Vol 1 Chapter 12 (2/2)

It was just the two of the in the house—the whereabouts of their parents, relatives and the like were all unknown Shortly after the wars had ended, their entire clan had scattered—no one even knehether they were alive or dead When they left their hos as possible; in many ways, they could probably be considered a brash bunch of people They were ees in this district in that they were incredibly strong-willed individuals, and perhaps it was that quality that had allowed the

“Oh, it’s Tohru”

An old lady sitting on a roadside bench weaving a wicker basket noticed Tohru and called out to him

He had forgotten her na seen it once or thile living here She meant well, but she meddled in others’ affairs–fro simple jobs, she would use her wealth of life experience toin the district

“It’s quite unusual to see you outside”

“Guess so,” Tohru responded noncommittally

One could iine what her next remark would be

“Don’t let Akari-chan do all the work You should do some too”

“…”

That’s none of your business—Tohru gulped down those words that were about to ee from his throat

It was true that he wasn’t working, but that was because Akari was the breadwinner for both of them–even if that wasn’t the norant in the ways of the world, and as a result her earnings were lackluster at best It also didn’t help that they wereas especially hard

That hy getting ahad become such an issue…

“I’ll do some soon…if I feel like it”

Tohru waved his hand lightly as he passed the old lady by

He didn’t have any occupation

It wasn’t like he was currently in between jobs or training to find hiistered for work at the guild just for the sake of it, but up to now, he hadn’t actually taken any jobs He had no money and made no conscious effort to better himself–in short, he was the perfect speci

And so, his sister starting to go after hioing that far was a bit much, but there were probablysuch measures However, for Tohru, as about to be killed, none of this was very desirable

“Working…huh”

He didn’t say it to anyone in particular–perhaps he actually said itaround and checking that his trusty hatchet was still on his waist, Tohru set out past the district of refugees and towards the south gate of Del Solant