Mikkakan no Koufuku

Synopsis

The grandiose delusions of 20-year-old university student Kusunoki are shattered when he learns that his future will be miserable. Having to sell his personal items to make ends meet, Kusonoki is offered the chance to sell his lifespan to earn some money. But it is revealed he could part ways with his remaining 30 years of life at a paltry rate—which means that he will never find happiness in this life. Rather than endure misery, Kusonoki decides to sell his life expectancy, leaving him with three months to live. Feeling liberated from social norms, he sets a series of goals for himself, one of which is to clarify his feelings for his childhood friend Himeno. Meanwhile, Miyagi, the clerk who bought his lifespan, is sent to monitor his activities in the case that Kusunoki may exhibit anti-social behavior. Although annoyed by Miyagi's constant presence, Kusunoki will do everything he can to find a purpose to his existence in the remaining time that he has left. [Written by MAL Rewrite]

Background

Mikkakan no Koufuku began as a web novel posted on the message board 2channel under the title Jumyou wo Kaitotte Moratta. Ichinen ni Tsuki, Ichimanen de. (寿命を買い取ってもらった。一年につき、一万円で。). An expanded and modified version of the series was published in print by ASCII Media Works under the Media Works Bunko label on December 25, 2013. The series was published in English as Three Days of Happiness by Yen Press under the Yen On imprint on October 20, 2020. It was also released in French by Editions Akata under the Young Novel imprint on March 28, 2019; in German by Egmont Manga under the Roman imprint on October 7, 2020; and in Spanish by Norma Editorial on May 14, 2021.

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