บท 184: His Cowardness Bearing A High Price

At the same time, in a room of an inn, Kousuke lay motionless on the tatami floor. He had just returned from the apartment where he quietly spied Heisuke.

In the wake of what happened this morning, Kousuke didn't dare to blatantly show his face in front of his estranged friend.

Once he returned after being chased away by Heisuke and his girlfriend, Kousuke carefully analyzed what he might forget due to his shock.

Laying unmoving on the floor, more memories surged up in his mind. Kousuke's gaze on the ceiling was blurred by the past remembrance.

More than a decade ago, Heisuke and his family lost their wealth, status, friends and acquaintances. They were forced to move out of their home only to be in a rundown small apartment.

The young Heisuke was coerced to cut everything behind and retreated to another school where he had to start from the beginning.

Even though both of them still lived in the same city, their paths no longer intersected.