Chapter 11: Interlude One–Snipes

I am Yaegashi Kusa. That’s who I am.And when I wake up in the morning, the first thing I do is check the clock. To confirm what year, what month, and what day it is.This is very, very important. Because if I let my guard down, suddenly, four hundred years might have passed.It’s important. Very important.Once I confirm that now is truly now, I truly wake up.The large full-length mirror the landlady left for me reflects my image in the morning sunlight. Black hair, black eyes, pale skin from working…