"A small fra with a subdued expression, a face stuck like a skull of soone who was once alive, holding a staff made from the bones and spine of a person."
"The most surprising thing is that this person is here."
"When this girl died, she was almost nothing but skin and flesh, and she fell to the place where I am while still alive."
"Then, she twisted and disappeared without leaving a trace, as if she had never existed."
"At least, she's not soone who references my mories."
"In my mind, it’s strange to have Hyoukesuni here."
"Since the Primordial Heavenly Sovereign said I’m the master, I thought this place might be a ntal world, like in many works, but Hyoukesuni is here. And Daegon said I’m a guest."
"Is one of them lying?"
"A demon from sowhere cos to mind."
"What kind of place is this? To figure it out, the simplest and most certain way is to face it."
"I approached Hyoukesuni."
"‘We’ve t for the third ti.’" "‘It should be the second ti.’"
"Hyoukesuni said sothing strange. Second ti?"
"Now that I think about it, the atmosphere of the dream changed suddenly. If there had been many mixed forms of flesh, corpses, and trash, like a cruel fairy tale, from so point, I started eting past people."
"When was it?"
"It was after eting Hyoukesuni. From then on, people I knew began to appear. Not unknown corpses or animal carcasses."
"Then, I need to ask this question."
"‘What do you think about people who laugh when they're scared?’"
"Hyoukesuni’s expression twisted sharply at my question. Then, she made a face of disgust."
"‘Are you mocking ?’"
"Yes. This is definitely closer to the real Hyoukesuni I know. And the first Hyoukesuni I t is not the one in front of ."
"There’s still no light or warmth, so she’s probably a fake."
"‘Yes, I’m mocking you. You’re a witch, right? Answer the question.’"
"If this is a ntal world, it should be fine to speak casually. Hyoukesuni’s face twisted in disgust, then, when I insisted, she flinched and looked up at , her face filled with fear."
"‘I think it’s pathetic.’"
"She thinks it’s pathetic. But this isn’t the real Hyoukesuni’s words. It’s just aningless mutterings."
"‘I’m going to enter the castle ahead.’"
"Hyoukesuni looked at , then subtly turned her gaze away and looked behind . There’s probably sothing behind ."
"I didn’t turn around intentionally."
"Probably, it’s a witch. An unnad witch."
"Since sothing started to change after I asked Hyoukesuni the question, I wonder what went wrong there?"
"If she’s following , she should show everything."
"I can predict what’s beyond the pitch-black walls with no depth."
"‘You know this is the opposite side of the exit, right?’"
"At Hyoukesuni’s words, I nodded. Yes, I know. At first, I thought I was watching a fairy tale, thinking maybe I’d et the Heart Queen if I went to the castle."
"But halfway through, I forgot. It wasn’t a fairy tale scene anymore, suddenly, I started eting people from the past."
"That’s why I moved toward the castle. And midway, I found a reason to keep going."
"‘Yes. I know.’"
"Hyoukesuni hesitated, wasting ti. So, I stared at her. When she caught my gaze, she made a truly disgusted face, then finally walked to the wall."
"She placed her staff against the wall and knocked it lightly."
"Boom!"
"With a loud sound, the wall cracked and opened. The stones that made up the wall moved and ford the shape of a castle gate. But there was no door, only endless darkness inside."
"And beyond that darkness, a white castle appeared."
"I didn’t hesitate and stepped into the darkness. I was engulfed in dense darkness, so thick it seed to stick."
"My body touched the darkness."
"I felt nothing. It’s the sa coldness I always felt. The coldness I’m feeling right now. The cold that endlessly grows stronger, making it impossible to get used to. The cold that drives mad. Is it the madness that’s making it cold? I kept walking, not wandering aimlessly, but walking toward my destination."
"‘Kyaaaaa!’"
"Suddenly, I heard a scream from above."
"A pitch-black lizard jumped down from above. When did sothing like that get up there?"
"The lizard scread as it hurriedly ran toward the opposite side of the darkness, desperately heading for where I ca from."
"I could faintly see wings fluttering in the darkness. Is it a dragon, not a lizard?"
"But it seed to have forgotten how to use its wings and was crawling as if it was desperately trying to run away from sothing scary. It’s a lizard."
"In the middle of the lizard’s body."
"It’s the only thing with light here. The only one among the people I’ve seen, it has warmth."
"I suspect it’s the witch who brought to this place."
"But did she forget? If it had been attached above my head, it should have rembered everything I’ve done so far."
"The lizard ran and then collided with an invisible wall at the exit. It was helpless, unable to go any further."
"It just needed to take one step forward to escape the darkness, but it couldn’t."
"The light area was right in front."
"But its body couldn’t escape the darkness."
"‘Khehehe.’"
"Before the lizard, Hyoukesuni stood, mocking the poor creature."
"‘You can’t get out this way.’" "‘Open it! Open it!’"
