[Share house 1]

During the day on Monday, the chairwoman of the committee who skipped school was waiting for someone in a coffee shop in Tokyo. 

The project to eradicate the video of JK's Kinky Spaz Dance was being carried out until a few days ago. 

I was told that there was someone who wanted to meet the leader of the community, Shimizu. He asked me to meet him, so I had no choice but to go to him. 

The moderator who called out to me has been helping me since the beginning, and I want to thank him.

However, it is a topic that she does not want to be touched, so she has mixed feelings.

"...I wonder if it's about time." 

It was only a few minutes before the appointed time. I look nervously towards the doorway of the coffee shop. 

I sip my coffee, which has just arrived and has not yet been filled with milk and sugar.

"The coffee here is really bad..."

The chairman of the committee frowned. The location was suggested by the other party.

 

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Out of the corner of my eye, I see the waiter, the manager, smiling and polishing his glass behind the counter.

"..."

The chairwoman laid down the cup, worried about the awkward taste of the coffee. 

At the same time, the door of the coffee shop opened. The hanging bell rang. The person who came in looked familiar to her.

"Ah..."

It was Francisca, the crotchety old lady, who appeared at the coffee shop. At the counter, the manager  welcomed her, and she looks around the shop. As there were no other customers in the shop, they looked at each other immediately.

"Oh..." 

The other party also seemed to remember Shimizu.

The sight of the familiar uniform caused a look of surprise on her face. Moving quickly across the floor, Francisca made her way to the table under which the chairwoman sat. The clacking of heels on the floor echoed strangely loudly throughout the restaurant.

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"Is it you who is in charge of the community?" 

"That's right."

After the incident in Santorini, the chairwoman was naturally uncomfortable with the idea.

To be rude in this situation would be a disgrace to the mods who helped me.

She was told that he was talking to a very important person. Shimizu had no idea where or how high up he was.

"..." 

"Oh, are you gonna sit down?"

Beside the chairperson, Francisca stood and looked at the face of the other person. Shimizu feels particularly uncomfortable as she is being looked at as if she is being judged.

It's hard to blame her when she's blonde and older than you. If it had been Nishino, he would have given her a glare and let her take her seat without question.

"Are you one of those people? " 

"Eh?" 

"Was it not a coincidence that you were next to [Normal]? 

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"Ah, what are you talking about?"

"..."

The chairwoman had no idea what the other person was saying. 

Isn't this woman a little crazy? She was in the mood for a good joke. But she was dealing with a beautiful white girl with a great figure, no match for a high school girl from Asia.

"Well, I'm sure you can confirm it with him." 

"..." 

After a few moments of pondering, Francisca finally took her seat. 

She and the chairwoman of the committee were seated opposite each other. She doesn't make a special effort to call the waiter. She knows that the menu is exceptionally bad, and she is prepared to ask for her order if it comes from the other side. The manager of the restaurant is also hesitant to take her order, because of the recent food shortage.

"Can I ask you something?"

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"What is it?" 

"Are you on good terms with Rose?" 

"On good terms? That's a funny joke." 

"Yeah, we used to be on good terms. We were boss and subordinate. No more, no less."

"......"

The chairman wondered whether Rose, who seemed to be the same age as her, was her boss or not. However, she was not sure that she would be able to tell her. And she doesn't want to have to go to the trouble of asking someone else to find out.

Shimizu decided to put his family's needs ahead of his own.

"I've got a problem at school."

"Wouldn't it be better to talk about that with a teacher?" 

"There's someone I really don't like." 

"What does this have to do with me?" 

Francisca takes a step back from the feminine tone of Shimizu. But this changed when she heard the words that followed.

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"Can you tell me what Rose doesn't like?"

"You're a funny one, aren't you?" 

"Why not?" 

"I'd be happy to tell you." 

"Really?"

"But only if you do me a favor in return." 

"Oh, yes, yes. I'll do anything you want."

She is the chairperson of the committee, who has been bullied by Rose day in and day out lately. That's why the weakness of her natural enemy, the blonde Lolita, is irresistible and irreplaceable in restoring peace to the school. 

She shook her head vigorously and waited curiously for the next word. Francisca looked at her and smiled with satisfaction. 

"I'm going to be blunt. Would you be willing to sell me your community?" 

"To put it more bluntly, I would like you to introduce me positively to the international team of moderators you manage, and then I would like to take over as manager of the team. I will, of course, pay you handsomely for a job well done."

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"......" 

"So, what do you think?"

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It was only when the subject was broached that the chairwoman realised the value of the community she was managing.

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After school on the same day, Nishino went straight home to Rose's house to finish his schoolwork.

