Naturally, it was always Akiyoshi who strong-armed me into these adventures. That day, the two of us had gone to see a war documentary. It was as we had stopped in at a café along the way home afterwards, sharing our impressions on the film, and it was beginning to seem that one or the ‘–Š‡”‘ˆ—•™ƒ•Ž‘‘‹‰–‘’ƒ”–™ƒ›•–Šƒ–•—††‡Ž›ƒ•‡†‹›‘•Š‹ǡDz‘ǡ™‡ ™‡––‘•‡‡ƒ‘˜‹‡–‘†ƒ›ǡ„—–™Šƒ–”‡ƒŽŽ›‹•›‘—”—Ž–‹ƒ–‡‰‘ƒŽŠ‡”‡ǫdz I needed to know. If I was to be involved from here on out, I needed to know what destination was in store for the future of Moai. Last time, we went to a photo gallery, this time, a movie. I had no objections with going on these excursions, but to be honest with myself, I ™ƒ•ǯ–‡en on the idea of doing volunteer work or anything. However, as she was very much wont to, Akiyoshi completely misinterpreted my question. DzǤ‡ŽŽǡ›ultimate ‰‘ƒŽ‹•–‘ƒ…Š‹‡˜‡‰Ž‘„ƒŽ’‡ƒ…‡ǥdz Dzǥǡ‘‡ƒŽ‹‡ǡ‘–your ‘˜‡”ƒ”…Š‹‰‰‘ƒŽ•Ǥǯ™‘†‡ring ™Šƒ–‹–‹•™‡ǯ”‡•—’’‘•‡†–‘„‡†‘‹‰‹‘ƒ‹‘˜‡”–Š‡•‡ˆ‘—”›‡ƒ”•ǡdz corrected. She looked at me a bit dumbfounded and then with a timid smile that could almost be construed as self-conscious. DzŠƒǡ‰‘–…ŠƒǤ—–‡ƒǡ–Š‹‹–ǯ•–Š‡•ƒ‡ˆ‘”‘ƒ‹Ǥdz DzŠ‡•ƒ‡ˆ‘”‘ƒ‹ǥ‘—‡ƒ™‘”Ž†’‡ƒ…‡ǫdz•ƒ‹†™‹–Šƒ unintentional smirk. Akiyoshi did not share my wry smile. Dzˆ™‡…‘—Ž†ǡ›‡ƒŠǤǯ†Ž‹‡–‘‡ƒ•‡–Š‡•—ˆˆ‡”‹‰‘ˆ–Š‡’‡‘’Ž‡‘ˆ–Š‡ ™‘”Ž†ǡ‘Ž›‹ˆ‹–ǯ•Œ—•–ƒŽ‹––Ž‡ǤŠƒ–ǯ•™Š›–Š‹‹–ǯ•”‡ƒŽŽ›‹’‘”–ƒ––‘ watch these films and such to increase awareness. Because we learned about these things today, perhaps you or I could do something about this •–—ˆˆ‘‡†ƒ›ǡƒ‡†‡ǡdz•Š‡•ƒ‹†ǡ…‘’Ž‡–‡Ž›‡ƒ”‡•–Ž›Ǥ Akiyoshi had misunderstood meȄbut at the same time, I had ‹•—†‡”•–‘‘†Š‡”Ǥ†‘ǯ––Š‹—†‡”•–‘‘†™Šƒ–‹––”—Ž›‡ƒ––‘Šƒ˜‡ ƒDz‹†‡ƒŽǤdzŠ‡”‡™‡”‡‘Ž‹‹–• ‘”„‘—†•–‘‹›‘•Š‹ǯ•‹†‡ƒŽ•Ǥ–†‹†ǯ– matter if we were just students, if we were only two people. She would never even voice such an excuse. ǯ•—”‡–Šƒ–ǡƒ––Šƒ––‹‡ǡ‹›‘•Š‹–”—Ž›„‡Ž‹‡˜‡†–Šƒ–•Š‡…‘—Ž†„”‹‰ peace to the world with her own two hands. I had no idea just how wide the ™‘”Ž†™ƒ•‹‹›‘•Š‹ǯ•‡›‡•Ǥ Dz-™‡ŽŽǡ‘‡†ƒ›ǡƒ›„‡Ǥdz Dz‡†ƒ›‡ƒ•‹–…‘—Ž†Šƒ’’‡ any †ƒ›ǤŠƒ–ǯ•™Šƒ––Š‹Ǥ‘— …‘—Ž††‹‡ƒ›†ƒ›ǡƒ†›‘—‡˜‡”‘™™Š‡‹–ǯ•‰‘‹‰–‘Šƒ’’‡Ǥ‘—ǯ˜‡ got to leave at least a Ž‹––Ž‡•‘‡–Š‹‰„‡Š‹†Ǥdz