The youth story of Nohara Shinnosuke is too problematic, right?

"By the way, dumb, have you ever thought about what club you want to join?"

"I... haven't... thought about it..."

"However...if there is...the Stone Research Department...I would like to add..."

"Stone Research Department?" Xiaoxin nodded: "As expected of Dumb... But there shouldn't be such a special department."

"Well...it's true..." Apparently, Duan didn't have any hope.

"Speaking of which, I was at school today and forgot to go to see if there is any Kazama. If it doesn't work, I might as well go to Kazama's house to find him one day."

"... also..."

"I don't know why, these days, I've started to miss the old days in kindergarten, Kazama, Nini, Masao... Also, when class was over today, the two students in front mentioned Otome's house... I thought of Xiao Love... don't know how she's doing in France."

Duan said: "Otherwise...find time...go find them...although I haven't seen them for several years...but...their addresses...I still roughly remember...after all, they are all in the same city...except Xiaoai is abroad...others It should be... everything can..."

"Well, that's a good idea." Xiaoxin nodded: "If you find time, you can also go back to Futaba Kindergarten, Mr. Yoshinaga, Mr. Matsuzaka, Mr. Uedo, the head of the kindergarten... I don't know how they are doing now. "

Soon, the two walked to the tram stop, got on the tram, and returned to Kasukabe, and then separated at the intersection and went home separately.

On the way home, Xiaoxin was still thinking about his friends in the kindergarten.

"Kazama, Nini, Masao..."

It's strange. After graduating from kindergarten, he went through elementary school and junior high school. He thought he had forgotten it long ago. Except for Dumb, he hadn't seen anyone else for a long time, but he didn't expect that his sense of missing him would suddenly be so strong today.

Xiaoxin, who was thinking about these things, didn't notice that he hadn't gone in the direction of home for a long time.

After a while, he came back to his senses, looked around, and found that he walked to a familiar yet unfamiliar place without knowing it.

"here is…"

Looking at the luxurious building in front of him, his eyes suddenly lit up.

"This is Kazama's house! I didn't expect that I would come here unknowingly."

Xiaoxin walked around in front of the building and looked at it carefully.

"I really miss it. I remember when I was a child, I used to come here all the time. I remember one time, Kazama seemed to be a cram school, and there was a female classmate by my side, haha... After that, I followed him and came back here together. .”

Thinking of the past stories, Xiaoxin smiled unconsciously.

"Xiao...Xiaoxin...?"

At this moment, a familiar voice came from behind.

Xiaoxin turned his head and saw the familiar yet unfamiliar person.

Handsome and delicate appearance, dark blue hair, characteristic bangs.

It's Kazama.

"Kazama!! It's Kazama!!"

Xiaoxin's eyes were wide open. Although he was an old acquaintance whom he hadn't seen for many years, he still recognized him at a glance.

Mainly, Kazama's appearance hasn't changed much.

"Xiaoxin... you... why are you suddenly at my door?"

Kazama looked Xiaoxin up and down, and was shocked again: "And...you are also a student of Xiuzhi Academy?"

"En? Also?" Xiaoxin noticed that Kazama was wearing the school uniform of Xiuzhiyuan.

"Ah, just... I don't know why today, but I suddenly thought of you, Zhengnan, Nini, you friends from kindergarten, and then, without knowing it, I came here."

"..." Kazama looked at Xiaoxin quite speechlessly.

"After so many years, it seems that you, Xiaoxin, have not changed much."

"Oh, your words mean compliments, right? Yes, I accept it with pleasure."

"... "

Kazama coughed and cleared his throat: "Ahem! Anyway... anyway, it's quite a coincidence. I didn't expect you to be a student of Shuchiin now, haha... I thought you would definitely not be able to pass the exam. .”

Xiaoxin blinked: "Well, it's good luck. Not only me, but Duan also passed the exam. We are all in Class Three."

"Yes...is that right, hehehe..."

"Yeah, hehe."

"Hehehe..."

...

"Let's talk about Kazama." Xiaoxin blinked again: "Don't you think our conversation is awkward now? It seems like we haven't seen each other for many years, and it feels like we have nothing to talk about and are forced to find a topic."

"If you know it, don't say it!!!"

Kazama complained, but what Xiaoxin said did relieve a lot of embarrassment.

Chapter 005: Let me come in Kazama

"So, Kazama, would you like to invite me in? We can have a good chat."

Xiaoxin blinked again.

"...You are really the same as before, nothing has changed."

Kazama sighed softly, and then said: "There's no need to chat, I have something to do later, and it's getting late, you should go back to eat."

"Indeed, it's not early, and it will be time for dinner soon."

Xiaoxin nodded: "Okay, it just so happens that I haven't eaten the dishes cooked by my aunt for several years, today just happens..."

"Ahem!! My mother is not at home today."

"It's like this, okay then."

Xiaoxin shrugged.

"... "

"...Then I'll go, Kazama, see you at school tomorrow, which class are you in?"

"I... am from Class [-]..."

"Really, that's good. I'll find you after class when I'm free. You haven't seen Dumb for a long time, right? If you meet me in the corridor in the future, don't pretend you don't know each other. That's it, break!"

