I.W.B.A.L

　　"No…"

　　Faced with her mother's words, Eriri Sawamura sighed helplessly and looked at the painting in front of her.

　　"Recently, I have been dreaming about this scene when I sleep at night. I just don't know what is going on. I haven't been out recently, but I don't know why I keep dreaming about this strange man being..."

　　It was difficult for Ying Lili to say the word "kill". For her, the word was too heavy and too excessive, and she couldn't say it.

　　Sayuri, who originally just wanted to show concern for her daughter, suddenly froze up after hearing what her daughter said. She seemed to have remembered something, and her eyes wandered as she looked at her confused daughter in front of her.

　　"Did you dream about a stranger? Maybe it was just a coincidence. You thought too much and were exposed to too many heavy-tasting works, which led you to think like this. If you just relax, you will probably feel better... Do you want me to accompany you to see a psychologist?"

　　"doctor?!"

　　Originally, she still wanted to refute her mother. This was not a coincidence. Eriri, who had been dreaming about this for several days in a row, immediately admitted that what her mother said made sense after hearing the "doctor".

　　"I think so too. I think I should just take a break."

　　"Lunch is ready, you can come down to eat anytime. I'll go down first, don't wait until it's cold before coming down."

　　"Um...."

　　After giving her daughter some instructions, Sayuri smiled and left her daughter's room.

　　The moment she walked out of her daughter's room, Sayuri put her hands on her chest. When she heard her daughter's words, she remembered what she had seen in her dreams during this period.

　　Unlike my daughter, who had the same dream several times in a row, her dream was a series of scenes, showing the process of interacting with a strange boy from her perspective...

　　To be honest, Sayuri, whose husband died when Eriri was young, had considered the idea of starting a new family, but she was hesitant because she was concerned about Eriri's feelings and thought that she would not accept it.

　　She regarded the happy and beautiful scene in her dream as nothing more than the emptiness in her heart, and used the simple fantasy that arose from it to fill the emptiness in her heart.

　　But now judging from my daughter's answer, the dream doesn't seem to be so...normal?

　　"What's his name... In my dream... I think his name is... Xian... Kento?"

　　When Sayuri Sawamura recalled the name of 'him' in her dream, Kento at this moment——

　　"Kento."

　　"....Um."

　　When he lowered his head, he saw the soft black hair. The girl was now sitting in his arms. He originally wanted the girl to sit somewhere else, but when he sat down at the desk, the girl came directly to his side and sat in his arms.

　　"Like reading?"

　　".....There's nothing else to do except read books. Also...is it okay to be so intimate?"

　　"It doesn't matter, because mom has already agreed to our relationship."

　　Setsuna raised her head, her delicate face flushed with a faint blush, her face full of happiness and joy, which made Xianxin confused and unable to ask for a while.

　　When Qingpu Mai left yesterday, she still said that she would let Setsuna reconsider this issue, and did not express that she would support her daughter dating him. That serious expression made Kento certain in his heart that she would not agree to her daughter dating him...

　　But now, I got a completely different answer from Qingpu Setsuna?

　　"Did Miss Wu... agree?"

　　"Miss Mai? Did your mother let you call her that?"

　　Setsuna was a little surprised and looked into Kento's eyes.

　　"At first I called her Madam Qing Pu, but she thought that name sounded a little old, so she asked me to call her Miss Wu."

　　"I see."

　　Setsuna nodded, and the body sitting in Kento's arms trembled slightly. The friction between the bodies made Kento, who had returned to the Aokiji era and was full of vitality, almost unable to control himself...

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Cherry Blossom Season: 20. What bad intentions can a mother have?

　　"When will my brother come back?"

　　Sanye had heard the same words no less than ten times. Sitting in front of the TV, she turned her head to look at her sister who was sitting next to her.

　　In a rural place like Itomori, there is no place to kill time. Adults may still get together to drink and chat at night or during the afternoon break, but the only entertainment for children is probably TV and those outdated comics.

