On the ship:
"Sir, the beta will be ending soon."
"Very well. Continue as agreed.
No need to blame me, it is the human who says himself that everything has a price" smiled.
CHAPTER 4
After my trip on the plane, I couldn't help but think about that ship in the clouds. What could it be doing here?
"Whatever it is, I need to find my house and put all the pieces back in order."
You could tell the difference. I can find my way around better when I'm in Japan. It's not my hometown for nothing.
When I got home, I opened the door. To my surprise, it hadn't changed. The arrangements of each object were well respected.
"Am I really in a dream? Why do I doubt? It's obvious, I'm not in reality.
I needed to understand what was happening in this world. So I decided to go out and see how the world behaved. It seemed very real, a literal reproduction of reality.
Not finding anything that would help me, I took the subway home.
To my amazement, I never thought I would meet her in such a place.
My eyes were fixed on her. I was compelled to go to her.
"Hi, remember me?"
She looked up and after a moment's hesitation she answered me, "Yume from Shimizudani High School?"
"That's right."
This reaction doesn't surprise me, it's been 3 years since we last saw each other so it's normal for her to react like this.
"Excuse me, I didn't expect to see you here".
This girl with long blond hair called Toshiko NO YUKI. She was a former classmate of the High School.
She was the first of my class. She often had many requests that she refused every time.
"I didn't know that you read too. What kind of work is it? "
"Don't think that's all my life is about! I do a lot of other things too."
Maybe she's me, we could have gotten along...
"Say sorry to ask this after our reunion, but would you be so kind as to put me up for a while? I'm back from a long trip."
"You're unstoppable! Well, I accept"
Well, I didn't think she would be so easy to convince.
We spend the rest of our trip talking about everything and nothing. In the end, I realized that we had a lot in common.
I know we are in a dream but she seemed to be the real Toshiko I know and not a representation of my subconscious.
Could we all be having a common dream?
I arrived in front of Toshiko's house and she invited me to enter her house when suddenly this window resurfaced.
[New message from the Admin:
- Dear citizen, the beta version is coming to an end. Please go to Asakusa Shrine. Any refusal to cooperate will be met with a great penalty.
▪ View route
Thank you~ ]
Immediately, Toshiko asked me. "You too received the message from the Admin?"
"Yes..."
"What's this about a beta version?"
"I don't know, but it doesn't look good."
For some like Toshiko it was incomprehensible. But for a clear-headed person like me it meant everything.
The world will change.
To be continued...