Kotomi Ichinose's parents are excellent, both in their research careers and in their education of their daughters.

Kotomi Ichinose's childhood was once happy, and Kotomi Ichinose has always been well-behaved and sensible, innocent and cute. When she was a child, she even played the violin, but unfortunately after the death of the Ichinose couple, she never touched the violin again.

The first time I met Tomoya Okazaki, it was when Kotomi Ichinose was practicing the violin, and I met Tomoya Okazaki, who got lost and broke into the back garden of Ichinose's house in order to catch Hu Die.

Mr. and Mrs. Ichinose received this little guest, and the two children became friends ever since.

Soon after, it was Kotomi Ichinose's birthday. Kotomi Ichinose told her father that she wanted a bear doll, and her father readily agreed.

The Ichinose family is relatively wealthy, and a bear doll is certainly nothing. In fact, in the house, there are many realistic small animals, including rabbits and deer.

However, the day before the birthday, everything was not the same as promised.

Mr. and Mrs. Ichinose suddenly had to go on a business trip to the United States for work, so they put their most important papers in the safe, and in the annoyance of Kotomi Ichinose, they got on the plane and left.

The last thing they heard from their daughter was, "Mommy and Dad, the most annoying!" The most annoying! ”

And then there was Tomoya Okazaki. After he told his classmates that he was going to attend a little girl's birthday party, he was ridiculed by his classmates - as a boy, he went to a girl's birthday party, and boys felt ashamed when they were young.

Tomo Okazaki didn't think about it that much, but after being ridiculed by his classmates, he didn't want to go to the banquet anymore, so on his birthday, Tomo Okazaki didn't come.

In the end, even the nanny, who was in charge of taking care of Kotomi Ichinose, had to take a leave of absence because she was seriously ill.

Kotomi Ichinose's birthday was spent alone with a table of birthday cakes and pastries.

No one came.

It wasn't until - when the sun was about to set in the afternoon that Kotomi Ichinose finally heard the doorbell. Of course, after running over, the door was opened by an old man wearing sunglasses and a trench coat.

The old man tells Kotomi Ichinose that the plane of the Ichinose couple crashed. And in her father's study, there may be a copy of the lost thesis.

However, Kotomi Ichinose doesn't believe in these things. As a young girl, she may not have even known what a plane crash meant. But she knew that her parents might not come back. She refused to let the old man in, and then squatted on the ground alone and began to cry.

At night, Kotomi Ichinose quietly went to her father's study. She is usually not allowed to enter here, but Kotomi Ichinose knows that the old man who came today is here to get the papers in the bookstore, and it is the papers here that keep her parents from coming back.

The young Kotomi Ichinose didn't know the meaning of this paper, she just felt that it was all the fault of the paper that her parents didn't come back.

So, she burned the papers on the table with matches.

Looking at the burning paper, Kotomi Ichinose cried again in the study.

And at this time, Tomoya Okazaki finally realized that he had made a mistake. He fidgeted and felt he should apologize.

However, by the time he felt that Kotomi Ichinose was at home, the fire had already burned all the study. Fortunately, it was just that the study was burning, and the fire was discovered by Tomoya Okazaki before it spread.

At this time, the old man also found the fire, he took a fire extinguisher, and finally extinguished the fire.

The fire was extinguished in time, but the rest, nothing.

Since then, Tomo Okazaki has never seen Kotomi Ichinose again. Everything I met here with Kotomi Ichinose was like a dream, and as time passed, it was gradually sealed in the depths of Tomoya Okazaki's memory.

Kotomi Ichinose, who gradually grew up and became sensible, recalled the mistakes she had made, and she couldn't forgive herself. Although the old man said that it was not the paper that was burned in the first place, Kotomi Ichinose thought that it was a lie told by the old man to comfort herself. She couldn't forgive herself for burning her paper, so she studied hard, researched, and hoped that one day she would make up for the mistakes she had made.

