I Sold My Life for 10,000 Yen per Year. - Vol. 2 Ch. 11.5 - The Unspoken Lightness of Being

[pcawesome0]

Pretty wholesome chapter. Makes me question the timing of it

 

[Nerazim]

Is this... Are these the people from Parasite in Love?

 

[redscizor]

I am sure that the old man buy lifespan

 

[AngelHQ]

Welp, I'll just drop this one since I seem to have just read the prologue. It's an above average story with a minimalist style but, the mc's mind is totally wasted.

There should be a disclaimer about the huge depression he's having since childhood.

 

[HoangDinh]

I don't understand this chapter. What relevance does it have to the rest of the story?
Who are these two?

Just ignore my comment and dont take it seriously because I'm also not quite sure.

This dude already sold his lifespan and that little girl apparently his observer pretend to be his daughter.
When in the road he just make a glances to the MC that return from building after sold lifespan.
And yeah, this dude made an absolute correct answer for the deep question from old man.

I was hoping that we could see how the two spend their last three days and how the community would react to both their simultaneous deaths. Well, at least I don't have to shed another tear.

@crynelleciaz Pretty good theory. I thought it was weird that a father would talk about shortening his life in front of his daughter but then the girl mentioned "mister" and not "dad".

However, one plot hole to your hypothesis is that if he had sold his lifespan, he wouldn't guess zero. Why? Let's say that he had a value of 'x' to his lifespan. Logically, if 'x' were to be high enough, he won't be selling old books. Intuitively, if 'x' were to be low enough, anyone would think that value is the lowest it could be. If 'x' really is zero, that means he sold all of his life, except for one year, for zero dollars; his observer is this statement's evidence, according to your guess.

It's more likely that as @datamaru stated, the mangaka just wants to retell the essence of this story in a shorter format with a different perspective.

But at the end of the day, those two are mere background characters in a chapter that is just an extra; they may have a deep personality and a definite backstory but there isn't a point to inspect these people further since this is truly the end of the story.

My theory is the man in this chapter is just a normal con man up until now and the little girl was abandoned by her parent(s), one day the con man saw her and took her into his care. Since he was just living on a day to day basis, he didn't need money but now that he has to take care of a kid, he needs money but he also has a conscience and don't want the little girl to see him swindling other people and wants her to have a bright future that's why he's set on changing his life for the better from now, both for him and for her. And so, because he has another person depending and care for him right now, his lifespan would probably sell for a lot compared to when he was alone. The con man just hadn't realized how valuable his life is to the young girl, the old man noticed it as well but still he accepts the wrong answer to grant them a momentary happiness such as getting ice cream ☺️. Just like how MC's life value suddenly gone up ever since him and Miyabi spend their days happily together.

 

[HoangDinh]

But the REAL question is how the old man knows all that stuff about it.

I am sure that the old man buy lifespan

YES! I think so too. I think he's the one who created this service and the one who's getting his lifespan extended in exchange for the money he gives. Basically he's god existing along humans, observing and testing them.

 

[HoangDinh]

So what does it mean did this side character sell his lifespan already?

no dummy ☺️

 

[HoangDinh]

My theory is the man in this chapter is just a normal con man up until now and the little girl was abandoned by her parent(s), one day the con man saw her and took her into his care. Since he was just living on a day to day basis, he didn't need money but now that he has to take care of a kid, he needs money but he also has a conscience and don't want the little girl to see him swindling other people and wants her to have a bright future that's why he's set on changing his life for the better from now, both for him and for her. And so, because he has another person depending and care for him right now, his lifespan would probably sell for a lot compared to when he was alone. The con man just hadn't realized how valuable his life is to the young girl, the old man noticed it as well but still he accepts the wrong answer to grant them a momentary happiness such as getting ice cream ☺️. Just like how MC's life value suddenly gone up ever since him and Miyabi spend their days happily together.

Remember how the price takes into account how happy you are and how happy you make others, as well as achievements in life but the 2nd one maybe have significantly more value. And then comes achievements in life that may or may not benefit others. Lastly is your own happiness.

 

[shawarmama]

oh my god, so good