Vayu a first year highschool student in Japan meets a new student, Anih, on the very first day of school. But it seems that she knows something about The Never Smiling Lad that must not come out no matter what!! The story might get too dark and disturbing at some points................ so reader discretion is advised.

A possible future in less than 500 words, if plastic wins. This was my entry for the WattPad/National Geographic #PlanetOrPlastic competition back in late 2018. It reached their Top 10 Submissions which, given that there appeared to be well over 5000 entries, was a very pleasant surprise! The competition itself had a limit of 500 words so, for those who keep asking if I intend continuing the story, the answer (for now!) is no - unless I can find a very good reason for adding any more. Many thanks to everyone reading and voting on this story and getting it to number 1 in the #sciencefiction category in May/June 2020! I did try to thank the voters individually on their pages but Wattpad have a daily limit on the number of times I'm allowed to do that and there are now too many of you (not that I'm complaining)! Here's the top 10 submissions page: https://www.wattpad.com/list/738243473-planetorplastic-top-10-submissions If you want to read the story in Polish please head over to https://www.wattpad.com/story/236405960-m%C4%85dro%C5%9B%C4%87-staro%C5%BCytnych-t%C5%82umaczenie-pl where @juliatlumaczy has done a fine job - thank you, Julia! @juliatlumaczy has now sent me a version of the cover she used for her Polish translation - thanks again, Julia! @alex_sokolova has also translated the story into Russian as well. You can read that here: https://www.wattpad.com/976002417-мудрость-древних - many thanks, Alex! We now have a third translation! @AlfonsoLucassen has kindly translated it into Spanish and you can find it here: https://www.wattpad.com/1063634347-la-sabidur%C3%ADa-de-los-antiguos

This complete epic work is a continuation of the Hyouka series, taking place seven years after the events of Hyouka. Centering primarily around the lives of Oreki Houtarou and Chitanda Eru, this epic saga continues years later after the events of "Hyouka". Houtarou, Eru, Satoshi, and Mayaka have all graduated from University, and are beginning new chapters in their young lives. But when a devastating event threatens to overtake Eru's family, it is up to Houtarou to find out who is behind the attempted ruin. In his endeavors to set things right, Houtarou will find himself questioning his priorities in life, and let himself become drawn more and more to Eru. Houtarou will never be the same again; under Eru's constant encouragement, he begins to embrace more and more a rose-colored life. This work, as an ambitious project for a Hyouka fanfic, spanning 15 episodes each, has taken me a year and a half to develop and complete. Each episode is quite long. Imagine that this work is part of an anime series. Take it slow and read with comprehension. Make use of the "Chapter by Chapter" feature. This work is dedicated to my younger sister, Maria, who was of great assistance to me in developing the romance of Hyouka's four principle characters, and just about everything else.