" So, this is Apato, hmm... pretty good too..." Yoshimura who arrived at Hannanchou block 3 immediately entered Apato with the assigned house number. It is an apartment which is sufficient for 1 person only. Inside the apartment there is 1 kitchen with some furniture provided by the owner and 1 toilet that is still clean.
It seemed that the apartment had not been used by anyone.
"...." Yoshimura immediately put his things in the closet that was near the bed in the apartment, the big cupboard was attached to the wall of the room. A good apartment like a company employee apartment only.
There's a fridge too apparently ...
Of course Yoshimura felt that the cost of renting this apartment was cheap. Inside the apartment mentioned above the electricity there is a small memo, "Please pay the electricity bill regularly."
Seeing the memo, Yoshimura gave a slight grin at the sight of it ... and thought of course he would pay all the bills on time.
He is not a careless person.
After relaxing for a while in his new apartment, and he felt that the sun was starting to set on his head ... in the late afternoon before sunset, Yoshimura tried to take money at the nearest ATM. Incidentally, the ATM in this city is close to a shopping center, so at the same time he will shop for daily necessities. Yoshimura still hasn't turned on his GPS, even though it's easier to walk by turning on the GPS and following the route to the destination on google maps than still looking for directions posted on the road to get to the right road.
Most commonly, none other than the streets of Japan often look the same so it's no wonder someone or a foreigner who has just been to the city will get lost in the end.
However, Yoshimura tried to find the right route.
Slowly but surely, like looking for peace in this life.
Yoshimura immediately withdrew his cash, some money for the rent for the apartment and part of the money for the necessities.
Several hours have passed, apparently Yoshimura went home late at night shopping....
He forgot that he should come back soon to pay rent for his apartment at the takoyaki shop. Finally he came home very hastily.
"...."
'Hah~ luckily the shop isn't closed yet.' He stood exhausted in front of the tavern some distance away, the door still open. He confirmed while looking at his watch that it was 9 pm that the Takoyaki shop had not closed yet.
He made sure he had stuffed some of his groceries into his backpack earlier, so it wouldn't be too obvious when he came home from shopping. However, he couldn't hide the groceries he was carrying in his left hand.
"...."
He immediately entered the takoyaki shop and started with the right foot entering it....
"Excuse me ...."
"Ara-ara~" the tavern owner's wife immediately greeted Yoshimura with her graceful smile, she slowly approached Yoshimura who was about to walk towards him.
"Ano...."
"Ara~ you're here again…." He said with a gentle smile.
"Um, yes, I want to pay the rent."
"Oh~ then please come in to see my husband, you can talk about it inside." She invited Yoshimura to immediately come in to meet her husband in the same parlor as he had first arrived here.
"Oh, thank you." Yoshimura said with a slight bow as a courtesy.
The shop owner's husband still smiled gracefully at him.
However, it seemed that the owner of the shop was chatting with other people in the room so Yoshimura had to wait for him outside the room and didn't come in.
"...."
While sitting waiting, Yoshimura saw the two women in the shop tidying up the shop, he thought... 'Could it be that the shop will be closing soon?'
However, feeling that the conversation sounded a bit long, Yoshimura finally got up from his seat and tried to help the women in cleaning up the tavern.
"Is there anything I can help?" Yoshimura offered with a cheerful smile.
"Ah, you're my guest of honor... just sit there until my husband finishes talking to other people." Said the wife of the shop owner.
"Ah~ it's okay, anyways, I already said that one day I want to work part time here." Yoshimura explained it with full initiative.
"Oh yeah, really?" asked the tavern owner's wife in surprise.
"Didn't your husband tell you madam?" Yoshimura asked for sure, or maybe the two of them even though husband and wife are still hiding something from each other?
"...."
Yoshimura just wanted to help him clean up.
A few moments later, the shop was deserted and the wife of the owner of the shop was about to close the place. Yoshimura who felt he had finished helping him clean up immediately met the owner of the shop. He had crossed with the person who had just come out of the living room.
Apparently he's mas-mas in black clothes that look cool. Her hair was dyed a bit blonde and she looked sociable.
"Who's he? How striking…." Inwardly Yoshimura said as he looked at her. The person who just came out briefly glanced at Yoshimura with his cold gaze and his left hand seemed to be holding a lot of money which he then put in his jacket pocket.
Far away he immediately opened the tavern door loudly and closed it loudly too, the two women in the tavern were silent.
Seeing that sight, Yoshimura briefly recalled his past....
However, he immediately shook his head and didn't want to remember his old self anymore.
As soon as the tavern owner heard another footstep outside the door of the room that belonged to none other than Yoshimura, he said "Please come in!" he exclaimed with a slightly annoyed face. He thought who the hell is the person who visited last night after the person earlier? He felt that today there were many guests at his house, he became a bit unhappy because he felt that he did not have much leisure time.
"Yes," answered Yoshimura casually and he entered while popping his head first.
"Oh! You!"
"Yes, sir, I'm here to pay the rent."
"Ah~ I told you there is no need to rush."
Instantly Yoshimura's presence changed the tension in the room.
Yoshimura immediately handed over the amount of money on the table, and the shop owner immediately counted it.
Approximately ....
What happened at this shop a few hours ago?
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To be Continued