The picturesque rice cakes are delicious today

"Well, you should like the painting."

'Sensei' said that.

"As long as you love to paint, you can get through all the experience. Boiling anger, unchallenged grief, remorse, jealousy, disappointment. The despair of trying to get you to die....... it's all your brush bait."

The next day, I fell into the entrance exam for the first year of junior high school.

... I remember the river where I jumped in, and the winter sun was shining brightly.

"Hey, boy, we're creators. He is the strongest creature of happiness, who uses all his experience as an ingredient in his creation. So... even if you're dead, don't stop drawing."



Chapter 18: The Happiest and Strongest Creature



That day, I woke up in a bad dream.

If you don't have time, you wake up and breathe roughly with your upper body. I overcame the dizziness that was coming at me loosely.

Then, grabbing the blanket and checking the feel, I was relieved to see that René, who was sleeping next to me, curled up and said, "Oh, good, it was a dream."

... I had a dream when I fell for the junior high school exam.

As soon as I saw the passing announcement and confirmed that I did not have my examination number, I felt the world collapse and disappear from my feet. Why did he spend the day without saying anything to his mother, who screamed small, and his father, who sighed in disappointment?

The next day, I normally went to elementary school and came back... I was sure that when the sun leaned westward and dimmed in the living room, my mother was sitting still.

Still, she covered her face with her elbow on her desk, and her mother remained hung up. I stayed still without turning on the light. Even though I had just called, I didn't reply.

From time to time, the living room, which was small enough to hear the sound of sighs, gradually darkened. I didn't know what to do, so I just stood there... and then I softly ran out of the house, carrying Landcel on my back.

Because I saw my mother and realized that I had made irreversible mistakes. I was told that my life had been scratched, and that all the time, effort, and educational expenses I had spent had been wasted, and I thought, "Oh, I can't be here anymore," so I ran out of the house without thinking.

... no, I didn't have any momentum, I was just wandering around.

So I reached the river, and suddenly the river overlooking from the bridge was dark...

... well, dreams almost always end around here. What are you going to do? What are you going to do? It's filled with anxiety and the feeling that there's nothing I can do anymore, that it's irreversible... so, well, I almost always wake up around here.

When I was thinking back, I heard a small voice from next to me saying, "Sha..." and I saw René circling around. Apparently, it was cold.

I rush back to bed and cover myself with a blanket and a duvet. [M]... then, it seems that the blanket was warming up gradually after getting a heat source from me, and René's body stretched loosely. "Fuck..." When I hear you sleep, it's okay. René was sleeping suddenly with a fluffy face.

Looking at René calmly, I thought it would be a good idea.

It's been a long time since I saw this dream. Before I came to this world, I was very well looked at and jumped up, but since I came to this world, I have barely seen it. I haven't seen all of these dreams lately, such as a dream of being late for school, a dream of not knowing the test at all, or a dream of forgetting eraser after taking the exam.

... but I guess I've had these dreams for a long time because what the Tickle King said was in my head this evening.

It seems that the arsonist said, "Reality". 'The weak one who cannot live in reality.'

... I'm sure that's me. I feel that the fact that the word "reality" was a word that I could not hear is the best proof.

When I think about it, I'm scared.

Isn't this world a reality? Is that a dream I'm dreaming about?

If so, will this world disappear when I wake up? Everyone's hallucinating like I made it up? Or, if I'm sleeping and dreaming, what's happening to me in 'Reality' now?

In the first place, what was I doing before I came to this world?

"Whatever happens, I dream of this world..."

Phew!

... when she thought about it, Rene made a very clear speech. I was a little surprised because it was too clear a bedtime speech.

"I know. I like edamame, cane..."

... and Lila made a clear slumber on the other side of René.

That's right. Today, because I was so shocked, Rene said, "Let's sleep three! 'Cause I couldn't afford to disagree either, so now the bed is stuck between me and Lyra, and there are three of us...

"Tan-choo... tan-choo, ah tan-choo... Miu"

”I have to simmer Lao Cres... I think I'll forget... I have to be careful...”

”Tsuku, I'm so furious...”

...... Are you really asleep? I wanted to see how the two of them were doing, but René and Lila were both asleep. Lila might be a beaver, but Rene was definitely a beaver. Definitely, I'm getting a good night's sleep.

"That's right... let's make a Rene biscuit for the Turtle... the glowing one... and when I eat it, Rene will stick... and Fei-sama will stick too..."

”Risee, Torigo... miiiiiiiiiiiiiii...”

... I don't know what to say.

I'm glad the three of us are in bed.

Somehow, somehow... I lost my temper.

Yeah, that's right. Stop. Let's not think about it. What is reality? What's wrong with the weak? This world is this world, and I am me. If I am to destroy this world, I must confront it with all my might. [M] This world is definitely here, so I want to protect it... yeah. That's all...

... and dive back into the blanket.... but the inside of the blanket is filled with a sweet scent like lilies and I feel restless, so I decided to let my head out of the blanket. I see, if I put René in the futon, the futon will fill up with a somewhat sweet fragrance...

"Phew..."

When I looked at René, who was asleep, I was getting a little sleepy. The blanket feels moderately cozy inside, and Rene and Lila are somewhat relieved...

... yeah. Maybe it's nice to have someone to sleep with.

And in the morning, I wake up with a nice smell.

I was alone in the bed, so I went to the living room as soon as I woke up.... and there, Lila and Rene were preparing breakfast.

"Tongo! Airi ahhhn!"

"Yeah. Good morning, René."

"Oh, Tougo, are you awake? Carry this, then."

