Hongcun Shuzo leaned on the soft back seat of the taxi a little tiredly, his eyes closed, and his mind couldn't help replaying what the doctor had just said in the hospital.

The doctor said that the rate of deterioration has slowed down a little, but doesn't that mean that it continues to deteriorate? There was no way to reassure him at all.

Hongcun Shuzao's father has been hospitalized for a while, and at first he thought it was just a minor illness, but he didn't expect that the more he checked, the more serious the problems he found. Although the family immediately began to actively seek treatment, his father's condition continued to deteriorate day by day.

Originally, the Hiromura family was treated at a famous hospital in Tokyo, but after staying in the hospital for a while and finding that his condition had not improved, he began to inquire around, and then found a famous doctor in Ikebukuro and transferred his father to the hospital. It's just that now it seems that the famous doctor doesn't seem to have a good treatment plan, but ...... Since he said that the rate of deterioration has slowed down a bit...... At the very least, it's improved, right?

After comforting himself like this for a while, Hongcun Shuzao let out a long sigh.

He turned his head to look out the window, and a thought began to pop up - he wished he could focus more on his family, the head of the basketball club...... This position may be better handed over to someone else......

Although Seishiro Akaji is only a first-year, there is no doubt that he is definitely capable of leading the basketball club further.

These thoughts were mixed in his mind, and his eyes were staring at the scenery outside the window without focus, but in the flashing street scene, Hongcun suddenly saw something, and he suddenly came back to his senses and sat up straight.

"Wait a minute!"

Hiromura leaned over and gave urgent instructions to the driver who was about to go straight: "Turn right!" ”

……

Ashizaki was taking Chan's hand and turning right around the corner of the street.

Chan thinks that she might be able to get Ashisaki's germ cells today - although the system detects that his cell level is below that of Huang Se, she is still very optimistic about the part of his personality that is more aggressive than Huang Se.

After watching the movie, they went to a prestigious ramen shop in Ikebukuro and finished eating ramen. Ash Saki seemed to be quite familiar with Ikebukuro, so Ah Chan couldn't help but ask him, "Ash Akira-kun seems to be familiar with this place, do you come often?" ”

"Well, because there's a lot of fun here," Ashizaki replied lightly, "so sometimes I come here when I skip training or don't want to go to class." ”

His tone sounded very reasonable, and he didn't seem to have any guilt or guilt at all for skipping work and class, so Ah Chan blinked and laughed, "Ash Saki-kun won't be upset?" ”

"Uneasy?" Ash Saki glanced at her, revealing a smile that was characteristic of a bad student and was contemptuous of school, "Why be upset?" ”

Ah Chan let out a long "hmm", as if she didn't know how to answer, frowned, and showed a distressed look.

Then she sighed and changed the subject, "So, what does Ashizaki-kun usually play in Ikebukuro?" ”

"Play something, a computer or something."

Chan knows about computers, although she doesn't know how to use them, "Do you play with computers in Ikebukuro?" She looked curious and confused, "What kind of place could that be?" ”

"There are a lot of Internet cafes and stuff in Ikebukuro." Ash Saki replied very well to Ikebukuro, "Sometimes I don't want to go home, and I've stayed there a few times." Speaking of this, he casually complained about the unfriendliness of this society towards runaway teenagers: "It's too troublesome for minors to go to hotels and other places." ”

But as soon as Ashizaki's voice fell, he sensed that that sentence might cause misunderstanding. He subconsciously immediately turned his head to look at Ah Chan's expression: "...... Hey, I didn't mean to take you out and take you to the hotel! ”

Ah Chan looked at him worried about her misunderstanding, and couldn't help laughing.

"Really?" She deliberately showed a suspicious look and asked rhetorically, and then quickly smiled again, "Then let's go to the Internet café!" ”

Ashizaki frowned, "What are you going to do there?" ”

"Well, because I want to know what Ashizaki-kun likes to do and where he likes to go-" Ah Chan's smile suddenly mixed with a little shyness, "If Ashisaki-kun goes there often, there must be something Ashisaki-kun likes, right?" I don't know much about it, but I want to see what Ashizaki-kun likes. ”

Want to see what you like.

I want to know you better.

The meaning revealed after that sentence almost made it impossible for Ashizaki to say no at all.

He opened his mouth and was about to respond, when he suddenly heard an extremely familiar voice from behind him, with a tone of disbelief: "Ashaki? Sakurai? ”

Chan and Ashizaki looked back together, and were surprised to see that Shuzo Hiromura was standing behind them—and the surprise on his face was not much less than the one on their faces.

Ah Chan was stunned, "...... Minister? ”

Ash Qi secretly said in his heart that it was not good, but there was a smile on his face as if nothing had happened: "Ah, this is not the minister." ”

Hongcun ignored him, he looked at Ah Chan and walked towards them, and then his eyes fell on their hands holding each other as a matter of course, and frowned: "Why are you here together?" ”

Ah Chan didn't speak or move.