After Xiaoxin finished speaking, he left.

"... "

Kazama raised his hand slightly, but when he saw Xiaoxin running away, he put it down.

"Really...Xiaoxin...still hasn't changed much..."

Kazama turned around and took out a badge from his backpack. On the badge, "KB" was written in yellow paint.

This is the medal of the Kasukabe Defense Force.

Looking at the medal, Kazama sighed softly.

"I don't know why. It's been ten years. I also have a new life circle and new classmates. From elementary school to junior high school to now high school, every time I see this, I just can't bear to lose it."

Kazama recalled his life in the past ten years.

After graduating from kindergarten, his parents sent Kazama to a private elementary school and enrolled him in many tutoring and talent classes.

"You have to master these skills from an early age, so you can stand out in the future!"

"Xiao Che, mom and dad are thinking about your future, you have to be good~"

"English is an essential skill. Only by learning English well can we be in line with international standards."

Later, when he was promoted to junior high school, Kazama was sent to the junior high school of Shuzhiin Academy.

"Xiuzhiyuan Academy is a famous school. In your future life, besides your own strength, your network is also very important. It will only benefit you to get to know more children from the upper class."

"Xiaoche, Dad sent you to Xiuzhiyuan because of his relationship. Although you can enter high school from outsiders, Xiuzhiyuan despises foreign candidates very much. You were promoted from junior high school, which is also of blood. It'll be fine."

Everything was as expected by his parents. Kazama was promoted to Xiuzhiyuan High School from within, and met many "friends", most of them were the sons of a certain consortium, and the last family also had to hold important management positions

, Kazama also quickly stopped contacting those people from the previous kindergarten.

"Ah~!" Looking at the badge of the Kasukabe Defense Force in his hand, Kazama sighed heavily again.

"So you kept this badge?" Just then, a voice came from behind Kazama's ear.

"!!!"

Kazama was taken aback, turned around instantly, and quickly hid the badge on his back.

"Xiao...Xiaoxin!!! You...you left? Why... why are you back?" He panicked.

That's right, the person in front of him is Xiaoxin who should have left.

"Well... I was really going to leave, but then I saw that you seemed to be worrying about something, so I came back to care about you."

"Yes...is it..." Kazama blinked in a daze.

"Wait, no, you turned around and left. Why did you still see me worrying at the door? You never left from the beginning, did you?"

"Oh, don't pay attention to these small details."

Xiaoxin shook his hands, and said, "Then Kazama, are you sure you don't want to invite me into the room for a chat?"

"... "

Kazama lightly held his forehead, "I'm really defeated by you, come in, but my mother is not here today, and I haven't bought dinner yet..."

"Ah, for dinner, I just went to buy dinner when I left, and I bought yours too, as well as something to drink, Nuo."

Only then did Kazama notice that Xiaoxin was holding a big bag in his hand

"... "

Kazama was silent for a moment, then suddenly laughed.

"Hahahahaha...I miss you so much. Indeed, indeed, this style of going your own way is indeed your characteristic, Xiaoxin, hahahaha..."

After laughing a little, he coughed lightly: "Ahem! Well, come in."

"Okay, then Kazama, I'll come in."

"Don't say such misleading words!!"

The overall layout of the rooms and halls in Kazama's house is not different from Xiaoxin's impression. However, the furniture has been replaced with the latest ones, and the interior seems to have been redecorated, which can be regarded as the standard style of the petty bourgeoisie.

Although Xiaoxin has seen more advanced houses, Kazama's house is still much, much bigger than his house.

"Well... I really miss it. I still remember that when I saw the walkie-talkie in your house when I was a child, I would use it as a phone."

"You are quite proud of your behavior when you were a child," Kazama complained wordlessly.

He took out a pair of slippers from the shoe cabinet and gave them to Xiaoxin.

"Come on, you go to the lobby and sit down first, give me dinner, and I will serve it, after all, you are a guest."

Soon, the two started eating at the dinner table.

Of course, it is impossible to eat well, and Xiaoxin's main purpose is of course to ask questions.

"Kazama, how has your life been in the past ten years? There has been no news for so long."

"I... just like that..."

"Well... But I think you were quite melancholy just now, you must have something on your mind?"

"No... no, I just thought a little bit about my kindergarten days."

Kazama took a sip of his drink tactically, and frowned, which was weird.

Then, he turned the offensive again and asked: "What about you, how have you been in the past ten years? But I think you haven't changed much in the past ten years. It's still the same, doing your own way."

"Oh." Xiaoxin nodded: "You mean it as a compliment?"

"...You just take it as it is."

"Let's think about it, I have been in the same school as Dui for ten years. We have been in the same school from elementary school to junior high school, and now we have been admitted to Xiuzhiyuan together. Campus life... that's it, Zhengnan and Nini are in junior high school I went to another school, and I don’t know what happened after that.”

Then, Xiaoxin briefly talked about his junior high school life with Dumb.

"Wait, wait..." In the middle of speaking, Kazama suddenly interrupted: "I'm not surprised that Dumb's academic performance is good. Although we used to call him Dumb, judging from his in-depth research on natural science when he was a child, he is strong in science." It's also a matter of course, but Xiaoxin, you... are you doing well in your studies?"