It wasn't Johnny who had been in the car accident, but his twin brother, Joey.
Likewise, Joey wasn't some so-called grandfather's name at all. After Johnny's mother accidentally killed Joey, she suffered a mental breakdown and began treating Johnny as Joey.
And that was when Johnny had been given the beta-blockers.
Everything from before now had an answer.
Why Johnny had always slept in a double bed.
Why Johnny's mother called him Joey.
Even the comics Johnny liked to read and the pickled olives he ate—those had all been Joey's favorites.
After the accident, overwhelmed by grief, Johnny's mother had raised Johnny as though he were Joey.
But there was still one question: what about Liva?
Did the wish to go to the moon have anything to do with Liva?
As the game continued, it arrived at a time before Joey had died.
As the older brother, Joey had loved and protected Johnny dearly.
Once again, the two of them took part in a competition at the Amusement Park.
Older brother Joey won a Little Train Toy, while younger brother Johnny only received a Platypus toy.
Johnny said he wanted one too, but his mother stopped him.
Joey said they could play with the Little Train Toy together.
From this, it was clear that their mother seemed to favor Joey more.
Feeling somewhat downcast, Johnny trudged toward the Amusement Park's Back Hill, still holding the Platypus toy he had won.
At that moment, Dong Zhen suddenly perked up.
Yes, that Platypus!
The Platypus that belonged to Liva had actually been won by Johnny at the Amusement Park.
Did that mean...
The next scene confirmed his suspicion.
Johnny arrived at the Back Hill and looked up at the star-filled sky. His gloomy mood seemed to improve, and he found a nice spot.
There was a wooden stump like a bench, where he could sit and see the twinkling stars in the distance.
Then, a little girl appeared on the screen.
It was Liva as a child!
Dong Zhen's scalp tingled. In that instant, it felt as if he had figured something out.
This was the first time Johnny and Liva had met.
Not in high school, as everyone had thought!
When Johnny saw Liva arrive, he happily greeted her, but she instinctively wanted to leave.
Johnny called out to her then.
After a brief exchange, he asked whether she would like to watch the stars with him.
A soothing piano and violin melody played in the background.
Beneath the starry sky, Johnny and Liva sat on the wooden stump, looking out at the distant heavens.
The scene shifted to a close-up.
The lush grass on the emerald lawn swayed gently in the breeze.
'Look over there...'
'Did you know there are countless lights in the sky?'
Johnny took the initiative to make conversation.
'Mm.'
Liva reacted exactly as she had in high school.
'Uh... yeah, me too.' Johnny was a little at a loss, but he continued searching for something to say.
'You just said this was your spot, right?'
'I only come here during the Carnival.'
'You don't like crowded places?... Yeah, I don't either.' Johnny continued, "Look, you still haven't told me your name!"
'I won't tell you. People at school make fun of me because of it.'
'Why?'
'They say hearing my name makes them want to go to the restroom.'
'Well, okay, but... I mean, it can't be worse than Johnny, right? I mean, almost everywhere in the world has someone named Johnny.'
'So what?'
'Huh?'
'So what if you have a name everyone else has? I wish that, just like the stars in the sky, they all look about the same from here, but that doesn't make them any less beautiful.'
'Yeah, I think so too. So what do you think those stars are?'
'My dad said the stars in the sky are giant balls burning from within.'
Johnny and Liva chatted for a while. Then Liva asked, 'Have you ever tried making an Easter rabbit out of the stars?'
'Like finding constellations in the sky?'
'Mm.'
'I've found other ones before, but I've never found a rabbit.'
'Want to try?'
'Yeah! We'll definitely find the best Rabbit constellation! Let's see who finds it first!'
As they counted down from three, two, one, Liva immediately said, "I found it!"
'Uh, where?' Johnny stared blankly.
The camera slowly panned up toward the sky, focusing on the full moon.
'Up there!'
'Where in the sky?'
'Think big! Everything else is big!'
'I can't find it... Wait... wait, I see it!'
'Tell me what you see!'
'There, right? Those are its two ears and its head.' Johnny pointed at the moon.
'And what else?'
'And there... those are its two feet!'
'Exactly! What else?'
'And... and the moon! The moon is its round little belly!'
Simple lines appeared on-screen, tracing out the stars in the sky.
They formed a—a rabbit.
A rabbit with a yellow belly!
In that instant, everything from the game so far flashed through Dong Zhen's mind.
Why had Liva begun frantically folding Paper Rabbits after Johnny told her about their first meeting?
Why had Liva asked John countless times throughout her life what the yellow-bellied Paper Rabbit was?
Why had Johnny's answers never satisfied Liva all this time?
Dong Zhen finally understood!
Liva had been reminding Johnny in her own way all along.
Reminding him that beneath the moon and stars many years ago, this had been their first meeting!
As Johnny and Liva continued talking, Liva revealed that she had always believed the stars in the sky were Lighthouses.
She thought those Lighthouses wanted to communicate with others but couldn't, and could only keep illuminating others. That was the only thing they could do.
Everything now made sense.
Why Liva cared so deeply about Anya!
Then came a scene that moved countless people to tears.
At his mother's call, Johnny had to go home.
Before leaving, he gave his Platypus toy to Liva.
'This is the prize I won. I'm giving it to you!'
So that was how the Platypus that had always stayed by Liva's side came to be!
'Y-you... will you come back next year?' Hugging the Platypus, Liva took the initiative and asked Johnny.
'Of course! What about you?'
'I will.'
'Same time? Same place?'
'Mm!'
Having gotten her answer, Johnny happily prepared to head home. Then Liva asked:
'But what if you get lost, or forget?'
'Then we'll meet on the moon someday, silly.'
At Johnny's words, countless players experiencing the game couldn't help feeling their eyes sting.
The image on the screen suddenly blurred.
All the questions.
Here, at last, had been answered.