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CHAPTER 47
Spook 47 - Daydream P.7        

Amane pulled his wrist away from (Y/n)'s grasp, but she quickly grabbed his wrist again.

"Wh-" He looked at her with sad eyes. "What?"

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"Ah! A shooting star! It's started~ It's supposed to last for about 1-2 hours. I wonder how many we'll be able to see!" Mitsuba said. He turned around to see Kou staring at him, he turned back around. "See? Minamoto-kun there's shooting stars.. Uh.. Haha It's pretty so uh." Kou grabbed Mitsuba's shirt. "Maybe you could let go now. Look at the stars at least."

"I'm not looking at them!!" Kou said. "And you know why?! Because! I am more concerned  with you than the shooting stars!"

"Concern.. Is this a love confession.?"

"That's not what I meant!! Like you told us we went to the tower and met the mystery there but.. She told us that if we want to go back to the real world, we would have to kill you." Kou said. "Mitsuba.. Did you know? Did you send me, (Y/n), and senpai there knowing that?"

"You lose your memories the longer you are in this world. So maybe if you spend your time going to the tower you'll forget by the time you get out. Is what I was thinking.. What a shame."

"Why're you doing this? Tell me, Mitsuba."

"I've told you.. MY WISH IS TO BECOME HUMAN!" Mitsuba was now in his former state, the last state Kou saw him in. "What? Are you scared?" He teased. "Scaredy cat with a lame earring! No need to worry I won't do anything." He laughed. "Just look there. Press. I can use the school mystery's power now."

"Wh.. What?" Kou's eyes were wide.

"These are the school's memories. A replay of all the events of the past. Maybe because a mystery no.3's boundary is on the other side of the mirror, the master of the boundary is able to meddle with any mirror in the school. It's both a boundary and a means of transport and anything that was reflected in the mirror from any time in the past can be brought up so I've watched everything all of my former self." Mitsuba's former self reflected in the glass. "The moment I ceased to exist. The time I spent with you. The days when I was still alive. Everything since I've entered this school. Look at it! My former self trying to make friends and failing.. So lonely all by myself. I'm so.. Envious. At the entrance ceremony, my family comes to see me, when I say something, people turn to listen. Attending class with everyone.. And doing club activities, it seems nice. I want to live as a human too!"

"Then how about giving it a try?" Tsukasa said, his face in the window.

"YOU!!"

"Stop, it's just a picture."

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"Eh?" Mitsuba muttered.

"A fake world! A world inside a painting. In that place, your wish could come true right away!" Tsukasa cheered.

"Really..? In that case"

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"YOU..!!" Kou yelled. "You got tricked by that little squirt after all!" He shouted at Mitsuba. "You simple buffoon!!"

"Buf- Huh?!" Mitsuba said, shaking. "I wasn't tricked! It was my choice!"

"Shut up, dumbass." Kou said. "Haven't you seen what you've become because of that kid!?!"

"I KNOW!" Mitsuba yelled. "And I know he doesn't care about me at all!"

"Then-"

"But who else is there?! Who else could grant my wish?!"

"That's.-"

"Even you, Minamoto-kun!" He hit the glass.

"Minamoto-kun, if I was alive would we have been friends?" The past Mitsuba said from the window.

"Mitsuba.." Kou muttered.

"You see even you, you don't care about me." Mitsuba said, he looked up at Kou with a glare. "It's that Mitsuba isn't it? I don't even matter!!" The glass began to break.

SNAP**

"No."

CRACK**

The window broke.

CRASH**

"Ouch.." Kou rubbed his cheek where there was blood and a new wound.

Mitsuba looked outside. "Ah.. Right, the astronomy observations. It's pretty, the shooting stars."

"Hey.."

"While you guys were at the tower, we all made cookies. The cute senpai taught us how. And Satou-kun was surprisingly handy. Yokou-kun was pretty bad, I got told off for saying so. It was fun." Tears went down his face. "If it was all real, it'd probably be even more fun.." He sniffled as he turned back into his school uniform.

"You're.."

"But it's fine. This is enough for me.. I can find happiness in a fake world. So Minamoto-kun, you should be happy too."

"Happy.. What are you talking about.."

Mitsuba walked up to Kou and got in his face. "I'm Mitsuba's fake, but let's just call it real!" He smiled. "This is a world where the Mitsuba you were unable to save can live happily. That's good, isn't it? It may seem strange now, but you'll get used to it soon. If I become real it'll be as if Mitsuba never died!" Mitsuba held out his hand. "So, let's become friends again Minamoto-kun."

Kou looked at Mitsuba's outstretched hand and slapped it. "No, I could never find happiness in a fake world!"

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