CH 97

I died without even being able to say thank you.

That was my regret in my previous life.

So even though this was just a memory … I was still happy with it.

If you say it’s self-satisfaction, that’s it.

I got to say goodbye and thank you to both of them.

I left my parents’ house and took the car to the place where I was going to meet Miyuki.

From now on —I’m going to end my life as Yuta Sasaki.

I was thinking about it yesterday and made one guess.

I’ll be dead by the end of September.

More specifically, today, Sunday, September 13—that’s the day I died, I believe.

Because I don’t remember ever dating Miyuki.

Instead, I was able to recall the memory of when I asked her out on a date.

I got drunk at a drinking party and made a date with her.

You may think I’m such a slacker for borrowing the power of alcohol, but I’ve never had a girlfriend.

I hope you’ll tolerate me enough to ask for the help of alcohol.

In other words, Yuta Sasaki liked Miyuki, his junior.

Then I asked her out on a date and she said yes.

That much I could recall.

But then …… I have no memory of dating Miyuki at all.

How could I forget an event so big that I might have a girlfriend for the first time in my life?

And to think, …I died on my date for some reason.

It feels right to think that way.

So I’m going to put an end to my life as Yuta Sasaki.

I drove for an hour and a half.

I have arrived at my destination.

The place to meet Miyuki—under the clock tower.

There is a one lane county road right next to it.

I arrived before Miyuki and waited for 10 minutes.

I checked the time on the clock tower and it was 9:50.

As the clock ticked down, my heart began to race.

Because Miyuki will be here soon?

No, but it’s in my memory, and …this tension is weird.

More importantly, the scene here is something I can remember.

When I was thinking about it, I found Miyuki waiting at a red light.

Miyuki found me and gave me a small wave from the other side of the driveway.

I waved back.

She’s in a white dress.

I think it’s cute from a distance.

White dress …and blood.

Hmm?

For a moment now, I could see the bloodstained dress in my head.

Miyuki starts moving the moment the light turns from red to green.

I had a bad feeling about this.

And that’s when I suddenly remembered my end.

A car is about to ram into us.

I quickly move my face to check the situation—one car.

It was rushing at a very high speed.

He doesn’t seem to stop at the red lights.

At that moment, my body was moving on its own.

In response to her scowling and lack of grasp of the situation.

“Miyuki!”

I ran to Miyuki—and pushed her away to the side of the road.

Instead—I felt a shock on my body.

I fell shoulder first on the ground.

“But …it’s not …”

Blood came out of my mouth.

A frightening amount of blood was pouring out of my body.

I see. That’s how I died.

I understood my own mortality and thought with a surprisingly calm head.

“…saki …senpai?”

Miyuki looks at me in a daze.

I tried to reassure her and tell her that I’m fine, but I can’t speak.

Miyuki grabbed my hand.

Tears spilled from her eyes and wet my cheeks.

“Se………i…wa……se……that……s…….”

My consciousness is distant, and I can’t hear Miyuki’s words well.

This is the last of me.

My vision is gradually turning black as I see Miyuki’s sad figure in my eyes.

I died …being able to protect someone, didn’t I?

Good.

Relief prevailed over my fear.

My life as Yuta Sasaki had meaning.