All the Women Who Have Loved Me Have Betrayed Me… I Keep Breaking Down… I Wonder If One Day I Will Be Rewarded…

“Kyosuke… boys… no matter how hard it is… there are times when you have to endure… There may be times when you are going through hard times… and misfortunes… and you may hate everything… But you must never become desperate… If you continue to work hard and diligently… one day… you will be rewarded…” It was my mother’s last will and testament. I chewed on these words and made up my mind, even as a child, to live my life with earnestness and continuous effort. A few years after my mother’s death, my father remarried a subordinate of his company named Yukina. Yukina was a kind person who loved me like a real child. Unfortunately, my father died in an accident soon after I became a junior high school student. From that point on, the wheels of my life started to go haywire. My childhood friend, whom I thought shared mutual feelings for, was being seduced by her ex-boyfriend, an older student, in front of my eyes… My stepmother, whom I loved so much, was wooed by a man from her company… My best friend, the girl who supported me through my heartbreak, was forced to be with a man I didn’t know… How many times do I have to experience despair? I want to give up everything… But… the only thing that supported me in those times was my mother’s will, whom I have always loved… Even if it’s hard, even if it’s painful… after diligently continuing to work hard… I..