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Taro, who had just divorced, quit his job as a hairdresser and moved to an old two-story apartment in Setagaya District, Tokyo. However, the old apartment was about to be demolished and rebuilt, and the tenants had received their rent refund fees and planned to move out one after another. At this time, he accidentally witnessed the "Chen tenant" Miss Nishi who lived in the apartment cross the wall and planned to break into the empty house next door. Taro, who originally wanted to stop her, learned the reason behind the move from her - it turned out that Ms Nishi was not up to no good, but out of fascination with this ancient bungalow. Later, a couple and two children moved into this uninhabited bungalow for a while, and the empty house became inhabited. Miss Xi got acquainted with the new owner of the house, and entered the house as she wished. She walked on the clean corridor like a pilgrim and sat on the soft and comfortable L-shaped sofa as big as a bed, chatting and laughing with him. After several interactions, the two parties gradually became familiar with each other, but it was not enough for Miss Xi. Her mind was always focused on the mosaic gradient bathroom covered with yellow-green tiles in the photo album. She tried her best to just take a look, so she and Taro Deciding to use a feint to achieve his goal - in the end, both the bungalow and the old apartment were empty, but one night, Taro broke into the courtyard of the empty house without authorization... This book also contains three short stories: "Yarn", "Blind Spot" and "Preparation Before Departure".