Chapter 167 Falling in love with the same person five times.

Qing Shuijian felt himself gradually sinking into darkness, surrounded by silence and nothingness.

In the darkness, Qingshuijian couldn't even notice the passage of time.

It feels like I have fallen asleep and entered a dream, but also like my consciousness is wandering and drifting alone in the dark and empty universe.

Sometimes people's sixth sense is correct.

Shimizumi would have many strange dreams when he was asleep, but this time was different... This time he returned to the essential reality.

"here it is……"

It was a room that seemed familiar yet long gone.

It is not a room in a familiar single-family house, but a room in an apartment that is full of life.

"..."

Qing Shuijian looked around in confusion... He looked around carefully from beginning to end.

On the computer desk in the corner of the room was a newly purchased game CD. If my parents found out about the contents of the game, they would surely die of shame on the spot.

"……what!"

The moment he saw the game disc, Shimizu suddenly covered his head with his hands and squatted down.

A sharp pain swept through his head. It was definitely not a simple headache, but a pain that was almost teeth-gritting and surged into his heart.

Fortunately, the pain disappeared quickly.

Qingshuijian began to think constantly about what had just happened.

"Hmm? It seems like you forgot something?"

It's not just what just happened, there are also some things that are very important to Shimizumi.

But he never remembered it.

I can’t remember... No, isn’t it normal that nothing happened in the first place?

But why do I have this vague feeling that there is something I haven't remembered... or perhaps, I have forgotten something?

While thinking about this, Shimizu looked at the game disc again.

Everything Was Taken Away from Me

There are many people who are not interested in this type of game, but there is also a certain fanatical audience for NTR type games.

Actually, Shimizu Mi didn't like this kind of NTR-themed game very much. He was just attracted by the style of the vertical painting on the cover and bought it for some unknown reason.

"Um……"

Shimizu picked up the game disc from the computer desk.

On the packaging, what catches the eye is a portrait of Amamiya Iori painted in an exquisite style.

Even though she was just wearing the usual school uniform that she could see every day, her innocent and lovely smile always made people's hearts beat faster.

Shimizu looked at Amamiya Iori on the disc, and he always felt that Amamiya Iori was also looking at him...

As their eyes met, Shimizu's heart beat faster involuntarily.

“Why did I buy this game…”

The content of the game mainly depicts Shimizu Mi, Amamiya Iori, and the protagonist Kondo Yuichi who had everything plundered. The painting style is really great.

The other four female characters are also portrayed very attractively. If you ignore the R18 restricted content, this is definitely an excellent game.

The plot in the game where the protagonist had everything taken away from him is indeed very sympathetic, but why did Shimizu feel so heartbroken...

"…Iori."

Why did just saying this name make his pain even worse... Qingshui Jian didn't know.

【My dear, I will always be by your side. 】

"Iori!?"

Qingshui seemed to hear someone whispering just now, but when he looked around, there was no one there.

He could only pretend nothing happened, then put the game disc back on the computer desk, walked out of the room with an unrelieved mood, and walked towards his family in the living room.

……

"Xiao Jian, what do you want to eat tonight?"

"today……"

Qing Shuijian was wandering aimlessly in the living room when he heard his sister ask this and then he crossed his arms and fell into deep thought.

In fact, the girl in front of her was not her sister.

Because in reality, Shimizu's mother died when he was very young, and his father rarely had time to come home because of work.

Therefore, the sister who lives next door and is a few years older than him has taken good care of him since he was a child, and even now she still comes to his house from time to time to help with cooking.

By the way, this older sister next door seems to be a teacher...

Since Qingshui didn't have anything in particular to eat today, she thought anything would be fine.

"…The meat and potatoes stew?"

These were the words that Shimizu said subconsciously.

Although stewed potatoes with meat is not a particularly rare dish, my sister was surprised and her eyes widened because she had never cooked it before.

"It's really rare, but it works."

"..."

There is nothing I can do about being teased, after all, it was I who said the option.

[Dear, how does the potato stew I made taste? ]

【Very tasty.】

From the beginning, Qingshuijian felt strange.

Because some strange conversations and memories kept flooding into his mind, but every time he was about to remember something, it disappeared in a flash.

Although he did not remember those memories, he always felt a sense of closeness. They were scenes he had never seen before, but there was a strong feeling in his chest that he absolutely did not want to let go... Shimizu Mi was trapped in this cycle of self-tug-of-war.

"..."

Time keeps passing like this.

In the living room, the hands of the clock on the wall pointed to the night time.

After taking a shower, Qingshuijian sat at the dining table, staring at the stewed potatoes and meat on the table... then picked up a piece and put it in his mouth.

"……tasty."

Even though the taste was a little different from what I imagined, the potato stew made by my sister was also delicious.

Although I wasn't obsessed with the food, I still enjoyed it and the rice in the bowl was finished in no time.

Shimizu clasped his hands together and said thank you for the treat, but then his sister said this.

"Seeing you eating so deliciously, I feel so happy."

"Really? Because it's delicious."

There's no particular reason, Shimizu simply thinks it's delicious.

"Thank you. Even if you say that, I'm happy."

"...That's it."

Qingshuijian walked out of the living room awkwardly.

He really didn't understand why he had such an incredible mood just because of a dinner. After returning to the room, he was in a daze.

"……what happened?"

Qingshuijian stood up and picked up the CD from the computer desk.

Holding it in his hand, his hand stopped when he saw the close-up of the heroine Amamiya Iori's smile.

"…Iori."

Just thinking of Amamiya Iori's name, he felt an inexplicable warmth in his heart, but at the same time he felt lonely because she was not by his side. Her body temperature, her touch, her voice... Although he knew it was impossible, some memories emerged so vividly in his mind, making Shimizu extremely troubled.

