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Source https://kakuyomu.jp/works/2912051598917319858 It’s a convenient world we live in these days; if you look for something, you can usually find it. To recreate the taste of Elis’s home cooking, I visited an import food store located inside a large shopping complex about two train stops away from my house. As you’d expect from a store … Read more
Source https://kakuyomu.jp/works/2912051597934651646/episodes/2912051600283455780 The innocent girl next door had no idea that, in the dim light of his room, Achi Hotaro was quietly stuck in a rut of deep thought. In the kitchen, bathed in the refreshing morning light, Seika Hirugami stood at the stove, humming to herself. On the frying pan, a sweet, dashi-flavored rolled … Read more
Source https://kakuyomu.jp/works/2912051600327232539 When you buy a 500-yen plastic umbrella, you don’t really think of it as “your own.” It’s part of the sharing economy—a temporary shelter from the rain—and is destined to be taken by someone else from a convenience store umbrella stand sooner or later. But when it comes to a 30,000-yen luxury umbrella, … Read more
Source https://kakuyomu.jp/works/2912051598917319858 A weekend morning. I woke up because I was drawn in by the gentle aroma of dashi. (Come to think of it, wasn’t it Elis’s turn to cook today?) Now that classes had started at university, weekday mornings were inevitably hectic. So I tended to get by with simple breakfasts like toast or … Read more
Source https://kakuyomu.jp/works/2912051597934651646/episodes/2912051600173143688 Lying on his bed, Achi Hotarou quietly counted the wood grain patterns on the ceiling. From the room next door, the faint sounds of their usual chaotic daily life drifted over once again. As he listened to those sounds, flashbacks of her recent words and actions played one after another in Hotarou’s mind. … Read more
Source https://kakuyomu.jp/works/2912051600327232539 Celebrities’ attempts at disguise are fundamentally flawed. A black hat pulled low over the eyes, a black mask covering more than half the face. It’s like walking around flashing a sign to everyone around you that says, “I’m hiding here.” If you really want to blend into the cityscape, you should carry a … Read more
Source https://kakuyomu.jp/works/2912051598917319858 “Rintaro, I got invited to this club’s welcome party. What do you think?” Just as I was about to head home after parting ways with Shino, I received that message from Elis. I had a bad feeling, so I immediately checked the chat screen, and a photo of a colorful flyer was sent … Read more
Source https://kakuyomu.jp/works/2912051597934651646/episodes/2912051600025618848 Every time their shoulders brushed beneath the single folding umbrella, Seika Hirugami’s heart pounded like a drum. The sound of raindrops pattering against the umbrella’s fabric echoed pleasantly right above her head. Mixed in with the cold scent of the rain, the faint fragrance of shampoo wafting from Houtarou Achi, walking beside her, … Read more
Source https://kakuyomu.jp/works/2912051600327232539 There’s an 80% chance that updating an app will make the user interface worse. People call it “optimization” to justify it to themselves, but from the perspective of those who’ve grown accustomed to the button layout, it’s nothing more than a violation of their territory. It was 2:00 a.m. I was sitting on … Read more
Source https://kakuyomu.jp/works/2912051598917319858 The day after the entrance ceremony. The event consisted of various instructions regarding university life and orientation sessions. To be honest, though, that was just the opening act; the main event came afterward. It was my first meeting with the classmates I would be seeing regularly in the same department. Gathered in the … Read more