Interlude: Miharu’s Dream
Before she knew it, Ayase Miharu was standing alone in a white space.
She knew this feeling. She knew this scenery. It was something she had experienced just recently. Was this what they called a lucid dream?
Miharu knew she was dreaming. She didn’t know the reason why, but she instinctively knew that this wasn’t reality. But at the same time, another thought crossed her mind.
“Is this...really my dream?” she wondered to herself, when a woman’s voice called out to her.
“Hello. Or should I say ‘good evening’?”
She couldn’t see anyone, but the voice was oddly familiar.
“Is it you again...?” Miharu asked. She was sure that this voice was the same as the voice that had called out to her in her last dream.
“Yes, it’s me again. You remembered,” the woman confirmed easily.
“Who are you...?” Miharu wondered.
“If this is your dream, I may be your unconscious mind.”
“My...”
“The only thing that’s certain is that your real self is asleep, I suppose? Yup, it seems like the settling process has progressed more than last time. That’s a good sign.”
“Settling process?”
“Nothing to worry about,” she answered. It seemed that the voice had no intention of answering any of Miharu’s questions directly.
“Do you remember anything from last time?” the woman asked Miharu.
“You said something about how I’d have to make an important choice one day.”
“Good girl. That’s right, a very important choice is approaching you. I also said this: I recommend you choose the option you think is definitely wrong.”
“Umm, what kind of decision will it be?” Miharu questioned. Without knowing what kind of choice it would be, there was no way for her to make a decision.
“I’m doing things in such a roundabout way because I can’t tell you, silly.” The woman sighed.
“But even if you say that...”
“Then here’s a hint for you, since you’re so slow on the uptake. First, the time to make the choice is fast approaching. Second, the future will diverge depending on your choice. Third... I can’t tell you after all. This is all the information I can give you for now.”
Did something happen?
When the woman was about to say the third hint, it felt like the voice trembled.
“H-Huh? That’s basically nothing you haven’t said already...”
“I said I can’t, so I can’t. Accept it as it is.”
“That’s so...”
Unreasonable, was what Miharu was about to say, when—
“What’s unreasonable is this world.”
The owner of the voice spoke over her, anticipating her words. There was a tired sigh mixed into her tone.
“...” Miharu blinked, speechless.
“It is what it is. There isn’t much time left, but there’s one more thing I wanted to tell you.”
“What is it...?”
For some reason, the woman sounded a little irritated. Unsure of the reason why, Miharu questioned her nervously.
“I think I might hate you.”
“Huh...?”
Just as when she was wondering whether she had misheard her, Miharu’s consciousness cut off.
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