A world only known by the God of Lost Love

........................

"……what."

After seeing Suzuki Ren's arrival, Goto Kazuri, who came first, subconsciously made a sound of surprise, then immediately straightened her back, licked her lips, and said hard:

"Good afternoon...Suzuki-san."

"...are you finally willing to say hello to me?"

Seeing Ichiri Goto's posture as if he was trying his best, Ren Suzuki said in a funny tone:

"I thought you would ignore me as usual."

"That, that! I'm not ignoring Suzuki-san!"

After hearing Ren Suzuki's answer, Goto Ichiri was shocked.

In order to clear up Suzuki Ren's "misunderstanding", she even stood up and explained to Suzuki Ren in an unprecedented serious tone:

"I see Suzuki-san every time he greets me! But... but... every time you say hello, there are other classmates around you... If they find out that I am responding to you... you say They might mistakenly think that they have a good relationship with me..."

"So in your opinion, the relationship between the two of us is not good?"

Seeing Ichiri Goto's reaction so strongly, Ren Suzuki, who was a little more playful, asked in return, pretending to be sad:

"'We are comrades sharing the same shelter'... It turns out that I am the only one who has this idea..."

"Hey!!!! No, it's not like that!"

Goto Kazuri, who did not have the ability to distinguish lies, was immediately frightened to death by Suzuki Ren's "depressed" appearance, so she didn't have time to worry too much and poured out all her thoughts for the past week. Out:

"I'm really just worried that Suzuki-san's reputation in the class will decline because of me! Although I never thought that Suzuki-san would treat someone like me as a friend, I definitely never thought about alienating Suzuki-san. ! Rather, it’s a great reward for me that Suzuki-san is willing to honor me and talk to me! So, please don’t misunderstand me!”

"…………"

Because Gotou was standing at this time, Suzuki Ren, who raised his head, could not help but see Gotou's face clearly.

This was the first time Ren Suzuki observed Ichisato Goto from an upward angle, so he finally got a glimpse of her "scenery" hidden under her bangs——

The delicate and standard facial features outline a pretty face that is incomparable to the word cute. Although the slightly lowered corners of the eyes are a little weak, they are equally attractive.

Even under the influence of the two deduction items of no makeup and dark circles, Goto Kazuri's appearance can still be called a beautiful girl.

incredible……

He's obviously already in high school, but hasn't the thought "Maybe he's cute" ever crossed his mind when he looked in the mirror?

"I was just joking, Goto-san. Don't be so nervous."

Although her heart was extremely shaken, Suzuki Ren remained calm on the surface out of habit.

"Playing, joking..."

On the other hand, because he said a month's worth of lines in one breath, Goto Kazuri's breathing seemed a little rapid.

"That is to say...Suzuki-san is not angry with me for this...is that right?"

"If I were really angry with you, do you think I would still be here?"

Ren Suzuki patted the ground and motioned for her to sit down.

"So relax, I just wanted to tease you a little and see how you would react, but I didn't expect you to be so excited."

He did expect that Goto Ichiri would defend himself for teasing him, but he did not expect that the other party's reaction would be such a big one.

A person who usually didn't say a word in class suddenly stood up and explained his true thoughts to himself in such a loud voice.

It seems that she cherishes the relationship established between the two more than she imagined.

In addition, what Ichiri Goto said just now also revealed another very important information.

"By the way, I'm a little curious about what the people around me look like in your eyes, which makes you think this way."

Ren Suzuki asked Ichisato Goto, who was sitting back with a blushing face.

"I always feel like you have a big misunderstanding about your classmates."

"...Isn't it?"

Probably because the self-defeating speech he just gave up had lingering energy. Although Goto Kazuri still had the same hunched-down posture, his way of speaking was no longer as stumbling as it was at the beginning.

"As the superiors, the current ones will only recognize partners of the same level, but they will not hesitate to ridicule and exclude the lower-class people. Once they make them unhappy, they will also use their influence to deal with them. Those who offend them will be subjected to the most terrifying public attacks, making it difficult for them to move forward in the class or even the school..."

"It's totally like a medieval aristocrat."

Ichiri Goto's vivid description even made Ren Suzuki couldn't help but show a rather strange expression.

"This description is really vivid. Could it be that Goto-san has had a similar experience?"

"That...that's not true..."

Goto Ichiri shook his head.

"Because I don't even have the guts to approach that kind of person, so... the possibility of conflict doesn't even exist."

"In other words, what Goto-san just said was entirely based on various entertainment works and some information from the Internet?"

Ren Suzuki asked.

And Goto Kazuri nodded gently.

