When he woke up from the dream, he smelled a smell of butterscotch, and the wind chimes hanging in the window ringing in the wind drove away the residual drowsiness for Gu Wu, so he immediately looked to the side.

Curled up on the tatami mat with a toy panda deliberately decorated with patches in her arms, she is calmly swimming in her dreams while holding the doll at this moment.

Probably because of the brushes just now, there were red and purple paints left on her fair face, but I didn't care, as if they didn't exist.

Looking at this little girl who was about ten years old, Gu Wu, who was supporting his body with his hands, looked up at the roof, and those lines formed a human face in a disorderly manner, just like the wrinkles on the old man's face that had been created by time.

"I see...... I see, it's really hard to refuse......"

Gu Wu, who was talking to himself, began to recall what had happened this morning.

It was the moment when the sun had already risen in the early morning, and because he had been a little tired recently, Gu Wu, who had gotten up at half past nine, was about to go shopping for something to eat, but he met a visitor before he went out.

Originally, Gu Wuyou asked for leave from the Immortal River Bookstore today, and was going to be lazy in the morning and complete the next arrangements in the afternoon, but he didn't think that someone would take the initiative to find him.

went to the entrance and opened the door, and the landlady and the old woman appeared in front of Gu Wu.

She wore an apron, scald-proof gloves, and a pot of soup that looked like it had been boiled.

"Good morning, young man, are you just getting up now? It's better to get up early and exercise. ”

"I occasionally exercise, what's wrong with the landlord's mother-in-law? Having trouble? ”

As the saying goes, if you have nothing to do, you can't go to the Three Treasures Palace, and Gu Wu also got the food given by the landlady before, but it was usually at noon, and it was rarely served at this time.

Gu Wu is not her relative or friend, and she is embarrassed to be taken care of all the time.

"There's something I want you to help with."

"Looking for me?"

"The other tenants don't seem to be bad people, but they run around every day, so I find it difficult to talk to them."

To put it simply, you think you're idle, right? Gu Wu didn't think there was anything rude, after all, in the eyes of ordinary people, Gu Wu was like a homeless person who had nothing to do all day.

Previously, as a rookie editor of the Immortal River Bookstore, Gu Wu, who was not in charge of the author, did stay at home every day and surfed the Internet, or he went out to buy comics, which was more 'comfortable' than the Takeoff Clan.

Gu Wu didn't know what the landlady would ask him for, but as long as he could do it, he would definitely agree.

Since he moved here, Gu Wu has occasionally received food from the landlord's old woman, and if he refuses now, he will inevitably be a little unkind.

Just as he was making a decision in his heart, he saw the little girl running out from behind the old landlady.

The little guy has a little light black hair, wears a long sky blue dress, grabs the apron of the landlady with his right hand, and holds a panda doll rocking around in his left hand.

Gu Wu, who realized something, sighed quietly in his heart, if he was taking care of the little ghost, he actually didn't have much confidence.

"She's my granddaughter, Lin Yi, don't be afraid, this big brother is not a bad person."

“…………”

Gu Wu put away the gaze that fell on the little girl, and turned to look at the old woman of the landlord in front of her.

"What about her parents?"

"I'm on a business trip overseas, and I'm back in a few days, so I was going to take care of that time, but today I attended a meeting of the town council, and I said that there might be a rectification nearby, so I need to find out."

"Can't you take it with you?"

"Oh, you don't know, those old men like to smoke, and they have a great influence on children; I'm a little worried if I leave her alone somewhere else. ”

Although Gu Wu wants to continue to use, 'Is there no other relative nearby who can be asked for or sent to kindergarten?' But to do so would be a bit explicit, like saying, 'Don't trouble me.'"

"You can rest assured, you only need to take care of it for a day, Lin Yi is very well-behaved, and he usually doesn't run around."

"So, speaking of the landlord's mother-in-law, upstairs ......"

Just as Gu Wu was about to mention the guests upstairs who didn't often go out, a little girl named Lin Yi ran to Gu Wu's room.

"Big brother, can I watch it?"

Lin Yi, who pointed to the comics, opened his mouth to ask, and Gu Wu, who was rubbing his hair, nodded, indicating that there was no problem.

The smiling landlady looked relieved and placed the soup pot on the table.

"Actually, Lin Yi likes comic books very much, I don't know if she can read and understand them, but I just like them very much."

"It's a strange little girl."

"As long as there are comics and picture books, it will be very well-behaved."

Is this the reason to take care of yourself?

Because there are comics here, someone is watching her, and it looks like she's still idle......

Glancing at the little girl sitting on the edge of the pile of comics, Gu Wu stretched.

"No problem, leave it to me today."

"Maybe there will be a meeting until late, and some old man likes to quarrel very much, so I'll trouble you then."

"Is there anything I need to pay attention to?"

"Huh? Where to look? Lin Yi is just an ordinary child, please don't bully her. ”

"Landlord, mother-in-law, please don't be joking."

The old landlady, who was much kinder than usual, finally said hello to Ringo, said goodbye to him in the evening, and then walked downstairs.

Gu Wu, who closed the door, found that Lin Yi had become addicted to comics and couldn't extricate himself, so he opened the lid of the soup pot and prepared to have a greasy breakfast.

The inside is steamed black chicken, and the moment the lid is lifted, the aroma fills the room.

"Kobayashi, do you want to eat?"

"I'm not hungry."

"Okay."

Gu Wu decided to use the leftover rice from the instant hot bento he bought yesterday to eat with chicken.

After a while, Gu Wu, who had eaten, was ready to go back to sleep, so he locked the door in advance to prevent this little girl from running out casually.

"The toilet is in the hallway, and the drink is on the table at the back, so you can wake me up if you have any questions."

"Okay."

The cold-looking little girl nodded again and continued to flip through the comic books with her hands.

Gu Wu, who was lying on the floor, sighed, he and the little ghost didn't have anything in common, and he couldn't find anything to talk about, so he quickly entered the dream.

This is everything that happened in the morning, and it was the plot caused by Gu Wu's own existence in the world of "The Cultivation Method of the Passerby Heroine".