Gradually, the atmosphere seemed to become an active rejection of the others, at least as it seemed.

What kind of feelings are hidden in the hearts of these two people?

Obviously just chuckled. It's like being enclosed in a drifting bottle, outside the closed glass, is the world that can be seen but cannot be touched. It's like being in the middle of a long river, and the scenery of the past is constantly receding as it drifts with the current. The scenery in pure memory naturally does not exist in real life. However, it is unusually stark.

Neither of them, nor did they ever think of going back in time. However, at the moment of real reunion, all you see is the street scene of the past.

It was as if they were sitting back to back on the same rock, looking in different directions but talking to each other, the two girls ......

Even Meiqin and the others also thoughtfully chose not to intervene in them for the time being. Rather, it is impossible to interfere no matter what.

"The world is shaking again......"

Someone muttered so quietly as they passed by the girls. Harukami turned his head away, looking for the direction from which the words came from.

Nothing, but it's as if something has been eliminated, not something that doesn't exist in the first place.

(Is it another hallucination?) If so, the seizure is really serious...... ）

It seems that even this has gradually become accustomed to nature, and it is really sad to think about it.

"Huh? What's going on with those cars? ”

“MAR…… Is it a car for the mental health rescue team? ”

"It's because of the recent messy opening incident."

"Cluttered and open? So is that rumor true? ”

"If there is a mess in such a crowded place, it will be terrible."

Grunting and rolling his eyes, as if he hadn't noticed, the topic had turned into a very realistic realm. In ordinary conversations, some words of unknown meaning are mixed in, making sentences not so easy to understand.

"But having said that, if you have to watch the fireworks under such vigilance, the atmosphere is gone."

Shirai Kuroko sighed a little contrivedly.

"Ah, in that case, I know a good place. That one...... Kaihara-senpai? ”

Alerted by Saten's voice, Harukami noticed that Qiongno was paying attention to something else just like her. But it was clear that unlike her, Dome was careful not to be something that didn't exist. But what is that exactly? Standing in her position, all she could see was the crowd. What did she find in this indistinguishable crowd?

"Huh? Ah, sorry. I'm a little distracted. She said apologetically. If I can, I'd like to leave for a while. Rest assured, I'll meet you as soon as possible. ”

Well?

Something strange? I can't help but be curious.

"Well, then, I'll go with you."

Barely on the move, Harukami picked up.

Why, exactly? I seemed to come to be concerned about myself.

Obviously I care about it, but I don't know what kind of considerations I want to know too much. As a "self", it seems that something has appeared that can only be called a contradiction.

_

When he followed behind his friend and stretched out his hand in front of him, Harukami himself couldn't help but be startled.

My hands, and even my body, became impossible to identify.

Standing here, I lowered my head but couldn't see; You can touch it with your hand, but you can't see it.

It's as if your body has become as transparent as air, and you can even see through your eyes without obstruction, seeing things that are blocked by your own hands.

It seems that so many incredible things seem to have happened, so that emotions other than surprise are starting to dull up.

Harugami frowned slightly, showing an expression of incomprehension for the first time. Even when she realized that her brain was being damaged, she didn't fail to understand it like this.

Because, this phenomenon really doesn't make sense, and it obviously shouldn't happen in any one case.

The situation here is this: you can't see your own body, but you can see everything but your body. And, judging from the reaction of people who rubbed shoulders with themselves, this kind of invisibility only appears on their own side.

Disorders involving the domain of recognition are largely related to conceptual neurons. That is, a certain class of neurons that respond to a concept only acts on the concept itself, regardless of the form. Whether it's a photo or a piece of paper, as long as it's used to describe the concept, the conceptual neuron responds to it. This is thought to be an important basis for brain recognition, and in general, recognition brain disorders are associated with conceptual neurons. Of course, she is not familiar with this part of the knowledge. It's just a superficial understanding because it involves the basic concept of information, that is, only what can reduce uncertainty can be called information. Extended to the human brain, this definition is the basic manifestation of conceptual neurons in information theory.

However, this superficial understanding can be said to be of little use in explaining the current situation. If it is an obstacle to recognition, why can we see the blocked things through the body? Whether or not you can recognize yourself, at least it is impossible for the light to pass straight through your body.

What in principle only those with light-related abilities can do, now it naturally appears in oneself. Moreover, only you can find out. Obviously, your vision limits what you can "see".

Then the question arises -

What did you "see"?

"Dome is ......"

Unconsciously, he called out his friend's name.

It's been so long, so long that I'm almost forgetting the specific time, but subconsciously I still seem to be used to asking my friends for help when I'm confused.

The elegant figure that had been walking in front stopped at the first time. With a worried look, she walked over to Harumami's side.

It was once very, very accustomed to, so accustomed to a move that could be completely expected even at the moment of shouting. It is as if the line of time does not exist, but if you look out the window, you can see the street scenes that should only belong to the past.

Then, immediately, he regretted his actions.

"What's wrong? Clothes? ”

Fortunately, there's a ready-made reason to choose.

"Where the hell are we going?"

This contradictory question that she cared about, but didn't want to know for some reason, was thrown out as an excuse at this time.

