GACKT Official blog update. Translation below:

I returned to London safely
from my friend’s house in the suburbs.
I somehow managed to ride the train too.
Of course,
I was still far too awkward all over the place
and I probably look like a suspicious person to outsiders.
Even so, today was a day spent
asking strangers numerous times.
I wonder how long it has been since I approached this many people.

Upon arriving in London,
fatigue hit me like a wave.
It felt like it was a longer day than I expected.

It’s also been a long time since I walked this much.
I thought of going back to the hotel and resting but
it’s too much of a waste to just head back like that.
I decided to go to a bar and have a drink.

It’s really cold outside.
Even so, the streets of London were overflowing
with people drinking outside.

The pain points for them whites and us Asians
are rather different.
In other words, they’re pretty strong in dealing with pain.
Of course,
that’s in comparison with us though.

And compared to Asians,
their body heat is also about twice as high.
It’s quite big.
Although it’s supposed to be extremely cold outside.

Before going back to the hotel,
I visited WHOLE FOODS.
With the jet lag, drowsiness attacked me fiercely.
The shop wasn’t that far away but it felt like an exceptionally long distance.
The sun has completely set and the coldness grows.

I arrived at the shop
and I looked around but I couldn’t find sparkling water.
Normally, I’d take my time looking for it but
my fatigue was at it’s peak after all, and I can’t summon the strength for it.
Today, I’ve been asking about all kinds of thing
wherever I go.
I think this will be my last question.
I asked the shop staff.

『Where’s the sparkling water?』

It’s this way, the staff said , and took me to the very back of the shop but
I could only see alcohol here.

『Sorry… it’s the other side. Heh』

The character and attitude that completely contrasts
the oddly fat man’s beard covered face
annoyed me a little but I’ll tolerate it…

That staff hummed a tune
and started walking in another direction.

As we got to the complete opposite corner of the shop.
I could see things that resemble it.
He glanced at the bottles there,

『Yes! There it is. Here you go!』

he said with a victory pose,
and handed a bottle to me.
I conveyed my thanks and he started humming again,
disappearing into the shop.

One bottle isn’t enough, I thought, and put 5 bottles into my basket.
Then I paid at the cashier
and put the bottles into my backpack.

My bag is full.
It’s to be expected but
with the 5 bottles that added up to a litre,
it’s really heavy.

As expected, when I arrived at the hotel, I was panting.
My exhaustion has reached it’s peak.
I have to pack too.
I have to prepare to go home.

As I went into the room, that was what I thought.
I sat down on the sofa and opened my backpack.
I took out a bottle and drank it.

『Sparkling water for a tired body…』

A sad monologue
fitting for a CM came out.

I opened the cap and drank it.
Unsurprisingly, it’s delicious…
Sparkling water at a time like this
revives both the heart and body.
What a wonderful catchphrase.

…
Hm…??? Strange.
My body isn’t feeling revived.
I wonder why…
It’s rather odd…
I looked at the bottle.

『Heeeeeeyy!!
Isn’t this just water!!』

I took a closer look at all the bottles I bought.
It was written neatly on the label.

【SPRING WATER】

I’ll kill that shop staff…
Probably because I was tired, an unusual amount of anger welled up!!

But…

No, wait a minute…

Could this be
a life lesson from god?

【Listen to half of what others say】

Indeed, I asked strangers
all kinds of things today.
But
about half of it was accurate information,
but there was also a lot of wildly inaccurate information.
Even so,
maybe, in the subway, I didn’t know it
or I wasn’t bothered by it at all but
when I really think about it
there was a lot of useless information…
Mmm,
well, it happens a lot.

In the end, it’s I myself
who has to double check it in the end.

It’s not that you can’t ask other people.
It’s enough to just keep it in mind.

In the end, the most important thing is to increase your knowledge
by accumulating your own experiences and confirmations.
Confirm things with your own eyes.

Life is profound…
GACKT has matured a little more again.

Ahhhhhhh, I’m tired.
I’m going to sleep.

Source: GACKT Blog

Translation: GACKT ITALIA Team

Translation © GACKT ITALIA