The summer heat encouraged the cicadas and other insects to sing as loud as possible, forcing Ryuji to increase the volume of his music to cover the noise. He took a break, sitting directly on the floor of his room, or rather, his old room.
The bed had already been cleared, and there was still a lot of stuff to pack in boxes: books, anime figures, painting materials, clothes...
He had already sorted out his old magazines, to take only the essential, and put the rest in the trash, all tied up neatly with thin string. He had also put aside long-outdated textbooks, and was packing up video games when he decided to take a break.
