Chapter Title: Turn around and see the other world?
Translator: TheDoru
Proofreader: EvilMayDie64
「What’s wrong? Ryou-chan. You’ve been acting kind of nervous for a while now.」
The rain that had been pouring down yesterday had stopped, and it was a calm day in the park with a cloudless azure sky, which was unusual for the rainy season.
Walking side by side on the colored paved boardwalk that surrounds the perimeter of the large pond, Mia Morisaki peered into the face of Ryou Aomi, who had been looking at her restlessly since earlier, slightly tilting her head.
「No, that’s not the case.」
It was obvious that he was hiding something, as he quickly turned his head away.
「Ah, did Ryou-chan perhaps think about something naughty?」
「Wa, th, that’s not it.」
Mia who has her hands behind her back, gazes up at Ryou with her almond eyes, and Mia’s long straight hair falls over her shoulder.
Her breasts stand out against the pastel pink bordered knit, which is emphasized by the strap of the diagonal bag.
The white pleated skirt that matched the knit was well above the knee and dangerously swayed with her every movement and breeze.
“Isn’t it a little rough?”
Mia thought so, but that’s what she was aiming for. It made her feel sad to be told that she didn’t think about it at all.
However, Mia knew that this was not the only reason Ryou was restless.
“Ryou-chan asked me out today, that means…-that’s what it means, right?”
「Hey Ryou-chan, want to sit down?」
Mia took Ryou’s right arm and pointed to a bench that was under a tree.
「Ah, wait. Look, sit on this. Sitting on the bench will make your white skirt dirty.」
「Yes, thank you. You’re really are so kind♪」
He pulled Mia’s hand, and he took a towel out of his ban and spread it out on the bench.
She sat down and her skirt was swayed by the wind to the point I could see her pink panties.
Ryou sits to the left of Mia, leaving a little space between them.
「Ah……oh, well.」
Mia muttered in an inaudible voice. Even if I wanted to sit very close to him, Ryou would always sit with some space between me.
「Hey Ryou-chan, are you hungry?」
「Yes, I guess so. Do you want to go somewhere to eat?」
「That’s fine too, but……」
Mia took out a lunch box from her bag, which was wrapped in lunch cloth.
「Tada. I’ve actually made it myself!」
The contents that were covered by the cloth, was a sandwich case, and when the lid was opened, there were some beautifully colored sandwiches laid out inside.
「Eggs, ham with lettuce, tuna. And then……」
Mia opened another, slightly smaller case and picked up a sandwich from inside.
「Whipped fruit sandwich. You like it, don’t you, Ryou-chan?」
「Ah… I’ll have some」
Ryou, happily chewed on the whipped cream and banana sandwich that was offered to him. 1
Mia flirtatiously narrowed her eyes as she looked at the profile of Ryou that has a surprisingly sweet tooth.
「Ah, that’s right, Mia.」
「Eh, ah, what is it?」
Mia’s voice was a little hoarse as her name was suddenly called.
After finishing one of the sandwiches, he wiped his hands clean with the paper hand towel Mia had prepared and opened the zipper of the bag from his left.
After a few moments of hesitation, he slowly pics up the bag to check it’s contents.
「Happy birthday, Mia.」
He held up a package with a pink ribbon in front of Mia’s eyes, his voice full of emotion.
「……Eh? No way, really? Ah, thank you.」
“I’m glad just from you saying congratulations….”
Mia struggled to hold back the tears that were welling up in her eyes.
「Hey, Ryou-chan. Can I open it?」
With a cool smile on his face, Ryou silently nodded.
She untied the ribbon, carefully peeled off the neatly wrapping paper so as not to tear it, and opened the long, white box.
「Whoa」
A rose quartz and pink gold necklance with a strap of the same design.
「I thought it would look good on you」
「Ryou-chan……」
Mia brushed her hair up with her right hand and stopped to cover her ears with it.
This is Mia’s cute habit when something unexpectedly makes her happy.
「Thank you Ryou-chan. I, I……」
Tears spilled from Mia’s eyes as she was overcome with emotion.
「Hey, don’t cry.」
「I’m so happy I can’t help it……」
He gently snuggled up to the downcast Mia and gently put his hand on her trembling shoulder.
