1 Chapter 1
I can't make my parents proud, I can't talk to girls, and I don't have many friends. But for some reason, life wanted to use me as a punchline, for some reason I have to be the one that suffers all the time. If I even imagined telling anyone my issue, they would take me up to a mental institute. I don't like talking about this, but somehow I know the date when a person dies, even the one of the idiot staring at me.
"Hiruko!!"
Moving on, I can…
SLAM!!
" Where is the concept document of the game I told you to come up with? "
He was getting too loud, so I handed it to him, it didn't take him forever to start his nitpicking.
" What is this? This isn't enough description for a game to spawn from. Where's the Target Audience, the setting, and the story. You're just splashing out ideas …"
He stood there in silence, peering into my soul. He didn't like me in this club, always hated it when my presence invaded his comfort zone. Furthermore, he just wants me to die in a hole somewhere, little does he know that the 3rd of October was knocking on the door.
"You have the rest of the week to come up with something, or you can say goodbye to this club"
Anyway, I might sound like a sad liar, but something very strange happened, and I don't know if this will be good enough proof.
When I was a kid my mind whispered the dates of random people that I came across mentioning one particular day, at first I thought I was crazy but that day eventually came.
On the 5th of March and on that day a plane crash occurred. I don't know how some people survived that, but I discovered that those whose death I predicted were dead on!
I've felt so guilty of what happened for what happened, and it kept on hunting for years combined with more and more death dates filling my head, I couldn't take it any more. So, I tried jumping off a few times, but the thought of my parents' will feel stopped me.
Nowadays, I've found things that make me happy, the fact that I know some coding makes me feel proud of myself a little.
Unlike before, I can easily ignore these dates unless I face situations like what just happened.
" Yo! Hiruko, I bet you've been on that sit for days, c'mon, let's go get something to eat "
That was the voice of a friend.
" I was waiting for you, I don't have any money on me, "I smirked.
" Your saviour Aso Jiro has come to rescue you from poverty "
"Yay!" I replied sarcastically.
" Hiruko, can you tell your friend to leave, everyone here needs to work with silence."
The idiot was going to say something eventually.
" We were leaving"
...
" How do you put up with that guy?"
" It helps if you imagine him as a Reindeer."
"Ooooo, That's useful" He chuckled, "So what do you wanna get? "
" I think ill have some ice cream "
" Anything else… "
" That'll do, thanks, man "
" No problem. I'll also have some ice cream, but with something to go with it".
The ice cream shop was not too far from the school, when we're done we would start heading home, typical Wednesday.
" Oh yeah, I forgot you have this weird ice cream addiction, I don't think I should get you one "
" Isn't everyone addicted to Ice cream. "
"Yours is abnormal, Trust me you'll be happier with some green tea"
" Stop joking around."
" Who's joking around? Everything I say should be taken literally ".
" Sheesh, just say that you don't have enough money, "I Sighed.
The line was already getting shorter, and we would soon be next.
"Tonight is going to be incredible, we can see the Fireworks from the bridge"
" Um… I'm sorry Horoka-chan but Daiki and I are going out ".
Horoka, That name was something everyone in school, roared towards the Heavens. Amemiya Horoka, the school queen.
Amemiya was everything and anything, She is so popular and loved by everyone, if loving Horoka classified anyone as a human, then I don't want to be one anymore.
This girl can do it all, judo, writing, cooking, Kendo, Hell she also mastered coding. Nothing wants to hurt her, Nothing will ever hurt her. Life has beaten me to my knees and dragged me to hell, again and again, If it can just slap her, I would be the happiest man on earth.
" Please, I don't want to be alone "
"Daiki used months to make this date possible, I can't just call it off"
" You're right, I'm sorry for being so selfish, I hope you have fun on the date" She shot her friend a smile. " Well, have two, raspberry flavour."
