Kiiiii.
I heard the sound of trees shaking like that and my consciousness rose.
"Nnh...?"
Your sleeping consciousness is slowly awakening and opening your eyes.
Indeed, when I was on the boat, my consciousness got farther away.
As soon as I remembered that, I noticed that there was no temperature next to it.
Abel-san?
Happily, he raised his face, but the boat only had me and the skeleton at the forefront.
At the same time, the boat is laid on a small pier.
The foreman stood in silence without saying anything.
"You mean get off..."
Fearlessly passes by the bow, and lands across the shore of the ship.
The place that went up was still the underworld, like the entrance to a horizontal hole.
Even though it's underground, it's strangely bright.
"Nh...?"
You can see sparkling objects scattered and buried in the cave. It is the glimmer of light.
It's like a treasure cave guarded by dragons in a fairy tale.
I'm just a little excited about them, trying to get a closer look at them.
I was exhausted.
“What's the problem?
The entrance to the cave, the one falling closest to it.
It was a piece of the── machine that, if I hadn't made a mistake, would have been a mess.
"...... on the screw...... is this a fragment of the display?"
I don't know what it means, but I don't like the feeling that Zawari and her neck are all hairs.
Looking at the other fragments, they were computer parts, some substrate, or ballpoint pen fragments.
They are scattered around the cave like ore.
There is only one answer to the question of why you turn blue when you look at them in all the funny ways.
"Why is there such a thing here...!?"
I unintentionally backtracked.
It's disgusting to have something that shouldn't be there, and I feel anxious because I feel someone's intentions.
In particular, modern society and the convenient tools that were abundant in Japan are only a symbol of my abhorrent past.
I looked back towards the lake because I didn't want to approach it, but the boat and the boat disappeared from the pier.
I want to get out of here as soon as possible.
But this is the only way.
After getting a little lost, I stepped into the cave.
However, he accidentally takes his leg and hits the wall.
The fragments of the machine gleamed and fell.
"...... ah"
I ran in spite of the "malice" that filled the place.
I ran to escape the sparkling gemstones.
"Abel-san, where are you?"... niisama Ville, niisama Orris... "
Running for help is not the end of the cave.
I couldn't see the slightest light, and I almost cried, wondering if this was some kind of trap.
Strangely, your emotions are not stable, and your heart screams in no time.
That's right, let's fly away with the flying gear.
I chanted "Zayn" and summoned the tools.
The object appeared with a faint light, and the stick touched my hand... but I screamed again.
I didn't summon a fancy flying gear with wings.
It was just an old bamboo shoot, as is often the case in Japanese schools.
I look at it and remember it.
The fact that wizards and witches can fly freely in the sky, but they couldn't do that in their previous lives.
There was no magic, no magic, no dreams in that world.
"Connie, Father, Mother, someone..."
I let go of my useless pigeon and ran away again.
Running through nightmarish caves, calling out the names of the people you can rely on as much as you can think of.
Something in my head was screaming that I had to get out of here quickly.
It's like "Alice" falling into a mysterious hole, going in one direction without making a move.
I called out the names of the people close to me, Lady Laurier, Lady Leticia, Lady Ivan, Lady Freddie, Doctor Rey, and the members of the Dawn Corps.
It's only natural that there's no response in a place like this... it's like it's proof that they're "fictional figures", and their legs are shaking.
Maybe I'm just having a long, long dream.
They're the "characters" across the screen, and I'm just a tired company employee, aren't I?
The anxiety that was falling asleep in my heart rises up.
As she shook away the thought and ran away as if she were falling, she saw something glowing in the distance.
At last, at the exit, I breathed a sigh of relief, and I was aiming for it.
However, what appeared at the end of the cave was a painting of an── office building.
What appeared to be the desired light was the fluorescent light that remained on until dawn.
I escaped the creepy cave... from my workplace where I worked until just before I died.
When I opened my eyes, I heard an angry scream from behind that made my heart hurt.
"Hey, Ichijo!" Why hasn't this been processed yet!? "
”Haha”
I was surprised by the sound of a thrusting voice, and when I held it in front of me, the cave that had been standing until then disappeared suddenly.
As you step on it, you will be exposed to a rage.
"The person in charge told me that you should take the initiative in the business of falling down." I'm halfway there, so show me your motivation. Make sure you finish it by morning!! "
"Ah, yes... yes...?"
I accidentally reply and remember it late.
Ichijo... "Ichiji Natsumi" is his own name from his previous life, and this man was his boss.
The only time I was spoken to was when I was given a job or when I was angry, and the last person remembered that I was dazed just by hearing voices.
"Hey, are you listening?" That's why people like you.....── "
……
That's right.
After I managed to escape the first black company, I remembered that I was lucky to be black when I joined the company.
At that time, it was said that the young woman who joined the company was "unmotivated" from the beginning.
In the shadows, "I'll quit anyway. I've heard people say," Let's do work that other employees don't like. "
I didn't get angry when I was told that because I didn't have the energy to get angry anymore.
And the boss himself, who said brutal things, was a marginal bastard with black eyes.
