Episode 2: Recovery Spell
“o-ouch..”
As soon as I got out of
bed the next morning, I checked all the news channels on the TV.
Of course, I wanted to
see if yesterday's incident had made the news.
I watched all the
channels for an hour, but none of the channels had any news about the murder in
the park last night.
If I knew the name of
the man from yesterday, I could be more proactive in my research.......
...... Wait a minute,
I'm pretty sure the voice that echoed in my head yesterday referred to that guy
as Shinichi Gotoda.
"Shinichi Gotoda,
Shinichi Gotoda......"
I thoroughly searched
for the name Shinichi Gotoda in the newspapers.
I also searched the
Internet.
However, I still
couldn't get any information on the case regarding Shinichi Gotoda.
“What happened to that
guy ......?”
The lack of evidence
made it seem as if yesterday's events had been a dream.
But the bruises and
pain on my body were the best proof that it was not a dream but reality.
I think back once again
to the voice that echoed in my head yesterday.
The voice said that my
level had gone up because I killed Shinichi Gotoda.
It also said that my HP
and strength had increased, just like in a game.
“I think it also said
something else....... What was it?”
My mind was foggy from
the beating I had taken yesterday, so I tried to concentrate on remembering.
“......Yes. A spell.
Let's see, I think it's ...... Recovery?”
~Piro Piro Rin!~
The moment I uttered
the spell, a strange sound effect echoed in my head.
Immediately after, the
pain disappeared from my body.
“What?!..... Huh?”
I moved my arms, my
legs, felt my stomach, touched my face.
Then I went straight to
the bathroom and looked around in the mirror to see my whole body.
“...... it’s healed!”
Yesterday I was covered
in bruises, but now I don't have a single scratch on my body.
In fact, even the old
scar on my back from elementary school was completely gone.
“What's this ......
because of the spell I just said out loud......?”
I wrinkled my eyebrows
in front of the mirror.
What the hell is
happening around me yesterday and today?
Ping-pong.
That's when the
doorbell rang.
Is that the police?!
I braced myself for a
moment.
“Good morning, I'm
Shimizu from next door.”
It was Ms. Shimizu, who
lived in the next room of the apartment.
I hurriedly dressed
myself and headed for the door.
I opened the door.
“Oh, hi. Good morning,
Shimizu-san.”
I greeted her with my
usual calmness.
Ms. Shimizu is a woman
who started living in this same building last month with her high school
daughter.
I heard that she was
thirty-six years old, but she looked so young that I could hardly believe it.
She looks so young that it would be easy to say that she is in the same age group as me, but in reality I'm younger than her.
“This is leftover curry
from yesterday, I made lots of it, you can have some if you want.”
“Oh, sorry to bother
you all the time.”
She held out a
Tupperware filled with curry.
As you can see,
Shimizu-san often shares her homemade dishes with me, probably out of concern
for me living alone.
At first I thought it
was an annoyance, but now it has become one of my secret pleasures because
Shimizu-san's homemade food is so much better than those restaurants.
“Yamato-kun, what are
you doing today?”
“Oh, it's my first day
off in a while.”
“Oh, really? I'm off
work today too, what a coincidence!”
Shimizu-san works at a
nearby bento shop.
I used to be a fan of
that bento shop, but after Shimizu-san started working there, I felt somewhat
embarrassed and avoided it.
That's why nowadays I
buy my lunches from convenience stores all the time.
“Today is Misa's day
off due to her high school's foundation day, so we're going to the aquarium
together.”
“Oh really, you two get
along well.”
“We were all set to go
to the amusement park, but you know, it's raining so hard.”
Shimizu-san looked
back.
As I heard on TV, the
area around this place has been experiencing a lot of rainfall since late
yesterday.
“But Misa is also in
her second year and has to study for her exams, so she can't play around too
much~.”
I met her daughter,
Misa, only once since she moved into her apartment.
I got the impression
that she was a cute girl who looked clever.
“See you later. Also, you
don't have to worry about washing the Tupperware~”
After saying that,
Shimizu-san left with her hands fluttering.
“Thank you very much.”
I thanked her as I
faced the gap in the closing door.
I made sure the door
was closed properly and took a breath, "Phew~......".
"Let's go to the
park .......”
I've decided that I
should see for myself what happened yesterday.
~Gyururu~
My stomach growled.
“I guess I'm still
hungry at a time like this.......”
Disgusted with myself,
I took the tupperware I received from Shimizu-san and headed for the kitchen.
I put it in the fridge.
“Let's have the curry
for dinner.”
I took out a loaf of
bread instead.
"Yes. Bread is
best in the morning.”
I set a loaf of bread
in the toaster, deliberately trying to act cheerful even though no one was
looking, perhaps because I felt guilty about killing someone.
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