Ene realized long ago that her 'body' was different from the rest of the world's. Hers was like something out of science fiction story, something out of people's dreams. Sometimes even herself doubt the fact that she's truly alive.

Yes, if she hadn't remembered about that person whom she loved, she'd doubt her own existence.

Remembering him brought pain to her chest, and with each throb her desire to meet him grew stronger and stronger.

'Haruka… I want to see you again…'

In the middle of the night, when Shintaro was asleep, she'd hug her knees and whispered particularly to no one. Her tears turned into pixel squares that flowed up, and somewhere deep inside her she wished it'd reach her beloved.


During school festival, just as predicted no one was able to beat her. Takane watched in disbelief during her break as more and more people lined up to try to defeat her, the number two in the whole country in terms of shooting game. Even though their loss was already decided…

Of course, it was until that punk of a genius came along with his girlfriend and humiliated her.

But it wasn't what in Ene's mind at that night, when Shintaro fell asleep in front of his computer. Ene watched silently from the monitor as the hikikomori kept on calling a girl who was no longer there in the living world.

'Ayano… don't go…'

It's nothing unusual.

Inside his dream, Shintaro was probably watching Ayano as she jumped from the roof again and again. Ene had heard him asking Ayano the reason behind her tears in his dreams, something he still couldn't understand until today.

If she could, Ene would hug the boy and comforted him, but alas it was impossible. In the end, what she could do was only try the best she could to always smile just like the girl he loved.

That night, Ene thought that even though Ayano was no longer there with him, just like in the school festival, the feeling of love she saw inside Shintaro hadn't disappeared, and Ene had a feeling that it would never disappear.


Because of a certain circumstances that Ene was proud to admit was her fault, Shintaro went out of his room after two years. It was a feat, considering none of his family members and teachers (as if he had any friends) managed to do it. It was also the first time after a very long time for Ene to went out, so she was quite excited about it. She watched in awe as everything in the town had changed considerably.

The awe couldn't last long enough though, as not five minutes since she and Shintaro entered the building, they were trapped in terrorist attack.

And at that time, Ene couldn't stop thinking of how the world had become so much more dangerous than it used to be.


Back then, it was summer when Haruka collapsed. Now that Ene thought about it, she hadn't seen him open his eyes ever, and she couldn't help but to wonder if he's still alive. If he's still alive, then there's a chance she could still convey her feelings, despite not being a human anymore. If he's dead, then with her immortal new body it's impossible.

She was secretly thinking of that when Shintaro and the rest of Mekakushi Dan were chatting as they were walking home from the amusement park. The weather was almost the same to the weather of that summer day so it really couldn't be helped. To erase the depressing thought away, she then joined their conversation, making fun of Shintaro and making silly promises with everyone.

It was until she saw him.

Konoha.

The character Haruka made back then, in flesh and blood.

'I'm sorry, but can we please go after them?!'

The summer day that resemble that day in the past… and there he was just beyond her reach. Ene tried to push through the monitor of Shintaro's iPhone, but it was futile. She couldn't came out. Even though the slight hope that Haruka was still alive was just there… she couldn't reach him with her new body.

And then, it was like her life flashed back in her mind.

Looking Konoha's red eyes as he went away in ambulance brought her back to that day when Haruka fell down and possibly never wake up. She didn't want that to happen. She had to keep Konoha safe. After all, she had spent many August thinking that he's dead, and only thought that he's there in the living world during obon.

Unexpectedly, her surrounding was filled with pixel square as she started crying, whether it was from joy of the new found hope or sadness of remembering, not even Ene knew.

At that time…

No matter the future would be… with their eyes, surely…