Just as chapters two and three quickly moved the plot along for The Tunnel to Summer, The Exit of Goodbyes, chapter four turned a slice of life / coming of age sort of event into a pair of dramatic, journey-changing one for Kaoru, while chapter five brought the story into its climax.
Let’s dig into this light novel one more time as we discuss chapters four and five and the concluding chapter well. You answer these questions or posit other ones (and additional thoughts) in the comments below, or do the same by tweeting at us or responding on our Discord LNC channel (email beneaththetangles AT gmail for a link).

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