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Chapter 4 | Contents | Chapter 6 Table of Contents 1 The Funado High School building was generally open during the summer break, mainly for the sake of club activities. Some people came to study, but they were few in number, because the school had no air conditioning. The library was a lot cooler, if […]

Chapter 3 | Contents | Chapter 5 Table of Contents 1 (1 May – Funado Monthly, Page 8 Column) This small column has been continuously following the series of arson attacks that has rocked the city, but the devil’s hand has not yet stopped. On 12 April, a fire was spotted at a corner of

Chapter 2 | Contents | Chapter 4 Table of Contents 1 (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 recent to

Chapter 1 | Contents | Chapter 3 Table of Contents 1 I learnt that Osanai’s given name was Yuki. It was a name that really suited her, since she was endearing and gave off the impression of being indefinite. For some reason, since we started dating, Osanai never displayed anything resembling stiffness. Based on her

Contents | Chapter 2 (Note about the title: Kuri Kinton is Candied Chestnuts and Sweet Potatoes. It symbolizes economic fortune and wealth and it’s an important part of the New Year meal to bring good luck and prosperity for the new year.) Table of Contents 1 I was reading a book in the library until

Chapter 4 | Contents | Afterword Table of Contents 1 We were at Cecilia, a shop which had attained the top spot in the Osanai Summer Sweets Selection, to eat their Summer-Exclusive Tropical Parfait. Two days had passed since the kidnapping. Cecilia was located on the second floor of a building that definitely could not

Chapter 2 | Contents | Chapter 4 Chapter 2 Part 5 | Contents | Chapter 4 Part 1 I was lying on the sofa and reading a bunkobon in the well air-conditioned living room. I was wearing a pair of short pants and a running shirt, sloppy attire by anyone’s standards, but it was fine,

Prologue | Contents | Chapter 2 Table of Contents 1 It was all because of the annoying heat. That was what I concluded, anyway. If everything was as per normal, there is no doubt that I would have never thought of something like that. Currently, only Osanai-san and I were in the house. In other