Chapter 22 (2/2)

Thus, before I realized it I had become friends with the monkey’s friends as well as a lot of other people

And so, a bit later, the ot interested in ania due tothe hills like before, and her parents even thankedthe monkey into a human’”

Since I finally had a friend interested in the saa

And then both of us turned into splendid otakus, and we became best friends

And so, as we developed our otaku friendshi+p, and spent three years in o to the nearby high school together, but……

“A-chan…… I can’t go on anymore…… I’ll leave the rest to you……”

As my best friend said so and closed the textbook, I smacked her in the head with a loud “thump!”

“What are you saying…… Isn’t it just your first ti 10 points? But if it’s like that, you won’t be able to enter high school, you know……”

“Urgh…… But, like, whenever I look at all the words in this thick reference book, I get drowsy…… There’s no doubt about it, this reference book is surely cursed!”

And so, I deeply sighed at ot 10 points on a test and couldn’t study at all

My best friend is good at athletics, but is co she’s not that smart, I think it’s just that she has no interest instead

Honestly, I was able to teach her soh school entrance exams, I can’t help her

What should I do…… At this rate, on’t be able to go to high school together, and she really h school I think, the way to motivate her is to……

“Okay! After this next test ends, let’s play ame to our heart’s content!”

“……O, otoame? ……Uh……”

I bought an “otoenre that I had just gotten addicted to Originally, I wanted to play it together with my best friend, and talk about it with her, but……

My best friend has a rather simple personality where she thinks “it’s a waste if you have a lot of money and don’t spend it,” and because of this her parents decided not to give her any New Year’s money, and forcibly deposited it for her to save instead Because of this,expensive on her own As such, not only does she not have gaame console

But, I don’t have the extra ame console to her either…… Sincein jealousy at mine, I felt very sorry for her

“……But, A-chan I don’t have a game console……”

As ave the best smile I possibly could to her

“We’ll rent one! If you properly pass your test, we’ll rent a game console for a while!”

“……A, A-chan-sama……”

My best friend was looking at

“Thank you A-chan! For the sake of the otoh school entrance exams!”

She said so in a loud voice

Thus, although there’s a probleh school, my best friend put in the effort, and was able to splendidly pass the exah school as me

Eveninto high school, aaot hooked on it

In high school, we gained ot a part tiether with ot her hoy

Being always alone reading a book when I was in ele to anyone seemed almost to have been a lie now

Every day was so lively and fun, even though ht that my days would always continue like this from now on That’s what I believed

Then one day, on the day that I coincidentally forgot my cell phone at hoh school, my best friend didn’t come to school

“Coirl, she didn’t coht at the time

And then, after school ended, I learned that it wouldn’t be possible to meet my best friend anymore

Every day that I had been taking for granted…… Ended so suddenly

At the wake, or at the funeral…… I couldn’t even cry In the first place, I couldn’t believe that I wouldn’t be able to meet my best friend anymore like this

I ht even unexpectedly come back somehow……

After her funeral ended, my days still went on like normal But, no matter how much I held out hope or waited, my best friend still didn’t come back

And then after a few days had passed, I finally noticed that I had one unread e from her in my smartphone

Since I was busyall our friends…… But I didn’t realize it until noonder when she sent it?

And when I opened it, I saw the faain

It was sent in theshe died

“A-chan I’ the sadistic evil prince~”

The e was accompanied with an eetting pretty desperate about the otoame……

Her finallike this…… Even at the very end, it just seems so like her

I started laughing at thinking how a it was

I laughed and laughed until tears started co out

And then, the tears kept overflowing, without reserve…… They kept flowing and flowing until I thought my eyes would melt……

Although that girl isn’t here anyave me a neorld……

I tightly clenched e

That girl won’t coirl from now on

I can live properly in this neorld that she had given me

So…… If it could be like in the stories, when my life is over, I can be reincarnated into a new life……

At that time –

I want to be with that girl and be friends again……

Oncefun with her

“……Sophia-sama, Sophia-sama”

When I heard a voice callingat me very anxiously from next tome

“……What’s the matter?”

I responded while not being fully awake yet

“……Uhtht?”

“……I was having a nightmare?”

When I woke up some more and looked at myself, I noticed that …… And there must have been a reason for it

“I just had a very sad dreahtmare”

“A dream?”

“Yes, a very, very, sad drea up, I can’t quite remember exactly what it was about anymore”

Yes, I reh I don’t remember the contents anymore

“I think it was probably about soh”

“……Soo……”

At my comment, the maid froze up with an indescribable expression

After all, I had been living a sheltered life for many years, due to all the slander I received forwhat I o

“……Well, uh I’ a sheltered life I’ even farther, much earlier than that……”

Hearing so, theexpression on her face

Well, that’s only natural There should be no way forthat far back when I’m not even an adult yet……

Honestly, even I myself, don’t understand it very well…… I can’t remember the contents of that very, very, sad dream……

But for sure, I’o……

And so, even though I don’t re remained in my chest, and I was despondent

And so, while I was feeling downcast, thethat cheered me up

“Sophia-sama, today’s the day that you’re supposed to visit the Claes family”

At hearing that, the sad painful feelings in htened a little

That’s right Today, I’o over and play

I chose a book to recommend to her yesterday, I wonder if she’ll be happy with it As I thought about Katarina-sama, my mood improved

After getting dressed properly and having breakfast, and finishi+ng all the preparations I headed over to the Claesas usual

When I arrived at the Claes arden like usual As always, her stepbrother Keith-saether with her

“Keith, thisyou”

“No, nee-san, an unknownon the side of a tree, you absolutely can’t eat it”

“No, no, this is definitely edible After all, they have the sa similar to shi+take”

“What’s shi+take…… Anyways, you absolutely aren’t allowed to eat unknown et your stomach upset”

“No, if you don’t try it you’ll never know if it’s edible or not…… Oh, Sophia!”

So with Keith-sama finally noticed me

And then she welco face

At seeing that ss in my chest disappeared

I’lad that I joined the tea party on that day several years ago I’m really happy to have met Katarina Claes-sama on that day

“Katarina-saht you a new book as a recommendation today”

“Really!? Thank you, Sophia!”

As I said so and brought out the book, Katarina-sa up and down in joy

Every day I spend with Katarina-sama is so lively and fun

I’m really happy to have been able to become friends with Katarina-sama

Before I realized it, all the res in my chest completely vanished