Ko To O Tomari Dakara De Watana | Shinseki No

He shrugged. “I like things that don’t get lost when I move around.”

When the time came for him to leave, he tucked the boat back into the paper bag with exaggerated care, like a relic returning to its shrine. At the door, his mother scooped him up, apologizing for the rush—she had to get to work, the world resuming its mechanical cadence. shinseki no ko to o tomari dakara de watana

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