Chapter 40

Akatsuki Reminisces 3

I enter Bunny’s with Nadeshiko in tow.

It’s currently 7:39 in the evening. Perfect for dinner.

And a lot of students are sitting here and there in groups. They seem to be studying and some are seen eating.

I take a seat and Nadeshiko sits as well.

“What’ll you take?” I ask her.

“Anything is fine.”

“That won’t do. You have to properly order.”

“Then I will go with a steak.”

“I see. I’ll take a full course then.”

I order and wait for the food.

But sitting without doing anything was boring.

“After today you are going back to that place, right?”

“I…….have to. I need money. And that work pays the most and quickly.”

“But it’s not without risks. And it might lead to other troubles as well. Tell me, why are you doing that?”

“My father……..eloped with a girl. It had happened a few years back. Since then, I and my mother were living alone but peacefully. But she fell ill. And I need money to treat her. Our bank money was all gone and my father ran away most of our money. I