Chapter 1166 – 15 Days of 1166
I left the room and headed to the kitchen.
The kitchen was outside. It is a place shared by men and women.
I didn’t have an umbrella or raincoat, so I went into the kitchen in the rain. Take a look around the spacious kitchen. When I opened the refrigerator, it was full of canned beer. While I was there, I opened a can of beer and sipped it while looking for a warehouse.
The warehouse building was outside. Through the rain and wind again, I headed for the warehouse. Fortunately, the warehouse door was not locked.
Cleaning tools, ropes, farm implements, wooden planks, everything was there. I took my toolbox and planks and came out of the shed, estimating the size of the window.
I felt popular.
I turned my head and looked at the forest. Shoot it Trees and grass swayed in the wind and rain. No one was seen
‘Is it because of my mood?’
It seems that I have become sensitive to the gloomy atmosphere without realizing it. Go through the kitchen and into the dorm. Before entering the dorm, I looked at the women’s dorm. The lights were on. It seems that he knows that the wind is unusual and prepares for it in various ways.
Wow!
There was the sound of something heavy collapsing. I thought the tree had fallen, but the van parked next to the accommodation had collapsed on its side.
I went into the dorm pretending not to see. Wada Kyoshiro was still covering the window with a blanket.
“Come! I heard a loud noise earlier. Are you okay outside?”
“The car has collapsed.”
“The car we drove in?”
“Uh. I thought it would be difficult to get him up on his own, so I left him alone.”
“Good idea. It’s not good to move recklessly in this weather. Especially when it is dark without streetlights.”
A wooden board was attached to the back of the window and secured with nails.
“What will the landlord say?”
“No. The landlord will thank you. If I leave it alone, the whole room will be a mess.”
Wada Kyoshiro checked her wooden board and nodded her head. He threw the wet blanket outside and pulled out a new one from the closet.
“Good work, Sung-sang.”
“You also.”
Fell asleep again
I was going to wake up before 4 am, but when I woke up it was morning. Yobai on the first night went across the water.
•••
Even in the morning, the weather did not improve at all.
Masahiro Mori dragged me and other male students to the right of her van. At least she moved the van to the side of the shed where it could be protected from the rain. The problem was that the engine had a taste and had to be moved by pushing the van.
After finishing the work, we gathered in the spacious living room on the first floor of the dorm. To determine future work.
“Senior Mori! The car has broken down. I have to go back tomorrow, but I can’t go back! What are you going to do now?!”
A man with a thin body compared to his height said. Hudo Jun. He wore glasses and had sunken cheeks. His hair is also long, and his bangs look like they poke your eyes out.
“Hudo. Calm down.”
Masahiro Mori said. Even in this situation, he was calm.
“Calm? Senior. Now we are isolated in this town. It’s like being in distress!”
“It’s distress…. It’s hard to say. We are in town, Hudo. Pay attention to your voice. Other juniors may be shaken.”
“It is harsh. I have legitimate concerns. You can’t leave tomorrow right now, can you?”
“The car needs to be fixed. Otherwise, you can rent a car from other residents and get out. There are several trucks. It is not difficult to go back as long as you go out to a nearby big city.”
“That is fortunate. Can we go back tomorrow as planned?”
Jun Fudo held out his smartphone. People who checked their smartphones sighed as one.
Evacuation orders were issued throughout Japan. It says to move to the nearest shelter and live there. Dojun Foo touched his smart phone and showed a news article.
“Earthquake?!”
Wada Kyoshiro is shocked.
A magnitude 8.0 earthquake occurred briefly in Kanto and Tohuku. It is said that there are more than 1,000 confirmed casualties and that it is not a frenzy due to the typhoon. Horror passed across people’s faces.
Kanto.
In our words, it was Kanto.
Great Kanto Earthquake. It is a word that causes trauma to Japanese people.
“Senior Mori. The situation is more serious than you think. Can you really go out to town tomorrow?”
“Calm down, Hudo. I know you’re sensitive about the competition in three weeks. You want to practice for the competition. But there’s nothing to be gained by being impatient. Let’s go around the town with me and see if we can get out.”
Fudou still glared at Masahiro Mori with a disgruntled expression, then reluctantly nodded at her.
“… Yes. All right.”
Breakfast was simply prepared and the party moved on. The trio of bullies, including Hiroshi Tanaka, gathered in a room on the second floor and flirted, and I and Kyoshiro Wada were in charge of washing the dishes. Masahiro Mori and Jun Fudo walked around town wearing raincoats they bought at a corner store.
Whoops!
There was a loud noise. Wada Kyoshiro and I went outside. A small tree had fallen in a nearby field.
“I never thought a tree would fall so easily. The summer festival this evening is… Will it be difficult?”
Wada Kyoshiro looked at the fallen tree and shook her head.
“It is crazy to have a festival when a typhoon is coming. Common sense would put it off until the weather calms down.”
The wind is also the wind, but the rain continues to fall.