　　The only prosperous city near Itomori is Nagoya, which is over 160 kilometers away. It takes at least three hours to travel from Itomori to Nagoya, and another three hours to come back.

　　Considering the bus from the town to the nearby train station, she would probably spend three hours in Nagoya, and then have to walk home when she returned to Itomori. Thinking of this, Mitsuha's expression couldn't help but stiffen for a moment, and she felt helpless about living in such a rural area.

　　"Haven't I told you many times before? You were there when he called. He will be back during the summer vacation."

　　"What about Tokyo specialties?"

　　"…I want to know that, too."

　　Last time I contacted my irresponsible brother who sneaked away to Tokyo alone, he said that he would prepare some local specialties and send them back immediately. I don't know when I can receive the local specialties he sent back.

　　"However, I forgot to tell him what I wanted, and I don't know what weird things he would send back."

　　Yotsuba, who had twin ponytails, stared at her sister for a while, then silently turned her gaze to the TV.

　　"The Shining Little Witch is about to start, I want to see the little witch!"

　　"Really... Only at this moment will you act like a little child. It's really not cute at all."

　　Mitsuha Miyamizu was watching a variety show and was trying to learn more about Tokyo and big cities from the show so that she could integrate into the big city more easily when she went to Tokyo for high school. However, faced with her sister's request, she reluctantly handed the remote control to her.

　　It's not that she didn't want to continue watching, but facing her younger sister, she had no room to refuse. Once Yotsuba complained to her mother or grandmother, she would have to accept a scolding next.

　　Handing the remote control to her sister, Mitsuha turned over, lay on her back on the tatami, looked at the old-fashioned chandelier above her head, opened her mouth and closed her eyes, and sighed deeply.

　　"I really want to go to Tokyo—"

　　"Really, sister, you are so noisy!"

　　...

　　"Does Kento have two younger sisters?"

　　He no longer had the heart to read the book in his hands. Facing Setsuna who was sitting in his arms, Kento felt that this would not be a good thing to continue. In order to ensure that he did not do anything that would make him regret, he kept a distance from Setsuna.

　　He let Setsuna temporarily leave his arms under the pretext of pouring water, which allowed him to avoid the girl noticing his physiological reaction. After silently pouring a cup of tea, he calmed down again.

　　"Mitsuha and Yotsuha, both of them are currently attending school in their hometown of Itomori."

　　"What kind of personalities do both of them have?"

　　Setsuna didn't know whether she had sisters or not. She had some understanding of the relationship between her and Saionji Sekai, and knew that she and she had some close blood relationship, but when she asked her mother about the specific relationship, she got a perfunctory answer.

　　For Shanta, who was born in a single-parent family, he had longed to have his own sister more than once. Now that he heard that the person he liked actually had two sisters, he couldn't help but become curious.

　　"Their personalities?"

　　Kento didn't know what topic to talk about with the girl in front of him. When he found that the other party seemed very interested in his younger sister, he thought about his two younger sisters.

　　"Sanye is lively, but shy in front of strangers. She longs for life in a big city. She is a very ordinary girl. As for Siye, although she is young, she has been sensible since she was young. She helps with housework at home and is a good child."

　　"Yotsuba is your sister?"

　　"No, it's Mitsuha."

　　Although I want to admit that in terms of personality, Yotsuba, as the second daughter, is more like an older sister, I have to admit that Mitsuha, who has a casual personality, was born eight years earlier than Yotsuba.

　　Let Setsuna sit in front of the desk and put the teacup on the desk, while Kento himself stood aside.

　　"Three leaves and four leaves, then shouldn't Kento be two leaves?"

　　Noticing the connection between Mitsuha and Yotsuha's names, Setsuna became curious and couldn't help but ask Kento beside him.

　　"Futaba is my mother's name. As for my name, because I'm a boy, it's slightly different from the Miyamizu family, which is a female lineage... so my name was given to my father, who married into the family, and then he became a sage. Later, when my sister was born, I continued to inherit the name 'Ya'."

