In another dream, he was lying in a pool of blood in a cold mechanical city, and the blood-red warning lights were shining on him like a death signal.
But all of this - there is one person behind all of this.
Someone was always watching him.
But for some reason, Yamada Machiichi could never remember that person's face.
"Stop looking at me!" Finally, Yamada Machiichi couldn't help but roar at the man.
The man tilted his head and looked at him with blurry features.
“Stop staring at me! Who are you? You appear in my dreams every day! Either tell me your name, or don’t appear in my dreams!” Yamada Machi roared, shedding tears. “Every time I see you, I feel empty inside, as if I have forgotten something… Tell me now! Please tell me who you are!”
I felt like my heart was being scratched and I felt extremely sad.
Important people who should not be forgotten.
Why don't I have any impression of it at all?
The man tilted his head and said nothing. Just when Yamada Choichi was losing his patience, he spoke softly in a pleasant voice:
“…Yamada, I’ve actually looked up a lot of guides.”
"Akihabara in Fuso is a famous 2D street. There will be comics and books that you like. I've read them and many of them feature your favorite blonde girl characters..."
"In Akihabara, you can take a two-hour bus to Lake Kawaguchi, where there is a famous mountain... If you don't want to go that far, the cherry blossom trees nearby are great..."
…
【Su Mingan reached out and held Yamada Machiichi's arm, patted his shoulder, and comforted him not to be sad.】
[“I won’t die.” Su Ming’an said firmly:]
[“So, next time you hear about my death, don’t be sad, just think of it as me coming back soon. All future deaths are my plans.”]
[“You are from Yamada-cho, and you are from the second dimension. We are going to see the cherry blossoms and anime streets in Fuso, right?”]
[“Don’t worry, I haven’t forgotten. I’m still me.”]
…
Yamada Choichi looked at the blurry figure.
My heart ached, and bitter liquid gushed out, but I didn't know why it gushed out.
...Why do you want to make such a complete guide to the second dimension?
Does this stranger really want to travel with him?
Gradually, Yamada Machiichi accepted this uninvited guest in his dreams every night. When he was in school, Yamada Machiichi always shared school affairs with him.
...This person only appears in dreams, he must be very lonely, Yamada thought.
"Are you having fun at school?" the man said.
"well enough."
"Is anyone bullying you?"
"Hmph... I don't know what happened, but when I faced those bad students, I suddenly wasn't afraid anymore and I punched them back! They made fun of the Lolita skirts in my closet, so what? I won't be afraid! No!"
"Will you still take sleeping pills?"
"I have stopped eating it a long time ago. I want to live a happier life than them!"
"..." The man laughed with relief:
"Very good."
"……Very good."
However, sometimes, Yamada Machi would dream that he was sitting on a boat with a group of people whose faces he could not see clearly, sitting quietly for a long time.
"Haha! I forked Edward!" The man whose face could not be seen was holding a steel fork and forking the fish in the river.
"I caught an Edward too!" another girl shouted with laughter and danced with joy.
After getting drunk, I didn’t know the sky was in the water, and the boat was filled with sweet dreams that overwhelmed the starry sky.
Yamada Machiichi, wearing a Lolita skirt, sat on the edge of the boat, looking at them with a smile, as if this moment was eternal.
...Who are you?
It doesn't matter, it doesn't matter, as long as I often dream about you. School bullying, workplace bullying, gender discrimination... This huge and prosperous society, I will no longer be afraid of fear.
Although I don’t know who you are, I seem to love you very much in my heart.
I will always love you... even though I don't know your name.
…
“Although I don’t know who you are, I am very happy.”
"Thank you... for accompanying me throughout my youth and my life after I became a super cartoonist."
——The last words of the great Japanese cartoonist, Machikazu Yamada, at the age of 91.
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