Once a Day Keep The Loneliness Away
I Drink Every Night With a Lookalike of a Popular Idol on the Riverbank Our usual meeting spot had recently shifted from the riverbank to Nanase’s room. The December night wind was simply too harsh, even for us. “It really is warm inside, huh?” “Right? Should we make this our official meeting spot for the…
I Drink Every Night With a Lookalike of a Popular Idol on the Riverbank Unable to bear the cold, we ended up drinking at Nanase’s place. Whether it was because she was getting used to having people over or just work stress, Nanase was clearly drinking faster than usual tonight. Sitting next to me on…
I Drink Every Night With a Lookalike of a Popular Idol on the Riverbank As the year drew to a close, the cold on the riverbank grew unbearable. “…I can’t do this. I give up.” “Yeah. I’m at my limit too.” Nanase san beside me nodded slowly, exhaling white breath. “Guess we’re calling it a…
I Drink Every Night With a Lookalike of a Popular Idol on the Riverbank The December streets were buzzing with the excitement of year-end parties. After the first round and second round, I was finally free. Beside me, Chisato Narumi, staggering drunkenly, was clinging to me in an unusually cheerful mood. “Hey, Aikawa! You hear…
I Drink Every Night With a Lookalike of a Popular Idol on the Riverbank Today was bitterly cold, and the wind blowing was no longer just wind. It mercilessly stole away body heat, making us shiver uncontrollably. Even drinking by the riverbank was getting tough. “It’s… cold…” “Yeah… I know… I’m losing feeling in my…
I Drink Every Night With a Lookalike of a Popular Idol on the Riverbank My conversation with Nanase-san continued quietly and aimlessly, as usual. We’d gathered a little earlier than dusk to beat the cold, and on the field a short distance away, young baseball players were desperately chasing a white ball. “Kids… why are…
I Drink Every Night With a Lookalike of a Popular Idol on the Riverbank One day when the capricious weather sent temperatures plummeting into the single digits, Nanase-san and I sat on the riverbank as usual, though our conversation kept faltering. Every time I spoke, it felt like even the warm air inside my mouth…
I Drink Every Night With a Lookalike of a Popular Idol on the Riverbank The moment I closed the sliding door to the private room at the izakaya, the hustle and bustle of the station square faded away as if it had been a dream. The warm lighting illuminated the space, which now belonged only…
I Drink Every Night With a Lookalike of a Popular Idol on the Riverbank As November drew to a close and the cold grew even more intense, the riverbank that night had become a place of ascetic training. “It’s cold… It’s definitely getting too cold for canned chu-hi now.” “Yeah. The coldness of the can…
I Drink Every Night With a Lookalike of a Popular Idol on the Riverbank After finishing my conversation with Manager Kuroda, my head was filled with one big question mark. “She’s lying because she doesn’t want to be recognized.” Kuroda’s words kept replaying in my mind. It was ridiculous. Nanase was Yunagi Nagi, the national…