Chapter Eleven
While walking around the shop district, Min became a little curious around the place.
"Aya, why is this place called Ryu Village?" Min asked her friend.
"Well, according to people, Ryu Village is once a village which is destroyed and they later made it as a shop district." Aya explained it to Min.
"Then the name should be Ryu Center or Ryu Shop District." Min said as she pondered.
"Yes, something like that." Aya said as she put her arms around her.
Tomochi smiled as he watched them talk each other.
He started to think about his past.
"Hey, let's play some catchers." A young boy, who was Tomochi, said in the past days.
"Okay!" A cheerful girl, who was Min, said as she ran to a catcher.
They inserted a token and Tomochi carefully aimed the claw to a cloth.
The claw grabbed the cloth and dropped it in the claiming hole.
"What's that?" The young girl asked him.
"It's a duffel coat." Tomochi said as he made her wear the coat.
"It's so huge." Min said as she wore the oversize coat.
Tomochi played the catcher again, but this time he got two oversized backpacks.
Min refused to take the backpacks, "I don't need them."
Tomochi noticed a girl standing alone, who was watching them.
"Do you want these backpacks?" Tomochi asked the girl.
"Anything..." The little girl said as she took both backpacks.
"What will you do with the other backpack?" Tomochi asked her.
"I'll give this to my cousin-sama." The girl said.
"By the way," Tomochi said, "I think we met before in Kyo Street."
"Yes, we did. I was crying that time and you gave me a taiyaki." The girl said.
"So, you are Ayano Mizuki." Tomochi said.
"Right," The girl said, "You can call me Aya for short."
"Do you still remember my name?" The young Tomochi asked Aya.
"Tomochi Akaruku." The young Aya answered.
"That's right." Tomochi said.
"How old are you?" Aya asked him.
"I'm 6 years old." Tomochi replied.
"I'm 9 years old." Aya said.
Min suddenly joined the conversation, "I'm 3!"
"Hello, young girl." Aya said as she rubbed Min's hair.
"My onesan is 4 years old, one year older than me." Min said as she smiled.
"You mean, your sister Mikoto?" Tomochi said, trying to clear everything.
"Yes!" Min said as she gave them a wink.
"Alright." Tomochi said as he smiled.
"Aya, why is this place called Ryu Village?" Min asked her friend.
"Well, according to people, Ryu Village is once a village which is destroyed and they later made it as a shop district." Aya explained it to Min.
"Then the name should be Ryu Center or Ryu Shop District." Min said as she pondered.
"Yes, something like that." Aya said as she put her arms around her.
Tomochi smiled as he watched them talk each other.
He started to think about his past.
"Hey, let's play some catchers." A young boy, who was Tomochi, said in the past days.
"Okay!" A cheerful girl, who was Min, said as she ran to a catcher.
They inserted a token and Tomochi carefully aimed the claw to a cloth.
The claw grabbed the cloth and dropped it in the claiming hole.
"What's that?" The young girl asked him.
"It's a duffel coat." Tomochi said as he made her wear the coat.
"It's so huge." Min said as she wore the oversize coat.
Tomochi played the catcher again, but this time he got two oversized backpacks.
Min refused to take the backpacks, "I don't need them."
Tomochi noticed a girl standing alone, who was watching them.
"Do you want these backpacks?" Tomochi asked the girl.
"Anything..." The little girl said as she took both backpacks.
"What will you do with the other backpack?" Tomochi asked her.
"I'll give this to my cousin-sama." The girl said.
"By the way," Tomochi said, "I think we met before in Kyo Street."
"Yes, we did. I was crying that time and you gave me a taiyaki." The girl said.
"So, you are Ayano Mizuki." Tomochi said.
"Right," The girl said, "You can call me Aya for short."
"Do you still remember my name?" The young Tomochi asked Aya.
"Tomochi Akaruku." The young Aya answered.
"That's right." Tomochi said.
"How old are you?" Aya asked him.
"I'm 6 years old." Tomochi replied.
"I'm 9 years old." Aya said.
Min suddenly joined the conversation, "I'm 3!"
"Hello, young girl." Aya said as she rubbed Min's hair.
"My onesan is 4 years old, one year older than me." Min said as she smiled.
"You mean, your sister Mikoto?" Tomochi said, trying to clear everything.
"Yes!" Min said as she gave them a wink.
"Alright." Tomochi said as he smiled.