“…How’d you get that injury?”
 
“Hm? Oh, no. I clumsily got hurt. Haha, and right before enrollment too, what was I thinking…”
 
“That’s rough… be careful, okay?”
 
“Eh? Oh, thanks.”
 
I was surprised when Sano showed concern for me while I was forcing a dry laugh in self-deprecation.
 
Come to think of it, I’ve only been worried about the heroines, but I never once considered what happened to Sano after the bad ending.
 
Strangely, I don’t sense any of the nastiness from Sano that I felt in high school.
 
Could it be that as the [Protagonist] of [LoD], he was … Read the rest

I belong to the Economics Department at Kyoyo University. The reason I chose economics is because, including my past life, I’ve always admired economics. Whether it’s because it’s strong for employment, or because there’s somehow an image that studying economics is cool. Or maybe it was both.
 
Either way, what I learned is that the Economics Department is a hardcore science department. There’s no way private liberal arts university students can handle Calculus III, but sadly, the professors are originally economics scholars from science backgrounds, so they think the students entering are science students.
 
After all, more than half of … Read the rest

 
He didn’t seem to realize it, but the man’s voice echoed throughout the hall. Unfortunately, the fact that he was a loner became known throughout the department, and I couldn’t help but chuckle. However, he seemed to be talking with someone, but I couldn’t hear those voices. Honestly, I’m not interested. More importantly, should I assess whether the person next to me is suitable to become friends with?
 
……Or so I thought, but he was facing backward. Looking closely, so were the other department students. I also turned to look that way, and near the entrance to the … Read the rest

Chapter 5: Thank You──

I, Sano Yuuto, have four people whose fates are promised to be intertwined with mine──
 
It’s the kind of chuunibyou thinking that would be laughed off as insane, but I’ve vaguely felt this way ever since I was old enough to remember.
 
I don’t know their faces or names, yet I know everything about them──
 
That sensation gradually began manifesting into reality after I met my childhood friend Satsuki.
 
When I was in elementary school, I could mysteriously see a phantom vision of what Satsuki would look like when she grew up to be a … Read the rest

“I love [Iriya Satoshi]. I absolutely want to be with him. But it’s also true that I don’t want to compete with friends over someone I like…”
 
“Reine-chan…”
 
Though I don’t have a very deep relationship with Reine, I thought she tended to avoid direct expressions. To put it badly, a contrarian. That’s why I was surprised by her straightforward feelings.
 
Looking at everyone, I could tell they were thinking the same thing. As people who experienced the same suffering, we all want to be happy together. We don’t want anyone to suffer misfortune anymore.
 
Four … Read the rest

“Fufufufu… so that’s how it was…”
 
Reine mutters while looking down, but the corners of her mouth curve into a crescent moon shape.
 
“How strange! Ahahahaha!”
 
I had gone just as mad as the other three. I wanted to go mad.
 
If it were just the [Diary], there might have been a possibility that what Shino said was dubious, that it could be dismissed as a bad made-up story and mere coincidence.
 
Through the gap in the curtains, a piercing mad laughter echoed through the quiet darkness where everyone had gone to sleep.
 
This … Read the rest

“Then I’ll call you Reine, okay? Shuna and Shino are fine too, right?”
 
“…! Yeah, nice to meet you~, Satsuki-chan. Shino-chan and Reine-chan too.”
 
“That’s right. I’ll also address you all by your first names. Um, Shuna-san, Satsuki-san, Reine-san… is this acceptable…?”
 
“Call me however you like. Um, from now on, please treat me well. Satsuki, Shuna, Shino…”
 
A petal brushes against my cheek. When I look up, the plum blossoms are in full bloom. Known as “flowers that herald spring,” in the stillness of night they seem to be blessing our relationship.
 
“Fufu, let’s … Read the rest

 
The room was wrapped in silence. Each time the white curtains swayed slightly, warm air was invited into the hospital room. On either side of the bed, female university students who had just graduated days ago were peering at [Iriya Satoshi] sleeping in the center with pained expressions.
 
His entire body was wrapped in bandages, with less skin exposed than covered. His eyelids remained closed without moving—he looked so lifeless you could call him a corpse without it feeling strange.
 
“When will you wake up… I have so many things I want to ask you, so many things I want … Read the rest

Satsuki tilted her head slightly, looking at me with dilated pupils. Speaking rapidly with no inflection, flat. I was chilled by her calm way of speaking, like a windless sea.
 
“No, I’ve just been normally preparing for the new semester—”
 
“With that body?”
 
“Yeah, that’s right, but…”
 
There was no particular problem just moving around inside the house. I’d gone out a bit, but I hadn’t gone far. Staying in the room felt like bad things would accumulate, so I took short walks, but really, that was all.
 
“Hey, am I not needed anymore…?”
 
Tears spilled from Satsuki’s eyes with … Read the rest

Chapter 4: The Ones Who’ve Been Helping Us All Along

“Finally, it’s tomorrow.”
 
The cherry blossom trees lining the station avenue were blooming with pale pink flowers, as if blessing the students welcoming the new academic year. My university entrance ceremony was also tomorrow, and it felt like I was being blessed somehow.
 
The university I’d be attending was an ordinary one close to home. It’s called Kyoyo University—just three train stops away, and barely any walking from the university’s nearest station.
 
By the way, I did get accepted to the university I kept taking entrance exams … Read the rest