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“Kei wasn’t afraid to die. Her anxiety and sadness stemmed from the thought of not being there to see her child grow up.”

“Negativity is food for a malady, one might say.”

“I just think that if Kumi’s death had led to unhappiness for both me and my parents, then the unhappiness would have been her only legacy.

So that’s why I intend to lead a life that creates a more wonderful legacy for Kumi’s life.”

“This has always been my dream,” Kumi muttered, looking down, her tears spilling onto the table.
“Hirai’s heart beat wildly. So Kumi did have her own dreams. She wanted to do something too. Hirai’s selfishness had robbed her of that—a dream worth crying over.”
“… What dream?” she asked Kumi.
With red, teary eyes, Kumi looked up and took a deep breath. “To run the inn together. With you…”

“You are my wife, and if life becomes too hard for you as my wife, I want you to leave me. You don’t have to stay by me as a nurse. If I am no good as a husband, then I want you to leave me. All I ask is that you can do what u can as my wife. We are husband and wife after all. Even if I lose my memory, I want to be together as husband and wife. I cannot stand the idea of staying together only out of sympathy.”

“The woman in the dress gave a slight smile as she quietly closed the book, a novel titled The Lovers.”

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“The woman who wanted an explanation now refused to hear it.” 15

“She replayed this fanciful wish over and over in her mind. She became obsessed and lost any ability to make a levelheaded judgement.” 23