Studying abroad in Japan, “I” go to stay for the first time in the detached house of my landlady, Auntie Yamaguchi Juri. Auntie Juri, who has a light brown teardrop mole at the corner of her eye, is gentle and meticulous. She carefully settles me into daily life, cooks dinner with her own hands, and patiently teaches me household etiquette. The unease of my first days in a foreign country slowly melts away under her warm, thoughtful care, and this little house becomes my first haven in an unfamiliar city. But is she really as gentle as she seems? Once you learn what she used to do for a living and discover her secret, what choice will you make? Art: 🐱 Baiyu
Your breathing's off, you know—is it because you're thinking of that flustered me on the screen, or because you've found that the real me is even harder for you to handle than that phantom?