Daily life in Zongman

Tiramisu muttered, "Fujiwara Haru, right? Okay, okay, I got it."

He walked away, and Fujiwara Haru watched him leave and disappear from sight. The sky grew darker, and there were no more tourists in the park. Only a few staff members were walking back and forth to repair and maintain the equipment.

"Hello! Can you hear me? Wow, this is my first time using this. What should I say in the opening remarks?"

A loud voice blared from the loudspeaker: "Tiramisu, stop talking nonsense! Hurry up!"

"Alright, alright. Please ask Fujiwara Haru's parents to go to the First District Park Office. Please ask Fujiwara Haru's parents to go to the First District Park Office. Is that all right?"

"You go away, I'll do it."

An argument broke out over the loudspeaker, and then a new voice changed: "Announcement: A missing boy, Fujiwara Haru, was found in the First District Park. Parents, please go to the First District as soon as possible..."

The speaker played back and forth three times and then stopped.

Fujiwara Haru looked up at the speaker and waited. Several more amusement park mascots in costumes gathered around him, chatting among themselves and asking if there were any other guests in the park.

"I just closed the Ocean Tribe. There are no customers inside."

"I just finished inspecting the rides, so they're all shut down, and there are no customers in the play area."

"I just checked the lounge area, and there were no customers there."

The sun disappeared completely, the sky turned gray, and everything in the world seemed to become dark, like an old black and white photo, with a sense of fragmentation. The people in the photo had long passed away, revealing the dead black and gray.

The stuffed bear Pancake looked at the child in front of him and found that his eyes were empty and lifeless, like a blind person who could no longer see anything, and there was deathly silence.

——End of Chapter————

Note ①: I am Fujiwara Haru, and also..., the ellipsis here refers to my name in my previous life, which has not been set.

Note ②-Gancheng Glory Amusement Park: From "Gancheng Glory Amusement Park", the timeline here is several years before the original story began.

Note ③-Pineapple Pancake: From "Glorious Amusement Park in Gancheng", the mascot of the candy house in the amusement park, with the appearance of a teddy bear, from the Red Maple Magic Kingdom in the other world, and was once a general of the kingdom.

Note ④-Tirami: From "Golden City Brilliant Amusement Park", the amusement park mascot, it looks like a pink cat doll, but is actually a yellow-haired uncle.

5. Now that things have come to this, let’s eat first

Gancheng Guanghui Amusement Park does not operate at night, so there are not many lights in the park. There are only a few scattered street lights that barely illuminate the area near the lights. They are not even as dense and bright as the street lights on the roadside.

A slender girl walked out from the dark area. She had shiny blonde hair and fair skin, and her nobility was obvious at a glance. When she stepped into the light, the dim light seemed to shine a little brighter.

Girl: "Yeah~ Everyone is gathered here."

"Lord Latifah,."

"Lord Latifa."×N

Her voice was soft and fragile. "Good evening, everyone." The princess-like girl responded to everyone's greetings and then looked at Fujiwara Haru. "It's getting late now. I heard the news on the radio and thought Fujiwara-kun might be hungry, so I brought some fried meat patties. Hey~ do you want some?"

Latifa was simple and naive, thinking that this was just an ordinary loss. Worried that the lost child must be hungry, she walked out of the castle barrier that protected her, carrying the fried meat patties she had made herself.

Fujiwara Haru looked at the fried meat patty handed to him. There was a little powder sprinkled on the oval golden shell. The aroma of fried meat wafted into his nose, like an enticing hook that directly hooked his stomach.

He was very hungry. He had only eaten an ice cream and a sausage in the morning, and it was already night time, which made his stomach protest.

No matter whether his guess is correct or not, no matter what happens next, let's fill our stomach first.

At least I'm full and have the energy to commit suicide.

"Thank you."

After thanking him, Fujiwara Haru looked up and took the fried meat patty. At the same time, he saw the girl in front of him. The girl tilted her head slightly and smiled softly, very gentle. Fujiwara Haru quickly lowered his head, staring at the fried meat patty in his hand for a moment, and then gobbled it down in his stomach, quickly filling his hungry stomach.

"Don't worry, I brought three, and here are two more."

The girl's voice was very soft, like a spring breeze, gentle and warm. But Fujiwara Haru didn't care about it, his mind was taken away by the grilled meat pie.

The crust is crispy and the inside is tender and juicy. The distinct layers bring a comfortable taste. The carefully kneaded meat patty and the carefully mashed potatoes are intertwined to create a wonderful flavor.

It’s so delicious, so delicious, just as delicious as the seafood porridge I had last night!

Song Song Pancake found that the eyes of the child in front of him were no longer dull. They became focused and stared at the remaining two fried meat patties in the bag in Princess Latifah's hand, full of desire.

