I Sold My Life for 10,000 Yen per Year. - Vol. 3 Ch. 16.5 - I Say a Little Prayer

[uweuweodas]

Which part do you not understand?

She said smth like that he wasn't there for her (if I understood it correctly), but I didnt understand the part where she explained it(when he wasn't there) and what was her goal cuz she said Smth about killing herself or killing him I don't remember anymore

 

[Sollertia_]

She said smth like that he wasn't there for her (if I understood it correctly), but I didnt understand the part where she explained it(when he wasn't there) and what was her goal cuz she said Smth about killing herself or killing him I don't remember anymore

Basically she faced something that led to an unwanted early pregnancy, wrote an unnatural letter to MC as a cry for help, received nothing back (MC basically thought nothing of it), and despair turned into resentment. It was kinda explained in the chapter when the reunited.

 

[uweuweodas]

Basically she faced something that led to an unwanted early pregnancy, wrote an unnatural letter to MC as a cry for help, received nothing back (MC basically thought nothing of it), and despair turned into resentment. It was kinda explained in the chapter when the reunited.

Thanks

 

[HoangDinh]

I love this manga, been a few years since I came back. You're as pretty as the day I discovered you 6 years ago (I didn't want to register on any manga reading site then).

 

[AngelHQ]

At first I was pretty mad at the ending. First, why does it matter that they're rich? The whole point of everything that they did and how they fell in love was that money wasn't a part of it. (Also is a theme of the manga, that life is priceless)
Second, the girl just throws her life away then? because she would have still only had three days with the MC. It was only her first love. She still had her whole life ahead of her. it makes the MC's sacrifice pointless.

However

Looking at this as a tragedy, like Romeo and Juliet, it makes more sense. This is a story about some young / naive individuals. It's sad because we know that there's more to life out there. We ourselves know even when the MC sells his life for barely any money (its like 3K USD) that he's making a dumb decision. Those of us that are older and have some life experience know that these sacrifices are dumb. Just like taking poison just because you think you're first love is the bomb.
It makes you want to scream No it gets better, I swear!

I hope that perspective helps some of you. I was a bit lost for a day or two until I had that realization.

Thanks, I guess this would make more sense with some kind of steampunk setting to make up for the details, handwaving the obvious scam they were eating straight from the pipe.

 

[Dexie]

holy joe biden this is so sad 😭😭😭😭

 

[under_reaper]

No cap this thing is good for short reading 9.9/10 not 10 because they didn't do the grave thing in the lake if they did that maybe i would cry

 

[INBERUN]

No cap this thing is good for short reading 9.9/10 not 10 because they didn't do the grave thing in the lake if they did that maybe i would cry

No happy ending.. It is happy but it isnt.. Feel full and empty at the same time.. I wish i wasnt here reading this but im glad i could? At the very last ch i wish i could see happy ending.

 

[under_reaper]

No happy ending.. It is happy but it isnt.. Feel full and empty at the same time.. I wish i wasnt here reading this but im glad i could? At the very last ch i wish i could see happy ending.

You need to understand that not every story needs a happy ending to be good

 

[INBERUN]

You need to understand that not every story needs a happy ending to be good

I can understand that.. Still what the point of living, if not for happy ending.. Angel beats etc these stories are just sad. good story with "bad ending"? U must understand that fiction in manga or stories far away from reality (sad reality and with bad, sad endings) can be happy if author wish for it. Its just me i get it too.. Who wish for everything to be happy like. Still remember there are two possibilities - good and bad. As a fellow human being what would u choose? If people arent maso or something like that. They will choose happy/good life. Same thing is with stories.. Sure author make this story purely for purpose for reader to be emotional (bitter/sweet ending) still, there is always a way for a happy story to be better, than most sad/emotional story endings. Just my personal opinion but they life while being happy and then bum bad ending.. I wish author could make something better for these chara..
Ekhm i wish u a good/happy day (wont wish u a sad day cus ur story wont be good/better while leading to sad situation/ending - similar to that story).

