Chapter 7 Chapter 03 Early Disengagement Syndrome

The next day, July 26th, Senior Piao Pao and I drove to Xiao Ru's hometown in the senior's car. In the morning, I called Xiao Ru again and told her that we would pick her up around noon, and Xiao Ru said with trepidation, "Eh? I'm really sorry." But for us, we have to ask She asked Huayin to stay at her house for a period of time, so of course she had to try her best to please her in advance.So, among those people yesterday, I, who had the best relationship with Xiao Ru, and my senior as the driver drove to Xiao Ru's hometown together. Wearing a white shirt, navy blue culottes, and white sneakers with socks, Ruru looks like a boy in middle school at first glance.Although I also have a small body type, Xiao Ru's body shape is more petite and neutral.If she shaved her hair short, she might really be mistaken for a teenager. Fortunately, she grew her hair long and tied it in a ponytail.

Including the simple glasses she wears, the whole gives people a kind of feeling, how can I describe it, it is not very particular but very fashionable. For men, especially for older men, they can A certain sense of cleanliness is felt.In other words, it can be said that it is the kind of "cute that can make people feel at ease".This is of course, isn't it; everyone's favorite type is different, isn't it; Carpenter seems to like this type, isn't it.Hmm, that's how it feels.But if you think about it, this is not a very surprising thing.Isn't it because Jiang Zai himself is a very uncle, including his taste in women is also very uncle-like and conservative.

But even if a woman wants to deceive a man's feelings, it is actually not that easy.The point is to let the man have the illusion of "finally falling into my hands".Men are really such simple creatures.A man like Jiang Zai with an optimistic spirit that doesn't match his age is even more innocent. But having said that, regarding the girl Xiao Ru, she doesn't actually intend to deceive a man's feelings, it's just the most natural expression of her nature.Well, she herself is a very refreshing and natural good girl.I know this very well, but... In any case, put Xiao Ru's luggage in the trunk, and set off from her hometown back to An Xing.Accompanied by the bumps of the second-hand car, my senior and I took turns explaining to Xiao Ru the whole story of the commotion last night.Although this is not a happy topic, since I want to ask Xiao Ru to let Hanan stay at her house temporarily, then of course I have to tell her about it.

"—Huh?" Xiao Ru stared, stretched her body from the back seat, "This kind of thing...is it true?" "It's true that there is such a thing, it's true, it's really unbearable." "unacceptable." "That's what I said." I turned my head from the passenger seat to Xiao Ru, "It's really too much." "It's too much, it's too much, Yanzhu this person." Xiao Ru was rarely angry.The eyes behind the spectacles were stained reddish.Looking at such a little Ru, I couldn't help but feel moved—so, so cute!Ah, that's it. No wonder Jiang Zai and Professor Shirai are fascinated by her.For example, although I have never actually seen her cry in front of others, if it was really there, most people would hug her unconsciously to comfort her—probably even me so.

Even so, it is too rare for her to express her feelings so clearly like now.Although I was a little confused, but thinking that Xiaoru is a gentle and good girl, she must feel the same for the disaster that Hanon encountered, so she was angry. ——At that time, I still thought so. "Miss Mu Xiajin is too pitiful, it's too much." "Student Yanzhu is really too much, why is he so obsessed with madness?" "Of course it's because he still has a lot of nostalgia for Hanyin." Senior Floating was holding the steering wheel with one hand, and touched his chin with the other hand.Today he shaved off his usual short beard, wore a sports shirt with suit pants, and of course did not wear the printed turban on his head.It's like a different person, completely different from the usual seniors.It is possible to meet Xiao Ru's parents, you have to tidy up your appearance before you go - in fact, it is the result of Gao Qian's strict order.

"Nostalgia? No, no, senior, I don't think it's such a cute feeling." "Then what do you say?" "Isn't that just madness after being stabbed in self-esteem?" "Self-esteem." The senior doubted, "Just because your woman ran away, did you hurt your self-esteem?" ...This is really a quatrain.Under normal circumstances, don't men just regard this kind of thing as the most hurtful thing for self-esteem?Could it be that my understanding is insufficient?But for seniors, this may really be an incomprehensible psychology.After all, this person is not only physically, but also psychologically hard. If he is just thrown off by a woman, it will not cause any harm to him at all.Having said that, rather than saying that, it is better to say that he is dumped by women all day long, so if he is very careful every time, he will not be able to preserve his body or mind.

"Ah, I understand this situation very well." Xiao Ru seemed to have been told exactly what she was thinking, and her speaking momentum strengthened again, "That person's self-esteem seems to be really high. He always pays 'I' You should be thankful you're willing to hang out with you' kind of attitude." "Ah, is this how Xiao Ru saw him before?" It was a bit of a surprise.After all, Yanzhu-kun usually behaves as a very hearty and good young man. From Hanyin onwards, most girls (including me) are deceived by his appearance, but Xiaoru can see his true nature clearly. Her powers of observation cannot be underestimated.

"No, no—" Xiao Ru shook her hands and head together in a little panic, "It's just that when I hear Miss Yu Po say that, I always feel that he is probably such a person, such a feeling." "The attitude when breaking up can best reveal the essence of a person. Guys like this are everywhere. A typical man who is always confused about the situation. When encountering a quarrel, could the problem be on himself? , There is not even a single fragment of this kind of thinking. I always think that the reason why things cannot go smoothly must be that the woman is acting emotionally and shifting the responsibility to the other party. There is no basis for holding a woman's claim from the beginning. This idea of ​​theoretical basis."

Probably because my voice was gradually rising, Senpai glanced at me with a slightly disturbed expression.I don't know how I can get angry as soon as I talk, and it's out of control. "That's why I pretended so shamelessly that I was the victim. I was a poor person who was trampled by a bad woman with a pure heart——just like that. That's how Yanzhu-kun despises Hanon. Yes. From the very beginning, I didn't use my complete personality to treat her sincerely. That's why there was such a mess last night. Do you understand, senior." Looks like I've got righteous indignation at the man as a whole.In the face of the senior's voice and attitude, there are thorns in his words unconsciously.

