Chapter 20 12

Half a year after Akiko's death, spring came again. During this period, there were many personnel changes in the business office where Masahiko worked. First of all, Zhihui moved out of Jiujiuli Town in October.She called Masahiko at one point later, saying that she had started a new life in Kansai, but Masahiko just encouraged her from the standpoint of a boss. Then comes the end of the year.After the director's birthday and reached the retirement age, he also left the business office, so Masahiko took over as the director. In early February, the artist Momoi used the pillars.A giant sculpture in the shape of a flame was left in the room, but it was too large to be moved out of the house.It must be a great pity to Momoi himself that such a valuable work cannot be displayed publicly, and his mother sighed.

Masahiko still lives in that house alone. He didn't change Akiko's room except for a few honeymoon photos on the table. The house was originally big.Now the children no longer come, only the president of the town council occasionally comes to chat with him.Masahiko also sometimes goes to town dinners held at the meeting place and tries to have fun with everyone.Although I can't like this small town, I like the residents here. Just like when Akiko was alive, Masahiko always went out as soon as 8:20. Drive slowly along the small road in front of the house, you can connect to the main road, and stop at the intersection with flashing red lights.

At this time, if you look to the right, you can see the iron pillar from the gap between the trees.With the off-white town hall warehouse as the background, the iron pillars stand out as if floating on top. The thing asked silently every morning: (What are your plans for today? Do you want to continue living?) Masahiko answered after careful consideration: (I still decide to live today.) It seems that after answering in this way, I received today's life from that thing. The thing will ask again: (What are your plans for tomorrow?) Masahiko stepped on the accelerator and let the car start.

I still don't have an answer to this question. (End of the book)