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I went to my girlfriend's apartment to tell her a very delightful piece of news - but I found the 25-year-old girl having become an old lady that could have easily passed 90. Holding a small bag with her wrinkled hands, she said, "Thank you. Thank you very much. I love you." Whispering those words, she passed away as if she fell asleep.
I had no idea of what exactly happened. When my mind returned to me, I found myself moving her body away from the apartment in secret. Deep inside the mountains where there was no sign of any person, I carefully buried her with the bag she had been holding tightly. After that, I thought if I returned to her home, she would come back. But no, what I saw in the apartment was a devil.
"Cheer~s! I'm the Dev~il! I've come to fufil your wish at a price! Man, you've got a very desperate wish, haven't you. Ahh you are literally in a huff!" Anyway I just beat him up. "Beating up a devil? You're a real devil!" I asked, "Wish? do you mean you can make anything come true?"
"Of course! The price is determined by the scale of your wish." Upon asking whether he could send me to the previous day, he promptly replied, "Certainly. The price is that you will 'no longer be able to play music.' How's it? Mr Newbie-musician-who-is-about-to-debut?" Oh, this dude was truly a devil. I gave my reply.
I returned to the previous day. I waked my girlfriend up and took her away with me. I could not say anything, but she believed in me and followed me. After two days, as if nothing happened, she returned to her apartment. It was almost like a dream - but I could no longer play any musical instrument since then.
I told her that I had given up my dream. I lied to the production company. Since then I had many difficult times, but at least I managed to have an ordinary life and married her. Time passed. Finally we had children, and then grandchildren. Ever since that day, I had never seen the devil.
I had a happy life. Very soon I would be leaving this world, but I had nothing to worry. However, that particular incident was the only thing I could not tell anyone. That was why I left these words in my testament. It was because I had something I would like to tell my girlfriend in the past, my loving wife in the present.
My Dear,
This is my last selfish request, but can you bury my ashes in that place inside that mountain? I want to make the other you, a person that I don't really know, to feel less lonely.
I would like to thank you from the deepest of my heart - for following me at that time with no complaint, and for making my life so wonderful.
Thank you. Thank you very much. I love you.
Ever since my husband left with me this strange letter, over ten years have had passed. After seeing my grandchildren growing up, I made a wish. I wished - desperately and desperately. Finally, that guy came. "Cheer~s! I'm the Dev~il!" I had only one wish. The price would be my life. I held, tightly, a bag with the ashes of my husband.