Now, Tomoto Okazaki has thought about it all, but what's the use of it?

Kotomi Ichinose asked Tomoya Okazaki to go home. It's too late today, and although Tomoya Okazaki still wants to do something for Kotomi Ichinose, he doesn't know what he can do.

When he got home, Naoyuki Okazaki immediately smiled and said, "Back?" What's wrong, what's going on? ”

"It's okay......" Tomoya Okazaki said with a reluctant smile at Naoyuki Okazaki.

Naoyuki Okazaki was stunned for a moment, and then said, "If you don't want to talk to me, why don't you discuss it with a friend?" ”

Okazaki Peng was also stunned for a moment, looked at his father, then nodded, went to the phone, and dialed the number of Chu Yue's house.

When Chu Yue came out to meet Okazaki Tomoya, it was already late, the surroundings were very quiet, and the residents should have already slept.

After telling Chu Yue the ins and outs of the matter, Okazaki Peng also said, "Chu Yue, what should I do?" ”

"I didn't expect these things." Chu Yue pretended to know only at this time and said, "No wonder she only reacts to you, it turns out that you have known each other for a long time." ”

"It's all my fault......" said Tomoya Okazaki, "forgot about her......"

"yes, speaking of which, you're too scumbag." Chu Yue said, "I broke into someone's back garden indiscriminately, promised someone's birthday party and didn't go, and finally forgot about them!" Tell me yourself, you are not a scumbag! ”

Okazaki Peng was also blushed by Chu Yue's words, looked to the side in embarrassment, and said, "I also know that I did something wrong...... But isn't that all in the past? I want to atone for my sins now. ”

"If I were Kotomi, I would know that you forgot me, and I would definitely take revenge on you." Chu Yue said.

“……”

"Don't look at me, I'm good, if it's a calamity dream, it's good that you don't have arms and legs now."

“……”

"But ......," Chu Yue thought for a moment and said, "what do you want to do...... How about helping her fix her back garden first? ”

"Back garden?" Tomoya Okazaki asked.

"There, after all, this is where you first met." Chu Yue said, "Besides, didn't we notice it when we went today?" There's still a little bit of a garden there, you go and restore it. ”

"Is that all it takes?" Tomoya Okazaki asked.

"Of course not." Chu Yue said, "However, your current task is only to repair the back garden." You don't think it's a simple thing. It's a manual job, and you can only do it alone. ”

"Okay." Tomoya Okazaki said, "I see." ”

"Do you know when Kotomi Ichinose's birthday is?" Chu Yue suddenly asked.

"Yes." Tomoya Okazaki said, "It's Saturday this week...... There are five days left, do you want to? ”

"If you want to recover Kotomi Ichinose, it's not enough to have your 'love'." Chu Yue said with a smile, "You still need 'friendship'." ”

Tomoya Okazaki's eyes were full of brilliance, and then he bent down towards Chu Yue: "Thank you!" ”

"I didn't complain or refute even when I said 'love', it seems that you really like Kotomi-chan." Chu Yue suddenly said with a smile.

Tomoya Okazaki suddenly blushed again.

"Okay, you just do what you have to do." Chu Yue said again, "I'll leave the rest." ”

"Hmm." Tomoya Okazaki nodded.

After saying goodbye, they each went back to their respective homes.

Chu Yue returned home, and then made a phone call to the Fujilin family and the Furukawa family.

Tuesday morning.

After everyone met, Fujibayashi Xing immediately said, "Chu Yue, is what you said last night true?" ”

"Do you think I'm calling you so late just to make this joke?" Chu Yue said with a smile.

"Possibly!" Calamity Spirit Dream directly said to Chu Yue with distrust.

"That's how are you!" Chu Yue complained.

Chu Yue and Calamity Dream's words immediately made everyone laugh happily.

Three-year Class D classroom.

