Kokoro Connect Volume 7: Yume Random (eBook)
350 Seiten
J-Novel Club (Verlag)
978-1-7183-2612-5 (ISBN)
If someone was in trouble, would you help them-no matter the cost?
«Heartseed»'s 'final' phenomenon has begun, and the five second-years now get random visions of other people's hopes and dreams. But when Inaba tells the others NOT to take action, Taichi and Yui take matters into their own hands! The club is divided, and worse still, one of Taichi's classmates is starting to suspect that something supernatural is at play... It's time to take sides in volume 7 of the hit ensemble dramedy light novel from award-winning author Sadanatsu Anda!
If someone was in trouble, would you help them-no matter the cost? Heartseed 's "e;final"e; phenomenon has begun, and the five second-years now get random visions of other people's hopes and dreams. But when Inaba tells the others NOT to take action, Taichi and Yui take matters into their own hands! The club is divided, and worse still, one of Taichi's classmates is starting to suspect that something supernatural is at play... It's time to take sides in volume 7 of the hit ensemble dramedy light novel from award-winning author Sadanatsu Anda!
Chapter 2: It Began, Prefaced as “The End”
“Thank you for all of your hard work, everyone... This will be the last time.”
Yaegashi Taichi sat in Rec Hall Room 401 with his four other fellow second-years. The two first-years were absent that day. And as it happened, that was the day «Heartseed» turned up, almost as if it had planned it—oh, who am I kidding? Of course it planned it, Taichi thought.
Just two days had passed since they’d been given their career planning surveys.
“Sorry, uh... what?” Nagase Iori asked, blinking.
“I said... thank you for all of your hard work...”
“The second part, you shit-for-brains!” Inaba Himeko roared.
“Oh... I believe I said... this will be the last time... Yes, that sounds about right...”
As usual, it spoke in a lethargic drone, piloting the body of physics teacher Gotou Ryuuzen. Unlike the normal Gotou, however, something about it screamed inhuman. Indeed, this was not Gotou—this was a different entity entirely. An entity of unknown origin that had foisted countless otherworldly phenomena upon the Cultural Research Club. An entity known to them only as «Heartseed».
“What do you mean, the last time...?!”
“Well, Kiriyama-san... It means exactly what it sounds like, I would imagine...”
“Okay, but... the last time for what?” Kiriyama Yui replied in a shaky voice.
Beside her, Aoki Yoshifumi leaned forward, as if to shield her. “We’re not gonna buy that crap from some apathetic liar like you!”
“I beg your pardon, Aoki-san...? At what point did I ever lie to you...? Maybe I left out crucial details... or dodged a few questions... but believe it or not, I actually haven’t lied to you... No, wait... I apologize... I actually have lied quite a bit... especially near the beginning...”
“Are you here to jerk us around again?” Taichi asked coldly.
During the last phenomenon, «Heartseed» had only made contact with the two first-years. As such, it had been nearly six months since the five of them last spoke to it. Not to suggest they missed talking to it, mind you. Its presence always triggered painful memories and deep-seated contempt.
They’d all tried their best not to think about it—to put it behind them and get over it—but when faced with «Heartseed»’s half-lidded eyes, slumped shoulders, and utter lifelessness, it all came rushing back.
“Let’s all take a second and calm down,” Inaba said quietly.
She let out a long breath, and Taichi intuited that she was trying her best to keep her composure despite the burning rage she clearly felt inside. Glancing around, he could tell that the others had caught on to this, too. Together, they wordlessly agreed to let Inaba take the reins for now. The moment it looked like she needed them, they would be there.
“...So, what’s the deal with this ‘last time’ shit? Why now?”
“Oh... Well, you see... My work here has come to an end, that’s all...”
“So you’re done, but «The Second» or whoever else might not be? Is that it?”
“No... Chances of that are... nil... most likely...”
“So you’re saying there is a chance!” Nagase snapped before she could stop herself.
“Look, maybe you could just trust me on this... Well... Given what you’ve been through, Nagase-san, I understand that might be a tall order... Regardless, I think you’ve all... worked hard enough for one lifetime. So this last round will be... yes, that’s it... a bonus stage...”
“You know, the word ‘bonus’ generally implies something good. And given your track record, I’m not getting my fucking hopes up.”
“We don’t want your stupid bonus stage! Just leave us alone!” Kiriyama shrieked.
Inaba clucked her tongue in frustration. “So, is this new phenomenon already active? Because we haven’t noticed anything out of the ordinary.”
“Oh god... Did you do something to our kouhai again...?” Taichi whispered as a chill shot down his spine.
“Relax, you two... It hasn’t started yet...”