Latifa handed over the remaining two and said, "Eat slowly. If you're not full, you can follow me."

Fujiwara Haru took one in each hand and stuffed them all into his stomach quickly. He choked at the end and coughed a few times before he recovered.

"Pineapple Pancake, I'm back. I just checked in the monitoring room. There should be no guests in the park."

"Muff...this is troublesome..."

Pancake Bear looked puzzled. He couldn't understand why an adult would bring a child to an amusement park and then leave the child behind when the adult returned.

Fujiwara Haru jumped off the wooden bench, looked at the princess-like girl intently, and bowed in thanks: "Thank you, the fried meatballs are delicious."

He took a deep breath and mustered up the courage to ask, "Is there anything I can do?"

The girl in front of me has beautiful long golden hair and is wearing a gorgeous princess dress made of gauze. Everyone around her is very respectful to her. She must be the princess of this theme park, just like Disneyland also has princesses. She must be the most important and noble princess here.

Fujiwara Haru felt that he was overestimating himself by saying this. How could he help such a distinguished person?

But the education in the dream made him realize that one should repay a drop of kindness with a spring, and also made him try to maintain a bit of self-esteem and pride in reality. He is a good boy in the eyes of the dean, and is definitely not a bad and rude person who is annoying.

Fujiwara Haru, who only had childhood experience, had immature values. The world in his eyes was black and white. Therefore, he had a pure heart and believed that if others were kind to him and helped him, he would do his best to repay them.

Latifah's lifeless eyes passed over Fujiwara Haru's head, and she looked behind him unfocusedly, making a slight sound of thought: "Hmm~"

"Hey~ If you have time, come and play again next time. I didn't have fun this time. I hope Fujiwara-kun will have fun next time he comes!~"

Fujiwara Haru nodded and responded seriously: "Okay."

Only then did he raise his head and take a closer look at the person in front of him. Her dazzling long golden hair and slender body made him feel that she was a princess in a fairy tale, noble and delicate.

But her eyes were a dark blue, with no luster and life in them, which looked a little scary.

After thanking the princess, Fujiwara Haru thanked everyone around him who had just taken care of him, and then prepared to leave.

He decided to go home and take a look. No matter what the speculation was or what the truth was, he had to go back and take a look and confirm it with his own eyes.

"Muff~Are you planning to go back like this?"

Song Songbing looked at Fujiwara Haru walking away and sighed: "Really, hey~ Tiramisu, I'll be late for drinks tonight, I'll go take him back."

He caught up with Fujiwara Haru and found that he didn't stop at the station: "Hey, are you going to walk back like this?"

"Yeah." After responding dully, Fujiwara Haru continued walking towards home. Of course, he also wanted to take the bus back, but he didn't have a penny and there was no bright spot nearby.

"Hey, I don't want to walk all the way there. Come with me and take the bus. I'll lend you the money. Just pay me back when you come back to play later."

Song Song Muffin saw the child's difficulties and sensitive heart, so he said "borrow" instead of "please".

Fujiwara Haru paused and turned back: "Thank you very much, I will repay you next time I come."

They rode in silence all the way until Fujiwara Haru stood at the door of his house. He took out the key from his pocket, opened the door, turned around and waved to Song Song Pancake, who then turned around and left.

After watching him leave, Fujiwara Haru opened the door completely and walked in.

When he was in the park, he guessed that his mother had forgotten about him because she received a phone call and had something urgent to deal with. This feeling of being forgotten and treated as something unimportant made him very uncomfortable.

But after opening the door, he found that perhaps his previous guess was just a beautiful dream.

The floor was still littered with broken items, but even messier than when he'd seen it that morning, with many clothes thrown on the floor. The house was pitch black before he'd turned on the light, and after turning it on, he hadn't found either his father or his mother.

He walked in and saw the paper on the table. It was very thin and light, but Fujiwara Haru couldn't pick it up.

There was very little content on the paper, and the title was only five words: Divorce Agreement

Fujiwara Haru looked at the content above and confirmed a fact.

He was not forgotten, but abandoned.

[In half a year, I will no longer be scolded for no reason, I will no longer be hungry, and I will no longer be alone.]

The prophecy of the gods had partially come true in a way that Fujiwara Haru had not hoped for. He sat on the sofa, looking at the empty living room, his mind in a mess.

He didn't know why he was abandoned. He had tried very hard. For his mother's request to save some money, he skipped grades and found his own way to get lunch every day. For his father's request to stay out of the way, he rarely spoke at home and never cried.

What will the future hold? How will we live? Or should we even live?

Sadness, worry, fear, and a mess of thoughts made his mood complicated and intense.

