Full Text Chapter 1 Part 3 | Contents | A Break, and a Short Conversation June 5, 1991 (Heisei 3) – Tuesday The weather forecast was right on the money, and the rain finally stopped in the afternoon of the third day. As I was preparing to leave after school, Shirakawa came over to talk […]
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Full Text Chapter 1 Part 2 | Contents | Chapter 1 Part 4 June 2, 1991 (Heisei 3) – Sunday It was a damp Sunday in June. I was heading to Fujishiba Station clad in a polo shirt that emphasized breathability over fashion sense. It was a little far, but going there by bicycle would
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Full Text Chapter 1 Part 1 | Contents | Chapter 1 Part 3 May 7, 1991 (Heisei 3) – Sunday “So, what happened with that Eastern European?” Nukata Hiroyasu asked in an easy-going manner while sitting cross-legged, with his hands behind his head. His skin was burnt brown by the sun even though it was
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Full Text Prologue | Contents | Chapter 1 Part 2 April 23, 1991 (Heisei 3) – Tuesday There’s a saying that goes, “One can only appreciate manners when their basic needs are met.” There’s also another saying: “Poverty dulls the wit.” In other words, if you exclude some saints, civility is secondary, to be considered
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Contents | Chapter 1 Part 1 July 6, 1992 (Heisei 4) – Monday As I was leaving my house, I thought of trying to phone her once more, and decided to do just that. On the last few tries, I’d only heard an incessant string of ring-back tones, and the person on the other end
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The Rome Gelato Mystery | Contents | The Vienna Sachertorte Mystery For some reason, let’s assume that I was caught by an English assassin. He is cold and ruthless, and tries to kill me because he thinks I’m a nuisance, even though I wasn’t his original target. While cleaning his gun, he asks me. “Japanese
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The San Francisco Cookie Mystery | Contents | The London Scones Mystery Putting aside the issue of whether it was good or bad, Osanai-san and I encountered strange mysteries fairly often. Most of these mysteries were presented to us as “problems to be solved,” but there were also times when we were the first to
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Contents | The Rome Gelato Mystery Table of Contents 1 It all began with a newspaper. It was followed by another newspaper, and another, and another, then for some reason led to a cookie. Basically, what happened was this. One winter day, after returning from school, I opened the newspaper for some reason. I skimmed
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Full Text The San Francisco Cookie Mystery (Part 6) | Contents The sun was already starting to set on the path back home. The winter solstice had passed, so the days should be getting longer, but it didn’t feel like it at all. The road we were taking was a narrow path lined with old
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Full Text The San Francisco Cookie Mystery (Part 5) | Contents | The San Francisco Cookie Mystery (Part 7) The “appraisal meeting” was arranged to be held on Monday after school. After classes ended, the school building began to be enveloped in the noise of students leaving and doing club activities. The sounds of music
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