I followed Charlotte and walked inside the building.
It's a big house, but it's normal. Like the appearance, it feels new. Probably not ten years have passed since it was built.
Speaking of other changes, there are so many paintings hanging in the hallway. There are a lot of decorations. It's like an exhibition of paintings...
Pictures of the scenery - I think there are also many pictures of fantastic places.
There are other pictures of food and animals. There are dogs and cats in this world.
... nh, this is...
A dragon.
A fierce dragon is spreading its wings wide and exhaling a flame with an angry face. It's not a friendly creature at all.
... I guess I should keep it a secret about dragons...
We went down the hallway and arrived at a place with a sink.
It's a mirror.
One step forward, I saw myself in the mirror.
... this is me?
Black hair and golden eyes. I have a little bad eyesight. You don't seem very kind...
I tried to open my mouth. Next, I glanced at my eyes. Raise your right hand or pull your ear.
Of course, the same thing happened to the person in the mirror.
It's a strange feeling that someone in the mirror doesn't know.
Okay, this is me.
Well, he's taller than he was before he died, and his shoulders are wider. This bad eye feeling would have been better than the elusive gentleman.
At first I was a little confused, but after a while I gradually got used to it. It seems that people's minds are textured. I am already accepting a new self.
"Um, what's wrong?
Charlotte told me in the mirror that something was wrong with me.
"No, it's okay. Thank you."
…… Is that enough?
"Yeah."
Okay, satisfied, let's talk about that monster again.
"Ah, ahh!
That's what Charlotte said before I said.
You look kind of nervous.
Yeah?
"Um, Lute... Ah, you know."
I glanced at my face, and as soon as my eyes met, I turned away. I wonder what happened.
As she waited, she began to take a deep breath.
Hey, what's up? It's like a confession.
Charlotte finally exhaled, and now he stared straight at me.
"Um... I don't want you to leave yet. I don't want to talk about it.... no good?
and said with an anxious face.
Oh, my God.
Or don't go home.
On the contrary? Go home, aren't you mistaken? Whatever you say, I'm pretty suspicious, aren't I?
"No, you can't."
Charlotte smiled brightly.
"Gotcha! I'll make you some tea. Come here!
... well, I'm just saying she's good, okay?
They followed Charlotte down the stairs and led him to a dining area.
There is a large round table in the middle.
She pulls the chair and sits me down.
Wait a minute.
And he left the room once.
As she waited, she came back after a while.
is walking slowly, holding a tray with two cups full of hot water and a plate full of cookies in both hands.
Charlotte stares at the tray with her very serious eyes, and continues to twitch with a thief's feet.
"... hey, hey. You all right?
This is so dangerous...
"No, it's fine. The customer has to sit down. --Yikes!
I told her she was bored!
--The ruler of smoke.
Smoke and grab Charlotte from behind and catch all the liquids and cookies in the cup that were thrown into the air at the same time.
Hmm. I guess I'm good at smoking, too. I didn't spill a drop.
The cups and dishes were arranged on the table with smoke, and the liquid and cookies were put back into the vessel "Tsukawa" when they were caught with smoke.
"Oh, thank you. You did the smoke, didn't you, Lute?
"Yeah, it's the power of the smoke lord."
"I knew it, I was surprised..."
She blushed her cheeks to remember something.
"Ah, that's it!... well... um!
"It's okay. I was just surprised."
Charlotte sat next to me.
I thought, "Why next door?" But I found out what it was because the table was wide. I can't reach the plate with the cookies in front of me.
Ugh...... oh, shit. I'm nervous, pathetic.
I died without ever experiencing talking alone with a girl. I'm happy, but I'm in trouble at this time.
"Go ahead."
and Charlotte recommended tea and cookies.
I got the cookies first.
... looks good.
I put it in my mouth. At that moment.
A sweet sensation exploded in my mouth.
Ugh...
Huh?
"It's too good!
What? What's this shocking feeling?
"Oh my god... Did you make this?
Uh-huh.
"You're a genius!
"Oh, I'm exaggerating. It's a regular cookie.
