I’M Really Helpless In Tokyo

The carton contained the frog juice drink that he bought at the convenience store at the price of "Jumping off the building" and was called "Peruvian Viagra"...

Yes, convenience stores occasionally try to sell some weird things.

This freshly squeezed frog juice is said to be made by directly squeezing the meat with the bones while the frog is still alive. It is pure natural and has no additives. It is very effective in that respect and is very popular in Peru.

But it's obviously such a good product. I don't know whether it is because of the taste or the raw materials. I can't even sell a bottle! ! !

Finally, Araki Sosuke was cheaper.

Holding the cardboard box, Araki Sosuke walked out of the room humming a little song.

As he opened the door, a note slipped from the crack in the door.

Araki Sosuke bent down and picked up the note, only to see the words "It's Your Turn" written on it in some kind of solidified red liquid.

"What... a kid's prank?"

Carelessly crumpled the note into a ball and threw it away, he began to knock on the door from room to room.

Since the Edo period, there has been a custom of "moving ceremony".

Newly moved residents will greet their neighbors one by one, and give small gifts such as soba noodles, adzuki bean porridge, and rice cakes to ask for good omen.

Especially soba noodles, because the pronunciation is the same as the Japanese "side", it has the good meaning of "always by your side".

In modern times, there is no such thing as paying attention to the types of gifts.

The reason why Sosuke Araki bought this scary and expensive drink at the cheapest price was to use it as a meeting gift for his neighbors.

There are a total of five floors in the Zangqian Apartment, with four suites of different sizes on each floor.

Sosuke Araki intends to visit from the first floor. If no one is at home, he will stick the bottle with the note "Songsuke Araki, a new tenant 102, has come to visit and make a meager contribution to the happiness of your family." The giant frog juice is placed at the door.

He first tried to ring the doorbell at 101 opposite him.

According to his observations over the past two days, there should be no one living on the other side.

Sure enough, 101 did not respond at all.

Then he walked straight to Apartment 103, where he peeped through the crack of the door the last time his strange uncle's residence.

After pressing the doorbell a few times, Sousuke Araki waited for about a minute, but no one responded.

Just as he turned and left, 103's door opened.

It was still the pale eyeballs, looking at him coldly through the door chain.

A strong smell came from the room, which reminded Sosuke Araki of the boys' dormitory that had not been cleaned for a semester.

"Ah, someone is at home..." Araki Sosuke quickly took out the bottle of frog juice and explained his intentions.

The man reached out to take the frog juice without disapproval, nodded towards him, and closed the door.

"What a weird uncle..." Just as he murmured and left, the uncle's cold voice came from behind: "Everyone upstairs, it's best not to send it...they may be overwhelming in return. Enthusiasm... and, the next one seems to be your turn."

"It's okay, it doesn't matter, I was also known for my hospitality when I was mixing in Yokohama..."

Not paying attention to the other party's inexplicable words, Araki Sosuke rang haha ​​and rang the 104 doorbell a few times. Seeing no one was opening the door, he put down the frog juice and walked to the elevator.

It is daytime. According to Ms. Sawada’s regular work schedule at night, she might be at home now.

In case of encounter, I took the opportunity to clarify the fact that I am a "promising young man" to her.

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Holding the box of drinks, walking down the aisle on the second floor of the apartment, Sosuke Araki rang the doorbells of several households in succession, but no one responded.

"These few households are arguing to death at night, but no one is at home now?"

Originally intending to take the opportunity to imply that the other party was "be quiet at night", Sosuke Araki had to retreat without success.

The corridors with white walls and grey floors were cleaned up and the facilities were well maintained.

Even in the daytime, due to design flaws, there are only two small windows at the front and back of the corridor, making it difficult for sunlight to come in, and it looks a bit cold.

When he arrived on the third floor, Araki Sosuke smelled a foul smell, but he did not see any suspected source of foul smell in the corridor.

"I remember, 304 seems to be that one."

He thought of the tall woman he had seen in the window.

So he first pressed the 304 doorbell.

In the pager, a female voice responded to him.

Sosuke Araki quickly explained his intentions.

"Sorry... the way I am now... it's not very convenient to meet guests. You put the gift at the door, can I get it later?"

The woman said in a deep voice very politely.

There should be no makeup, Araki Sosuke thought so, put the drink at the door and was about to leave.

Japanese women pay great attention to appearance and meet guests without makeup. This is a very rude behavior, which is indeed understandable.

"Well... the other residents in the apartment will mostly come out at night. You may have to go for nothing... Also, if you can... It's better to move out as soon as possible before it's your turn..."

Through the pager, the woman said nothing but her voice.

"Hahaha, it doesn't matter, I have to go to work at night..."

The other party may be dissatisfied with the stingy property, so that's why he complained.

Sosuke Araki, who has signed a two-year lease, naturally would not take the other party's words to encourage him to move out.

All the way to the fifth floor, as the woman said, no one was at home.

Sosuke Araki had to put the frog juice one by one at the door of the house.

Just when he was about to go back, a curious idea emerged.

What does the roof of the apartment look like?

"It should be here..."

Going to the fire stairway at the deepest part of the corridor, Sosuke Araki looked up.

As usual, the upper fire stairs is the roof of the apartment.

At the end of the stairs, a simple dark black iron gate stood quietly there.

This iron door has no keyholes and no seams, as if a whole steel plate welded to the wall.

Even in the afternoon sun, the folding iron door seemed to be able to swallow the light, without reflecting a gleam of sparkle.

"Is it completely welded to death? Could it be that there was a safety accident on the rooftop?"

Araki Sosuke looked bored a few times, then turned back and went back.

In order to prevent safety accidents and someone from jumping off the building, the rooftops of many buildings in Japan are equipped with barbed wire, and they are locked most of the time.

After shopping around the apartment, Sosuke Araki took the wallet and went out.

In the past two days, some funds have been accumulated through the "sale of talisman paper", which allowed him to advance his schedule of "purchasing second-hand home appliances".

Speaking of second-hand home appliances... There are several good shops just a few stops away from the subway.

After half an hour.

"Ah... even the air is filled with a decadent house smell..."

Araki Sosuke who parked the car took a deep breath and looked at the street in front of him with his hips akimbo.

Huge colorful billboards are hung on the streets filled with crowds of people and tall buildings.

Maid Coffee, Comic Tea House, Medieval Figure Shop, Game Hall, Animation Center, AKSB48 Activities...

The queen, goddess, childhood sweetheart, first love, sickly, black belly, Tsundere...The all-round, delicate and easy-to-turned lady on the billboard, the two-dimensional lady blinded him.

"Eh, there is a new special issue of'Ghost Girl's Melancholy'? SEGA's claw machine has actually updated this kind of violent scene... Damn it, Araki Sosuke, you have to calm down... You are the caller of."

Passing by the entrance of the game hall, Sosuke Araki was almost "sucked" in.

Feeling the banknotes in his wallet about to move, Sosuke Araki quickly retracted his gaze.

Yes, he is currently in Akihabara Electric Town, known as the "Otaku Paradise".

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