Three Days of Happiness

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said. “The majority of it is ways to repay my debt, yes? If so, then
I’m glad. But while I am glad, I must say I don’t want you to waste
your remaining time. If you are trying to look out for my
happiness... I’m terribly sorry, but that is a definite lapse of
judgment.”
“Just for reference, Miyagi, what’s happiness for you?”
“...Pay attention to me,” Miyagi pouted. “You haven’t been talking
to me much lately, have you?”
Miyagi was definitely right. What I was doing was a total
misjudgment on my part.
But it didn’t mean I’d give up that easily. I had resolve. I’d acquire
easily-recognizable things like contributions to society and
popularity.
Once I did, I could get more value from my life. That seemed to be
so. Dare I say, I hoped I’d be famous enough that my name would
be known by all.
I honestly didn’t know which was more realistic - purely making
money, or becoming someone who only had value in that his
lifespan could sell for a high price.
I came to think that they were equally unrealistic. But I had nothing
else, so I had to at least give it a try.
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I was approaching the limits of what I could think up myself. I would
need the imagination of others.
I first visited the old bookstore. I did tend to go there when I was