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“Phew, does that feel good?”
“……Yeah.”
Why…..why did this happen?
I’m taking a bath right now,…..so why do I hear my mother’s voice,…..the answer is simple, because she’s giving me a backrub.
[I’m going to give you a backrub,……and you’re not going to refuse.]
I was so scared that I had no choice but to nod my head.
Myu mother gently rubbed my back while humming a tune.
To be honest, I’m not thrilled with my mother, who is related to me by blood, but she looks pretty young.
(Well, she has been asked out to dinner at work….that’s pretty much how they suggest that she should remarry.)
I know that she has no intention of changing her life now, and I know that my mother didn’t agree because she loved my father with all her heart.
…..I wonder if mothers like this are hated in today’s world….it hurts my heart to think so.
“Mom, are you……okay……at work?”
“I’m fine. No matter how many terrible things people say to me, it doesn’t affect me–because when I get home, I have you, Ren.”
It’s like she’s confessed that she’s been told terrible things.
I placed my own hand on the hand placed on my shoulder…my mother, who was startled, was no longer like that, and instead gently placed her own hand on mine.
“…I’m so happy. My own son has grown up to be so kind and so wonderful—you look like him.”
Like my father…..and I felt as if a lot of feelings were riding on those words.
After that, my mother left with a satisfied look on her face, and I withdrew as she stripped naked to go in with me.
“…It’s strange to have my back rubbed, but I don’t like going in with my mother at this age in many ways.”
To be clear, the reason I don’t want to is because I have a sense of shame.
I’ve outgrown taking baths with my parents, and more importantly, I’m really out of shape dealing with my mother right now.
But…..as a son, I’m happy if both of me and my mother are having fun, so even if something happens at work that she doesn’t like, she can just talk about it and keep going.
After that, I finished dinner with my mother, who was in a really good mood.
I wondered which way tomorrow would go and thought back to the program I was watching at dinner.
“…………….”
It was just a variety show,……but the way they treated the young idols on the show was really bad.
She was a seventeen year old idol just like me, and she would have been popular enough to be on the cover of Gravure Magazine…..but in this world, she was treated in such a way that her heart could have been broken.
“This world is seriously over.”
I picked up my phone and opened up the SNS.
I looked at the idol’s account….and the words gathered in the wholesome mutterings are often cruel.
“…Please do your best, I’m rooting for you.”
You can find a few words of encouragement if you look for them.
Even so—in the midst of all these abusive words, I wrote encouragement for this idol.
“…This is also optimized when the world changes…so it’s really crazy.”
It doesn’t matter who you are…I’m like this.
Everyone is changing,……I want someone I can confide in that I’m the only one who knows what’s going on, and I want someone who will believe me and lean on me for their problems.
But this is a problem in both worlds, so…..I probably end up with a [What the hell is this guy?]…..haa.
“….I should sleep.”
I’ve been thinking about it so much that it’s almost midnight.
When I wrapped myself in the futon and closed my eyes to go to sleep, I heard a click in my head.
▼▽
“Good morning, Mom.”
“Oh, good morning Ren,……you look very sleepy.”
“Well….I thought I had a good night’s sleep.”
The next day, my mother was the same as usual.
Seeing my mother, who doesn’t seem to remember anything from yesterday, I feel relieved and at the same time sigh, realizing that this is it.
‘”ey, why are you sighing when you look at me?”
“…..Oh, no, it’s nothing.”
“Are you sure…..? Do you have a fever by any chance?”
My mother immediately wiped her wet hands on a towel, moved closer to my side and put her hand on my forehead.
“I don’t have a fever.”
“It seems so. So you’re really okay.”
“That’s so……?”
“What’s wrong?”
“No….. Nothing.”
This time, my mother tilted her head.
I ate the breakfast she had prepared for me without worrying about anything.
“I’m off.”
“Have a good day.”
As soon as I leave the house, I relax, reaching for the sky.
I’m still the only one who cares a lot about this strange present, but it’s a relief to see the world back to normal.
I arrive at school and plop down at my desk, as usual, feeling relieved to be back to my normal life.
“Good morning.”
“……………”
“How about saying good morning instead of ignoring me?”
“……………”
“Good morning ! Hey, Ami, does he hate you?”
“Well, you’ve been bumping into him all over the place, so I guess it’s only natural.”
“……I said hello to him because I felt like it, but he’s so cocky.”
Noto and her friends are talking nearby…….
I’m sorry to make a fuss, but if someone who stands out in class like this catches my eye, my peaceful life will be ruined, right?
I mean, even among the flashy guys, they are beautiful girls, so being ignored probably just doesn’t interest her or bothers her, but..who is it?
“……?”
“……Don’t ignore me.”
I looked up to see what all the fuss was about, and my eyes met Noto’s, who was staring at me like this.
…Oh? Could it be that I was the one she was calling out to?
Not only Noto but two other girls were also looking at me, so it seemed like I was the one being greeted.
“……I’m sorry, I didn’t expect you to call me out.”
“Huh? It’s normal to say hello, don’t you think?”
“…………..”
Ah…I don’t like this strong tone, but even in the original world, it might be too serious to feel at ease.
“I didn’t think anyone would actually greet me.”
“…Does that mean it’s not that it’s difficult for me to talk to you, but that there’s no way someone like me can talk to you?”
“Yes.”
“….Don’t you feel sad when I say that?”
“……It might make me a little sad.”
For some reason, Noto’s gaze changed to one of exasperation.
This is it…I wonder what would happen if I told her that yesterday she was almost taken away for stalking by a male police officer.
“You guys never really talked that much, did you?”
“So you don’t get along?”
“Get along….? Are we?”
Well, we’ve never had a conversation before as far as I’m concerned,……but this is a bit too much to say we get along.
(As expected…I feel a little more at ease here.)
By the way, it was true that there were some boys who didn’t like that I was talking to Noto like this, and this was also unique in the original world.
▼▽
“It’s delicious…..it’s really good, Ruka.”
“Yeah. Thank you, Shinji kun.”
Even though Ren has noticed the strangeness of this world, the world goes on without a hitch.
As if to say that his worries are trivial, two of the most famous couples in the class–Minase and Ito, were happily eating their lunch.
“……………”
However, Minase is feeling more than a little uncomfortable.
Even though she is happy that he is eating her lunch…..she feels that it is somewhat lacking.
To be told that it tastes good, to be looked at with a smile,…..all of which should make me happy, but why can’t I be satisfied like this?
[He is kind,……he called out to me when I was hurt….and I don’t know anyone so kind,…..he is my destiny.]
A voice echoes in her brain, a voice that sounds like it is her own but not her own.
Strangely enough, it was not eerie, but rather so comforting that it made her want to surrender to the voice….Minase looked at Ito’s face for a while and thought about this strange sensation.
“Ruka,….Your eyes were a little scary, though?”
“Eh? Why?”
“No……”
“You’re weird, Shinji kun.”
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