Traveling through time? You can reach another world as soon as you leave your house

As she was talking about her weird ideas, Hiroi Kikuri suddenly brought up the pink-haired girl who was fidgeting next to her.

"I'm telling you, this is a good kid. When I ran into her drunkenly before, I asked for water, hangover medicine, clam miso soup and porridge, as well as a soft bed that had just been dried in the sun, and she actually bought them for me! Well, except for the last point~"

She put her arms around the shivering Goto Doku's shoulders, rubbed his pretty face hard, and said something that sounded like she was useless.

He had no awareness of how excessive his demands on strangers were.

"...As expected of you."

"Of course, I'm very popular. There are always people to help me wherever I go. After all, I look so adorable."

"hehe."

"Hey, what are you laughing at? I feel like I'm being looked down upon, so please stop laughing!"

“Puff—ha.”

"Hey!!!"

Hiroi Kikuri, who was a little angry and embarrassed, rushed over and wanted to use her pink little fists to beat the hateful landlord who dared to laugh at her.

But Lu Ren didn't tolerate her at all. He stretched out his hand and pressed the other person's forehead, successfully using physical means to stop the unnecessary dispute.

It seems that the difference in strength between the two sides is quite big.

However, Hiroi Kikuri soon stopped caring and continued drinking cheap wine with a silly smile on her face.

At this time, the little-known Goto Doku suddenly made his presence felt.

"Well, why do you drink so much?"

She glanced at the several empty wine boxes piled up on the bench and asked in a weak, puzzled tone.

Ever since I met the other person by chance in the afternoon and was entangled with him and couldn't get away, this person seemed to have been drinking non-stop.

Whether she was walking on the street, talking, or meeting an acquaintance, this strange woman in wooden clogs always held a box of wine in her hand and took a sip from time to time.

It's as natural as breathing.

In response, Goto Doku, who had never seen such a drunkard, expressed his incomprehension.

"Hmm? Oh, because I can forget everything after drinking, so I can't help it."

Regarding this somewhat abrupt question.

Hiroi Kikuri continued to drink her cheap wine, thought about it, and then responded with a cute smile.

"For example, worries about the future, pension issues, rural population decline, the gap between the rich and the poor, and one's own poor life, as long as you drink, these worries can be forgotten, so it's good to be rich..."

She gave a very realistic reason, which stunned Goto Dudu.

For some reason, she felt a sense of empathy, as if she had heard about her own future.

A little too real.

However, as she was talking, Hiroi Kikuri suddenly turned around and hugged Lu Ren beside her.

"Hey, landlord, how about you keep me as your sponsor? If it's you, I'd be happy to be your sponsor. After all, you're not only rich, but also good-looking and caring!"

She had this silly drunken grin on her face and was adorable as hell.

"...Heh, you should wait until night to dream. It's still dusk now."

When Lu Ren was suddenly hugged, his body stiffened subconsciously.

But he quickly reacted and tried to push the other person away again.

After all, the guy smelled too much alcohol, and he was not used to his female friend being so close to him when she was not fully conscious.

Because this will make him subconsciously feel that he has taken advantage of the other party and feels sorry for him.

However, after hearing a slight snoring sound beside his ear, he looked down and saw Hiroi Kikuri, who had put her little head on his shoulder and seemed to have fallen asleep, relaxed and defenseless.

Lu Ren hesitated for a moment, but finally decided not to wake the other person up. He just sat there quietly without moving, allowing the other person to use him as a pillow.

Goto Doku, who saw this scene, tilted his head, his pretty face slightly red, as if he was caught up in some strange fantasy.

"Well, um...are you guys in that kind of relationship?"

I recalled hearing other classmates talk about love at school.

Goto Doku, who had never had a male friend since childhood, couldn't help but feel like smoke was coming out of his head.

Then I got a speechless look.

"No, it's called a gentleman."

Lu Ren picked up a cigarette casually, but he didn't intend to light it: "As for this drunkard who caused you trouble, he is my friend, yes, and also my tenant. He also caused me a lot of trouble."

As he said this, he couldn't help but sigh.

Because he suddenly remembered the first time he met Hiroi Kikuri——

That night, not long after I came out of the convenience store, I met a strange woman who suddenly fell drunk in front of me.

Then the other party, in an unreasonable and crying tone, made a lot of inexplicable demands on the spot, which stunned him even though he didn't know the person at all.

But I was really kind-hearted, and I actually went back to the convenience store to buy some water and hangover pills.

Then I was entangled by this guy, and we sat on the side of the road together, listening to this drunk guy crying for more than an hour about his troubles and the sadness of being in debt and being kicked out by the landlord.

As for the final result?

It was his apartment, and there was a strange new tenant.

"...Is this also fate?"

Lu Ren murmured to himself.

Or is it a bad fate?

After all, this new tenant had caused him a lot of trouble since he moved into his apartment. He was drunk all day long, and even when he had no money to buy alcohol, he would resort to all kinds of "evil ways" of life -

For example, the "Dream Chaser Plan" is to find an older person with plenty of money in a pub, pretend to be a young person pursuing his dreams, inadvertently win his favor, and use the other person's gentle feelings to treat him to a free meal.

