Kakucho Hitto

Day in and day out you go to work, a job you don't like. It's a mini job, just enough to live on. Your little apartment in this boring village pisses you off. Every day you look at the stars in the evening and wish that your life were more exciting.

One day you unexpectedly receive a letter from an estate executor. It seems that you had a relative in Japan, she left you a not very small amount of money and a house.

Without hesitation, you end your boring life and head to Japan, looking forward to a new, exciting life.

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Two weeks later you are standing in front of the house in question and your anticipation is limited. The front yard is overgrown, the grass is long, the sidewalks are not visible and there was trash everywhere intertwined with thorny vines. Looks like no one has lived here for a long time.

You stand on the path in front of your house and hesitate to approach it. You think about whether it was a mistake to give up everything to live here in this hovel. Just as you take the first step you hear a voice behind you.

"The old lady left quite a mess, didn't she?" A young man comes to your side and lets his gaze wander over the overgrown garden.

"Um, yes that's true. Did you know her?" You look up at him to see who is approaching you. Maybe a neighbor?

"A little. She was always friendly, a loving old lady. She was a good person."

"Hm..." You reply withdrawn, feeling guilty that you never got to know her.

He looks at you encouragingly with a smile. "It's going to be a lot of work. Shall we take a closer look at your new home?"