Prologue 0 (Self Edited)
On the next day, I woke up in the morning, and checked the net just like the previous day. What came into my eyes was the information that the game I was currently playing wasn’t available until night due to server maintenance.
I couldn’t sleep all day, so I prepared to go out. It had been a long time to have flea market. Therefore, I was thinking that I should buy various things.
A week ago, my dish basket of draining tableware lost its balance because its holding pillar broken. Most of the tableware were broken when it fell down on the floor, so I had to buy new ones. I also needed to buy new clothes because the old ones had holes on it and I had to throw them away. It was also a good idea to buy a net-like tableware. Since I had spare time, it didn’t feel bad to have a walk.
I wore a jacket, and went to the outside entrance. It was the beginning of April, and it was still chilly. I tightened the button on my jacket since it was cold outside as the sky was cloudy.
Today was a weekday.
As I approached the city area from the residential area which was closed to a mountain, I saw many diligent people who were working soundly. It wasn’t a bad thing, but I couldn’t bear to stay here any longer.
The feeling of guilt didn’t swell up, and given that I got used to it for a long time, I didn’t even want to go back to the old times, but I felt like I was somewhat uncomfortable. I just wanted to go home soon.
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I arrive at the flea market a bit after that. While walking along the sidewalk of a declining shopping district, I noticed a pair of a mother and a child were walking ahead.