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Let’s rewind a little to the break before class.
Yukina, Tsukino, and Karen had gathered secretly in an empty classroom, trying not to be noticed by Yu.
Then, with a solemn expression, Tsukino spoke up.
“…Yu-san is clearly… acting a little strange, isn’t he?”
The other two nodded deeply in agreement.
Naturally, the three of them had heard about the feud between Yu and Takasaki from other students.
That was precisely why they had noticed something off about Yu.
There’s no way someone with a serious leg injury that hasn’t fully healed could beat a healthy high school student.
Normally, he would have asked someone for help or tried to run away.
Yet… Yu didn’t make that choice.
You couldn’t help but call that abnormal.
“…It’s probably a side effect of remembering his ‘death loop’ memories… isn’t it?”
Karen bit her lower lip in distress.
It wasn’t just Karen; the other two also wore pained expressions.
They had thought Yu had overcome all of his past. Even Yu himself believed that.
But the endless succession of deaths and suffering had gradually warped the depths of Yu’s psyche.
A warped heart… can never be healed.
The three of them were deeply aware of that fact.
“… I guess I have to be the one to support him…”
Who had spoken those words?
But it wouldn’t have been strange for any of them to say it.
“(To think Yu had fully recovered… I was naive. After all, I knew Takasaki resented Yu, so I could have taken the initiative to prevent this… While claiming to atone for my sins, I haven’t done a thing…)”
Tsukino dug her nails deep into her palm and grimaced.
Karen bit her lower lip, feeling as if her heart were being squeezed tight.
Yukina looked down, her dark eyes fixed on the void.
They were all thinking the same thing.
Regret and remorse.
And the feeling that they had to support Yuu more, that they had to help her.
“…No, we can’t keep worrying ourselves like this, can we?”
Yet the three of them were different now.
They were no longer just girls with gloomy expressions, wallowing in despair.
Illuminated by the dazzling light of Yu, they had absorbed his positivity… and were now capable of thinking positively.
This is not merely a story of a brave boy and the girls he saved, suffering from guilt they cannot bear and sinking into despair.
It is a story of rebirth—of a brave boy and the girl he saved.
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“Come to think of it, Senpai, is there anything you want to do from now on?”
Just as I started to take a bite of the pon de ring, Karen tilted her head slightly.
“Something I want to do…?”
“Yes…! This world isn’t a game, so once we graduate high school, it’s not like it’s just over, is it? I just suddenly wondered if you have anything you want to do in the long life ahead of you…”
“Oh, right… You’re right. Something I want to do, huh…”
Satisfied with having saved them from the death ending, I’d completely forgotten about it.
Life is long.
I have to… think about the future.
“…I guess so. Actually, Karen, isn’t there anything you want to do?”
I threw the question back at her, hoping to get some perspective—
“…? That’s obvious, isn’t it?”
Karen tilted her head in puzzlement, then—
“There’s only one thing I want to do… and that’s to support you, Senpai!”
Karen stood tall and declared it with great enthusiasm.
The other two nodded in agreement.
It was unquestionably pure goodwill.
Her purity was so blinding that it made my heart grow warm.
“… I see.”
“Huh? Wait, are you blushing, Senpai?”
“Eh…?! N-no, that… shouldn’t be the case.”
I could feel my cheeks growing hot.
Am I really loved and cherished this much by the three of them?
I felt a little ashamed of myself for not trusting anyone and trying to solve everything on my own.
If that’s the case—I have to live up to their expectations.
“What I want to do… if I had to say, it’s to give an answer to everyone’s confessions… I guess.”
“Hmm… I suppose so.”
For a moment, a flicker of anxiety crossed Karen’s eyes.
“And… I want to thoroughly investigate the other mysteries of this world. I want to know why the ‘all heroines die’ ending kept repeating itself.”
“Then, we’ll do our absolute best to support you in whatever you want to do, Senpai…!”
Karen smiled brightly.
“Thank you…!”
After that, we engaged in casual conversation.
Things that happened at school, our recent hobbies… and so on.
I did notice there were an unusually large number of topics related to me, but it was a fun time regardless.
It reminded me that I wasn’t alone, and I was able to feel positive again.
And so, the next day arrived.
—Hmm, no, that’s not right.
The next day never came.
When I woke up in the morning—the date hadn’t changed.
I had looped again.
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