　　In response to Kento's explanation, Setsuna was very curious about the Miyamizu family, which Kento mentioned was a "female lineage", but she also understood that some topics were not suitable for discussion at the moment, so she shifted the topic to other topics...

　　Setsuna stayed in Kento's apartment for the entire afternoon, which made Kento feel less lonely, but he could not do anything. He just looked at the girl in front of him quietly. It was not until the evening that Setsuna was ready to leave.

　　"Kento."

　　"Um?"

　　The girl walked up to Kento, raised her lovely face, closed her eyes, gently raised her cheek, stood on tiptoes, and gently kissed Kento on the side of his face.

　　Chirp——

　　By the time Kento realized what was happening, the girl was already blushing and walking towards the door.

　　"See you tomorrow, Kento."

　　When the sound of the door closing was heard, Kento, who was standing in the living room, showed a distressed expression on his face. He raised his arm, touched his kissed cheek, and smiled bitterly. He was a little conflicted about the girl's innocence.

　　Should I accept this feeling?

　　When he was with Setsuna, his somewhat empty heart felt warm and a satisfaction he hadn't felt in a long time.

　　He walked to the bed and sat down, rubbing his forehead with both hands.

　　"So what's going on with Miss Mai? Didn't you agree to persuade your daughter?"

　　Qingpu Mai, who was working in the office, sneezed lightly, with a hint of confusion on her face.

　　"Did Setsuna miss me?"

　　Looking down at the work in her hands, she didn't care whether Setsuna missed her or not, she had to finish her work first, and then go find Miyamizu-kun before going home.

　　"You wouldn't hate Miyamizu-kun, as she is a gentle mother who can't stop her because she feels her daughter's genuine affection, right?"

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Cherry Blossom Season: 21. Miss Wu, I understand, so please——

　　Qingura Mai was worried that Setsuna would be at home when she got home, and she couldn't find any excuse or opportunity to go out to meet Kento, so she decided to go directly to Kento's apartment after get off work.

　　The desire to meet that person gradually took root in Qingpu Mai's heart, giving her concentration and energy that she would never have on ordinary days. She completed all her work for the day, handed over the rest to her employees, and left work early and left the company.

　　Leaving get off work early means avoiding the rush hour. Just as the sun was setting, Qingpu Mai returned to the street where her home was. Seeing the lights on at Qingpu's house, she breathed a sigh of relief and her eyes fell on the apartment where Kento lived across the street.

　　"The lights are on and people are at home."

　　Qingura Mai was a little worried about meeting her daughter, so in order to prevent any accidents from happening, she decided to confirm it and contact her daughter.

　　She took out her cell phone from her bag and dialed the number at home. After waiting for a while, the call was connected.

　　"moment."

　　"Mother?"

　　"I may be back late tonight, so you should prepare dinner first."

　　"You have a job?"

　　"Well, it's some work stuff. I'll have to trouble you with dinner."

　　"I see."

　　"That's it for now."

　　"Um."

　　After hanging up the phone, Qingura Mai had a faint smile on her mature and charming face. She walked towards the apartment in front of her, slowly came to the door of Miyamizu's house, and pressed the doorbell.

　　After Setsuna left, Kento thought for a while and decided to prepare his own dinner first. Just when he washed the rice and put it into the rice cooker, the doorbell rang, forcing him to put down the rice cooker and go directly to the door.

　　Opening the door and looking at the pretty mature woman standing at the door, Kento had never expected that Qingpu Mai would come to visit at this time.

　　"Sorry to bother you again, Miyamizu-kun."

　　"Miss Wu..., please come in."

　　"Excuse me."

　　After entering the house, Kento went to the rice cooker first and set the time before turning back to entertain Qingura Mai who came to visit.

　　"Miss Mai, did you just finish work?"

　　Looking at her long hair tied up and the makeup on her face, she looked completely different from yesterday. At that time, she seemed more natural and more comfortable. At this moment, Qingpu Mai in front of him gave people the feeling of a capable career woman.

　　Faced with Kento's calm expression, I thought that he would like Qingura Mai, who was in uniform, and I felt a little disappointed.