After dropping off his bag in his room and getting comfortable, he practises his breakdance. Now that he's started to learn, he's a hip-hop fanatic. He is hoping that one day he will be popular. 

After about an hour of dancing, he takes a shower to wash off the sweat and goes back to his room. He then contacted a company to help him with his planned move at the weekend. But the world was tougher than he thought, and what was tougher was the contractor's schedule. 

He was told that Saturdays and Sundays were already booked up for the next month. And this was the case with every contractor we contacted. 

"If it was a weekday, say tomorrow, I'd be free."

After a few phone calls, he decided on a proposal from a supplier.

He is a futsumen who wants to get out of Rose's place as soon as possible. 

"So, that's what I'm asking you to do."

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"Yes, sir. What time would you like to start tomorrow?"

 "I'm sorry to ask you a question, but what time would be best for you?" 

"I'd be happy to pick it up at 10 o'clock.  " 

"Okay, then I'll ask you to do that." 

" I understand. Sorry for your inconvenience, but please give me your address and contact information...” 

He had been living in a rented house for some time and had asked Marquis to help him keep it. His residence card is the same as before.

And as a single person, he has very little to move. A few cardboard boxes from the local Home Depot would be enough to get the job done. Worst case scenario, he could ask Marquis. I was even thinking of getting a big van and a driver. 

"Can I have a word with you, Nishino?"

Shortly after contacting the contractor, Rose appeared in his room.

She has been doing this for a while now, entering the room without knocking on the door. She has been doing this since the beginning of her life together, hoping to catch him in doing something naught. But so far, she's never been able to witness the scene she's looking for.

She had cameras all over the house.

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"What ? " 

"I just thought I'd check on your moving schedule."

"Oh, that's good. I just got off the phone with the guys." 

"Oh, yeah?" 

"I'm moving out tomorrow. I'm sorry, but it's going to be a bit noisy."

Rose's expression tightened as she heard the Futsumen.

Although she had been told in advance that he would be moving out, the move was originally planned for a weekend. Nishino, who is usually very attached to his school life, did not expect to have to take time off from his studies to move out.

"You're in a bit of a rush, aren't you?" 

"Well, everyone I called was busy on the weekends."

"So, I asked him to do it tomorrow, when he was free." 

"I'm glad you've decided to go for it. I'm glad you've found a safe place to live," 

Rose said, trying to keep her tone light and conscientious. Nishino was as cynical as ever. He tucked his phone into his trouser pocket and turned to face her at an angle of 45 degrees. He puts one hand in his pocket and holds it there. 

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One of the reasons for this is to take care of his sexual needs. Living here, he can't afford to be alone. 

The fact that Rose has not been able to witness the scene she is looking for is due in no small part to his patience. He is a virgin who has been accumulating since he left his place. 

"It's scheduled for 10 o'clock in the morning. You'll be at school, so I don't think you'll have any trouble. I will return the keys to the school the day after tomorrow." 

"If you don't mind, I'll go pick them up on the same day."

"All right."

Muttering a few words, Rose turned on her heel. She then left the room. After seeing her off, Nishino begins to pack up his belongings in preparation for tomorrow's move. Their life together, which had been decided in the midst of the turmoil of the graduation trip, had passed in a blink of an eye.

There was no change in the relationship, just an overlap in living arrangements. Because of his academic work, Nishino is used to living with others. His background was the main reason for Rose's defeat. In the first place, the apartment she had arranged for them to live in was very close to each other. 

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It was too big a room for me to move in. With this in mind, the blonde Lolita temporarily withdrew.

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The next day, after leaving his belongings with the movers at Rose's house, Nishino went to his apartment. Of course, he skipped school. 

He took the train to the nearest station and walked along a familiar street. The residential area where the apartment was located was quiet, partly due to the fact that it was during the week. Most of the people I pass on the street are housewives and pensioners. 

After a while, the building he was looking for came into view. However, the appearance of the building is different from the one he remembers.

"......"

The building in which he lived was badly burned in the inner half. It was a two-storey wooden apartment building. One half of the building, which is long and wide, has been completely destroyed by fire. The other half of the building was also black with soot.

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I don't think it would work as a residence. 

It was the first time I had ever seen my house on fire. Standing on the border between the property and the road, I look up at the building in dismay. There was a yellow keep-out tape, and it said not to come in any further, because it was dangerous. 

I was looking up for a while when suddenly a voice came from behind me.  

"Hey, you live in that apartment?"

 "Hmm?" 

When he turned around, he saw a woman in an apron, who looked to be over forty, standing nearby. The woman's face was the picture of a downtown woman. In her hand she was holding a plastic bag with a logo of a local supermarket printed on it.

They were on their way home from buying ingredients for lunch. 

