Author:Yume Taida.
–Satoru? Do you think that…
–Yes, there is that possibility, I hope I'm wrong and she comes home today, yesterday she seemed very haggard, I hope I'm wrong, damn, now I've even lost my hunger, let's just pay and leave.
After leaving the money on the counter, Satoru and Maruki leave the restaurant.
–You know Maruki, I've been living here for less than a year, when I arrived in the city I was completely hated by everyone...
–Why were you hated?
–Well, my father is the manager of the biggest convenience store in the city, he sells everything from televisions, video games, and even has a restaurant, he basically killed the competition, and the hatred came to his son, of course, I tried not to care, but it didn't happen Easy, Sakura-senpai was the first to care at all about an idiot like me...
Satoru speaks for the first time in a more serious tone, after which Maruki finds no words and they both follow the path until they separate.
At night…
Maruki quickly goes to his room, but something doesn't get out of his head...
•••Of all people, why Sakura? That's if she really ends up like Nobumi Takemi, tsc, better sleep and try not to think about it too much.
The next day, Maruki doesn't find Satoru on the way to school, in class Satoru arrives late, but he was more airy than usual, it seems that after venting he is more depressed...
Interval…
–Hey Maruki, let's go to the terrace?
Satoru asked Maruki with his arms crossed.
–Okay, let's go.
Then, Satoru and Maruki go to the school terrace.
–She didn't come again, when I stopped by her office, they said there hadn't been any news from Sakura-senpai since Tuesday... but she came on Wednesday, since we saw her... so apparently Sakura-senpai just came to get something, tsk, more than that. Shit is happening?
Satoru says irritated.
–We have no way of knowing now Satoru, you know that well, we don't control it.
–Tsc.
Satoru says with a frustrated look and thus the break ends...
After class, Maruki decides to leave alone, as she wanted to test a theory…
One completely rainy night, it was raining so violently that it was like lightning, Maruki then realized that when he turned on the TV the other day when the possible silhouette of Nobumi Takemi appeared, it was exactly 11:00 pm, so he did so, he turned on the at this exact same time to confirm or not your theory... when turning it on... it was possible to see a silhouette of a woman, only this time instead of asking for help she was standing still, smiling macabrely at whoever was watching her from outside, Then the screen just went off...
Maruki for the first time was in shock about what happened... Maruki decided to call Satoru, but he didn't answer, so Maruki decides to sleep and wait for Satoru to be at school tomorrow.
At dawn... a fog covered the city of Kyoto, probably due to heavy rain that caused a cold wave, a bizarre scene appeared on a lamppost in a residential area, a woman was hanging from the pole's wires, she had signs of being beaten and was full of cuts...
Saturday afternoon at school…
–The director ordered the students to gather in the gym, apparently he was going to deliver big news.
One of the students comments in his circle of friends.
Midori tries to hold him back.
–Satoru calm down.
–This bastard… disrespected Sakura-senpai.
Satoru speaks with tears in his eyes…
–Satoru and Miro, you are embarrassing my class, go to the board, NOW!
Hinata says irritated.
The situation calms down and Satoru and Miro are sent to the director's office and wait for the director to finish his speech.
After the speech…
–Satoru, you shouldn't lose control like that in front of the public.
The director speaks incredibly relaxed.
–Tsc…
Satoru grumbles.
–I know she was important to you Satoru, but don't do that again, I told you everything I had to say, you can leave.
Satoru leaves the room and goes to the terrace.
–And as for you Miro, what you said was inhumane, why did you do that?
The director says in a serious tone and Miro remains silent without saying anything.
–I… I don't know…
Miro feels pressured and can't say a word.
The director looks on with disgust but dismisses Miro.
On the terrace Satoru looks at the view of spring, standing still, thoughtful, when he hears footsteps and sees Maruki and Midori.
Maruki imagined that Satoru would be on the terrace and Midori wanted to follow because she was worried about the situation.
-What do you want?
–We were worried about you.
-Idiot.
Maruki and Midori grumble.
–Maruki, Sakura-senpai will just be one of the victims, you know that, right?
–What are you talking about?
Midori asks confused.
–That world, Sakura died because of that, I have no doubts about it.
–Satoru, more people will be victims, we don't know exactly how to stop.
–Tsc, right, I'm decided, Maruki, let's enter that world again, and find out what's going on.
END OF CHAPTER