Editing Kami-sama no Inai Nichiyoubi:Volume6 Chapter1 (section)

===Part I===

<span style="font-weight: 400;">It was a terrible dream.</span>

<span style="font-weight: 400;">The wind howled through the classroom. The chalk on the blackboard had all fallen off and snapped into pieces, the calendar was flipping back and forth between this year and the next. The floor and walls were as red as dusk, and all matter was becoming noisy and unidentifiable.</span>

<span style="font-weight: 400;">Alice too was no different.</span>

<span style="font-weight: 400;">"Seems like this is the end…"</span>

<span style="font-weight: 400;">Alice murmured softly, staring at his palms that were emitting noise.</span>

<span style="font-weight: 400;">His expression was strangely calm.</span>

<span style="font-weight: 400;">He gave a tender smile, as though he had lived a hundred years.</span>

<span style="font-weight: 400;">As though he had lived his entire life.</span>

<span style="font-weight: 400;">"Sorry for shoving this dirty work to you."</span>

<span style="font-weight: 400;">"No."</span>

<span style="font-weight: 400;">Ai shook her head. She knew the expression she had even without looking. It was a very radiant smile, a smile of happiness that showed no uneasiness of whatever that was going to pass.</span>

<span style="font-weight: 400;">"Your decision is a very sad one. But since it is your sincere wish, I shall assist."</span>

<span style="font-weight: 400;">She spun the shovel around, adjusted her straw hat, and smiled.</span>

<span style="font-weight: 400;">"Because it's my dream."</span>

<i><span style="font-weight: 400;">I see,</span></i><span style="font-weight: 400;"> Alice heaved a sigh of relief.</span>

<span style="font-weight: 400;">"So you're going to bury me, for real?"</span>

<span style="font-weight: 400;">"Of course. "</span>

<span style="font-weight: 400;"> </span>

<span style="font-weight: 400;">"For the sake of my dreams, I shall bury you too."</span>

<span style="font-weight: 400;"> </span>

<span style="font-weight: 400;">"I see."</span>

<span style="font-weight: 400;">"Yes."</span>

<span style="font-weight: 400;">"I’ll leave it to you then."</span>

<span style="font-weight: 400;">Alice said, and laid by the side. Ai twirled her shovel and stabbed it into the ground. </span><i><span style="font-weight: 400;">Swoosh</span></i><span style="font-weight: 400;">, the wooden floor had somehow turned into a desolate earth. Also, the desks, walls and dusk had disappeared, replaced by the mountainside and the morning glow.</span>

<span style="font-weight: 400;">The wind.</span>

<span style="font-weight: 400;">It was the top of a mountain, right before dawn. Looking around, she found forty-seven brand new graves.</span>

<span style="font-weight: 400;">Before she knew it, Alice was at the bottom of the grave, looking at the sky and Ai.</span>

<span style="font-weight: 400;"> </span>

<span style="font-weight: 400;">"I'm sorry."</span>

<span style="font-weight: 400;"> </span>

<span style="font-weight: 400;">He apologized with a glance from his left eye.</span>

<span style="font-weight: 400;">For some reason, his left eye seemed a little red.</span>

<span style="font-weight: 400;">"What are you talking about?"</span>

<span style="font-weight: 400;">Ai played dumb, pretending not to notice as she dismissed the possibility.</span>

<span style="font-weight: 400;">The Dead closed his eyes softly. Ai did not say anything else and dropped the first pinch of earth into the hole.</span>

<span style="font-weight: 400;">Sand danced in the air. The shovel spun. The hole was quickly filled with soil, and the Dead was no longer recognizable.</span>

<span style="font-weight: 400;">And so the grave was completed.</span>

<i><span style="font-weight: 400;">Phew.</span></i><span style="font-weight: 400;"> Ai let out a white breath and stared at the sun that had begun to rise. The sunrise was so bright that the area seemed to be shrouded in fog.</span>

<span style="font-weight: 400;">"So, what are we going to do now?"</span>

<span style="font-weight: 400;">Within the light, someone asked.</span>

<span style="font-weight: 400;">"Well, that's obvious."</span>

<span style="font-weight: 400;">Ai gave the perfect answer.</span>

<span style="font-weight: 400;"> </span>

<span style="font-weight: 400;">"I’ll save the world."</span>

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<span style="font-weight: 400;">She felt absolutely horrible waking up..</span>

<span style="font-weight: 400;">She had difficulty breathing, she was lacking in blood, her pajamas were soaked in sweat, and her hair was stuck in her mouth.</span>

