As a general, she cannot be a good daughter of Kage.

"I can't do it anymore..."

Matsuri changed positions with her, took off her shoes and sat on the ground like her, getting ready. This time it was her who pressed her.

"coming?"

"Um…"

She directly pressed the opponent down, maybe a little too hard, and even made a sound somewhere on the opponent's body.

"Uh-oh! Wait-it hurts, it hurts, ah~!"

At that moment, Matsuri begged for mercy softly, as if he was about to cry.

"Sorry...I'm too strong."

After hearing this, she immediately slowed down her strength and asked the other party to slowly respond upwards.

"Um...please be gentler...huh..."

Ji wiped away her tears, her little body couldn't bear it!

In the process, he was pinned down by the general again. This time it was much better than before. Matsuri took the opportunity to glance at Qi next door who was pinned down by his best friend Kanon.

Xiaoqi... is so soft, alas, she is not the only one.

She couldn't help but sigh with emotion.

"Does it still hurt?"

The woman behind her asked warmly in her ear.

"Uh~///, no, it doesn't hurt anymore, Mio."

Her face turned red again.

Really~!Don't do this to her///~!Very foul!

Guilty Crown ~ I am a stranger in a foreign land, my heart is with my fellow countrymen: Chapter 30 I am a person who is particularly prone to indulge in gentleness

After this wonderful trip to campus, we finally made it to the end of school. It was around five o'clock in the evening, and it was already approaching dusk. Since the three of us lived next to each other, we went home together. We took the tram together and walked together. Chatting with each other on this familiar street.

"...Is this the life of a high school student?"

The general who was at the center of the three people couldn't help but murmured.

"Eh? Mio?"

Matsuri on the right was stunned for a moment after hearing this. She didn't understand why the general said this.

"I'm afraid so..."

The prayer on the left echoes.

"Huh... I have never been a female high school student. This is the first time."

The general looked at Matsuri and replied.

"Eh? Never? Then...general, are you—"

Jiji trembled at the corner of his mouth.

"I have never been to school."

She answered straightforwardly.

"..."

Matsuri froze.

"Is it strange?"

she asked.

"No, I can't say it's strange. I should say it's a little... complicated."

Ji smiled.

"Mio...I'm hungry."

Qi next to her touched her belly and tugged on her sleeves and said loudly.

"Then go back quickly..."

"Hey...shall the three of us eat together tonight?"

Matsuri and the two people beside him took steps again, and looked at them with a happy suggestion.

"Okay, you can come anytime if you want."

The general smiled at the people around him.

"Haha... Then come to my house today?"

"Hmm...I want to eat the food of the festival."

Pray echoed.

"I know~ I know~"

……

.........

As mentioned before, Matsuri's home is next door to theirs, so they are real neighbors, so it is very convenient to tell each other anything. Just put on your shoes and take a few steps to see each other.

The layout of the room is also very different from their home, but there are obvious differences in the details. Because she and Qi are too lazy to decorate the room, compared to their simple living room, the interior of Matsuri's room is more girlish, and you can see it as soon as you enter the door. I felt a warm atmosphere similar to that of this girl. It should be said that it felt more like home than the two people's home.

"You can sit wherever you like..."

It wasn't the first time, so Matsuri didn't give too many instructions. He took off his leather shoes, stepped on the floor with his slender feet, and skillfully rummaged for food in the refrigerator.

The general and Qi followed the same principle. They took off their shoes and came in. The general took an apron from the wall and tied it around his waist. They walked into the kitchen skillfully with Qi.

"I'll help you…"

"Um…"

Matsuri was not surprised, but answered with a very familiar smile. The two of them looked like an old woman from behind.

Qi in the living room just glanced at the backs of the two of them, smiled warmly, and then sat directly on the carpet used for watching TV. In front of it was a low foot-warming table commonly used in winter, and the footrest under the table was covered by fabric. , surrounded by light pink pillows, and behind it was a relatively high-end lazy sofa. She hugged the pillow, found the remote control with ease, turned on the TV, and casually watched the programs being played, waiting for her parents to cook.

As time flies, the sky gradually gets darker, and the time comes to around seven o'clock...

"Sacrifice..."

Looking at the steaming pot making soup in front of him, the general couldn't help but call out to the person next to him who was chopping vegetables.

"Ok?"

Matsuri paused his chopping hands and looked at the people around him in confusion.

"Where are your...parents?"

She hesitated for a moment, fearing that the girl would mind such a question, but she still asked out of curiosity or even concern. She seemed to have never seen the girl's parents, and they were always at home alone.

"...They work abroad and come back a few times throughout the year. Occasionally they send me some things, letters and so on."

As if aware of her thoughts, Matsuri smiled reassuringly at her and continued chopping vegetables while speaking softly.

"Have you ever thought about… joining them?"

She asked. She occasionally hears from the news that compared to this place, it is called Japan, which is slightly safer. Of course, it is only relative.

"I thought about it, but...there's nothing I can do about it."

Matsuri shook his head silently.

"...Is it because of...the so-called 'virus'?"

she asked.

"Well, they went abroad when I was very young. It was also the time when the virus broke out. At that time, foreign countries were also conducting thorough investigations on so-called 'virus carriers'. Because my information was incomplete, I couldn't leave the country, even if I arrived They cannot register as citizens abroad, let alone go to school. Maybe they are aware of this. They could come back a few times before, but now they can hardly see each other due to the national blockade."

Ji slowly cut the vegetables, his eyes were in trance, as if he was remembering something, or missing something, and his voice became softer and softer, like the misty snow.

"Ever thought about them?"

After saying that, she felt like she had asked a stupid question. How could she not miss her parents?

"...I thought about it at first, but now I'm used to being alone. Besides...you guys are with me, right?"

Matsuri shrugged, then pulled the chopped vegetables into the pot, added some seasonings skillfully, then set the timer and waited for it to come out of the pot.

"…really?"

she asked intentionally.

"Hmm... It's true. In the past, when I thought of my family, my grandmother's figure would appear in my mind. After my grandmother passed away, all I could think of was confusion and their unfamiliar voices. But now, when I think of my family, , my mind will subconsciously see the figures of Xiao Mio and Xiao Qi... there is no one else."

Matsuri turned to look at her, his brown eyes as gentle as water, with a fragile smile.

"..."

Qi, who was watching TV on the other side, glanced at the kitchen intentionally. After seeing the two people's postures, he immediately understood that the two were talking to each other from the bottom of their hearts again.

"Xiao Mio... is very gentle, very gentle. I'm sorry... maybe it's because of the long-term relationship with one person. I, I have no resistance to 'gentleness' and it's easy to fall into it, so... Xiao Mio, please don't think I'm in the way. Okay?"

Matsuri approached her slightly, touched her face and spoke with a trembling voice.

Maybe this is the reason why this girl likes that boy?Is it because the other person is equally gentle?But...she didn't quite see it right. On the contrary, she felt that Sacrifice herself, who easily fell into 'gentleness', was already very gentle, like water.

"No...if you want, you can come to me anytime."

She held the palm of her face and spoke softly to it.

And again, she doesn't think of herself as a gentle person at all.

"...Well, thank you...Xiao Mio."

Matsuri smiled again, and that smile was so warm that it was easy for others to fall into it.

Phew, that's all... everyone has their own advantages, and this may be the wonder of the world.

About a few minutes later...the two finally brought the prepared dishes to the low table where Qi was sitting. The hot coriander soup made Qi, who was a little sleepy at the moment, slowly come back to his senses and lean on her like a child. Come over.

"It smells good."

She complimented the two.