CH 18

A Nap to See the Past

“But… If that’s the case, Amane’s walking around like this might be dangerous…”

I found out about what was going on near Amane, and I felt like I should ask her to take some time off from school or something to ensure her safety.

At this point, I don’t care if she is faking it or not, just lock yourself in your house…

But Amane frowned at that opinion.

She doesn’t seem to like it.

“The only information is that you “might” have had a premonition dream… I think it should be a last resort…”

“Mu……”

“And even if it was definitely a premonition, we don’t know if the home that we’ve been holed up in is safe or not.”

…… Surprisingly, Amane was much calmer about the power of the “Dream Book” than I was.

Moreover, she seemed strangely stern, as if she had been through more than her share of such situations… Normally, if someone heard that they were in danger, they would be terrified and distraught.

Indeed, that can be said to be a definite drawback of the “Premonition Dream”.

Because there’s no proof that it’s going to happen, and the dream I had didn’t have a logo that said, “This is a premonition dream”.

It’s possible that it was just a nightmare I had……

“Damn~ if only the dream would at least show me a little more information~~~”

It was the same as my previous premonition dream.

At that time, it was just a normal dream that I had, something that I could tell was a dream “after the fact”…

If I had been aware that this was a dream, like in a lucid dream, I would have collected important information such as the date and estimated time of death from the newspaper.

“Dream Book” …… It’s a great substitute for entertainment, but in reality, is it useful or not.

“Ah… that’s right!”

But as I was thinking about it, Amane hit her hand, as if she had just noticed something.

“Ne~e, Yumeji-kun, are you bringing the Dream Book today?”

“Ha? Ah… I’ve been carrying it around these days…”

Amane told me to take out an old book from my bag.

Basically, I don’t need to carry it around with me because I don’t use it for anything other than sleeping, but I somehow feel uncomfortable unless I have this book with me these days.

…… I really don’t know why.

I took the book out and tried to hand it to her, but she just grabbed my hand.

“U-Ueh!?”

“Hey, don’t let it go. I can’t read this book unless you have it…”

And then I start to flip through the book.

Certainly… I don’t know why this book has such a bizarre specification that the text doesn’t appear unless I’m touching it, but I can’t help it…

No matter how many times I experience it, I’ll never get used to such close distance.

Her arms, her body touches… her face is close… her good smell… her body temperature… UOOOO!?

Whoa!? That is a gossip-loving aunt in the neighborhood!!

You’re wrong! Even if you see us with that Ara Ara-like face…

“Ah, there it is, there it is, this one this one”

However, Amane had no way of knowing that I was flustered, and she was calmly searching for the page she wanted.

“…………This is”

“Past Dream” allows the user to go back to the past in the same space as a dream.

However, in the past, you could not move from the spot.

*

Some time later, it was lunch time.

Amane and I ran to the store as soon as the bell rang to get some lunch together, and came to the courtyard with bakery bread (our loot) in our hands.

The courtyard is planted with seasonal flowers and has some lawns.

It’s usually a good time of day to have a guest ahead of you, but luckily there was no one on the lawn today.

“Mugumugu… So you’re saying we should use past dreams to see the day the ball came flying at Amane?”

“Mogumogu… Yes, if that thing was intentionally aimed at me, there’s a high probability that the culprit of any future incidents might be there, right?”

By the way, I’m sitting on the grass with a pork cutlet sandwich and yakisoba bread, while Amane is eating an egg sandwich and a salad sandwich.

I don’t accept complaints about not talking with it in our mouth.

“So? How many days ago, at what time, that ball flew?”

“Mugu… on Tuesday five days ago… maybe between 12:00 and 1:00… Maybe? I was just walking around that area with Kagura-chan and Kamui-chan toward the classroom.”

Amane pointed to the center of the courtyard and told me the time and place, and based on that information, I opened the “Past Dream” page of the “Dream Book”.

How to see a “Past Dream”.

Put a hand on this page and go to sleep thinking about the day and time you want to see it.

“…So it seems that you can only watch for an hour if you sleep for an hour, and you can’t fast-forward or fast-reverse like you can with video playback.”

“Like premonition dream, there are a lot of inconvenient things in this book.”

Yeah, I know… Since dream manipulation is a touchy subject, I think the specifications could be more convenient, though.

I’d like to say that the shared dreams are triggered without my permission, the premonition dream is lacking in accuracy and certainty, and I’d like to ask if something could have been done about these problems when the book was first produced.

“Nevertheless, I can’t help it if I don’t try. If we wait too long, our lunch break will be over.”

I do as the book says and lie on my back on the grass with my left hand tucked into the page of “Past Dreams” and place the dream book on my stomach.

Strangely enough, that was enough to make me feel intensely sleepy.

Maybe it’s the effect of the dream book… Come to think of it, I haven’t had a problem with night’s sleep since I got this book…

The hustle and bustle of students in the distance, the sound of a pleasant breeze blowing through the air, and the warmth of the sun are all conducive to sleep.

“Then… For the time being…”

“Yes… take a rest”

After Amane’s voice, my consciousness departed to the world of dreams.