Sotsugyo Kun Ga Kureta Kotoba (STARTS PUBLISHING Bunko) [Light Novel]

[Machine Translation] A collection of graduation short stories by five writers that will bring tears to your eyes as they say sad goodbyes and start on new journeys. The story depicts the graduation ceremony with a boy who helped the protagonist struggling with school life ("Classroom Without You" by Minamizu Aoyama), the protagonists before the graduation ceremony thinking, "What if I could read their partner's thoughts? The protagonist who wants nothing to do with anyone but meets a man who looks like a disaster on the rooftop and changes ("Four Seasons with You" by Sou Inaida), the protagonist who lost his girlfriend on graduation day and aspires to become a singer ("Lackadaisical Vibrato" by Shinya Kagami), the protagonist who is worried about what people will think of him and goes to a school far away... The protagonist, who goes to a school far away from his family, is changing ("My special seat" by Kasuke Uyama). This is a book that will bring tears to the reader as the protagonist looks forward to the graduation ceremony, even though she is conflicted about this milestone.

5人の作家が描く、切ない別れと新しい旅立ちに涙する卒業短編集。学校生活に悩む主人公を助けてくれた彼との卒業式を描く(『君のいない教室』蒼山皆水)、もし相手の考えが読めたら...と考える卒業式前の主人公たち(『透明な頭蓋骨』雨)、誰とも関わりたくない主人公が屋上で災いのような彼と出会い変わっていく姿を描く(『君との四季』稲井田そう)、卒業式の日に恋人を亡くした歌手を目指す主人公(『へたっぴなビブラート』加賀美真也)、人の目が気になり遠くの学校に通う主人公が変わっていく姿を描く(『わたしの特等席』宇山佳佑)。卒業式という節目に葛藤しながらも前を向く姿に涙する一冊。