Kokoro Connect Volume 10: Asu Random Part 2 [Complete] by Sadanatsu Anda

Author:Sadanatsu Anda
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Light Novel, paranormal, completed, anime, comedy, slice of life, body-swap, friendship, psychological, drama
Publisher: J-Novel Club (generated)

After that, Taichi was repeatedly accused of “bribery,” a charge he couldn’t exactly deny, since... you know... it was essentially true. All he could say in response was “Don’t forget our agreement!”

But this request had no real weight behind it. There was no guarantee that they would hold up their end of the bargain... and if they didn’t, he was in no position to complain. Nevertheless, Taichi chose to have faith in his friends, even if they weren’t completely convinced. This was Watase Shingo and Ishikawa Daiki, after all. Taichi was confident that they’d keep their word.

“Y’know, after everything that’s been said and done, this is the first time since we got here that I’ve actually felt like it’s safe to get my hopes up.”

“Hmm... If it doesn’t work out this time, it’ll be devastating.”

As Watase and Ishikawa mused to themselves, Taichi felt the pressure sink in.

“Anyways, we need to find Setouchi and Nakayama. Real men don’t sit around and wait!”

“So far I haven’t been a very good boyfriend, but I plan to change that.”

With that, the two guys set off down the hall.

“You know what to do once you find them, right? I’m counting on you!” Nagase called after them.

“Of course,” Ishikawa replied.

“Oh, right. One last thing, Yaegashi,” Watase said suddenly, his back still turned. “Considering what we’re dealing with here, there’s no guarantee I can keep my word. Our agreement might get flushed down the drain.”

“Yeah, I get that.”

“But I swear I’ll try my best... Hey! I get that you’re worried about your girlfriend, but don’t just walk off without me, Ishikawa!”

And so the two friends disappeared down the stairs.

“...Taichi, I think you’re on to something. Y’know, it’s funny... I know for a fact that we’ve been going about this the wrong way, but I can’t really find the words to explain how.”

“Yeah, it’s hard to explain. It’s like, who were we trying to convince?”

They wanted everyone to understand them. Again and again, they put this thought into words. But looking back... who did they mean by “everyone”?

In this case, “everyone” meant Watase, Ishikawa, Nakayama, and Setouchi.

Up until now, the CRC was so preoccupied with “saving the world” that they had thought of “everyone” as the entire population. But the population of the Isolation Zone was not a single monolithic entity. It was made up of individuals — people with their own thoughts and opinions. So it was really no wonder that their strategy didn’t work when it was predicated upon painting everyone with the same brush. If they weren’t paying attention to each individual they spoke to, then they weren’t paying attention at all.

Sure, perhaps it was possible to forcibly take control of a monolith... but with broad, sweeping platitudes, very few would actually care about their message. In what world would a generic, boilerplate response have an emotional impact? They couldn’t connect to people’s hearts with that. No one would unite around it.

How could they have deluded themselves into thinking they understood everyone’s feelings when “everyone” was an unidentified mass? There was no “one size fits all” solution.

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