Chapter 141 I Moved

September 2nd.

That is 7pm on the second day after the new semester starts.

Everyone sat around a rectangular dining table in the living room.

On the dining table are various meals that have just been prepared.

The dishes are generous. It should be said that it is much richer than usual.

The four of them all sat in their original seats, and no one started to move their chopsticks first.

In such a quiet atmosphere, Sakakibara crossed his arms and rested his elbows on the table. He stared at the aroma and heat wafting from the food.

Sakakihara Suzu felt that something was wrong with this atmosphere, because in the past, my brother would happily call everyone to eat, but he would not act like this weirdly, expressionless.

Is it because of what happened the day before yesterday?

But isn’t what happened the day before yesterday in the past?

Sakakihara Suzu tried to break the silence of the dinner: "Brother, what is it that you want to announce? And why is everyone silent? Isn't the matter of that day in the past? Jiu Liuli was also stopped by his uncle, no It happened, although I’m still very dissatisfied.”

While Sakakihara Suzu said this, she also observed the expressions of the Amami sisters, and none of them spoke.

"Everyone, let's talk. It's time to eat."

"Um."

"Brother? What are you going to say?"

Sakakihara closed his eyes in the sight of food:

"It's very simple. I want to move out and the house has been chosen."

The time came at night.

Obviously, several people in the family expressed different attitudes towards Sakakibara's move.

But obviously my mother and uncle must know about such an important matter.

After the two of them returned home at around 11 o'clock in the night, Sakakihara Raku called them to talk about the incident alone.

"Are you going to leave for a while?" Tianhai Maodian chose silence after listening to what he told about the situation.

It was he who brought Jiuliuli back.

So he also knew what happened between the two. As a father, he couldn't comment on this matter, and he was not qualified to comment on Xiao Le's choice.

"Yeah." Sakakibara nodded.

Miwa Sakakihara's voice also lowered: "I didn't expect such a thing to happen."

She began to ask Tianhai Maodian with some doubts: "Why does Jiuliuli listen to her mother so much?"

Obviously, there is a deep secret in this matter.

The usually calm Amami Shidenori also began to have different emotions.

"At this point, it's my fault. I didn't pay much attention to Jiuliuli and Qimingyue when I was a child. There are too many stories to tell here, and a long story is too cumbersome. In short, for Jiuliuli, Bertha, It is very important, and it can even be said to be the belief that supported her for a time.”

Amami Shigenori looked at Sakakibara Raku opposite:

"Are you sure you want to move out for a while?"

"right."

"Already decided?"

"Well, it's decided."

"I understand your thoughts, but I still want to keep you. Jiuliuli did something wrong to you, so she broke up with you and came back halfway. I hope you can give her a chance to make up for her mistakes. "

Sakakihara shook his head: "I don't want to sever ties with everyone, and I don't want Jiureli to make up for it. I just want to go out for a while."

His words made Amami Shigenori and Sakakihara Miwa look at each other.

After the silence, Tianhai Maodian spoke first:

"Well, Mihe and I both know the whole story. At this point, it is indeed Jiuliuli's fault. Let me apologize to you on her behalf."

The action of his uncle lowering his head made Sakakibara slightly embarrassed.

Then, Amami Maodian returned to his usual serious state:

"Meihe and I completely understand your feelings, but now Meihe and I don't want you to move out. We are both too busy at work and rely on you to take care of the family. We only give you financial support." support.

"Of course, if you really want to move out, Meihe and I will not stop you and respect your choice. After all, you also said that you will not sever ties with this family.

"Now, I hope you can calm down for a while, and then give me and Meihe an answer on whether you want to move out."

The parents' opinions are very clear.

disagree.

But it doesn't stop.

Although he would not be restricted in his actions, Sakakibara still felt a little pressure mentally.

Uncle wants to calm down before taking action.

But for Sakakibara Raku, Kuruuri's deception is absolutely unacceptable to him.

I see her every time.

He would always think that what he had given was thrown away so casually. This reminded him of his previous life, where his parents had no feelings about what he had done and they just threw it away like rubbish.

Precisely because he values ​​relationships, he treats everyone as family.

Precisely because he values ​​feelings, he cannot tolerate emotional deception.

In fact, Jiuliuli didn't pay attention to his confession at all.

He couldn't help but think so.

At the same time, my heart is extremely complicated.

He didn't want to erase Jiuliuli's kindness to him in the past.

How should I face her?

Sakakibara took a deep breath.

no.

I still have to move out.

Even if no one supports it.

That night, it was past midnight.