Say hello and help prepare breakfast quickly. Breakfast is served with bacon and eggs, bread and soup. Also, a chestnut pound cake that looks very much like a fairy Western confectionery shop. And milk tea with plenty of milk.... milk tea, I'm sugar-free. Lila is a bit of sugar. René has plenty of sugar.

When the three of us started eating such breakfast, we felt happy about the mellowness of the half-ripened yellow flesh, ate the chestnut pound cake, and talked about "autumn is over"... and then...

"Tougo, you were talking weirdly."

"... hehe?"

Somehow Lila told me something I didn't remember.

"'Oh my God! Lao Cres is simmering! The taste will stain you! The taste stains Laocles!"...... "

... I see.

Well... it might be impossible for three people to sleep in one bed. That's why I think all three of them are going to make weird sleeping remarks...

Eat breakfast, clean up, and then.

I drew a rice cake and served it. [M] Somehow, I just wanted to make sure.

... when I first came to this world, it was this rice cake. And barley tea. It's very thick.

Once again, when I tried drawing the mochi and barley tea with just a pencil and eraser, I finished it in a crispy way, and I got a set of pong and mochi and barley tea.

I've come to this world, and my paintings have improved a lot. In drawing the mochi and barley tea, the stray of the pencil was eliminated. It feels like you know where to draw a line and how to shade it from the beginning.

... I'm glad to know I've grown, and I'm glad that I've drawn enough to grow.

There were certainly a lot of things I got when I came here.

... after all, I like this world.

Eh, did you run out of breakfast?

"No, I just wanted to draw a little rice cake and serve it."

I came out and ate the mochi. Lila was suspicious when I ate it, but when I explained that it was the first thing I drew in this world, she agreed.

At last, Lila reached out from my side, grabbed a cup of barley tea, and took a sip... 'What is this!?' I was surprised. Yeah. Yeah. That's the taste of barley tea. "It's important to be objective..."

"... what? Did you remember when you came to this world?"

Yeah.

Lila is sitting opposite me and staring at the copy paper in front of me. It's a piece of paper that used to contain mochi and barley tea. Now the mochi and barley tea are out, and the paper is blank.

"There may be a clue to how to deal with the arsonist king."

When I said that, Lila dropped her thought-provoking eyes on the copy paper and remained a little silent. It's unusual for a mouthy Lila to shut up like this.

"... hey, Tsk Tsk Tsk"

When I was waiting, Lila opened her mouth and asked.

"I'd like to try it from your world." Isn't it better to destroy this world? "

"I don't think so."

I was able to give an answer right away. Answer me right away.

"...... I like it. This world, whatever it is, is better than the world it was originally."

Thinking back, thinking back, I still think.

I'm so happy to have come to this world. Really.

"For the first time since I came here, I was really able to draw freely, and I was able to improve a lot." I'm getting to know the people who live here, and I'm having a really good time. There's so much that matters in this world. ”

Surrounded by the things I loved, I had a good time with the people I loved.... this world is so warm and fluffy... there's nothing to dislike, but it's a world that everyone can overcome.

... really, it's a beautiful world. A picturesque world, perhaps.

"That's why I don't want this world to die."

"... even if you and your world were in trouble because of this world?"

"Hmm... I'm not in trouble." Leaving aside the possibility that this is my dream... if my world is in trouble, then I'd like to think about what to do together at that time. But in the meantime, we have to do something about the Kachikachi King of Arson. "

"... I see."

Lila smiled somewhat relieved, then stared at me with a stick on her cheek.

"I see. I'm really glad you're here, too. I'm here because of you."

... somehow, Lyla's gaze felt like a tickle, and she turned away. Lila then laughs at the shards and fun. "Hmm, I can't beat Lila all the time..."

"... so it's okay if you're the one who brought me here, why did you come here?"

Eventually, Lila finished laughing and asked. Though it's my fault...

"... I don't remember that."

I have no choice but to answer that.

"...... Shhhh"

I can't help it, because it's true that you made a shocked face.

"Really. In the meantime, I was wearing shoes and clothes, so I just found out that it was the time of day..."

Didn't you ever notice that?

"I thought I couldn't help it." First of all, survival in the woods was a prerequisite... the mochi on the painting became a mochi, so I became obsessed with it. "

When she answered that, Lila said with a dazed look, "You look like you." What the hell? "It can't be helped, because the mochi I painted on it has become a mochi..."

"Well, I hope you're like you." Somehow, you're the one who came to this world and said "lost" to the arson king? "

Yeah.

I mean, I'm lost.

... I've gotten lost since I was in high school!

It's a bit pathetic, but... no, because it's a world-wide stray, I'd like to call it "Safe"...

"Something's bothering you around here." Why did you get lost? "

I wonder if it would be because I'm the [weak one], as the Kachikachi Fire King put it.

Are you weak?

"Well, that's pretty weak..."

... Hmm, no. I can't even think about it anymore.

Anyway, the information I have is full of bugs. He's a party, but he probably doesn't have more information than the King of Firecrackers. Oh, my God.

"I don't think there's anything there." how to remember something I forgot..... "

At the very least, I wish I knew how I came to this world. That way, I might be able to find out a little more about the Tickle King and see how to deal with him...

"I see..."

Lila roared for a moment, then said with a smile.

Well then, shall we try it from one end?

... eh?

"It doesn't seem to exist in your world... but there is magic in this world." That's why... ok! I'll call Master Faye right away! "

... when Lila said that, she jumped out of the house.

... eh?

What, what? What are you doing!? What am I supposed to do!?