"This is not good. Wouldn't it be like being a otaku?"

There are a certain number of people in this world who would mutter things like "my wife" to their two-dimensional paper figures, but Qingshuijian couldn't help but smile bitterly, not expecting that he would become so terminally ill.

Since he had nothing to do, Shimizu Mitsuki stuffed the game disc into the computer case, wanting to revisit and experience the game again.

However, looking at the scene at the beginning of the game, Shimizu Mi is walking to school with Amamiya Iori and Kondo Yuichi.

Somehow, he felt even more heartbroken than when he first played the game.

It was as if the most important person to him had been taken away... Because of this, Shimizu felt the pain of the most important person around him disappearing.

At the same time, scenes from the first time he played this game flashed through Shimizu's mind.

But he always felt like something was missing...

An uncomfortable and abrupt feeling spread from the top of the head to the whole body, gradually turning into a disgusting feeling.

It seems like I can remember it, but it also seems like I can't remember it. It's just such an uncomfortable feeling, as if it's clearly hanging in my throat, but I want to spit it out but can't, which makes me feel extremely tormented.

The more I think about it, the more restless I become.

Shimizu felt a certain emotion appealing from within his body.

"……What's this?"

Seriously, what does it feel like...

Shimizu was feeling happy.

Sad thoughts also surfaced.

There is also a feeling of excitement and anticipation.

Even though I feel happy most of the time, I still feel intensely sad from time to time.

These joy, excitement, anticipation, sadness and other emotions disturbed Qingshuijian's heartstrings and then disappeared, and then reappeared again, rising and falling like the tide, constantly washing Qingshuijian's heart.

At this moment, liquid suddenly dripped onto the computer desk.

At first, Qingshuijian thought he had a cold and was having a runny nose, but it wasn't the case.

It was dripping from Qing Shuijian's eyes.

tears.

Qing Shuijian looked up quickly.

If you suddenly burst into tears while playing a dating game, there must be something wrong with your brain.

As Shimizu breathed in through her nose and tried hard not to let her tears fall, someone's voice flashed through her mind.

[It's okay, I will always stay by your side. ]

A voice he was all too familiar with.

[Sure, I belong to you, dyed with your color, and will stay by your side forever.]

Qing Shui saw the fog in his mind gradually dissipate.

[Iori, I like you...]

"……ah!!"

Qingshui saw the CD he took out from the computer host slip out of his hand.

His body reacted reflexively to the emotion and he stood up suddenly.

This is a completely unconscious action.

Then, the tightly closed door deep in the palace of memory opened a crack.

The scenes, images, and emotions of expressing his love to Amamiya Iori all came flooding back to Shimizu Mi's mind.

No, it wasn’t Shimizu, it was himself!
"What is this...is this a dream? Or..."

Although he remembered a memory about Amamiya Iori, Shimizu Mi could not find the reason for this strange phenomenon.

That was undoubtedly a memory he once had, but why did he forget it... and when did it happen?

Although he hasn't figured it out completely yet, Shimizu still has things he must do.

After walking out of the room, Qingshuijian came to the living room again. The older sister from the next-door neighbor was still in the kitchen helping to wash the dishes after dinner.

"Hehehe~Hmm"

The older sister, who was humming a song while washing things, noticed Shimizumi walking in and stopped in surprise.

"Xiao Jian, what's wrong with you?"

The other party looked at Qing Shuijian with some concern.

"...No, it's nothing."

Now, the sister standing in front of Qingshuijian is undoubtedly the older sister who lives next door to him.

It’s not Shimizu Mi, but the sister who lived next door to him in his previous life before he became Shimizu Mi…

Come to think of it, why did I reincarnate as Shimizumi?

Although he remembered eating a plate of mushrooms at that time, Qingshuijian's memory of the opportunity for the time travel was vague.

Although he knew that he had traveled through time, he still had no relevant images in his memory regarding the specific process of traveling through time and his experience of first arriving in that world.

When I realized that I had traveled through time, it was as if I had already lived there for a while.

Qing Shuijian suddenly realized that there seemed to be a blank period in between.

Although he couldn't fully remember that blank period yet, Shimizu was still happy from the bottom of his heart to be able to meet familiar people again.

"..."

I was speechless and choked with emotion, only tears flowed down naturally.

The sister wiped her hands in surprise, walked to Qingshuijian, and hugged him.

"...Oh, it seems you've started to remember."

"Ugh?"

Her voice sounded as if she was missing Shimizu who was in trouble, but it also contained a hint of loneliness and reluctance.

"I don't know...but I'm very happy."

"Ah."

"Sorry, I have to go back..."

Now Shimizumi already has a world to return to.

The real world we live in now is ultimately a lie, a deception, and a bubble dream.

Qingshuijian knew that if he woke up from the dream now, he might never be able to return to the previous reality.

But since he could dream about it, he was confident that he would never forget it.

When he existed as Shimizumi, he firmly believed that he could continue on with his own beautiful memories.

"If God really exists, then He did something really cool."

"Yeah... Well, come on, and keep going on the road ahead."

The elder sister stroked Qing Shuijian's head and smiled gently.

"Ah."

Since we cannot go back to the past, we can only look to the future.

After a brief meeting with the neighbor's older sister, Shimizu returned from his dream to the feeling of floating in the dark universe.

During this period, he gradually recalled the many things he wanted to do and the dreams he had.

I want to be a teacher, an astronaut, and I also want to open a cake shop...

Shimizu Mi once thought, it would be nice if he could live his life five times, be born in different places five times, eat different food five times, do different jobs five times, and then... fall in love with the same person five times.

(End of this chapter)