ᴍᴀᴋᴀᴠᴇʟɪ | ʏ.ᴋᴀɴᴇᴍᴏᴛᴏ ✔️

Nation's Icon

Clips of that interview spread around faster than wildfire - the uproar his presence caused couldn't compare.

Mixed emotions were evoked, along with the high amount of praise he received for his honesty. But he knew that it would've been better for him if he ignored all of it and continued with his education.

Though, he did sign to a record label as some side work until he graduated, publishing his song officially under his stage name, which was simply "Yoshi."

That song quickly became the anthem for the struggling, the angry, and the uprising young teens and adults across the nation, so it's safe to say that Yoshinori found himself being a national icon.

What people found so alluring about him was how silent he moved, like a gust of wind across someone's back - you feel him around you, but he can never been seen.

Then Yoshinori finally graduated as the valedictorian of his class, with his speech - albeit basic - being broadcast live and viewed by every kid across the world.

To him, he had finally achieved what he always wanted: Being a glimpse of hope and promise to everyone who looked up to him.

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