Prologue

Translated by Lemon Edited by Lemon

Prologue

“I want to go on a trip.”

It was in the fall of my second year of high school that I, Kakeru Takahashi, had that thought

“I want to go on a trip…”

Not here, but somewhere else. I wanted to go somewhere far away where neither my parents nor the school would disturb me.

The reason for this was that I was suffocating. For example, my parents becoming angry with me because of my poor test grades, discovering that my classmates are gossiping behind my back, or having a disagreement with my homeroom teacher over my career path. All of these minor tensions added up, and I felt as if I were being strangled by the throat.

“I want to go on a trip!!”

I want to go about in an unknown place with no idea where I’m headed to and be healed by the tranquil countryside.

I want to indulge my taste buds in the local delicacies and have a once-in-a-lifetime interaction with the locals!

I felt that if I do so, I will be able to break free from this suffocation.

No, I must be set free!

“I’m going on a trip!”

A fight with my parents was the final trigger.

Wednesday night, October 20th. I grabbed my backpack and ran out the house.

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