“...Strictly speaking, the Sanae that we know is not just a normal ghost. In fact, it would be more accurate to say that the Sanae sleeping in this bed has unconsciously created an artificial ghost”
Having finished her explanation, Kiriha stopped speaking and pointed to the wall of the sickroom.
“That's why, despite Sanae being a ghost, she could freely change her clothes. Of course the clothes she has are limited...”
A large amount of clothes were hung up on the sickroom wall. And a majority of them were familiar to Koutarou and the others. They were all clothes that the ghost Sanae had worn.
“Ah...”
While she looked at the clothes, Sanae could hear the voice of her other self.
When I get better I'm going to wear them... that's why I have to hang in there...
It was the voice of the girl sleeping on the bed. She would look at the clothes lined up at the wall everyday while thinking that. That's why the ghost Sanae had worn them. Just like she had wished, a healthy Sanae was wearing them.
“Y-You're kidding... that can't...”
Sanae was very shaken up.
Up until now Sanae, had been doubtful, but she could feel that Kiriha was speaking the truth when she looked at the clothes on the wall. That the girl sleeping in front of her was her other self.
“Sanae...”
Kiriha opened her eyes in astonishment and looked at Sanae sympathetically. The same was true for the others as well. It was obvious that Sanae was shocked. But nobody had a way to ease that shock. If they tried to haphazardly cheer her up, it would only end up hurting her even more. All they could do was watch her, and that frustrated them more than anything.
“That's not possible! Because, because, Koutarou!”
Sanae flew towards Koutarou and pleaded in a loud voice with large tears in her eyes.
“If Kiriha is right, then that would mean that Papa and Mama wouldn't come back to me, right!?”
That was the biggest shock to Sanae. Compared to that, the problem of why she was in room 106 to begin with was a small one.
“It's a lie, right Koutarou!?”
“That's...”
“Please, just say it's a lie! Please!”
Sanae already knew that was the truth. But even then, she couldn't accept it. Even if they hadn't intended to, Sanae just couldn't accept that her parents had effectively abandoned her and that they wouldn't come back.
It was a major problem that made Sanae question her own existence.
Admitting that her parents wouldn't come back would be the same as admitting that everyone up until now had been for nothing. And that was something that Sanae just couldn't do.
“Waaaaaaah, Uaaaaaaaaaah! No, I don't want this! I don't want to be alone! I don't want to, Koutarou! Waaaaaaaaaaaaah!!”
While shedding large tears, Sanae jumped at Koutarou. She cried out loudly while wrapping her arms around his neck. Having found out that she was all alone, the only one she could now rely on was Koutarou.
“Sanae... why do you think you're alone?”
“Because, because!! Uhh, uaaaah, because! Papa and Mama, Papa and Mama won't–!!”
Sanae tried her best to convey her feelings, but she couldn't put them into words.
“Your parents admitted your other self to a hospital. They want you to be healthy. Doesn't that mean that they want you to come back?”
Sanae's parents wanted Sanae to regain what she had lost, and that's why they admitted her to the hospital. That's why they hadn't abandoned Sanae.
“Uuuhhh, but, but, I-I, waited and waited there, for, for, so many years, and that was all for, nothing, waaaaaaaahh!!”
However that was a very rational way of thinking, so Sanae, who had spent several years alone, couldn't emotionally accept it. She continued crying without any outlet for her feelings.
“Hey, Sanae”
Koutarou gently embraced the crying Sanae.
“A long time has passed since you, me and everyone met, but...”
”Uuhh, Koutarou, Koutarou!”
Sanae desperately held onto Koutarou. It was like she tried to replace the warmth she had lost with his.
“Was it really that boring? Was meeting us all for nothing?”
“Ah...”
In that moment, Sanae stopped moving. Her crying gradually turned more silent. And instead she hugged Koutarou even tighter.
“Sanae-chan, you are my precious friend! You are definitely not alone!”
Yurika declared with a smile. Sanae was her friend. If she wasn't, Yurika probably wouldn't have broken the law and used magic for personal reasons in order to save Sanae.
“That's right, Sanae. At the very least, I have matured after meeting you. And if you call that for nothing, I will be sad. The only goal of mountaineering isn't just to stand at the top, right?”
