Tokyo Haneda International Airport. Pen | fun | pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 Info Kako Kitagawa and other family members who did not see them off in the lobby entered the vicinity of the apron of the Sakai family's private jet through the VIP channel. And the people who came to see off Takeshita Kusaoji and Kitagawa Mina, in addition to the mother and daughter of the Kitagawa family, also included Sakai Chie, Sakai Wakana, Sakai Hideki, and Minamino Shuichi.

After saying goodbye to them one by one, Takeshita Kusaoji led his youngest daughter Kitagawa Mina to board a private jet. The father and daughter, who were sitting on the side where they could be seen, waved goodbye to the people below through the two windows. It's not a sappy Takeshita mustard that doesn't feel much, and there is no need to shed tears, after all, it's not like you can't go back. In a few days, a week at most, he will reappear on this land. As for Kitagawa Mina, she couldn't help but cry in her eyes, and it was all a reluctant goodbye. And as the plane slowly started, Kako Kitagawa and the others who were standing also waved goodbye to them.

The plane first taxied over the runway, headed forward at full speed, and then leaped into the air with strong thrust and took off. The palms of both hands, and almost the entire face of Kitagawa Mina against the glass window, still focused on the direction of her mother and the others to see her and her father farewell. Even if they were no longer visible at all, they continued to watch.

Knowing that this one-sided flight would take at least ten or twenty hours, and more than thirty or even forty hours of Takeshita Kusaoke, there was nothing to worry about, after all, it was not the first time to travel so far on a plane for such a long time. What's more, this private jet also has a standard double bed on it. It's completely okay to make do with your little daughter by yourself.

After the plane was able to fly smoothly, Takeshita Kusaokei slowly got up from the single-table sofa where he was sitting. After taking a few steps backwards, he stopped by Mina's side and smiled, "Why are you reluctant to leave home?" ”

Kitagawa Mina, whose face was full of tears, turned her little body to face her father, first nodded her head, then quickly shook her head, and muttered, "Half of them are, and the other half is not." ”

Stretching out the palm of his right hand is to touch the bamboo grass mustard of her little head, and the father's smile is completely revealed on his face and says, "Explain it to Dad!" ”

Mina Kitagawa, who did not continue to roll down tears in her two eye sockets, expressed her worries and said, "Half of the reluctance to leave the house is due to fear. I don't speak a second language other than Japanese. This time, I'm going with you to Stockholm, Sweden, to receive the Nobel Prize, the highest prize in literature. If you are a foreign friend, the reporter asks me in English, but what is good? So, am I going to lose your face? The other half is very happy and honored to be able to accompany you to receive the award. I never thought you'd take me with me. Miyuki, Miyu, Wakana, Hideki, any of them are much better than me. ”

Takeshita Kusao, who heard the voice of his little daughter's disconfidence, shrugged his shoulders, not pretending to be relaxed, but not taking it as a big deal in the first place, after all, he just came to accept the award in place of the disappeared Kawabata Yasunari, and restored a historical moment that had been.

"Mina, do you know what it means to be unfounded? You are right now. My little advice to you, don't just think about it in your little head. You should think about what to eat and what to do in Stockholm...... As for the award ceremony of the Nobel Prize in Literature, it is just a small episode in your travels. The loving father's smile was still smiling, and he was giving her psychological relief.

Kitagawa Mina, who listened to her father's words, nodded her head heavily, and asked the question that had been puzzled in her heart: "Dad, why are you able to go from learning that you won the Nobel Prize in Literature, the highest award for literature, to now go to accept the award, and be calm and calm?" If it were me, I would have been overwhelmed with joy. ”

"Mina, you firmly remember what your father said to you at the moment, and you must keep it in your heart. The reason why Dad still insists on writing almost every day is that he likes to do this thing from the bottom of his heart, not as a means to achieve something. For this reason, I am willing to dedicate my life to doing it well. I don't write to win awards, but to love it. As for fame and fortune, they are just the appendages that come naturally after you do a good job. Don't take accessory rewards too seriously. Otherwise, they will commit the stupid thing of sacrificing their roots. The reason why many talented writers end up is that they are trapped by fame and fortune. For this reason, they who could not get out of it, and in the end, they could no longer concentrate on writing, so they could only embark on a path of self-destruction. Takeshita Grass Mustard, who was heart-to-heart, told his little daughter all the secrets of why he was able to persist in writing.

"But, Dad, you have won the Nobel Prize in Literature, which means that you are standing at the pinnacle of world literature. It's not just done well, but it should be done to the extreme. Why be so tired? Kitagawa Mina, who blinked her eyes twice, raised her little head and stared at him at forty-five degrees, and he still couldn't fully understand.

"There is no pinnacle in writing, only transcendence. Didn't I tell you that earlier? I really like to write, so I don't say I'm tired, but I get the joy out of it that others can't remember. Instead of doing a job that is easy but you don't like, it is better to do a job that is tiring but you like it. One cannot work for the sake of working, nor can one work for the sake of life. It's about finding joy in what you do. That way, you won't feel like you're working hard all day, but you're having fun all day. "It's not a Takeshita grass mustard who instills some chicken soup for the soul into his little daughter, but teaches the baby experience that he has summarized and realized without reservation.

Kitagawa Mina, who listens to it paradoxically and can't fully understand it, unconditionally believes that what her father said is the truth. I don't have any doubts about the truth. The reason why she finally chose to engage in a writing career and gradually transformed from a caterpillar into a beautiful flower butterfly is because of the great influence from her father, as well as her words and deeds. (To be continued.) )