「Thank you, thank you, Ryou-chan.」
「Don’t mention it. If you’re happy, I’m happy too.」
He took out a handkerchief from his pocket and handed it to Mia.
「I’m happy, I’m very happy.」
Wiping her tears with Ryou’s handkerchief, Mia looked up, smiling.
「I’m sorry I cried here.」
「Don’t worry about it. It’s just a sandwich.」
「Yeah, I guess so. Oh, wait, here’s your coffee.」
Mia poured iced coffee from her water bottle into a paper cup.
「T, thank you.」
Bringing the cup close to his mouth, he paused. Then he took a sip and slowly swallowed it, as if he was savoring it.
「Mia, this is……」
「As expected, Ryou-chan, do you understand? It was brewed with a siphon, how’s it taste?」
「Un, it’s good. Both the coffee and the sandwiches.」
She was so happy to hear that and smiled like the sun was shining through the tears.
「I wish this could go on forever.」
It was just a casual remark, but it might have been the wish engrained deep within her heart, which Mia herself was probably not even aware of.
「Really……」
It was a sunny Sunday in the middle of the summer.
It was a faint memory of a time when the two of them still believed in the future.
That day.
I suddenly found myself at the usual intersection.
I haven’t been here in half a year, but it was the same road I used to take every day until half a year ago.
A girl I had known since childhood was always waiting for me at the same intersection.
Mia Morisaki lost her parents when she was six years old, and came to an orphanage.
She is the most important person in the world to Ryou Asomi, who was abandoned right after birth and grew up without knowing his family in the orphanage.
Mia, who was 17 years old and one year older than him, passed away alone this spring, without celebrating her 18th birtday.
More than half a year passed since then, and Ryou still can’t accept the reality, so he consciously doesn’t go this way.
And yet.
Today, for some reason, he was preoccupied with his thoughts and unconsciously came to this intersection where he always met up with Mia.
At the intersection, there were students waiting at the traffic light, happily chatting.
「The same uniform as Mia’s…」
The group of four seemed to be students from the famous prefectural high school that Mia attended nearby.
There was one tall boy and three girls.
At this time last year, Mia was still laughing with her friends like this…..
Ryou took out a rose quartz necklance from his breast pocket and stared at it.
The events of that day, which he had recalled over and over everytime something happened, were etched in his mind without ever fading away.
It was a time that they had lost forever, a time that they would never be able to regain.
He closed his eyes, awkwardly smiled, and put the necklance back in his pocket.
Then, when he casually glanced at the intersection ahead.
He gulped and stopped in his tracks at the unbelievable sight.
On the other side of the crosswalk, Mia, who should’ve no longer be in this world, was standing there alone, waving her hands and smiling.
「No way……」
I know it’s impossible, Mia, who died six months ago, can’t be here. There’s no way I can see her.
But even if it’s just an illusion, I want to talk to her, I want to hear her voice.
When I wished so strongly, Mia’s mouth slightly moved.
“Ryou-chan. Find me.”
The nostalgic voice that he clearly heard resonated directly in his head, not in his ears.
「Fin……? Mia, what do you mean……」
Mia only smiled, not answering.
When Ryou rubbed his eyes and looked again, the dim figure was nowhere to be fond.
「Mia……」
Staring at the end of the crosswalk where Mia had disappeared, Ryou couldn’t help but mention her name.
「Hm?」
It wasn’t loud enough to be heard clearly, but the girl behind him turned around and stared at him with a momentary puzzled on her face.
「……now……?」
「Oh, um, sorry!」
Ryou quickly apologized and interruped the other person’s words.
「What? Are you hitting on me?」
「Oh, here we are.」
The three people in front of him turned around and laughed a little teasingly.
「No, I’m really sorry!」
There was no need to run away, but he couldn’t stand the discomfort and he ran back the way he came from.
And, just when he took his fifth step.
「Woah!」
All the sound around him disappeared.
Not only that, but his body became frozen as if he was floating in the air, and the whole area around him stopped.
My thoughts were the only thing going on, and everything else was frozen in time.