"Hey, Chu Yue, why hasn't Okazaki come yet?" Yohei Haruhara, asked strangely, "That's not his style, is it?" ”

"He's not coming." Chu Yue said, "He told me. ”

"What?! He's not coming?! Haruhara Yohei jumped up from the action, "Damn! You can't call me ...... if you skip class alone."

"He's skipping class, but he's not going to play." Chu Yue said, "There are important things. ”

Haruhara Yohei was stunned for a moment, and seeing that Chu Yue's expression was not a joke, he sat down, "Cut...... No wonder the squad leader didn't come over to ask, she also knew...... You don't know what you're busy with. ”

Haruhara Yangping has been a little lonely recently, because Chu Yue has gathered everyone, but he hasn't called Haruhara Yangping yet......

However, now is not the time to care about this stupid person, and the primary problem at the moment is Kotomi Ichinose.

After lunch, everyone took action.

First of all, I went to find the black girl I had met in the music room, her name was Nishina.

"That's it, on Kotomi's birthday, we want to give the violin to Kotomi, can you sell it to us?" Chu Yue asked.

"This ......" Nishina hesitated for a moment, then said, "That violin is not mine, strictly speaking, it should be from the community...... Hawkers,Although we don't belong to the 'club' yet.,It's left by the senior sister who graduated last year.,If you want to buy it.,I need to ask the senior sister.。 ”

"Okay." Chu Yue said, "We are in the drama department, and we will go to the music room to find you after school in the afternoon." ”

After school, everyone went to the drama department to gather, and then went to the music room together.

Seeing Chu Yue and the others coming, Renke smiled and told everyone: The senior sister has been contacted, and she has agreed to sell the violin to everyone, as for the cost, you can give it directly to Renke - as the social fee of their club.

Of course, money was not an issue, and Chu Yue quickly bought the violin.

However, just this old violin can't meet everyone's needs. If it's a birthday present, it needs to be repaired and decorated.

They went to the city, found a shop that repaired the violins, and asked the owner to repair the violins.

"This violin ......" The shopkeeper looked at the violin and hesitated.

"What's wrong? Can it be repaired? Nagisa Furukawa asked.

"Of course, there is no problem with repairs, but to what extent do you want them?" Said the shopkeeper.

"What do you mean? To what extent? Calamity asked.

"Not a good quality violin though...... But it can be seen that its original owner took great care of it and used and maintained it regularly. The shopkeeper touched the strings of the violin and said, "However, it has been too long, and ...... It's been idle for a long time. ”

"That's amazing...... You can see this. Fujibayashi starling said in surprise.

"So, what does the degree of repair mean?" Chu Yue asked again.

"I can fix it a little bit and it doesn't get in the way of continuing to use it." "It could also be better repaired to make it look like it was just born." I can even work on it a little bit to make it even better than when I was born! ”

Everyone immediately looked at Chu Yue, but Chu Yue hadn't spoken yet.

"Of course, the time and cost are proportional to the amount of time it takes. The better the repair, the more expensive and longer it will take. The shopkeeper continued.

"How long will it take to get the best repair?" Chu Yue asked.

"Probably...... A month. The shopkeeper said, "Perfect repair and processing, this is already a relatively short time." ”

"It's been too long." Chu Yue shook her head and said, "This is a birthday gift for a friend, her birthday on Saturday, today Tuesday, there are four days left, we have to get it back at least Friday night." ”

The shopkeeper hesitated for a moment, then said, "This time is too short. Even if it is repaired well, I am afraid that it will not be repaired as if it was just born. ”

"Then try to fix it!" Chu Yue said, "Money is not an issue, we need a violin that is as perfect as possible...... We came over on Friday night to get it. ”

"Okay......" the shopkeeper agreed.

Coming out of the violin shop, everyone was much more relaxed.

"So, next, let's go to the Ichinose house!" Fujibayashi said.

When I arrived at Kotomi Ichinose's house, the door was still locked. Everyone went to the back garden again.

