Monster no Goshujin-sama

Fifty-seven.

Consciousness leaves the body and sinks deep.

As usual, I arrived in my own world.

A place shaped by memory, deep in the connection between mind and mind.

... but it didn't seem to.

The place was the same high school.

But something is decidedly different.

It was natural.

Even if you see the same thing, what you see changes if people are different.

If what you see is different, even the bodies of the world you remember will change.

Definitely.

This was "Mr. Kato's World".

It is my power that is building, but it is her memory that is referenced.

Apparently, we got to where we wanted to be.

Because of the difference around it, my appearance had recently become a uniform that had stopped putting sleeves through it.

Most of all, I don't have time to miss it.

"... we need to find Kato."

After a little thought, I went up to the school building.

It was a pleasure to still have the school's memory.

Proceed without getting lost.

The school building is like an 'eye' lettering, with a classroom in the horizontal section.

Two in the middle, buildings B and C are general classrooms, and building A at the end is the staff room, etc., while building D at the opposite end has special classrooms for each subject.

If I were to look first, it would be Kato's classroom.

With that in mind, I headed to my freshman classroom upstairs.

Unfortunately, I haven't heard how many pairs Kato was, and I don't know if it's either building B or building C.

Find it in the tunnel.

Peek into the classroom from the hallway, make sure you're not there and go to the next classroom.

One, two, Mitsu...

Kato should have belonged to the brass club, just like Mizushima, so he's also on edge of building E in another school building that contains arts classrooms.

I was also thinking about the possibility of being on that side, but in conclusion, I didn't have to go looking that far.

Because I discovered Kato sitting in the classroom alone.

I learned joy and relief when I was found, but soon those feelings drew me in.

Because there was something wrong with Kato.

The side, staring out the window, had a vain look like a soul had fallen out.

Open the door and I step into the classroom and there's no response.

Walk across the classroom and stand by.

Still, there's still no response.

"Mr. Kato."

Speaking up, her lashes finally quivered.

Blink slowly.

It was a slow trick, as if the statue had moved out.

"... seniors?

Apparently, my voice barely got there.

A delightful colour floated in her mouth, albeit slightly.

But soon the expression disappeared.

"... no. There's no way."

Back to the blurry look again.

They don't recognize me well.

After all, does it mean that in a human opponent, you're not usually on your own?

I hadn't gotten my mind yet.

"You're an idiot. You can't have seniors here."

There was a grin in her mouth, like she'd given up.

She looked like her chest could be tightened.

"I am not a monster. My mind can't connect. I can't get this thought."

Unbreakable thoughts spin.

"... Seniors, I can't ask you to turn around. Because I'm human."

Because I'm human.

That fact, for her, conveys how big it is.

"But that's fine."

She slowly shook her neck to the side.

My hand on the desk was gently squeezed and my other hand held my chest.

"Senior Mashima turned to me, frustrated by trauma. Thanks to you I have been able to stay by my side. So I am content. 'Cause if you stay by my side, that's all I'm happy about."

"Mr. Kato......"

This is her world.

There is no doubt that this is her true meaning.

This is the first time I've known the thoughts that were hidden here.

I envy the monsters who snuggle in and make me want to be a monster myself.

Then, in the end, I give up that I can't reach my thoughts because I'm human.

Still, I am satisfied that I am happy if I can stay by my side.

If I remember what she looked like in reality expressing her abilities, I realized that all of them appeared as abilities.

Every thought is strong and meshes well with each other.

That is the strength of the monster… irrevocably.

This can't be helped by a small tip.

If we don't cover up the fundamentals, there's nothing we can do.

I understand that, so I'm sure.

If I could get her back, he said it was just me.

Because Mr. Kato's desire to be a 'monster', which led him to express his current abilities, presupposes the perception that 'human beings cannot reach their thoughts themselves'.

That recognition is what makes the problem fundamental.

That's denying you're not, and her wish is to lose the foundation.

This was something only I, one of the parties, could do.