"The lizard cried out. It had a strange voice, overlapping a male and female voice. I watched them, then continued walking forward."
"The witch."
"It’s interesting, but right now, I want to see what’s inside here."
"Besides, I still have an unused key in my pocket. I wonder what’s inside what this key can open."
"I kept walking forward, toward the castle that now seed close."
"‘It’s Maleficent’s command! Open the door! Open it! Why? Why isn’t magic coming out! Let out! Let out of here! Please! I beg you! It’s too cold here!’" "‘Kihihi. You fool. You should have run away when you got hit by the mory of the dream. It’s already too late.’"
"The faint sound of their conversation lingered in my ears before disappearing. I heard sothing like the real Hyoukesuni for the first ti in a while. And I also heard the witch’s na."
"Now that I have new information, I’ll be able to use it well."
"I thought that and kept walking forward."
"Step by step."
"The sound from behind faded and eventually disappeared. The distance was strange. The castle, which had been right in front of , didn’t appear no matter how much I walked."
"I vaguely started to feel what this world is."
"If my guess is right, I’ll have to walk through this darkness for quite a while."
"Step by step."
"I walked for what felt like a long ti in the cold, dark space."
"Just when I had lost track of ti, a city appeared in front of ."
"A dull city, like a black-and-white silent movie, with no color or sound."
"The faded city where the man from my mories once lived."
"A city I should be nostalgic for."
"In a way, it seems like I’ve barely made it ho. Though it’s not the real one."
"I looked up at the sky. Unlike the city, the sky was bright blue. And I saw a towering spire high up."
"It’s a building far from where I originally lived."
"I’ve heard it resembles a tower in so movie, so from a distance, it might look like a castle."
"But in black and white, it’s shining so brightly. A space in black and white is either white or black when viewed from outside."
"But isn’t entering such a place sothing that happens when there’s a trigger of awakening?"
"I never expected to end up in such a place. I kept walking, heading toward the neighborhood where the man from my faded mories lived. I know the way to the house."
"It’s the path I wished for in the darkness."
"I walked down that path."
"And after what seed like a short but long ti, I reached the door. The place where the door lock should be."
"I see a large keyhole."
"I took the key with the erased letters from my pocket and inserted it."
"Clang!"
"But the key didn’t fit."
"Huh?"
"Could it be that I was supposed to get a key sowhere, and I missed it? Or should I have brought the witch earlier? I could go back now, but it would be quite a laborious task."
"So, I moved along the corridor, pressed the elevator button, but it still didn’t move, so I headed for the stairs."
"I opened the ergency exit door to go down the stairs, but it didn’t open."
"What’s going on? Is this a bug?"
"I looked around, but I couldn’t find a way back. Eventually, I returned to the door. I wondered if I could jump down, so I tried to climb over the wall of the corridor, but there was a hard wall blocking the empty space."
"The door lock turned into a keyhole, but the key still didn’t fit."
"I wondered if I should try the doorbell."
"No sound ca."
"This ti, I knocked on the door."
"But even after waiting, no one ca out."
"I guess I wasn’t supposed to ignore the companion and leave. What do I do now?"
"Standing still in the corridor, I suddenly heard footsteps."
"The elevator opened, and a man walked out."
"It’s ."
"Though my face doesn’t look like it’s been painted black, I know it’s my face."
"The man walked toward , took a key from his pocket, and opened the door."
"I glanced at the key, and the word ‘Past’ was written at the end."
"The door opened, and a small house appeared. The man entered, so I followed him inside."
"He acted as if he didn’t recognize ."
"The total sum of my mories."
"If it’s like that, what should I do here?"
"While thinking that, I looked around the house, and the man changed clothes, relaxed, and entered the room to turn on the TV."
"Then suddenly, he spoke to ."
"‘It’s the exit door.’"
"Saying that, he pointed at the crackling screen."
"‘Is the the park over?’" "‘Have you done so self-reflection?’" "‘Impossible.’"
"I couldn’t possibly do that. When I shook my head to deny it, the man smiled with the only visible lower jaw, as if he expected it."
"‘Right. What would we do with that? If the show’s over, just go back.’" "‘Right.’"
"Then suddenly, he took the key from his pocket."
"‘Do you know what this is?’"
"‘Do you think I know when you don’t?’"
"‘It’s useless.’"
"‘That’s how all mories of the past are.’"
"I must have missed the door I was supposed to enter. I talked aimlessly with the man, then went into the TV. I wasn’t too worried."
"When I play gas, once I clear the scenario with 60% progress, I just leave it behind."
"Then I felt a sensation of falling from a high place, and I woke up in my bed."
"The luxurious accommodation in front of the Royal Academy. The ceiling there."
"I’ve returned to the real world."
"I don’t know what’s going on, but since I got the witch’s na, let’s say everything turned out well. And I can also feel the weight of sothing tallic near my buttocks."
"So the witch’s na is Maleficent?"
"It’s a very classic na."
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