lycoris ➥ [ tbhk ]

chapter 3 : chrysanthemum

It appeared again in my dreams.

Always... It is always the same dream. No matter my mood or surroundings.

I've always been fascinated by flowers. But I've never known - or rather, I've forgotten, should I say - that I've loved them immensely.

What would you think... No, what would anyone think...

...Of my dreams being filled with the flowers of death?

Where could I find answers?

No one knows. No one tells. They only judge. They only watch.

They all watch us suffer.

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"Miyahara, page 24, line 4, please."

"...Yes, sir."

And the days continue to drag along.

With my last visit to Hanako-san being a fail, I'm hopeless once again.

I read the text written on the paper.

"Now, everyone, you can see from these books..."

The lunch bell rings, and the students are in a hurry to leave the classroom.

"Class, class!" The teacher starts screaming in a hurry, "Remember, mock exams are coming up soon! Make sure to study!"

I sigh in grief. Of course, there has to be an exam. Right at the time Teru gives me half his work in the student council. How plot convenient. It was only expected, of course... He would only try his best to make my life miserable, no?

The clock in the empty classroom reads 12:05 PM. With a frown, I sit back down in my chair. What should I do now? With a frown I glance at the students crawling out of school and into the streets through the window like little ants.

I could try to become a normal student, but it's no use. My real goal isn't to get out of this school, it's to trigger some memories I have. Somehow, I have made near to zero accomplishments in the few months I've been here, except...

The Seven Mysteries. Maybe, if I could know more about them, I could find an actual memory of my past self...

Aoi! There's no one else who can inform me the most about the school's Mysteries other than Aoi. My hands start shaking in excitement, immediately-

"Miyahara-senpai?"

Interrupting my thoughts, a panicking junior rushes into the room.

"Senpai, I'm so glad you're here! Aoi- Aoi, she- I've been searching all day! Her number won't be reached and everyone acts as if she doesn't exist... I don't know what to do, senpai!"

"Woah there, slow down- Oh, it's you?"

It was the girl from yesterday from my bathroom visit. I sweatdrop with mixed emotions. Usually, I would ignore these kinds of things and walk away immediately, but the girl in front of me right now seems to be in extreme distress. Maybe I need to comfort her before I walk away this time... 

I bite my tongue as my head sarcastically remarks, 'Sounds like a 'you' problem'. 

"Hey..." I sigh, "How did you know what class I was in?"

"Well, senpai, you're kind of famous..." She sobs, "Mostly because of Teru-senpai, but you're pretty well-known... I- I don't mean for bad reasons or anything-! But-" The girl continues to blabber on.