Chapter 1 (1/2)

Treasury from the otherworld (1)

「f.u.c.kin’ boring」

On his way back from school, Kas.h.i.+wagi Yuuto kicked a pebble he saw on his way while muttering.

The sound of pebble leaping, then it proceeds to jump on the shadow of the telephone pole.

「s.h.i.+t. Is there anything interesting?」

*Gusha Gusha*, while disarranging his head, Yuuto’s irritated voice escaped in the empty road.

He knows the cause. It’s a simple story.

He’s a third year student.

That was enough of a reason for him to be irritated.

「…I want to die」

Words he didn’t mean leaked out of his mouth. Of course, he didn’t want to die.

He doesn’t have goals either. He doesn’t have a dream. He’s not person that desperately wants to show his cool shape either.

Study is so-so. Sports, he has nice reflexes but since his body can’t move well, he’s not a person who’s doing club activities.

He thought that the results would be good but since his third year his fails his tests and goes down in ranks.

「…I’d prefer to live in a different world instead」

He thought about it seriously for a moment.

He doesn’t want to be a hero that defeats the demon king. Being a savior of the world is just absurd.

In a fantasy world somewhere, that’s right. For example, managing a store with a cute heroine. Obtaining such a modest happiness. I want to become a protagonist of such a story.

Military, Aid, Adventure. Even in the world of delusion, I felt pain for on my own.

「I’m done」

Whispering, Yuuto was tired of himself.

Finding anywhere being a trouble, Yuuto laughed at himself.

「After all, I want to do nothing. I’m that kind of guy…」

Just one girl. An existence near him that makes him smile. If there’s such a thing, could his boredom disappear a bit? While thinking of such impossible things, Yuuto put force in his right hand.

He stared at his fair palm.

Adults does nothing. Hang in there, they said, but Yuuto doesn’t have an idea how to hang in there.

Thinking about it, he never experienced hitting somebody seriously.

「Dammit!!」

For some reason, he wants to run so bad, Yuuto put force in his legs.

It’s been a while since he run. He was happy seeing his field of vision flow.

「…Eh?」

I his vision, a big station wagon1 instantly moved.

On that period of time, some complicated light was turned on.

After a short while seeing that revolving lantern, Kas.h.i.+wagi Yuuto died.

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Wide, standing in a wide s.p.a.ce.

A white inorganic s.p.a.ce where the end can’t be seen absolutely.

Yuuto stood up on the place while feeling dizzy on the whiteness of the place.

「…Ha?」

He can’t understand and catch up with it.

It’s too white that it’s ambiguous if it’s the boundary of the ground, at least he can feel the sole of his feet.

No, there’s one more. Just one more, it was the proof that it’s a restricted s.p.a.ce.

『Kuku. What a foolish way to die. You’re too young that my feelings were distorted』

Desk. In an elegant desk like in the princ.i.p.al’s office, a girl was sitting cross legged.

A white long hair. I arrived at the desk.

「W-where? I, dead… You…

『Yes. You pa.s.sed so It’s pleasant. What what, what was your last wish? …You want to live in a different world? What, you’re quite an unusual guy』

Not paying attention to Yuuto, the girl was grumbling something while reading a book. The book in Yuuto’s vision is just pure red.

『The only regret after death is…pfft. Kuku, well, you’re a boy after all. It’s obvious that it is such』