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It's all your fault
...
"What happened? Can't you answer?" .. "We both know the truth, Subaru."
. "In this world where everyone is happy, you'll only be able to watch the happy ones.
There's no point in pretending, is there?"
He looked closely at the man in front of him; those spiky black hair, those disgusting eyes, eyes that had lost their dawn. This was undoubtedly Him. But there were differences, of course. Instead of his iconic jacket, he was wearing a strange, sect-like robe, and in his hand was the sect's Bible...
Well, it was a damaged copy, but whatever.
Behind him were corpses—no, a pile of corpses. So who had turned into a corpse from that living body?
...
All those corpses were undoubtedly him!
Well, at least they weren't your friends, you got off easy, Subaru!
The man in front of him was waiting for an answer, and of course, he didn't forget to grin like a bitch while waiting, the bastard! The audacity!
"You're enjoying this, aren't you?"
"You think so?"
A silence fell over the room...
"I don't even know what I'm expecting by asking you."
"Can I ask you something, Mr. Perfect Subaru?"
"No, thanks."
The rhythm of the wind behind them seemed to match the pace of their conversation. It was hard to guess what the universe was trying to say here...
"That's terrible you know? I'll ask anyways : Do you enjoy continuing this freak show?"
"What are you implying now?"
The smile on the man's face grew and grew and grew, and he laughed like a madman. It was so funny, and you're so stupid, Subaru, so stupid. He thought to himself.
"I said, doesn't being so humble get boring for you?"
...
At that moment, our Subaru was trying to cope with the irritation caused by exhaustion and fatigue. The man across from him was still laughing. What the hell are you laughing at, you idiot?
"Do you know me?"
The laughter suddenly stopped
"Huh?"
His eyes were locked. Then, in an instant, Subaru ran, ran, ran toward the man in front of him and kicked him in the face.
The only sound now was the crackling of the fire over the bodies. Of course, it also left behind a stench like rotten flesh. The man in front of him fell to the ground, but this was only the beginning.
"Enough, damn it!"
As he began punching the man's face, his hand became covered in sticky blood.
He saw a branch beside the man... He grabbed the branch and drove it into his eye He had had enough.
He didn't want to live, he didn't want to be happy. He just wanted to be happy with his friends, just Subaru. It shouldn't be this hard to be happy. ... And then he delivered the final blow to the man's heart.
Sub
Suba
Subaru-!!!
The blow to the man's heart and his regaining consciousness happened simultaneously.
This time, however, standing before him was not himself, but an old woman who looked like a child with sweet, golden-yellow hair.
Outside, birds were chirping, trees were rustling, and flowers were smiling. Dawn had just broken.
"How much longer do you plan to sleep?"
"I must have dozed off. I'm sorry, Beako..."
"I don't think you need to apologize. Betty can probably tolerate her clumsy contactor."
"Anyway, Beako, what time is it?"
"I think dawn has just broken."
Beatrice got out of bed, stood up at the head of her bed, grabbed Subaru's arm, and started pulling him. Is Beako trying to start a fight or something??
"Alright, alright, I'm coming, Beako."
BAMMMMMMMM
"This is what happens when you don't listen to Betty!"
"Beako, you!"
Subaru was lying on the floor, rubbing his precious head. It hurt a lot, after all!
"I guess Betty will be waiting for you."