"En, I know, I know." Xiaotu seemed to be possessed by Gao Qian... Maybe the senior is thinking so now, he smiled wryly, "I should know." "It's too bad, that kind of person is really too bad. And I don't agree with the practice of living with girls even though I'm still a student." "Ah, that's it?" The senior shrank his neck very strangely, "Is it not allowed to live together?" "Of course it can't. Obviously, I still rely on my parents for food and drink." "This, this way..." Maybe it was because I thought I would be entangled in such moral standards, the senior rolled his eyes.In fact, speaking from the bottom of my heart, I am not an unreasonable person who sincerely and completely denies this approach, but I was forced into a dead end by myself just like that.

"Speaking of it——" Xiao Ru spoke with a conciliatory tone, "Although there is no real statistics, it is said that the cohabitation rate of Yasutsuki University has been very high since before." "Cohabitation rate?" It is really a strange statement, but the meaning to be expressed is very clear.However, this is the first time I have heard that there are so many students living together outside our university. "My mother actually graduated from Yasuki University." When I was picking up Xiao Ru just now, I ran into her mother and said hello.If the age factor is removed, it should be said that she is a relatively large person, and she does not look like her daughter.But because we haven't met Xiao Ru's father, maybe Xiao Ru looks more like her father. "When my mother was studying, there were already many middle school students living together outside." "Hey——" If you don't listen, you don't know, the world is so wonderful, "So it's like this——" "Speaking of which, there was a very interesting thing that happened at that time - but if it is very interesting, it is probably inappropriate to say that this kind of thing is interesting at this time." "No, no, interesting things are interesting things, don't mind too much." "It happened when my mother was a student. My mother joined the school's choir at that time. There was a very handsome boy in their group, and my mother had a crush on him at the time." "Oh." The senior opened his mouth in excitement and cheered, "Your mother also had a wonderful youth." "How should I put it..." Xiao Ru continued with an ambiguous smile, "Unexpectedly, one day, this boy would take the initiative to ask my mother out." "Oh. Hoho." The senior really has no resistance to this kind of love story.Although I don't hate it, but the senior is a little too enthusiastic.It's almost like letting go of the steering wheel and sitting in the back seat.Please drive well. "Then what, what, what, and then?" "Of course I accepted the invitation for a date at first. Then—this was the first date—when I came back, the other party asked, 'What kind of house do you think is better?' My mother was all rejected. He was in a panic when he asked. After careful questioning, it turned out that he proposed a date invitation on the premise that his mother would of course live with him." "Eh? This, this is too impatient." Even I wasn't so impatient, although it was only a little bit away——Senior muttered like he was talking about something. . "Of course my mother rejected him directly. I never thought about cohabitation or anything." "It's only natural." "Then that person actually became very angry, as if he had encountered something very unreasonable. Mom was petrified and couldn't say anything." "Of course." It turns out that there have been such ignorant, domineering, self-centered machismo men from so long ago, it's really annoying, "Just hearing that question makes me startled." shocked." "At that time, it was said that there was a trend of cohabitation-although it is a bit strange to say so, but at that time it really became a trend for boys and girls to live together outside." "Cohabitation tide... ah." Just saying that word makes people feel stupid.But if it was really popular, it really has to be called that.That is to say, there was a period when many idiots strode out of the campus... Thinking of this situation, I unconsciously hated Anzuki University a little bit. "At that time, the campus was full of people living together outside. There was even a trend among boys: it would be a shame if no girl would live with you. That's why this boy was so angry when his mother rejected him." , because he thinks that he has been ashamed and humiliated." Tut tut.Since she was from the same age as Xiaoru's mother, she must be the kind of uncle or aunt who worriedly preached to us all day long, saying that the words and deeds of us young people