Chapter 0 - Prologue
Mornings are always tough.
Because it’s hard to open my eyes.
Actually, this is a somewhat ambiguous expression.
Firstly, it’s the natural reaction of the body after staying up late and then sleeping, and secondly, it’s the manifestation of the desire to live forever in the dream world.
An expectation bordering on delusion that a new world different from yesterday might unfold when I open my eyes.
But delusions are just delusions.
Today, too, the same tedious day as yesterday is waiting for me.
“Ughh……”
I, who just woke up, am literally a zombie.
Unable to open my eyes properly, I reach out to my bedside and fumble around.
Grab-!
As soon as I grab my phone, I check the time first.
Fortunately, I didn’t oversleep.
“Ugh……”
After timidly massaging around my aching eyes, I stretch big once and get out of bed.
It’s tough.
The infinitely cozy appearance of the bed is truly alluring.
I want to lie down again, but my throat is parched, so I reluctantly turn my head away.
I had to wash up and get ready quickly to make it to work on time.
“Gulp, gulp!”
I take out a water bottle from the fridge, open the lid, and drink it coolly.
I’m a real man who doesn’t use cups!
Then I headed straight to the bathroom to wash up.
“Chika, chika.”
To save time, I stand in front of the toilet while brushing my teeth.
A toothbrush in one hand, and the other hand lowering my pants.
Isn’t this the true meaning of multiplay?
“Huh?”
As I fumble downwards for accurate aim, something felt empty.
There was nothing to grab.
With the thought ‘Am I not fully awake yet?’, I looked down, and time froze at that moment.
“Uh, it’s gone.”
Suddenly, a line from a movie I had watched deeply in the past comes to mind.
It’s chilling. A dagger flies and pierces my chest.
…… Actually, rather than being pierced, it disappeared.
And what disappeared was the most important thing for a man.
Unable to believe the reality, I rubbed my eyes several times and checked again, but my treasure that boasted its proud appearance every morning had vanished.
“H-how did this…!”
Bewildered and not knowing what to do, I looked around and my eyes met the mirror.
“……Is this for real?”
In the mirror, a woman I had never seen before was staring back at me with wide-open eyes.