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The title of the story is "The Mysterious Girl I Met at the Arcade" (Gēsen de deatta fushigi na kono hanashi) by Tomizawa Minami. It is a short novel that was published as a book by Enterbrain on September 20, 2013. ¹

The summary of the story is as follows, according to Wikipedia¹:

- The protagonist, Tomizawa, falls in love with a mysterious girl he meets at the game center, but she confesses to him that she has cancer.
- Tomizawa cherishes the time he spends with her, but her condition gradually worsens.
- She asks Tomizawa for her last wish, which is to visit her grave.
- Tomizawa visits her grave after her death, but there he learns a shocking truth.

This story was written on a thread on 2channel, a Japanese online forum, by an author who called himself Tomizawa Minami¹. However, it was later revealed that this story was a fiction¹.

This story became popular for its emotional content, but it also received criticism after it was revealed to be a fiction¹. Some people may still find it touching, though.

ソース: Bing との会話 2023/6/6
(1) ゲーセンで出会った不思議な子の話 - Wikipedia. https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%B2%E3%83%BC%E3%82%BB%E3%83%B3%E3%81%A7%E5%87%BA%E4%BC%9A%E3%81%A3%E3%81%9F%E4%B8%8D%E6%80%9D%E8%AD%B0%E3%81%AA%E5%AD%90%E3%81%AE%E8%A9%B1.
(2) ゲーセンで出会った不思議な子の話 (ファミ通BOOKS) | 富澤南 .... https://www.amazon.co.jp/%E3%82%B2%E3%83%BC%E3%82%BB%E3%83%B3%E3%81%A7%E5%87%BA%E4%BC%9A%E3%81%A3%E3%81%9F%E4%B8%8D%E6%80%9D%E8%AD%B0%E3%81%AA%E5%AD%90%E3%81%AE%E8%A9%B1-%E3%83%95%E3%82%A1%E3%83%9F%E9%80%9ABOOKS-%E5%AF%8C%E6%BE%A4%E5%8D%97/dp/4047292273.
(3) ゲーセンで出会った不思議な子の話とは - わかりやすく解説 .... https://www.weblio.jp/content/%E3%82%B2%E3%83%BC%E3%82%BB%E3%83%B3%E3%81%A7%E5%87%BA%E4%BC%9A%E3%81%A3%E3%81%9F%E4%B8%8D%E6%80%9D%E8%AD%B0%E3%81%AA%E5%AD%90%E3%81%AE%E8%A9%B1.