‘If you look around the field… Most of them are in shallow submerged condition. It looks like the field work is over for this year.’
There will be no flooding of roads. This place is in a high mountain. The water will continue to flow down.
Landslides are more of a concern than flooding.
I’m about to go inside, but a middle-aged man in a raincoat is approaching me from afar. He is the first face you see.
“Hello. My name is Taichi Honda, who works at Ookaruma Shrine.”
He is a middle-aged man with a normal physique and tanned skin. It is a calm impression with his square chin.
“I am Kyoshiro Wada, a freshman at Naio University.”
“This is Seong Eugene.”
Honda Taichi looked at my face for a few seconds.
‘Is it right wing?’
Among middle-aged Japanese men, there were many who cherished Korea.
I stayed silent next to Wada Kyoshiro.
“Please come inside.”
“Yes. Thank you.”
We sat facing each other in the living room. Wada Kyoshiro served green tea as if it were natural. Honda Taichi took a sip of green tea and said.
“The festival has been postponed.”
That was bad news.
The Japan Festival Study Circle needed a track record in order not to disband. It was too late to visit the festivals in other villages now.
“… How many days was it delayed?”
“The exact schedule has not been set. We plan to start the festival after the typhoon passes and the village is cleared.”
“Aren’t you canceling the festival?”
“It was too late. That will never happen.”
“Thank you for telling me. Honda Prize. Is there a shelter in Okaruma Village?”
“There are no shelters in the village.”
“You have a gentleman.”
“A shrine is not a shelter.”
Honda Taichi said with a straight face. Wada Kyoshiro’s face hardened for a moment. It was because Honda Taichi’s serious expression was quite bloody.
“Hmm. A shrine is a sacred place. Also, Okaruma Village is not greatly affected by typhoons. Unlike other places, it is topographically safe. There is no need to evacuate.”
“… Good luck then. There seems to be no flood damage in Okaruma Village, right?”
“It is not. The field is flooded and suffers many damages. It’s not serious, though.”
“Well. Okay. Are the roads okay? I might have to leave town tomorrow.”
Honda Taichi said with a troubled expression.
“It is impossible to leave town now.”
“Yes?”
“The road down town has collapsed. It is difficult to get out of the car now.”
“Gee, really?”
“Why would I have to lie? And even if the roads are in good shape, it will be difficult to get out into the city. I heard from a friend in the city that the city is now flooding. Japan is currently in a state of disaster.”
“…….”
Wada Kyoshiro shook her head. It would be a terrible feeling to be isolated in the village. In addition, it is not easy to seek outside help because of the disaster that hit the whole of Japan.
“Don’t be too discouraged. The village has stockpiled food in case of an emergency, so you can survive for a month. We just need to spend some time waiting for things to clear up outside.”
“… I’m glad I don’t have to worry about food.”
The mood was still subdued.
Honda Taichi drank all the green tea and opened his mouth.
“Everyone. Have you ever seen the Giro Prize?”
“Giro-san?”
“I am an old man who works in a potato field. He usually gets up early in the morning and works late, but today, even though it was lunchtime, no one in the village saw him.”
“Is it the potato field next to the hole-in-the-wall store?”
“Yes. You know.”
“I had an interview last night. After that… I do not know.”
I calmly drank green tea. I already noticed that the man Taichi Honda was talking about was the old man I killed yesterday.
‘Since I have acting characteristics, I don’t think there will be anything strange just by looking at my face.’
Honda Taichi looked at me and Wada Kyoshiro, then stood up.
“All right. I’ll just go. When you know the information about Jiro-san, please come to the building next to the shrine. Even if you feel uncomfortable or need something, please do not mind. We will do our best to help.”
Honda Taichi has left.
“Whoa.”
Wada Kyoshiro sighed deeply.
An hour later, Masahiro Mori and Jun Fudo returned. Their expressions were not good. They seem to have noticed that the road below the village has collapsed.
“I came to see the road conditions. It is impossible to pass by car. Going down the mountain on foot is too dangerous in the current weather. I heard from the villagers that there are many wild boars and sometimes bears.”
Masahiro Mori explained. Behind him, Jun Fudo staggers upstairs to the second floor.
“Senior Mori. Senior Fudo….”
“Come. Leave Fudou alone. Due to the earthquake that occurred in Kanto and Tohoku this time, the competition was canceled.”
“Ah.”
“Come. Are the Tanakas inside?”
“Yes. It is on the second floor.”
“Right. Castle. Excuse me, can you call the girls? I can’t leave the village right now, so I have to explain.”
“Yes. I’ll call you. But Mori senior. The old man I last interviewed yesterday is said to be missing. Do you have any clues?”
“Missing… Did you?”
Masahiro Mori widened her eyes. It seems quite surprised.
“A question I asked the old man yesterday…. Doesn’t that have something to do with the disappearance?”
I asked while pretending. There was something about this town.
“… I’ll explain when everyone gets together. As long as it’s like this… I guess I should call Hudo too.”
