One Hour to Midnight

Sayuri was feeling highly nervous as she watched Theo open his present.

She knew that Theo had more money than she could imagine, he had so many beautiful things already. Therefore, when she was picking his present, she had a hard time finding something meaningful that he would like it.

Theo opened the box and had a surprised face when he saw what was inside it. His eyes shone with excitement and his face showed a happy expression. 

Knowing that the others wanted to know what it was, he showed it to them without much delay.

Before long, everyone was able to see a manga, but the curious thing was that no one ever heard of that manga.

The cover had the image of a glowing tree with children playing around it. On the top of the cover, it read 'Yorokobi no Ki' in Yamatese language.

This meant 'Tree of Joy' in English.

"Is this what I think it is?" Theo asked in an excited voice.