Yuuta lay on his bed, eyes staring at the ceiling.
"So many things happened… but among them—" he rolled over, face flushing red. "I kissed Airi."
He clutched the bedsheet. "But to get just one kiss from her, I had to suffer ten punishments. Honestly… it was scary. Not sweet. I saw a whole new side of Airi…"
As Yuuta sank deeper into his thoughts, something familiar and cold began to spread.
A black fog seeped through the corners of the room.
"It's happening again," Yuuta whispered, sighing. "I'm getting used to this. It doesn't scare me anymore."
The whispers didn't come this time. Just silence.
"Good. I don't want whispers," Yuuta muttered, closing his eyes. "I want to meet another me. A real one."
Suddenly, a jolt shot through his body.
When he opened his eyes again, he was no longer in his room.
He stood face-to-face with himself.
Another Yuuta.
"So we finally meet," Yuuta said calmly. "I've heard your whispers for so long. But don't worry. I've solved everything. I saved Airi. She's safe now."
He smiled. "And after one week, this month ends. She won't disappear again."
Before Yuuta could respond, an arm reached around his neck and yanked him back.
He was choking—someone was gripping his throat.
"W-What's happening?" Yuuta thought, panicking.
The Yuuta in front of him spoke coldly. "Let him go."
Yuuta turned his head. His heart stopped.
There was another Yuuta.
Two of them. Both identical to him.
"What…? Why are there two of you?" he asked, struggling to catch his breath.
The one in front spoke again. "You're asking the wrong person. I'm the Yuuta you're meeting for the first time. He's the one who's been whispering in your ear all this time."
Yuuta stared at the version of himself that had grabbed him.
"You've always been there… watching me?"
The calm Yuuta nodded. "You won—but you also lost something."
Yuuta's expression twisted in confusion. "Lost? What did I lose?"
The other standing infront Yuuta sighed. "Let me explain."
"When you left your original world and came here… what do you think happened to the version of you in that world?"
Yuuta's eyes widened. "Don't tell me…"
"You disappeared," the Yuuta said. "Your world didn't pause. It kept moving forward. Your place was simply taken by another Yuuta."
Yuuta's breath caught.
"It's a technique," the calm one continued. "We call it Consciousness Transfer. It allows someone's soul, memories, and identity to jump from one version of the world to another."
Yuuta stared blankly. "That's how… I ended up here?"
"Yes. First, we used it to send you from your original world to his," he pointed at the Yuuta who had grabbed him, "and then from his to mine."
Yuuta's thoughts swirled into chaos. "I—I have so many questions…"
"I know," the calm Yuuta interrupted, raising a hand. "But first, you need to understand this."
"The world where Airi died... It can't be reversed. That version of her is gone forever."
Yuuta's heart sank.
"But the Airi you saved... that's my world's Airi. Not yours."
Yuuta gasped.
"So no matter what you do... there's a world where you lost her. And that pain... will always stay with you."
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