Tokyo, love before they become female ghosts

The door opened, and Jia Yezi walked in, carrying Xiao Hei.

She carefully put Xiao Hei down without making a sound, and Xiao Hei obediently and quietly sat down beside Jia Yezi's legs.

There was just enough space for two extra pairs of shoes on the shelf where slippers were placed.

Those were the marks where the parents' slippers had been taken, and apart from the two empty pairs of shoes, the entire shoe rack was crammed full, with no empty spaces at all.

After tidying up my shoes, I opened the cardboard box next to the shoe rack, and a pair of old indoor shoes came into view.

Jia Yezi picked up her black leather shoes that she had taken off and put them inside, then changed into her indoor shoes and went to the edge of the living room.

My father was leaning back on the sofa watching TV; all I could see was the back of his head.

"I'm back."

"Um."

On the sofa, the father responded indifferently without turning his head.

The flickering television screen illuminated the room with various colors as the mother emerged from the study.

She glanced at Jia Yezi standing at the entrance, then walked to the refrigerator and stood by the sofa.

"Come with me to buy clothes tomorrow."

"Why are you going to buy clothes again? Didn't you just buy some?"

"I have no clothes to wear."

"Yes, yes, I understand."

After agreeing on a time to go out shopping for clothes with her husband, Jia Yezi's mother went back into the study, completely unaware that there was a girl in the living room.

Jia Yezi lowered her head, pursed her lips, and then went up the stairs to the second floor, to the rectangular room in the far corner.

It's more like a bedroom in a room that the parents, after moving here, realized they had to renovate the owner's storage room.

What did I suddenly realize?

Probably because there was a daughter in the family who was in high school at that time.

The room wasn't big; after placing a single tatami mat against the wall, there was still a 40-centimeter-wide passageway.

On the beige tatami mats is a quilt that never changes, regardless of the season.

Opposite the tatami mats is a three-tiered shelf made from recycled materials.

On top of it were a toothbrush and a tooth mug, and a bottle of cheap shampoo that was half-used.

The middle layer consists of a black headband and several rubber bands.

At the bottom are two folded towels, one for wiping the head and the other for wiping the body.

A floral-patterned wooden board was placed at the foot of the tatami mat.

Above the wooden board, several nails were driven into the wall, where several old pink clothes hangers with somewhat torn outer covers were hanging.

Take the board, hold it firmly, and pry open the two metal legs underneath. A low table appears in front of you.

The low table is about one meter wide, just enough to block the books stacked horizontally and vertically behind it.

First, she placed the books at the top on the ground, and then, in a deliberately created gap on a layer known only to her, she found the notebook with a gray cover.

Place it on the table, and Jia Yezi gently lifts it open.

It was sunny on March 6.

I had a great day! Hase-kun took me and Kuro to his house for dinner. ღ

One dish was called Yu Xiang Rou Si (Fish-Fragrant Shredded Pork), and the other was called Gong Bao Ji Ding (Kung Pao Chicken). Both were delicious!

But actually, it's a bit spicy...

But they're really delicious!

Hasegawa-kun talked to me a lot~ He even got angry because of me~ღ

Unlike other people, he doesn't ignore me or even hate me.

He also told me that unless the world ends, I will always be someone he cares about!

Does Hase-kun like me? No, no, no, I don't think so...

After all, I'm a withdrawn girl, and no one would like a girl like me...

Actually, I wanted to stay at his house a little longer...

But I was afraid. I was afraid Hase-kun would find out that I had secretly taken a pair of his socks...

However, Hase-kun said I'm someone he cares about, so it shouldn't be a problem for me to take a pair of his socks, right?

Hase-kun, I like you too! I like you so much, so incredibly so!

I miss you so much, Hase-kun, Hase-kun, Hase-kun, Hase-kun....

Beside the table, Xiao Hei sat crouching with its head tilted, looking at the three characters "Hase-kun" that she had written on almost a whole page.

Under the stark white light, the shadows of a person and a cat stretched towards the doorway, beginning to lash out menacingly.

"Hiss~"

A deep, inhaled breath came from the sound of her lying on the tatami mat, and right in front of her nose was Takuya Hase's black socks.

"Hase-kun..."

A barely audible murmur could still be heard from its owner's mouth as the little black dog curiously wagged its tail and lay down next to its owner's head.

Jia Yezi looked at Xiao Hei's gaze fixed on Hase-kun's socks, and a hint of shyness appeared in her eyes.

"Little Black, do you...do you want to smell it?"

"Meow."

A rapid, faint chirping sound came from behind, and Jia Yezi took the socks and handed them to Xiao Hei.

Xiao Hei leaned closer to smell it, then looked up and turned away.

Seeing this, Jia Yezi pouted and angrily turned her back to Xiao Hei.

"Hmph, I won't let you smell it..."

As Jia Yezi mumbled, Xiao Hei lay lazily on its owner's pillow and yawned.

Little Black hugged its paws tightly to its chest, but after waiting for a while, its owner still didn't pull it into his arms.

Tilting its head in confusion, Xiao Hei nimbly leaped over its owner's waist and stood in front of her.

Seeing its owner, who had fallen asleep clutching a black sock, at some unknown time, Xiao Hei looked up at the room's light switch.

With hurried, subtle footsteps, Xiao Hei leaped up and stepped on the switch, plunging the room into darkness once more.

The little black cat curled up in front of its owner's chest, tucked its paws into its paws, and slowly closed its eyes.

The light from the streetlights spilled into the room through the square window at the top, only to be silently swallowed by the twisting, writhing darkness.

The darkness followed her arm to the sock in her hand.

At Hase Takuya's home, Hase Takuya, who had tidied up the guest room, let out a sigh of relief.

It wasn't that he had any feelings for Jia Yezi right now, but he felt that when he saw the girl off today, she seemed a little down.

It feels a bit like a dog that wanted to sleep in your house but was cruelly kicked out...

Recalling Jia Yezi's self-conscious appearance, and her cold-looking house.

As someone who has been through it all, Takuya Hase knows very well that a person's personality is closely related to their family background.

Aside from the isolation she faced from her classmates, Jia Yezi's personality is most likely related to her family background.

That's probably why she showed a hint of attachment to her home when I saw her off today...

Takuya Hase can understand that the unhappiness of one's family of origin has a tremendous impact on a person.

With that in mind, Takuya Hase prepared the guest room.

If she wants to sleep here in the future, she can just sleep here.

If she stays in the warm environment I've created for her for a long time, her demonic reasoning should gradually decrease and her human reasoning should gradually increase.

Even in the worst-case scenario, if Jia Yezi were to truly become a demon one day, he would give himself a quick death out of consideration for the warmth he had brought her, rather than end up like those other people.

First came a chilling series of threats, then, just as the victim was driven to the brink of mental collapse, the victim killed themselves...