"It seems that the fire was caused by a cigarette. You see, the fire on that side is extremely high. It seems that people threw out the cigarettes they smoked on the balcony, and that's what caused the fire."

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I didn't ask her anything in particular, but she just talked and talked. 

This helped Nishino understand his situation. 

"You never heard of the fire, have you?" 

"Yes, something like that."

"Well, that's terrible. The other side of the building is still habitable, but they've told people to leave because it could collapse at any moment. But you know, this is a cheap apartment, right? I heard that many people have nowhere else to go."

"....." 

Now that he has nowhere else to go, Futsumen has no words to say. If he had been there when the fire broke out, he could have prevented it while it was still small.

"I heard a rumour that the landlord of the building is taking in some of the residents from other properties he manages. If you don't know where you're going, check it out."

"Well, that's great information. Thank you."

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If it had been the chairwoman of the committee, he would have been very angry, but if it had been an old lady who just wanted to talk, it would not have been such a problem.

An old lady and a cynical bastard who are surprisingly good together. 

"I'll contact the landlord." 

Nishino hurried to the landlord's home as the moving truck arrived a few minutes later. 

When he moved in, he remembered meeting him once. 

Fortunately, the person he was looking for lived not far from his apartment. If it had been a condominium in the centre of the city, the procedure would have been much more complicated.

◇ ◆ ◇

Nishino ended up moving into a share house.

I was offered a place in another property managed by the landlord to replace the burnt down apartment. 

"You're still young, you'll have more fun in a place like this," were some of the words exchanged.

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By the way, the new house is a little better than the apartment I used to live in. 

He was told that he would have to pay the same rent as before, but that he would have to share the kitchen, toilet and bathroom facilities. Having no other choice, The futsumen immediately agreed and accepted the key. 

The details of the contract were to be discussed at a later date. He used a guarantor company to move in, and Marquis was his guarantor and emergency contact. 

After explaining the situation to the moving company, Nishino suddenly changed the destination of the truck and moved his belongings into his new share house. The moving company, sympathetic to Nishino's situation, offered to pay for the overage due to the change in distance. Unexpectedly, Nishino was able to feel the warmth of people. He has decided to be kind to others when he gets the chance.

I was introduced to a new apartment, which was deserted during the day, as all the residents were out. I was guided by the landlord to take my belongings into a vacant room. The landlord explained the rules and regulations of the hostel. Cleaning is done on a rotating basis, utility bills are shared, etc.

He said that there are two other people living with me. They are both working people. The landlord said that he would be back after dark and that he hoped the residents would do a good job of greeting each other.

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By the time all the cardboard boxes had been cleared, the sky had turned red. 

I wipe the sweat from my forehead with the sleeve of my shirt.

The crows were cawing in my ears. In Rose's living room, the 1,490 yen coloured box stood out like a sore thumb, but here it blended in with the surrounding landscape. The rest of the furniture, too, seems to have taken its rightful place.

His pet hamster is in good health, spinning a wheel in its cage. After checking it out, Nishino finally feels comfortable and settles down in the chair opposite his desk to take a rest. 

"......" 

He looks out of the window without doing anything else.

He was allocated a room on the third floor of a house, facing south. It is surrounded by houses of a similar size. The view from the window is quite different from his previous apartment, which was a poorly lit flat block sandwiched between tall apartment buildings.

I was in a not so bad mood thanks to this. 

"...I like it." 

It's the kind of thing that puts a smile on your face.

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Eventually, as I was doing this, I heard a noise from downstairs. 

It was the sound of the front door opening and closing. 

"..."

Nishino changes his consciousness, feeling the imminent time of self-introduction. 

If you fail here, your future life will be difficult. 

Above all, it's important to know that you're going to be living in a share house. Young men and women living together under one roof. If you're a virgin at that age, you're bound to have one or two expectations of what's to come.

Without exception, all of the guys were very excited. His mind was naturally racing and he was determined to make the right choice. The thought of sitting around a table in the dining room, chatting with a pretty girl, flashed through his mind. It's an adolescent's way of thinking about the opposite sex.

"It's a great opportunity," he says to himself, and he begins to act. 

I left my room and headed downstairs and down the corridor. At the bottom of the stairs, he spotted the first person who had just come home. 

She is sitting on the stile, taking off his laced-up boots. She has brown hair and brown skin. 

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She wears a lot of precious metals, such as necklaces, earrings and rings, which makes her look like a girly girl even without seeing her face. She is also wearing an off-the-shoulder cream-coloured knitted dress. The sleeves are loose, while the skirt is tight. In addition, the length is quite short, and if you move her legs even a little bit, her underwear will be visible. 

It is a futsumen who has appeared behind her. 