<span style="font-weight: 400;">She barely managed to sit up, grabbed her collar, and started to gasp in and out. Her limbs were cold as ice. Her brain was deprived of oxygen, and the corner of her vision had turned black.</span>

<span style="font-weight: 400;">She could not move a muscle. Her heart was the only thing beating fast.</span>

<span style="font-weight: 400;">"———Haa——haa——haa…hahahahahahahahaha</span><span style="font-weight: 400;">…</span><span style="font-weight: 400;">"</span>

<span style="font-weight: 400;">Ai panted alone hard in a dimly lit tent that seemed to have been abandoned since the dawn of time.</span>

<span style="font-weight: 400;">"Hah…hah………hah …"</span>

<span style="font-weight: 400;">For some reason,</span>

<span style="font-weight: 400;">For some reason, she felt that she had a very scary dream. A very, very horrible dream. A forbidden dream that should not be seen. A dream that should not be recalled.</span>

<span style="font-weight: 400;">But a very pleasant dream.</span>

<span style="font-weight: 400;"> </span>

<span style="font-weight: 400;">A dream that nobody else could see.</span>

<span style="font-weight: 400;"> </span>

<span style="font-weight: 400;">"Uuu…"</span>

<span style="font-weight: 400;">Her body trembled. That little thought alone sent a strong chill down her spine.</span>

<span style="font-weight: 400;">The breathing that had been gradually stabilized started to become erratic again, and a nauseous feeling scorched her chest, her heart increasingly uneasy.</span>

<span style="font-weight: 400;">She yearned to see the person who had disappeared. She wanted to meet him and confirm that he was still alive. She wanted him to tell her it was all a dream.</span>

<span style="font-weight: 400;">She wanted him to call her name.</span>

<span style="font-weight: 400;">"Ai."</span>

<span style="font-weight: 400;">Just like that.</span>

<span style="font-weight: 400;">"Hey, Ai, it's morning, are you awake? I’m opening up, you know?"</span>

<span style="font-weight: 400;">Just hearing that voice caused her heart to beat warmly. Her limbs that were frozen like ice felt some warmth amidst the numbness, and her eyes devoured the blood, adding color to the world.</span>

<span style="font-weight: 400;">"…Yes—Come in, Mr. Alice."</span>

<span style="font-weight: 400;">The tent flap was lifted. The dazzling morning sun stung her eyes.</span>

<span style="font-weight: 400;">In the backdrop of the light, Alice Color was smiling.</span>

<span style="font-weight: 400;">"Good morning, Ai."</span>

<span style="font-weight: 400;">Alice was indeed there.</span>

<span style="font-weight: 400;">Ai was helplessly relieved.</span>

<span style="font-weight: 400;">"Good morning, Mr. Alice."</span>

<span style="font-weight: 400;">"Yo--what's up? Why do you look so excited? Did you have a good dream?"</span>

<i><span style="font-weight: 400;">Eh?</span></i><span style="font-weight: 400;"> Ai tilted her head and touched her face. She thought it should not be the case..</span>

<span style="font-weight: 400;">"No, it’s a really horrible dream…"</span>

<span style="font-weight: 400;">"So, did anything good happen after you woke up?"</span>

<span style="font-weight: 400;">"I only met you after that, at most."</span>

<span style="font-weight: 400;">"What's that?"</span>

<span style="font-weight: 400;">Alice laughed in bemusement.</span>

<span style="font-weight: 400;">"Well, never mind. I'm glad you're feeling better. Food's ready. Go wash your face."</span>

<span style="font-weight: 400;">The flap fell and the tent was dark again. Ai looked out of the tent, somewhat reluctantly.</span>

<span style="font-weight: 400;">The outside was full of light.</span>

<span style="font-weight: 400;">Everything was golden. The sun was shining in the distance, and the lake water was reflecting it like a mirror. The scorched streets were covered with haloes like old coals left in a kiln, and people were huddled around each one of them, waving their chisels.</span>

<span style="font-weight: 400;">Reconstruction has begun.</span>

<span style="font-weight: 400;">Leading the group was Alice. He stood at the front of the town that was going to be revived, looking on happily.</span>

<span style="font-weight: 400;">He really had a blissful smile.</span>

<span style="font-weight: 400;">It was the smile of a guardian, looking at the life he had protected.</span>

<span style="font-weight: 400;">Ai felt warm and fuzzy when she saw that.</span>

<span style="font-weight: 400;"> </span>

<span style="font-weight: 400;">(—For the sake of my dreams, I shall bury you too—)</span>

<span style="font-weight: 400;"> </span>

<span style="font-weight: 400;">She remembered what she had been dreaming about.</span>

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