The cause of the fire seemed to be a short-circuit in the electrical outlet, and the sparks ignited the carpet.
　Fortunately, the fire department was contacted by dialing 119 before the flames were small, so no one was killed or injured and the apartment was able to avoid burning down.　　
　But even then, three rooms out of ten rooms were burned down and one room was destroyed.

　The room I was living in didn't burn down, but it was obvious that I couldn't stay in the same room until the repairs were done.
　The landlord, who was 73 years old, told us about the damage.

　In such a case, there are various compensations and indemnities, but we won't go into the details.
　The landlord's fire insurance would be applied because the fire wasn't intentionally started.
　As a result, it seems that the compensation for the household goods will be paid against us.

　The building will be repaired as it is and we'll get back to normal...or so I thought, but then the landlord told me a story.

　It seems that his son and daughter-in-law had been asking him to quit his job as the landlord of the apartment building and move in with them due to his age.
　The landlord had refused because of the life of the residents, she said, but now the fire has happened.
　He was originally concerned about the tightness of management due to the decline of aging and the earthquake resistance due to the age of the apartments.

　Even if they tried to rebuild the building, the repair costs would still be considerable, even if it was only partially damaged.　
　So he decided to take the house apart and decided it was the right time to do so.
　It is regrettable because it lived in the apartment from the time when it began to live alone, but it is impossible to say this one with such circumstances, too.

　So the demolition of the apartment was decided, and all the residents including me were cancelled.
　I got into the car to get out of the night breeze for the time being, and I began to think about the future.　

　Unfortunately, I had no home to return to because of the fire.
　Plus, I need to find a place to sleep until I can find a new place to live.　

　In that case, I'll have to ask the city government to arrange for a temporary place to live.
　I refused to go back to my parents' house, but looking back, I might have been confused by the fire.

　The distance between my workplace and my parents' house is about two prefectures away, and even if I were to take the expressway, it would take me nearly an hour to get there one way.
　I suppose I could take a train instead of a car, like Kuroon, who sometimes comes to stay, but unfortunately, I might not be able to make the last train on time with my late delivery business.
　As a result, you'll end up having your sleep time destroyed by your commute to work... not a good idea.

　The next hotel or internet café, while the commute to work will be the same as usual, the amount spent per night cannot be underestimated.
　I've got some money saved up, but there's no better way to keep my spending down than to find a new room and still live on a steady basis.
　It would be cheaper to simply sleep in, but then there's the issue of bathing and eating.

　It is not that I am not a fastidious person, but I want to take a bath every day.
　Even if it's an extravagant idea at this point in time, it's a kind of craftsman's awareness that I want to keep it clean since I have many opportunities to meet people in the delivery business.

　When it comes to meals........except for lunch, he eats prepared food and convenience store lunches.
　Even so, I'm sure my mind will be very different depending on the environment.
　It's clear that the extra stress is being added to the homelessness that has already come with the free ride.

　Seriously, what the hell am I doing....
　I can't help but be amazed at my own stupidity.

　But it's too late to regret it.
　It's too late to regret it. In order not to make the situation any worse, we need to think about how we're going to build a temporary home.
　While the stingy side and the extravagant side are glaring at each other in my brain, the conclusion I've arrived at is.....

"─ ─ Basically, we stay in the car. I'll take a bath in a public bath and eat as usual. Is this the only way?

　Naturally, I don't intend to stay that way forever.
　It's just a choice until he finds a new place to live and settles in.　　

　In order to get out of my current near-homeless situation as soon as possible, I have to focus on finding a room when I have the time.

　After making that decision, I tuck myself behind the wheel and put a blanket over my head and go to sleep.
　It's times like these that my past experience of staying in the car on deliveries comes into play.

　It may not be a complimentary experience, but it's also true that it was a tremendous help to me as a temporary respite.

　With a hint of anxiety about tomorrow's uncertain future, I drift off to sleep.

　

　The next day.

Good morning, Ms. Kazu.
Good morning, Amari.
'Take it easy today.
Thank you for everything.

　Before going to work, it's time to pick up my specially made bento box, which has become a complete tradition.
　It can be said that because of this, I don't have a great deal of anxiety in terms of food.
　Just like in my dream, it's one of the things that has helped me immensely since my encounter with Amana-chan.

''Huh~........''

　When I was chewing on such a realization, I couldn't help but get out of the missing piece.
　I hurriedly closed my mouth to mend it, but Amari's eyes, which I was just witnessing, had a slightly worried look in them.

''Are you tired?''

　Well, that's how it comes.
　There's no way Amana-chan's foster parent, Amanashi, wouldn't notice my trivial behavior, even to the point of handing her a homemade lunch box like this.

　The quality of sleep you can get from a car seat is a mere trifle, even if you've been there before.
　
　To be honest, sometimes I'm still sleepy, as if I've been stretched out.

　I am very grateful for her concern for my health, but I can't just tell her that I lost my bed in a fire because she's been helping me with my lunchbox, and I can't put extra worry on her.

　This is just something I'll have to deal with myself.
　I swallow my weakness and reply with a smile so as not to cause any worry.

''Well I'm just a little sleepy. Don't worry about it, I'll try to get some rest early after work.
''I see........ Like I said before, please don't take it too hard.
Yeah, I know.

　Hearing the reply, Amari's expression grew tense for a moment, but she immediately laughed and repeated the words with a wry smile.
　Although her heart ached with a prickle of hidden guilt, she replied with an air of equanimity.

　I can only apologize, but I need to find a new home soon so I don't have to worry any more.
　I reaffirmed that I should do so and decided to head to the car to go to work.

'Well then, I'd better get going.'

　Somehow I didn't want him to see my face, so I looked away and said goodbye to him.
　I don't know what expression Amari had on her face.
　Still brushing away the backwardness of my thoughts, I drive away.

　In my free time, I looked up real estate information on the Internet, but I couldn't find an eye-catching room that day.