Chapter 1 Part 4 | Contents | Chapter 2 Part 1 July 6, 1992 (Heisei 4) – Monday The diary reached June 5 of last year. The iced coffee I’d been sipping bit by bit was now finished. As I ordered a second glass from the manager, Shirakawa exhaled deeply for the first time, when […]
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Prologue | Contents | A Break, and a Short Conversation Table of Contents 1 April 23, 1991 (Heisei 3) – Tuesday There’s a saying that goes, “One can only appreciate manners when their basic needs are met.” There’s also another saying: “Poverty dulls the wit.” In other words, if you exclude some saints, civility is
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Full Text Chapter 1 Part 3 | Contents | A Break, and a Short Conversation June 5, 1991 (Heisei 3) – Tuesday The weather forecast was right on the money, and the rain finally stopped in the afternoon of the third day. As I was preparing to leave after school, Shirakawa came over to talk
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Full Text Chapter 1 Part 1 | Contents | Chapter 1 Part 3 May 7, 1991 (Heisei 3) – Sunday “So, what happened with that Eastern European?” Nukata Hiroyasu asked in an easy-going manner while sitting cross-legged, with his hands behind his head. His skin was burnt brown by the sun even though it was
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Contents | Chapter 1 Part 1 July 6, 1992 (Heisei 4) – Monday As I was leaving my house, I thought of trying to phone her once more, and decided to do just that. On the last few tries, I’d only heard an incessant string of ring-back tones, and the person on the other end
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Previous Story | Contents For some reason, let’s assume that I was caught by an English assassin. He is cold and ruthless, trying to kill me because he thinks I’m a nuisance, even though I wasn’t his original target. While cleaning his gun, he asks me. “Japanese, have you ever baked scones?” As I sat
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