Vol 1 Chapter 2.3 (2/2)
”But, that would be convenient for you. Just to make it absolutely sure, you know. Because I think we wouldn't call each other first.”
With that situation, she appeared she did not mind. Is she that confident in me, or is she the one who prefers convenience over privacy. Well, probably the latter type ...
”Well, we didn't go past exchanging each others addresses. I say it's a-OK then.”
Taking out our respective mobile phones, we exchange our numbers and email addresses.
From school, we head south. We pa.s.s through the shopping district along Nanaobi Station.
By the way Akeno's house is in that direction. Probably in s.h.i.+rais.h.i.+-cho, it is about 45 minutes by foot.
”And my house is about 15 minutes north from school. That easily means we're an hour separated by foot.”
”That's reasonably far. And for us to experience the same dream ...”
There's something else I don't understand. I started twice in the children park twice in my dream, but Akeno probably started twice in Suijou Academy.
”You're wondering why our starting locations are fixed?”
”Which reminds me, isn't our outfits fixed? I've been on this uniform twice ...”
”I'm on this very uniform too. I can understand 'School and uniform', but 'Park and uniform' is a mystery ... are location and outfit two different matters?”
I can understand why on our school uniforms. For us, we are on this outfit for most of the time, which probably means we're familiar with it. But I don't know why about our starting locations. Schools can be childrens' park .... There must be a place in my memories of old, but it's a place from my past come to think of it. In truth, I forgot the park I visited in my dreams.
I'll ask Teru-san about this tomorrow.
Soon we're out of the shopping district. We were in s.h.i.+rais.h.i.+-cho.
”... ... Here. This was the place.”
My childhood friend and I used to pa.s.s this shortcut from my old house to s.h.i.+rais.h.i.+ Elementary. Here, in my dreams, I met Akeno, and went through here while being followed by that monster.
”That was really a dream, wasn't it?”
Where we expected to see the dragon totally destroy the block wall, it still stood there just like before.
”Looks all too real to me.”
”You're right.”
We look silently for a bit at the pathway, as we remember clearly what happened before.
The Valkyrie said ”We will meet again”. She would for the third time. I have a feeling that it would happen in tonight's so-called dream.
”Na, Akeno, shall we meet tonight?”
She must be thinking too about my request.
”Okay!”
She immediately replied that.
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