Late at night, looking out over the long street from a narrow alley, you can only see the world for a moment.

It seems that the environment that I trust and live in is just a storyboard.

Is this a delusion?

"Not a delusion." Said the man who couldn't see his face clearly.

"Are you tired from living?" The man asked again.

"Tired?"

"I wanted to give up countless times, but I couldn't. Obviously, whether you give up or don't give up, nothing will change for you at all, but you can't give up after all. Aren't you tired? ”

“…… Ahh ”

The man's hand gently caressed my face. Ah, the warmth and tenderness that I haven't seen for a long time. Everyone, be gentle with me, then I can live. You don't need money, you just need a few seconds of gentleness, can't you?

"Yes, of course you can, you should be treated gently." His face became clearer.

God, he wasn't a man. How...... O beautiful and pure maiden......

It doesn't matter the gender, in order to be gentle with you, I became like this.

I don't know why I heard her say that to me.

There was a warm smile in her big watery eyes, and there was a hint of sadness as she caressed the wrinkles on my face that had been carved by the years.

She understands me, and she doesn't need a word from me to understand all my pain and hardships for decades.

Thinking of this, I couldn't help but burst into tears, threw myself into her arms and wept bitterly.

Boss, co-worker, wife, daughter......

With the passage of time, in your eyes, I am no longer a person, but a money-making tool, a machine used to withdraw money, right?

I'm going to work for you like a pig and a dog, and bring benefits to your vampire-run company!

I'm going to work for others like a pig and a dog, and give money to the two of you women who ignore the value of my existence, treat me like an ATM, and treat me as a bedbug!

"Is this kind of life really what you want?"

The sound echoed in my ears, which made me feel as if I had been struck by electricity, and my eyes opened suddenly, but I was in the midst of a white gold hall with glittering gold and beautiful women.

"This, this ......" I was shocked, and a clock flashed through my mind.

It's already off work, and I have to go home, otherwise I won't have anything to eat when it's late, and my wife will scold me......

As soon as I thought of this, a beautiful girl stopped me. I couldn't help but panic, even a little shy—I had never been stared at by such a beautiful woman with such pitiful gaze when I was so big.

"No, don't be nervous, relax, relax...... Here, no one can blame you...... Because you, the king here. She whispered in my ear, smiling lazily.

King? I can't understand something.

I'm 45 years old, and I'm more than halfway through my life, so it stands to reason that there are no new possibilities...... Why?

"Because you're in a dream...... In reality, your age, your appearance, your family background, everything about you is holding you back from becoming a better person. You deserved more...... Isn't it? When you were younger, you thought you were unique, but now you have forgotten that thought, why? Is the problem with you? ”

I listened in a daze, when suddenly I heard a crisp snap of my fingers in my ears.

Suddenly, I put on my crown, put on a bright red cloak, and sat on the throne. And the floor beneath my feet twisted and stretched like vines, and in a moment a long staircase formed.

And under the ladder, the fat-headed and big-eared boss, the thief-eyed colleague, the arrogant junior, the irascible wife, and the daughter who has no one in their eyes are all standing there at a loss at the moment.

They looked at each other, and there was no panic in their eyes. But they immediately spotted me on the steps. As if relieved, they regained their ugly faces.

"Okawa! Don't give me back to work yet! ”

"Oops, Okawa, are you lazy again? No wonder you can't get promoted after 20 years of work. ”

"Where is this? Get me out of here, you piece of shit! ”

"The dog stuff isn't coming home yet?! Then don't come back! you! Rubbish! ”

"Tsk, I'm so annoying, can you send me back quickly? I'm going to hang out with my friends, what are you doing in that dress? Stupid, don't tell anyone I'm your daughter. ”

Before I knew it, my nails were dead and sunk into the flesh. Dripping blood.

It hurts, but it doesn't hurt.

"My king...... Answer me. Is the problem with you? She looked at me with pity, as if she could empathize with my pain.

I held her gentle hand tightly.

"No, it's not my problem......"

Is it a delusion? The space around them seemed to ripple slightly distorted.

"Who, then, is the problem?" She gently stroked my spine as if to encourage me, like a loving mother.

"Yes...... They ...... "I bowed my head deeply and squeezed the sound out between my teeth.

Something, preventing me from saying more, made my heart tremble. But there is no way back from the erupting volcano.

Suddenly, I smelled a burnt feather, and nothing could stop me.

"Who are they? Tell me explicitly...... Don't be afraid, here, you, are the king. ”

It was as if a key was inserted, and there was a click, and I pushed open the tall black iron door.

"It's something that the pigs and dogs at the bottom of the stairs are not as good as!! You are the ones who made me become like this in this life!! Damn it's you guys!! It's you!! Go to hell!! ”

After that, I woke up from a dream and looked at them in a daze.

They also looked at me in amazement.

"Yes, my king." She finished with a smile that made my heart palpitate.

The next moment, a faint popping sound sounded. I looked down and saw their bodies torn apart. The floor suddenly split in two, revealing a bottomless darkness.

They fell in. Like garbage.

Guilt?

There won't be that kind of thing.

I couldn't help but laugh, laughing wildly, laughing wildly, I felt my eyes oozing out of my sockets with extreme excitement, but it made me even more.

I've really become a king.

"That's right, here, you're the king. So my king, do you like it here? ”

"Like! Love it so much! ”

"Hehe, then...... Would you like to stay here forever? ”

"Forever? Didn't you say it was just a dream? ”

Suddenly, I felt a little swelling in my mind, and the concepts of dream and reality were being confused little by little.