August 3: A Junior and His Senior
My time with Tora and Tatsu-nii at the shrine lasted a tad bit too long and I ended up skipping lunchtime. To alleviate my hunger, I bought some curry bread from a nearby family-run mini-grocery. Stores like these were a lifesaver for us back in...
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...
August 2: Tatsu-nii and Torahiko
After heading home to change, I made my way to the Midoriyas to pay Tatsu-nii a visit. Arriving there, it seemed like the place didn't change much. It had the look of a traditional Japanese home, complete with a small koi pond and garden. But there was...
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 1: The Party - Second Part
When I came back, everyone had already taken their seats, me left to find whoever had a vacant one next to them. Torahiko pulled a seat from an empty table and placed it next to his, the tiger winking and smiling at me. Seemed like he read my mind....
August 1: The Party - First Part
Walking around town, it seemed that even this place hasn't changed. There was still the old candy store, the crafts shop, and even the old mini-grocery. Going further, there was a place with red paper lanterns hanging outside, which if I'm right, was...
August 1: Homecoming
As the bus left the station, I stood here and took a moment to savor the atmosphere: the clear blue skies, the rustling of the trees, and the scent of grass and earth carried by the breeze. Every single one of them gave me a feeling of nostalgia as I...
August 1: My Return to Minasato
Two hours had passed since I got on this bus, yet my excitement to go back to the village still hadn't died down. Looking out the window, I couldn't help but smile at the view of green valley plains, bushy trees, and the vast sea close to the horizon;...