I'm sorry.

It's not your fault.

it?

No. It's sad because I like some people here but not the place.

you're just going about it the wrong way and not trying to enjoy it here.

What's there to enjoy?

what isn't there to enjoy? you get to meet dozens of people from entirely different worlds.

if you so chose, you could reinvent yourself here.

there are no laws to restrict you from doing whatever you like

you could try new and exciting things!

this place is amazing. in my short time here I have met angels, demons, seen shinigami, I have even met a few countries.

That's a great way to think, Mister Ryuzaki!

I already knew shinigami!

I don't want to do new and exciting things!

I have managed to achieve 2/3 of my life's goals here.

oh then maybe you should just kill yourself three times and get out of here?

I don't want to die!

so you just want to whine?

And what would those life goals be, Ryuzaki?

What's wrong with complaining about something horrible?

do battle with a poisonous scorpion and make a cheesecake.

it seems to me that all you do is complain, asano.

What wuold youl like me to do instead?

I could show you a good time here.

I don't like the sound of that!

I didn't think you would.

you know.

you remind me of a young girl I once knew.

she was Quite a whiner too.

I don't think I want to hear the rest of this story.

why? it has a happy ending.

long story short: she stopped whining

there is a moral to the story.

but since you don't want to hear it, then I guess you'll never know it.

...

how did it emd?

her mother finally realized how much she loved her.

a happy ending indeed.

But what happened to the girl?

we helped each other.

How?

that is between the two of us. confidentiality is important.

K

don't worry. if I help you I'll be certain to keep the method a secret.

I don't need your help.

I think you do.

No, that's OK. I'm fine.

don't be afraid. I don't bite.

I'm not afraid. I just don't need your help.

that is what they all think. it is okay, you will come to accept it.

No I won't!

Can you not see, Ryuzaki, that this young man obviously has no desire for your assistance?

I think he's afraid of me for some reason. do you think I plan on raping you or something horrid like that, asano?

I don't know!

Yes, I can't imagine why someone would ever think that about you.

neither do I. despite your attempts to start rumours about me.

well, asano, I have no plans to rape you, if that is what you are afraid of.

What do you have plans to do then?

like I said, show you a good time. help you out.

That sounds like rape!

what?

no. there will be no sex.

Isn't that what people usually mean when they say show you a good time?

Or "help you out" ni this city?

it is not what I meant.

I still don't need you rhelp.

that's good. you're at the first stage.

The first stage of what?

first is denial. then comes anger, bargaining, depression and finally acceptance.

Those are the stages of grief aren't they?

no, they aren't.

Still don't need your help.

you do.

No I don't