Until the end, these complex emotions were covered by one emotion: anger!

Why did you abandon him! Why were you never gentle with him! Why is he so miserable!

Fujiwara Haru was angry about being abandoned. He hated this behavior, he hated his sad self just now, and he hated his weak and powerless self.

He is sad, he hates, he is angry!

He decided to live and live better and better. He wanted to eat the most delicious food, drink the sweetest drinks, live in the warmest room, sleep on the softest bed, earn countless money and live the happiest life!

He wants to live on, live a wonderful and brilliant life, until he meets them again in the end, he wants to make them regret abandoning him!

"I'm going to make you regret it!"

Fujiwara Haru shouted angrily, venting the emotions that had been pent up for many years. His thoughts could be said to be childish or even immature, and might become a black history many years later, but this was what he thought at the moment.

Full of determination, he will no longer be cowardly, sad, or think that life is meaningless. He just wants to live, do everything he can to live, and live a wonderful life!

On this night, in this dilapidated house, Fujiwara Haru celebrated his tenth birthday.

——End of Chapter————

Note ①-Latifah Furlanza: From "Glorious Amusement Park of Gancheng", the original setting in the novel is adopted here, a sickly + princess + blind girl.

6. Start from scratch

"Hey, little ghost, who are you? How did you get in?"

"What do you mean by your house? Oh, I see. You're the child of that gambling couple. Your parents borrowed money and lost it gambling half a month ago. Now, this house is mine!"

"You're lucky. This house is enough to pay off their debt. Otherwise, you would have to pay me back too."

"Okay, pack your things and you can go find your parents."

boom.

The door was closed and Fujiwara Haru was standing outside the house holding his schoolbag.

The sun was shining brightly today, wrapping his body in a little warmth. He looked up at the blue sky, recalling his dream last night.

What he watched in his dream last night was not Rainbow Cat and Blue Rabbit Seven Heroes. The disc was only played by the dean on weekends, so last night he watched the Big Windmill program, which was "Blue Cat's 3000 Questions".

Imitation is human nature. Fujiwara Haru decided to imitate the blue cat. When encountering problems, one should not panic, but should calmly confirm the current situation and slowly solve the problem.

So first, Fujiwara Haru decided to take inventory of his belongings.

He found a deserted park, sat in a bowling alley, opened his backpack and emptied out the contents.

First of all, the clothes. Fujiwara Haru was wearing an autumn and winter school uniform at this time. He folded another set and put it aside, and then put two summer sets together.

Because he wears school uniforms every day, he has a total of four sets, two for autumn and winter and two for summer, but they are all a bit worn out. As for other clothes, it's not that he didn't bring them, but that he didn't have them.

Next is a thin blanket. Summer is coming soon, and this should be enough for the time being.

The rest include band-aids, a flashlight, a towel, a toothbrush, some cold medicine, a comb, a water cup, tissues, a student ID card, and some stationery and books.

The schoolbag was stuffed full of them, and Fujiwara Haru took everything he found useful.

最后他打开卷笔的布袋，小心抽出夹在里面的纸币：2000円纸币×1+1000円纸币×1，杯子中还有共计360円的硬币。

This is all of Fujiwara Haru's wealth. After entering elementary school, he usually spends about 3 hours a day looking for bright spots. He can find 1 to 3 bright spots every day, earning an average of 300 yen a day. He spends about 2 to 300 yen on lunch the next day. Through occasional accumulation, he slowly saves some money.

At first, he kept the 10-yen and 50-yen coins he had saved in a big jar. Half a year ago, the full jar was broken by someone and the money inside disappeared.

He now has 3360 yen in savings.

In the future, I can wash my clothes by the river and take a shower at the same time. If they are too dirty, I can go to the coin-operated laundry. For the time being, I can only buy food and cannot cook it myself. As for where to live...

Fujiwara Haru thought of an unfinished building. Although it was empty, he should be able to sleep there. He just needed to pick up some cardboard to block the wind.

He also considered living in an orphanage, and this idea had even existed for a long time. After all, he had a great life in the orphanage in his dream, and in reality he had also felt that it would be better to live in an orphanage.

But there is no such thing in the small town. I heard that there seems to be one in the nearest big city of Akiyama, but Fujiwara Haru has never been there and is not brave enough to leave the place he is familiar with.

Fujiwara Haru is still somewhat confident about his future life alone. He can use the light blue screen to find bright spots to get money, and slowly accumulate it to survive until he grows up.

After taking inventory and making some rough plans for the future, Fujiwara Haru packed up his things and pulled out a 1000 yen bill, putting it in his pocket. He decided to embrace his new life and go have a delicious breakfast first.

I reached into my pocket and touched a hard object. I took it out and checked. It was the key to my house.