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

"This will be the place where my great career begins......"

The five-story, 20-suite white apartment building, less than a kilometer from Sensoji Temple in Taito Ward, is where his newly rented house is located.

Sousuke Araki was already taken by the house agent to hand over the keys during the day, and he also moved some of his luggage by the way.

For the interview, he specially postponed his part-time job tonight, so he came back straight after coming out of the Internet café.

At night, the dilapidated apartment exterior walls seeped a miserable white, and only a few windows were dimly lit, which looked more and more gloomy and depressing.

Sousuke Araki's gaze was focused on the night behind the apartment building at the moment.

A tall blue and white tower towering into the sky, blooming with soft lights of thousands of purples and reds, like a tree, stretching out in the vast night sky, blooming brilliant flowers.

The majestic Skytree and the dimly lit and dilapidated apartments weave together, as if reality and dreams are at odds with each other.

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

So here's the problem.

How did Sousuke Araki rent a one-bedroom apartment in this convenient Kuramae apartment adjacent to popular areas such as Ueno, Asakusa, and Akihabara at a "jump price" of 30,000 yen per month?

You must know that the monthly rent of a one-bedroom apartment in the core of Taito Ward starts at 100,000 yen.

This does not include the various upfront costs required to rent a house in Japan, such as deposits, key money, security deposits, cleaning fees, property fees, fire insurance, and brokerage fees.

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

Kuramae apartments are "mentally defective objects".

That is, the so-called, murderous house.

Japan, which has a high suicide rate, is full of murderous houses, and tens of thousands of them are registered.

Given the law, landlords cannot hide from renters that there have been "psychological defects" that have occurred with the property.

Therefore, a large number of professional murder house identification and intermediary websites came into being, and even the events that happened in the room can be queried in detail with the information released by the police, which can be read as a horror novel.

As an "atheist in the early stages of his business", Sosuke Araki has the mentality of "which house hasn't killed a few people", and in the title "Be careful! The intermediary website of "Murder House Appraisal" decisively rented the current house.

So far, the results have been satisfactory.

As for what happened in Kuramae's apartment, Sousuke Araki naturally wouldn't delve into it.

After all, I've signed a two-year lease, isn't it unpleasant to find out about it now?

After expressing his emotions, Sosuke Araki walked towards the door of the apartment with the cardboard box on the back seat of the motorcycle.

I don't know if it was the property company to save electricity bills or other reasons, but at 9 o'clock in the evening, the lights at the door of the apartment went out.

Only the green "emergency escape light" is flashing and flashing.

At the third-floor window, just above the door of the apartment, a young woman with short hair was standing there, seemingly enjoying the night view.

The woman seemed to be tall, and from Sosuke Araki's point of view, her head was almost up to the ceiling.

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

"Do the residents on the third floor seem to be quite friendly?" didn't have time to see the other party's face clearly, Sosuke Araki felt a little pity.

Naturally, there are other people living in the Kuramae apartment.

For the poor, who doesn't even have physical shelter, who cares about the psychological flaws.

Living in a murderous house has never relied on courage, but a compromise struggling on the edge of survival.

Sousuke Araki's rented Kuramae apartment room 102 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 10 square meters.

To the left and right of the small entrance are miniature cooktops and compact toilets and showers.

Further inside, there is only one room.

The walls and tatami mats are obviously fresh, and there is a pungent smell.

In the center of the room is a low table left by the landlord, which serves as both a dining table and a stove.

When you go to bed, just move the table away and spread the quilt in the closet.

There was nothing but a low table and a pile of personal belongings he had packed during the day.

The real family is surrounded by four walls.

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

Putting down the things in his hand, Sousuke Araki was about to take a shower and go to bed, but sadly found that the shower was broken.

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

"What a ...... today Too unlucky...... I remember the agent said that there is a sento near here......"

While thinking about it, Sousuke Araki took a change of clothes and went out.

Walking in the long, lightless and narrow corridor, the flashing green indicator lights give people a creepy feeling.

"This property company is too picky."

Walking on the path in front of the apartment, the starlight in the sky made Sosuke Araki feel much more comfortable breathing.

"Ahh

After walking along the trail, he managed to find the public bath that the agent said said was "Jomon Sento".

"Wash away bad luck ~ wash away bad luck ~"

In the bathhouse, Sousuke Araki happily sat on a small stool, humming a song of his own making, rubbing his head full of foam.

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

“…… As soon as the group of guys saw Akagi-san's tattoo, they were immediately scared to pee. ”

"That's natural, now in the ministry, everyone thinks that Brother Akagi is a candidate for the next minister."

Three smooth and slippery men walked into the bath with a grin.

The middle-aged man at the head had a small golden oily hair, exaggerated earrings and lip studs, and his entire arm and back were covered with large tattoos.

I almost didn't write "I'm Brother Jidao" on his face.

The two men behind him were constantly currying favor with him.

"yes, yes, last time Akagi-san knocked that guy to the ground with one punch."

"And that time, with a beer bottle......"

"It's just ......"

While sitting down to take a bath, the three of them continued to boast about the "glorious deeds of Akagi-san".

"Hum hum ~ Peach blossom summons ~ bad luck retreats ~"

Completely unconcerned about the arrival of the three of them, Sosuke Araki was still humming a little song loudly, his hands rubbing the foam between his legs.

"That kid...... It's a bit noisy. ”

The man known as "Akagi-san" looked at a certain man in the corner who had already turned himself into a "humanoid self-propelled foam monster" with some unpleasantness.

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

The other man immediately yelled at Sosuke Araki in a loud voice.

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

"Are young people so arrogant now? Looks like I'm obligated to teach them a lesson. ”

"Oh? Being able to receive Akagi-san's own education will allow him to avoid many detours in the future, and these recent 'loose generations' ......"

"Akagi-san" stood up, holding a small wooden basin for flushing water in his hand, and walked slowly behind Sousuke Araki......