Sakakibara Raku, who had already made his decision, was tidying up his room. Standing at the door was Sakakibara Suzu, wearing a hoodie.

She kept her eyes on her brother's actions of cleaning up the house.

A worn-out keychain hung around his waist, the gift he had given him, and it was shaking with his silent movements.

After hesitating for a long time, Sakakihara Suzu finally spoke to him:

"Brother, do you really want to leave?"

Raku Sakakibara stopped folding clothes and was silent, then turned to Sakakibara Suzu at the door and smiled and said:

"It's okay, Ah Ling, I just went out to calm down, not to sever ties with everyone."

"Why are you going out?"

"Aling, if Jiureli was forced to break up with me just because he wanted to go abroad, I can accept it, but that's not the case." Sakakihara felt depressed when he thought of Jiureli explaining to him the reason why she agreed to confess to him.

She actually agreed to it for Qi Mingyue.

what is this? what is this? what is this? !

Suzu Sakakihara tugged at the corner of his clothes and asked in a low voice: "Brother, why are you angry?"

Sakakihara understands his current state of mind quite well, "If Ruri has to go to Europe because of her mother's request, I can understand it. But it also means that the relationship between us is no longer what it used to be, but now Ruri is being taken over by her uncle. She was stopped. Not to mention that my confession to her was actually for Qi Mingyue to accept me. I can't accept it. You want me to face Jiuliuli again? I'm sorry, I don't want to face her yet."

"But. But," Sakakihara Suzu felt sorry for her brother inexplicably when she saw his smile, "I shouldn't move out, I still hope-"

Sakakihara Suzu thought of the atmosphere when everyone was sitting at the same table tonight.

And the evasive look in my brother's eyes when he faced Jiuliuli.

She couldn't help but start to think that if she really allowed her brother to stay in this home, and let him face everything when he was sad, she would let him stay because she needed him.

Could it be that I am a little too willful?

Jiu Liuli didn't want her brother to leave, and Qi Mingyue didn't say anything.

But when my mother and uncle find out, they will definitely try to persuade me to stay.

If I say something to him again and want him to stay, won't I have no one to support me?

This is so strange.

Obviously, my brother is so good to his family. He cares about everyone every day and cooks for everyone every day.

But why didn't anyone come to support him when he was sad?

"bell?"

"Yeah," Suzu Sakakihara shook her head, "It's nothing! It's nothing at all. Just do what you want to do, brother! I agree with you moving out!"

Sakakibara was a little dazed and looked at his sister's face under the short hair. "When we were chatting just now, weren't you still very opposed to it?"

"I just want to understand something, but as a condition, you have to tell me where you are moving. When I want to eat, I will come find you."

Sakakihara smiled and nodded to her, "Yes, I agree."

"Well, brother, I will come to you."

With Suzu Sakakihara's official nod, the move was officially decided.

*

September 30th.

It was an evening after school. Raku Sakakihara took a Mitsubishi Fuso bus and entered the Itabashi district of Tokyo.

The sunshine at the end of September is much less intense than in August, but the air is still as hot and dry.

The noisy summer cicadas, the leaves that have been blown by the wind for a long time, and the shadows of the trees are dancing on the mountain roads in the suburbs.

The bus was moving slowly along the mountain road. Raku Sakakihara, who was sitting in the back seat with his head pressed against the window, looked down the mountain.

The shadows of the trees flickered as the bus drove by, and outside the window, the residential areas down the mountain seemed to be moving too. Sakakibara saw his house among the criss-crossing telephone poles and houses.

His new residence is in a residential area at the foot of the mountain. This place is very remote, and the convenience is not as good as that of downtown Tokyo. If you want to buy something, you have to walk through several streets and pass dozens of telephone poles to reach the sight. In the distance is the shopping street called Arakawa Market.

However, compared to the city, it is cleaner here, and the trails are also particularly clean.

Occasionally, you can see policemen on bicycles patrolling on daily basis, greeting the residents here in a friendly way with the sound of "ding bells".

It has been almost a month since Sakakihara Raku came here.

Everyone here is very welcoming. Even if Sakakibara Raku is a resident who suddenly moved here, the lady next door and the old lady across the street will often bring him some vegetables such as eggplants, winter melons, tomatoes, and potatoes as gifts for him.

In return, Sakakibara often invites them to taste the dishes he has cooked too much.

After going back and forth, I became familiar with everyone here.

His favorite is the Arakawa Shopping Street near the Arakawa River. Many people who like a slow pace and old ladies like to come here to hang out.

Here, he would find a pot of a plant he liked every day, and then take it to the small courtyard built by his family and take care of it carefully.

