It's a beautiful day outside.
Birds are singing.
Flowers are blooming…
On days like these, it's a great day to start.
For a sunlight to shine through a window can someone wake up.
A teenage girl woke up and started his day by rubbing its eyes. Following to stand up, he went into the bathroom for her to wash its face.
Then she goes downstairs to eat breakfast.
As she went to the dining room, a frying sound was heard from the kitchen.
"Good morning, mom…
"Oh, morning."
"What's for breakfast?"
"It's pancake, sausage, and toasted bread with an egg on top of it."
Succeeding to prepare the food, she starts eating it.
"Oh, by the way, Kou-chan is here.
While munching, suddenly her mom said that.
"W-What!? Kou is here?!"
After hearing that, she hurriedly went to the living room
"Kou!"
"Morning, Michi."
Kouji was there sitting on the couch, wearing his uniform already.
"What are you doing here, this early?!"
"Why?... Well, I came here to pick you up."
"Why now? You haven't done this before."
"What, is it bad to do something different?"
"N-no, it's just… unexpected."
"...well, I'm already here, so… what is done is already done. Or do you want me to not do it again?"
"no…"
"Hmm?"
"you can…"
"What? I can't hear you."
"I said, it's fine to do that from time to time."
"Oh… okay."
With that talk, the surrounding atmosphere suddenly became quiet.
Michiko just standing there embarrassed.
And meanwhile, Kouji, he is still on the couch and looks confused about what's going on.
"Um… sorry to break the mood… but the time is moving, so Mi-chan, you still need to eat your breakfast."
The mother interrupted.
"Ah, right…"
Michiko awkwardly went back to the dining room.
"Sorry about that, Kou-chan. I know you have something to talk about with her, but i…"
"No, no, it's okay Obasan. It's nothing that serious. I really did come here to pick her up."
"Why don't you watch TV while waiting for her?"
"Thanks for the offer, but that's not necessary anymore, I already know what the broadcast is going to be."
"O…kay… Then just ask anything if you need something."
"Okay Obasan."
Michiko's mom went back to the dining room as well, leaving Kouji by himself in the living room.
Being left alone there, his expression changed into a serious look. Putting his hands together on the mouth level with fingers interlocked, it seems that he's thinking something critical.
The fact that he died and revived was no joke.
To recall what happened,
He woke up early in the morning USUALLY.
Ate breakfast like a NORMAL person.
Took a bath GENERALLY and FOR THE MOST PART wearing his uniform.
Later, Michiko picks him up LIKE IT ALWAYS DO, going to the school together.
Listening to the lesson in general, having class activities, yada yada and so on.
Then school ended, Michiko had club activities, so Kouji went home by himself.
And… What happens next is unexpected. At that moment, crossing the pedestrian line, he got hit by a truck along with other people and died.
Kouji thought that It's already over, yet he came back to life or rather he leaped back in time to the start of the day when he woke up before dying.
Without realizing what's going on, he repeated the exact same day.
Eating breakfast, Michiko picks him up, school stuff, and goes home alone. However, that time is different, he died in an unusual way.
He got stabbed by a sword.
"What was that?"
A sword in the modern era and getting killed with it is unimaginable.
Kouji once thought that it's just a dream, but the memory and pain felt real.
So the reason he went to Michiko's place was to ask her about it or talk about it.
"Kou, let's go."
Kouji's waiting came to an end when Michiko went to the living room and was already in her uniform.
"Haven't forgotten anything?"
"Nothing."
"Alright then, let's go."
"Okaasan! We're going now!"
"Then have a safe trip!"
After farewell, Kouji and Michiko left the house together.
Heading to school.
And while walking, Kouji asks,
"Hey, Michi, have you noticed that this day has already happened?"
"Huh?"
"Like it feels… we're repeating the same day."
"What are you talking about?"
"I mean, the day is the same."
"...arent that just our routine? Like I pick you as always, we went to school together the same way, and either went home together or not. Isn't that just normal for us? Well, except for today, you pick me up instead. To be honest, that shocked me. So what do you mean by repeating the same day?"
"Well thats…"
Kouji already tried to ask her about the loop thing, but she seems not affected by it. He tried to give her a hint, yet she still has no idea what he was saying. So he decided to say it directly.
"Michi, I seem to be looping on the same day."
"..."
"..."
"..."
"Michi?"
"Yes?"
"What can you say about it?"
"About what?"
"Didn't you hear what I said?"
"Do the days look the same?"
"Not that one, the other one."
"Hmm???"
"It's just a couple seconds ago! You didn't hear it?"
"Have you said something?... i can't remember… Can you repeat it again?"
Kouji sighed.
"Michi, listen."
"Alright."
"I've been looping on the same day."
"...hmm?..."
"You get it?"
"What?"
"Did you understand what I said?"
"Wait what? Can you repeat it again?"
"Huh?... I already said it loud and clear."
"When?"
"Are you kidding? It's just a split second ago!"
"You didn't say anything."
"Seriously?..."
"Jeez, you're acting kinda weird today. Let's just talk about it later at school. Look, the pedestrian light is already green, let's cross before the light turns red."
"..."
Michiko went to the pedestrian, leaving Kouji behind.
"Kou?"
He was just standing there staring at the crossing road.
Felt fear, uneasiness, and the memory of the pain was flooding back to his mind. Begin to sweat, knowing that death is there.
"Kou!"
Kouji finally came to his senses when Michiko shouted.
"Kou! Let's go already! The time is ticking, you know!?"
And he just realized that she was already in the middle of the road, calling for him.
"Get it together, me. It's not that time yet to die."
Said it to himself, gathering his courage to move forward.
"Alright, coming!"
So they continued their walk and arrived at school.