Smiling at the Moon: Volume 1 - Chapter 1 - part 1
As a side note, I will keep certain terms in the original Japanese because I think it sounds better. I will also keep the order of their names Last Name First Name as in the original Japanese. It just sounds and flows better to me. The content warning is in the footnotes 0 . ◇:*:◆:*:◇ The linoleum hallway was silent. Only when stepping on the parts where the adhesive had peeled off and lifted did it make a crisp sound. Moonlight streamed in from the window on the north side, brightening the corridor, and my eyes were getting used to the darkness. Nevertheless, being able to walk through the dimness without stumbling was because this was a familiar place... the hallway of my Junior High School. Kanou Michihiko shivered, resisting the cold that slid down his neck, hunching his shoulders and walking with his hands in his coat pockets. Yesterday, during dinner, his mother had mentioned, "the last day of winter is coming soon." He wasn't interested, so he casually replie...