Go

by Kazuki Kaneshiro

Sure, I hated school, but surrounded by my group of friends, I had a sense of security. I felt that I was protected by something. Even if that something drew a tight, complete circle around me and choked me to the point of suffocation, leaving that circle required a fair amount of courage.

‘He who fights with monsters should look to it that he himself does not become a monster. And if you gaze long into an abyss, the abyss also gazes into you.’ Keep that in mind.”

But you’re wrong. You know what—I’m a lion. A lion has no idea he’s a lion. It’s just a random name that you people gave him so you can feel like you know all about him.