In the back garden, Tomo Okazaki also sat there to rest. The weeds on the ground have been cleared of a large area, and it looks like it's almost finished.

Of course, this is just a matter of clearing the weeds, turning the soil and planting new flowers......

"Let's help too!" Fujibayashi Starling saw Tomoya Okazaki, whose face was covered with dirt, and said with some embarrassment.

"No!" Scourge Spirit Dream hurriedly stopped the vine forest starling, and then looked at Chu Yue and said, "Right? ”

Chu Yue said in her heart: Obviously, you don't want to work!

"I'll leave this matter to Tomoya Okazaki alone." However, Chu Yue still cooperated with the Evil Spirit Dream and said, "If you want Kotomi to see Tomoya Okazaki's 'love'." ”

"Okay......" said Fujibayashi Starling.

Tomoya Okazaki didn't care very much, smiled at everyone, and beckoned.

When I went to school on Wednesday, everyone made a special detour to Ichinose Kotomi's house, and everyone found out that Tomoya Okazaki had already arrived here!

"He came before us." Calamity said.

"Yo, are you going to school?" Tomoya Okazaki also came over and asked.

"Hmm." Nagisa Furukawa nodded.

"By the way, this ......" Fujibayashi Starling took out a bento from his school bag, "This is a condolence gift made by my sister and me." ”

"Thank you!" Tomoto Okazaki also took it.

"You wouldn't have gone back at night, would you?" Chu Yue asked.

"How is it possible, I still go back to live at night." Tomoya Okazaki said.

"So, come on!" Fujibayashi said.

By the time he came back in the evening, Okazaki had not only cleared all the weeds, but had also loosened the soil and started planting some flowers and plants.

On Thursday, there was nothing to do, and everyone went to the point where the violin was repaired, and the owner said that the restoration process went smoothly, and the violin was not as bad as expected, maybe tomorrow it would be in time to completely restore the violin.

Moreover, Tomoya Okazaki's work was all completed.

The original broken tables and chairs have all been replaced with new ones, and the whole back garden looks like new.

Tomoya Okazaki was still covered in dirt, but by this time he had completely ignored it and sat down on a chair next to the table that had been set up in the garden.

Soon, Tomo Okazaki was lying on the table and fell asleep.

In his sleep, Tomoya Okazaki seems to have returned to the time when they first met......

……

"I saw a rabbit the day before yesterday, yesterday it was a deer, today it's you......"

……

When he opened his eyes, Tomo Okazaki also saw Kotomi Ichinose wearing the same dress as when she was a child.

"Are you awake?" Kotomi Ichinose said.

"Maybe you're still dreaming." Tomoya Okazaki replied with a smile still lying on the table.

"I always remember the boy who got lost in the back garden." Kotomi Ichinose said, "I like this boy very, very much. Because, at that time, he was my only friend......"

"But, now, he's no longer your only friend." Tomoya Okazaki sat up and said.

"Hmm...... Everyone, all of them, are my friends...... However, Tomoya-kun ......"

"But I'm still your only ...... The only one, the lover. Tomoya Okazaki stood up and walked over to Kotomi Ichinose.

"Kotomi-chan." Tomoya Okazaki was wearing dirty clothes after work, and his face was still smeared with black soil, and he said to Kotomi Ichinose, "Would you like to be my girlfriend?" ”

Kotomi Ichinose's tears flowed out at once.

"I saw a rabbit the day before yesterday, yesterday it was a deer, today it is you, you are a friend."

Tomoya Okazaki hugged Kotomi Ichinose.

"Kotomi-chan ......"

There was no dislike for Tomoya Okazaki at all, and Kotomi Ichinose enjoyed Tomoya Okazaki's hug.

Just when the two of them were warm, the wall outside the house.

"I'll just say I have a good show to watch today!" Chu Yue said with a smile.