Ash Saki stood in front of her, he stared at Hongcun, and said with a smile that didn't penetrate into his eyes, "Come out and play." But the minister, how can he be in Ikebukuro? ”

But Ash Saki obviously didn't have much credibility in Rainbow Village's heart, he ignored him, but looked straight at Ah Chan behind Ash Akira, and asked again: "Sakurai, why are you all in Ikebukuro together?" ”

Minister Hongcun rarely has a particularly strict time, although he has the majesty of a minister among the ministers, but he is usually very approachable, but at this moment he has a stern face, which makes people feel afraid for no reason.

Ah Chan's expression looked like a child who had done something bad and was caught, but she pursed her lips, looked away, and refused to look at Hongcun, but she stubbornly refused to give in to her words: "...... It's just, come out and play. ”

"Do ordinary friends need to hold hands when they come out to play?"

"Minister," Ashizaki couldn't help it, "are you the head teacher, or Sakurai's father?" ”

However, Hongcun looked at him calmly, "I'm not asking you. ”

The rivalry between them seemed to have finally aroused Ah Chan's affection, and she couldn't help but raise her head and glared at Hongcun, "What's wrong with holding hands!" I can hold hands with whoever I like, and it has nothing to do with the minister! ”

Her eyes were red, and Hongcun's own tone suddenly weakened unconsciously, "...... What about Purple Plains? ”

Speaking of Ziyuan, Ah Chan pursed her lips and lowered her gaze again, "...... What does it have to do with him, I have nothing to do with him. ”

It's just that she said "it's okay", but the expression on her face obviously showed a little sadness.

Hongcun couldn't help but sigh.

He thought that Ah Chan was probably because after quarreling with Ziyuan, he was angry for a while, so he came out with Ashaki.

But this is definitely not something that Ah Chan can bring up on her own.

Hongcun suddenly glared at Ash Saki and looked coldly: "Ash Aki, it's not a good behavior to take advantage of the other party's quarrel to take advantage of the situation." ”

Ashizaki raised her eyebrows, "It's too ugly to say something by taking advantage of the void - Sakurai herself said it, she has nothing to do with Purple Hara." ”

Speaking of this, he suddenly paused, and looked at Hongcun with a hint of malice in his eyes, "Besides, minister, you obviously ...... Sakurai."

Before Ashizaki finished speaking, Hongcun had already forcibly interrupted him, "Then where do you want to take Sakurai later?" Internet café? ”

I don't know what is different about this word in Hongcun's mouth, and Ashaki's expression suddenly froze.

"The last time you were detained by an Internet café, I went to bring you out." Hongcun was like being in a basketball gym, and with the momentum of the minister, he suddenly completely suppressed Ashaki: "I don't want to be called by you again this time for help." ”

At this time, Ah Chan suddenly said with some doubts: "Internet café? ”

Ash pursed her lips and glanced at her, "Nothing. ”

Ah Chan looked at Hongcun again, Hongcun paused, but no longer continued the matter that obviously had the handle of Ashaki, and changed the topic, "Sakurai, come here." ”

He looked at her, and as a senior, he said in an unquestioning tone: "It's getting dark, I'll send you back." ”

Chan didn't move.

“…… I don't want to go back. ”

She grabbed Ashizaki's hand and ducked behind him. “…… I don't want to go back yet. ”

Her expression was sad, but her tone was very stubborn, "Anyway, even if I go back now, there is no one at home." ”

Ashizaki and Hongcun were both stunned for a moment.

Unlike Ashizaki, who only knows that an elder in the family has recently died, Hiromura can learn more about Sakurai's family background from the teacher.

Many people in Teiko know that her grandmother died not long ago, but only a small number of people know that Sakurai's parents are long gone.

Only then did Hongcun finally soften his face, which had been tightly held before, and sighed.

It seems that the death of her grandmother has dealt a deeper blow to Sakurai than everyone can see Cheng Dù.

He thought so.

Speaking of which, after all, I lost my parents when I was a child, and I was raised by my grandparents.

was hit, and when he came back, he was stimulated by Ziyuan's ignorant things......

This is, the so-called low tide period?

Then, he was taken advantage of by this guy Ashaki......

Once people give up self-restraint and their thoughts are not clear, they will do a lot of unpredictable things.

Thinking of this, Hongcun Shuzo frowned, and a troubled look appeared on his face. “…… Your parents and grandmother won't want to see you like this. ”

This sentence seemed to finally touch Ah Chan, she was stunned, and then slowly let go of the hand holding Ash Saki.

――It seems that there is no way to collect germ cells today.

She looked up and looked at Ashaki with some sadness. But that pity of sight was obviously misunderstood by the two. Ash Qi frowned, and he let out an anxious "tsk" and turned his head, but let go of her hand.