WHAT DO I WANT TO DO?

“What is it then, the thing you want to do?” Niikura asked me once.

“I wanna do something fun.” I answered her.

“Then why don’t you just do whatever you think is fun?”

“If I’m gonna do it, I wanna make sure it’s the most fun thing of all!”

 

I never knew how important those words were going to be. She would often treat me like crap because of my gambling addiction and constant pleas for money to run away from that Old Hag, so in order to be less annoying, I started being a part-timer for good ol’ Makabe and did theater plays with Tekaridake. Those dandy cook’s customers, kids and friends unintentionally gave me the wackiest moments of my daily life, whether it be laughing at Tatewaku with his lucky item on, receiving awards from the Super Nice Guy, fighting after playing Shogi… it was wild, it was awesome.

 

And oh, Tekaridake… I remember thinking he was crazy because of his excitement to have me as his lead actress, but little did I know it was for the best because of his crazy little animals. And without realizing, I felt… different, like I never wanted to leave as if I was competing in a sports match back in high school while everyone else was rooting for me at the same time.

 

I can’t forget about Wako, she made us close to each other in the first place. Maybe it was because she liked taking photos and Niikura did too. I gave it a few shots too, but the photos I took were kind of crappy. About that one time we were racing for a fake treasure map, when Wako came to us soaked, she told us she found the treasure right there: our friendship. That was the loveliest thing I’ve ever heard in my entire life.

 

All of these things made me realize that every single day, no matter what happens, is fun. Even without doing what I used to do before, the people around right now give the hours I spend just existing a meaning. I don’t know what’ll happen in like, a decade, but I don’t really care right now, and that’s what matters. I want to keep living, to spend this only life I have with all of my friends… and maybe spread my wings and fly! One day, it’ll happen, I know that for sure.