"Almost...that's it...some of them are my personal imagination...because I have a darker personality, so...I will habitually imagine the worst case scenario."

"...That's it."

After further understanding Goto Issato's thoughts, Suzuki Ren became more and more clear about the next strategy.

So after a very short period of thinking, Ren Suzuki took out his mobile phone and said this to Ichiri Goto's astonished gaze:

"Goto-kun, would you like to exchange contact information with me?"

"…………………………Eh?"

Chapter 8.5: Replies to private messages are delayed for up to three hours

"Mom...sister has become so strange since she returned home."

At dinner time, Goto Ichiri’s younger sister Goto Jiri said to her mother:

"She has been holding her rice bowl motionless since the beginning... like a scarecrow."

"...It's a bit strange indeed."

Goto Michiyo also cast worried eyes on her daughter who hadn't moved her chopsticks for a long time.

"Yili, are you okay?"

"..."

"One mile?"

"Eh!? Ah...yeah."

After knowing that Michio Gotou had called her several times, Ichisato Gotou finally answered as if he had just woken up from a dream:

"What's the matter, what's the matter?"

"Did something happen at school?"

In fact, Goto Ichiri's irregular sluggishness has lasted for nearly a week.

And every time Michio Goto asked about the reason, Ichiri Goto would be vague and confused.

Finally, after a week passed, Goto Ichiri's "illness" finally progressed to the point where he could not even eat.

If this continues, this child will not have any further physical or mental problems...

"If you have any difficulties, be sure to tell me and dad, and we will discuss it with you."

"Let's discuss it together..."

After hearing her mother's words, Goto Ichiri read it again blankly, then she lowered her head slightly and squeezed out a rather thin voice from her throat:

"Then...can you please listen to my troubles?"

"Of course!"

Goto Naoki, who had been paying attention to his daughter from the beginning, also put down his bowls and chopsticks and said solemnly:

"No matter what the problem is, we will do our best to help you solve it."

"That's it, then, listen to me..."

Goto Ichisato cleared his throat, then took a deep breath——

"Today at noon... the most popular boy in our class took the initiative to exchange contact information with me. When school was over, he even sent me a message to see you tomorrow... What should I do better next?"

"………………"*3

For a moment, the Goto family fell into a deathly silence.

The Goto couple couldn't believe their ears for a while, while the younger sister Goto Jiri looked at her sister in surprise. After a while, she reached out and touched her forehead——

"You obviously don't have a fever, why did your sister suddenly start talking nonsense?"

"It's not nonsense, it's true!"

Questioned by his sister's directness, Goto Kazuri took out his cell phone directly from his pocket and opened a chat box with Ren Suzuki in his "unfrequented" friends list at the speed of light.

"Did you see this boy named Suzuki Ren? That's him!"

"let me see."

Goto Naoki came close to Goto Ichiri and looked at her mobile phone screen.

Sure enough, on the screen of the mobile phone, a person with the Gemini constellation pattern as his avatar did send a message "See you tomorrow" to Kazuri Goto during school time...

"Could it be...could it be...that it's true!?"

"Eh?! Show me too!"

Michio Goto also quickly stepped forward and took the phone from her husband.

"...Wow, really, someone took the initiative to send a message to Yili..."

"And according to Yili, he is the most popular boy in their class..."

Naoki Goto was so shocked that he couldn't even close his mouth.

"Really or not, my daughter's spring... is finally coming?!"

"Do you want to cook red beans and rice!? Definitely want to cook red beans and rice!"

"Of course! This is the most wonderful day to celebrate!"

"Sister, congratulations!"

Except for Goto Kazuri himself, the Goto family began to fall into unprecedented joy.

Generally speaking, it should be a very alarming thing for your daughter who has just entered high school to have contact with a boy. However, in the Goto family, as long as someone is willing to take the initiative to talk to your daughter, let alone the boys, that is enough. Call it a miracle.

"……Eh??"

At the same time, faced with the ecstatic performance of his family, Goto Kazuri showed a rather confused expression.

"You...don't think Suzuki-san has a crush on me, right?"

"Is there any other reason besides this!"

Michiyo Goto asked in a confident tone:

"Think about it, the most popular boy must be surrounded by girls, right? In this case, he even took the initiative to exchange contact information with you. This is definitely interesting to you! Husband, what do you think?"

"I also think so."

Goto Naoki nodded seriously and agreed with his wife's statement.

"For boys at this age, they will only take the initiative to approach girls they are interested in."

"Are you interested...?"

So, Suzuki-san did say that he hoped to hear her unfinished self-introduction...

From this perspective, he may indeed have some interest in himself.