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Suit and tie, and when he threw a punch, it was a straight—this was a suit-wearing brute.
Suit and tie, and even apologized after bumping into someone. You thought he was some corporate drone? On his way to work? But wait a moment, and you would see him pull out an envelope and gently place it on the platform. Then he took off his leather shoes and strode proudly onto the tracks, his expression devout...
That's right, he wanted to kill himself!
The others were long used to it. Every now and then, someone would complain, "Why do I always run into people like this..." But no one answered.
The wind kept blowing, the train did not slow down, and the man did not flinch. Watching the train rush toward him, he even wanted to spread his wings. The headlights shining upon him seemed like a light guiding him toward ascension. Then:
"That is heaven, that is the road to heaven, no more busyness; people embrace and accept each other, yet it is absurd. That is heaven! No quarrels, no busyness, no work, no overtime, and no need to..."
Who knew?
Japan was a country sustained by those at the top dangling grand promises before those at the bottom: "As long as you work hard, you will be cared for in old age, and your children will be provided for..."
At the same time, it was also a country that did not want any change: "What? You're helpless just because of some XXX born of a lowlife? I... What? That whoever-it-is actually has Tokugawa blood? Uh, no wonder you couldn't beat him. That's perfectly normal..." It was also a country where bloodline theory was taken to the extreme.
It was also a country that did not want change. You