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"Jeez. Stupid monobear. I don't want to be here anymore. I hate this place."

All of a sudden, footsteps approached the brooding girl.

"Aww, c'mon, don't be like that! An shsl writer like you shouldn't

have such a gloomy mindset~ You have so much potential - don't

waste your hope like that."

"Shut up, Komaeda."

Without even having to turn around, the female recognized the

voice of the shsl luckster.

He put his hands up defensively, smiling sheepishly.

"A-ah, don't be like that. I just wanted to cheer up a great hope such

as yourself."

"I didn't ask you to! ...Is that the only reason that you're here?"

"Well, actually, I thought you could use some company. If you don't

mind trash like me being around you."

"Eh, whatever. You can stay. I don't really care."

Komaeda sat down next to ______ at the table of the empty

restaurant.

"Why are you here alone?"

"I'm tired of all the killings. I want it to end. I don't think it will. I came

here for some peace and quiet. To think about things."

"Ah, I see. But nothing will get better from just sulking, you know?"

"Tch. Then, what do you suggest I do?"

"Do you want to come to my cabin? I'm sure we could find some

way to entertain ourselves."

".......... Sigh. Why not?"

-

Laying on his bed, staring blankly at the ceiling, ______ tried to find

something to talk about.

"What was your life like before you came here?"

"Hmm...not very good. Ahaha! My parent's died in a plane crash

when I was young, and I had a dog who passed away as well. I was

also recently diagnosed with frontotemporal dementia and

lymphoma."

"Wh-WHAT?! No way...that's terrible."

"It doesn't matter. I'm just trash, so-"

"No, you're not! You are a human being just like everyone else.

Please stop putting yourself down..."

"Ah, I'm sorry. But, you know, somehow, I'm happy. Someone who

shines as bright as you is giving someone like me hope. I really am

lucky..."

"I'm not that great...but, thanks, Komaeda."

He chuckled.

"I hope I can return the favor and make you feel more at ease. You

seemed pretty tense before."

"I-I'm fine. I was just a bit depressed from seeing people die. This

place is horrible! How can you stand it?"

He made a careless gesture, a cheerful smile on his face.

"If you have hope, you can overcome anything, you know."

"You truly do have an obsession with hope. Well, I guess it's fine.

You know, it's pretty hard to trust anyone here, but I want to trust

you. I just hope that you don't let me down."

If one could predict the future, they would truly know what irony was.