from here:
http://xjapanfansforum.informe.com/x-no-sei-to-shi-uchuu-o-kakeru-tomo-e-dt244.htmlI found the prologue:
"Prologue
Taiji, Sawada Taiji…I wonder, do you really know the person called by this name?
It may be that I am not someone who can publish a book that's worthy of a great award.
The fact is, just a little bit before this, I was a homeless man whose very existence had disappeared.
In the things I did after I quit X, my life took a downward turn.
No matter where I go, for some reason I can't settle my mind.
Though I thought that I must have had a screw loose somewhere, my body and my soul were both rusty, and it became hard to move smoothly.
Frankly, even now, I can't find this screw.
But even so, it's true that it's as if something has gone missing.
While I stretch my hands out to receive drop after drop of the oil of hope, I am doing nothing but continuing to polish away at the rust.
Until this heavy rusted body of mine shines brightly with new life again, I will continue to work hard.
And afterwards, I will only continue to look for that misplaced screw. As I gather up the pieces one by one of the rust that has peeled off, I will continue my search.
And so, now having the many pieces of rust in my hands, the time has come when they can finally be able to be made to rest in peace.
At the same time, this is nothing short of a requiem for my friend who is flying freely through the universe: hide."