will destroy Japan.Even such people used to praise "youth" when they were young. Although this is not an incredible thing, it is better to say that it is a matter of course, but it is a bit funny to think about it. "Mom was also preached by this person: It's really uncommon sense to accept my invitation to date when you obviously have no intention of living together." "Eh--?" "And when we broke up, I forced my mother to say that since I have never considered cohabitation, I should pay all the expenses for dating today." "This... is this true, true?" To achieve this point, it can be said to make people spit.Just hearing about it can make people die of depression.If Gao Qian was on this occasion, it would definitely cause a bloodbath. "Of course it's true. Mom didn't want to have anything to do with this person at that time, so she paid him all the food and other expenses that day on the spot, and ran away immediately." "For normal people, this is a natural way to deal with it." "Then, not long after, this boy actually started living with another girl." "Hoo--" "And that girl, I don't know if it's appropriate to say that, at least she doesn't look cute at all in my mother's eyes, and she's not the type that boy likes at all." This kind of thing is really depressing to hear.I don't even know how to sigh. "Mum thinks about it afterwards, could this be a kind of ridicule from him?" "Sarcasm? This is not a sarcasm, it's just what he said to himself." "Yes, he was talking to himself. After that, this man still laughed at his mother, saying that if she had been more obedient, the one who lived with him must have been her. She is really a stupid girl. It is unbelievable. But this is all true, and he has said this to the girl he lives with more than once, and let his mother hear it on purpose. However, it is not good for the mother to deliberately act like this for her to see. Said to feel sorry, without any other feelings. Right, this is too funny, it can really be said to be a man talking to himself." Woohoo, this is really the narcissism of endless men.Stomach twisted, brain cells dead. "In the end, my mother felt that this matter was really stupid, so she quit the chorus department in the second year." "Of course I have to quit. If it was me, I would quit too. Anyone will quit." "Then, let's talk about the current situation. When I decided to take the Antaki University, my mother told me about this incident, and then taught me not to be influenced by the surrounding environment and do ill-considered things. That At that time, I thought that this kind of thing would never happen to me, so I just heard about it, but I didn't expect..." "Could it be...you also encountered this? Xiao Ru also encountered this kind of thing?" "I played the flute since I was a kid, so I joined the orchestra in my freshman year. Then there was this guy who played the viola and asked me to live with me." "Huh? This is really... mentioning cohabitation from the very beginning? Shouldn't we start with dating? Shouldn't we just say whether we want to live together or not?" "That's it, right from the start. How should I put it, I couldn't help but sigh at that time, this university has really formed a tradition in a very strange way." "There's nothing to continue with that tradition." "Even if my mother didn't vaccinate me in advance, I didn't intend to do so at all, so I rejected him on the spot. Then this man, do you know what he did?" "Could it be...as if he wanted to ridicule Xiao Ru that he started living with other girls?" Xiao Ru seemed to be clapping her hands, "It's so similar to my mother's past, I almost burst out laughing." "At this point, it's really a laugh." "I also quit the orchestra after this. It's kind of sad that both of us, mother and daughter, would give up our musical activities for something like this." "This kind of thing is really stupid." "Really, that's it. But even if there is no such problem, I don't like the atmosphere of the orchestra very much, and I may quit sooner or later." "Oh, that's it. Is the atmosphere in the band so bad?" "For example, I will go out for training in the summer. I will rent a venue in another place for about a week. But the team members can't calm down and practice at all." "Can't calm down? Why?" "We're all waiting for the night to come." "Huh? Is that so...huh?" "And it's going to be weirdly lined up. The strings are the highest, then the woodwinds and the metalwinds, and the percussion is the lowest." "Huh? What, what is this? It's like a hierarchy..." "It's not like, this is the hierarchy. Boys with string instruments can attack girls with woodwind instruments, but boys with