「What the hell……」
Immediately after that, I was enveloped in a light so bright that I couldn’t keep my eyes open.
No, it was more like being thrown into rather than enveloped.
「Ugh」
It was neither hot nor cold, but even with my eyes closed, I could feel the pressure of the light spreading throughout my body, to the point of suffocation.
I can’t even tell if I’m failing or rising.
「Shit, what’s going on?」
Ryou groanced.
Then, the pressure he had been feeling in his body suddenly disappeared. At the same time, the floating feeling also disappeared and he fell on his butt on the cold floor, unable to support his body.
「Cold?……」
It was now October, and even though it was evening, the asphalt was warmed by the sunlight during the day, making it quite hot.
Ryou slowly opened his eyes and looked at the floor.
「Marbles?」
The white, shiny floor looked just like the one in the museum he had visited the other day.
As he looked around, he saw that the hall was quite large, and the walls and floor seemed to be made of the same stone.
It was a little dim, probably due to the fact that my eyes were not used to it.
「Welcome.」
A woman’s voice sounded from behind my back.
「Thank you for accepting my summon, Hero-sama」
Hero? Summoning? Ryou heard the words and turned around on one knee. He immediately realized that the woman’s words were not directed at him.
About five meters from where Ryou was standing, four people were standing with their backs to me, as if illuminated by a spotlight. All four of them were wearing school uniforms, one tall boy and three girls, and they looked like the group that had been at the intersection earlier.
If you look closely, you can see a circular pattern painted in gold at their feet, giving off a faint light.
「This is……」
“Summoning to another world”
I think I saw something like that sometime in a book I borrowed from Mia Morisaki, who loved to read.
「No way……Really?」
The adventures of a brave hero with cheat abilities, summoning to another world, and reincarnation. It’s all a story in a book, and you can forget about reality and become the hero for a moment and enjoy the world of dreams.
Then when you finish reading the book, you return to reality.
I think it would be interesting if it actually existed, but it’s a product created by humans and it cannot happen in reality.
Yes, it can’t happen……
That’s what Ryou thought until today, or even until this very moment.
Chapter Title: Turn around and see the other world?
Translator: TheDoru
Proofreader: EvilMayDie64
「What’s wrong? Ryou-chan. You’ve been acting kind of nervous for a while now.」
The rain that had been pouring down yesterday had stopped, and it was a calm day in the park with a cloudless azure sky, which was unusual for the rainy season.
Walking side by side on the colored paved boardwalk that surrounds the perimeter of the large pond, Mia Morisaki peered into the face of Ryou Aomi, who had been looking at her restlessly since earlier, slightly tilting her head.
「No, that’s not the case.」
It was obvious that he was hiding something, as he quickly turned his head away.
「Ah, did Ryou-chan perhaps think about something naughty?」
「Wa, th, that’s not it.」
Mia who has her hands behind her back, gazes up at Ryou with her almond eyes, and Mia’s long straight hair falls over her shoulder.
Her breasts stand out against the pastel pink bordered knit, which is emphasized by the strap of the diagonal bag.
The white pleated skirt that matched the knit was well above the knee and dangerously swayed with her every movement and breeze.
“Isn’t it a little rough?”
Mia thought so, but that’s what she was aiming for. It made her feel sad to be told that she didn’t think about it at all.
However, Mia knew that this was not the only reason Ryou was restless.
“Ryou-chan asked me out today, that means…-that’s what it means, right?”
「Hey Ryou-chan, want to sit down?」
Mia took Ryou’s right arm and pointed to a bench that was under a tree.
「Ah, wait. Look, sit on this. Sitting on the bench will make your white skirt dirty.」
「Yes, thank you. You’re really are so kind♪」
He pulled Mia’s hand, and he took a towel out of his ban and spread it out on the bench.
She sat down and her skirt was swayed by the wind to the point I could see her pink panties.
Ryou sits to the left of Mia, leaving a little space between them.
「Ah……oh, well.」
Mia muttered in an inaudible voice. Even if I wanted to sit very close to him, Ryou would always sit with some space between me.
