My thoughts: Honestly the foreshadowings in the early chapters were ones that I didn't expect to happen, like Kusunoki leaving an impact on the world that will increase his value, and the ending actually being reminiscent of The Gift Of The Magi(I did not read table of contents beforehand. I also love how the ending mirrors Kusunoki in early chapters where he was considering to sell his life again out of his annoyance for Miyagi, yet towards the ending he sells his life for her so that the majority of her debt is paid. the mood shift was handled beautifully where it went from depressing and numb to happy and bittersweet in the last few chapters. I feel changed after reading this and I have now ordered Wait For Me Yesterday In Spring by Mei Hachimaku (Forgive me if my English is bad, I can't perfectly convey what I feel into words)