metalwind instruments can't. There are such unspoken rules in the band." "What!" The senior coughed in shock, "What is this?!" "Even among the first-ranked string players, there are finer grades. The highest level is playing the violin, then the cello, and then the viola." "Why do you have to divide it into such details? No, then again, why is there such an unwritten rule? It doesn't seem like something that happened in modern Japan." "It's really ridiculous. I can't help but make people complain about what you base your division on." "Could it be..." It's not so much surprise as it makes people feel a little disgusted, "Are all orchestras like this? It shouldn't be..." "Well, I think only the orchestra of Yasuki University is so special." "Classify according to the type of instrument..." "This approach is stupid. But everyone is really serious about it. When I think about it afterwards, the boy who asked me to live together also compared the hierarchy, thinking that the cello player asked me to play the flute It's a matter of course to be a girlfriend. It's really stupid. I don't regret quitting the band at all. According to my mother, there was also this very strange relationship between men and women in their chorus at that time. Hierarchy. I don’t know how to divide it in detail, but there is also a reason for my mother’s withdrawal from the chorus. People can’t help but sigh, history really repeats itself.” "I really feel more and more. If you don't listen, you don't know. The world is so wonderful." "It's definitely not that I'm pretending not to know, but I used to think that people who make music don't have much time to think about this kind of thing. After all, I am like this. I am usually too busy practicing, so I don't have time to do it. Think about the relationship between men and women. But when you open the skylight and look, it turns out that this vulgar atmosphere is rampant in the real world. I am not saying that free love is not good, but in a band that is originally a small circle, it still treats others like this It's too embarrassing to be a vassal and dominate yourself. The woodwind chick belongs to Lao Tzu, and the metal wind instrument man is more suitable to find a percussion woman. They see themselves so casually making ranks to entertain themselves Don't you feel a little bit suspicious?" "It's probably impossible to feel it. Well, not only that, they may also like this kind of thing like Game of Thrones very much. If not, how could such a stupid thing continue to do so?" "Ah, by the way, the man who lived with another girl to ridicule his mother has already broken up with that girl, married another woman, and even his son has grown up. And his own occupation is Primary school dean." Now it was my turn to be so surprised that I coughed again and again, "This... this is really true, I don't know whether to say it is very powerful or not at all." "But—that, I said Xiao Ru," the senior smiled and turned around, "No, maybe I remembered it wrong." "Huh? What's the matter?" "You mean that the guy who asked you to live with him is a viola player, but I remember that the viola player in the Yasuki University orchestra has only been girls in recent years?" As expected of the senior who is known as the repeater king, he is extremely proficient in all aspects of the school.Especially when it comes to girls, his intelligence gathering ability is simply unmatched.But having said that, this is not something to be proud of. "Huh?" Xiao Ru lowered her head.As if waiting for the senior's next words, he was silent for a while, "Yeah, so this boy is a long-lost male player, and he also quit the band before and after I quit the band." "Ah, that's it, that's how it is." "It turns out that occasionally there will be things that the seniors don't know about. But, in short, the good youth can't be wasted on things like living together." "What's the matter, little rabbit, why have you been talking like this kind of old man since just now?" "Oh, I'm not talking about moral issues, don't get me wrong, senior." "So what's the problem?" "At the end of the day, girls are at a disadvantage in this kind of thing." "Eat, suffer? Is this such a problem?" "The so-called cohabitation, the result is that girls are used, that's the problem." "Girls are being used...is this really the case? Of course, what happened to Xiaoru and her mother just now is an exception, but isn't it because two people like each other and want to be together all the time , Is that why you live together?" "Subjectively, this is indeed the case. That's why there is a saying that as long as two people are satisfied, there is no problem, and