"Hmm...... You're so shy......" Furukawa Nagisa said with a blushing face.

"But, it's so romantic......" Fujibayashi starling also blushed.

"I didn't expect this guy to be very good at confessing......" Fujibayashi Xingya said with a slight blush.

"Doesn't she feel dirty?" This is the words of the Evil Spirit...... Only she doesn't know what atmosphere is.

Friday, morning.

Chu Yue and the others stood at the gate of the school, waiting.

Tomoya Okazaki and Kotomi Ichinose held hands and walked towards the school gate together.

After seeing these two people, everyone ran over together.

Seeing everyone running over, Tomoya Okazaki and Kotomi Ichinose suddenly blushed, and the hand they were holding let go at the same time.

"Good morning, Kotomi." Fujibayashi said.

"Good morning." Fujibayashi starling said.

"Good morning." Nagisa Furukawa said.

"Good morning, Kotomi Ichinose." Chu Yue said with a smile.

"Hmph." Calamity said.

Everyone burst out laughing.

"Hey, ignore me." Tomoya Okazaki said immediately.

"What do you want to do when you're holding hands? Good things have caught up with you! Fujibayashi said immediately.

"Huh?! Did you see?! Tomoya Okazaki said in surprise immediately.

"Yes!" Fujibayashi Starling immediately said with a smile.

"I've seen it since yesterday afternoon!" As soon as Nagisa Furukawa finished speaking, he immediately realized that he had leaked his mouth, and quickly covered his mouth, and then blushed again......

And Tomoya Okazaki and Kotomi Ichinose also blushed, but they didn't say much.

"Good morning, everyone......" Kotomi Ichinose finally changed the subject and said, "Could it be that everyone is here to wait for me?" ”

"Of course, or else?" Calamity said, "Knowingly asked. Don't you think of us as friends? ”

"Friends, of course!" Kotomi Ichinose said immediately.

"Tomorrow is your birthday!" Chu Yue said, "Tomorrow we have to have a good birthday together." ”

"Then, let's go to our garden!" Kotomi Ichinose said.

'Oh?' You's? Fujibayashi said with a smile.

Everyone laughed again.

At this time, the homeroom teacher of Class A of the third grade ran over.

"Ichinose-san, that's great, do you finally want to come to school?" The teacher said.

"Good morning, teacher." Kotomi Ichinose said.

"Good morning." The teacher said, "Well, today, your guardian came and said that he had something to give you." ”

The old man, although he did not take care of Kotomi Ichinose's life, was the nominal guardian.

Kotomi Ichinose was a little hesitant.

"Don't worry, he's not a bad guy, you know, right?"

Kotomi Ichinose still hesitated.

"Let's go to the drama department! It's easier there. Fujibayashi said.

"We'll go together, don't worry." Fujibayashi starling said.

"Don't worry." Nagisa Furukawa also smiled and said, "There's Chu Yue here, and there's Okazaki." ”

Kotomi Ichinose finally agreed to meet, and it was in the theater classroom.

"I'm sorry to let you run so far." Tomo Okazaki said to the old man.

"No, nothing. It's great to meet today. ”

As he spoke, the old man took a very old box and placed it on the table.

Kotomi Ichinose was stunned for a moment, and then said in surprise: "This is, Dad's box ......"

This is, at the beginning, the box where the papers were kept......

"This thing will be handed over to you personally no matter what." The old man said.

"Inside, papers?" Kotomi Ichinose said.

The old man just said, "Open it and see." ”

Kotomi Ichinose stretched out her hands, but they trembled a little.

Tomoya Okazaki's hand held Kotomi Ichinose's hand, and Kotomi Ichinose's trembling stopped instantly.

After calming down for a while, Kotomi Ichinose finally opened the box.

There are only two things in it:

A note, a bear doll.

The note reads in English: If you find this box, please give it to my daughter.

"The last signature is the signature of Kotomi's parents." The old man said.