7 Years From Now

Chapter 27: If I Could Return

“Huh?? What do you mean? The experiment is finished?”
“Yes it is.. I don’t need you to time leap anymore.. and I have told you a bit too much.. probably because it’s the last time.. anyways thanks for the help till now..”
“So what now? Are you going to remove my memories?”
“?? No ofcourse not! Why would I do that?”
“well I thought that you had other objectives. And maybe after the experiment you would…nevermind..”
“ other objectives huh..well I’m thinking to cut of all ties with hospital and not help them anymore and go far away..”
“I see.. “
“Yes.. I’m just helping them bcus we’re friends I guess..”
“You and director kikusui?”
“Yes.. “
“and what about the manager kodomo?”
“He is just a watchdog. He keeps an eye on me.. anyways Haruto. Tell me something about the past. Like the times when you have me pictures?..”
“Huh? Why this suddenly?”
“Well just to celebrate the end of the experiment.. I thought let’s just enjoy talking about the past..”
“I see.”

Haruto spent some time discussing about the past with dr Ichiri..
“Well you do remember a fraction of your whole memory..”
“yea. I’m just wondering when I would get them all back..”
“Yea.. don’t worrry eventually you will.. and my last job will be to get your memories back. I guess then I can retire..”
“haha yea.. alright I’ll get going..”
“Yep …drop by if you remember something..”
Haruto left.
He remembered that he had to meet saki and went there to meet her. There she took him to Riku and kakeru. Haruto told them about few things and he asked their advice about convincing the director by telling them that the time leap was just a dream.
“—so that’s the gist of the dream . What do you guys think?”
“A dream? Seriously?”
“Haha anyways isn’t the disease incurable..even if he traveled back he wouldn’t find the cure”
“Well that might not be the case saki.. if he knew that there would be LMD and since he is a doctor himself he could prevent them in past.”
“Ohh”
“what we don’t know is why the director knows about time leaping..” asked riku..
“but his father was in the research too right..”
“Then isn’t that strange that the director doesn’t know about time leaping yet..”
“yea.. so there might be a research facility here I assume?”
“Yes there is one.. but it’s new..the old one was destroyed due to an accident 7 years ago..”
“And the previous Director died in that accident.. that’s all I know..”
“Hey riku.. is the name Ichiri their on the list?”
“No I dont know that much but the previous Directors name was only revealed.. but isn’t ichiri..”
“Yes he is the dr in my dream but that’s his last name ..so I thought maybe his father died in that accident too”
Just then Kakeru entered the room.
“Hey you guys done talking? Let’s talk in Honaka’sroom..”
“Ohh yea let’s go there..”
“Saki , riku ..you guys go ahead.. I’ll come “
“Alright..”
Haruto started thinking..
“Hmm ..if only I could get the list of the names in that accident.. maybe …The old man ..that journalist might know something.. and if the time leaping experiment existed way before then there might be a chance.. ..

Just then Riku turned up..
“Hey Haruto.. what are you thinking there alone..come up”
“Woah.. riku..you scared me.. yea yea I’m coming.. by the way can I ask you something?”
“ Yea? What is it?”
“If the time leap thing existed.. years ago.. how do you think the things would change?”
“Haruto.. you realised it huh.. well this is the second time you are asking me that question..”
“Wha.. what do you mean???”
“Hahaha I’m kidding.. “
“ riku!!..”
“ok I’ll be serious now.. see.. even if the time leaping thing existed..that person will be redoing things over and over again until the world is exactly the way he wants it to be.. anyways just let me know if you need help.. even if it’s a dream hahaha.. I’ll go ahead ..come soon..”
“Yea sure..”

Haruto then thought..

“I know that Riku was kidding.. but.. like he said.. there maybe a chance that this experiment is known to others..

I wonder.. who else is..

Time leaping over and over again…”

To be continued…