“Looking back on High School Life”
by Hachiman Hikigaya, section 2-F
Youth is but a lie — an evil.
Those enthralled by it are constantly deceiving both themselves and those around them. They immerse themselves within the crowd, and wallow in the affirmation of others. Even some fatal blunder, or such, could serve as proof of one’s youth — all etched on to a single page of one’s memories.
Some examples are in order.
The action of a youth involved in, say, shoplifting or mass rioting would be labeled as “youthful indiscretion."
After failing an examination, the youth will retort that, “school is simply a place for studying, and nothing more."
In the face of “youth,” they are able to distort any sense of commonly held beliefs or social norms. To them, lies, secrets, crimes, and even failures are simply the spice of “youth”. Any shortcomings or evils they do are labeled as mere exceptions. Meanwhile, as they lump all of their failures to a portion of their youth, they label all others committing the same as not a product of youth, but failure in itself.
Assuming such failure is proof of one’s youth, should that not make those who can’t make friends the very essence of youth, itself? All of them are full of double standards.
Therefore, this is all deception. Lies, deceit, secrecy, and fraud worthy of condemnation.
THEY are an evil.
Therefore, true justice lies, paradoxically, in those who shun upon “youth."
My conclusion is thus:
RIAJŪ, YOU SHOULD JUST EXPLODE. (1)
Translation Notes
Jump up↑ A popular translation of a Japanese internet meme - Riajuu, bakuhatsu shirou! - based on a vocaloid song by KAZU-k and performed by Hatsune Miku. In the song, Miku's persona detests people with the good fortune of being in a relationship and goes on to ask them to die by spontaneous combustion.
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