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❤️Updating Every Saturday Evening (Japan Time)
(Translated and Arranged by Saya)
⭐️This story is a sort of CRYPTIC story!
“Do you recognise this man in the photo?”
Her hand shook imperceptibly as it took the photo that was handed to her.
The moment she saw his eyes, Ayako remembered the loathsome incident which had happened six years ago.
These cunning, foxy eyes, which she had once thought attractive — yes, they definitely belonged to Shinichi Sakai, her old classmate from high school.
Ayako, who used to weigh 40 kg heavier than now, secretly put a love letter into his desk just before the graduation ceremony, but he exposed the content of the letter to everyone, turning her into the laughing stock of the whole class.
“Is everything alright?”
“Oh… pardon me. I’m fine… What did he do?”
“He is thought to be responsible for the series of the convenience store robberies that have been happening within the ward.
The scooter which he used to make his escape — it’s a stolen vehicle, by the way — has been found around this area, so we have been asking people if they have witnessed anything.”
He must have given the same explanation to others, over and over again. She could feel a slight annoyance in the detective’s voice as he perfunctorily explained to her.
A petty man, Ayako thought, as she examined the photo more closely.
His face was clearly discernible. She had no doubt that he would be caught in no time and without much effort.
But this was a great opportunity that had fallen into her lap to exact a small revenge on Sakai, and she was not about to let it slip by.
“I have seen him… I think.”
“Really? When, and where?”
“Well, you know those people who go round with handcarts collecting empty cans and other such things.
I remember seeing him among them and thinking it was rare to see a young man with such a group.”
“I see. So the young man who was hanging out with the group of homeless people was the man in this photo?”
“I think he looks very much like this man. Why don’t you go and ask those people directly?”
“Yes, sure. We thank you very much for your cooperation.”
Ayako watched him as he quickly walked away, and as his back receded into the distance, she muttered, in spite of herself:
“You know that old saying about how one must walk one’s feet off to find the truth.
I wish you good luck, Sakai kun!”
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⭐️Funny Picture of the Week:
A menu of a Japanese Ramen shop in Hong Kong
Comments
I hope you have had a good week!
This week I wanted to post something more light-hearted! ⭐️
This story isn’t scary or anything but quite interesting once you reach the end and realise what happened π✨
I hope you enjoyed it ~ πΈ
Thank you so much for coming to my blog and see you again next week!
Take care ~ π❤️
Sakai kun is the officer and he didn't recognize Ayako, since she has lost a lot of weight. Wanting to extract her revenge, Ayako gave the undoubting officer a false statement. The young man and/with the group of homeless people probably are bad news also so she directed him to them.
I guess Sakai-kun is the detective? The narrator is so... mischievous. I LOVE HER :)
~ nunu ~
The police officer was Sakai, and Ayako gave him a false piece of information to obstruct the investigation. I hope this helps!πΈ
I think it’s a rather mild form of revengeπ⭐️ Thank you so much for your comment ！
That would be interesting! Thank you so much for sharing your theory ✨
Thank you so much for your comment!π✨
I'm also really impressed by your English fluency Saya! :D
I believe it must be difficult to translate riddles like this one so it will also make sense or understandable in English without revealing the truth. You know like how there are stories which are simply cannot be translated to other language without (very) lengthy explanations by those who understand them in their native language, and not as in explanation about native culture, tradition, or just how things are done, but in how the structure of the story is arranged from one language to another so it will still be interesting. Pardon me for my lengthy comment, I just remembered how I was horrible at translating and transliterating stories back at school x_x and maybe even today
As for me, the story makes more sense if you separate each sentences and think about it for a while, there are hints, and nowhere in the story is it described that the person in the photo is Sakai.
You are very good at keeping the mysteries alive and intriguing to the readers! Keep it up! and Thanks a Lot!
I'm glad I managed to get the story on the first go π
As an ex-police officer, I approve of this revenge LOL
Good luck Sakai-kun!
Thank you very much for the entertaining story! γγγγ¨γγγγγγγγ!!
Also it has been hard translating one story every week because it doesn’t allow me much time to polish what I wrote and proofread it tooπ
I appreciate your feedback because sometimes when I translate something, and read the same sentences over and over, I become numb to the story, and I start doubting if the story is really interesting π
It’s my pleasure to share these stories with you! Thank you so much again for your comment π©·Take care ✨
Oh that’s right! You used to work in the police force! Clearly, your deduction skills have not become rusty!π⭐️
You’re welcome π✨γγ‘γγγ、γγ€γγγγγ¨γ！γΎγγγΌπΌ
("flatfoot" being slang for a detective, because of all the walking they have to do. since a lot of running often causes dropped arches)
Well done for figuring it out on your own! π✨
Thank you so much again for all of your comments! It has been a joy to read them!