[Seeing that blanket move is so creepy, just gotta say.]

What's important isn't how long you live. What's important is what you leave behind, what kind of legacy you make...at least, that's what I believe. As long as you leave something behind then it doesn't matter what happens: your soul lives on in others.

[...which is probably more than he should've said, but that's okay: it's Okuyasu, and he's totally stoned, and he's not the type of person to remember any of this in general. So, moving on.]

But you're right. A story like that would be too depressing. Should I continue reading and we see what comes of our lion friend?