I’M Really Helpless In Tokyo

After parking his beloved motorcycle "Sengoku Samurai" (Yamaha XJR4000 modified) in the open-air parking lot, Sosuke Araki looked at the tall apartment in front of him with his hands on his hips.

"Here, it will be the place where my great career begins..."

This five-story white apartment building with 20 suites is located less than one kilometer away from Sensoji Temple in Taito District. It is where he rented his new house.

During the day, Sosuke Araki was brought by the housing agency to hand over the keys, and he also brought some of his luggage over.

For the interview, he specifically turned off his part-time job tonight, so he came back straight after he came out of the Internet cafe.

Under the curtain of night, the exterior wall of the dilapidated apartment was bleakly white, and only a few windows showed dim lights, which seemed more and more gloomy and depressed.

Araki Sosuke's gaze is now focused on the night behind the apartment building.

A blue-and-white high tower towering into Yun Tian, ​​blooming with colorful soft lights, resembling a tree, stretches out in the vast night sky, blooming gorgeous flowers.

The magnificent Skytree and the dim and dilapidated apartment are intertwined, as if reality and dream are incompatible but not in harmony.

That's right, from the parking lot in front of the apartment, you can see the tallest building in Japan and the new landmark of Tokyo, the Tokyo Skytree.

So here comes the problem.

How did Sosuke Araki rent a one-bedroom apartment in [Kuramae Apartment], which is conveniently located adjacent to popular areas such as Ueno, Asakusa, and Akihabara, for a monthly "off-the-house price" of 30,000 yen?

You know, the monthly rent for a one-bedroom apartment in the heart of Taito District starts at 100,000 yen.

This does not include the various deposits, key money, security deposits, cleaning fees, property fees, fire insurance, and agency fees that are required for renting a house in Japan.

As for the answer, it's not that Sosuke Araki is lucky or possesses some superb negotiation skills.

The apartment in front of Tibet is a "psychologically flawed object".

It is the so-called haunted house.

Japan, where the suicide rate remains high, is full of murderous houses, and there are tens of thousands of them on the register alone.

In view of the law, the landlord cannot conceal from the renters the "psychological defects" that have occurred in the property.

Therefore, a large number of professional haunting house appraisal and intermediary websites have emerged, and even the detailed police announcements of incidents in the room can be inquired, which can be read as horror novels.

As an "atheist in the early days of entrepreneurship," Sosuke Araki, with the mentality of "which house has not died of a few people," he decisively rented the house on the agency website called "Be careful! Haunted house appraisal" .

So far, the results are satisfactory.

As for what happened in the apartment in front of Tibet, Sosuke Araki naturally wouldn't go into it.

After all, I have signed a two-year lease, and now I want to understand it. Isn’t it unhappy for myself?

After expressing his emotions, Araki Sosuke held the carton in the back seat of the motorcycle and walked towards the door of the apartment.

I don't know if the property company is trying to save electricity bills or other reasons, but after 9pm, the light at the entrance of the apartment went out.

Only the green "emergency escape indicator light" was flashing on.

At the third-floor window directly above the door of the apartment, a young woman with short hair is standing there, seeming to be enjoying the night view.

This woman seems to be very tall. From Araki Sosuke's point of view, her head is almost reaching the ceiling.

Seeing Araki Zongsuke looking over, the other party just nodded at him politely, and turned away.

"Does the occupants on the third floor look very friendly?" Before he could see the other person's face clearly, Araki Sosuke felt a little pity.

The apartment in front of Tibet is naturally also occupied by other people.

For the poor who don't even have physical shelter, who cares about the psychological flaws?

Living in a haunted house never depends on courage, but on the compromise of struggling to survive.

Room 102 of the Tibetan apartment rented by Sosuke Araki is located at the end of the corridor on the first floor.

This is an old "tatami one-bedroom" with a total area of ​​more than ten square meters.

On the left and right sides of the small hallway at the entrance are miniature stoves and compact toilets and showers.

There is only one room further inside.

The walls and tatami are obviously newly decorated, and there is a pungent smell.

In the center of the room is a low table left by the landlord, taking into account the functions of a dining table and a stove.

When you sleep, just move the table and put on the quilt in the closet.

Except for a low table and a bunch of personal belongings that he had packed up during the day, there was nothing else.

The true family disciple is surrounded by walls.

"Hey, when the salary is paid, let's go to the Zhonggu store to buy some home appliances."

Putting down the things in his hands, Araki Sosuke was about to take a bath and went to bed, but sadly found that the shower was broken.

The rusty shower head struggled to spray a few drops of black unknown liquid, and there was no more movement.

"It's really...too bad today... I remember the intermediary said that there is a money soup nearby..."

While thinking about it, Sosuke Araki took a set of changed clothes and went out.

Walking in the long and narrow corridor without light, the flashing green indicator light gives people a creepy feeling.

"This property company is too stingy."

Walking on the small road in front of the apartment, the sky full of stars made Araki Sosuke feel that his breathing was much easier.

"Ah, it's here, it's not closed yet, LUCKY!"

After walking along the path for a while, he successfully found the public bath that the agent said "Jomon Sentou".

"Wash away the bad luck~Wash away the bad luck~"

In the bath, Araki Sosuke happily sat on a small stool, humming his own tune, rubbing his head with foam all over his body.

It was a bit late, and he was alone when he came in.

"...When the group of guys saw Akagi-san's tattoo, they were scared to pee."

"That's natural. Now in the Ministry, everyone thinks that Akagi is a candidate for the next minister."

Three smooth men walked into the bath happily.

The middle-aged man in the lead wears a small golden oily head, exaggerated earrings and lip studs, and his entire arm and back are covered with large tattoos.

It was almost impossible to write "I am Jidao Big Brother" on his face.

The two men behind him were constantly pleasing him.

"Yes, yeah, Chi Mu Sang knocked that guy to the ground with a punch last time."

"The other time, the time with a beer bottle..."

"Just..."

While sitting down to take a bath, the three of them continued to brag about "Akamusang's glorious deeds."

"Hum, hum, peach blossoms call in ~ the bad luck is gone~"

Not paying attention to the three people's arrival at all, Araki Sosuke still hummed loudly, rubbing the foam with his hands between his legs.

"That kid... a bit noisy."

The man called "Akmusang" looked at a certain man in the corner who had turned himself into a "human-shaped self-propelled foam monster" with a bit of annoyance.

"Boy, I advise you to be quiet..."

Another man immediately shouted at Araki Sosuke.

But Sosuke Araki, who was addicted to washing his hair, didn't seem to hear his voice.

"Are these young people so arrogant? It seems that I have an obligation to teach them a lesson."

"Oh? Being able to receive Akagi-san's personal education will save him a lot of detours in the future. These ‘loose generations’ recently..."

"Akaki-san" stood up, holding a small flushing tub in his hand, and walked slowly behind Araki Sosuke...

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