I drank tea continuously.
"This one's good too!
Ah, this feels like healing too. Was it such a warm drink?
Because it was a messy diet of bugs.
Shit, I'm about to cry.
"Where did Lute come from?
"Hmm? Er, Earth?
Chicuu?
"In Japan?
"Nonihong? Why are you asking me...?
I don't understand the words. He speaks Japanese.
Well, I'll tell you everything normally. Let's just hide it's a dragon.
"It's hard to explain, but apparently I'm not here. I'm dead in another world."
"... another world?
"Yes, another world."
It's a shitty world for me.
I almost died many times, but I like the world better this way.
"And recently, I was reborn into this world. Charlotte is the first person I've ever met."
"... heh, that's right!
Apparently, you believed me. If I had told you this all of a sudden, I'd be lying.
There was magic. Perhaps the inhabitants of this world are often talking about the reincarnation of the other world.
"Hey, I want to talk to you about something! What was Lute's world like?
"Oh, that's good. That world sucks. There is no hope. It's a world painted with despair...."
"Was this a scary world?
"Oh, let's say, for example, the man who's going to fight says to his lover, 'Let's get married when we get home.' What do you think's gonna happen?
"... what happens?
"Die!
"No, why do you die?
"That's how it works. There's more. Late at night, there's a man guarding the building alone. I feel kind of quieter than usual. The man checked carefully and said to himself," Okay, there's nothing wrong. "What do you think's gonna happen?
"Well, what happens?
"Die!
"Nah, why? Nothing unusual?
"Bad, right? Too desperate, huh? That's what's happening in my world."
"You were scared..."
"That's right. Night moon was one color too."
"Eh!? What do you mean?
Um...
Charlotte seemed to be a curious kid, and he listened to me with interest.
I kind of enjoyed talking about the original world.
………………
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While we were talking since then, the sun went down sometime.
That's right, it won't be good to sit until nightfall.
I'm not that nervous. I think I'm going crazy because I'm conscious of everything.
"Thank you. It's time to go."
"Yeah... I'm glad to hear all about it."
I was just talking, and after all, I couldn't hear about the monsters outside.
"Um, will you come again?
"Are you sure? Oh, tomorrow?
"Sure! Sure! Cookies, I'll bake them again. Now it's full!
Is it okay for such a cute girl to say such a thing?
I managed to stand up, holding back the feeling of wanting to sit down and killing myself.
"Well then, I'll come back tomorrow...."
For some reason, it becomes blurry. What the hell, this phenomenon...
Yeah!
Leave the room with Charlotte and start moving.
I thought I'd be guided to the front door, but she climbed the stairs.
"Hey, where are you going?
"... it's your room.
"... hmm?
Why would you do that?
Too commonplace to say so, I walked silently behind.
Arrive in the room upstairs where you came in.
Well, I'll see you. It was a lot of fun today. Thanks for coming, Lute. "
And she uttered her closing words.
Well, wait. Why are you here?
"Huh? Because Lute came in from here...."
"No, I'm coming out the front door normally."
"Genkan?
"Yes, the front door."
"... Genkan?
Charlotte wrinkles his neck.
Hey, something's wrong. Something's strange. Something strange is starting to mix with the air that has been calm until now.
"Genkan"?
Something like electricity flowed through my back. Me and her gear suddenly stopped meshing.
"... mustache, the front door is the front door, right? I'm going in and out of the house."
…… I don't think so. "
"Don't you have a gun?
"I don't think so. 'Cause nobody's coming here."
"... even if you don't come, Charlotte will come and go, right? Where are you going?
"I'm not answering."
What are you talking about? It was like saying it would follow.
What the hell...? What's wrong with me? Is this normal in this world?
………… I don't know.
Charlotte, thank you for today.
"Uh-huh... I'm so glad you're still coming tomorrow..."
She murmured as if she were stinking. The way she looks is, in any case, an ordinary beautiful girl.
See you tomorrow.
I jumped out of the window glass onto the balcony and jumped out.
I caught my body with smoke and landed.
... let's see the town. You might know something.