WONDERFUL visual novel - this and "It's a beautiful World" was so emotional that it warped my entire 5th grade year, sending me into a deep depression. It was just so depressing for me the first time I read this. Now that I see it years later, I think that it isn't as sad as it initially looked. Maybe Shoji finds one of the people after he moves on.
Dark06star - not sure if you will ever see this - your visual novels are truly amazing. Honestly a work of art. I really hope you return to making visual novels one day.
With love, Steve