Kouji opens his eyes in the morning.
Starting the day by looking at his phone.
Date: March 22, 20XX, 6:00 AM.
As expected, the day got repeated.
Kouji sighed.
"How can i get through this?"
Summarizing what happened so far, it's a little… disheartened.
The cop's he called, and the people around, don't change a thing.
"What now?... and what did she mean by a failure?"
Kouji was puzzled with that event, losing determination to change the sequence for him.
Kouji sighed again.
"Forget about it."
He gave up on trying to find a way to avoid it.
The only thing he can execute is undertake the things he always does.
Washing his face.
Went downstairs to cook breakfast and ate it.
Taking a bath and wearing a uniform.
And later Michiko picks him up.
Then sitting on a bench to view the pink scenery of the prunus tree.
"hey… heY… Hey, Kou!"
"Hm, ha?... what?"
"Kou…"
"Yes, Michi? Something matter?"
"See, you're not even listening."
"Eh? What is it?"
"Kou, is something bothering you?"
"Huh? Nothing."
"Really? But your face doesn't say that much."
"Yeah, really, i'm fine."
"Kou, don't force yourself. You can tell me about it, i might be able to help you."
"...n…no, it's surely nothing."
"Kou… you…–"
"Oh, look at that, the bell is already ringing. Let's go now or else the gate will shut."
"...Kou…"
"Hurry up, Michi! Let's go already, or we'll be late!"
Kouji and Michiko started running as the church bell sounds were echoing around.
Not only are they running, there are other students alongside them sprinting on the brick road heading to school.
In the end, the gate fully closed, and many students weren't able to get in. Fortunately for Kouji and Michiko, they barely made it and arrived in their room in time.
"Hey Kouji, it's unusual for you to be late. Did something happen?"
After Kouji and Michiko went to their respective seats, Kouji's seat neighbor in the front asked him.
"Nothing."
"Oh really… is it really nothing, that the two of you had a date."
Kouji sighed when he heard that.
"Not this again…"
"Ha, pretending to be dumb, aren't we? Here, look at her post on Twitter."
At the hand of his classmate was a phone, showing the post a while ago, about them together taking a selfie in a blossom tree as a background.
"..."
"Oh, don't be shy. Ain't she your sweetheart?"
"..."
"Hmm, you're not honest at all."
Kouji sighed again.
"Hey, look, i "
"Ahem!"
Forgetting that there's class, the neighbor didn't realize the teacher was glaring at them.
"Didn't I say the class is already starting."
"Ah, sorry Kiiro-sensei."
Just a quick scolding, the situation didn't go any further, then the teacher went back to teaching the class.
The teacher teaches.
The student listens.
That's what they do in the classroom, nothing more. Plus, switching in each different teacher per subject, they obtain new knowledge.
"Okay class, that's all, you all can go take your break time."
History has just ended, and it's already break time.
More students left the room and went to the canteen than stayed behind in the classroom.
"Kou…"
"Ah right, the bento, thanks."
Michiko gave the bento.
"Alright then, i should go now."
"Wait Kou."
"Hmm? Is there something else?"
"Ah, well… can we come along with you guys?..."
"Come along?"
"Yes, eat with you guys."
"Hey Kouji, let's go to the rooftop already!"
While talking to Michiko, Kouji's friends called him.
"You guys go ahead first!"
"Ok then!"
After that, he switch back to her and say,
"But what about your friends?"
"Oh, them? They, too, go along on this as well."
"..."
"Can we?..."
Looking to her back was her friends seemingly willing to join.
"Fine."
He allowed them.
And with that, he went to the rooftop together with them.
At the rooftop.
Kouji's friends were having a conversation while eating, when he entered the area.
"Oh Kouji, perfect timing, listen to this guy…wait, why are they here?"
"Well…"
"Excuse me, is it bad for us to eat here as well?! Is this place only limited to you guys?!"
One of Michiko's friends commented.
"No, i mean… why is Kouji with you all?..."
"Well, actually, i requested Kou for us to join you guys. Is it okay to join, or we are a bother?"
Michiko answered and asked.
The friend looks at Kouji, then to Michiko and finally to her friends.
The friends of Michiko were giving signs to him from behind her.
"I see… yeah, you guys can join."
A friend of Kouji said.
"Thank you, thank you."
Michiko thanked.
Now they sit on the ground with them and altogether eat their lunches.
"Hey, does something happen between them?"
"I don't know. Michi just suddenly suggested we eat with you guys. She looks worried, so maybe there might be."
"Now that you mention it, Kouji looks absent-minded this earlier during class."
While the two groups were having a conversation, a friend of Kouji and a friend of Michiko had a secret talk. Both of them wondering what the sudden eating together thing is for.
After some munching and chit-chat, the break time is finally over. And while on the way to their classroom, Michiko's friends talk with her.
"Hey, Michi, is your problem already solved?"
"Problem?"
"Isn't the reason for the idea to spend break time with them, so you can have a talk with him?"
"Ah well… that's much of it, but it's not that serious what he said."
"Is that so…"
They arrive at their room at the right time when the teacher enters as well. And with that, the break time is officially over and the class is resuming.
Going back to teacher teaches and students listen again until school's ended.
"Okay class! Tomorrow, we're going to have a test, so prepare for it."
"Alright, Kiiro-sensei."
"Now, the class is dismissed."
"Sorry, Kou, I have a club today. So, you can go without me–"
"Yea, yea, i'm going home alone."
Michiko talks just like the first time she did, letting him know that she has a club activity and can't go home with him, but apparently Kouji looks gloomy about it and sighed as he leaves the room.
Kouji left the school, knowing what comes next, focusing on the important stuff like… DYING.
He returns to the place where he is supposed to die.
At the pedestrian light, he was waiting for the red light to turn green.
The people with him that time were the same in his first death. Adults, elders, kids with parents, schoolmates, etc.
They waited until the green light was on and crossed the road together.
Kouji was about to go as well, but suddenly stopped when someone grabbed his hand.
"Kou!"
"Michi?..."
"I… have something to talk about with you."
"Wait, what about your club?"
"Oh that? I asked permission to take a leave for today."
"W-why are you here?!"
"Didn't i say that i have something to talk with you about?"
"Why now?! Leave!"
"Eh? Does something matter? Why are you making me leave?"
"I said, leave!"
"But aren't the way home, is there? So, where should i go?"
"Go somewhere else, or just go back to your club!"
"What's with you today, Kou? You're acting kind of weird today?"
While Kouji is trying to make Michiko go away, the event is already happening when they see the truck hit the crowd.
Scream, blood, body parts, and cry were in that scene.
"What?"
Michiko was shocked.
"Shit, it's already time."
Kouji hurriedly turned around just to see that the person was already behind Michiko.
"Michi!"
He quickly shoved her to the side and prepared to embrace the sword.
Luckily, Michiko saw that and grabbed his hand before falling down.
So the attack missed and Kouji fell down to the ground with her.
"You… who are you?! Why are you attacking us?"
Michiko put the question to the person.
"Michi, run, leave me here."
"But that person."
"She's after me, so leave me here, i'll distract her."
"But why?"
"Just leave!"
Michiko hurried to get up, trying to run however, yet it's useless when she got sliced on the top of her head out of nowhere before she set foot.
"Mi…Michi!"
Kouji screamed for his childhood friend on the ground while the blood on her head spread.
The person sigh,
"It failed ha?"
"You!... I will fu–"
"Bye."
"Ki-ki-ki-ki…ll…"
And that he died again.
The second time, he got killed alongside Michiko together.
"I'm sorry… i'm sorry…"