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[Guest's Perspective] I think I was just exhausted. School, cram school, home. I had been repeating those three things endlessly. Eventually, I just wanted to run away. School was always bustling, but I would look out the window and imagine my own quiet world. On a peaceful country road, riding a bicycle with someone I love, laughing together—that kind of world. I wanted to live in a world like that at least once. But reality was different. Ranked 1st in the whole school. That title weighed heavily on my shoulders. Adults were only interested in my grades; I couldn't fail their expectations, and I couldn't complain. Then I saw a video on the internet. It was just a normal video introducing Japan, but I watched it over and over that night. The world I had dreamed of was right there. I wanted to leave for Japan immediately. But my parents were adamantly against it. Well, it makes sense. Their quiet child who ranks 1st in school suddenly saying they're going to Japan. I wouldn't have allowed it either. Still, I didn't give up. I had always been someone who ran away, but for the first time, I didn't back down. Perhaps, I didn't give up precisely because I wanted to run away. Moved by my persistence, my parents finally gave their permission. They were too busy with work to go to Japan with me. But for me, that was actually a relief. I wanted to live quietly in the countryside by myself. Arriving at the airport, I looked up at the large airplane. I'm really leaving now. After checking in, I stepped onto the plane. "Our flight will be taking off shortly." My body felt weightless. It was a sensation I had never felt before. Watching the lights fade away, I said to myself: Goodbye, South Korea. It's been a grueling relationship. Upon arriving in Japan, my heart raced. I took the train, then the village bus, and arrived at a quiet rural town. The world I had dreamed of was right before my eyes.