“A person lost his life.
There is no such thing as a silver lining in such an accident.
“Do you really know what you have done?”
He gave them a passionate speech to bring them to their senses.
“I lost my beloved fiancé in this accident.
You didn't just take that man's life.
It even took away that person's future.
And he's not the only one whose future has been stolen.
Because there is no more him in my future.
You have even robbed the victims' families of their future.
Do you even know that? If you have a mouth, say something!”
--- p.67

“I thought you said that if you try to get a dead person off, they will return to their original reality.”
Yukiho suddenly appeared behind me, standing there in shock.
“They are all the same.
If you question the rules I've told you and get off the train, you'll end up taking a dead person with you, hoping they'll survive.
“Unfortunately, that won’t work.”
“….”
“Let me say it again.
Even if you meet a dead person, that person will not come back to life and reality will not change at all.
“If you can accept that, then get on this train,” she said imposingly, crossing her arms tightly.
Then he said this and disappeared.
“The body of the ghost train is becoming more transparent day by day.
Maybe it will ascend to heaven soon.
It means there aren't many opportunities left.
hi."
--- p.77

“There is only one thing I want from you.”
“….”
“You live happily.
Having fun with Kuro and eating delicious tonkatsu rice bowl.
I hope you live your whole life smiling.
Even after 10 years.
Even after 20 years.
Even after becoming a grandmother.
“Forever, forever.”
--- p.88

I have always despised my father, who worked in a small public office in the neighborhood.
My father, a construction worker, worked in dirty overalls all year round.
Even when he came to the parent observation class, he showed up in dirty overalls.
When I was in high school, I would come to the school grounds to clean or repair the sewers near the school.
I once pretended not to know my father because I didn't want my school friends to look at me.
Perhaps because I grew up seeing that kind of person, I never wanted to be like my father.
So, I made up my mind and studied hard, using my father as a negative example, and was admitted to a famous private university in Tokyo.
Not only that, but he achieved his long-cherished dream and successfully landed a job at a general trading company with an average annual salary of 12 million yen.
But now, it looks like this.
--- pp.113-114

My father's funeral was so crowded with mourners that there was no room to stand.
People lined up in front of the sleeping father and said, “Thank you.”
I kept laughing at my father who worked in the field.
But I was wrong.
The grass growing out of the corner of my eye trembled in the wind.
When I was young, I used to practice riding my bike with my father in this vacant lot.
No matter how much I practiced, I couldn't pedal properly, so my father always followed me.
Even on rainy days.
Even on days when I came home from work completely exhausted.
I wanted to apologize to my father.
No, no matter what happens, you must apologize.
--- pp.147-148

“The day you held my umbrella, I thought I was going to die.
I don't have any friends.
My parents were divorced, and my dad, who I lived with, was too busy to take care of me properly.
I have a large spot on my right cheek, which I've covered with gauze now.
Because I'm short, I've always been the target of bullying.
But on that day when it rained heavily, you gave me an umbrella.
I have never forgotten the taste of the donut you gave me that day.
It felt like it was telling me that I could keep living that day… .
I still have that box of donuts and can't throw them away.
“You saved me.”
--- p.243

Media personnel set up camp in front of the house every day and pressed the intercom.
The home phone rang nonstop, and the prank calls continued until midnight.
What shocked me the most were my neighbors.
It was when I went out to throw away the trash while the broadcasting station staff was away.
People who had been so kind to me whenever I saw them outside my house during the accident, telling me to talk to them whenever I needed help, felt a bit cold.
They were whispering among themselves as if they were watching something happening next to the garbage dump.
--- p.269

Since the accident, I haven't slept deeply at night without waking up for a single day.
I also lost nearly 10 kilograms.
I was startled when I saw my face in the mirror this morning.
His face, pale and gaunt with gray hair, had lost its luster.
It took me a while to realize that this was my face.
"are you okay.
“I’m always by your side.”
The elderly couple, having finished their examination in the inner room, returned to the lobby.
“You don’t have to worry, right?”
“Honey, thank you.”
The husband held his wife's arm tightly and supported her, her expression dark.
The person who used to lend me a shoulder to cry on whenever I was sick is no longer there.
--- pp.281-282

Let me say something about this accident: the man who drove the train was not at fault in any way.
Of course, there is nothing for the wife to take responsibility for.
(Omitted) On the day of the victim information session, the person I saw had eyes just like my child's fiancée, no different from the daughter-in-law who was sitting next to me.
You too are someone who lost your beloved husband in this accident.
The eyes I saw in yours were filled with a sadness that only those of someone who has been weary from crying can see.
--- p.292

The train's shaking gradually subsided.
The spinning wheel stopped right in front of a sign that read 'Nishiyuigahama Station'.
I stood there still.
I took my hand off the handle and took a deep breath.
As I exhaled and cleared my chest, the engine room door opened with a creaking sound.
My husband came out from inside.
My husband looked at me in confusion and spoke softly.
“Get down.”
I was confused as to what it meant.
“Get down.
“Please.”
“….”
"Sorry.
Misako.
“I’m really sorry, but… please stay alive.”
My husband's voice trembled.
Then he glared at me fiercely, as I showed no sign of getting off.
My husband's sharp gaze made me get off the train in a panic.

--- pp.316-317