Hearing this, Dome laughed lightly. She held out her left index finger and gently placed it on her lips to signal to be quiet. Then spread your palms and place them next to your ears.

The message of this gesture is very obvious. Harukami obediently closed his eyes and listened with his ears.

Even if she closed her eyes, she couldn't block the information coming from the vision, and she could still see everything clearly. Still, she heard the unusual by concentrating her attention on her senses alone.

“…… It's singing...... Very nice singing. ”

She replied bluntly.

"It's a coincidence, but after all, I heard it. Well, at least you should go and say hello. ”

"Is it an acquaintance?"

From Dono's words, Harugami heard something.

"It should be." Dome turned his hands behind his back and spun them in a slight circle. "Strictly speaking, it's a senior sister for us. She was a student of her mother's family. ”

“……”

Holding Harumami's hand, she said softly and kindly to her friend who was a little stunned.

"Actually, I was going to invite you with me. I want you to know more about the years I've spent during the time we've been apart, the stories I've experienced, my relationships, and so on. So, as a start, there are many friends I've made over the years who want to introduce you. ”

It sounds like I'm very happy.

Harukami moved his lips, but in the end, he didn't even produce a simple scale.

The contradiction that I had felt since the beginning was now unquestionably unfolding.

Those times of isolation, those who are separated only in each other's own experiences.

Do you want to know, or don't you want to know?

I was standing in this room called self, looking out at the street scene of the past that seemed to have not changed in my memory, but after the self gradually thinned, cracks appeared.

To be honest, I'm familiar with this feeling-

The feeling that occasionally comes after using those crystals.

"Clothes?"

"No, a little bit of a surprise......"

Lowering his head and squinting slightly at Qiongno, who tilted his head slightly, after confirming that he was not in that state, Harukami let out a soft sigh that others could not perceive.

In my own body, more and more incomprehensible things seem to be starting to become more and more.

_

"Oops!"

Suddenly, Dome screamed.

As if for a moment, the suave image was gone, and the girl inexplicably twisted her body and tried to put her hand behind her back. I really can't see what she's doing.

"Uh-huh......"

Because I don't know, I don't know what kind of reaction to make, and Harukami, who bites the second string of rice dumplings, makes such a stupid voice that is very in line with her personal style.

Moments later......

"Hey!"

Dome made a strange move and pulled his hands from behind him, and at the same time, pulled the source of that abnormal movement in front of him.

In an upside-down posture that she grabbed in her hands, the whole body was as white as a snowball, so white that even at night it gave people a sense of transparency.,A snow-white cat.。

"Ha ......"

There was some meaningless reaction like a weak breath.

Indeed, it is a very beautiful cat. It's a pity that for Harugami, although he doesn't hate it, he can't say that he likes it much. Since we have eliminated the problem of preferences, we can go directly to the essence and think about the most direct and practical situation.

Judging by the spotless white hair, it was clear that it was not a wild cat. The fact that he is not afraid of people at all is also a proof. But it's strange that cats like to crawl high like fools, but this creature is very alert. Crawling on top of strangers doesn't look like something they would do......

"Snow Wind?"

The dome that flipped the cat over was a little surprised and said a name. Hearing her say this, Harukami very simply gave up and continued to think.

Well, all the previous speculations are redundant.

"Do you know?"

"Uh-huh, it's my mother's cat."

Dome bent her arms and hugged the white cat in the crook of her arm, and the cat, which looked a little lively on the outside, immediately fell silent. After all, even if it's just a cat, it should be able to do the simplest information identification such as "the owner's daughter".

"But, how did you get here?"

When she thought about it, she thought it was a little strange. It's not long to say that my home is not long from here, but it is not too short. At least, it's not the distance that cats can wander around to this location at will.

"Hiding in the car?"

In retrospect, it seems that there is only such a possibility. Indeed, I didn't notice if there were other "passengers" mixed in with the car at the time.

She touched the white cat's head, and the white cat easily broke free from the dome of the dome. Swiftly scurrying up her shoulders, quietly and gracefully resting on top of her head.

The dome is already slightly taller than Harugami, so the cat is naturally taller than Harugami.

After that, Harukami was directly stunned.

Because, standing in a position that the dome could not see, the cat made a move that did not seem to be capable of a cat.

It looks at Harugami with a kind of top-down gaze. That's not the kind of "Huh? I'm taller than you~", and it's more like a general line of sight that is higher than a level and looks down on a lower level condescendingly.

I can't say why, but I can understand this kind of gaze.

Then, the cat laughed.

Indeed, cats are one of the few animals in the world that can make smiling expressions. But in any case, no one would think that cats really know the complex meaning of this expression in humans.

But in this cat's smile, it seems to contain all the information contained in the concept of "smile". Although it is not the eerie smile that the Cheshire cat retains for a long time after disappearing, it is more palpitating than that. It was as if it contained a huge amount of information, and it was just expressed in a very simple expression, like turning a simple diet into a terrifying gluttony, an unpleasant feeling caused by an excessive amount of information.

Suddenly, Harugami felt a chill run on his back.

The simple but complex smile that did not belong to human beings, even when she looked at it, she felt trembling.