August 6: An Unusual Big Bro
Since the test of courage would be done at night, I took my time and walked around town for a bit. Though I worried about leaving Tatsu-nii alone with Torahiko given what could happen with alcohol in the scene, Tora had the rope and other forms of...
August 2: River Splashes
With no particular thing to do today, I took a walk around town as I made my way towards the river this morning to cool off. Last night, I told Grandpa about the broken fan and as luck would have it, they had a spare. It was embarrassing to tell them...
August 9: The Cat in the Forest
After breakfast, I got my stuff together and left the inn the same time as Torahiko did. We went to my house first to drop off my things, greeting grandma and Grandpa once we arrived, then went straight to the bus station. When the bus to Kazenari was...
August 6: Let’s take Ghost Pictures!
When I got back to Tora's place, Tatsu-nii had already left and the tiger was lying on the floor, watching some comedy show on the TV while munching on a bowl of rice crackers. I had to hurry him up as we only had thirty minutes left to get to the...
August 8: Ghost Pictures - After
I arrived at the candy store and saw that Kounosuke, Shun-kun, and Tora were already there. Kounosuke took the photographs out of his bag, and while Shun-kun was excited to see them, Tora was trying his best to not be scared. That night, Kounosuke and...
August 5: At the Ooshima Inn
Kounosuke and I parted at the candy store after his third round of shaved ice. While he was heading back home with a juice-stained grin of satisfaction, I was standing at the entrance looking at my wallet in resignation. If it weren't for the fact that...
August 7: The Lone Cherry Tree that Blooms at Night
It was already evening yet in my room, I was still basking in the post-beach trip afterglow. Since it was only seven o'clock and I couldn't sleep, I decided to take a stroll around town to pass the time. And like a typical bar at night, Raimon from...
August 4: A Moment with Kyouji-san
It was sunset when I was out on the streets again after my short chat with Soutarou-kun. Short it may have been, it was enough to shorten the distance between us two and hopefully, it will continue to shorten. But it might be a while before I could get...
August 5: Apples, Mixers, and Photos
So, Kounosuke and I were accompanying Shin-kun while he was doing the day's grocery shopping. Since he would also be going to Kounosuke's house right after, I thought it to be a good idea, even though the tanuki was protesting against it. I also needed...
August 4: At the Kuri Hardware Shop
Kounosuke called last night about the fan. The only problem it had was that the wires were so old and thin, they broke from the soldering. He told me that I could pick it up by morning. And since I remembered that I left my book to his care, I made it...
August 8: Sleepover
Rummaging inside each and every single dusty old box in the attic, I found an old photo album with my name on it. Judging by the scribble-like characters, it was most likely my handwriting from before I entered grade school. Nothing could be more...
August 3: The Shrine Visit
This morning, I went to the Kuri hardware shop to have the fan repaired. Kounosuke wasn't there, and who greeted me instead was his younger brother Yukiharu. He was a cute little furball of a tanuki, looking almost like a smaller Kounosuke without the...