Experience some leisure life.

Trim the flowers and plants, water them, and clean the cobblestone road in front of the door with relaxing music. Then smile and occasionally say hello to the nearby neighbors. After coming here, it seems that you can forget everything before. troubles.

"Oh, go slow!" The bus driver took off his hat and greeted him with a smile.

Sakakibara responded with a smile, then got off the bus, turned onto the community avenue, and came to Arakawa Shopping Street.

There are various shops in the shopping street, including tailor shops, flower shops, rice cake shops, cake shops, etc.

Some shops have a sense of history, such as the wooden signboard of [Kuroro Fresh Fish] with handwritten calligraphy.

Young middle school students walking through here talking and laughing after school.

The child in the yellow hat was held by his mother by the hand in the snack shop, pointing at a candy and saying "I want that".

An old man bending down to feed the cats.

There were a few children chasing and playing happily in the shopping street, and housewives holding shopping baskets and going out to buy groceries.

All kinds of people walk through this Arakawa shopping street.

Every time I walk in here, Sakakihara Raku feels like I've entered another world, which is completely different from the bustling Minato District of Tokyo.

It feels good.

"Oh, isn't this Xiao Le! School is out so early today? Do you want to buy a fish today?"

Raku Sakakihara turned around following the voice, and the one who spoke was a bold man wearing an apron, who looked like someone related to [Kurō Fresh Fish].

"Mr. Kuro."

Sakakihara Raku was greeted by him to the door of the store.

"Oh? Do you really want to buy it? Hahaha, welcome."

"Good afternoon, Mr. Kuro."

"Hahaha, why are you so polite? I'm going to have something today, a limited-time special offer! If you buy a fish, I'll give you two scallops as a gift!"

"Mr. Kuro, when you give something as a gift, shouldn't it be something affordable? What can two scallops do?"

"Hahaha, selling fish depends on enthusiasm! Whatever you give is enthusiasm, no matter how much you give, it is enthusiasm!"

Sakakihara felt that what Uncle Kuro said could be described as unreasonable. He smiled, shook his head, and chose a stone bass.

"That's it. Let's go back and fry some fish."

"okay!"

Uncle Jiulang quickly took the fish out of the pond, packed it, put it on the electronic scale and pressed a price.

Sakakihara turned the schoolbag behind him in front of him, took out the change, took out a 5,000 yen note and handed it to Uncle Kuro.

"Dad, I'm back. Today, Sakakibara-kun is here too."

The speaker was a young girl who had just walked from the other end of the shopping street. She was carrying a schoolbag and wearing a sailor suit.

She is Uncle Kuro's daughter, Kuro Xinzi, who has just entered the third grade of junior high school. She is usually a young girl with two pigtails.

Sakakibara often hears from three naughty kids on the street that they all like her.

From now on, I want to marry Xinzi as my wife.

For this reason, the three children often got into fights. After being discovered, their mothers called them back to the store.

Haha, it's quite cute.

Since the surname Jiuro sounds too much like a boy when pronounced alone, the uncle named his daughter as close to a girl as possible.

Xinzi.

Although I was still called by Kuro-san and Kuro-san in school, it didn't sound like a girl's name.

Kuro Kinko was very interested in Sakakibara Raku who suddenly moved in nearby.

He seems to live alone and can often be seen running in the morning when he goes to school.

Many classmates and best friends say he is very handsome.

I don’t know if it’s a coincidence, but I often meet him in the shopping street.

Uncle Jiulang patted his daughter on the back boldly, causing her to lose her balance and stumble.

"Dad, what are you doing?"

"Haha, Xinzi, haven't you always said that you want to be admitted to Mingde School? Xiao Leke is a student of Mingde School. You should learn more from him." After Uncle Jiulang finished speaking, his intention was obvious. The daughter blinked.

Sure enough, the stinky dad said something nonsense!

Kuro Xinzi, who originally wanted to say something, was now incoherent.

Sakakibara took the stone bass handed over by Uncle Kuro and said, "There are only 2 gifts, why are there 5 more."

"Limited time special offer, limited time special offer!" Uncle Jiulang waved his hand and said nonchalantly, "Xiao Le, you have been frequenting our store these days, so I can't neglect you, haha."

Uncle Kuro always smiles in a normal mood.

"Okay then," Raku Sakakihara held the fish and scallops in his hands and said with a smile, "I'll continue shopping for groceries, so I won't interrupt you any further."

After finishing speaking, he then said to Xinzi who was behind Uncle Jiulang, "I'm leaving first."

"Ah, okay, okay." Kuro Xinzi nodded after a moment of sluggishness.

