Chen Xiaofeng is still in school because of the "gangster" incident. Minato is Chen Xiaofeng's sister and part-time monitor, so she is still in school.
There was no one else in the corridor leading to the classroom at the moment.
The afterglow of the setting sun filtered in through the transparent glass window, projecting the silhouettes of the two people on the bluestone floor.
"A person like my brother who doesn't care about anything, who doesn't take anything seriously... is really too bad! Not only is he an idiot who is second to last in his grade, he is also a slow... uh... idiot!"
Chen Xiaofeng looked at Minato who reacted a little too much in astonishment.
"Minato, what's wrong with you? It's just that you can't go to the beach...and it's just possible...do you need to be so excited?" Chen Xiaofeng couldn't imagine that his always caring sister would say such things today.
"Besides, Minato, you should know that, right? I don't want that kind of casual boy to approach you, so please don't say the same thing again."
"Humph, you can't control it! Why should a casual brother like you care about me? It's my business what kind of boys I get close to, you can't control it, you can't control it!"
Minato said this almost shouting.
"Brother, just continue to live your life like this. Lily will take care of the three meals for you. Normally, Qiong, Yu, and Misaka will relieve your boredom... As for my sister, just let me go out with other boys.
Just relax and relax... Even if you do something frivolous, it has nothing to do with my brother!"
"That's enough, Chenase Minato!"
The only thing Chen Xiaofeng can't tolerate is Minato making fun of her own affairs.
Chen Xiaofeng was really angry and raised his right hand.
but……
Looking at Minato's tightly closed tears and trembling body, he slowly lowered his hand.
"Maybe you are right...I am not a qualified brother."
Chen Xiaofeng said a little helplessly.
"I haven't set the example that a 'brother' should have at all. I have to have you, my sister, to worry about everything. I'm really very, very, very, very bad."
She seemed to be muttering to herself, but that was not what Minato wanted to hear. How she wished that Chen Xiaofeng could slap her off, then scold her like he did when she was a child, and finally touch her head and say, "Brother is the only one."
I won’t hand you over to others casually!”.
However, the Chen Xiaofeng in front of him seemed very strange to Minato.
"Idiot..." Minato's voice choked up.
"You idiot! Brother, you are such an idiot!"
As if shouting out with all his strength, Minato fell down and held on to the wall. However, before Chen Xiaofeng could reach out his hand to support her, Minato turned and ran away.
The figure finally disappeared at the end of the corridor.
Looking at Minato's leaving figure, Chen Xiaofeng wanted to say something, but his throat seemed to be stuck. His lips opened and closed like a goldfish.
"Chen Xiaofeng, what happened between you and Minato?"
Misaka Mikoto's worried voice came from behind Chen Xiaofeng.
"Ah, Misaka...there's nothing wrong."
Chen Xiaofeng said listlessly, but his deep brow exposed his lie.
"You and Minato had a fight?"
Chen Xiaofeng nodded silently.
Seeing Chen Xiaofeng's unwillingness to say more, Misaka Mikoto did not ask any more questions immediately, but silently walked forward, shoulder to shoulder with Chen Xiaofeng.
"Let's go home together."
Walking on Xueyuan Avenue under the afterglow, the street trees on both sides are now bare, and the smell of autumn is very strong. If it were not for the non-stop work of the cleaning robot, the sidewalk would have been almost covered with withered yellow leaves.
The boys and girls walked side by side slowly, quietly and without speaking. Time seemed to have stopped, and this road seemed to never end.
"Hey, Misaka."
Chen Xiaofeng, who had been silent all this time, suddenly said, "Am I really bad?"
"Hmm? Well...it depends on what aspect."
"Then for example...in terms of 'being an older brother'."
"How do I know this? I'm not Minato...but if you can tell me what happened between you, I can't analyze it."
Misaka Mikoto's relaxed tone adjusted the dull atmosphere: "But let me tell you in advance, I am not interested in the little secrets between you. It is just for analysis."
"hehe."
Misaka Mikoto's adjustment of the atmosphere had a certain effect. Chen Xiaofeng, who had been sullen since just now, laughed.
Misaka Mikoto secretly glanced at Chen Xiaofeng, who was in an improved mood, and smiled along with him as if she was relieved.
"Then, just give it to me."
"All right."
Chen Xiaofeng nodded, and then spoke loudly.
…
"Because Minato said she didn't care about your three meals a day, that's why you said Lily would take care of it for you... Is that so?" Misaka Mikoto said in disbelief.
"Yeah... I can't wait to starve to death if Minato doesn't prepare three meals for me, right?"
"Ah... Minato is so pathetic." Misaka Mikoto lamented exaggeratedly, "Minato is absolutely right, you are really a big idiot."
"Do you even say that? It seems that I am really bad..."
Chen Xiaofeng, whose mood finally improved, fell into depression again.
"No, no, no, that's not what I meant." Seeing Chen Xiaofeng's misunderstanding, Misaka Mikoto quickly waved her hand to explain.
"It's just..." Misaka Mikoto organized her words, "Chen Xiaofeng, where does Minato stand in your heart?"
"Of course she is an irreplaceable and important sister."
Chen Xiaofeng said matter-of-factly.
"Yeah, I think so...then, similarly, you also have this kind of existence in Minato's heart, right?"
"Really?" After what Minato said, Chen Xiaofeng didn't seem to have any confidence at this point.
"Believe me, that's definitely the case!" Misaka Mikoto said firmly, "This is not to comfort you, I just think so...you must be irreplaceable in Minato's heart."
Chen Xiaofeng smiled bitterly and said nothing.
"The bond between brother and sister will not be weakened by such a quarrel, so even now, you are still an important presence in Minato's heart."
"But……"
Chen Xiaofeng wanted to say something, but was interrupted directly by Misaka Mikoto.
"If Minato suddenly tells you that it doesn't matter if you no longer protect her, other boys will protect her for you...then, what will you do?"
"I will beat that guy first to see if that guy has what it takes."
"Anyway, you were angry first, right?"
Chen Xiaofeng nodded.
"So, when you said that Lily would replace her, can you understand Minato's mood? That feeling... it's like I'm no longer needed..."