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Chapter 4 | Contents | Epilogue Table of Contents 1 It was the next day. With my modest bento laid out on my desk, some noise suddenly drifted from the school speakers. The broadcasting switch was turned on. Since I was well-behaved and didn’t belong to a club, I couldn’t imagine that I was in […]

(Note about chapter title: This is part of an old saying: “Keeping silent is like having a swelling in the mind”, meaning that if you don’t say whatever you want to say, you will be left feeling uneasy and unsatisfied.) Chapter 3 | Contents | Chapter 5 Table of Contents 1 What is the area

Chapter 2 | Contents | Chapter 4 Table of Contents 1 It was a Sunday when I spotted Osanai-san in town. Osanai-san and I did have a reciprocal relationship, but it did not extend to codependence, and we were definitely not inseparable lovebirds. We would hang out after class to eat a dessert, or browse

Chapter 1 | Contents | Chapter 3 Table of Contents 1 There is a kind of instance in which people feel that they’re having the best time of their lives. It is not one of the numerous peaks you can see if you look far enough down the scale of time, but it is a

Prologue | Contents | Chapter 2 Table of Contents 1 If asked about whether I have confidence in myself, I would have answered in the negative. Unless the one asking that question was a god and could guarantee that no one would think badly of me even if I told the truth. If so, I