Nobita's pov

Doraemon and Nobita have returned to their current timeline. Nobita felt teary for a while as he revisited the past to see his grandma and his old friend. Everything felt sorrowful, especially when Ken moved overseas and Takeshi became unrestrained in his actions, bullying him most of the time. If it weren't for Doraemon, who appeared just a few days ago, he would be as miserable as can be.

In these past few days, a lot has happened. He requested Doraemon's gadgets, which shocked and amazed him and his friends. Just recently, they secretly peeked at their friends' houses using Doraemon's gadgets. They laughed at Suneo's delusions, scolded Takeshi for making fun of him, and even tried to peek at his crush, Shizuka, in the bath, but Doraemon stopped him.

"Are you okay, Nobita?" Doraemon asked with concern.

"Hmm... I'm alright!" Nobita nodded.

Wait... Nobita suddenly felt strange...

"Nobita-kun! Look at the time!" Doraemon suddenly panicked and shouted at Nobita.

Nobita glanced at the clock and his eyes widened.

He had forgotten... They had time-traveled last night and just returned now... It was already morning, and he was late for school.

"Nobita!!! Come here now! You're late for school!!!" Nobita's mom's terrifying voice rang out.

"Coming!" Nobita responded and hurriedly grabbed his bag, then rushed downstairs.

"Yare yare," Doraemon shook his head.

As the reader might ask, couldn't they just time-travel to the night after their initial time travel, making only a second pass so they'd instantly return to the point after they time-traveled? However, this action seems to be prohibited by the Time Patrol. It appears that time keeps moving for them even when they time-travel to the past. When they spend an hour in the past or future, their current time also advances by an hour. This is the rule, and they can't return to the exact moment just one second after their time travel unless necessary. This is the logic in their world, which can be quite difficult to understand.

Nobita entered the classroom once again, but fortunately, the teacher had not yet arrived, allowing him to breathe a sigh of relief.

"Hahaha! Nobita, you're as slow as a turtle! You're late again! You're lucky the teacher isn't here yet!" Suneo mocked Nobita.

Takeshi joined in the laughter, followed by the rest of the class.

Nobita gritted his teeth but quickly hurried to his seat.

However, Suneo's foot lifted slightly in Nobita's path, causing him to trip.

Nobita ended up falling face-first onto the ground.

"Hahaha!" Suneo and Takeshi continued to laugh.

Nearly the entire class erupted in laughter, except for Shizuka and Dekisugi, who looked at Nobita with concern.

"Are you okay, Nobita-san?" Shizuka asked, her worry evident.

"Daijobu!" Nobita tremblingly raised a thumbs-up to reassure Shizuka.

However, his posture and trembling hand didn't provide much reassurance.

"What's happening here?" The teacher's voice interrupted.

Suneo and Takeshi quickly straightened up in their seats.

Nobita also settled into his seat, with traces of dust and dirt on his face.

Adjusting his glasses, Nobita peered towards the front of the room.

Someone was following behind the teacher. It was a boy with neat hair, wearing a white sleeve underneath a formal brown shirt.

If someone were to be compared to Dekisugi in terms of appearance, this newcomer would come close, radiating a pleasant and fresh aura.

"Everyone, this is your new classmate. He's a transfer student from the United States," the teacher explained, adjusting his glasses. "Please introduce yourself to your fellow classmates."

Nobita gazed at the new arrival, sensing a familiarity in his face. He felt as though he had seen him just a short while ago.

Wait... That face. That clothing. That hairstyle. It's him!

Dekisugi's eyes also widened in recognition. With his sharp memory, he recalled.

Suneo and Takeshi appeared oblivious, while Shizuka scrutinized the newcomer more closely. Although she didn't recognize him at first, she soon covered her mouth in realization.

"Hello, everyone. Nice to meet all of you. I'm Ken Hayashi," Ken introduced himself, offering a faint smile towards the familiar faces.

AUTHOR'S NOTE: I apologize if I'm not able to respond on paragraphs comment's, I'm not using an app version since my phone is huawei, I couldn't login gmail acc on huawei. I'm using browser.