The emotion of 『Even if this love disappears from the world tonight』 chosen by 150,000 readers
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"A book that makes your resolve not to cry useless."
An overwhelming sadness that surpasses the previous work comes rushing in.

"Even if this love disappears from the world tonight," the second work by Ichijo Misaki, sold 100,000 copies in just three months after its publication, and soon surpassed 150,000 copies, becoming the number one foreign novel in the second half of 2021.
"The Last Song You Left Behind" is a heartbreaking and dreamlike love story between Haruto Mizushima, an ordinary high school student whose only hobby is writing poetry, and Ayane Tosaka, a beautiful girl with a genius talent for music.
This work, which uses the unique subject of developmental dyslexia, a congenital difficulty in reading and writing, and the popular keyword of music to depict a poignant love story like another movie, is expected to be a box office hit like its predecessor with an immersive reading experience that will keep you reading until the end and a touching story that will make you say, “No one can read the last 90 pages without crying.”

“Mizushima, do you write poetry?”
It was at that very moment that Tosaka asked this question.
“Oh, yeah.
That's what I'm talking about."
“You didn’t want anyone to know? You said you were going to submit it to a literary contest?”
“If possible, could you keep it a secret from your classmates?”
“There is no one to talk to.”
Dosaka spoke coldly and turned away, his long hair fluttering.

--- p.22

My life was already more or less set by my second year of high school.
No one forced me to do it.
This is the path I have chosen and the path I truly want to take.
Unlike the college entrance exam, the civil service exam for high school graduates is a written exam administered towards the end of summer.
There is exactly one year left.
Now that I've finished applying to the literary contest, I should focus on the civil service exam.
but…….
'I was thinking, what if I make a song with Mizushima?
I compose the music and Mizushima writes the lyrics.'
Dosaka's words came to mind, so I opened the messaging app on my smartphone and played the music I'd just received.
Something passed through my chest like the wind.

--- pp.36~37

“You know.
“No matter what secrets I have, Mizushima, can you still be my club friend?”
"uh."
"really?"
"really."
“You won’t betray me, right?”
“I promise.”
"okay.
Then I'll talk.
“You may have felt strange until now.” Then, what Tosaka told me was something I could never have imagined.
But after hearing the story, I understood everything and was able to move forward.
“I can’t read like most people.
“I was born that way.”
--- pp.56~57

“It’s still good.
“Mizushima’s poetry is truly wonderful.”
Dosaka smiled, showing his white teeth.
It was a smile that was never shown in the classroom.
“Honestly, I was so absorbed in Tosaka’s voice that I didn’t even think about the lyrics.”
“On the contrary, I can’t even hear my own singing and only the lyrics come into my head.
I enjoy reciting poetry out loud.
It's amazing that it can be expressed like this.
“You can string words together in unexpected combinations.”
--- p.67

I quickly picked up my guitar case and grabbed Tosaka's slender wrist with my other hand.
“What’s wrong, Mizushima!”
“The police are coming.
“Look over there, we have to run away quickly.”
I grabbed Dosaka's wrist and started running.
She also seemed to realize the situation in an instant and followed my lead.
Luckily, the traffic light at the crosswalk in front of the station was green.
I ran away for a moment.
People passing by looked at us with surprised eyes.
How did I, a good, upstanding student, end up like this? It was so funny that I burst out laughing.
I hid in a narrow alley.
“What’s so funny?”
She asked while running with her guitar in hand, and I burst out laughing again because it was so funny.
She was smiling too.

--- p.78

"No matter how well you sing, you'll only be using it to escape," she told me last time.
Do you know that Dosaka sings with his eyes closed?
That so many people are listening to your singing right now.
I'm sure you don't know.
You wouldn't even think about it.
But your song has this much power.

--- p.142

“Tell me something, Haruto.”
My thoughts may seem burdensome and self-righteous to her.
But if she could become a singer, Ayane wouldn't have to suffer from dyslexia, which was the root cause of her worries.
So, so… … .
“That’s just the beginning.
For me.”
I tried to suppress my feelings for Ayane and answered clearly.
“So, don’t be obsessed with such trivial delusions and go to the audition.”
I heard the sound of everything I had built with Ayane crumbling inside me in an instant.

--- p.177

After a while, I heard someone running towards me.
I woke up.
There would be few people who would come running to such a remote place.
A figure appeared, wearing a black staff jumper with a hood pulled over it.
Looking at that sight, I wondered if I had ever run recently.
There was no one I wanted to run to and meet, even for a second.
Before I knew it, I was running down the hallway.
Because I miss you.
Because I miss you.
Because every second is precious.

--- p.255~256