Chapter 15: Songtao (2/2)
Head down the street to a place completely out of the hustle and bustle of the city.
Imadegawa Chisaka stops in front of a traditional Japanese-style mansion.
Just from the length of the outer wall of the courtyard, you can see that the courtyard is definitely not small, and it may even be several times larger than the courtyards you just saw.
"Here we are."
"......" Narumi Yu began to seriously reflect on his previous attitude.
If it weren't for the special situation of Imadegawa Chisaka now, he would have sunk into Tokyo Bay to become nourishment for the offshore fish.
Entering the courtyard, there is a path paved with old tiles at your feet.
For the first time, Yu Narumi saw the so-called "mansion" with his own eyes.
Not to mention the rockery, trees, ponds, and other landscaping that may appear in the atriums of other wealthy families, there is even a corridor connecting the buildings on both sides in the middle of the courtyard.
It is not an exaggeration to use such a place as a garden scenic spot......
For the first time, he felt so clearly the class gap between aristocratic capital and commoners.
"I didn't think there would be a power outage before, so we didn't install solar panels, and now there is a power outage because we didn't pay in time." Imadegawa Chisaka stepped into the entrance.
"Why didn't you pay the bills, at least your family...... Wait, you're the only one living here? Narumi Yu stood outside the hallway, watching her take off her shoes, step directly on the floor with her little feet in white socks, and walk into the somewhat dimly lit room.
"Well, I'm the only one living alone."
The eldest lady of the Imadegawa clan said in a flat tone that Narumi Yu, who only has more than three million yen inside and out, can't understand,
"Originally, all the daily expenses of the Imadegawa family were managed in a unified manner. But after I bought it two years ago, it didn't count as the Imadegawa family's property, and I was responsible for paying the bills. ”
"......" Narumi opened his mouth, unable to speak.
It would be an understatement to say that you can buy a mansion with an area of more than 200 tsubo in one of the best residential areas in Tokyo...... The family background is either rich and rivals the country, or the power is tilted towards the government and the opposition.
Most of the Imadegawa clan occupies both.
About two minutes later, Imadegawa Chisaka walked out of the room with a black and white grid messenger bag on his back, put on his shoes in the hallway, "Okay, let's go." ”
Imadegawa Chisaka's image changed in Narumi Yu's eyes, and he suddenly had a sense of déjà vu as a housekeeper accompanying his eldest lady shopping.
The two walked into the post office one after the other.
Actually, Narumi Yuu went through the door, then put his hand against the glass door to keep it open, and then closed it after Imadegawa Chisaka entered.
Otherwise, let the invisible girl open the door by herself, and in the eyes of others, it will become a strange scene of the door opening and closing automatically.
"Excuse me, water and electricity bills."
"Hi ~ Wait a minute...... The post office is about to close, but the staff does not show the slightest sense of fatigue, and the woman in her twenties has a gentle attitude, "Please tell me your name and address thank you ~"
"Songtao 2-6-4."
"Narumi Yu, Shoto 2-6-4."
Imadegawa Chisaka told him that he would relay it to the staff, and it was clear that the three of them were in the same room.
"Okay...... The water bill is 21,340 yen, the gas bill is 6,470 yen, and the electricity bill is 32,630 yen, for a total of 60,440 yen. It is about 50 days of usage in two months, and there will be a bill breakdown later. ”
"Hmm."
Narumi Yu watched Imadegawa Chisaka take out a stack of paper tickets from the messenger's bag at random and stuff them into his hand, there were about a dozen of them.
He counted out seven and handed them to the female clerk, and returned the rest to the other party.
"Wait a minute......" The female clerk looked at the computer screen, frowned, hesitated, and whispered to herself, "Why didn't you register the information?" Hidden? It's weird......"
She glanced at Narumi again, "Are you sure it's 2-6-4?" ”
"Yes." He had expected this to happen, "My lady said that for some reason, the payment page would not show any information about her, so I asked the staff not to ask more. ”
"......" The female clerk was stunned, put on a standard business-style smile on her face again, handed him the money she had returned, and didn't ask anything more about the information, "A total of 9560 yen, please take it~"