there is no room for others to intervene. However, even if this is the case, no matter how well-intentioned subjectively, I I still think that cohabitation is not acceptable. If you want to say what the main problem is, I think the biggest problem is that men are immature." "Immature? Do you mean still a student at school?" "Of course that includes that." "Then, girls are also immature. I think so. If it's just because of immaturity that you use the other party unconsciously and cause harm to the other party, it's not necessarily all the man's fault." really.If it was me in normal times, I should have directly agreed with this point of view at this time, but today I will not admit my mistake at all. "Senior said that, it's the epitome of male society. Didn't Kanon say it last night? Yanzhu-kun's attitude towards her is like a child. To put it bluntly, it's an Oedipus complex. I hope my lover will play the role of mother. I think that boys who are still students find girls to live with, just to make themselves feel relaxed. They don’t have to cook by themselves, and they can have sex for free at any time. They actually come to find someone to live with with this mentality. Of course, it is not possible to live together with just someone, but their main purpose is this. To put it bluntly, their motives are impure. They don't consider the girl's position at all. Whether they really like each other is a secondary issue. .Although the senior said just now that boys are being used in the same way, but no matter how you think about it, girls are in a more disadvantageous position. Just like Hanon." "That's why I said that it varies from person to person. Of course there are situations like what Xiaotu said, but it doesn't mean that all situations end in such a tragedy." "No, everything is like this. If you like it, then just have a serious relationship. There is no need to live together. After all, they are just students." Obviously what the senior said is correct, but I want to talk so wrongly and make a fuss to such an extent that even I was frightened, and then I missed the opportunity to get my words back, and I went further to force my words, I hate myself a little bit . "Well...you sound so harsh when you say that." "Huh? Could it be that, senior, do you have a deep understanding of this kind of thing?" "It can only be said that I have a little experience. I lived with a certain girl for a while before." "Huh?" It was a bit surprising.The senior now neither has a girlfriend nor lives with anyone.It looks like his relationship has long since ended. "And what happened with this girl?" "If you want to talk about what's going on... It should be said that we broke up. She graduated before me. Speaking of which, I heard that she was married a while ago and even had children." "It's really harsh news. Even if you are a senior, you can't confidently say that you treat her fairly?" "Hmm..." The senior squinted his eyes and rolled his eyes, thinking for a while, "Probably there is no way... Speaking of which, when we broke up, it was the same as Yanzhu, and suddenly she moved away by herself. Yes. So at that time I felt that I was completely betrayed by her. Looking back and thinking about it now, for her, it didn’t happen all of a sudden. It must be because of the accumulation of various things Too much pressure, such as dissatisfaction with me. It’s not right to say that I didn’t give my true feelings, but because we lived together for a long time, I felt that it was a matter of course that she was always by my side, unconsciously. I will hurt her in ordinary trivial matters. I think I know everything about her, but I haven’t communicated with her at all. After listening to what Hanyin and Xiaotu said, I feel so now. " Senior, your direct self-reflection made me unable to step down. In fact, I didn't mean to blame you... But I didn't ask you to say that if you did what you did back then, it would be so. It's just not I don't know why I just put my hair down and put on a show like an idiot, it's embarrassing. "Ah! But—" the senior said in a low voice, "This matter must be kept secret from Gao Qian." "Senior lived with other girls before? Why? This matter has nothing to do with Gao Qian..." "It doesn't matter, it doesn't matter, but if she catches my weakness, it will always feel a little scary. She will definitely use it to defeat me at a wonderful time in the future." When it comes to horror, I really have a wonderful sense of reality, and I finally sighed, "I know, then keep it a secret from her. You owe me a favor this time." "I know, I know. Ah, Xiao Ru has to keep it a secret for me. This is a secret