August 4: Green Light, White Light
As usual, it was an uneventful evening in the country. Nothing much happened after dinner time here since most of the folks would be at their homes by then, either sleeping or doing preparations for the next day. Well, I did see some old crow-men...
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 4: Lemonade and Marbles
Going back home after my time with Kounosuke, I left the fan with Grandpa for whatever else he wanted to do with it. As for that book, I had to stuff it under my stacks of clothes in the drawer. It wasn't the best way to hide such a thing, but still...
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 3: Afternoon Tea
After my lunch with Kyouji-san and Soutarou-kun, I went on an aimless walk to pass the time. Following the thin sidepath from Minasato's main road, I ended up arriving at a large Western-looking house that contrasted the traditional houses scattered...
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...