Midway through “The Children’s Dreams”, Tonari wistfully writes about how “they say every story has a turning point…” She’s convinced that Fushi’s arrival was her story’s particular turning point, the moment in which her seemingly endless quest to escape Jananda might finally start to change its course for the better. At the very least, the girl is certainly right about Fushi’s arrival being an event that will change her life for the better, though she is also convinced—as all people are—that she is the main character of the story. Given the track record that Fushi’s companions have had throughout To Your Eternity, we simply can’t help but regard Tonari’s earnestness with grim amusement, while we wonder what inevitably sad or ironic fate will befall her.
Or, perhaps, things really will work out for the kid and her crew! It’s difficult to say at this point, though…