that only the three of us know. But then again, as long as Gao Qian doesn't know it, it doesn't matter if others know it or not." .” Xiao Ru laughed, and the atmosphere in the car suddenly eased.It took me a long time to realize that the senior's confession was actually a clever way to liberate us from my boring topics that I no longer know how to end. "Could it be that I met senior..." Xiao Ru burst out laughing, stretched her body forward and said.Ruu, who calls me "Miss Hazuki" and calls Pyobo-senpai "Hamami-senpai", is really a good and polite child. "Ok?" "Could it be that Hashimi-senpai likes Miss Takase?" "Indeed." He could really admit it cheekily. "So, what do you think about her dating Miss Hasegawa?" "He Xiaoxi? Of course I am very concerned about it. I am very, very worried about this matter." "Is...is it because Ms. Hasegawa is also a woman?" "Ah? No, no, it has nothing to do with this. The point is, no matter who the opponent is, what I'm worried about is whether Gao Qian will gradually alienate his feelings for me because of this." "What, you've never been close since the beginning, have you?" "Ah, ah, little rabbit, how can you say such a thing. Are you a little bit too vicious today?" "What's Miss Takase thinking?" Xiao Ru asked me, "What kind of thoughts does she have about Hisami-senpai?" "Well, she must think he is a troublesome guy, she must have found him very annoying." "Ah, ah, how can you say that." "But... If Ms. Takase and Hisami-senpai are lovers, I think it really feels that way." Senpai, you are also a little too carried away with joy.Look at you shaking your body as if you are about to rush out of your seat belt, and you still let out a strange cheer like "hoo hoo hoo".What a fool.It's already a dilapidated second-hand car, don't you want it to be a little more dilapidated?Obviously, all day long, even you are complaining about the dented bumper, the driver's door can't be locked, and so on.And now you are driving, pay attention to driving safely! "After all, the two have always acted together, and they seem to have a good relationship..." "Oh, this one, it's actually not." "Really? Really not?" "Senior and Gao Qian are just ordinary friends." "Then, as expected, Ms. Takase and Ms. Hasegawa..." "I think Gao Qian must only regard Xiaoxi as a normal friend. After all, she has already—" Gao Qian already has a craftsman... I wanted to say that, but I still can't say it.Even though I could say that just casually, but I hesitated for a while, what happened to me? "After all, she's already—what's wrong?" "After all, Gao Qian already has me!" Xiao Ru covered her mouth with her hands in surprise, and widened her eyes: "Then, Ms. Hasa also... But, it is true. There is no way. After all, Ms. Takase is such an outstanding person what……" In the middle of Xiaoru's words, her voice floated in mid-air like a bubble that lost its clear landing place.His eyes also began to float around like sleepwalking. The senior and I looked at each other. "Oh, it turns out that there is also an admirer of hers here." "Really, Gao Qian is really very popular." "Xiaotu, you are also her admirer. Ah, why is only that guy so popular? I can't understand it at all. Obviously, I am more handsome." To actually say this kind of words that are almost exactly the same as what he himself said last night, it really hasn't improved at all, I can't stand it. "...But, I really can't beat Ms. Hasegawa." I don't know if she heard what the two of us said. Judging by Xiaoru's appearance, she is completely immersed in her own world, "Ms. Takase is sure She likes clean and beautiful people like Ms. Hasegawa. A country girl like me will definitely not be looked down upon by her." "Hey, Xiao Ru, that's not necessarily true." Senior, why are you so serious, "It's not worthwhile to decide what she likes without asking Gao Qian himself, and then worrying about it on her own." Advocate. This kind of thing needs to be face-to-face and dignified—" "It's a little strange to see the senior." Xiao Ru secretly smiled, "While saying that I like Miss Takase, while doing things like inciting others to confess -- but in the final analysis, it is still Because I'm also a girl, so I can feel at ease and don't have to worry about being robbed of my love." "That's not right, Ruu-chan. If it's Taka-chien, it'll be even more disturbing if the opponent is a girl. Isn't it, senpai?" "Well. Indeed, after all..." The senior fell silent suddenly.After all, Gao Qian once had a same-sex lover when she was in high school—probably wanted to say so, but after all, in front of Xiao Ru, she also had some scruples about exposing other people's privacy