It seems that the opportunity to eat lunch in the classroom during lunch break has increased recently.

Although the day of having lunch together in the social office was not specifically decided, it was almost the same day every week.

"Sister Ziyin is not here today!"

There was one less person in the social office, and I didn't see the figure of Sister Ziyin.

"I heard she took a leave of absence."

The minister replied. Why do you know that you are in different classes? A dear friend.

"Could it be that my sister has a summer cold? I heard that colds are very popular this summer, and even apricots have them, so I was shocked. ”

"It's not like that."

The minister was silent at this point, and there was a quiet air in the social office.

"Huh? Well? What's wrong? What's going on? ”

Despite Bai Ya's questioning, the minister only quietly repeated the action of bringing the chopsticks from lunch to his mouth.

"That hamburger meat looks delicious, can I exchange this fried chicken with the department?" One for the other. ”

"Ahh Okay, yes! ”

Bai Ya used chopsticks to cut open the hamburger meat, and then exchanged a piece of fried chicken with the minister.

For some reason, the minister was tempted to eat what others were eating. She'll want to swap with someone and taste it. Normally, the minister always locks in the three-tier lunch of the Ziyin sister, but today the object of the exchange of food was changed to Bai Ya.

Just as Bai Ya was thinking, what was the heavy atmosphere in the social office-

Click! The door to the entrance of the social office opened.

"Huh? Sister Ziyin, aren't you asking for leave today? The minister was just talking about it......"

Speaking of this, the smile that appeared on Bai Ya's lips disappeared.

Because, he noticed that the Ziyin Xuejie who was standing by the door didn't look right.

Sister Ziyin's whole body was covered with a tense atmosphere.

“…… Small skin. ”

Raising her lowered head, Sister Ziyin finally spoke. But she only said it briefly.

"Little Pis?"

"※Jan Pittelthorne Swelink...... It seems to be a musician of the Renaissance era, referred to as Little Pi. It is the name of the canary raised by Ah Zi. Dutch organist master. ）

Additional clarification by the Minister. But even if he knew the origin of the name, Bai Ya still didn't understand what was going on.

"Little Leather...... It's gone. ”

"Huh? Uh-uh, that's terrible...... Mm-hmm, I'll help you find it. ”

"It's useless to look for it, it's dead."

"Huh? Yes? …… Uh? ”

Bai Ya looked at the faces of the minister and Ziyin in a panic.

Then, he probably knew what was going on. Sister Ziyin didn't come to school until lunch break because her beloved bird died—she was supposed to take a day off, but Sister Ziyin still worked hard to come to school at noon—

"It's ...... Canary who has been growing up with me since I was sensible. ”

Sister Ziyin began to speak intermittently.

"I know that canaries only live for about fifteen years, and I also know that creatures will die one day, so I have been mentally prepared for a long time...... But because there is also a record of canaries living for twenty-five years, I originally thought that maybe it could grow up with me. ”

Bai Ya silently looked at the Ziyin senior sister who was holding back her tears and speaking.

He couldn't say anything, because he felt that whatever he said seemed superficial.

"Lately I've been worrying that it's rarely called...... Unexpectedly, last night, it became icy......"

Sister Ziyin's voice grew smaller and smaller, and finally disappeared with a sigh.

"—Frankly, I'm also surprised that my heart would shake so much."

Sister Ziyin raised her head and said to Bai Ya.

"I was like a normal person. It's weird, someone like me...... I can cry ...... too."

A string of tears slid down Sister Ziyin's eyes.

"Look, tears. I'm going to cry too, I'm so surprised. ”

She showed Bai Ya the tears on her fingertips, and then smiled lonely.

"Not surprising at all."

Bai Ya tried to speak softly.

"It's not surprising that I cry when I'm sad."

"W-That's it...... I see......"

Sister Ziyin's shoulders began to tremble. Bai Ya looked at the Ziyin senior sister who began to cry in front of her in a panic. The minister, Xiaoting, Senior Sister Su Qi and Huanhuan, everyone's eyes looked at him unconsciously. Encouraged by the four nodding in acquiescence, Bai Ya took a step forward.

"I'm sorry, it's okay to do it for a while, can it just be like this...... I'm really sorry. ”

Sister Ziyin buried her face in Bai Ya's chest to hide her crying face.

"Ah~! You'll be killed by your brothers. ”

The minister put his hand behind his neck and said with a non-caring attitude.

Before Sister Ziyin returned to her original form, Bai Ya lent her chest for thirty minutes.

He did what a boy should do.

Big Brother: "Kill him." ”

Second brother: "Well, I agree. ”

Third brother: "Thank you." But he had to die. ”

Fourth brother: "Unforgivable. ”

Sixth brother: "Dare to treat my little purple!" Wow! ”