CLUE 14: Rika Furude

POV: Rika

I was watching them from above, looking down... I had Kiyotaka and Keiichi in my sight, deep in conversation. I couldn't hear what they were saying, but they seemed to be talking about the murder at the dam construction site... Another change. Will this influence Keiichi in this world, I wonder? Could Kiyotaka be the key to breaking the 'X' law? Since his arrival, some things have changed little and yet a lot. Unpredictable events that I didn't expect, surprises that truly delighted me.

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This time, it's chaos again... First, this new guy showing up in our group, then this teacher and our school finally acting like a serious institution... Honestly, I didn't know what to think. The arrival of this guy, nice, smart, and strong, was already not ordinary, a freaking miracle, and I bet we won't see two like him. But after looping six times, I don't know where to look anymore... I have this damn feeling that something's off. In a century, we've never seen a newcomer arrive like this. It's clearly not normal...

Yeah, I have a feeling that this tragedy is going to thicken... What's going to hit us next, huh?

I absolutely need to dig into this Kiyotaka, figure out what he's doing here. For now, I don't understand a thing about him, but he intrigues me a lot. Actually, he's been with us for two minutes and it feels like he's always been here... It's been an eternity since I laughed so much. Things are finally moving, and here I am starting to like him, just like that. I wonder... Is he the key to getting out of this mess? Is he the one we've been waiting for all this time? And if we mess up again, will he continue to come back with us, or will I have to wait another 100 years?

So many questions and not a single damn answer. All I have is this bad feeling... I'd like to believe in a miracle, but for now, I can't say.

But one thing is clear, I was really happy. Yeah, I really enjoyed seeing all these unexpected things happen after looping the same circus for ages, reliving the same troubles over and over. And then, Kiyotaka, he's super cool with everyone. Hmm... I know what everyone has gone through, but damn, what kind of hell has Kiyotaka been through? Nobody has that kind of look all the time for no reason, right? Sometimes, I wonder what's going on in their heads... But one thing's for sure, now that he's with us, he's one of the guys we have to protect at all costs to get the ending I want. No way am I letting him die in a world where we can hope for a future. No freaking way.

For now, I'm lost... I can't do a damn thing!! But I'm going to figure out who these newcomers are, who Kiyotaka really is, and together... We're going to break the chains of fate that bind us. Yeah, now I'm armed to the teeth. After years of crap and troubles, a real miracle appears before me, and this freaking miracle is Kiyotaka himself.

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In 100 years, I've almost never managed to kick this tragedy in the butt... Could he... Really... help me? I wonder, should I spill all this mess to him? No, he'd understand nothing and think I'm crazy, right? Yeah, there's no universe where he'd fully believe me anyway... Tch... Seriously, all it's going to do is make me go through 6 new worlds with him, then I'll find myself looping these 6 worlds over and over and coming back to the freaking start. What the hell can I do? And could he help?

Even if he manages to help Keiichi, even if Keiichi doesn't catch the syndrome... What's going to happen next? I don't know, damn it, I have no idea!!