"I'm sorry it was so sudden, so take care of yourself.""king""It's Masa who decides, so let me know if you think it's okay to take it, they'll be happy too.""ah""If anything happens, call me anytime. I'll be waiting for you." I broke up with Kinoshita in front of the station, who waved until I could no longer see him, and returned home to take a nap. Director, huh... I'm the director... Quite frankly, it's impossible. There's no way I can carry a team on my back. It's very heartbreaking to betray the expectations of those middle schoolers with those innocent eyes, but I can't afford to worry about anything else right now. Instead of distracting myself with other things, I'd rather finish my mistake at the convenience store. Going to another place without finishing it... It's probably the same as running away. I haven't met you yet. Even though I found out that I was the cause of Hinata's death, I still haven't met Hinata once, who remains in this world and appears from time
The loud footsteps of one person moving around the counter make me feel uneasy. I feel that time passes slowly. How can you be so quiet when you're alone? On the other side of the counter is Mr. Aoyama, who talks a lot, and Mr. Hirai, who always seems to be having fun by himself while repeating strange words. There is no Mr. If there were no customers, I killed time by doing miscellaneous affairs and chatting until it got dark outside. As long as I was in this store, as long as I was with those people, I didn't have to worry about anything. Even though I saw many things I didn't like, I never once felt uneasy. This is... From now on, something terrible is going to happen... I can't believe I'm feeling a strange feeling in my heart. There is a limit to what you are doing. I wiped the sweat on my forehead and waited for the time to pass. Even so, the manager is late... It's almost two o'clock. I did the miscellaneous tasks that I could handle alone. Cleaning and shelving. I also t
I started a night shift part-time job at a convenience store.3Kakyomprevious episode---23 Long, drooping black hair. Skirt up to knee length. no doubt."Hyu, u, but..." there. right there. Hinata is just one door away. A chill that makes you nauseous. The small woman on the monitor was standing in front of her door, not far from her door, with her head down. Ditch, Ditch. Then, the sound of something that doesn't look like water falls from the other side of the door."Senpai-" Yes, I covered my ears and cowered on the spot, thinking that I might be called at any moment. It's the same as when I was in Jukai. My vision wobbled in fear that my consciousness would fly away. Hinata finally came to pick me up. came to kill me I have to face it, it's my job to bring him to life. It was at this time that I realized that in the end, when it comes to showing off in my heart, it's "fear" that wins out. scared. I refuse. I don't want to be killed I refuse. I do not want die. I am-
“T-Takenaka-san――!!” A film of tears forms on your eyes. Feeling a faint hope, she once again grasps her hands on the steering wheel. Having lost my mind, I called out the other person's name with tears in my eyes. Mr. Takenaka, who realized that it was not just a matter of fact, immediately asked me what happened in a calm voice."I, now! On the night shift, alone!" Voices come out before they become words. What should I say and where should I start? Impatience brings impatience.“Then! You can't read the story line at all. However, that is not really the case. If I turn around, he should be behind me. It moved backwards in an instant. Even a bike might not shake it off."calm down please" There's no way I can stay calm!"If Hakamada-san doesn't calm down, I can't do anything either.""...!""First of all, calm down, take it easy, what happened, where are you now?" A gentle voice that seems to cover the burning impatience with water. She speaks clearly, word for word. I take
"T-ha-!!" My own screaming voice. Breathing out so that I can swallow, I woke up. His breathing was so rough that he felt pain, his cheeks were wet with tears. A body that was hot as if it was wrapped in scorching flames, complained of indescribable pain every time it breathed. It hurts...all over my body, I can't move, I can't even get up. A miserable sound leaks out from the back of my throat. My mouth hurts, my head hurts, and from my fingertips to my toes, severe pain runs everywhere. i was sleeping This softness is not a futon, it is on the bed. What spreads out before your eyes is a pure white ceiling. I can't see anything else. Right now, is it a dream, or is it―― reality--."Mr. Hakamada. Good thing you woke up." Manager…………No. Called by the voice of a middle-aged man who looked a lot like the store manager, I moved my head as hard as I could. A strange man wearing a white coat is ahead of his face. Just by saying that he was wearing a white coat, I knew exactly w
"teeth--" what."Eh, hah... Huh?" Hold on... wait. This person now. Dead. I'm dead..."what do you mean""Thank you very much, it's just as I said. You died in a motorcycle accident at that time... It was a painful end that made everyone want to look away." Even though he speaks indifferently, the doctor keeps smiling all the time."I wouldn't have had time to feel pain, because it was an instant death." With his eyes wide open eerily, his white-toothed peeping mouth is lifted, and he speaks as if he had seen it vividly."Uh, no, no..." I shake my head With a trembling voice, he spoke words of denial."No, no, no, no, no, no, no, I am..." can you believe it No matter how real the pain is, that kind of thing, that kind of thing... it can't happen, it can't happen."I'm not dead... I'm not dead...!!""That's right! Surprised!?" . It was such a bad surprise. I wonder how happy I would have been if there was such a spoiler."I can't believe it, and it's understandable, but it's n
