Unconscious Retribution

"What if the lives you've crushed without thinking... could speak?"
Naoto always considered himself harmless. A typical college student with no strong opinions, no enemies, and no regrets. But deep down, he avoided reflecting on his actions, dismissing them with excuses like "It can't be helped."
One day, he steps on an ant-and forgets it immediately.
That night, he wakes up in a surreal world where every small life he's ever destroyed-intentionally or not-has come back to question him. Ants, flies, flowers, bugs... all demanding answers, all demanding atonement.
As the voices grow louder and the line between dream and judgment fades, Naoto must face the truth he's long ignored:
Even unconscious cruelty has consequences.

A dark allegorical short story about responsibility, guilt, and the silent weight of overlooked lives.