[Blue Archive] Abydos' Suicidal Hopeful

Schale (2) EP.51

"Uhehe~ Did she run away~"

The room where Sora was confined only showed traces of someone that had escaped.

"Still, she lasted longer than usual this time~?"

But as if she expected this, she calmly took out her cell phone.

-Ring ring

"Ah, Serika-chan? I'm sorry, but I won't be able to return to Abydos for a while."

"I have to catch a runaway child."

"Wow... really... wow..."

How long has it been since I escaped?

I was speechless at the sight before me.

"This is seriously messed up..."

After all,

"Why here again!?"

What appeared before me was none other than

the pitch-black space that I was so tormented by that just seeing it brought back trauma.

"It's you again? It hasn't been long since you failed, so why are you doing this again? What are you trying to show me this time?"

As someone who's been suffering from insomnia lately because of this, I was furious.

"Just you wait and see..."

"...Do you not remember me...?"

"...What?"

As I was getting angry, a bewildered Yume appeared and spoke to me.

"Um... you collapsed... Sora..."

"...Huh?"

What is she talking about all of a sudden?

"Collapsed? Me?"

"...Yes."

"No, um..."

I was about to ask what nonsense she was talking about, but

'Wait a minute...'

I realized one thing.

This place is originally a place you can only come to when you fall asleep.

*

A little while ago, right after escaping from the house

-Slice

"Whew... I feel alive..."

In a back alley, I felt a sense of relief and peace from the sharp sensation I hadn't felt in a long time.

"I missed this feeling..."

Until yesterday, I couldn't even dream of self-harming, so the joy was doubled.

Instead, the condition of my arm was getting worse, but... I didn't care.

The feeling I was experiencing now was more important than my arm getting damaged.

"But I should stop here for today."

It's almost time to meet Sensei.

Since Sensei is going to take me to Schale himself, I can't let him find out that I self-harmed.