«Heartseed»’s lip curled in an amused smirk. Amused. Today, for once, this typically inscrutable entity was emoting.
“But it’s about to.”
This was the first time «Heartseed» had ever warned them in advance. Over time it had adapted its tactics, and as a result, «Heartseed» itself had changed ever so slightly. But now all those tiny changes had added up, and for some reason, Taichi had a feeling that they’d created something brand new.
“For the record... this won’t impact any of you...”
“...What? Then why bother telling us?” Inaba asked, staring blankly.
“Well, obviously... to give you your bonus stage... Anyway, I’m getting tired of dealing with you, so... I’m just going to give you the rundown...”
“Oh, right. I almost forgot what an unrepentant asshole you are.”
Only a few meters separated the CRC in their chairs from «Heartseed» standing at the door... but as with heaven and earth, that gulf could never hope to be closed.
“This time around... you will have dream-like visions... in which you see the hopes and dreams of other people... more or less...”
“We’re going to have dreams... of other people’s dreams?” Nagase repeats skeptically.
“Oh... I suppose that sounds a tad confusing... Basically, you will have visions... of other people’s wishes... be it future ambitions... or short-term desires... Hence, dreams of dreams...”
Its explanation was patronizing to the point of outright condescension.
“To put it simply... I figured I’d show you images of people’s hopes for the future... completely at random, of course... Oh... Not just images, but sound as well... Similar to the sort of dream you might have in your sleep...”
“So we’re going to have dream-like ‘visions’ of other people’s desires... Sort of sounds like the Sentiment Transmission, in a way... except instead of feeling other people’s feelings, now we’re dreaming their dreams...” Inaba mused. Despite her clear distaste for all things «Heartseed», she was already hard at work analyzing and digesting this new information. “On top of that, these ‘dreams’ will run the gamut from future ambitions to short-term desires... Look, pal, I don’t think you’re gonna wring anything more out of us with some half-assed Sentiment Transmission knockoff.”
“Exactly! We’re stronger than that now!” Nagase chimed in.
“No... You misunderstand... Perhaps I should have been more clear... When I say ‘other people’... I don’t mean your fellow club members... I’m referring to... everyone in this school.”
“What? No... Y-You’re joking... You can’t be serious...!” Kiriyama sputtered, wrapping an arm protectively around herself.
By the time Taichi’s brain finished processing this, his body was trembling in fear.
“You will see the dreams of everyone who attends this school... with the exception of yourselves... Oh, and... Uwa-san and Enjouji-san are exempt as well... seeing as they already associated with me once... Oh, but... I suppose you already knew that... Okay... I’m done...” «Heartseed» continued, in a tone that utterly lacked the appropriate level of gravitas.
Apparently the five of them would now suffer visions of someone else’s hopes and dreams for the future—mainly in image format with some accompanying sound—popping up randomly in their minds. Supposedly it would be easy to tell once the phenomenon struck.
These visions would include both short-term and long-term desires, but for the most part, the dreams themselves would feature desires the subject was actively preoccupied with. Only the five second-years of the CRC would be able to have these visions, and the subject of said visions could be anyone at Yamaboshi except for the seven current members of the CRC. When asked if this would apply to teachers, «Heartseed» responded vaguely: “Oh... Well, probably...?”
It was also possible for multiple people to see the same vision. These visions would be completely randomized regarding when they struck and who they featured, but allegedly it would be comparatively easier to see visions of those nearby. And if someone wanted to see a vision of a specific person—or if that person was simply on their mind—that would also potentially increase their chances of “dreaming” about them.
“So... now that I’ve given you a fairly thorough explanation... as you can see... you have nothing to fear... It’s the perfect bonus stage... Yes, how lovely...”
«Heartseed» had a point there; nothing about this seemed directly threatening, per se. But Taichi still didn’t like the idea of it using people outside the CRC as part of the phenomenon.
“You are free to use this power... however you wish... This is the end, so... I intend to observe as closely as I can...”
“What do you mean by that?” Taichi asked.
“Well... as close as I can possibly get... It’s the last time, after all...”
At this point, with the way it kept repeating “the end” and “the last time,” it was starting to...
| Erscheint lt. Verlag | 14.10.2019 |
|---|---|
| Reihe/Serie | Kokoro Connect | Kokoro Connect |
| Illustrationen | Shiromizakana |
| Übersetzer | Molly Lee |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Themenwelt | Literatur ► Fantasy / Science Fiction ► Fantasy |
| Literatur ► Romane / Erzählungen | |
| Schlagworte | body-swap • Comedy • Drama • Friendship • Paranormal • Psychological • Slice of Life |
| ISBN-10 | 1-7183-2612-2 / 1718326122 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-1-7183-2612-5 / 9781718326125 |
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