so casually.Having said that, in fact, neither the senior nor I know about this matter very clearly.I heard that the relationship seemed to end in tragedy in the end—— Wait a minute... At this moment, I suddenly thought of it.During the winter vacation this year, when Gao Qian took Jiang Zai back to his hometown, could it have something to do with this relationship?By the way, it must be like this.I don't have any proof but I'm sure that's the case.Gao Qian must have gone back to face her past, and she must have brought Jiang Zai back to settle with the past—that is to say, if you want to talk about what kind of liquidation it is, it is completely guesswork. well.However, even if I can only draw this kind of very abstract speculation, it is enough for me.That's it, that's how it is... "By the way, this topic has jumped too far. Speaking of which-" Senior Piaobao's tone changed, "It's about Huayin. Well, it's because of the reason just mentioned, can we let her stay temporarily? Go to Xiaoru's apartment?" "Okay, I have no problem. When we have difficulties, we should help each other." “噢噢，多谢多谢。” “但是，牟下津小姐那边不要紧吗？” “咦？这话怎么说？” “现在想想，我和她好像只见过一两回吧。而且至今还没有说过什么话……” 花音昨晚也说了一样的话。看起来她们两个对于对方都（默默地）抱有“和自己是不同类型的人”这种印象啊。虽说至今为止也确实没有适当的机会能让她们两个好好认识一下，不过从平时就跟她们两人都比较要好的我的眼里看来，在花音和小瑠之间也确实能感觉到有种距离比较远的违和感。 “这样啊。这可不行。这可太稀里糊涂了，一点也不像是我会做的事。那么就是今晚了，为了让小瑠和花音能够加深感情，我可得好好准备准备。” 也就是说，又要喝一晚了呗。that's it. “说起来，学长，你给白井老师打过电话了吗？” “还没有，怎么了？” “关于生日聚会的参加人数，还是说七个人比较好吧。我觉得还是趁此机会让花音也一起去比较好吧。” “对啊，说的对。” 就这样聊着聊着天，就到了小瑠住的公寓楼“五月公寓”。学长把车开进公寓底楼的穿堂停车场。以前小瑠的哥哥所使用的车位还没有解约，就这么保存着车位。 “爸爸说就这么留着给客人用吧。但是，其实又没什么客人会来，就算有也不会来得非常频繁，还是早点解约比较好。” “这里的车位，住在这里的人也是每个月都要交停车费的吗？” 对于问这种常识性问题的学长小瑠倒是非常礼貌地回答道：“跟附近的停车场的市价相比的话这里的停车费便宜一半左右。但是我又没有车，总觉得占着一个车位很是浪费——咦？” 小瑠正了正眼镜，摇下车窗，把头伸到车外。 “咦？咦？为什么……？” 随着她的视线望去，在停车场最里面的车位里停车一辆红色的轿车。看起来这个车位就是木下家签约的车位—— “那辆车是？”学长交互看着红色的轿车和小瑠，“难道是你爸爸的？或者是你哥哥的车？” “不对，都不是……真奇怪，难道是谁搞错了停在那里的？” 把学长留在车上，小瑠和我下车向公寓的管理员室走去。说明事情的原委后，白头发的管理员老大爷来到穿堂，舔着手指，翻阅着用长尾夹夹着的一叠文件。 小瑠的表情突然阴云密布。目不转睛地凝视着那辆红色轿车，好像想起来什么事情一样——难道是在哪里看到过那辆车？我这么想着，正想问问她的时候。 “嗯——这辆车啊——”管理员把滑下来的眼镜退回去，摇摇头疑惑道，“……真奇怪啊。” "What's wrong?" “不是怎么了，是这事啊……” 据一边还在继续翻着文件一边犹犹豫豫的管理员所说，这辆红色的轿车并不是在公寓停车场登录过的车辆。 “——那么，就是说有某个外面的人在这违法停车咯？” “事情……应该就是这样吧。” 我们回到车里将事情告诉学长，“这，还是报警比较好吧？” “啊，但是……”小瑠急忙说道，“说不定是公寓楼的某个人让他家的客人临时在这停一下车的呢。” “就算是这样那也是违法停车啊。” “嗯。但是，说不定是因为他们知道这个车位一直是空着的，所以就想着短时间临时停一下不要紧吧。” 如果是这样的话，那么报警叫来拖车把事情闹大，也确实太麻烦了。 “或者说，其实就是有住户不当心把这当成是自己的车位了。” “咦？但是刚才管理员说这辆车并没有登记在册……” “只是那辆车没有登记而已吧。但是车牌和车种只在入住的时候登记一次吧，之后没有特殊情况就不会更新情报吧。如果自己提出更新的话，那是另外一回事。” 木下家的情况就是这样，当年刚刚入住的时候以小瑠父亲的名义登记了一次，之后她父亲搬出去，哥哥搬进来，换了辆别的车使用车位的时候也没有提出变更申请。 “也就是说，说不定是这楼里的某个人换了辆车吧。” I see.不管怎样，只要是有这里的居民无心地占用车位的可能性存在，站在小瑠的立场，就不想把事情搞的太大。放弃了把车停在这里的漂撇学长帮忙把小瑠的行李从行李箱里拿出来，然后为了去接花音就独自一人开着车向自己的家驶去。 在花音他们过来之前我就先一步参观一下房间啦。其实我也是第一次到小瑠的公寓里来，真是比听说的还要大，还要漂亮。房间打扫的干干净净无微不至，反映了主人的性格。家具也都是非常质朴的那种，不过品味都还不错。没有一点烦乱的气息，完全感觉不到那种忙乱的生活气味。 “牟下津小姐可以使用我哥哥以前住的那个房间。”小瑠指给我看那间六叠大小的西式房间，“——看，房间的状态保持地还不错吧，连床铺都叠好了保持原样没动过。” 这可不止是床铺啊，还有衣柜、写字台，而且居然还有个书架。不过让人发笑的是这书架上摆满了女明星和女偶像的写真集。甚至连裸体写真都有。 大概是感觉到了我的视线，小瑠苦笑了一下：“——这是我哥哥的，就一直放在这里没动过。也不知道是嫌带回老家比较麻烦，还是感到丢脸带不回去。尽管如此，他还是舍不得把这些东西全扔掉，明明都已经是那么大年纪的一个社会人了。这样的老哥还真是让人头疼。” “说起来，你哥哥现在从事什么工作？” “做旅馆的。在老家附近一家旅馆的服务台做事。说是这么说啦，其实也是刚刚完成培训，现在每天都是做夜班。每天傍晚去上班，做到黎明下班，完全日夜颠倒。” “真是辛苦啊。” “反正都已经回老家了，我还是希望他最好能把这些他的收藏品一起带回去。这些东西放在这里，希望牟下津小姐不要介意就好了。” “没事没事，说起来可能有些比较怪，不过这些东西也不是什么特别猥琐的东西嘛。” “恩，确实是这样。我也不是太在意这些东西，所以就放在那没去动它们。”小瑠随手拿了一本写真集，“其实还真的是挺漂亮的，有些时候看看还真的会这么想——” 我从旁边看向她拿在手上的写真，拍的是五官轮廓非常深刻的女性的上半身，两手紧紧地抱在自己胸前的姿势。虽然两手遮住了自己的胸部，不过算是全裸着上半身。算是个中性美女。好像确实是个很有名的影星，不过由于这个姿势总觉得有点像是身边的哪个认识的人，一下子就想不起来到底叫什么名字。 “——但是，”小瑠合上写真集放回到书架上，“牟下津小姐说不定讨厌这种东西呢。” 真的那么在意花音会不会介意的话，那不如给她换一个房间把——本来我想这么说的，想了想，还是算了。“……等她本人来了再问问她也为时不晚吧。” “这样啊，那就这么办吧。” 几乎与小瑠点头认同的同时，电话门铃响了。难道花音他们已经到了？那还真是快得惊人啊。 小瑠接起设置在到饭厅里的接听器，“喂？啊！请进。”她一边回应着一边按下了标记着“解锁”的按钮。打开了公寓楼正面自动门的门锁，然后把接听器挂回原位。 看小瑠的样子，应该不是花音他们到了。 “——是快递还是什么？” “都不是，是住在这楼里的小女孩。说是出门的时候忘记带钥匙了被锁在大门外。” “小女孩？是你朋友吗？” “是楼里自治组合的理事长家的女儿。现在应该是在读小学吧——啊，我去给你沏茶。羽迫小姐是喝咖啡还是喝红茶？” “那么，红茶吧。” “——那个”小瑠一边往水壶里倒水，一边露出烦恼的表情，“其实，我……” “什么？怎么了？” “虽然刚才我没有说，不过听了牟下津小姐的事情之后，我想到了一件很讨厌的事情。” “……很讨厌的？” “就是说，其实是跟那个——雁住同学有关的。” “他？他怎么了？” “虽然我不怎么认识他。不过突然间我觉他和那个拉中提琴的男生说不定是非常相似的思考回路。” “非常相似的思考回路？这是指——” “也就是说，雁住同学其实也并不一定是非常喜欢牟下津小姐的——当然，做为男人来说，是不可能讨厌那么出色的一个女孩子的。不过我总觉得他会和牟下津小姐同居并不是因为特别喜欢她，喜欢她到想要一直和她在一起不想分开所以才同居的。” “也就是说，”我察觉到了小瑠想说的话，“雁住君其实另外有一个真正喜欢的女孩子——你是想这么说吧？但是这个女孩子拒绝了他提出的同居要求。然后雁住君为了讥讽她就和花音——？” 小瑠点了点头：“……当然，我没有任何根据。只是听了边见学长和羽迫小姐的话，不知不觉得就产生了这种想法。说不定是我的偏见，我是觉得还是学生的身份就抱着想要和女生一起生活这种想法的男生都没有什么健全的人格。” “恩，刚才在车里我也说过了，要说观点的话，我的观点也比较接近这种。” “如果这么想的话，我觉得雁住同学昨晚听到牟下津小姐的分手宣言之后的过度反应就能解释清楚了。也就是说，虽然这么说出来不太好听，不过牟下津小姐对雁住同学来说只是个备胎而已——其实我也是从刚才所说的关于我妈妈的事情里联想到这点的。” “或许，真的就是这样呢……” “平时一直被自己轻视的人突然之间做出这种意想不到的造反行为，从人的心理上来分析，我想他的脑里大概从来没想到过事情会有这种展开吧。也就是说，如果是真心相对的那个女生的那么另说，而仅仅是一个备胎而已，做出这种事是完全无法忍受的。他的自尊心受到了伤害，血气上涌。所以才会失去理性大闹一场。” “这还真是头脑简单四肢发达的想法呢。