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Hm… still no reply. He would usually respond instantly, so something must be wrong. I have to check on him.
You heard a knocking on your door. Who could it be? Well, of course you’d know by now, who else but your dear Itaru. You opened the door, and to your surprise, a horse was standing right outside. Yes, a horse. But just by looking at it, you knew it was your beloved gamer. As a horse. Neighing. You have no idea what you’re supposed to do?
You went around asking your closest friends if they knew anything about it. Only one answer.
“It’s a curse, [name], and there is no way to undo this curse at this time. The only way for him to be human is if you go back in time, before he was cursed, and prevent him from getting cursed. But of course, there is a catch. You can’t tell anyone you’re from the future. If you do that…you won’t be able to come back.”
You did what you needed to do. You traveled back in time to save him. But when you arrived, you saw a familiar boy crying.
“What’s wrong,” you asked, and the boy looked up at you, sniffing.
“My friend just disappeared…” the boy answered through tears. “She’s just…gone!”
“What did she look like?”
The boy pointed at you.
Then it hit you. This boy was your childhood friend who suddenly moved away in the middle of the year. You two were very close, inseparable. You remember falling for him back then. Adorable little thing you were. The sobbing mess you had been when you found out he was moving away.
What was his name again?
…
It…
Itaru…?
It’s not him, is it? It couldn’t be. But…you knew it was him, didn’t you? Of course you did. You’re his future girlfriend, after all, and apparently also childhood friends.
He cried nonstop. You didn’t know if you should tell him. You just don’t want to see him cry any longer. Crouching down next to him, you whispered…
“I’m right here. It’s me, [name]. Itaru-kun, I’m sorry~”
He turned his head, staring in shock. He held out his arms to hug you, but you broke a rule. What will be the consequences of it, you wondered. And like that, your body faded from existence.
So that’s how it is. I couldn’t do anything. I’ve messed up real bad, and I can’t go back either… Itaru, I’m really sorry…