- Suggest that Ciri take the red-crowned crane to a wildlife rescue agency.
- Persuade Ciri to take Mojito somewhere else.
Buzz--Buzz--Buzz... Buzz--Buzz--Buzz--
I often get the feeling of déjà vu when certain things happen and wonder if I have experienced this before.
Most people attribute déjà vu to an illusion associated with the hippocampus, while others believe it's due to time-space dislocation.
If you have experienced certain events in a parallel universe, then you might resonate with yourself in this time and space when they intersect.
I really have experienced something, but at the same time, I haven't experienced it...
For example, my phone is vibrating crazily right now, and for some reason, I just seem to know without picking it up that Nana Shiraishi is the person calling me. I also don't know why I have the feeling that I don't want to answer her call.
My mobile phone becomes quiet after it vibrates persistently for two minutes, and then I receive several text message notifications.
I sigh and crawl out of bed, then stare at the screen and shake my head to the left and the right a few times...
Okay, the face unlock failed. Every morning, the artificial intelligence makes me wonder if I look any different from how I looked yesterday.
After I enter the password, I'm not surprised to see that the missed calls and unread text messages are all from Nana Shiraishi... Life must be tough for me in that parallel world.
[Nana Shiraishi](Text Message) Wow! Junior! Haven't you gotten up yet?
[Nana Shiraishi](Text Message) You managed to sleep through all my phone calls. Have you muted your phone? I'll use text messages to tell you what I want to say then.
[Nana Shiraishi](Text Message) First of all, I'm so sorry! Everyone was busy preparing for the pool party since really early in the morning yesterday, so I didn't manage to answer your call.
[Nana Shiraishi](Text Message) You must be really curious about the pool party now, right?
[Nana Shiraishi](Text Message) Hehe!!! Are you filled with regret now?
After the last text message is a group photo. With sunshine, a pool, swimsuits, and beautiful girls in it, the scenery in this photo has all the most beautiful elements of late summer in it.
I glance at today's weather forecast: 26-32°C.
But I can't really complain. Not every game... ah, I mean, not every city has a swimsuit party in autumn.
When I see the question Nana Shiraishi asks me at the end about whether I have any regrets, I remember how she didn't reply to my text messages yesterday.
After closing the text message screen in a relaxed manner and putting my phone away in my pocket, I decide to go out and meet Ciri as we agreed.
After arriving at Countless Springs where Ciri and I agreed to meet up, I see her waiting at the small clearing at the entrance. To my surprise, Mojito is also here, and he is yawning lazily while lying on the ground at her feet.
But the closer I get to them, the more confused I become. Although she is standing in a clearing, it is right in front of Countless Springs. Isn't it a little too empty?
With this question in mind, I look around and see that all passers-by are now staying away from this place. Two young people poke their heads out of the entrance of Countless Springs and whisper to themselves while looking in our direction with anxious expressions on their faces.
It looks like Mojito is the problem. It makes sense though, as a black panther is a ferocious predator. It's likely that no one here can match its speed or strength. Um... maybe it's too tactful to say "likely" here. At least I'm certain that I can't win in a fight against Mojito, not even if I use a sliding tackle against it.
Judging from their uniforms, the two young people behind the entrance should be staff of Countless Springs. They probably think that Mojito is bad for the business of Countless Springs as long as it's lying there on the ground, but they are also worried that it might hurt their other customers if they let Mojito in. Most importantly, I guess they aren't brave enough to go up to Ciri and Mojito and ask them to leave.
[player]Good morning, Ciri.
[Ciri]Morning... You're here earlier than I expected.
At this moment, Ciri is leaning leisurely against a lamppost and playing around with Mojito's upturned tail. Mojito, on the other hand, is squinting with a look of enjoyment on its face. It looks like they haven't realized how much fear they have instilled in the people around them.
Feeling a heavy responsibility on my shoulders, I decide to help the staff of Countless Springs and do myself a favor at the same time. After all, the reason Ciri and I have come here today is to enter Countless Springs and ask Kurone Toujou what happened on the day she picked up the injured red-crowned crane.