Vol 1 Chapter 1 (1/2)
Okujou:Dorothy 1
Suddenly, a tornado tore the girl's house off the Earth, and hurled it together with her into the air --- With a loud thud, they landed on the far east side of the world, on top of a very wicked witch
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The rain would often evoke unpleasant memories of that day That's why, I chose a rainy day to jump off the school roof
I pushed open the yellow door and was greeted by ahtened the knitted sweater I wore over my school uniform
Before I ju the door connecting to roof and the school staircase open, I took out my phone, and looked for Aes
In ht of his nah toere still a couple - this was a painful throb which was almost unbearable
That's why, not only did I delete all our phone conversation logs, I also deleted his phone number and mail address However, I couldn't bear to delete all the previous text es he sent me Because they contained toomyself to delete them; words that were left for me by Ame-kun, whom I had deeply loved
Deep inside though, I knew these words were nothing but his past self
I deleted 『Re:』 froe
『I still love you Without you, there is noon』
What should I do to be free of these feelings --- Loneliness and love These feelings that pained him, and also pained me
I hatedso stubborn
That's why, I had no other choice --- The only thing I could do, was to end my own life
--- Message sent
After confir the text which flashed across my phone's screen, I took a deep breath, and deleted all of his es from my phone
The melancholic sound of raindrops drifted by my ear The autumn air was extremely cold
It was a good thing I had my knitted sweater on Otherwise, hly soaked, and the thin fabric expose arments If the color of my bra could be easily discerned froly a way to die
The fence built around the roof to prevent people fro over was really tall, I looked up at the obstacle I had no choice to clihed The erated noise --- GASHAN
--- GASHAN, GASHAN
I originally thought I could climb this fence calmly However, halfway up I couldn't help but recall Ame-kun's s about his deep voice, thinking about his large hands Thinking that the current hiain
--- GASHAN, GASHAN
This noise was a bit too obnoxious, I couldn't help but start crying
--- GASHAN, GASHAN, GASHAN, GASHAN ”GASHAN---!!”
”Uwaa!”
Just as I was about to cross over the top, the fence suddenly shook violently, tipping rabbed hold of the fence in reflex
--- Uwaa! That was close!! To think I almost fell off and died in an accident instead!
I turned back and looked beloondering what just happened A few
”GASHAN!! GUWASHAAAAAAAN!!”
”W-ait!!Eh?”
--- What was going on? Eh?A porcelain doll's kicking the fence?
To be precise --- A cute girl who looked exactly like a porcelain doll, was busy kicking the fence without a shred of mercy
She wore the same type of unifor her petite frah school student, or even an elementary school kid Every tith chestnut hair would sway lightly
As if betraying her gorgeous appearance that would look absolutely stunning if she danced, this girl was now kicking the fence with a murderous look on her face
--- That's scary What is she thinking, kicking the fence like that?!
As I was looking at her with a bewildered look on , and a pair of eyes turned towards hts crossed, I hurriedly shi+fted aze away
”crap”
My senses told et involved with her
But as I cowered and shi+fted aze, she had already made her way to beneath my feet
”W-what are you planning to do?”
Upon seeing her, I couldn't help but shi+ver She raised her head and look up ather head She was like a small kitten, I found myself unable to communicate with her
””
Suddenly, she turned and started running Her feet made a pitter-patter sound as they splashed across puddles on the conrete floor
I followed her u towards a tall, skinny guy who looked in danger of being bloay by the wind any round with his back towards me He lay next to the yellow door, under the small roof where the rain couldn't reach
Was he there all this while? I never noticed him when I first came up to the roof
The girl shouted at the guy, but all he did was turn back and yawn She retaliated by kicking him like she had done earlier with the fence, and only then did he sit up lazily
The girl stretched out her hand and pointed at me furiously, but her voice was still drowned by the rain, so I couldn't hear her Was she telling hi the roof fence?
