[Comprehensive] Xueba, are you friendly?

Before the fourth grade of elementary school, Yui Inagaki's home had been in a block half a block away from the current address in Tokyo.

At nearly ten o'clock this morning, she got on the tram and staggered to a place that was both familiar and unfamiliar to her.

In elementary school, Inagaki Yui often went around with her younger brother Shintaro after school. Of course, to be more precise, Shintaro was pulled by her, and followed her around half helplessly and half obediently; but after that incident, Until she moved out in the fourth grade of elementary school, she kept herself locked at home, no matter what her family or other people said.

Nearly six years have passed in a flash, and the scene on the street is undoubtedly much more prosperous.Yui Inagaki was walking on the road, subconsciously walking towards the place where her home was originally.

At that time, their house was disposed of in a hurry by their parents. At that time, she didn't have the means to think about it so much, but thinking about it now, she still feels a little regretful.After all, she and Shintaro grew up in that house since they were young. For Umi Inagaki, I am afraid that he has a deeper affection for the house.

But no way.

The house had already been bought by another family surnamed Eguchi, probably because today was a working day and the house was empty.Inagaki Yui glanced at the name tag, then walked on a road leading to the school that she was very familiar with.

Go straight, turn right at the next intersection, and reach the intersection after 3 minutes, wait for the green light there and take the zebra crossing on the right, then just keep going straight.

That's what mom taught them back then.

The scene in her eyes has changed a lot compared to a few years ago, but she can still find the shadow of the past.

Arrived.

Inagaki Yui stopped in her tracks. She looked at the gate of the elementary school with mixed feelings in her heart.

She used to really like this school very much, not only because her brother also graduated from this elementary school, but also because the school spirit here and the friendship among the students all moved her.

She took a deep breath and was about to leave when she suddenly heard a voice full of uncertainty behind her.

"Are you... Yui?"

……

"Okay, this is five hundred yen."

After putting the money on the counter, Inagaki Yui took the two cups of hot coffee handed over by the clerk, and stuffed one of them into the hand of his former friend Ryoko Akiyama.

Like her, Akiyama Ryoko asked for leave from school today.The only difference is that Ryoko Akiyama suddenly felt unwell during class, so she asked for leave and went home, and then ran into Yui Inagaki on the way home.

"I'm sorry," Ryoko Akiyama said in a low voice, "It's been so long since you've seen me, and you're still buying me coffee like before."

"There's nothing to apologize for. From this point of view, you are exactly the same as before, Ryoko." She sat down on the bamboo chair opposite Akiyama Ryoko, squinted her eyes and smiled, with a calm tone, "At that time That's right, and it's still the same now, Ryoko has never done anything wrong, there is no need to apologize at all. I should be the one who should apologize."

As one of the very few people who has always supported her, Ryoko shouldn't have been cut off so suddenly by her.

"No," Ryoko Akiyama shook her head vigorously, "Yui obviously didn't do anything wrong, on the contrary, I couldn't help Yui..."

I don't know if she remembered what happened at that time, but there was a little crying in her voice.Inagaki Yui was busy comforting her repeatedly, but at the same time he was a little bit tangled to find that his friend was still so soft-tempered until now.

but……

Her eyes softened.

If it wasn't for Ryoko Akiyama, who has always been a little weak, to stand up and speak for her at that time, she might have collapsed long ago.

"Liangzi," she smiled, "give me your phone number."

Strange to say, five years ago, mobile phones were already popular to the point where almost everyone had one, but because they could meet each other at school every day, they often went back together, and no one thought of exchanging numbers.

Afterwards, Inagaki Yui stayed behind closed doors, and didn't want to see anyone, so naturally she didn't have another chance.

"Speaking of which, Ryoko," she asked after taking down Ryoko Akiyama's phone number, "were there any boys with orange hair in our school?"

"Orange hair?"

After hearing her words, Akiyama Ryoko was obviously very puzzled, and she thought hard for a while.This is completely understandable to Inagaki Yui. Her friend has always kept her ears shut from the past, but because she was even more indifferent to the people and things in the school than Ryoko at the time, she now wants to Ryoko's inquiry was considered a fluke.

"Orange hair is rare," Akiyama Ryoko said distressedly, "but our school seems to have one, and I heard about it from others at the time. After all, the two of us act together on weekdays. If Yui doesn't know If not, I'm afraid I have no chance of seeing him."

"But..." she added, "It seems to be at the same level as us, Yui, ask your brother maybe he will know? But you should have asked."

"But the truth is not yet." Yui Inagaki took a sip of coffee depressedly, letting the bitter and fragrant taste melt in his mouth.

She really didn't think of this choice before, and today she just came to visit the place where she lived before, and it was unexpected to meet Ryoko Akiyama.

"If I ask Xiaozhen, he will definitely ask other things." She leaned her elbows on the glass tabletop and rested her chin on her hands, "Yesterday I said I would come here, but he read it for a long time, and I finally got it right after I said it. Let it go...Actually, I can sneak over here today when he's not around, but I always feel guilty."

Akiyama Ryoko couldn't help laughing when she heard the words: "That's really unexpected, I remember when I was in elementary school, I always hid behind you."

"It won't be like this after transferring to another school." Yui Inagaki said, and glanced at his phone again, "And he has really exceeded my expectations recently."

Stealing the chairman's trophy and smashing it on the spot at the opening ceremony, she always felt that she didn't dare to do such a thing, and it seemed strange to say that "the blue is better than the blue".

"Actually, I've always been envious," Ryoko Akiyama said with a smile. "Not only is there a younger brother who is so close to you, but also an excellent older brother who cares and takes care of you. For me, it will be much harder."

Inagaki Yui smiled embarrassedly, she knew that Akiyama Ryoko was the eldest in the family, and the younger siblings below were a little bit noisy since they were young: "Ryoko, your feelings will probably be very similar to my brother's, Xiaozhen and I will definitely let him Very uneasy."

"You and Shintaro shouldn't be so exaggerated, and especially Yui, your brother should be very happy, because you treat your brother—" Akiyama Ryoko suddenly stopped talking, her voice lowered, and her expression also seemed Embarrassed, "Sorry."

"No, it's okay, Ryoko, I don't mind anymore."

As if she was telling Ryoko, or as if she wanted herself to think so, she repeated it again.

"I don't mind long ago."

"You mean Ryoko Akiyama?"

After returning from school at night, Inagaki Shintaro asked in surprise when he heard her talk about his experiences during the day.

"The name sounds familiar, but who is that?"

"Primary school classmate," Inagaki Yui blinked, "my best friend back then."

"I seem to have a little impression," he said after recalling it for a long time, "is it the little brown-haired one who always keeps company with you?"

"That's right, it's her."

Inagaki Yui responded, she remembered Ryoko's suggestion, and decided to change the way.After secretly apologizing to Ryoko in her heart, she asked Shintaro.

"When I was chatting with Ryoko, I mentioned a few classmates before. We all had a deep impression on a boy with orange hair, but we couldn't remember who he was. Xiaozhen, do you still remember?"

As soon as she said "orange hair," she saw Shintaro Inagaki's face pull down.

"Why do you ask him?" His tone was not very good. "It doesn't matter if this kind of person can't remember."

"Are you sure you want to know?" Shintaro glanced at his sister, saw her nod with certainty, and sighed, "At that time, there was only one guy with orange hair in the whole school."

"The monitor of our class."