I felt lightheaded and dizzy. So dizzy. I looked around the room, everything still feels the same. Almost the same. I place a hand on my chest and felt my heart beat. It was beating so fast that it felt like my heart was about to burst from my chest. Perhaps I am just glad that I'm here again, or perhaps I'm scared of repeating the events of last time. Either way, I'm here and that's that. I felt someone tug at my shirt. I looked over to see Monika sleepily staring at me. Her glistening green eyes had a hint of worry as they bored deep into me. Tears started flowing down my cheeks as I saw her by my side.
" Monika... Monikaaaa!!!" I cried out as I buried my face on her chest and embraced her tightly.
" I'm... I'm so glad... I'm so glad you're here with me..." I whimper out in a soft tone.
" Yoku, did you have a bad dream? What's gotten into you?" Monika said as she caressed my hair.
" Y-Yeah... Something like that..." I said in a soft tone.
" Well it's alright now. I'm here when you need me." Monika continued to comfort me.
We stayed like this for a while. As I quietly sobbed on her chest, she continually caressed my hair and comforted me. Her gentle touch put my mind to ease. Yes, whatever happened before could be mistaken for a nightmar, something that should be forgotten. I slowly stop crying and gently pull away from her. She resisted a little but she eventually gave way and let me go. I could sense a hint of disappointment from her when I pulled away. My relieved smile faded away when I looked at the nightstand. On it, a small black notebook can be seen. I picked it up and inspected the first page. A note is written there using red ink.
Oh! I nearly forgot! This is really important yet it slipped my mind. Everytime Yuri kills someone, she gets one karma point. Now, it may take a while, but at some point, she will be punished depending on her current karma points. Either through extreme suffering or some sort of trauma. Now, you have a choice to take the punishment for her when the time comes. You'll know this through some sort of clue. Now, good bye and good luck!
I frown at this note. This ominous note written in red. It may have been written in a nice manner, but its message is dark. I'll talk to him later about it. I quickly flip through the pages and glance at its contents. What happened during the past week is written in the first few pages of the notebook. It may not have been as detailed as I thought it would be, but it will do. At this, I turned my attention towards Monika.
" Monika, I have something to tell you." I took a gulp and slowly gathered my thoughts into one place.
Please don't let this be like that time Subaru told Emilia about his power!
I thought to myself as I opened my mouth to speak.
" I... I can return to this point in time if I die..." I closed my eyes in fear of some impending punishment.
" Eh? Ah... I... I see..." Monika looked at me with a confused stare.
" What the hell is that reaction?! You actually believe me?!" I said in a surprised tone.
" N-No... Not really." Monika smiled awkwardly as she looked away from me.
" Are you sure you're awake?"
" Of course! I won't be blurting out random things like that if I wasn't." I said as I fold my arms together.
" Look, check my character files if you doubt me. I know Akami-sama wrote something there when I died." I said to her as I pulled out my phone.
I scrolled through my contacts to see if I can find Miss Yuna's number while Monika pulled out her console and began to sift through the character folders. She wore a focused expression as she searched through countless files and documents. Yes, that focused expression that could only be seen when she is either reading or studying, I love that expression of hers. I pressed call and waited for an answer while I took a look at my character file.
" Wow! I didn't know endurance was that high! I mean, 9 out of 10 points is pretty high, right?" I exclaimed as I took a look at my other statistics.
" Strange... It wasn't that high before. With levels like that, you could walk off a shot to the abdomen and lungs..." Monika said as she swipes to the next window. It was a collection of logs and commands that would activate if I did a set of actions.
" Hmmm... Nothing new is wri- Huh?! What the hell... It's an automatic respawn command, and a few logs with time stamps for this week." Monika glossed at each one of them, her eyes widening after each one.
" No... I... I can't believe this..." Monika stuttered out as she took a look at the log before I died.
" Tortured for 16 straight ours... And I didn't come to help you?" Monika began to shake in frustration.
" Yeah... But it wasn't your fau-"
" You got kidnapped because you bought condoms for us! That! That is messed up!" Monika said as she glared at the logs in front of her. Suddenly, my phone stops ringing and a sleepy voice answers my call.
" He... llo?" Miss Yuna lets out a yawn.
" H-Hi... Sorry for waking you up, I was just checking in on you. Sorry." I said in an apologetic tone.
" What the f- It's five in the morning! Your teacher needs her beauty sleep you know!" Miss Yuna said before hanging up on me. An expected reply.
I sigh and stretched out my arms. I need to do some preparations for today. Monday is supposed to feel like a Monday, but today seems more hectic. I got out of bed and looked at Monika. Her slender body sprawled on top of my bed with her top slightly unbuttoned is a sight to behold. It was like staring at a beautiful statue of a goddess. Her thighs and long legs entices me to just keep laying beside her, but I resisted this urges.
" Monika, I need you to keep an eye on Yuri. We might be able to prevent the events of today." I said to her as I took a look at my phone.
" Sure, you can count on me. But, if I may ask, how will we prevent the death of that girl?" Monika asked while she read the log for today quietly.
" Hmm, she died because she tried to ambush me. Yuri found out about this so she killed her in cold blood. If I could just prevent being ambushed, then I don't think she'll die. Simple!" I said as I snap my fingers. I smiled at this brilliant plan of mine.
" Yes, an amazing plan, but not efficient. You see Yoku, we don't need to avoid your ambush if we just prevent the encounter that will happen later. We'll just convince Yuri to walk with us and that whole scene would be avoided." Monika had a smug look on her face.
" Heh, figures. Of course the president would have a better plan than me. Wait a minute... Monika, we could avoid all the deaths with this simple solution!" I exclaimed with a smile on my face.
" Monika, Yuri began her killing spree with this girl. Miss Yuna was dragged in when she decided to investigate... We could prevent everything with such a simple action!" I said in excitement. Monika pondered for a bit before smiling.
" The Butterfly Effect, huh? We could prevent people from being killed just by doing something as simple as inviting Yuri for breakfast. What a joke. A cruel joke." Monika muttered as she got out of bed.
I went through my contacts again and found Yuri's number. I press call and we waited for an answer. A few moments later, she picks up. Her breathing is raspy and short, like she was in pain. I could hear her wince in pain and fumble around. I heard the faint sound of steel being placed on a surface.
" A-Ah, Y-Yoku! Good morning! For what r-reason did you call m-me at such an hour?" She said in a calm yet flushed tone.
" I... I just want to ask if you would like to eat breakfast with us! Yeah, everyone's here so I figured I might as well invite you. You ok with that?" I said in a calm yet inviting manner. There was a short pause with what I presume is her hiding her shouts of excitement.
" Y-Yes! I'd be glad to come over!" She answered with a hint of excitement in her voice.
" That's nice to hear! See you at 6! Bye!"
I immediately hang up and let out a sigh of relief.
" That went well." Monika said as she opened the door.
" Yeah... That it did... Let's go cook breakfast." I said as I followed her out the door.
We went down to the kitchen and saw Maido reading the Parfait Girls Manga. She glanced at us before continuing to read the manga.
" Good Morning... Monika, Yoku..." Maido said without looking at us.
" Morning... Maido, I'll be cooking breakfast today so you can relax." I said as I put my apron and opened the refrigerator.
" Ok... I want Omurice." Maido said as she flipped a page.
As I prepped the ingredients for today's breakfast, I let out a chuckle. How amusing, I'm gonna feed the woman who just killed me in my past life. Fate has a sick sense of humor. A sense of humor that makes my blood boil as I think about it. I reach for the knife on the counter, inspecting it as I hold it close to me. I can't help but shiver at the sight of it. I hope I don't die like this again.