You've read way too many of those kinds of stories, man.
I know it's hard not to jump to that conclusion with all those drama fanworks conditioning us for that ending, but come on. Karaa's got more class than jumping on that bandwagon.
My thanks to those of you who have kindly picked up this book. My name is Kara'agetarou.
"Udon, beer, energy drinks, and...face masks? It's dated for December, I guess I'd caught a cold? But why the beer...?" That sort of thing. Memories from that time start coming back rather vividly.
Keine Box
[Colophon]
Original Work
Circle
Publisher
Publ. Date
PrinterTeam Shanghai Alice
Kara'ageya-san
Kara'agetarou
December 29, 2014
Neko no Shippo
Also, sometimes there's stuff written on memo pad scraps tucked inside packages sent from your folks' place, scribbled rather hurriedly by your parents. Such things are hardly important, but throwing them out felt wrong, so you'd hung on to them.
Using that sort of thing as a starting point, I drew this story.
Afterword
You look back, thinking, "Aah, that's when I was buying stuff like this."
Haven't you ever been cleaning and had a receipt from when you went shopping ages ago or some such turn up? I just love scrutinizing such things.