"Wow, the weather is so nice! A new year really does bring a fresh start."
Then he noticed Torifu in the yard too and asked, "Big Brother, did you do this? Or was it already like this first thing this morning?"
Torifu replied with a cheerful smile, "I don't know what it was like earlier, but it was like this when I got up. I thought that after setting off fireworks so wantonly last night, there'd definitely be smog today, but there isn't. It's amazing."
Amado sighed in agreement. "Yeah. Not only is there no smog, there isn't even a trace of gray in the sky. What a wonderful year."
As he spoke, Amado took a deep breath of the air and seemed to perk up.
"By the way, yesterday I told you to go out and see if you could meet a suitable girl. How did it go? Any good news?"
Amado had looked completely relaxed, but when Torifu suddenly brought it up, he started to look flustered.
Still, he forced himself to stay calm. "Huh? A girl? No, I didn't meet anyone suitable. I told you it was impossible to meet someone. These things depend on fate, so don't rush me, Big Brother."
Torifu's expression shifted slightly. "All right. Looks like fate still hasn't brought the right person along. So what did you do last night? Don't tell me you just wandered around the streets the whole time."
Amado nodded repeatedly, putting on a helpless expression. "Yeah. I was hoping I might run into someone I knew, but I didn't see a single familiar face. I wandered around by myself for a while, then went home."
Something was wrong—very wrong.
Torifu had clearly seen Amado and Anhua chatting and laughing on the street for quite a while, and