“...Strictly speaking, the Sanae that we know is not just a normal ghost. In fact, it would be more accurate to say that the Sanae sleeping in this bed has unconsciously created an artificial ghost”Having finished her explanation, Kiriha stopped speaking and pointed to the wall of the sickroom.“That's why, despite Sanae being a ghost, she could freely change her clothes. Of course the clothes she has are limited...”A large amount of clothes were hung up on the sickroom wall. And a majority of them were familiar to Koutarou and the others. They were all clothes that the ghost Sanae had worn.“Ah...”While she looked at the clothes, Sanae could hear the voice of her other self.When I get better I'm going to wear them... that's why I have to hang in there...It was the voice of the girl sleeping on the bed. She would look at the clothes lined up at the wall everyday while thinking that. That's why the ghost Sanae had worn them. Just like she had wished, a healthy Sanae was wearing them.“Y-You're kidding... that can't...”Sanae was very shaken up.Up until now Sanae, had been doubtful, but she could feel that Kiriha was speaking the truth when she looked at the clothes on the wall. That the girl sleeping in front of her was her other self.“Sanae...”Kiriha opened her eyes in astonishment and looked at Sanae sympathetically. The same was true for the others as well. It was obvious that Sanae was shocked. But nobody had a way to ease that shock. If they tried to haphazardly cheer her up, it would only end up hurting her even more. All they could do was watch her, and that frustrated them more than anything.
“That's not possible! Because, because, Koutarou!”
Sanae flew towards Koutarou and pleaded in a loud voice with large tears in her eyes.
“If Kiriha is right, then that would mean that Papa and Mama wouldn't come back to me, right!?”
That was the biggest shock to Sanae. Compared to that, the problem of why she was in room 106 to begin with was a small one.
“It's a lie, right Koutarou!?”
“That's...”
“Please, just say it's a lie! Please!”
Sanae already knew that was the truth. But even then, she couldn't accept it. Even if they hadn't intended to, Sanae just couldn't accept that her parents had effectively abandoned her and that they wouldn't come back.
It was a major problem that made Sanae question her own existence.
Admitting that her parents wouldn't come back would be the same as admitting that everyone up until now had been for nothing. And that was something that Sanae just couldn't do.
“Waaaaaaah, Uaaaaaaaaaah! No, I don't want this! I don't want to be alone! I don't want to, Koutarou! Waaaaaaaaaaaaah!!”
While shedding large tears, Sanae jumped at Koutarou. She cried out loudly while wrapping her arms around his neck. Having found out that she was all alone, the only one she could now rely on was Koutarou.
“Sanae... why do you think you're alone?”
“Because, because!! Uhh, uaaaah, because! Papa and Mama, Papa and Mama won't–!!”
Sanae tried her best to convey her feelings, but she couldn't put them into words.
“Your parents admitted your other self to a hospital. They want you to be healthy. Doesn't that mean that they want you to come back?”
Sanae's parents wanted Sanae to regain what she had lost, and that's why they admitted her to the hospital. That's why they hadn't abandoned Sanae.
“Uuuhhh, but, but, I-I, waited and waited there, for, for, so many years, and that was all for, nothing, waaaaaaaahh!!”
However that was a very rational way of thinking, so Sanae, who had spent several years alone, couldn't emotionally accept it. She continued crying without any outlet for her feelings.
“Hey, Sanae”
Koutarou gently embraced the crying Sanae.
“A long time has passed since you, me and everyone met, but...”
”Uuhh, Koutarou, Koutarou!”
Sanae desperately held onto Koutarou. It was like she tried to replace the warmth she had lost with his.
“Was it really that boring? Was meeting us all for nothing?”
“Ah...”
In that moment, Sanae stopped moving. Her crying gradually turned more silent. And instead she hugged Koutarou even tighter.
“Sanae-chan, you are my precious friend! You are definitely not alone!”
Yurika declared with a smile. Sanae was her friend. If she wasn't, Yurika probably wouldn't have broken the law and used magic for personal reasons in order to save Sanae.
“That's right, Sanae. At the very least, I have matured after meeting you. And if you call that for nothing, I will be sad. The only goal of mountaineering isn't just to stand at the top, right?”
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