Chapter 8

Natsume Chikage came out of the bathroom and glanced at the wall clock; the hour hand had quietly slid toward eleven.

His gaze fell beside the table—his sister Ruri was still hunched over the small desk, struggling to study.

It was just that her drooping eyelids were like being pulled by invisible threads, trembling and fighting each other uncontrollably.

Her small head was also drooping bit by bit due to sleepiness, as if she would pillow on the spread-out books in the next second.

Their home had always kept the habit of going to bed around ten-thirty.

That his sister stayed up until this time tonight was, all things considered, entirely Chikage's responsibility.

Just now, he had been immersed in the pages of the book, completely unaware of the passage of time.

Ruri had been well-behaved and hadn't disturbed him, just silently studying and waiting on the side.

However, she had waited too long after all, and sleepiness surged like a tide, making it hard for her to resist any longer.

Natsume Chikage said softly, "Ruri, get up first, I'll make the bed now, getting ready to sleep."

"Mm." Ruri rubbed her eyes and moved to the side in a daze.

Natsume Chikage moved the small table in the center of the room and leaned it vertically against the wall.

Then he took two sets of bedding out of the closet and placed them on the floor.

"Go to sleep, I'm getting ready to turn off the lights."

"Mm."

Natsume Chikage walked to the light switch, noticed that Natsume Ruri was already lying on the bed and had covered herself with the quilt, and then turned off the lights in the room.

Click—

The originally bright three-mat room instantly fell into darkness.

Natsume Chikage lay on the bed and could hear the steady breathing of his sister, who was already fast asleep on the side.

Although his sister was already asleep, he didn't plan to sleep so quickly.

He curiously picked up *The Boy's Sorrowful Diary*.

Suddenly.

A message popped up.

【Would you like to store it in the panel?】

【Yes/No】

Natsume Chikage thought for a moment and clicked yes.

In an instant.

This equipment disappeared instantly and appeared on the panel in his mind.

Natsume Chikage was stunned; he hadn't expected that he could directly store this special equipment in his mind.

He just didn't know if he could take it out again.

He tried it slightly and found that he really could.

Chikage also found that whether it was stored in the panel or taken out, he could use it as long as the equipment was by his side.

He felt that this was quite convenient.

At this moment.

Although it was late at night.

Natsume Chikage didn't plan to be idle either.

He took out his phone, created a new document, and started typing.

He planned to write out the novel *The Devotion of Suspect X* as soon as possible during these days.

The family's financial situation was really very poor after the bankruptcy.

His sister was still young, and he was the only one in the family who could make money.

And school was starting soon, so there would definitely be other expenses.

Not to mention the aspects of food, clothing, housing, and transportation.

Basically, money had to be spent everywhere.

If he didn't work hard, both of them would starve to death and wouldn't be able to survive in this place called Tokyo.

Since he now had the opportunity to escape his impoverished circumstances, he had to get the money first no matter what!

The next day.