"I'm back."
Kagura Hikaru closed his home's door and changed shoes in the entryway.
His stepmother, hearing the noise, came wiping her hands from the kitchen to greet him, "Welcome back, did it rain outside?"
"A light rain."
"Ah, luckily, I brought the clothes in earlier."
"Mm," said Kagura Hikaru as he slipped on his slippers and brought up another matter, "Did the neighbors next door move out?"
On his way home, he had seen a truck parked in front of the next-door neighbor's house and several workers in blue uniforms carrying furniture outside in the light rain, much like ants.
His stepmother replied, "It seems so. I heard from the housewives nearby that someone bought his house last week."
"Is that so."
Kagura Hikaru wasn't particularly interested, just making casual conversation.
He just hoped the new neighbor wouldn't be too noisy.
After eating, Kagura Hikaru took a bath.