Petit Bourgeois

Full Text Chapter 4 Part 3 | Contents | Chapter 5 Part 1 Until Kengo’s email arrived, I hadn’t noticed that today was the day. As if pre-empting the height of summer, the day was extremely hot, with not a single cloud in the sky since morning. The sweltering heat reminded me of something. There […]

Full Text Chapter 4 Part 2 | Contents | Chapter 4 Part 4 Arson Attack at Ueno Town, Kira City – Suspected Case of Serial Arson At approximately midnight on 10 May, some abandoned bicycles caught on fire under the elevated railway in Ueno Town, 1st District, Kira City. The fire was spotted by a

Full Text Chapter 4 Part 1 | Contents | Chapter 4 Part 3 I’d decided on the contents of the conversation, but the problem was where to have it. Having it in school would be the most convenient, but both of us would definitely become reticent if I chose a bad location. On the other

Full Text Chapter 3 Part 3 | Contents | Chapter 4 Part 1 My mobile phone vibrated in my pocket. The alarm that I’d set was going off. I placed my mechanical pencil on the table, looked up at the sky and let out a huge sigh that hit the ceiling. I was in the

Full Text Chapter 3 Part 2 | Contents | Chapter 3 Part 4 The Newspaper Club’s editorial meetings were usually held on the first week of each month. However, with the spring break eating into the first week of April, as well as there being some bustle right after the entrance and advancement ceremonies, among

Full Text Chapter 2 Part 4 | Contents | Chapter 3 Part 2 (1 February – Funado Monthly, Page 8 Column) Since autumn last year, there has been a spate of suspected arson attacks in Kira City. Flames broke out at Hamae in October, Nishimori in November, and Koyubi in December. In a case more