you died you died you died you died you died you died you died you died you died you died you died you died you died dead you dead you dead you dead you dead died. died. died. The doctor sneered while shaking his head. Hinata stretches out his broken finger in an unexpected direction and approaches. When I woke up, I was rolling on a bed of cold pipes, crawling on the floor and running away from the hospital room, leaving Hinata and the mad doctor behind. My whole body hurts and even my bones scream. Even in such a state, I desperately kicked the floor of the corridor, as if it could be called the power that comes out when it reaches its limit. I couldn't help but move my body no matter how painful it was. To support my staggering legs, but to go as far as possible. while resting half your weight against the wall. I searched for a way out of this crazy world."Whereever you go, it's useless." He heard the doctor's laughter behind him. I can't stop my feet. Because.... From t
Without a doubt, what I heard through the receiver was Kinoshita's voice.“Kinoshita…! Is it Kinoshita!?”『Masa……w-why…………you……where are you now……』“I want to know about that! Hey Kinoshita, listen! You may think I’m lying, but listen! Rather than wondering, I explained the current situation as concisely as possible, saying that this must be the thread of salvation sent out from heaven."Please help me!" I am fully aware that I am saying something unreasonable."I don't know why I'm trapped in a hospital...! It's too confusing, I'm going crazy...!! Please, help me! Help me Kinoshita!!"“…………T,……Masa……” long silence. After that, Kinoshita returned to me with a dubious voice. Why is the always optimistic and cheerful guy in such low tension with such a depressed voice?"You... are you really Masa...?""Wha!? Wha, what are you saying... can't you understand with this voice!?"『……………………That’s a lie,……that’s it…………』"Kinoshita!! Hey...!!"『…………."Wh-what is it...""... you...,... who
"- So, that's all the story I experienced." If you say so with the feeling of folding a picture-story show after reading. Right and left of me, dozens of shaved heads lying down in front of me or sitting on the futons, like, huh. Whoa. Uhi or something. Hawa or something. I let out a sigh at the same time. Phew……. She seemed satisfied at last, and she was relieved. I never thought I would tell this story from beginning to end... I remember that horrifyingly. A strange and unusual story that I experienced in the summer of my 25th year that I will never forget. I've been telling this story over and over again to my lovely students who are members of the baseball club. It all started on the night of the summer training camp, when we were talking about ghost stories. Even though my way of speaking and the content of the story are scary, they are very popular with Chubo who loves such stories. As a result, the annual big event of the summer training camp has become the rule of "Direc
3 The four of them replied to each other separately, and left the cemetery while stumbling, saying that it was too bad they would miss the train. While being carried in a wheelchair and being swayed in various directions. I turned around there. Hinata--. I stare at the grave of the Hyuga family, where the smoke of incense still rises, as it recedes. Hinata is nowhere to be seen. There is incense smoke and a bouquet of flowers... Hinata is no more. The cemetery is still empty, and the fallen leaves are blowing in the wind. Seeing that, a particularly strong tailwind swallowed me who felt a little lonely. I felt like that was encouragement from him. I put the feeling of being pulled back in my heart. I tell myself that from this moment on, I will also set off on a new path."Abayo, Hinata" I slowly turned my face forward and muttered. --Abayo, Senpai--. Yes, I heard it from somewhere. I felt
The trees around the cemetery have turned red and the leaves are slowly falling. Overhead, countless red dragonflies fly here and there, seemingly busy searching for their destined partner. The lingering summer heat has passed, and the season is already dyed in autumn colors. The red dot-patterned blanket on her lap is my sister's personal item. If a man asks his mother how he can use such a woman. I was pushed through with a single point of insistence, just use it and run it. Even though it's not that cold yet, it's too much of an exaggeration to go outside. At the end of the day, she recommended me a woolen hat and a warmer."It doesn't look like this, does it? I'll tell you, it's not mine." The person I talked to was Hinata... not the tombstone of the Hinata family."I came to thank you, I'm late... I'm sorry... I really wanted to come a little earlier, but it's this mess, so it took a lot of time." Two months after that――. There were no problems with the test results, and I wa
"Thank you very much, Mr. Takenaka. It was a short time, but I'm really glad that I was able to work with Mr. and Mrs. Takenaka at that convenience store." I feel like my life has changed drastically. Even in a bad way. In a good way.“I have bad memories, and my body has become inconvenient.” I'm living like this thanks to everyone's help. And I couldn't be more impressed. I just somehow managed to live for 25 years. After 25 years, I finally realized something obvious that I should have noticed. When I realized that, I couldn't stop crying because I didn't know if it was frustrating or happy. Now I can feel from the bottom of my heart that I'm glad I noticed. I was valued by those around me more than I thought. And I, who thought that I just existed, was helpless, a weak creature that could not live without the support of those around me. And now I can feel gratitude for that support. In other words, what I'm trying to say is... everyone, everyone is "not alone", I guess.
