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Chapter 20: The First Completion — Our First Collaborative “Product”
I spent months huddled in my room, peeking at the world through the gaps in my curtains. But finally, the day arrived to release a "form" back into society. It wasn't a massive structure like I used to build. It was a tiny piece of "buil... -
April Fools’ Day in Japan: Creative Chaos, High-Quality Lies, and the Risk of Backlash
April 1st has become one of the most visually creative days on Japanese social media. Although it’s not a traditional Japanese holiday, companies, game studios, anime producers, and brands treat it like a yearly festival of elaborate hoa... -
Chapter 19: The Noise of Approval — Finding the Right Distance from SNS
With AI as my cane, I returned to the battlefield of X (Twitter), only to find an unexpected "reaction." As I began to expose my scars and share my journey with AI, my "likes" and reposts sometimes skyrocketed. The old me would have misi... -
The Collapsed “Sacred Site”: Analysis of the Kobe Teacher Misconduct Scandal
On March 30, 2026, a report was released that shook the foundations of public trust in education. Two teachers from a municipal elementary school in Kobe were suspended for six months after engaging in sexual acts inside the school build... -
Chapter 18: Overloading Called “Expectation” — The Art of Safe Demolition
"You look much better lately." "Do you think you’ll be coming back soon?" As my rehabilitation progressed and I began to breathe the outside air, people around me showered me with warm words. They had no malice. In fact, they were a mass... -
Chapter 17: Ground Subsidence Called “Comparison” — The Ghost of My Former Self
As I continued my rehabilitation and grew accustomed to my AI "prosthetic leg," the time I could spend "moving" gradually increased. However, right when I started to function to some extent, the most vicious earthbound spirit appeared at... -
Chapter 16: Testing the Breakwater — Replying to a Human After Months
I had been practicing my "verbal swings" in the safe environment of the AI simulator. But I couldn't keep swinging at the concrete walls of the training center forever. On my actual smartphone, "unexploded ordnance" in the form of unread... -
Chapter 15: The Terror of “Live-Wire” Work — AI as an Interpersonal Simulator
Opening the window, drinking water, and throwing away the trash. As I began to survey my current position through these micro-"test borings," a new, massive wall stood in my way: human contact. To return to the "site" of society, the pro... -
Chapter 14: Rehabilitation as “Test Boring” — Checking the Ground Before Building
I spent my days performing the ultimate task: "Just breathe and reach the night." I waited in the mud for the storm to pass. Eventually, rare mornings arrived when I felt, "Today, my body feels a little lighter." But let me speak as a fo... -
Chapter 13: The Only “Single Task” You Truly Need in the Mud
"Resting is your job." "You don't have to do anything." Doctors and counselors say these words easily. But for those of us stuck in the mud of adjustment disorder or depression, there is no labor more grueling than "doing nothing." The E...