Sakakibara picked up his bag and continued walking towards the shopping street.

I bought some vegetables and some pork. I almost had enough ingredients for today. As I was about to leave, Sakakibara suddenly remembered that I had another task today, so I came to the flower shop, hugged a pot of epiphyllum and left.

[Limited time task: Shopping (Complete)]

[500 points have been issued]

[Skill "Gardening" upgraded to "Master"]

Sakakihara glanced at the panel.

Not bad, Master Gardener.

This should make the few dwarf pines in the small yard look better. To be honest, those few dwarf pines were originally very frizzy and had no aesthetic value at all.

"Good afternoon."

"Well, good afternoon, mother-in-law."

"Hey, you bought so many things today!"

"Haha, okay, okay."

After saying hello to everyone in the shopping street, Sakakibara Raku walked out of the shopping street and finally returned home. A cold lock was hung on the iron door.

When you open and push the door, you can see the whole yard. The orange tree planted at the door has already produced fruit, and there is a thick layer of fallen leaves under the tree.

The weather this year is much hotter than in previous years, and the late-ripening oranges are expected to ripen soon.

I heard the landlady said that these oranges were planted by her grandson when he was young. They are very delicious and he can use them as he likes.

On the right side of the courtyard, the wall-creeper occupies the entire wall, and along the wall are the various flowers and green plants that Sakakihara Raku has been taking care of for more than a month.

Putting the vegetables he bought on the shelf at the door and putting the epiphyllums into many flower pots, Raku Sakakihara came to the moss-covered faucet and filled the watering can.

Raku Sakakihara, who was originally planning to follow the rows of flower pots and sprinkle water on them, stood there blankly.

He saw a beautiful figure and a beautiful side face with a strange expression. She was wearing a summer lace dress, with her hands behind her back, looking at the wisteria vines hanging in the air in the backyard.

She is a girl who will never be forgotten after just one glance.

Seeing the hairpin on her head, Sakakibara knew who it was. Haha. Looking at it again after a month, she is still so beautiful. No wonder the grandma who greeted me just now smiled and said to herself that there was a beautiful and coquettish girl looking for me.

Amami Kuruuri discovered Sakakibara Raku after he appeared.

"I'm sorry, brother." The beautiful girl lowered her head and whispered when she saw him for the first time.

Sakakihara Raku didn't react at all, "Yeah. How did you find this place? I quit both the Kyudo Club and the Literature Club. If you want to take advantage of the principal, just pretend I didn't ask."

"Ling told me"

"Did she tell you?"

"Um."

"Then I'll tell you. I'll change the place." Sakakihara looked away from her face, held the shower head, passed her, and began to slowly sprinkle water along the first potted plant.

"Brother, don't be like this, it's my fault." Tianhai Jiuliuli took two steps closer to him.

Is it her fault?

Well, it was indeed her fault.

On that day at the airport, Sakakihara Raku felt that there was still room for redemption.

After all, my aunt had been talking to Jiu Liuli for a long time, and Jiu Liuli had valued her mother very seriously since she was a child, because her mother and she broke up temporarily. Haha, anyway, the relationship didn't last long, so it would be better to break it off early. This makes sense, and I can barely understand it. .

After all, she herself said that she didn't really want to break up.

The day after the airport was still very harmonious. Although the atmosphere between him and Jiuriuri became a little subtle, Sakakihara Raku could also feel that the two of them were trying to reconcile.

Until——Tianhai Jiuliuli showed her cards to herself after that.

She told herself that she dated herself because of Qi Mingyue.

?

? ?

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what is this?

Doesn't this mean that she has been deceiving herself from beginning to end? !

Is this how you can respond to your own feelings? !

Is it just because of Qi Mingyue that you can accept my feelings for you? !

Sakakibara admits that he is a bad person, but he is not a bad person without a bottom line.

Sakakihara Raku could accept her rejection, but he couldn't accept her deception.

Sakakihara Raku can keep her, but he has no obligation to play games with her.

It's a shame that I still want her so sincerely.

I think she is very gentle and will understand me.

The sincerity I have felt for so long is all false and useless.

Hahahahaha!

It’s funny, it’s so funny, you can laugh for the rest of your life!

Sakakibara remembered that he had chased her before, trying to save this first love, but now he wanted to slap himself.

It's so ridiculous that I'm still in love for the first time.

After being shown off, Sakakibara knew that he couldn't stay any longer, so he wanted to find a place to relax alone.

Stay away from that place.

The school also refused to meet or talk to them, and the archery club and literature club also withdrew.

I go home after school every day and come here to trim flowers and plants.