「Hey Ryou-chan, are you hungry?」
「Yes, I guess so. Do you want to go somewhere to eat?」
「That’s fine too, but……」
Mia took out a lunch box from her bag, which was wrapped in lunch cloth.
「Tada. I’ve actually made it myself!」
The contents that were covered by the cloth, was a sandwich case, and when the lid was opened, there were some beautifully colored sandwiches laid out inside.
「Eggs, ham with lettuce, tuna. And then……」
Mia opened another, slightly smaller case and picked up a sandwich from inside.
「Whipped fruit sandwich. You like it, don’t you, Ryou-chan?」
「Ah… I’ll have some」
Ryou, happily chewed on the whipped cream and banana sandwich that was offered to him. 1
Mia flirtatiously narrowed her eyes as she looked at the profile of Ryou that has a surprisingly sweet tooth.
「Ah, that’s right, Mia.」
「Eh, ah, what is it?」
Mia’s voice was a little hoarse as her name was suddenly called.
After finishing one of the sandwiches, he wiped his hands clean with the paper hand towel Mia had prepared and opened the zipper of the bag from his left.
After a few moments of hesitation, he slowly pics up the bag to check it’s contents.
「Happy birthday, Mia.」
He held up a package with a pink ribbon in front of Mia’s eyes, his voice full of emotion.
「……Eh? No way, really? Ah, thank you.」
“I’m glad just from you saying congratulations….”
Mia struggled to hold back the tears that were welling up in her eyes.
「Hey, Ryou-chan. Can I open it?」
With a cool smile on his face, Ryou silently nodded.
She untied the ribbon, carefully peeled off the neatly wrapping paper so as not to tear it, and opened the long, white box.
「Whoa」
A rose quartz and pink gold necklance with a strap of the same design.
「I thought it would look good on you」
「Ryou-chan……」
Mia brushed her hair up with her right hand and stopped to cover her ears with it.
This is Mia’s cute habit when something unexpectedly makes her happy.
「Thank you Ryou-chan. I, I……」
Tears spilled from Mia’s eyes as she was overcome with emotion.
「Hey, don’t cry.」
「I’m so happy I can’t help it……」
He gently snuggled up to the downcast Mia and gently put his hand on her trembling shoulder.
「Thank you, thank you, Ryou-chan.」
「Don’t mention it. If you’re happy, I’m happy too.」
He took out a handkerchief from his pocket and handed it to Mia.
「I’m happy, I’m very happy.」
Wiping her tears with Ryou’s handkerchief, Mia looked up, smiling.
「I’m sorry I cried here.」
「Don’t worry about it. It’s just a sandwich.」
「Yeah, I guess so. Oh, wait, here’s your coffee.」
Mia poured iced coffee from her water bottle into a paper cup.
「T, thank you.」
Bringing the cup close to his mouth, he paused. Then he took a sip and slowly swallowed it, as if he was savoring it.
「Mia, this is……」
「As expected, Ryou-chan, do you understand? It was brewed with a siphon, how’s it taste?」
「Un, it’s good. Both the coffee and the sandwiches.」
She was so happy to hear that and smiled like the sun was shining through the tears.
「I wish this could go on forever.」
It was just a casual remark, but it might have been the wish engrained deep within her heart, which Mia herself was probably not even aware of.
「Really……」
It was a sunny Sunday in the middle of the summer.
It was a faint memory of a time when the two of them still believed in the future.
That day.
I suddenly found myself at the usual intersection.
I haven’t been here in half a year, but it was the same road I used to take every day until half a year ago.
A girl I had known since childhood was always waiting for me at the same intersection.
Mia Morisaki lost her parents when she was six years old, and came to an orphanage.
She is the most important person in the world to Ryou Asomi, who was abandoned right after birth and grew up without knowing his family in the orphanage.
Mia, who was 17 years old and one year older than him, passed away alone this spring, without celebrating her 18th birtday.
More than half a year passed since then, and Ryou still can’t accept the reality, so he consciously doesn’t go this way.
And yet.
Today, for some reason, he was preoccupied with his thoughts and unconsciously came to this intersection where he always met up with Mia.
At the intersection, there were students waiting at the traffic light, happily chatting.