There was a feeling that nothing could be created by quarreling among the sick, and that the fundamental lesion of this workplace was not this man.
I think I've heard a story about your wife running away.
Poor world for everyone.
There is nothing we can do here, from silently accepting the attitude of an unhappy opponent, to sexual harassment, molestation, groaning, and insults.
Society is made of everybody's struggles and unavoidable circumstances, so it is not something to attach special importance to.
Threateningly grabs my shoulders, no, close to my neck.
A black-eyed man turns a grim smile on his face.
When she nodded, "Please, thank you,"── my body belonged to the adult woman before she died.
Sit in your seat, boot up your computer, and check your emails.
If you continue to do your tasks without losing your mind, there will be nothing painful.
That's right, I wonder what they were making so much noise about.
I'll just do what everyone else is doing.
Since you are a social person, patience is normal, and if you struggle, you will definitely become a more skilled person.
"If you can't do this, you can't do anything in the future", "If you can't bear it, you're scum", and if you're about to be swallowed by something you're afraid of, it's okay if you think about something fun.
"That's why..."
As soon as I thought so, my arm sank into the desk.
Your legs and hips are sinking into a chair and melting.
When I lost my support and fell to my desk, I found that my face and head were buried in sluggishness.
When you run out of pieces, you melt away.
I didn't even think of running away.
I couldn't find the need to escape.
It's the same wherever you go, so it's easier to melt and disappear here.
In spite of the unusual conditions, the people around me continue to work without moving.
Only the rattling sound echoed in the room.
──Senpai!!
Suddenly a loud voice came out, and I raised my face as if it had been played.
"Senpai, please wake up!" It's tough!! "
"Junior" was shaking me as I stood up from my desk unexpectedly.
Then, with a serious face, he made a tame to say the important thing.
"Senpai, it's tough....... I've decided to launch the sequel to" "" Exciting Revolution ""!!! ""
Huh?
"It's Dokirabu, it's a masterpiece of Maiden Gai!!" Don't die without doing it! "
"Huh?...... Fufu. It's too serious, isn't it?"
"What else should I be serious about!?" Do you mean eating rice!? "
"Junior" is blushing with excitement and his eyes are glittering.
Looking at those eyes, I felt a warm hand touching my shoulder, and I remembered that I had forgotten why.
I don't know if my previous life was miserable.
Even if only one person tried to support me, worried and warm me up.
I was not a family member, a lover or a friend, and I had a relationship with a colleague who I could meet when I went to work, but it didn't matter.
"Others" like the sun.
When I was at my limit, I couldn't live on it alone.
It wasn't "salvation" in that sense, and it wasn't meant to be.
But when I think back, my chest feels so warm and stuffy.
I think the way she stands is exactly the sun.
He didn't force me, he didn't coax me, he didn't pity me, he just shared the warmth there.
"I'm sorry to leave you here." It must have been a tough job. "
Gently take off the warm hands of the junior on your shoulder.
When I clenched my hands, my hands were already back to the hands of the adult woman of the past and the girl of the present.
"That's right!!" It's terrible, senpai! It was a mess, and how much do you think I cried!? "
”Ugh... well, I'm dying all of a sudden, and I want you to forgive me”
I apologized again, and the junior laughed, "Well, I quit immediately after senpai and ran away, so I'm fine now."
Perhaps it was difficult for me to quit because I remained. I always thought she could do it anywhere, but was that what it was?
While I was convinced that that was the case, I suddenly thought:
Even though I'm not Alice anymore, my junior doesn't care about it at all.
Are you a phantom?
That's right ~
Asked, "Junior" replied lightly.
But I don't feel a lie for the warmth I feel.
In other words, this may not be just a dream.
"Well then, will it disappear...?"
It won't go away, will it?
The junior laughed.
"The past will never go away."
──I'm sure it's not cold, it's not gentle, I'm sure it looks like an old smile.
This junior is indeed a product of dreams.
A phantom that speaks my language and is created by me.
However, including previous experiences, this dream only shows what I have experienced in the past and the emotions I have experienced.
That means that there is only truth in── this dream.
The cave, the office, the landscape of my mind, the "truth".
It was just a reflection of my hidden true self, who was overly afraid of “going back in time.”
"" "I'm the conqueror of dreams, I won't grab the crown at the end of my journey"...... "
It reminds me of the words written on the tablet.
To conquer a dream is to manipulate it freely with nightmares and good dreams in hand.
To do that, we need to overcome the truth that he fears the most.
And if this is the "astral realm" of the fierce ostrich, then I am touching the dreams of the world.
That is, the truth and the memory of everyone, including me.
"Well then..."
“I'm sure I can pick up Mr. Abel.”
My junior has taken over my words.
I nodded back to the smile.
Mr. Abel must be dreaming now.
Even though he's a strong man, there's no "junior" like that intense sun in Mr. Abel's past.
Even though he was a guardian, he seems to be a slightly different type of headmaster than David, who has a lot of distances and a lot of secrets.
And above all... the combination of Abel-san and the word "truth" made some fierce chest disturbance.
I stood up and closed my eyes.