ALSS 79

Story 79

(“Knee Goblin / Knee Kid”)

Hey, do you know why people call the knee “hiza‑kozō”—literally “knee kid”?

When I first heard this, I was like, no way, that’s stupid, and totally laughed it off.
But a long time ago, there was this guy who fell while running, and the skin on his knee peeled back with a flap.

And when he looked at the flesh underneath…
there was a little kid’s face there.

And that kid said,

“Ahhh… so you finally found me.”

Crazy, right?
Like, there’s no way that’s true.
You think it’s a lie too, right? Right!?
I knew it—of course it’s impossible. Hahaha…

Oh—totally changing the subject, but ever since you hurt your knee the other day,
I feel like your personality’s changed a bit…
It’s just my imagination, right?
…Right?