I'm a teacher in Tokyo!

But it's pointless to discuss these things now. Didn't I already see the problem of the Heisei era being out of control before?

However, Heisei thinks Yoshizaki will choose the second option and will choose to embrace Kawakami Tomie.

Because in Yoshizaki's eyes, Kayako was simply a dream Kayako.

Why didn't Heisei tell himself these things?

At a time like this, do you expect me to love you?

Another scene shows him in the car, blood gushing from his neck, his head tilted to the side, his lifeless eyes staring at him.

But, in my world... you're all I have left!!

Images of two people holding an umbrella in the rain, carrying each other to the doctor, and making a pinky promise at their parents' funeral in the car—these are all part of a promise for the future. Reality and dreams intersect and conflict with each other.

She gave a bleak smile;

“When did I ever say it was a promise from when we were kids? Yoshizaki Kawa, we made a pinky promise in the police car, you said you would never abandon me.”

Therefore, I seem so insignificant in your world that you can't even utter a perfunctory word.

He endured the excruciating pain and snatched the pen away: "Are you talking about those childish vows we made when we were kids? That was just a silly joke back then, Kayako, did you take it seriously?"

Kayako suddenly lost her strength. She thought about what had happened before, the dirty thoughts in her mind, how ridiculous she was, like a clown, climbing into bed in the middle of the night. Everything she had was just her own assumption; she was nothing at all.

But that deep fear remained in her pupils. Her trembling pupils seemed to realize that the scene from the past was about to repeat itself. She raised her hand, wanting to stop it, but she was so powerless.

Like a silent play, it is enacting a cycle of reincarnation.

"What should I do?"

I just never expected that Kayako would join my dream like before!

Kayako in despair, Yoshizaki in shock, Tomie in fear.

Who said it was that kind of vow? Even if it was, why can't you take it seriously?

Yes, your world is full of wonders, you have the beautiful Tomie classmate, and I've always heard about how you dominated the school, earning the teachers' approval and the classmates' respect. Your life is truly brilliant.

It's too late, but it's soon.

In fact, she shouldn't have existed at all in his dream plan, but at this moment, her words, "Brother, have you forgotten your vow?" caught him completely off guard.

Yoshizaki was also annoyed by Kayako's words in this dream: "You're just a dream illusion, what are you doing here! When Tomie's dream disappears, you'll disappear too!"

So he could only stand in front of Tomie, and his palm was immediately pierced by the sharp tip of the pen. A sharp pain shot through him, but he ignored the pain and grabbed Kayako's wrist: "Kayako, don't do this, okay?"

At this moment, Kayako's malicious thoughts rose and fell, and even at this time, she could not feel any malice towards Yoshizaki Kawa.

I don't blame him.

After all, everything about myself was so ridiculous.

Then let's just give up this ridiculous life.

She grabbed a pen from the side and, to Yoshizaki's shocked and bewildered gaze, stabbed it into her own neck.

"No! Coconut!"

Yoshizaki Kawa felt a sharp pain in his heart as he watched the scene that had been caused by him. He wanted to grab the pen, but at that moment, how could he compare to the speed at which Kayako stabbed him in the neck?

So he made up his mind.

He crashed into Kayako, causing her to lose her balance and fall to one side. The pen that had been aimed at her neck also slashed across her neck and plunged into Yoshizaki Kawa's body, instantly soaking her clothes with blood.

The two rolled around on the ground once, and Kayako lay flat on the ground, tears streaming down her face, panting heavily.

Even with Yoshizaki bleeding beside him

Losing her mind, she didn't care about any of that. She remained silent, then suddenly pulled out her pen. Although she was lying on the ground, her dazed eyes stared at the sunlight seeping through the gaps in Yoshizaki Kawa's clothes. She stabbed her own neck again with all her might.

However, Yoshizaki now had enough room to maneuver.

He could grab Kayako's hand, he could flick the pen away, or he could simply snatch the pen.

But Yoshizaki Kawa didn't choose either option; instead, he chose to hug Kayako.

