I can't believe this. I can't believe these people. What happened to them? Was there thalidomide in the water or something? They're IDIOTS! Lecherous, moronic, ultra-violent, slobby, sloppy, IDIOTS!

Was I a really bad judge of character back when I was in Junior High or are they REALLY good at putting up fronts in public?

Haruka-tachi are INSANE.

Dammit. Grandfather LOST the shrine due to his perverted tendencies. Thankfully my father, (who was more interested in keeping the prestige of the Hikawa Shrine in the family) maintained control of it, and now *I'M* the one who has to be in charge.

I'm taking the next year to do independent study (mainly to catch up on things) and then I'm going to start a business degree curriculum, with my goal being an MBA later on. I can't just go for the MBA because I skipped out on the math and statistics I'd need. ><

It feels like centuries. IT WAS centuries. But it's not something to worry about now.

I've come back to Tokyo after a long... shall we say, "vacation." I can't go into the details... family business.

But the place has changed so much in three years, it's like a foreign land to me.

Three years... only three.

That seems insane to me, looking back.

But already, my long trip seems like a vanishing dream... someone else's dream. Evaporating into the past.