At 4:10 p.m., school ends.

Izumi Kurose glanced at Masatake Hirasawa, who was sitting in front of him, with his head down, and the gloomy atmosphere, and then at Shiraishi Chiren beside him.

"Shiraishi-san, I'm sorry, I may not be able to go with you to Jimbocho to see the house."

Compared with looking for a new house, he thinks that it is more important to be a brother who is still in a state of lovelorn.

No matter what, Matake Hirasawa is the first friend he made in Tokyo, and the only friend he made.

If he is allowed to fall into sorrow like this, regardless of the fact that he and Chiren Shiraishi go to Jimbocho to see the house, move, and live a sufficient life, Izumi Kurose can't do it.

"Why?" Shiraishi Qianren tilted her head slightly, looking puzzled.

She was unprepared for the sudden change, and at the same time her mind was thinking about countermeasures.

"Zhenwu that kid...... Forget it, it's nothing, so be it for now. ”

Izumi Kurose was halfway through speaking, and felt that it was not good to talk about other people's private affairs without permission, so he changed his words.

With that, he walked towards Hiratawa Matake.

Shiraishi Chiren watched the two of them talk, her face thoughtful.

It seems that something happened to Hirazawa Matake, and Izumi Kurose wanted to comfort him.

If that's the case, then don't worry, at most the plan will be delayed.

She put her mind at ease for the time being, and did not choose to leave, intending to wait and see what happened.

On the other side, Izumi Kurose patted the shoulder of Hirazawa Matake, who looked striking, and said, "Matake, are you okay?" Why don't you ask the club for a leave, where can I take you to play? ”

Hirasawa Matake raised his head stiffly, looked at Izumi Kurose's slightly worried face, and was silent for a long time.

After a long while, he shook his head: "...... Forget it, Izumi, I'll go back. ”

With that, he picked up his bag and walked to the door of the classroom in a dejected state.

"Hey, you kid, wait a minute!"

Izumi Kurose immediately chased after him, hooked Hirasawa Matake's shoulder, and then said, "Okay, don't look like a lost dog." What's not to over? Let's go to karaoke? Or where to vent? ”

"Forget it, Izumi, thank you for your concern, I just want to be alone and quiet now, okay?" Hirasawa said in a low tone.

“…… Then I'll send you back? I don't feel at ease with you. ”

"I'm not a child anymore, what's not to worry about."

"......"

Hirasawa Matake suddenly paused, turned his head sideways, looked at Izumi Kurose with gloomy eyes, and said, "Izumi, let me go back and stay alone, okay?" ”

Faced with such a look and expression, Izumi Kurose couldn't refuse.

He let go of his hand and watched as Matake Hirasawa walked away like a walking corpse until he was gone.

Perhaps, it is indeed better to let Matake Hirasawa stay alone.

He didn't want to show his embarrassing side to his good friends.

In this regard, Izumi Kurose didn't know what to say, and it was difficult for him to empathize with Hirasawa Matake, so he could only sympathize.

He had never fallen out of love at the speed of light, nor had he ever liked anyone.

To Shiraishi Chien...... At most, I'm a little concerned, but not to the extent that I like it.

After all, she is a "white bellflower", and she has helped him many times and treated him gently, so it is normal for her to feel concerned.

As for liking......

If you get along like this, everything will fall into place, right?

At that time, will he also be like Hirazawa Matake, when the relationship is exposed, it will disappear like snow meets the sun?

After all, Shiraishi Chiren is a lonely and powerful person, and she doesn't need anyone.

The affection he has for him, Izumi Kurose, is nothing but admiration.

Maybe everything was just his own doing.

Thinking of this, Izumi Kurose smiled for some reason—nothing more than a wry smile.

He found that he could understand a little bit of Hirasawa's feelings.

There's no way around it, who made Shiraishi Chiren a "white bellflower", so gentle, good-looking, cute, and full of charm?

All those who approach her will like her as a matter of course.

"Are you going to look at the house in Jimbocho now?"

Suddenly, Izumi Kurose heard the cold and transparent voice of Shiraishi Chiren behind her, as gentle and soft as a mountain oriole.

She carried her schoolbag and walked slowly to Izumi Kurose, and then said, "Or ...... What about catching up? ”

"Forget it, just let him be alone."

Izumi Kurose sighed lightly, withdrew her gaze, and went to the shoe cabinet with Chiren Shiraishi to change her shoes and leave the school.

Since Hirasawa Matake wants to be quiet alone, then he can only respect him.

When I arrived at Shinjuku Station and boarded the crowded train, Izumi Kurose was more silent than ever, and her face was full of thoughts.

On the one hand, it's sympathy for the brothers, and on the other hand, it's because of "Fuyuko Kuchigi".

Until now, she had been sending threatening messages.

This made Izumi Kurose feel depressed and uncomfortable.

Before, he would look back from time to time to see if "Fuyuko Kuchigi" was following him, but now he doesn't have the heart to do so.

Because no matter how you look at it, you can't find the figure of "Rotten Wood Fuyuko".

She is like a maggot on the tarsal bone, difficult to erase, always lurking in the shadows, people are always concerned!

Recently, Izumi Kurose's impression of "Fuyuko Kuchigi" has also changed completely and become disillusioned.

No matter how gentle and considerate, it is still difficult to hide her distorted, sick, and paranoid psychology.

I just didn't suffer abuse and threats, and I was relieved to fall into her gentle country.

When all the camouflage is removed and the skin is torn, the disgusting ugliness comes to the surface.

It's just like Izumi Kurose's words in "The Abyss of Youth", which describes a pure and immaculate flower.

"That pure white flower, when it sprouts, looks delicate and dazzling, and it is endearing;"

"But no one would have thought that the way it bloomed would be so ugly and vain."

Izumi Kurose would not know that the pure white flower he described was "White Kikyo" - "Shiraishi Senri" - "Rotoki Fuyuko"!

- The train roars and roars across the tracks, passing through three stations to Chiyoda Station.

After the arrival announcement sounded in the car, the two got out of the car and walked slowly on the way to Kanda Jinbocho.

It's Thursday, and if all goes well, you can sign the contract and ask the apartment staff to contact the property to help you move.

In that case, tonight will be the last night of living with Shiraishi Chirei.

For some reason, Izumi Kurose was uneasy about this, and she had a premonition that something was going to happen.

But he couldn't do anything about it.

Because moving is an established fact.

He can't live with Shiraishi Qianren all the time, right?

It's already caused her enough trouble, and if she stays there all the time, it's really unreasonable.

Walking on the riverside, Shiraishi Qianren suddenly paused, looked sideways at the sparkling river, and whispered:

"Tonight, maybe it's the last day."