My mom took me to the hospital, but I didn't have anything special to do.
The doctor was aghast and said, "Not again," so she just gave me an intravenous drip and move on.
Finally, I was alone in my room and faced the computer.
I scrolled through the image data on the screen.
My hand stopped at the last page with only text.
I could already read it easily.
"Haha.' I found myself a different person'? My memory is fuzzy'? âThe world is different from before'? âI wrote down as much as I could remember in the language of the time'? âI hope to be reunited with someone who can read this'?â¦â¦ That's ridiculous."
It must be some cognitive impairment or a black history notebook from a Chuunibyou.
That's it. It must be so. That's why.
"Is this the world I used to live in?"
Such a question should be meaningless.
I couldn't stop thinking about the question that should be meaningless.
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[Iroha-chan. Hey, are you okay? If you don't mind, I was wondering if you could talk to Mai.]
"Sorry, I don't want to talk to anyone right now."
Mai's voice echoed through the door.
I pull the covers over my head and try to block it out.
I've been asleep ever since I read the Voynich Manuscript.
Well, that's not quite the right word. I haven't slept a wink.
This world might be a fake.
The fear was tremendous.
It couldn't be. It couldn't be. Because if that were the caseâ¦
"Ugh â¦â¦â¦!?"
I crawled out of bed and clung to the trash can.
"Oww."
But my stomach's content has already been vomited.
There was only a faint drip of gastric juice.
[Iroha-chan! Are you okay? Please, open this door! Is Mai not good enough? I don't know if Mai can help you, Iroha-chan!]
"Hey, Mai."
[What, Iroha-chan?]
"Mai, do you think I'm real?"
[What are you talking about? Of course, you're real!]
"â¦I see. I'm sorry, I can't talk to Mai after all."
[Tsu!â¦â¦â¦Oh, haha. Well, that's right. Mai sorry tooâ¦]
Her footsteps are leaving.
I can hear Ah-nee's voice when I pass by.
[Mai was crying. To be honest, we don't know why Iroha-chan is so frightened and in pain. If you don't talk to us and we won't give you anything, I can't help you. Hey, if you want, you can talk to me?]
"Sorry."
[I know, I know. But you should at least eat your dinner. Iroha mama is very worried about you. She's so tired that it makes me feel sorry for her.]
"I know, but even if I eat, I'll throw up. That makes it even harder."
[I see. We're waiting for you. If you get the courage, just let us know.]
"Hey, A-nee."
[Hmm?]
I felt her trying to leave.
I suddenly called out to her.
I'm aware that my mind is very unstable right now.
I know I'm about to say something I don't want to say, but I justâ.
"Ah-nee is the real Ah-nee, right? You're not a stranger, are you?"
[â¦What are you talking about? I'm not a fake.]
"But! You don't know that! Where's the proof that you're real?"
[Iroha, chan?]
"â¦â¦ I'm sorry. I'm saying crazy things. Please leave me alone for now."
The footsteps leave the room, and the room is filled with silence.
I wonder how long it's been since I've heard such a long silence.
I had always heard VTubers' voices in my room.
Not only when I was awake, but even when I went to bed, I had ASMR on.
"Someone â¦â¦."
I clutched at my smartphone as if asking for help.
I launch the app and try to watch the VTuber's stream. But.
"Ugh⦠Oe⦠Why, why oh whyâ¦"
The illusion that my vision was distorted.
I couldn't even look directly at it.
Was the world ever this unstable?
It was as if everything had changed completely.
"No, no⦠I'm the one who has changed."
This world had been like this from the beginning.
I didn't realize it.
I was at my limit.
At that moment, my smartphone shook and started playing music.
It was the ringtone I had set individually.
It was my favorite original song.
It had been a long time since I had heard this song.
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I couldn't get the words out of there.n/o/vel/b//in dot c//om
I'm begging you. Please, someone, please, please help meâ¦
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Angu Ogu said in a clear tone.
I let out a voice, "Huh?"
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The phone went dead.
It switched to a busy tone.
And the next morning.
I opened the door to my room, thinking I should drink water, and there she was.
"I'm here to help you, Iroha!"
Angu Ogu was standing there.