Or they might pretend to be a hungry stray cat and eat leftovers, that is, the "stray cat plan" of acting cute, arousing sympathy and getting free food and drink.

There is also the "street singing singer operation" where the singer plays a bass song very seriously for the young men who also come to the pub, and uses his skills to earn money for the drinks on the spot.

This can really be said to be doing everything possible just to get drunk.

Even until now, Lu Ren still remembers a famous saying the other party once said:

"I want to challenge myself to see how much I can drink without spending a penny!"

So, from that time on, he no longer had any hope for this guy's moral integrity.

Looking at the photo on his phone of a bassist girl crying helplessly under a street light, Lu Ren thought helplessly.

At this moment, Hiroi Kikuri, who had fallen asleep leaning on his shoulder, suddenly woke up.

"Ah, did I just squint?"

She rubbed her eyes dazedly, then yawned and stretched comfortably: "Well, I'm a little sober now, and I seem to have dreamed about something nostalgic... Hey, landlord, when did you get a tattoo?"

Hiroi Kikuri half-closed her beautiful eyes and suddenly noticed that there was a dark golden cross tattoo on the back of Lu Ren's right hand.

It feels pretty good.

She has a tattoo herself though.

Hiroi Kikuri subconsciously glanced at the back of her right hand, where there was a mysterious black eight-pointed star tattoo, which she had gotten when she started to become addicted to alcohol.

"Um, it was not long ago. Well, I was just interested."

When this was mentioned, Lu Ren laughed it off and looked away, somewhat like he was not very good at lying.

In response to this, Hiroi Kikuri tilted her head in confusion, but did not delve into it further. Instead, she suddenly turned around and looked at Goto Doku, who seemed to want to get up and leave quietly.

"Oh, by the way, Xiaodu, I noticed that you seemed to be troubled by something. Can you tell me about it?"

She grabbed the other person's soft little hand, and even when the other person was at a loss, she hugged him and rubbed him affectionately to prevent him from escaping.

Then, he laughed drunkenly and foolishly.

"I want to repay your kindness."

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Volume 24: Chapter Singing Beautifully

"I see, you can't reach the ticket quota? You are a tragic girl~"

After listening to Goto's explanation of this and that.

The drunk Hiroi Kikuri successfully empathized with the voice and started to cry and wipe away tears.

"Is selling tickets hard? I know. I was tortured by it at first, just like you, because I was super introverted and couldn't find anyone I knew to help me buy tickets."

Her tone was full of emotion and nostalgia.

But Goto Doku, who was originally quite moved, was stunned after hearing the second half of the sentence.

Introverted?

She silently looked at the drunkard in front of her who had been harassing her since they first met, and her eyes were full of suspicion.

This is cheating children.

She is the introvert!

You know, there is a lonely girl named Goto Doku who hasn't made any friends since kindergarten.

In order to get rid of this situation, she even learned guitar, hoping to be popular and successfully make good friends in school, but...

I don’t know why, even now that I’m in high school, I’m still just a socially anxious and invisible person.

Even if he brought records to school and placed them on his desk, brought band peripherals to give hints, requested his favorite death metal music during the lunchtime song request program, and even made up his mind to dress in a rock style and carry a conspicuous guitar to the classroom for the whole day.

No one ever spoke to her or even glanced at her.

How sad...

This is what is called introversion!

Goto Doku, who had never thought of taking the initiative, thought so sadly.

However, after hearing this, Lu Ren instead rubbed Hiroi Kikuri's soft purple hair to show his comfort.

Because he had heard her mention once when she was drunk that she was indeed a super introverted girl when she was a student.

It is similar to Goto Doku now.

Even when eating at school, he would quietly go to the toilet cubicle to eat alone, because he also wanted to try to form a band.

But the difference is that after Hiroi Kikuri accidentally came into contact with alcohol and successfully got drunk, her originally introverted personality instantly became extroverted.

Rather, I am a little too extroverted now.

After enjoying the pat on the head and wiping the tears from the corners of her eyes, Hiroi Kikuri took another sip of wine and laughed.

"Then, in order to repay the favor, let me lend you a helping hand."

Under Goto Doku's puzzled gaze, she stood up quickly and then, under his shocked eyes, slowly took off her black and white sports jacket, leaving only a thin green dress on her body.

The exposed white skin looks translucent and dreamy under the afterglow of the setting sun, which is extremely attractive.

"Well, that! I don't have that kind of interest..."

Goto Doku, who obviously had the wrong idea, became panicked for a moment, and even danced and made emoticons again.

Lu Ren, who guessed what Hiroi Kikuri was going to do next, picked up the sports jacket thrown on the bench and put it on her.

"It's almost night, the wind is cold, be careful not to catch a cold."

"Eh? But I'm not cold~ Well, never mind, I get it, I'll listen to you~"

Hiroi Kikuri tilted her head, rolled her eyes, and smiled cutely. She picked up her beloved bass and looked at Goto Doku who was in a state of confusion.

"Come on, get ready. You and I are going to have a street performance here."

"...???"

Hearing this unfold was totally unexpected.

Goto Doku, who suffered from severe social phobia, was stunned for a moment.