Thinking about it like that, it was sweet that Kato and I didn't have a 'pass connect as a monster'.

If that were the case, she would have assumed, 'My heart made sense because I became a monster'.

Then I can't override her assumptions.

In order for her to come back, she needed to overturn that strong assumption.

To do so......

"I have to get rid of my assumptions, too."

I turned to Kato's hand, which was placed on my desk.

Very luxurious, as delicate as vitreous.

It seemed like it would break if I touched it poorly, and I was really freaking out.

When we just met, memories of regret that I couldn't really believe her made me do that.

Only if you take care of it, I don't want to hurt you again.

He drew a line against her for being a man phobic, called 'companion', that he should not cross, just in case he would never treat her as a man.

But it was my stance that caused her to assume that she couldn't reach her thoughts.

Conversely, what I didn't realize about these situations was that Kato had a problem with his companionship.

It was human distrust when we just met. It was because I desperately cared about the fact that I faced it that I was satisfied if I could stay by my side.

It was because we were thinking of each other that our feelings didn't arrive slightly different.

The harsh circumstances of the past made our relationship that way.

But I can't do that right now.

Okay, so I held her hand.

Consciously cross the boundaries of the standing position of 'fellow'.

To go one step further into the next position.

At the same time, it was an act of drawing closer to her heart, which was being lost far away.

"Mr. Kato."

That's how I called him again.

Stronger, closer, connected minds.

Only this time did the voice arrive.

"... first, sir?

Her unfocused eyes finally reflected me there.

"Good. A voice."

That alone is a terrible relief, and I reaffirm my feelings.

So there was no more hesitation.

"Uh, seniors? What...?

"I'm here to pick you up, Kato."

Turn a grin to Kato, who still doesn't know the situation and has a decent face.

"No. Am I right to say I came to tell you"

Remove the lid of feelings you've been holding back.

That it has always been contraindicated.

As a man, I gazed at the girl in front of me.

"... ah"

With a connected hand, with a tangled gaze.

The heat is transmitted.

"Huh? Huh? Senior?"

Kato's face gradually stained red.

"Hey, what...?

I realize I'm being held by a hand, and I'm upset that I'm being stuck.

Rarely warm, the trick is adorable.

I admitted it so honestly, I can't hold it anymore, and I'm not going to hold it together.

It's a simple story.

In order to overturn the perception that 'I can't reach my thoughts on my own' held by Kato, you can pass your thoughts on here.

Overcome the feeling of contraindication. Overturn assumptions.

The words of confession naturally followed my mouth in addition to my thoughts.

"Mr. Kato. I like you."

Kato's eyes, staring at this one, opened full.

……

She has solidified as it is.

I guess my thoughts are completely rigid.

Really, it doesn't even work.

I was going to wait as long as I could.

Eventually, the pounding and the words spilled.

"... is it true?"

"It's true."

"Even though I'm human?

"Doesn't matter"

"Well then, really..."

"Oh."

I guess I want to make sure again and again.

And each time, I answered.

"As I said earlier, I like Kato"

Again, share your thoughts.

We've been making mistakes, so we don't create misunderstandings.

So, totally passed it on.

"Ahhh... ahhh"

As I looked around, tears burst in Kato's eyes.

It spills with a blur.

I've spent so far beside you since we met, the first look I've seen.

For a long time, I finally got what I was looking for, a tear full of happiness.

"Seniors...!

I held Kato's body tight as she called and jumped in.

Tighten your little body.

She also turned her arms around this back and put her strength into it.

"Me too... I like seniors too. Love it! I've always liked it since we met!

The voice confessing in her ear was full of joy.

"I like. I like it. Love it. Oh, finally... finally, I could say"

It was a chewy word.

It was as if it was a miracle that I was able to convey my thoughts, and the thoughts of the universe were there.

"I love it, seniors..."

"Oh. Me too."

In both worlds, we hug each other.

Thoughts are fulfilled, devotion is rewarded.

The assumption that 'you can't look back' she's been carrying disappears.

There was nowhere left to be a monster.