The meeting time agreed upon with Fujino and the others is at nine o'clock in the morning.

Because it was a sorority, he reminded himself that even if he wasn't chatting with girls, he still had to dress up to look good.

Even if he didn't say anything, Sakakihara Raku would take care of his hair and tidy up his clothes.

After eating breakfast and washing the dishes with Kuruuri, Sakakihara Raku went out.

I checked my points halfway.

【Existing points:】

Last time Qi Mingyue's temporary task, plus this month Jiu Liuli completed several targets of flower notes this month.

Sakakihara Raku didn't expect that his savings would reach around 1.74 million.

Tomorrow is Monday. Sakakibara will see if he can get any better skills from the mall to reduce his burden. He has been really tired recently.

Walking on the street, Sakakibara Raku glanced at Sakakihara Suzu who was walking in front.

Suzu Sakakibara dressed up very fashionably when she went out today, and she also put on the clothes that Raku Sakakihara bought for her, a casual jacket, a beige student sweater, a light-colored short skirt, and a pair of sneakers that are blue on the left and red on the right.

The two of them boarded the tram almost all the way.

If Sakakihara Suzu doesn't take the initiative to speak, Sakakihara Raku also won't take the initiative to speak.

Go your own way.

"Why are you following me?"

Finally, when the train was about to start, Sakakihara Suzu couldn't help but ask him.

Raku Sakakihara looked at the overpass scenery outside the car window, "Who is following you? I made an appointment with my classmate to go out."

"Your two new high school friends?"

"It's been a month, so it's not a new acquaintance."

"What are you going to do?"

"A-Ling, didn't you say you don't want to talk to me?"

"...If you don't talk, don't talk..." Sakakihara Suzu muttered softly.

The tram started to move and the carriage shook.

Change to the Mita Line to the JY-Yamanote Line inner loop and get off at [Ueno] Station.

The two got off the tram simultaneously.

"Huh? Why are you still following me..."

Sakakihara smiled and said: "Didn't you realize that we both have the same destination?"

"Impossible, it was Amano-chan who asked me to go out to play together. What does that have to do with you?" Suzu Sakakihara realized something, "Wait! You, you are not here to attend the sorority party too, are you?"

"Obviously, this is the only possible answer. What's going on with that strange look in your eyes?"

"It's unbelievable... This guy who spends all his time studying, cooking, archery and running... would actually come to such a party."

"Everything is possible, maybe I'm in love now?"

"You...can't possibly talk about love..."

"Why is it impossible?"

"It's just impossible..." Sakakihara Suzu's voice became smaller and smaller.

"A Suzu." Sakakihara Raku felt that she had been struggling with something since the morning and said nothing.

"Brother, let me say...if, if you didn't have me, would you be better off?"

Sakakihara stopped, stopped in Ueno Station, and looked at her seriously:

"Why do you think so?"

"Because I'm troublesome, aren't I? I can't cook or cook. I'm not as smart as Qi Mingyue, and I'm not as gentle as Jiu Liuli. I've been holding you back for more than ten years. Until now, if I hadn't received the

In my last job, I could get a salary of about 10,000 yen a week at most... If you didn't have me, you would definitely be better off..."

Sakakihara Suzu's eyes became more and more evasive as she spoke, and the more she spoke, the less she dared to look at herself.

The stupid sister actually realized her shortcomings.

Suzu Sakakihara suddenly felt a hand on her head.

She slightly raised her purple eyes and looked at Raku Sakakihara who stretched out her hand.

He smiled and said:

"That's why I said you are a fool, Ling."

"Why...are you talking about me again? Am I wrong?"

Under the suspicious gazes of some passers-by at the station exit, Sakakihara put away the hand on her head and coughed twice.

"Let's talk as we walk."

......

High and wide canopies have been erected throughout Ueno Station, and the ground is covered with reflective marble, with yellow blind paths crisscrossing it.

On both sides you can see many high-end cake shops, milk tea shops, and various coffee shops decorated in warm colors.

Occasionally, you can find promotional posters of [Ueno Zoo] on a few banners.

Compared with [Station], this place is more like a mature business district.

The weather is good today. Most of the pedestrians passing by are wearing casual clothes and smiling. There are also many couples discussing their next travel plans.

"Do you know what it feels like to live alone?"

"I don't know..."

"In a person's life, there is no one to talk to you, no one to discuss with you, repeating boring life day by day, living one day in order to live the next day... Not only will no one care about you when you are sick, but you will also be questioned for what you are doing.

Don’t continue to work hard? If you are surpassed by others, what else do you think you can achieve?!”

Sakakihara Raku said sharply, as if imitating someone's tone.

He suddenly smiled.

"Many times, I don't know what I am working for. Living? Living, it seems that there are not many happy things, and there are no people who care about me, so why should I still live? I don't know why,

It seems that after exerting all my strength and then going home and lying down, I can feel more at ease."

"Brother, where did you hear the story...tell it as if it were you..."

"Haha, just take it as what I said casually from the perspective of the person involved."

"Think I'm a fool again..."

"I don't really think you are stupid, A-Ling. I just think you are cute. You obviously care about me in your heart, but you insist on not caring about me... I just think you are cute."
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"Let me continue... At that time, I raised the bow for 12 hours continuously every day. In the summer, the temperature was 40 degrees. I raised the bow, aimed, and released the arrow... Every action could be done with the corner of my eye.

I saw sweat dripping from the corner of my eye, and I could feel the soreness in my muscles every time I drew the bow. I refilled several bottles of sunscreen, and splashed cold water on my face several times, but some people still fainted from heat stroke, let alone that time.

There are also unbearable physical training such as sprints and push-ups, you know?

"At that time, in order to stimulate us, only those with the highest target scores could go indoors to rest and enjoy the air conditioning. The purpose was to temper the will, temper the character, temper the spirit... Yes, yes, this is indeed very effective, everyone.

Their grades have improved, and they will be very happy when they improve. They all have families and have the basic motivation to move forward, but I don't... At this time, I will think, what about the future? What will I do in the future?

Do I have to work hard all my life just to get a gold medal? Is the gold medal very meaningful to me? Will I feel happy after I get the gold medal?

"I changed my mind and decided to live for myself... However, even if I changed my mind, I found that I still had nothing I needed. I was bored with everything. Others didn't need me at all. There was nothing around me.

One person.

"At this time, I was even more confused. I didn't know why or who I should do anything for. I could only continue to repeat the boring days before."

Sakakihara Raku looked at Sakakihara Suzu.

Her voice was very low: "How do I know what to do...that person's life..."

"A-Ling, do you know what I have been dreaming about for more than ten years?"

"I want money and a big house..."

"What do I want money and a big house for?"

In the crowded Ueno Station, Suzu Sakakihara suddenly raised her head, paused, and stared at him closely.

"You don't need me to say more about the rest, right?"

Sakakihara smiled, looked straight ahead, and continued walking forward.

Sakakihara Suzu followed him with quick steps and asked excitedly: "Do you really think so?"

"A Ling, many times you give in the dark side, in places you can't see. The same goes for needing someone... I watched you grow up, watched you call me brother again and again,

I watched you get into my bed, I watched you ask me to tell you a ghost story, and you curled up into a ball and slept peacefully next to me."
To be continued...