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The sky seemed to be leaking and it was raining non-stop. On both sides of the narrow alley, the towering gray-white gables held up a light gray cloud curtain in mid-air, and beyond the cloud curtain, half of the dark sky was pressed heavily. The rain was pattering, and occasionally a clear bird's cry came from mid-air. When I turned around, I saw a sparrow spreading its wings, sliding under the gray eaves like a dim light, and then disappeared. The woman stopped, folded up the black umbrella, and gently opened the door. This is a small coffee shop on the corner selling Western snacks and hand-ground hot coffee. The air is filled with a warm and faint bitter fragrance, and the soft yellow light is warm and calming.

It is an irrefutable truth that the works of a great writer are often widely circulated, and Scott Heisler, known as one of the best writers of this century, is no exception. In any bookstore - whether it is the spacious halls of Bonno or Borders, or the small and dark bookstores in the streets and alleys, his works always occupy a secure place. He is so incredible, not only because it only took three months after he published his debut to become famous all over the world, but also because of his deliberately low-key style. Although everyone on the streets knew his name, no one ever told anyone who he really was. Heisler's emergence came suddenly. Just three months ago, I had never been exposed to this name.

We must know, we shall know. --David Hilbert In July of the 24th year of Heisei, 19-year-old Kunihiko Kadani left Tokyo and returned to his home in Kyoto for the summer vacation. Although it's a vacation in name, it's actually mainly about helping the family with work. The Kakeya family runs a small family inn. Although the scale is not large, after the painstaking management of three generations of elders, it is somewhat famous in Kyoto Prefecture. Originally, midsummer July is not the time to enjoy mountain cherry blossoms, nor is it the season to see red leaves, but there are still many tourists coming to stay, most of them coming for the famous Gion Festival in Kyoto. Therefore, the Kakeya family's inn is extremely busy every day. Even though the family employs more than twenty workers, it still feels overwhelmed. Kunihiko doesn't have much resistance to giving up his job and inheriting the hotel in the future.