anone

Hello.

Long time no see. What are you here for today?

I'm here for the results of my examination.

The doctor here, the worse the results,

the more wise sayings he mixes into his speech.

My, sounds like a nice doctor.

There is no rain that does not stop.

It is the darkest before the dawn.

Do you want to sell sugar water or change the world?

Doctor, quoting Steve Jobs is a bit...

Well, the point is you have about half a year left.

Oh, that so...?

Forgive me... I can't do it.

I'll head over there, too.

Wel- !

Welcome...

- Miss, the ticket machine is over... - What should I get?

- Fried udon...? - Err...

Fried udon.

Look...

It's good.

It's good!

Your place must be thriving.

Thank you very much.

I'm closing up shop today.

Even though it's that delicious?

Why didn't you open a fried udon place?

It was the first time I made fried udon in my life just now.

Well, such is life, I guess.

"Bloom where you are placed," they say.

It's quite-

I'm kinda afraid of such sayings right now.

Some are rather shallow, right?

"There's no rain that doesn't stop," and such.

"Even if it stops, it will rain again."

It's way better like that.

Effort can betray you, but acceptance doesn't, right?

You see, people who look at their smartphone for three hours a day

will spent 10 years of their lives doing so.

And as for the time we spend on the toilet,

three years of our lives.

Three...? Then what if I don't go and wet my pants instead?

You'd have three more years to live, I guess?

What a life that would be, though.

Well, thank you very much.

- It was quite delicious. - Please don't...

Thank you very much.

- Well then. - Ah, excuse me...

The bill, you know, for the fried udon...

Wasn't that...

Didn't you make that for me off work?

Well, this is a restaurant, so it's not really...

For me to think that,

it must look quite selfish of me. - It doesn't.

No, that was selfish of me, to think it was off work.

- Well, here you go... - Very well.

The fried udon, I made it off work for you.

Thank you so much for going out of your way.

That's right.

We don't live forever.

Let's not fuss over a simple bill.

I should have

used the time I had to do more meaningful things.

Like what?

Well, if I knew that, my life would have been meaningful.

However, I'm glad

I was able to treat someone as beautiful as you at the end.

The end?

No, it's nothing...

Isn't this place a bit too bright?

Right...

I can go out with you if you like.

You what?

Me too, you know.

A place to die?

I've been looking for one.

Ah, my bad.

Good morning.

Huh? How did you get inside?

Translation: HPriest @ d-addicts Twitter: @hpriestsubs

The smell, it's something else.

That's the trash. It's quite bad.

- Thanks in advance. - Sure.

Hazure-chan.

Male, in his sixties, one month since his death.

Okay.

Man, your nail. Even though we wear gloves.

An acquaintance told me, "The work you do can ruin your mind."

"It's a charm."

God bless!

Not that it concerns you.

Hold on, I can't.

- I can't handle being in here. - Fine, you do what's outside.

Please assort the belongings.

I'm starting.

You promised me 10,000 (90 bucks)!

I had to deduct the lunch fee.

You gotta be kidding!

Give it to me, now!

Are you saying the onigiri was 5,000 (45 bucks)?

Nicolas!

Hey, Hazure-chan! Hazure-chan!

Hazure!

Thanks!

Hazure, you're back.

- Welcome home. - I'm back.

Hazure, the skateboard!

It looks delicious!

- It really does. - Isn't that awesome? Look.

- It does, it does, I get it. - Look, look.

You want some, Tajima-kun?

It's past its expiration date, isn't it?

- All of that for free! - Your tooth, what happened?

I went to karaoke with some old guy to earn money,

when suddenly I got hit with the microphone.

If you don't say it was for the medical fee of the sick cat we found, he will get the wrong idea!

I'm glad the cat is getting better!

It's been exactly one year since I've started living in a net cafe

for 1200 Yen ($10) a night.

I met those two here.

Nowadays we let each other know when the hot water isn't working

and have gotten to know each other so much that we can tell what food

caused which stain on our shirts.

We tell each other when we forget something.

Although, I wouldn't exactly call us friend.

We're just three people

who share the fact that we haven't slept in pajamas for a very long time.

Kanon-san, what kind of pajama are you wearing?

An ordinary light blue pajama.

I bought it in the hospital store.

Really? I suppose it makes sense for a hospital to sell pajamas.

Yes, they're our uniforms after all.

Hazure-san, what have you done today?

I worked together with that person called Nicolas.

It seems that in Brazil, it's common to bring your family to a date.

Huh? Like your parents and siblings?

Cousins, too.

Even cousins? Wouldn't that make the other person mad?

I guess you would just have to bring your second cousin in return.

Your stories about the outside world, I enjoy them a lot.

I'm glad.

Also, the story about your Granny.

I want to hear that story again.

Okay.

You know...

A huge windmill!

A person.

Hey Mama, what's that?

Between the age of 8 and 12,

I've lived in a forest together with Granny.

Granny's house looked like it came straight out of a picture book.

The roof was in the shape of a star.

Mama! Papa!

The tortoise that lived in the forest

was called Count Bran.

It originally was a human aristocrat in Great Britain,

Granny told me.

His name is Golem. He's made out of clay,

but you absolutely cannot tell him that

or he would return to clay, Granny told me.

All those stories, of course, I believed them all.

See ya later. Going on ahead.

A tree house,

as if it was made out of magic overnight,

was my home.

It's like a wizard's house!

Be careful!

In the forest, there was no school or studying.

Here you go.

My friends at school, they say I'm a strange kid.

Isn't that great?

Being called strange, that's a compliment.

- A failure? - Success.

This is a success.

But this is the only one that's different.

You see, people are born the way they are.

You can't just let someone change or take care of it.

Surely, you're a bit of a strange one,

but that is because you're a success.

Even now,

I like to think back to those happy times at the tree house.

Precious memories, I think they become your support,

they become charms,

they become a place for you to go.

How's your Granny doing these days?

I don't know. When I turned 12,

I moved to a different place again. Haven't seen her since.

Your Granny's house, where was it?

Why not consider seeing her?

I think it was a town called Tsuge,

but I have a feeling that place won't be there anymore.

But you're right, one day,

I do wish to return to that forest.

Granny called you a success,

so why are you calling yourself Hazure as in "failure"?

It just happened. Everyone knows me by that name.

Forgive me. I'm asking too many questions.

Well, see you.

Wait, Kanon-san.

How's your condition these days?