Ayame, who was listening to Mr. Takenaka's proposal, did not know that the method would work, and furthermore, he would have to bear a considerable risk to make it work. I arrived at my alma mater before the sun even rose, and sneaked into the old school building. Saying that every minute is a race, he even broke the key soberly. The rooftop of a deserted old school building. Even without summoning him, Hinata appeared there with a frightening atmosphere. Lost what it used to be, now turning into an evil spirit that only tries to drag people to death."Even if it's only for a few years, if you stay in one place for a long time, your soul will be defiled and you'll become something terrible. When you first appeared in front of us, that girl..." Unable to form even his original form, he forgot who he was. He was generating his own spiritual magnetic field on his roof. Aside from the dialogue, if you take one step closer, it will attack you without delay."I told Takenaka to get out
"--Yeah, it's okay, it looks like you've been saved." The analogy applies, surfacing from the dark, cold ocean floor. I felt a faint light on my eyelids, and a certain weight around my lower body. I woke up Really, this time. I lifted my eyelids and stood still for a few moments, wondering again and again. The wind that feels like a swaying curtain, the voice of cicadas, and above all, the sun that I haven't seen in a long time. I was 80% convinced that this was real, but I still couldn't let my guard down. Because.... A man in a suspicious suit, who must have been there before I opened my eyes, is sitting majestically around my lower body, and has been gesticulating and chatting with his mobile phone for a while now. Am I still having a strange dream, or should I say, this place is... More importantly, am I still alive?"So it's okay now, you don't have to come over here Akane--. It's solved. You're trying to call the doctor again, right? I don't know what will happen. Haha.
After that, Hinata fell silent for a while, then lowered her eyebrows and narrowed her eyes apologetically.“It’s not murder or bullying. It's just a little... I just screwed up.』"What does that mean?""Well, it's embarrassing to start talking about it." Even when I tell him not to play around, Hinata only covers it up and doesn't give a clear reason."Like I said earlier, I don't have much time... so could you please save this story for another time, for the sake of my face?" Stick your tongue out from the corner of your mouth and play around. Do you think I'll agree with that?“Besides that, I have to apologize to my seniors. Because I died in such a way... Senpai, after that, I was accused of various things, and I had a hard time... I... I didn't think I'd misunderstand like this... Senpai, I had a lot of pain without my knowledge. sorry" Just when I thought she was joking around, Hinata politely bowed her head while letting her black hair flow forward."Why are you apologizin
at the same time. The woman who had cornered me and was trying to finish her off fell away from me as soon as I met her gaze in the sun, ran into a corner of the back room while letting out a high-pitched scream, and began to cower and shiver violently. rice field. It seemed to be frightened by the real thing that appeared with a squeaky, wordless cry.『That girl is a fake me created by a senior.』"Oh... I"“Yamayama wants to explain, but I also have a time limit.” Saying that, Hinata lifted my body from the floor.“So, in a nutshell…..I have something I really want to tell you about that day.” That day--."... Hinata... that's right... you.... I... I...!" Words can be understood--. With joy and a sense of guilt that transcends it, I grabbed the little Hinata by the shoulders."Whatever you say, it's too late..." I spit it out as if telling myself. Words get stuck in my throat, I'm at a loss as to what to say. I hesitated, but I felt like I had to say it, I had to face it, I h
be killed--. My vision narrows with thoughts colored by fear. People often say that when they die, they get a glimpse of the sum of their lives, such as a revolving lantern, but that kind of thing didn't regenerate in me. Head to toe, mouth, nose, ears. Up to the holes in the whole body. Everything was filled with despair. Consciousness falls into the bottomless abyss. I felt my life run out. Right after that. A mediocre chime that didn't suit the tense atmosphere enough to make me laugh――stopped my consciousness that was about to fade away. Sound of automatic doors. Did someone... come? No footsteps. who……. With tears and lack of oxygenhazeKasumiThe field of vision that was affected. But I did see it. Dive through the door, go through the counter, and approach the back room. Something like a white mist. Drifting in the air, it entered the back room and came over to my side where it was being ridden. Then, as I crouched down next to my face, I stayed still there, and