"Ikusaku, Naoki~~Hurry up and put them in the car-"

"oh--"

Mr. Goto and I waved to our mother to signal that we heard her, and together we put the swimming rings and everyone's swimsuits into the trunk of the van, which also contained beach cloths and picnic baskets that had been placed in advance...

"It was really sudden. I said we wanted to go to the beach in Kamakura City together or something."

After closing the trunk, I leaned behind the car and chatted with Mr. Goto.

"That kid from Yili seems to have been depressed at home recently. Besides practicing piano every day, it seems that none of her band friends have ever asked her to go out to play... Isn't Yu coming here? I just want to hang out with you.

Let’s go out together.”

Mr. Goto picked up the energy drink on the ground and took a sip, then put his arm on my shoulder:

"Besides, young people should hang out together more, right~"

"...Why do I always feel like you want to marry Yili off?"

"Oh, you can't say that..."

Mr. Goto looked at the car warily and found Ichiri looking excitedly out of the window. He slowly breathed a sigh of relief:

"Although I feel a lot more cheerful recently, I still don't have many friends in school..."

"It seems...except for me and Kita-san...it seems like there really aren't any, right?"

"Isn't that right? That's why I'm very optimistic about you... Also, let me tell you a little secret. Don't tell Ame, Michiyo and the others——"

"Hey, hey, no, you can't..."

"Shhhhhhhhhhhh!! Don't be so loud! I'll die!"

Mr. Goto panicked and covered my mouth and looked at the two people in the driver's seat and the passenger seat at the same time. When he found that there was no reaction, he took two sips of the drink in fear.

"This is a secret between men, do you understand Ikusaku-kun?"

"...I just don't know why, Sister Li, you liked that kind of disdainful woman when you were young."

I pushed Mr. Goto's hand away from my mouth and complained with a dead fish eye.

"Disdain... disdain women?"

"Oh, that's right. It's something that even my own son doesn't dare to say...forget it, sometimes it's a good thing to know less. At least from this point of view, I envy you."

"Huh? Stop it...don't you arouse my curiosity?"

"Dad~Ikusaku-nii~are you still not feeling well?"

Mr. Goto and I looked through the rear window and saw that the waiter, holding Jimi Hen in his arms, had flipped down the seat and was lying on it, staring at us.

"Xiaoerli?! When did you get here?"

"Hmm... let's start from the "secrets between men"~~!"

"Woof!"

"It's over!"

Mr. Goto slapped his forehead, hurriedly got into the car through the door, and whispered into Er Li's ear. Forgotten, I had to get in the car by myself, and sat next to Qingtian who was playing switch... The main reason was that the back seat was full of excitement.

When I arrived at the changed shape, I really had no place to sit.

"Are you all ready, everyone?"

"Oh oh oh!!"

"Then let's go!"

The van started slowly and drove seven people and one dog to Makakula Beach in Kamakura City...

…

"Wow——!! So beautiful..."

"Sister! Don't stick your head out of the car window!"

"Ah...sorry..."

Erli hurriedly pulled back the head that Yili had just stretched out. Yili, whose face turned red after being taught by his sister, could only stay inside and admire the sparkling blue sea.

"Oooh... Ikusaku... my head hurts..."

On a sunny day, I curled up my legs on the seat and lay on my side with my head on my lap.

"...Who told you to play games in the car? Mom is driving in a panic. If you don't have a headache, who will?"

I sighed, opened the car window as far as possible, and used a straw hat to cover my face from the direct sunlight on a sunny day.

"Early, I shouldn't have come if I had known..."

"Or shouldn't I bring a game console?"

"No...! Yusaku, imagine this - lying on a beach chair under a parasol, taking out a switch from your bag and playing it in front of everyone, wouldn't you feel like a winner in life?"

"My dear Miss Qingtian, people will treat you as a fool...and don't you have a headache?"

"……pain."

"Then just be quiet, we won't be here for a while."

"oh……"

The head on his thighs arched toward his abdomen a few more times, until he found a comfortable angle, then he stopped, closed his eyes, and breathed slowly.

"Ah... Speaking of which, what is the relationship between Ikusaku-kun and Hanain-san?"

"Does it matter?"

I turned my head and looked at my head, which was caught between the headrests of the seat.

For a moment, he thought for a moment and said:

"Hmm... How should I put it? In fact, I didn't know her very well until half a year ago. I just knew she was my aunt... It wasn't until I stayed at her house that the relationship gradually got better. It's just that I'm already twenty

I'm four years old now, and I feel like I'm more coquettish than when I first came here..."

"...Ikusaku, I'm listening."

"Sorry, sorry...Have Yili been practicing recently? You are really working hard, unlike me who just plays games all day long."

Putting the straw hat on the sunny head, I turned my gaze to the sea with waves outside. The scenery at the seaside always makes people so intoxicated...

"Ah...it's not hard work, it's just that I have freed up all the time during the summer vacation...and it's been a month, but Hongxia-chan and the others seem to have something to do and haven't come to play with me."

"I see... Actually, there's no need to be too sad. In addition to daily practice, Kikuri-senpai and the others just go to izakayas to drink. They don't have a youthful atmosphere at all... so naturally they didn't ask me to go hang out.

"

"Ikusaku-kun...it's nice to have you here..."

My caring expression of "We are all suffering from the same disease" moved Yili to the point of tears. Although I was somewhat disdainful of my favor-building behavior, it was related to my future happy life, so even if I took this step, it was necessary.

ah!

"Well, all in all, let's enjoy these two days! After all, it's a very rare trip for eight people~"

"Ikusaku-nii, Jimi Hen is a dog, right?"

"Uh-huh, Xiaoerli, come on, brother, I'll give you a whisper..."

The big head in the middle of the headrest turned into a small head. I stretched my neck and whispered into Erli's ear:

"...Actually, if Jimi Hen carries a guitar, he will become a great guitarist!"

"Really?! He's better than my sister!"

"Of course, I will become the greatest guitarist in the world~"

"When I get home, I'll let Jimi Hun take dad's guitar and try it out~~ Next time, I want to tell Erli the story of guitarist Jimi Hun, okay?!"

"Don't worry, brother will do what he says!"
Chapter completed!