毕竟，如果不是自己一开始就不那么轻视对方的话，在这种时候就没有那么上火的必要了。这也算是一种自作自受吧。” “对。不过，男人不就是这样的一种生物吗？总是极力做出一副自己非常伟大的样子来给别人看。为了逞威风觉得考虑其他人的心理是一种麻烦事，所以自然而然地就会轻视对方。这样的结果就造就了这样的男人，别人的、特别是女性的非常自然的主张，在他们听起来，就被擅自歪曲成任性的要求。男人就是这么一种生物。所以雁住同学的过度反应并不是因为对牟下津小姐还有所留恋，我认为羽迫小姐的这种印象并没有错。” “这件事真是越说越讨厌了……当然，并不是一定就是这样，只是要是真的是这样的话，总觉得花音是越来越可怜了。” “结果受伤的总是女孩子——确实就是这样呢。就像羽迫小姐说的那样。” 能赞同我说的话是很好啦，不过小瑠这气势都让我感到有一点点畏缩了。被平时的她完全没有的那种气魄给击了个正着。而且，没想到她的论点居然那么接近高千啊。平时的小瑠所表现出来的，不要说接近高千了，甚至可以说是和她完全相反的，对包括男性在内的所有其他人都一视同仁地亲切相待的那种类型。 实际上，就算小瑠像现在这样吐露了心声，也完全不让人觉得她和高千一样讨厌男人。不过就算这样，也看不出她是在口不对心地随便发表攻击言论。好像有点无法解释清楚。不过这个时候不知道为什么我也完全没有想到，小瑠其实并不是对所有男人，而只是在对雁住光生这个男人个人生气而已。 “不过刚才我却没有说出这番话，是因为毕竟边见学长在场。虽然边见学长作为男人来说是个懂事理的人，就算听了刚才的话也不会怎么样。不过，男人嘛，在某些方面其实并没有太大区别。所以我才没有说出口。” “这样啊，可是……” 虽然对于把漂撇学长和其他男人相提并论这种做法我是持抵制态度的，不过回过头来想想，如果现在反驳小瑠的话也没有任何意义。而且刚才在车里的时候不是别人正是我自己，把学长当成了好像是跨过了男人底线的人渣一样责备过一顿。 "But what?" 盖过了小瑠的问话，门铃又一次响了起来。这次应该是花音他们了吧。but-- “……咦？” 拿着接听器的小瑠一脸疑惑不解的表情。稍微犹豫了一下后说道，“请进”然后按下了“解锁”按钮。 "What's wrong?" “我也不太清楚……”小瑠的表情好像就快要哭出来了一样，“又是刚才的那个小女孩。” “诶——就是那个说钥匙忘记带了？” “就是她，理事长家的女儿。又说是出去的时候忘记带钥匙了，能不能帮忙把大门开一下……” “不是才刚刚回来吗？难道说在这么短的时间里又跑到外面去了？” “大概是吧……不过……” "but?" “总觉得和刚才的小女孩声音好像不太一样。” “那么……这个，难道说……” “……就这样打开大门，是不是不太好啊？” 就算这么问我，到底该怎么回答，这一时之间，我也无法判断啊。 同一天晚上，大家一起去了一家叫做“一”的居酒屋。这是一家老旧的木质小店，大堂只够放得下一张桌子的小店面，还有一个能坐四个人的柜台就没别的空间了。也就是说昨天晚上的那些人再加上小瑠，我们一共七个人一进店，就等于是包场了。就是这样的一间小店。 本来为了加深即将成为临时室友的花音和小瑠之间的感情，同时也为了举办白井教授家之旅的壮行会，当初是准备去“三瓶”或者“花茶屋”的，但是这两家店全都休息。 “啊，说起来——”等都到了店门口了匠仔才一边挠着头一边开口说道，“糟了，老板娘好像说过因为盂兰盆节的时候开门营业了，所以七月最后一周要休息几天。” 而这两家店又是同一个老板娘经营的姐妹店。 “呜——没办法了。那么，趁此机会，就把我珍藏的，秘密的隐藏小店介绍给大家吧。”这么说着的学长带我们来的就是这家“一”店。 光看这家店的外表让人有点不安，进店一看，就更加不安了。毕竟这家店不止老旧，还异常狭小。像被烟熏过一样的房柱和墙壁，这么说或许有点不好听，要是没有灯光的话，还会错以为是迷了路走进了一间废弃的小屋。 在柜台的另一侧站着一位秃顶的老人，小小的个子在橘黄色的灯光下，就好像是这间废屋的座敷童子。看起来这位老人就是经营这家店的主人。 学长对着座敷童子举起手笑着打了个招呼“您好”。对方也点点头作答，看起来学长是这里的常客。 “——那个，我们有七个人，坐的下吧？” 座敷童子无言地环视了一下店内，点点头。There wasn't a single customer in the store. 女孩子们全部在大堂的桌子周围坐下，五个人坐一桌还真有点拥挤。毕竟就那么点大地方。学长和匠仔在通道对面和大堂相对应的柜台前坐下。这样要是再有新的客人进来的话，只能够再坐两个人了。 “老爷子，今天有什么鱼？” 座敷童子用他的公鸭嗓缓缓说道：“竹荚鱼。” “那么就先切生鱼片，再来个烤咸鱼，其他的就老样子。” 学长就这么随随便便下单了。除了喝的以外完全不问问我们的意见。话说回来就算要让我们点单，也完全找不到有类似菜单的东西。 不久后端上桌的是炖内脏和马肉刺身，看起来这些就是“老样子”了。吃了一口，真是好吃到让人惊讶。炖内脏入口即化，而马肉刺身非常甜美一点腥臭都没。沾点生姜酱油等调味料，不需要太用力嚼就在嘴里化成了一片片。如果不说的话，真的无法想象这居然是马肉刺身。 “这个，真的是马肉刺身……？”女孩子们都睁圆了眼睛，“我以前吃过一次马肉刺身，不过……” “恩，我也吃过一次，但是……” “一点都不好吃，是吧？” “又腥又臭，而且像白水一样。” “不止如此，还贵的要死。与此相对的，还一点都不好吃。但是，这个——” “这个不一样啊。” “完全不一样，甜甜的。” “太好吃了！” 我也完全认同这种说法。无论在什么高级餐馆（话是这么说啦，其实我也没去过什么太高级的店）都没吃到过这种马肉。感觉上像是完全不同的肉。 这家店的菜单上好像除了当日的鲜鱼以外就只有炖内脏和马肉刺身而已。单就味道上来说，完全感觉不到这家店有什么寒酸的地方。甚至可以说是非常奢华的味道。我非常震惊居然有这种店家。明明只是在离大学步行大约二十分钟左右的地方，但是在这之前却完全不知道这家店。是真真正正的不为人知的好地方。好像我们这群人之间其他人也都没来过——匠仔除外。 “真是太好吃了，不过——”一开始听说是马肉刺身就望而却步不愿意吃的小溪一口接一口吃的眼睛都湿润了，“不过，与此相对的，这价格也……是吧？” 每一盆都是名片大小的肉块被切成六片，每片肉片都是厚厚的装满一盆异常豪迈。这样的一共点了七盆，照常理来想这价格应该能够把人吓得眼珠都掉出来吧……也难怪小溪会这么担心了。 “啊，价格的话不要紧。”这么回答她的是匠仔，“每盆……这个价而已。” 听到匠仔嘴里说出来的金额，女孩子们都一起惊呼道“骗人！”因为这价格跟平时在“I·L”点一盘咖喱饭是完全一样的价格。再、再怎么说，这样的一盘肉居然会这么便宜，简直是便宜到让人惊慌失措，不过后来听说好像是因为老板有他独有的进货渠道才能卖那么便宜的。 “哎呀，匠仔啊——”高千停下正送往嘴边的酒杯，“说到底，还是被你给抢先了啊，以前被他带到这里来过的就只有你一个吗？” “咦？啊，哦，就只有一次而已。” “就你和小漂两个人？这么好的店，为什么没有告诉我们呢？” “不是我不想告诉你们，是学长千叮咛万嘱咐，这里是最重要的珍藏地点不能随便告诉别人。” “真是的，就因为这样，所以男人一点都不可信。”一口喝光了酒杯里的冰酒，高千横了一眼学长。“嘴上说的好听把人家当心肝宝贝，转脸就把最好的全自己藏起来。把女人排除在自己的圈子之外，两个大男人鬼鬼祟祟、偷偷摸摸地，只顾自己开心。” 高千故意用说笑的语气说出这番话引发大家一笑，但是……但是，在我看来，她自己的双眼中却没有笑意。说实话，我也不是太明白映在她眼底的那个颜色到底意味着什么。不过如果允许我斗胆把这个意义翻译成一般人都能听得懂简单的单词的话……我想那应该是比较接近于这种感情——嫉妒。 高千说不定是在嫉妒漂撇学长。打个比方，匠仔如果有什么烦恼的事情需要商量的话那不用说第一个想到的肯定是学长。平时就一天到晚混在一起喝酒，又同是男人，这两个人之间的感情自然非常好。就是因为这样使高千感到了一种疏远感。高千就会有产生这种不安：如果在自己不知道的时候，匠仔把他自己的烦恼完完全全地都告诉了另外一个人的话…… 这并不仅仅是我想的太多了。高千本人曾经这么说过：我还欠他一个人情，必须得还。所谓人情……指的应该是今年寒假她回老家时的事情吧。每次一说到高千的事情总会提到她会老家这件事，但是关于这件事的详细情况我却什么都不知道，甚至连学长也是一无所知，说不定我们这一生都不会知道了吧。要问为什么的话，那自然是因为这是只属于他们两个人的秘密。唯一能够确定的是：被匠仔从心底的黑暗中解救出来的高千，她现在一心一意所想的就是，这一次必须由自己来拯救他了。知道高千这种想法的人除了她本人以外，或许只有我一个吧。我也是因为一个偶然的机会才会知道的，关于这其中的事情经过，等以后有机会再说。 “喂喂，高千，”正处在高千炮口下的学长却是悠然自得地大口喝着啤酒，“别想的太复杂了啦，我本来就打算在适当的时机带大家一起来这里聚一聚的啊。证据就是，你看，今晚我不是就带大家一起来了吗？是吧？是吧？” “哼，这可不一定，今晚要不是因为'三瓶'关门休息，你本来是打算去那里喝的吧？” “不是啦，我的意思是……对吧？” 就在这时座敷童子把一个藤盘子放到大堂的桌子上，盘子里装满了炸河虾。跟我以前看到过的任何一种河虾相比，盘子里河虾的前脚（是这么叫的吗？）都要长很多，看上去异常豪华。全长大约有二十厘米左右吧，而且这样的河虾一共有五只。 “喂喂，老爷子，”学长瞪圆了眼睛站了起来，“这是什么玩意儿？” “炸长脚大虾。”座敷童子用他那公鸭嗓细细地说道。 “这不用你说我看了也知道啊，但是，这家店居然有卖这玩意儿？我可一次都没吃到过啊！” “专供女性的。” "what……?" “这是专门提供给女性食用的。” 所以才会至今都没拿出来招待过学长啊。估计以后也不会拿出来招待他，证据就是，现在也只盛了五只出来而已——女孩子们全都心领神会后一起发出爆笑声。在炸虾上挤上几滴柠檬，再沾点天日盐，送入嘴里，芳香的食感瞬间传遍全身。“太美味了！”可以说是混杂着悲鸣的娇柔声充满了狭窄的大堂。“呀！”“吃这么好吃的东西真的要遭天谴啊！”被大家这么嘲讽着，学长和匠仔完全一副任人宰割状态。他们那样子可不仅仅是不高兴而已，看他们连口水都要滴下来了，哇，真是悲惨，真有点同情他们了。但是谁也没有说要把自己的分给他们吃。这是当然的，就算是我也不愿意。 不久，陆陆续续地来了些其他客人。大部分是单独一个人的中年男人。他们几乎都坐在柜台前默默地吃完，就起身离去了。或许是受迫于我们几个人之间的气氛吧，他们都早早地结账离开，感觉上与其说他们是来喝酒的，还不如说是来吃饭的。就这样客人的周转也挺不错，就算柜台前只剩两个人的座位了，进进出出交替坐下的客人也不少。偶尔有三个人或者四个人一起来的客人，学长会代替座敷童子打招呼道歉。看样子学长和这里的常客也都认识。 原来如此，学长至今没带我们来这里的原因或许就是因为我们这么一大帮子一起过来的话会对这里的日常营业造成妨碍吧。不过，对于带着一大堆女孩子来这里的学长，没有一个常客对他冷眼相待，露出讨厌的表情。甚至有一个看上去像是酒吧女的中年女性对座敷童子说：“啊，给大家烫一壶热酒吧，我就先走了。”说完放下酒钱就走了。