In that cardboard box, he bought it at the convenience store at the price of "jumping off the building", which is known as "Peruvian Viagra", frog juice drink......

That's right, convenience stores occasionally try to sell something weird.

This freshly squeezed frog juice is said to be made by squeezing the juice directly from the meat and bones while the frog is still alive, which is pure natural and has no additives, and is very effective in that regard, and is very popular in Peru.

But it's such a good product, but I don't know if it's because of the taste or the raw materials, I can't sell a single bottle!!

In the end, Sosuke Araki was cheaper.

Holding the cardboard box, Sousuke Araki walked out of the room humming a little song.

Just as he opened the door, a note slipped through the crack in the door.

Sousuke Araki bent down to pick up the note, only to see that it was written in four large characters, "It's your turn," in some kind of solidified red liquid.

"What's this...... A prank for the little ones? ”

Crumpling the note and throwing it away, he began to knock on the door from room to room.

Since the Edo period, there has been a custom of "moving ceremony".

Newly moved residents greet their neighbors one by one and give them small gifts such as soba noodles, azuki bean porridge, and rice cakes to welcome them.

Soba, in particular, has the same pronunciation as the Japanese word for "be", and it has the good meaning of "always by the side".

In modern times, I don't pay so much attention to the type of gift, so it's good to have a meaning.

The reason why Sousuke Araki bought this scary drink, which was originally expensive, at the cheapest price, was precisely because it was used as a meeting gift for his neighbors.

Kuramae apartments have a total of five floors, and each floor has four apartments of different sizes.

Sousuke Araki was going to start his visit from the first floor, and if no one was home, he would put the huge bottle of frog juice at the door with a sticky note that read, "Sosuke Araki, a new resident of 102, has come to visit and made a modest contribution to your family's happiness."

He tried to ring the doorbell on 101 across from him.

According to his observations in the past two days, there should be no one living on the other side.

Sure enough, 101 didn't respond at all.

Then he walked straight to Apartment 103, the last time he peeked through the crack in the door of his strange uncle's residence.

Gently rang the doorbell a few times, Sosuke Araki waited for about a minute, and no one responded.

Just as he turned to leave, the door to 103 opened.

It was still the miserable white eyeballs, looking at him coldly through the doorchain.

There was a strong stench coming from the room, which reminded Sosuke Araki of the boys' dormitory that had not been cleaned for a semester.

"Ah, so someone is at home......" Sousuke Araki hurriedly took out the bottle of frog juice and explained what he meant.

Undisgusted, the man reached out to take the frog juice, nodded at him, and closed the door.

"What a strange uncle......" Just as he muttered and left, the uncle's cold voice came from behind him: "Everyone upstairs, it's better not to send it...... Their return gift may be overly enthusiastic...... And, the next one seems to be, it's your turn. ”

"It's okay, it's okay, when I was in Yokohama, I was also known for my hospitality......"

Not caring about the other party's inexplicable words, Sousuke Araki snorted, casually rang the doorbell of 104 a few times, and when he saw that no one opened the door, he put down the frog juice and walked to the elevator.

It's daytime, and based on Ms. Sawada's habit of going to work at night, she might be at home right now.

In case of encounter, I just took the opportunity to clarify to her the fact that I was a "promising young man".

……

Holding the box of drinks, walking down the aisle on the second floor of the apartment, Sousuke Araki rang the doorbells of several households in a row, but no one responded.

"These families are noisy to death at night, and now no one is at home?"

Sousuke Araki, who originally planned to take the opportunity to suggest that the other party "be quiet at night", had to retreat in vain.

The corridor with white walls and gray floors is very clean and the facilities are well maintained.

Even during the day, due to the design flaws, there are only two small windows in the front and back of the corridor, which makes it difficult for sunlight to shine in, and it looks a little cold.

Arriving on the third floor, Sosuke Araki smelled a foul smell, but he didn't see any suspected source of the stench in the hallway.

"I remember, 304 seems to be that one."

He remembered the tall woman he had seen at the window.

So he rang the doorbell of 304 first.

A woman's voice answered him on the pager.

Sousuke Araki was quick to explain his intentions.

"Sorry...... How I look now...... It's not very convenient to meet guests, can you leave the gift at the door and I will take it later? ”

The woman said in a deep tone very politely.

I guess there was no makeup, Sosuke Araki thought, put the drink at the door and prepared to leave.

It is indeed understandable that Japanese women pay great attention to their grooming and greet customers without makeup, which is very rude.

"That...... Most of the other residents of the apartment come out at night, and you may have to run for nothing...... And, if you can...... It's better to move out as soon as possible before it's your turn......"

Through the pager, the woman said a wordless and then lost her voice.

"Hahaha, it's okay, I have to go to work at night......"

The other party may be dissatisfied with the property that slammed the door, so he complained like this.

Sousuke Araki, who has signed a two-year lease, naturally won't take the other party's words to heart to encourage him to move out.

All the way to the fifth floor, as the woman said, no one was at home.

Sousuke Araki had to put the frog juice at the door of the house one by one.

Just as he was about to go back, a curious idea popped up.

What does the rooftop of the apartment look like?

"I guess this is it......"

Walking to the fire staircase in the deepest part of the corridor, Sosuke Araki looked up.

Traditionally, the fire staircase leads to the rooftop of the apartment.

At the end of the staircase, a quaint dark black iron gate stands quietly.

The iron door had no keyholes and no cracks, as if it were a whole steel plate welded to the wall.

Even in the afternoon sun, the folding iron door seemed to swallow up the light, and did not reflect a trace of sparkle.

"Is it completely welded, could it be that there has been a safety accident on the rooftop?"

Sousuke Araki looked at him boredly, then turned back and went back.

The rooftops of many buildings in Japan are equipped with barbed wire fences to prevent safety accidents and people jumping off the buildings without permission, and most of the time they are locked.

After walking around the apartment, Sousuke Araki grabbed his wallet and went out.

In the past two days, he has accumulated some funds through "selling rune paper", so that his "purchase of second-hand household appliances" schedule can be advanced.

Speaking of second-hand appliances...... A few subway stops away, there are a few good shops.

Half an hour later.

"Ah...... Even the air smells of decay......"

Sousuke Araki, who had parked the car, took a deep breath and crossed his waist to look at the street in front of him.

The streets are crowded with people and high-rise buildings, and there are huge billboards with dazzling colors and bright colors.

Maid Cafe, Manga Teahouse, Pre-owned Figure Shop, Game Hall, Animation Center, AKSB48 Event ......

Queen, goddess, childhood sweetheart, first love, sickly, black-bellied, tsundere...... There are all kinds of two-dimensional young ladies on the billboard, and the delicate body is easy to push down, blinding him.

"Eh, there's a new special issue of 'The Melancholy of the Ghost Girl'? SEGA's claw machine has been updated with this kind of scene that is so explosive that it fouls...... Damn, Sousuke Araki, you have to calm down...... You're here to buy appliances. ”

Passing by the door of the game hall, Sosuke Araki was almost "sucked" in.

Sensing that the money in his wallet was about to move, Sousuke Araki quickly withdrew his gaze.

That's right, where he is currently located is Akihabara Electric Street, which is known as the "Otaku Paradise".