If you are a virgin in the world, you may have hesitated to call out to her. However, our man is used to talking to this type of person because of his profession. In fact, he is more excited when he is in his school uniform. He didn't feel embarrassed at all and opened his mouth as he had planned. 

"I'd like to say hello to my new neighbours. Can you give me a moment?"

She was so busy taking off her shoes that she didn't seem to notice the man coming up behind her. She shakes her head in response to the greeting. She then turned around and shouted loudly. 

"Oh, hey, I've never seen you before." 

"I just arrived today." 

 "...You live in the third floor, right?"

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"Oh, that's right."

Her age is probably not much different from Nishino. However, the fact that she comes home in plain clothes at this time of day on a weekday suggests that she has already graduated from high school. In an instant, his mind starts to speculate about the girl in front of him.

He is a virgin who has just moved into a new house and is excited to see the opposite sex in his new home.

"My name is Nishino Gokyou. Nice to meet you." 

"I'm really grateful for the greetings!" 

"Is that so? I'm glad to hear that." 

"By the way, I have a question for you." 

"What?" 

"Is it okay to use the roof of this house?" 

"The rooftop? Why not? We use it all the time."

"Well, that's great." 

"Also, what do you do on the roof? Masturbate?"

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"No, I'm looking for a place to practice breakdancing." 

"..." 

A spit flew from the mouth of a black gal. 

It ended up on Nishino's face.

It was the first time he had ever been spat on by a member of the opposite sex, although he had had plenty of experience with blood.

"Are you serious? You practice breakdancing?" 

"Yeah." 

"Isn't it dangerous?"

"No! It's fun!"

"I'm sorry to spit on you." 

"No, it's fine." 

Nishino wiped the spit from his face with the sleeve of his shirt and continued to answer.

It's the first time he's talking to this girl. 

The situation made his heart beat faster and faster.

Nishino gave himself points for making sure the other person had a smile on their face, even if it was a spiteful smile. Having lived at the bottom of the caste ladder for the last few months, he was happy to smile in any way he could with someone of the opposite sex. 

"I'm sorry, but I'm going to head for the roof."

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"Oh, wait a minute, I'm coming with you. I want to see." 

"You can see it, but it's not that big of a deal."

Breakdance practice had become a daily routine for several weeks. It's true that I've been looking for a place to do that. Compared to the spacious entrance hall of Rose's house, the one in the new house is quite ordinary. Two people could stand in it. There is no way to put your feet up. 

When we looked at the property from the outside, we saw that the new house had a roof. The building is a three-storey wooden structure. On the ground floor there is a bathroom, a toilet and a living room. On the first floor there is a living-dining room, a kitchen and a toilet. There are two rooms on the third floor. This is a common layout in Tokyo. The house is a pencil-shaped house that stretches vertically to compensate for the narrow site area.

They were on the rooptop.

"I mean, if it was a big deal, it would be bad, right?" 

"I'd like to be called dangerous someday..." 

"Is that so?"

As the two exchanged words, the front door was opened again. 

The man who appeared was a man who seemed to be around 20 years old.

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His face is unmistakably handsome.

He is a little taller than Nishino and about the same height as Takeuchi. His hair is dyed and tousled in the style of a host. He wears damaged jeans, a white shirt and a black jacket, with accessories around his fingers, wrists and neck.

The black gal caught sight of the man and shouted cheerfully. She said, 

"Oh, Yukki, welcome back! You've finished your errands early, today?" 

"I'm back. Who is that?"

"He is a new tenant." 

"Oh, that's the one the landlord called".

"His name is Nishino Gokyou."

"Nice to meet you." 

"You're a junior high school student?" 

The man's expression turned sour at the sight of Nishino.

More specifically, he looks like he's a bit annoying. In other words, he looks as if he wants to live in the wild with this person. In fact, after that brief response, he immediately started thinking about how to get rid of him.

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The reason is that Nishino is a futsumen. 

He was talking to an older, handsome man in a casual manner, even though they had never met before. It's not funny at all because he feels he's being treated lightly.

In addition, because the layout of the house is three bedrooms, he and the black gal were enjoying their life together, and unexpectedly, a man of a certain age came into the picture. 

However, this mood was temporarily interrupted by the words of a black gal who continued. She said, 

"He said he likes to breakdance. He's going to show us on the roof!" 

"Oh, really?" 

He was astonished.

He didn't expect to hear the word "breakdance" from a guy like him. He had assumed that he was an otaku who enjoyed idols and late night anime.

"Are you going to do it?" 

"Do you want to come and watch?"

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"Oh, oh..."

The confidence that pervades the Futsumen's body is unfounded, and he, too, makes his way to the roof.

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