{"id":140,"date":"2026-05-02T22:55:17","date_gmt":"2026-05-02T13:55:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.toranosuke.online\/?p=140"},"modified":"2026-07-29T09:31:12","modified_gmt":"2026-07-29T00:31:12","slug":"a-small-light-in-a-short-life","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.toranosuke.online\/?p=140","title":{"rendered":"A Small Light in a Short Life"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<ul id=\"block-915e7859-eee1-48ee-8524-f25bcfa5bab5\" class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"#English\">English<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"#Japanese\">Japanese<\/a>(\u65e5\u672c\u8a9e)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" id=\"English\">Today, I went out for lunch with my son, who has just entered his first year of high school.<br>We visited an Italian restaurant I had been curious about for a long time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">When he was in elementary school, family restaurants were more than enough.<br>In junior high, he was always busy with club activities.<br>I had always hoped that, once he grew a little older, I could introduce him to places like Italian or French restaurants.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The restaurant we visited today is a long-established local place, loved by the community for many years.<br>It had been closed for nearly a year due to a serious injury the owner suffered, but it has recently reopened.<br>Seeing the lively atmosphere return, and sensing how patiently the regular customers had been waiting, felt quietly moving.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For the appetizer, we had a carpaccio made with fresh sea bream caught in the local waters.<br>My son, who only recently started enjoying sea bream, seemed genuinely impressed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For the main course, he chose a bolognese pasta.<br>I ordered a daily special: a Japanese-style pasta with firefly squid and locally grown green onions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The aroma of the green onions and the gentle presence of garlic blended beautifully into the oil.<br>It was light, yet somehow rich, and deeply satisfying.<br>Even the small firefly squid carried a surprising depth of flavor.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It had been more than twenty years since I last ate firefly squid.<br>They were delicious\u2014and their tiny, almost miniature-like appearance felt strangely endearing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For dessert, we had homemade milk ice cream and chocolate cake.<br>I\u2019ve been trying to reduce sugar for health reasons, but today felt like an exception.<br>It had been a while since I allowed myself something properly sweet, and it made me quietly happy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">After returning home, I found myself wondering why firefly squid are so small.<br>When I looked it up, I learned that they live for only about a year.<br>They simply don\u2019t have the time to grow larger.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Once they finish spawning, their life comes to a natural end.<br>There is something fragile, almost tender about that, and I found myself feeling a quiet affection for them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As their name suggests, firefly squid can glow.<br>It was the first time I had properly looked into them and seen photographs.<br>They are surprisingly beautiful.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Today, I drew a small piece inspired by them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"http:\/\/www.toranosuke.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/toranosukeblog01-768x1024.jpeg\" alt=\"Fire fly squid art\" class=\"wp-image-144\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.toranosuke.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/toranosukeblog01-768x1024.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.toranosuke.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/toranosukeblog01-225x300.jpeg 225w, 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