 

[under_reaper]

I can understand that.. Still what the point of living, if not for happy ending.. Angel beats etc these stories are just sad. good story with "bad ending"? U must understand that fiction in manga or stories far away from reality (sad reality and with bad, sad endings) can be happy if author wish for it. Its just me i get it too.. Who wish for everything to be happy like. Still remember there are two possibilities - good and bad. As a fellow human being what would u choose? If people arent maso or something like that. They will choose happy/good life. Same thing is with stories.. Sure author make this story purely for purpose for reader to be emotional (bitter/sweet ending) still, there is always a way for a happy story to be better, than most sad/emotional story endings. Just my personal opinion but they life while being happy and then bum bad ending.. I wish author could make something better for these chara..
Ekhm i wish u a good/happy day (wont wish u a sad day cus ur story wont be good/better while leading to sad situation/ending - similar to that story).

I get your point that everyone will choose good story in their life but even tho they choose it doesn't mean they will get it like this manga which is better off being a sad ending because if its happy ending the purpose of all the previous chapter will be in vain

 

[Admmi]

Well after putting this on hold for years I finally decided to read it and I gotta say, fuucccckkkk this may have been the worst/best time in my life to read this one, my god, I wont call this one my favourite but it's been a long while since a story hit me this hard.

 

[zerio]

At first I was pretty mad at the ending. First, why does it matter that they're rich? The whole point of everything that they did and how they fell in love was that money wasn't a part of it. (Also is a theme of the manga, that life is priceless)
Second, the girl just throws her life away then? because she would have still only had three days with the MC. It was only her first love. She still had her whole life ahead of her. it makes the MC's sacrifice pointless.

However

Looking at this as a tragedy, like Romeo and Juliet, it makes more sense. This is a story about some young / naive individuals. It's sad because we know that there's more to life out there. We ourselves know even when the MC sells his life for barely any money (its like 3K USD) that he's making a dumb decision. Those of us that are older and have some life experience know that these sacrifices are dumb. Just like taking poison just because you think you're first love is the bomb.
It makes you want to scream No it gets better, I swear!

I hope that perspective helps some of you. I was a bit lost for a day or two until I had that realization.

No, life itself is meaningless, more so if it's a long life. So, if you can guarantee an end where you're the happiest, why not take it?
Like if she continue living for 30 more years, what if she ended up lonely and miserable for the rest of her life? What if she ended up in an accident and had to be on life support for the rest of her life?
The money didn't matter. She only sold her lifespan so she could die together with the man she love. She's the happiest in her life. She's satisfied, and it's better than being left alone by MC.

This is different from Romeo and Juliet where they double suicided in their worst time. Here, both of them are the happiest ever without regret.

 

[zerio]

It was nice to see her pov. Their date was cute!

I kinda wished we get more details on this shady company though. Like how do they take someone's life spans? How do they calculate the payment?

 

[Sherlocke_d]

9.6/10 ​

This was certainly a journey, some might call it pleasant, bittersweet, happy even... I'd say fulfilling. Dying with no regrets and living a future of what would've never been had it not been for the events leading up is not a death I would consider disdainful. I liked how the manga was able to tell a heartfelt story of two people who essentially lost everything and helped each other search for anything and ultimately found something.

Honestly, I never expected a manga like this to delve this far into the philosophy. I thought it was going to be another romance manga with the philosophical tag and a gimmick. I'm personally in a similar situation and the absurdist inside of me loved this manga. The authors ability to write such a story of substance [characters, development, plot, emotions, interactions] in just 17 chapters is also something to take note of too.

 

[Lunkli]

For anyone who liked this, I highly highly recommend reading Your Story and the rest of Sugaru Miaki's novels. Like, Three Days of Happiness is probably my least favorite novel of his. It just feels so sanitized in comparison to his other works, like he was intentionally censoring himself and forcing himself to write something "for the masses," if that makes sense. (But I guess that's why it's his most popular work, huh?)

 

[HoangDinh]

@rebel16 Ah okay thx for the insight

You would've gotten that if you paid attention to the dialogue ffs.

I thought you were questioning how Miyagi was able to stay with the old woman who treated her well, that would've been a better question.

@Coldlight no, the 6 letters that is incorrect are actually "Himeno" and should be "Miyaki" instead

Miyaki or Miyagi?

If anyone wondered about the "6 letters", on the novel it said "name", meaning he would get perfect score if the name he mention was hers.

I wonder if you saw the 11th comment in the thread before posting this.

@DANDAN_THE_DANDAN That’s how everyone saw Miyaki at the end.

Again, is it Miyaki or Miyagi?

 

[HoangDinh]

like he was intentionally censoring himself and forcing himself to write something "for the masses," if that makes sense. (But I guess that's why it's his most popular work, huh?)

Duh 🙄