Aftereffects EP.30
"I didn't die again..."
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Honestly, at this point, I just accept it.
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I've been scared to the point of death, and even had my chest blown open at the end, but failing has become so routine that I can just laugh it off now.
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"...Damn it."
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Seriously.
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"Haah... That Sensei really had to do something unnecessary..."
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Before I lost consciousness with a hole in my chest, I clearly saw it.
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Sensei ran towards me, holding a golden card.
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And since I survived, it's obvious that Sensei used an adult card.
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No matter if this is Kivotos, it would be impossible to save someone with a hole in their chest.
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"Seriously, this is why I can't bring myself to like Sensei..."
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"D-don't say that... Sensei paid a great price to save you..."
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"...Well, yeah, but... Huh?"
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"god, you scared me!!!"
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As I was expressing my dissatisfaction with Sensei, Yume, who I thought had disappeared, suddenly appeared before me.
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"W-what?! I thought you disappeared??"
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Didn't she say a tearful goodbye to Hoshino and ascend to the afterlife?
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"Well... I wanted to explain, as I promised..."
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"...Ah."
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"I will... I will explain everything."
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'Now that I think about it, she did say that...'
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So much has happened since then that I completely forgot.
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'...But is there anything to explain?'
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Besides the fact that Yume and the black suit are the ones who reincarnated me here, there's nothing else I particularly want to know.
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"...Then, will you explain?"
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I couldn't just tell someone who couldn't ascend to go away, so I decided to listen quietly to Yume's explanation.
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"Ahem! Before I explain, you know that we are avatars of gods who possess some of the divinity of past religious beings, right?"
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"I don't know the details, but I know roughly?"
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Wasn't that why the students had true names, like Hoshino's Horus or Shiroko's Anubis?
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"Yes, and depending on the means, we can manifest our abilities as divine beings."
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"For me, that method was death..."
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"Hmm...? So? How exactly does that lead to my reincarnation?"
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What she just said was that she manifested as a divine being... Which means,
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"Didn't you just revive? With that divine manifestation."
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I don't really understand this divine manifestation, but ultimately, being manifested is the same as being revived.
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If she died, there wouldn't be any manifestation or anything.
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"Then, couldn't you have just gone to see Hoshino?"
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But for some reason, she didn't go to Hoshino.
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'...Wait a minute, does that mean...?'
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"...Yes, I became the divine manifestation... Isis, but my revival was limited and didn't last long."
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"So, I decided to create someone."
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"Someone who could save Hoshino-chan."
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"Haah... What kind of ridiculous development is this..."
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After Yume finished explaining and disappeared, I was left alone in the hospital room again.
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I could only clutch my head at the story I had just heard.
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"So... To summarize the story?"
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Yume revived as Isis herself through divine manifestation.
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But her revival didn't last long, and realizing this, she created a person to replace her out of concern for Hoshino.
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The body was hers, and the soul was from another world.
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Honestly, it was an unbelievable story, but Isis's power and the man in black's abilities made it possible.
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As a result, I was created.
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This is the story of how I was reincarnated...
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"But why me? I said it before, but wouldn't it have been better if you reincarnated someone who liked this kind of thing?"
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"...That's because you are !#%$#%."
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"...What?"
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"In the end, you couldn't explain the most important part..."
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What I really wanted to know was the reason I was reincarnated, not the method or anything else.
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"Besides..."
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"...Remember."
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"In this situation without a halo, if you die now."
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"You will never return home."
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"Don't die suddenly? What kind of bullshit is that..."
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I can't die just because I don't have a halo? What kind of nonsense is that...
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"Haah... I guess I have to stop suicide and self-harm for a while..."
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Since I only attempted suicide on the premise that I could return home, I had to restrain myself for a while.
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"Haah... It's frustrating that I can't die at a time like this..."
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Without a halo, suicide should be easy, but it's a shame I can't die.
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"...Speaking of which... Something feels a bit strange..."
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Is it because I lost my halo? Or is it another side effect? Something feels oddly off.
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It's like the world has gotten a bit bigger...?
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"...N-no way~"
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For a person to shrink like Mario just because of something like that...
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"...Now that I think about it, isn't there a place to measure height in the hospital?"
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I didn't think it was likely, but I decided to stand up and go to the place where they measure height, just in case.
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But
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Thud!
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"W-what?"
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For some reason, as soon as I lifted my butt from the bed, I fell over.
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"Ugh!!!"
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Bang!
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"Haa... No... I can't get up..."
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Even if I tried to use my strength to get up, I couldn't move an inch and just ended up on the floor again.
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My legs, especially, wouldn't budge.
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"Haah... What do I do now..."
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I can accept my body not moving, but if this continues, I'll end up sleeping on the cold floor tonight.
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"...Should I try shouting for help?"
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I don't know if there's anyone nearby, but if I shout loudly, maybe a nurse will hear and come.
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"Whew... Then...!"
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Just as I was about to shout for help
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Screech!
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"He...!"
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The hospital room door opened
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"...Sora...chan?"
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A haggard Hoshino appeared.
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"Sob... H-hic... Sora-chan! Sora-chan!"
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"...."
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'Haah...'
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Shortly after Hoshino appeared, she quickly scooped me up and held me tightly, bursting into tears.
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'She must have been really worried...'
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Besides the crying, Hoshino's appearance showed just how much she had suffered.
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Her hair was messy and unkempt, she had dark circles under her eyes, and most importantly, her eyes looked half-dead, making it clear how difficult things had been for her.
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'The guilt is overwhelming...'
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From now on, I really shouldn't let Hoshino find out.
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With that resolution in my heart, I spoke to Hoshino, who was still crying.
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"I'm sorry for making you worry, Hoshino-san."
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"Sniff... N-no... I'm just grateful that you woke up... Sora-chan..."
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"....."
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The guilt is seriously overwhelming.
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I'm the worst. Seriously.
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"Oh, right. Hoshino-san."
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"...Yeah?"
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I decided to ask Hoshino for help since she was here.
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"I'm sorry, but could you take me outside?"
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"For some reason, my legs won't move..."
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".....What?"
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"W-what?"
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'The atmosphere suddenly changed...'
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"Your legs won't move? What do you mean?"
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"...Ah."
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I'm screwed...
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