Kyoto: I just want to be a gentleman

Then I heard footsteps approaching the bedroom from the bathroom door.

He quickly hid in the closet and carefully closed the bedroom door.

After doing all this, he leaned motionless against the inner wall of the closet. Not to mention, he felt quite comfortable.

Just as he held his breath and prepared to observe what would happen next and check his system backpack.

Watanabe Hideyuki suddenly felt a strong sense of sleepiness coming over him.

How could he possibly sleep in this situation?

Watanabe Hideyuki said secretly.

not good!

It’s that special “woody scent” just now!

What about Watanabe Hideyuki?

If... Kitano Chiharu finds out about him and Kitano Chiaki...

Is he going to die?

It seems that only that thing can save him now.

Watanabe Hideyuki relied on his remaining willpower to take out the damaged time-space converter from his backpack, but he didn't have time to fiddle with it a few times.

His eyes went dark and he lost consciousness...

Chapter 103 Notice

Chapters 100 and 101 are in the archives, and I don’t know what will be released. Even if they are released, a lot of the original text will be deleted... Those two chapters really demonstrate my skills, and I’m really sorry for affecting your reading experience.

Chapter 104 A day in the life of Chiharu Kitano (1)

(PS: Before reading this chapter, please re-read the ending of Chapter 102, which has been revised.)

Two years ago.

Kyoto Prefecture.

Ukyo Ward.

The afternoon sun gradually dimmed and was blocked by thick clouds, leaving only a gloomy gray.

The city streets are like a gloomy river, carrying hurried pedestrians and vehicles, but with an indescribable desolation. The cold wind blows from all directions, bringing the bleakness and chill of early spring and late winter, silently cutting through the tranquility of the afternoon.

The leaves on both sides of the street have fallen to the ground early under the urging of the cold wind. Those yellow leaves that are still stubbornly hanging on the treetops are also swaying in the wind, as if they will be blown down at any time.

The fallen leaves were blown by the wind and rolled on the empty streets, making rustling sounds, as if telling the elegy of this season.

At this moment, a thin girl appeared on a street in the city.

She was like a zombie, walking aimlessly on the street with an expressionless face, her eyes empty and confused, as if the whole world had nothing to do with her.

The girl's long hair was blown by the wind, and the broken pieces of autumn leaves were mixed in her hair, making her look even more lonely. She was wearing a thin dress, and the cold wind blew through the gaps in the dress, making her shiver. However, her body seemed to have gotten used to the cold and did not react at all.

She walked through street after street, her steps were a little unsteady, but she never stopped. People around her cast strange looks at her, some sympathetic, some curious, but she didn't seem to notice, just continued to immerse herself in her own world.

I don't know how long it took.

The girl was finally tired of walking.

She walked through the entrance of the park, almost unable to stand because of the bleak evening wind. The fallen leaves in the park were all over the ground, like a thick carpet.

She looked around, and her eyes finally fell on an empty bench. She walked over slowly and sat down gently, as if a heavy burden had been lifted off her shoulders.

The cold feeling of the bench reached her skin through her thin dress, but she seemed not to notice it. She just sat there quietly, looking ahead with a dazed look.

The surrounding scenery became blurred in front of her eyes, and her heart seemed to have drifted to a distant place.

She...seems like she hasn't completed...the task her mother left for her...

Home... gone...

Recalling that afternoon, her father sat in the Japanese-style room and had a serious conversation with her.

"Chiharu, Dad is getting married..."

“The new mom is very nice...”

"You are my sister, please take good care of me..."

In fact, when the girl heard the first sentence, she was no longer able to think independently.

Her heart sank suddenly, and she felt like she was hit by a heavy hammer, and her whole body froze instantly. Although she had imagined that this day might come, when it really came, she found that she couldn't accept it at all.

Chiharu Kitano didn't understand why her father found another woman just a few years after her mother's death.

Even, you have to start a new family.

So before her father could finish his words, Kitano Chiharu suddenly stood up with tears welling up in her eyes.

"Why?" She finally couldn't help but ask, "Why are you doing this? Are you worthy of your mother?" After saying that, she turned and rushed out of the Japanese-style room, leaving her father sitting there in astonishment.

She didn't understand why her father, who once loved her mother so deeply, would forget the past so easily and start a new life.

She felt betrayed and abandoned, and the sadness and anger in her heart could not be expressed in words.

How to do.

Home is gone.

Where should she go?

As night fell, the lights in the park began to flicker, casting mottled shadows among the leaves, like the sharp claws of a monster, causing Kitano Chiharu to feel a palpitation.

She curled up on the bench and hugged herself tightly with her hands.

So cold and so scary.

Do you really want to stay here overnight?

The mosquitoes will eat them...

The girl dismissed this unrealistic idea in her mind. She struggled to get up and continued to wander the streets and alleys of the city like a wandering ghost, dragging her tired body.

The wind was freezing, and the biting cold penetrated her thin clothes, as if it was going to corrode her bones. Kitano Chiharu shivered as she walked.

cuckoo...

Besides the cold, hunger also began to attack her body. Her stomach rumbled, reminding her that she hadn't eaten for a long time.

She swallowed, trying to relieve her dry throat and empty stomach, but this did not solve the real problem.

As time went by, Kitano Chiharu felt dizzy and every step she took seemed weak and feeble as if she was stepping on cotton.

Her face turned pale, her lips lost their original color, became dry and cracked, and her once bright eyes became dull, leaving only deep fatigue and endless desire.

Her body had reached its limit. Hunger and fatigue were like two ferocious beasts, raging inside her and tearing at her will.

she...

What should I do?

Kitano Chiharu's footsteps became heavier and heavier, as if every step was exhausting all her strength.

She can no longer walk...

I'm running out of energy to even think...

Kitano Chiharu leaned against a wall and slowly slid down to sit on the ground. She looked up at the night sky, and the stars twinkled faintly in the darkness, as if telling her something.

Is that mom?

Kitano Chiharu vaguely saw her mother winking at her in the night sky.

"Little boy, are you okay? Do you need help?"

Suddenly, a voice broke the silence of the night. The sound was like the breeze blowing through the strings of a piano, warm and pleasant.

Kitano Chiharu looked up and saw a young man standing in front of her.

The young man was tall and slender, with fair skin, and was wearing a dark coat. His eyes were deep and bright, like the brightest stars in the night sky, flickering with gentle light.

He has a high nose bridge and his expression is full of nervousness.

Kitano Chiharu was stunned for a moment, then she came to her senses and replied in a hoarse voice: "Are you... calling me...?"

The boy in front of him took a deep breath and said, "Well, kid, do you want me to take you to the police station?"

She didn't seem to understand what he meant...

Why go to the police station?

Before she could answer, the boy in front of her continued, "If you and your parents get lost, we can go to the police station to find them."

Does she look so small...

She looked at the boy, and he seemed to be only a few years older than her...

And... where else does she have...

Kitano Chiharu stared at the hand the boy extended for a long time, then said slowly: "I... have no home..."

She could see that the boy in front of her was stunned after hearing this, and it took a long time.

"What's your name?" the boy asked.

"Kitano...Chiharu..."

What happens next...?

Why did this boy ask her name? And he just stood there in a daze after asking. It's really weird...

But why did he squat down?

"So Kitano kid...are you willing to come home with me?"

If...since I don't have a home...

Even if I get kidnapped...it doesn't matter...it seems...life has no meaning anymore...

Kitano Chiharu thought for a moment, then nodded slowly and stood up carefully.