The guy tried to lie down, but was once again kicked by the girl Next she threw an umbrella beside him towards the center of the roof; only then did he start to chase after it hurriedly
As he picked up and opened the uot to see his face He had a head of dry, black hair, and a pale white skin complexion that looked fairly unhealthy; this was further cemented by his frail and slender body and eyes A red tie rapped around his thin neck, as he started to walk towards me
” Err, you wouldn't be planning to juht?”
”A-ah Yes, I guess I was”
I accidentally replied without thinking It was all because he askedco that day
”Is that so”
Perhaps worried that he would ask too much, he siirl who had half her legs crossed above the fence, I wasn't too thrilled at the idea of so up at me from below
”W-what?”
I scohile staring at hi him to shi+rk back in fear
” I-it's nothing, p-please go on”
--- I don't need you to tell me that! Who are these two people anyway?
At this irl frouy, and finally said:
”Hey Hey!! Let irl is also one of those people who are better off dead?”
”Who knows? Though truthfully, she seems more like one of those people who don't matter even if they're alive or dead”
The voice that responded was uy from before
--- Wait what? There's someone else?
I followed the girl's gaze as she turned backward, and let out a yelp in surprise ”E--!”
Judging from the current situation, the person should also be someone from our school I couldn't
A piece of cloth His entire body rapped in a long, white piece of cloth, from head to toe His face was the only part of hilasses There was noit --- he was aone costume-wise
His glasses, drenched with rain, sparkled as he spoke
”Ignore her, if she wants to die then let her die It's nothing to do with us”
I wasn't planning on questioning hie outfit And just as he had said, they had nothing to do with me
Gripping the fence, I took in the school roof in its entirety: On the left was the skinny, ever-saze, and smack in the middle was the mummy Was this what they meant by an unexpected development? For a moment I even wondered if any other weird people would start appearing
”Why?”
GASHAN--- the fence started shaking again The red uain found itself beneath me
”Why are you co suicide?”
Those pair of large round eyes were once again focused on me, as she poised the question with an innocent look on her face
This ti over and finally crossed the fence Now all I had to do was ju
There was a sth beyond the fence Standing on this landing, as soon as I took a step forward, I could end ust of wind blew and mercilessly flipped up my skirt When I make the jump, it was possible that my skirt would end up flipped upwards If I had knew earlier, I would have wore a pair of sport shorts underneath Or should I ju down my skirt?
The fierce wind that blew frohtly in reflex From afar, I could hear the sound of thunder, as if a stor
The scenario before ined
Suddenly, I felt the gaze of three people from beyond the fence Hey, cut it out, I'm embarrassed here!
” Err, how to I put this If you guys keep staring at me like that, it's hard for me”
”A-ah, sorry”
The skinny boy took two or three steps back; however, the girl walked forward instead and planted her face on the fence
”Hey, why are you co unpleasant happen?”
”Eee!”
Every time she shook the fence with her hands, I would sway beyond it too, as I gripped onto the fence tightly
”Answer me Answer me”
--- Can you stop being so du me to fall off!!
” 'Can you stop being so duirl?'?”
--- Huh? Did I accidentally say that?
I suddenly stoned In that moment, I saw irl's mouth twitched as she let out a smile
”You were thinking so those lines, correct? I'm sorry, a scarecrow doesn't have a brain”
” Huh?”
”Just shove her down already, what a pain”
Thewhite cloth swishi+ng in the rain as he dragged it across the ground towardsall my attention here!
”I have no interest in whatever crap she's been through”
The skinny boy also started walking beside the mummy
”But It'll ht? She's going to die soon anyway”
”I hate cheap girls like her with red messy, unkept hair! People like her can't be trusted!”
As he spoke, he pointed towardshier
”My hair color's natural!”
--- And Ame-kun told me, he liked this color
However, the rudethe skinny boy, not planning to turn around
”Can you hear her? This woman is full of lies!”
”Oh come on, if you didn't talk about her like that, she wouldn't have replied you so”
”Yeah!” I echoed
At this point, theat ed spectacles
”If you want to die then hurry up with it! If you're scared then don't come onto the roof in the first place!”