"sorry."

The moment the words were spoken, the sound of a pen piercing skin was so loud in this world that seemed to have turned into a silent film, and the hissing sound of blood, like a water pipe exploding, was equally incessant.

At that moment, Kayako, who had been in a daze, widened her eyes as she watched Yoshizaki Kawa, who was hugging her, have her pen plunged into the side of his neck.

The blood in the arteries gushed out like a tap turned on full blast.

"Teacher...?"

Her voice trembled with fear, and as she came to her senses, she couldn't believe what she had done.

What...what did I do?

Did he kill his teacher with his own hands?

Fear and shock swept over her like a violent storm, and she trembled: "I...no, it's not like that, I didn't mean it."

"This isn't real, this isn't real..."

Yoshizaki grabbed Kayako's hand. His life was rapidly slipping away, and he could barely utter a few words. His body temperature was dropping rapidly, and he seemed to have already foreseen his end.

Haha, although there were some mistakes along the way, everything is going in the direction I expected.

It's just death, isn't it? It's not like I've experienced it for the first time. Tomie, it's up to you now.

If I can be resurrected, I will. If I can't be resurrected... well, I should leave some last words.

"Don't be afraid, keep moving forward, don't look back, I've never blamed you."

He used his last bit of strength, but he couldn't reach Kayako's eyes, let alone wipe away her tears.

All Yoshizaki could do was grab the hem of her clothes.

Just as she always liked to clutch the hem of her clothes.

She cried, and she laughed.

"This isn't real."

Her shadow vanished from the world in Yoshizaki's last, blurry glimpse, and from that moment on, his world was plunged into darkness.

At that moment, Kawakami Tomie stood frozen in place, unable to believe that it was all real.

"Yoshizakigawa?"

My teacher, my boyfriend, my...

"An ambulance! Call an ambulance right now!!!"

She lost her voice and frantically shouted in all directions, but there was only silence.

How could there be any response in this dilapidated classroom?

The despairing, unresponsive world made Tomie's heart tremble. At that moment, Kayako also disappeared from the spot, and it seemed that only she and Yoshizaki Kawa were present.

She looked around in despair, but there was nothing there at all.

Upon seeing the dilapidated classroom, she suddenly laughed, like a madwoman, and chanted to Yoshizaki Kawa's corpse, "This is all fake, isn't it? It's all fake."

She muttered a few words to herself and frantically said sorry. She trembled as she touched Yoshizaki Kawa's cold face and then gently kissed him on the lips.

I love you, in reality and in my dreams.

"Thank you for bringing me out."

She stared intently at Yoshizaki Kawa's warm corpse, and whether it was her imagination or not, she felt that the corners of the corpse's mouth seemed to be slightly upturned.

The next moment, the whole world began to shatter.

……

After closing his eyes, Yoshizaki could feel his life slipping away in seconds.

He had once heard a saying.

When a person is dying, the first thing to disappear is their vision, because vision consumes the most resources.

Then, in order, comes the sense of smell, taste, touch, hearing, and then the ability to think.

This means that even after a person dies, when they close their eyes, they can still hear the voices of the living.

Therefore, he could hear what Tomie was saying.

When Yoshizaki Kawa heard the thank you for bringing her out, he felt a sense of relief.

"It was worth risking my life to get in here!"

After those last words, his world plunged into utter darkness.

……

In reality, Yoshizaki's heart skipped a beat, and then the life detector beeped.

While playing with the box, Higa Kotoko's mind went blank when she heard the beeping alarm. She froze for a moment, then, without thinking, frantically ran to her car. When she saw the flat line on the electrocardiogram monitor…

She barely hesitated before snapping the power back on and immediately started using the defibrillator, while also pressing the alarm button on the side.

This was an alarm she had agreed upon with the doctor. Because of Yoshizaki's special circumstances, she dared not let ordinary people touch or care for him, in case it affected his dreams.

So she drove to a place where, once she pressed the alarm, the medical staff on standby would arrive.