A short story by Takiji Kobayashi

“Teacher, I will be absent from school starting today. Everyone teases me, mocks me, and I can’t even pay the tuition. On top of that, I cannot give the money for the war that I had promised to contribute. As you know, I have always wanted to study harder than anyone else and become someone great, but even Yoshimoto and Hiraga say that they will no longer be my friends if I don’t give the war money. —If even Yoshimoto and Hiraga won’t play with me, school feels like a kind of hell. Teacher, you can’t imagine how much I want to give the money for the war.”

Author :  Takij Kobayashi
Narrator : Nana Nagao
Produced by：Koé no Shoten
Special Thanks：Shigoto, Inc.
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Release Date：2025/