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Shounen no Abyss — Chapter 1

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Dialogue Transcript Shounen no Abyss — Chapter 1 97

THAT YOU'LL DIE WITH ME...

REIJI.

ANOTHER TYPHOON, I GUESS.

WOW, THE WIND'S SO STRONG!

NO. 31, RIGHT?

THERE'S SO MANY!

AH, THE BUS IS HERE. SEE YA.

LOOKS LIKE YOU GOT TOTALLY HOOKED ON ACRYLIC.

PROPA- GATION SUCCESS- FUL!

TOTALLY SUCKED IN.

AAA AAAA AAAA AAAA AAHH HH!

I WANNA GO TO TOKYO! I WANNA SEE ACRYLIC LIVE!

SER- IOUS- LY.

HOW VIRTUOUS WOULD YOU HAVE TO BE IN YOUR PAST LIFE TO BE BORN LIKE NAGI AOE?

I SWEAR I MUST'VE BEEN AN ATROCIOUS FIEND IN MY PAST LIFE...

...I WAS BORN IN THE BOONIES,

AND AS IF THAT WASN'T ENOUGH, I'M FAT, SMALL, UGLY, A NERD, GOT STIFF BRISTLES, AND I'M SHORT SIGHTED!

I SWEAR I MUSTA BEEN A BAD DUDE! LIKE THE ONE FROM THE TSUYAMA MASSA- CRE WHO KILLED 30 PEOPLE!

WHO?

THEY SAID I CAN TRY OUT FOR WASEDA!

I CAN GO TO TOKYO, I REALLY CAN!

REALLY!? WASEDA'S AWESOME!

YAY, YAY!

ONE AND A HALF YEARS LEFT! I'M DEFINITELY GETTING OUT OF HERE!

YOU REALLY ARE A CHILDHOOD FRIEND I CAN BE PROUD OF.

...I HAD COUNSELING TODAY.

I TOLD THEM I WANNA WORK HERE FOR NOW.

WHAT ABOUT YOU, REI?

WHAT DO YOU PLAN TO DO IN THE FUTURE?

YOU DON'T...

...WANT TO LEAVE THIS CITY, RIGHT?

I KNOW YOU HAVE A LOT GOING ON AT HOME...

BUT...

YOUR LIFE...

IS YOUR LIFE.

...YEAH.

THANKS, CHAKO.

ERM, DO YOU KNOW WHERE THE "LOVER'S ABYSS" IS?

EXCUSE ME.

GO STRAIGHT THAT WAY UNTIL YOU HIT THE RIVER AND TURN RIGHT TO GO UPSTREAM.

OH! I KNOW WHERE THAT IS!

IT'S ABOUT A 30 MINUTE WALK, THOUGH.

LOV- ERS...?

AH, I GUESS WE REALLY CAN'T GO BY FOOT...

HOW ABOUT A TAXI?

THEY'RE ON A PIL- GRIMAGE TO THE SETTING OF “SPRING'S COFFIN” BY KOSAKU ES- EMORI!

THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

WHAT'S THAT?

IT'S A NOVEL!

I'M A BIG FAN OF HIS BOOKS.

I DON'T READ NOVELS.

THE LOVER'S ABYSS...

IS UPSTREAM ALONG THE KAMITSUKI.

THE KAMIT- SUKI?

IS THERE ANYTHING ACTUALLY THERE?

ONLY THE AC- PEOPLE LIVING CORDING UPSTREAM TO THE KNOW ABOUT BOOK, THE LOVERS ABYSS LEGEND.

AC- CORDING TO THE BOOK,

IT WAS...

春 の 棺

A DOUBLE SUICIDE.

WHAT'S THE LEG- END?

DURING THE EDO ERA, A WOMAN CAME TO TOWN FROM THE MOUN- TAINS.

SHE WAS IMMENSELY BEAUTIFUL, AND THE ENTIRE VILLAGE FELL IN LOVE WITH HER.

SHE FELL DEEPLY IN LOVE WITH ONE OF THE MEN.

