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Forty years ago, we graduated from high school.
At that time, we wondered whether we would ever meet each other again.
Although we said our goodbyes,
we knew that we had to see each other again in the future.
The Last Promise
So, we made a promise...
That we would see each other again in forty years.
We decided that even if we've all changed, even if we've moved to faraway places,
we would have a reunion.
June 25th, 10am to 6:30pm,
the Japanese classroom.
* If you happen to die, let's meet at the room by the Escalator to Heaven!
Excuse me!
Here, we would fulfill our promise of meeting each other again someday.
Well then, now that Laiyu-chan has finally arrived,
let's get started.
It's been a while, hasn't it?
Long time no see!
AMIRITE
Huh, how did all of you get here?
We all took the escalator too.
Wait a minute, you're all dead too?
That's right.
But since we're all here together now, it's fine.
But I just died!
I can't believe it... I feel like I'm still alive.
It's strange, isn't it?
Nothing's changed.
But isn't it nice that we don't have any more responsibilities?
True!
But since everyone died, no one will make it to the reunion...
Not necessarily.
Since we're all here, we can have our reunion right here!
Ah!
Huh, you're right.
Then why don't we start the reunion!
Um, how did all of you die?
Err, it's kind of complicated...
Ruoyu-san, you were the first to die, so why don't you start!
Um, well then...
I've always wanted to rule the world.
I expected to make the world mine.
I conceived this dream back in Japanese class.
After I graduated from high school, I went to medical school to study diseases.
There, I developed a virus which I would use to take over the world.
As I was about to complete my master plan, something terrible happened.
I accidentally mixed water with my virus, which killed me.
Everyone in the world has become demons...
So for God's sake, I must purify the world.
My cute little pets...
To purify the world, please lend me your power!
I died, along with my dream to rule the world.
Wow, I never knew you were so ambitious.
It was just a small dream...
Well, good thing you didn't succeed.
Because if you did, heaven would be pretty crowded!
Well, how the hell did you get here then, Keiko-chan?!
It went a little something like this...
Once upon a time, when I was still living,
I graduated from Stuyvesant High School and went to a business college.
In college, I got amazing grades.
After I graduated from college, I went to work on Wall Street.
Soon afterwards, I became a CEO.
From then on, I would make tons of money.
Hello, Warren Buffett?
It's Keiko.
After this job, I'm going to make lots of money.
Well then, I'll talk to you later.
However, I would come to be very tired.
This was because every night, I wouldn't sleep until 3.
For my job, I had to keep tabs on all manner of things, so I never had free time.
But one day, the company president awarded me vacation time.
Since I never really vacationed in the past,
I actually forgot how to vacation.
On my way home,
I was flipping a coin.
Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh
hhhhhhhhhhhhh
hhhhhhhhh-
I then got money stuck in my throat...
And I died.
That's a bit selfish, Keiko-chan!
But that was my wish.
Ah, I wonder how much food I could buy with all that money.
Why food?
I'll explain, so pay attention!
While I was at MIT, I came to hate engineering.
Then, I reminisced about all the good times back in high school.
Oh, what should I major in...
I thought about Japanese class and Helinski-sensei.
Ah, I got it!
I studied hard to become a teacher.
College went well, but I became incredibly poor afterwards.
And even though I started teaching at Stuyvesant,
I didn't make much money.
I was always hungry.
Joanna-sensei
Mmm, isn't curry nice...
Onions, and pork, and carrots...
As I dreamed about curry,
I fell down the stairs.
AAHHHH!!
[thump]
Is this the end of my life?
I have no money, and I'm always hungry...
Life is hard.
But I don't want to die yet...
Someone, save me...
But no one came to save me.
So I died at the bottom of the stairs.
But since I'll live again as a spirit, I'm happy.
Also, since now I have no more troubles or responsibilities, I've become free.
I'm still so hungry though...
It's fine, I understand how you feel.
Huh, why?
Well, I became a musician...
No way, I can't believe it!
Listen to my story.
In senior year of high school, I discovered my talent for music.
Back then, as I performed for Kohaku and the induction ceremony, I began to learn the guitar.
But that wasn't enough, so I decided not to go to college and to continue pursuing my love of music.
But since I did nothing but practice playing the guitar,
I couldn't hold a job.
From then on, I began a very painful existence.
I slept in the park.
My clothes became torn and ragged.
Sometimes, I would look for food in the trash.
Without money, life was incredibly difficult.
But one day, my luck changed.
Guitar Talent Contest ¥5000 (~$50) prize
This is my...
My chance!
At that moment, my future was decided.
I was nervous.
But I felt like this performance was the most important thing in my life,
so I had to give it my best shot.
[Applause]
[GreeeeN - Hana Uta]
That day, I poured my soul into my music.
I wonder how my performance went.
And whether everyone was pleased.
That's right, passion is the most important trait to have.
Passion?
Exactly. But you better be careful with passion, or else.
I don't get it.
Then listen closely.
After I entered college, computer science was no longer my favorite subject.
I wanted to write stories, so I dropped out of college and became a novelist.
My novel Binary Love became popular, and it was a success.
So then I began writing its sequel.
Mwah!
But, there was a small problem.
I fell in love with the protagonist of my novel, Sofia.
[Door slams]
Since then, I would think of nothing but Sofia.
So I never went outside, and I had to keep writing the sequel to that novel.
I wanted to keep writing out Sofia's life,
and in doing so learn more about her.
There was nothing else but Sofia in my mind.
One day, I heard the voice of a beautiful girl.
Kevin...
W- who is it?!
You already know don't you, Kevin?
S- Sofia?!
That's right... Kevin, do you want to be by my side?
That's...
You'll be with me forever...
Y- yes! I want to be with you!
But... how?
It's simple!
Just give me your soul.
My... soul...
Sofia... where are you?
Stop. You've become pathetic.
[moans]
You should be more like me.
I've done many great things in my life.
What kind of great things?
Fine, I'll tell you from the beginning.