「The same uniform as Mia’s…」
The group of four seemed to be students from the famous prefectural high school that Mia attended nearby.
There was one tall boy and three girls.
At this time last year, Mia was still laughing with her friends like this…..
Ryou took out a rose quartz necklance from his breast pocket and stared at it.
The events of that day, which he had recalled over and over everytime something happened, were etched in his mind without ever fading away.
It was a time that they had lost forever, a time that they would never be able to regain.
He closed his eyes, awkwardly smiled, and put the necklance back in his pocket.
Then, when he casually glanced at the intersection ahead.
He gulped and stopped in his tracks at the unbelievable sight.
On the other side of the crosswalk, Mia, who should’ve no longer be in this world, was standing there alone, waving her hands and smiling.
「No way……」
I know it’s impossible, Mia, who died six months ago, can’t be here. There’s no way I can see her.
But even if it’s just an illusion, I want to talk to her, I want to hear her voice.
When I wished so strongly, Mia’s mouth slightly moved.
“Ryou-chan. Find me.”
The nostalgic voice that he clearly heard resonated directly in his head, not in his ears.
「Fin……? Mia, what do you mean……」
Mia only smiled, not answering.
When Ryou rubbed his eyes and looked again, the dim figure was nowhere to be fond.
「Mia……」
Staring at the end of the crosswalk where Mia had disappeared, Ryou couldn’t help but mention her name.
「Hm?」
It wasn’t loud enough to be heard clearly, but the girl behind him turned around and stared at him with a momentary puzzled on her face.
「……now……?」
「Oh, um, sorry!」
Ryou quickly apologized and interruped the other person’s words.
「What? Are you hitting on me?」
「Oh, here we are.」
The three people in front of him turned around and laughed a little teasingly.
「No, I’m really sorry!」
There was no need to run away, but he couldn’t stand the discomfort and he ran back the way he came from.
And, just when he took his fifth step.
「Woah!」
All the sound around him disappeared.
Not only that, but his body became frozen as if he was floating in the air, and the whole area around him stopped.
My thoughts were the only thing going on, and everything else was frozen in time.
「What the hell……」
Immediately after that, I was enveloped in a light so bright that I couldn’t keep my eyes open.
No, it was more like being thrown into rather than enveloped.
「Ugh」
It was neither hot nor cold, but even with my eyes closed, I could feel the pressure of the light spreading throughout my body, to the point of suffocation.
I can’t even tell if I’m failing or rising.
「Shit, what’s going on?」
Ryou groanced.
Then, the pressure he had been feeling in his body suddenly disappeared. At the same time, the floating feeling also disappeared and he fell on his butt on the cold floor, unable to support his body.
「Cold?……」
It was now October, and even though it was evening, the asphalt was warmed by the sunlight during the day, making it quite hot.
Ryou slowly opened his eyes and looked at the floor.
「Marbles?」
The white, shiny floor looked just like the one in the museum he had visited the other day.
As he looked around, he saw that the hall was quite large, and the walls and floor seemed to be made of the same stone.
It was a little dim, probably due to the fact that my eyes were not used to it.
「Welcome.」
A woman’s voice sounded from behind my back.
「Thank you for accepting my summon, Hero-sama」
Hero? Summoning? Ryou heard the words and turned around on one knee. He immediately realized that the woman’s words were not directed at him.
About five meters from where Ryou was standing, four people were standing with their backs to me, as if illuminated by a spotlight. All four of them were wearing school uniforms, one tall boy and three girls, and they looked like the group that had been at the intersection earlier.
If you look closely, you can see a circular pattern painted in gold at their feet, giving off a faint light.
「This is……」
“Summoning to another world”
I think I saw something like that sometime in a book I borrowed from Mia Morisaki, who loved to read.
「No way……Really?」
The adventures of a brave hero with cheat abilities, summoning to another world, and reincarnation. It’s all a story in a book, and you can forget about reality and become the hero for a moment and enjoy the world of dreams.
Then when you finish reading the book, you return to reality.
I think it would be interesting if it actually existed, but it’s a product created by humans and it cannot happen in reality.
Yes, it can’t happen……
That’s what Ryou thought until today, or even until this very moment.