She had her ice cream in her hand, holding it perfectly. I was waiting for her to do another awe-inspiring act, but then it fell from her hand!
Like I was commanded to do so, I reached out for it and got it just in the nick of time before it touched a puddle of water.
" AHH, that was close, thanks for the save" She smiled.
I don't know how, but this girl made me blush!
"Um... Can I have it back?"
"Uh this, What will you give me in return"
"EH"
Jiro quickly whispered to me" Dude, You don't want any trouble, just give it to her "
"What do you mean? It's hers, give it back"
" Relax Kasumi, it's okay. So what will you like?"
"Simple, Buy me two scoops"
"WHAT! Who do you think you are?"
" I said it's okay, There's no big deal. Can I get two more?"
"Wait, he has an addic…" Jiro called, I added a laundry peg to his mouth before he could continue.
" Thank you for the ice cream "
" You're welcome" That provoking smile came up again, followed by her legs bringing her closer to me. " If you ever see me anywhere... protect yourself."
That's something you don't see every day.
" Let's go, Kasumi, I'll pick a dress for your date."
" Told you not to mess with her, now you're on her black list."
" It's an honor, Hey! Can I have your ice cream "
" You just had two, over my dead body "
....
" The city was as noisy as I left it, the smell of hard work destroyed the air. This is where Jiro and I would go to our separate lives.
" Take care of yourself, Hiruko. Stay awesome."
" Oi, aren't you going to finish that ice cream, I hate it when you save your food "
" HaHa, I'll get you one tomorrow" He turned and faced his way. I can never have a friend like him...
I heard that stupid whisper again, it told me someone was going to die on the 27th of May. Oh, no ...that person is Jiro. Before I could deny it before I could call myself a liar, I heard a massive crash, what followed was motionless, the 27th of May was Today.
"JIRO!!!"
His Blood painted the road, his legs snapped, I had to run up to him, he is all right, he is all right. I'm wrong, I'm always wrong.
" JIRO! Stand up," I lied to myself.
" I can't "
" Stop lying, Stand up you dumbass "
" Shut up you asshole, it hurts so bad "
Everywhere was in chaos, they were all minding their business now they're crying like they ever knew him. An ambulance was going to come, they better save him, prove me wrong for once.
" Why is this happening to me? We were going to see each other tomorrow, I was going to get married and play around with my kids." Tears rushed out of his face.
" DO YOU THINK YOU CANT DO THESE THINGS!!!? Keep fighting "
"it's .... too ....much "
" Shut up, keep fighting, or I'll... I'll... I'll take your ice cream"
At that moment, He bursts out laughing.
" You think I'm making a joke" I aggressively took a big bite.
" I promised to buy you one tomorrow, right, enjoy. "
He finally made me accept this, my best friend is gone. I could only respond with a loud cry.
"C'mon be happy for me, at least I'm being isekai'd to another world"
Jiro said.
I smiled," You better defeat the demon king "
" You bet I will..."
Those were his last words.
...
Even though a dropped pin could be heard in my room, I could still hear that noise my mind was making. This stupid power does nothing good for me, people are born lucky, others are made kings and geniuses.
What makes me angry is that even though I have this power I still don't know when I will die, it has never come to me. I want to ride dragons, use overpowered skills and get ladies flocking around me.
I left my last note to my mom, I've decided to join another world.
Himawari Bridge didn't look like a place where people will jump off. Tonight, it was in a festive mood. I chose here so that my body will be found easily. The sea looked happy to get a new victim, I could hear voices telling me to jump, I felt more love from them than the one this world gave me.
I clutched the rails and adjusted my two legs on them, like a frog. Some tears escaped from my face, something was telling me to stay.... but I ignored it.
"LEAVE ME ALONE!!"
Suddenly I felt a huge force pull me back, bringing me back to the bridge, back to life.
"What do you think you're doing?
" A voice said.
It took me some seconds to see who or what did that.
"Amemiya... Horoka"
