Tokyo: I was tricked into marrying a yandere ghost

The next day, when Kiyokawa was going to school, he was still a little listless, so he simply rested at school for a while and slept from morning until noon before he finally recovered some energy.

I couldn't find Tomie Kawakami when I went to the open-air garden. I asked someone to inquire at Tomie Kawakami's class and found out that she had taken the day off.

Kiyokawa Kiri thought that Kawakami Tomie was tired from running so far last night, so she took a day off. Therefore, she didn't pay much attention to it. At noon, she took some time to have lunch with her good brother Yoshino Shota, so that he wouldn't keep nagging that he had forgotten their brotherhood after being discharged from the hospital.

And just like that, time passed quickly and quietly until it was time to leave school in the afternoon.

Kiyokawa Kiri packed her things and then planned to return to Shinjuku Ward to start her official part-time job at Senpou Izakaya.

He had actually signed for the package from home that morning. There was 100,000 yen in the envelope, enough for him to live on for a long time. But since his family was not well-off, he had to save money whenever possible and work part-time whenever he could.

Moreover, Asagiri Yuko offered him very generous terms, so perhaps she felt somewhat guilty.

"She has a gambling addict husband and a daughter who turned out to be a raccoon dog..."

While riding the tram, Kiyokawa Kiri couldn't help but let her mind wander.

That being said, since that little tanuki can impersonate Asagiri Yuuko's daughter, it means that Asagiri Yuuko's original daughter has already passed away, right?

If you think about it that way...

Asagiri Yuko truly lives up to the title of "cursed lone star." Few people seem to have good luck around her, except for her gambling-addicted husband, who is still alive but practically dead.

I really don't know if it's because of Asagiri Yuko or something else.

If I had to say, Kiyokawa Kiri thinks it's a combination of both. If Asagiri Yuko had been more discerning when she got married and realized that her husband wasn't someone she could entrust her life to, things might not have turned out this way.

Although they don't know exactly why the other woman's daughter died, would things have turned out better if she had a more responsible husband?

Thinking about these things now is pointless; it was all just a joke...

Lost in thought, Kiyokawa Kiri quickly returned to the Senkaku-fuji Izakaya. It was only a little past four in the afternoon, far from the official opening time, but Asagiri Yuko was already cleaning the place.

When she heard Kiyokawa Kiri's rather unfamiliar "excuse me" voice, she turned around in surprise.

"Kiyokawa-kun arrived a little earlier than I expected."

"Our school starts early, is there anything you need me to do, Ms. Asagiri?" Kiyokawa Kiri put her bag down and then smiled, "I'm ready to start working. I can also cook simple Japanese dishes."

"It's not time to prepare the ingredients yet..."

Asagiri Yuuko seemed a little embarrassed. She tucked a strand of hair behind her ear and then asked cautiously, "Could I ask you for a favor, Kiyokawa-kun...?"

"Ms. Asagiri, just say what you want to say. You're the boss."

"That's right, because Anzu is a little different from the other children, she's not very sociable." Asagiri Yuko organized her words, observing Kiyokawa Kiri's expression as she spoke softly, "So she hasn't been to school yet."

"But Xiaoxing is already old enough to go to elementary school, and as her mother, I'm a little worried, so..."

"So you want me to teach Xiaoxing to read?" Kiyokawa Kiri suddenly understood.

Clearly, the other party also knew that Asagiri Anzu couldn't be allowed to leave the house.

After all, the original Asagiri An should have already passed away, and she must have already completed the procedures for canceling her identity and household registration.

As for Asagiri An, she has no way of explaining her background. If those familiar with the Asagiri family find out, it might cause some unexpected trouble. Of course, Asagiri Yuko is unwilling to let her daughter go. She has already lost one, and she cannot afford to lose a second.

However, simply keeping Asagiri An at home is clearly not a solution.

That's probably why Asagiri Yuko thought of hiring high school students for part-time jobs, so they could help tutor children in their spare time.

No wonder they were so quick to offer salaries before; there were actually additional conditions attached.

However, this additional condition is not a big deal for most people, since taking care of children is definitely better than cleaning, especially since it is a very well-behaved child like Asagiri An.

So Kiyokawa Kiri readily agreed.

"No problem, leave it to me."

"Then I'll trouble you. Xiaoxing should be in the activity room on the second floor. Kiyokawa-kun can go up there by himself."

"Okay, then I'll come down around 5 PM to help Ms. Asagiri prepare for the evening's business."

Kiyokawa Kiri exchanged a few polite words with a smile, then went upstairs to find Asagiri An.

It must be said that the Asagiri family's ancestral property is indeed very large, with three floors. Although the third floor is just a small attic that is not very useful, the total area is still quite large. The first floor is used as an izakaya, and there are several rooms on the second floor that people can live in.

However, these rooms are now abandoned.

After Kiyokawa Kiri opened the activity room, she didn't find Asagiri An anywhere, so she called out without thinking:

"Xiaoxing, where are you?"

"Nini..."

A somewhat indistinct voice came from a room further inside.

Kiyokawa followed the sound and knocked on the door before opening it—thankfully, it wasn't Asagiri Yuuko's bedroom, and nothing dramatic happened.

The room is laid out somewhat like a tea room for reading, and Asagiri An is currently sitting in a duck-sitting position in front of a shrine.

Upon seeing Kiyokawa Kiri arrive, her pure and innocent eyes fixed on her, and she pointed with her little finger at the shrine in front of her. Kiyokawa Kiri immediately realized what was happening and went over to find that the shrine contained a little girl who looked exactly like Asagiri An.

No, to be precise, this is actually Asagiri An...

"Are you here to see your sister?"

Kiyokawa Kiri couldn't help but pat Asagiri An's little head, her eyes filled with affection.

Perhaps the appearance of this little tanuki is just in time. After all, if Asagiri Yuuko really becomes all alone, she probably won't have the motivation to live. But at least now she has a chance to make up for it.

Even knowing it's an imposter, they refuse to wake up to reality.

It's what you call spiritual sustenance.

"Uh-huh......"

Asagiri An squinted her eyes contentedly, feeling the warmth from the large hand.

What puzzled her a little was that Qingchuan Wu's scent seemed to be many times stronger today than it was yesterday.