Once a Day Keep The Loneliness Away
I Drink Every Night With a Lookalike of a Popular Idol on the Riverbank The usual riverbank. The usual lemon flavor. The usual distance of two cans. Nanase and I sat side by side without talking about anything in particular. Even when we don’t talk, it doesn’t feel awkward. The night breeze feels nice. “…It’s…
I Drink Every Night With a Lookalike of a Popular Idol on the Riverbank Sitting next to Nanase on the riverbank. The physical distance between us was the same as always: two cans of chuhai. That night, we were sitting on the riverbank as usual, chatting about nothing in particular. The sounds of insects and…
I Drink Every Night With a Lookalike of a Popular Idol on the Riverbank It all started with a video URL that my colleague Narumi sent me out of the blue, along with an exaggerated message. “It’s Nagi-chan’s legendary live performance! If you don’t watch this, you’ll be missing out on 80% of your life!”…
I Drink Every Night With a Lookalike of a Popular Idol on the Riverbank That night, the air was unusually warm. The clinging humidity seemed to trap the heat of the day. Nanase and I were sitting side by side on the riverbank as usual. “The weather is strange, isn’t it?” “Yeah. The wind has…
I Drink Every Night With a Lookalike of a Popular Idol on the Riverbank On a calm night by the riverbank, the moment she recognized me, Nanase’s face, which had been lying down sadly, lifted up, and her mouth broke into a smile like a flower blooming. It was a smile full of relief and…
I Drink Every Night With a Lookalike of a Popular Idol on the Riverbank Friday night. When did the phrase “Flower Friday” become obsolete? I was sitting at the end of the counter at a bustling chain izakaya, thinking about such things. In front of me, my colleague Chiaki Narumi was squeezing lemon juice onto…
I Drink Every Night With a Lookalike of a Popular Idol on the Riverbank “Oh, it’s Yosuke. Hey there.” “Nanase san. Good evening.” When we met at the riverbank, we called each other by name and smiled a little. A few days had passed since then, and although it was still a little awkward, a…
I Drink Every Night With a Lookalike of a Popular Idol on the Riverbank Three days have passed since then. I was at the same place on Thursday night. On the day we first met, I suddenly remembered something on my way home. My colleague Narumi had been talking passionately about an idol named Yunagi…
I Drink Every Night With a Lookalike of a Popular Idol on the Riverbank The air by the river smells like Sunday. Even though it’s only Tuesday, 7 p.m. I, Aikawa Yosuke, felt the warm breeze caressing my cheeks as I pondered such things. My usual spot on the riverbank. Halfway between my office and…