially Yotsuba. You have just started school, and in order to lay a foundation for you, he may have bought a thick stack of exercises..."

　　"Brother, he would never do such a thing!"

　　Staring at Sanye, Siye seemed angry. She puffed up her cheeks and denied it. Her reaction to Sanye's intimidation was extremely strong.

　　"Who knows?"

　　Yotsuba, who usually acts like a little adult, was suddenly broken down by his own words, causing Sanye to grin evilly.

　　Not knowing that his sister who was far away in Itomori was saying bad things about him, Kento was teaching Setsuna who was standing beside him while cooking. It took him more than an hour to cook some of the ingredients and let Setsuna return home.

　　When Qingura Mai returned home, she saw Shanshan sitting in the living room, waiting for her to come back, and there were dishes on the table.

　　"The dinner Setsuna prepared?"

　　"Kento thought that my mother might be very tired after work, so he prepared some extra food and gave it to me to take home."

　　"Kento?"

　　Her daughter's answer made Qingpu Mai feel complicated. She walked to the dining table and tasted it.

　　The taste was just like the last time she was at Kento's house. It was so good that it stirred up waves in her heart, which had already stopped being tangled...

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Cherry Blossom Season: 44. Saionji World: Walk with me for a while

　　"World, I'm going to take a shower first?"

　　"You go ahead."

　　Watching her mother unbutton her clothes and walk towards the bathroom, Sekai Saionji sat in the living room, watching the show on TV, a little absent-minded.

　　From what she heard while squatting at the office door while helping out in the restaurant, it seemed that the relationship between Kento and Setsuna had already reached that incredible step. They only needed to take one more step and their relationship would be completely established.

　　Sekai Saionji couldn't help but feel bored. She couldn't watch her favorite TV shows at all. She sat silently on the sofa in the living room, with the two people's affairs on her mind.

　　After going on for a long time, she couldn't help but stand up, walked to her room, picked up her telescope again, squatted in front of the window, looked towards Kento's apartment, looked at the lights on the apartment and the lights of Qingpu's house opposite.

　　Sitting in her room, Sekai Saionji couldn't help biting her lips. She slowly leaned back and lay on her bed. The face of Kento and Setsuna appeared in her mind.

　　She tossed and turned in bed, hesitating for a long time, with a stuffy feeling in her heart that made her feel particularly uncomfortable.

　　Sit up.

　　Saionji Sekai looked around and slowly walked out of her room. Wearing casual clothes at home, she came to the bathroom door and reached out to gently knock on the glass door of the bathroom.

　　"Mom, I'm going out for a while."

　　"Um?"

　　"I need to go out for a while!"

　　"Why are you going out so late? It's not very safe at night. Can't you go out during the day tomorrow?"

　　"I'm just going to the nearby convenience store. I'll be right back!"

　　Saionji Yuko, who was sitting under the shower and washing her long hair, knew her daughter's personality and knew that she could not stop her. Besides, the convenience store was not far from her home, so there would be no danger, so she agreed.

　　"I understand. Come back soon. Also, my sanitary napkins are almost used up. Remember to buy some."

　　"I see."

　　She turned back to her room and looked at her clothes. It was not a good idea to dress too specially at night. It would be inappropriate if it aroused the suspicion of Kento. Saionji Sekai silently chose a lavender dress, picked up her wallet, and left home.

　　Click——

　　The door was closed, and Xiyuanji World walked out of the house, breathing in the night breeze, which brushed her face coolly. Her expression seemed a little dull and tangled. She bit her lip and slowly walked towards the stairs...

　　After entering the convenience store, Saionji Sekai looked at the goods in the store. She was not in a hurry to buy the goods her mother had asked her to buy. She walked to the shelf, looked at them carefully, picked up two bottles of the same black tea, and went to the counter to pay.

　　"160 yen in total."

　　She took out a coin from her wallet, handed it to the clerk, took two bottles of black tea in her hands, and walked out of the convenience store. After taking a look at the street lights above her head, she walked forward slowly and disappeared into the darkness...

　　After Qingura Setsuna left and returned home, Kento sat alone in his room, picked up the textbook that was distributed today, and read the contents carefully.

　　Very helpless.

　　Most of the content has been completely forgotten, but part of it is because I studied it seriously before, so I can still remember it. I looked at the contents of the textbook carefully, and when I thought about having to study it again, I felt a little complicated.

　　"This is necessary effort to avoid a bad ending."

　　He whispered something to cheer himself up and looked carefully at the textbook in front of him. After reading about three pages, Kento began to feel sleepy.

　　"...."

　　Closing the textbook, Kento let out a long sigh.

　　The goal of a deviation value of 60 will be a rather difficult challenge.

　　He casually put the textbook aside and was about to get a glass of water and take a short rest when the doorbell suddenly rang, causing Kento to look towards the door.

　　It's so late, and someone is coming to see him?

　　Guessing in his heart that it was Kiyoura Setsuna, or maybe it was Kiyoura Mai, he slowly walked to the door, opened it, and saw Saionji Sekai, who was wearing a dress, standing quietly at his door.

　　"Good evening, Miyamizu-kun, is Setsuna not here?"

　　Looking into the house, Saionji Sekai's eyes fell on Kento in front of him and greeted him with a smile.

　　The slightly unexpected guest made Kento blink in surprise for a moment, and then he nodded.

　　"Setsuna is at home. If you're looking for Setsuna, you may have come to the wrong place."

　　"I thought she would be here with you, but it doesn't matter if Setsuna isn't here. Can you let me in and sit for a while?"

　　Facing the smiling black-haired girl in front of him, Kento shook his head.

　　"It's already night time. It's not safe for a girl to enter a boy's room. Where is your home?"

　　"What's wrong? Is Miyamizu-kun going to do something to me?"

　　He didn't know why Saionji Sekai came to his place, but considering that it was already night, Kento would never think that letting a girl into his room would be the right thing to do. He rejected Saionji Sekai's request and prepared to send her home.