Violet Evergarden - Chapter 13.2

Translator – Dennou Translations

Dear whomever it may concern, it has been a while. Have you been well?

Time sure does fly. In case there were many events of any sort during the meantime that we have not been in touch, I truly hope they have made you strong and not just lonely.

Have you reflected on what kind of girl Violet is? Compared to your life, whether the difficulties and joys were a lot or a few, hers was definitely different. It is the life of someone else, after all. There is not a single thing that can be defined as right. If you ask me, “Then, what is it that you wanted to do? What message did you want to give through her?”, I simply wanted to say, “I am cheering for you”. This book is merely one of the several others you have stumbled upon in the life that you star. Still, I am cheering for whoever goes, “Regardless, I will live on”.

I am someone who gets hurt and cries often, but those who have upset me and who I have upset are people. Similarly, those who heal me are also people, so no matter how much I cry, I cannot hate humans. After all, I started writing upon thinking, “Guess I will go live by myself”, but in the end, I only somehow succeeded because numerous people lent me a hand. Even if I come to hate myself, it is hard to do the same with others.

I have no idea what kind of future I will live from now on, but I want to become sympathetic even if I am wounded. It is said that we repeatedly hurt and are hurt, and then gradually become compassionate. I do not wish to recite anything self-important, but instead be a bit gentler to someone other than myself. I want to become someone a little – a tad – better before I die. In my day-by-day, I keep thinking, “Isn’t that something very important?”. That is why I am cheering. But there are also times when we get tired and want to close our eyes for eternity, aren’t there? Many things in life can be infuriating. During those times, please rest. I do so as well.

Do you remember what I had said previously? Yes, that is right! Let’s do our best together.

Lastly, the countless people who have supported the blue-eyed girl Violet have my gratitude. To the editor that assisted me in delivering this work to the world, the various employees of Kyoto Animation, the bookshops that sell this piece, my friends and family, and you, the reader, thank you very much. I pray you discover a tiny bit of kindness when you look around the world after closing this book.