国際会議の採択結果が発表されました。

一年間に心血を注いで取り組んだ研究が却下されたと知った私は挫けました。努力の末に生まれたアイデアが認められなかったことに落ち込み、メールで含まれた査読コメントを見る勇気が出ず、メールを閉じてしまいました。

涙を浮かべたまま、「僕のヒーローアカデミア」を見ることにしました。恥ずかしいことかもしれませんが、オールマイト対オール・フォー・ワンの戦いを見て、　だんだんに力を与えてくれました。やっぱり、平和の象徴であるオールマイトは最高のヒーローですね。

翌日、気を取り直して改めて結果のメールに目を通した。もちろん、論文は国際会議では不採択でしたが、目が曇ってたせいで、修正後に学術誌で受理されたことに気づいていませんでした。修正の締め切りは3ヶ月後で、レビューコメントを読み解いていきました。彼らのフィードバックはとても貴重の上に、優しく書かれていました。

採択されたかどうかという結果ばかりに気を取られ、査読者の方々が時間をかけて書いてくださった貴重な意見や助言に感謝する余裕さえなかった自分が、本当に情けなく感じました。

これからの３か月間に一生懸命に見直しを進め、また心が折れないようにメンタルも鍛えていきたいと思います。

さらに向こうへ！ プルス・ウルトラ！

Tile: The results of the conference submissions were finally announced.

When I learned that the research project I had devoted an entire year to had been rejected, I was devastated. I was crushed that the idea born from so much hard work had not been recognized. I didn't even have the courage to read the reviewers' comments attached to the email, so I simply closed it.

With tears in my eyes, I decided to watch *My Hero Academia*. It may sound a little embarrassing, but watching the battle between All Might and All For One gradually gave me strength. As expected, the symbol of peace, All Might, is really the greatest hero.

The next day, I pulled myself together and read the email again. Of course, the paper had been rejected by the conference. However, because I had been so upset, I had completely missed an important detail: the paper had been invited for revision and resubmission to the journal. The revision deadline was three months away, so I finally sat down and carefully read through the reviewers' comments.

Their feedback was not only extremely valuable but also written with great kindness and consideration.

I felt ashamed of myself for being so focused on whether the paper had been accepted or rejected that I didn't even have the presence of mind to appreciate the time and effort the reviewers had spent providing thoughtful comments and advice.

Over the next three months, I plan to work hard on the revisions. At the same time, I want to strengthen my mental resilience so that setbacks like this won't break my spirit in the future.

Go Beyond! Plus Ultra!