BUT THEN THE VILLAGERS BECAME JEALOUS,

UNABLE TO GET MARRIED OR LEAVE, THEY LEAPED OFF THE BRIDGE TO THEIR DEATHS ONE STORMY NIGHT.

AND TRIED TO MEDDLE IN THEIR LOVE.

THE VILLAG- ERS TOOK TO CALLING WHERE THEY DIED "THE LOVER'S ABYSS."

THE NOVEL ENDS THERE.

HEH.

THIS IS JUST MY WAY OF...

RETURNING A FAVOR.

REI, HAVEN'T YOU DONE PLENTY ALREADY?

IT'S ABOUT TIME YOU CUT TIES WITH HIM.

...BUT HOW?

THANKS, CHAKO.

HAHAHA, THAT'S SO BAD!

TOO FUNNY!

OH, REIJI!

HE'S JUST A GOFER AIN'T HE!?

S- SURE.

C'MON, HURRY UP, CHILDHOOD FRIEND!

ONE NINE STARS.

LAWSON 酒・たばこ ATM

Are you over 20 years old? Yes

止中 下さい。

NOT "THANKS" BUT...

A "FAVOR"...

CHAKO'S JUST RETURNING THE FAVOR, AND WILL MOVE TO TOKYO WITHOUT REGRETS.

BUT HERE, WHERE GEN IS KING...

I'LL ALWAYS...

...BE DOING HIM "FAVORS."

I'M HOME.

AH... WELCOME BACK REI.

...GR- ANDMA'S DIAPER LEAKED AGAIN.

HER CHAIR.

ALRIGHT, I'LL WIPE IT OFF.

Chapter Summary

Well, if you're diving into Shounen no Abyss - Chapter 1, prepare yourself for an immediate emotional impact! 🌪️ Readers are already feeling the weight of this story, and it seems the very first chapter has left quite an impression.

One comment perfectly encapsulates the vibe: "Ça à l'air lourd (dans les deux sens)," which beautifully translates to "It looks heavy (in both senses)." This isn't just a casual read; it promises depth and intensity right from the start. You can tell it's hitting hard when another reader simply states, "I feel traumatized for him." 😥

It sounds like Chapter 1 of Shounen no Abyss doesn't pull any punches, immediately drawing you into a potentially difficult but compelling narrative. Get ready for a story that aims straight for the feels!

Chapter Analysis: Shounen no Abyss — Chapter 1

Chapter Analysis Shounen no Abyss — Chapter 1
Shounen no Abyss Chapter 1 opens on an ordinary after-school moment that already feels heavy with stagnation, as Reiji and his classmates talk about a typhoon, a late bus, and the idol group Acrylic with dreams of seeing them live in Tokyo. One friend jokes self-deprecatingly about his looks while envying Nagi Aoe, and another celebrates being told he could aim for Waseda and finally leave town in a year and a half, which immediately frames escape as the central desire everyone except Reiji seems able to voice. The heart of Shounen no Abyss Chapter 1 is Reiji's quiet conversation with Chako after school counseling, where she says she plans to work locally for now and gently presses him about his own future. She senses that he does not want to leave the city and acknowledges his difficult home situation, yet reminds him that his life is his life, a kindness Reiji simply absorbs with thanks. That exchange is interrupted by strangers asking for directions to the Lover's Abyss, a pilgrimage spot from Kosaku Esemori's novel Spring's Coffin, giving Reiji and Chako a chance to explain the route upstream along the Kamitsuki river and recount its bleak Edo-era legend of jealous villagers driving two lovers to leap from a bridge on a stormy night. The chapter then grounds that legend in Reiji's daily reality as he runs errands, is mocked as a gofer, buys cigarettes at Lawson, and returns to a home where his mother greets him with the news that his grandmother's diaper leaked onto her chair. His immediate offer to wipe it shows duty replacing ambition, and Shounen no Abyss Chapter 1 closes on that suffocating contrast between classmates planning Tokyo futures and Reiji quietly accepting a life of favors and caretaking.