This month has passed. In fact, isn’t it nice to be alone?

"So why did you come to me today?" Sakakihara watered the flowers calmly.

"I want to call brother to go back."

"Go back?" Sakakibara asked without any emotion, and looked at her, his shoulders slightly moving, "Is it for Nanamiyue again?"

"no--"

Amami Kuruuri obviously wanted to explain something to him, but was interrupted by Sakakibara Raku.

"Okay, there's no need to say anything more between us. I'm tired, Jiuliuli, I'm really tired. During that time, I had to cook every morning, lunch, and night. I never asked for anything from you. What, I just want to treat you as a real family, but Jiuliuli, forget it, I really don’t want to say it anymore.”

Sakakibara shook out the last bit of water in the kettle, put it back in its place, and then walked back to the room carrying the ingredients he just bought.

"Brother, wait a minute."

Tianhai Jiuliuli only found him after a month. She knew that what she did was not right at all, and she wanted to say something to him, but he refused her at the door.

"Farewell, I refuse to receive guests, and I have not prepared any food for guests. This little food is only enough for myself." Raku Sakakihara made a gesture of invitation and faced the door of the courtyard, "Please come back, Tenkai Dai Miss."

Sakakibara also smiled at her, which was also his really good-looking smile during the previous period.

But today is different from the past. Now this smile has changed its meaning.

Only the surface remains.

Sakakibara originally thought that when he saw Kuruuri again, he would become hysterical and look like he was in pain "Why is this like this?"

but no.

There is just peace, real peace.

Sakakibara took one last look at Tianhai Jiureli's delicate face and withdrew his gaze.

There was a click.

Before Amami Kuruuri could respond, Sakakibara closed the door of the room tightly.

Standing alone at the door that was rejected, Tianhai Jiuliuli lowered his head, feeling guilty and sad.

She recalled the way her brother looked at her just now, and the tone and attitude in which he spoke to her.

Does the brother who used to laugh when he saw me hate him so much now?

She pinched her right arm with her left hand.

"sorry."

She is not a face-conscious person. If she does something wrong, she is willing to apologize, take responsibility, and make corrections.

She has thought about it a lot in the past month.

From a starting point, she was wrong from the beginning. She should not have deceived her brother and agreed to his confession in that ambiguous situation.

I don't understand the importance of feelings, so I casually regard my brother's contribution as something that can be tolerated.

If he wanted to help Qi Mingyue, he should have clearly refused from the beginning.

Yes, it was wrong from the beginning.

Sakakibara put the things in the kitchen, and soon after, he received an email on his phone.

The signature is Tianhai Jiuliuli.

[I'm sorry, I'm really sorry, I want my brother's forgiveness]

Sakakihara ignored her, only glanced at her, then put on his apron, started to play a little tune in his mouth, and started washing and chopping vegetables leisurely.

Putting the phone aside, I randomly selected some leisurely music and clicked to play it.

"Hmph~hem~~"

Process the fish, wash the pot, and then take inventory of the seasonings and various prepared ingredients.

When cooking, as long as you relax, it's quite comfortable.

The kitchen knife made a sound on the chopping board, and Sakakibara chopped the pepper into pieces quickly.

It took him an hour to prepare two main dishes. He was going to make tomato and egg soup, and then eat slowly while watching TV.

When I went to get tomatoes from the side, I glanced at my phone and found that there seemed to be several more emails.

[Brother, I have thought a lot over the past month. I know that I should not have lied to you from the beginning. I was also very confused. But after getting along with you for a long time, I realized that I do not have no feelings for you, brother. .I really didn’t lie to you on this point, if you are willing, I still hope we can reconcile, I’m really sorry]

This one is the most recent one.

There were more than a dozen unread emails sent in the previous hour. Sakakibara swiped her finger and glanced at them. The contents were roughly some of her thoughts and apologies.

Sakakihara looked at it - feeling nothing.

I guess I'm taking it lightly.

He still didn't intend to respond, but took his time to get the water and eggs from the refrigerator.

This time, another email came.

[I'm sorry, brother, I will be waiting at the door. I don't want to get your forgiveness right away. I just want to say a few more words to you, okay? ]

Say a few more words?

This is a request.

Sakakibara looked at the dropped mail and suddenly felt his hands heavy. He turned around:

"I'll go, the water is full, turn it off."

[I'm really sorry.]

Tianhai Jiuliuli squatted at the door, looked at the flashing vertical lines in the input box, and sent this email again.

I glanced at the more than 20 emails that showed [Sent], but not a single one was answered. I don’t know what to do now.