Living in Tokyo, starting with a lifestyle-related job

But the hunger was unbearable.

Especially now that he is in the developmental stage.

"Since things have come to this, let's grab some late-night snacks first."

Chapter 18 Mutual Ranting!

2024-07-14

Shibuya.

In a secluded street.

The clock struck 11:30 p.m., and a quiet desolation permeated the streets.

At this moment, the glow of neon lights casts faint shadows, outlining the winding path.

The secluded street seemed to be a corner forgotten by time, desolate and quiet.

In the quiet atmosphere, only the occasional breeze stirred the deserted street, blowing up plastic bags on the ground.

Mizuno Maki maintained her aloof demeanor as she slowly pushed her old bicycle through the dark streets.

Next to the trash can, a stray dog ​​that had been eating kitchen scraps noticed the person and, as if defending its territory, began barking wildly at Mizuno Maki.

"Wang Wang Wang!"

Mizuno Maki seemed startled; a hint of fear flickered in her usually indifferent eyes.

There was only one way home, so she could only suppress her fear, use her bicycle to block her way, and slowly move forward, leaning against the wall.

She gripped her backpack tightly with her fingers, knowing she would use it to protect herself should the stray dog ​​get close.

Fortunately, seeing that Mizuno Maki had no intention of approaching, the stray dog ​​only barked a few times before continuing to eat the food on the ground.

Mizuno Maki breathed a sigh of relief, but was still a little worried that stray dogs might approach, so she quickened her pace and pushed her broken bicycle swiftly through the dark street.

Not a moment.

She walked up to an old apartment building.

The streetlights near the apartment had broken down at some point, sometimes shining brightly and sometimes remaining completely dark.

Maki Mizuno familiarly took out her phone from her pocket, intending to use the flashlight function to illuminate the surroundings.

Unfortunately, her phone model is three years old, and even though she doesn't use it much, the battery life is still insufficient to last from morning until now.

The phone, with no battery left, wouldn't respond no matter how many times she pressed the power button.

"I forgot to charge my phone while I was working."

Mizuno Maki put her phone back in her pocket and could only grope in the dark to put her bicycle back in the bicycle parking area below her apartment.

As the streetlights flickered intermittently, she looked down at the broken chain of her bicycle, as if she had already gotten used to bad luck. Her beautiful eyes remained calm and her expression was still as aloof as ever.

She knew she needed to find time to take her car to the repair shop.

Otherwise, we'd have to travel by tram all the time, which would cost a lot of money.

Because the repair shops are closed too early when I go to school in the morning, and I have to work near the school after get off work, I'm afraid the repair shops will already be closed when I get back.

I'll have to wait until the weekend to find a repair shop to fix my bicycle.

Under the flickering lights, Maki Mizuno slowly walked to the room next to the stairs on the second floor of the apartment, took out her key, and familiarly pushed open the door to her own home.

She didn't say the words about going home, because even if she had, no one would have responded.

He gently touched the light switch next to the door with his right hand.

The fluorescent lights on the ceiling instantly illuminated the entire room.

What comes into view is a small room of about three square meters, small but complete.

Everything should be there.

Refrigerator, kitchen, bathroom, bed.

However, the bathroom was very small, and the shower room was separated from the toilet by only a waterproof sheet.

Maki Mizuno's room was spotless.

Apart from essential living supplies and school supplies, there was basically nothing else superfluous.

Mizuno Maki turned around and closed the door, putting the security chain back on. Only after seeing that everything was done did she breathe a slight sigh of relief.

She then put her schoolbag aside, sat down at the table, and finished the ramen that the supervisor had brought her.

As she savored the delicious taste she hadn't experienced in a long time, Mizuno Maki's expression was somewhat complicated.

After eating and drinking enough.

She slowly began to remove her school uniform, pantyhose, and mismatched underwear, revealing her flawless white body, and then walked into the bathroom with a change of clothes.

Maki Mizuno looked down at the bathtub, pondered for a moment, and decided not to take a bath, so as to save on the water bill.

Holding the showerhead, I gently pushed the faucet on the ground.

Cold water gushed out, but after a few seconds, the cold water gradually turned into warm water.

Only after feeling the water getting warmer did Maki Mizuno start spraying the showerhead on herself.

She could only feel a moment of relaxation when taking a hot bath.

After taking a shower.

She put on her pajamas, went back to her room, picked up her schoolbag, and took out the 5000 yen she had earned from her part-time job that day.

Then he walked to the bedside, flipped open the cute doll poster, revealing a small hidden compartment, and took out the tin box inside.

The metal box contained her living expenses, a savings book with no balance, and bank cards.

After opening the tin box.

Mizuno Maki counted the 50,000 yen inside and was relieved to find that not a single penny was missing.

She then put 3000 yen into the 5000 yen in her hand, planned to keep the remaining 2000 yen for herself, used 1000 yen to recharge her Suica card (transportation card) which she hadn't used in a long time, and kept the other 1000 yen on her person for future use.

Only then was the metal box put back into the hidden compartment and covered with the poster again.

After finishing these tasks, Maki Mizuno didn't go to sleep immediately. Instead, she took out the lessons she had learned that day from her bag and sat down at the table to review them carefully.

If your grades drop, you won't get a scholarship.

To avoid this, she must study very hard.

It was close to 12:30.

Maki Mizuno was already quite tired, so she closed the book.

I turned off the lights and left my dead phone to charge on the bedside table.

Then he fell into a deep sleep.

Six o'clock in the morning.

The alarm clock rang as scheduled.

Maki Mizuno reluctantly sat up in bed, her hair a mess.

She covered her still sleepy head, feeling that her eyelids were too heavy to keep open.

I need to get up and cook quickly.

After shaking her head to clear her mind a little, she immediately got out of bed and quickly changed into her school uniform.

She remembered that she had a PE class today, so she prepared her gymnastics uniform in advance and put it in her backpack.

She then went to the small kitchen, put on an apron, and began making breakfast and lunch boxes.

Before long, she had prepared a simple bento box, mostly vegetarian with little meat.

It was still a bit early.

She then studied at the table for a while longer.

Around 7:30.

Maki Mizuno picked up her schoolbag, walked out of the room, and checked that the room was locked.

She walked slowly down the street toward Shibuya subway station.

after a while.

She entered the subway station.

Suddenly, Mizuno Maki noticed a familiar figure ahead.

That person was none other than Shiro Kaede.

He was seen walking slowly in front of the subway passage, intending to go to the platform to wait for the tram.

However, Maki Mizuno had no intention of approaching him to speak; she simply followed silently behind.

at this time.

She noticed that there was also a student from the private Shujin School next to Shiro Shiro.

The girl had short hair and looked very cute and pretty; her appearance was in no way inferior to mine.

Mizuno Maki noticed that the two were standing quite far apart, as if they didn't know each other.

However, even if I knew them, it would have nothing to do with me.

She didn't care.

Anyway, Kamishiro-kun and I are just classmates.

At that moment, Mizuno Maki noticed that Kamishiro Shiro Kaede seemed to have said something, and the girl next to her immediately became furious and made a face at him.

Without any hesitation, Shiro Kaede gave her a thumbs-down "weak" gesture without even turning her head.

Seeing this, Mizuno Maki fell silent, a ripple of emotion flickering in her beautiful eyes; she shouldn't have cared.

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