When I Was Presumed Dead, They Became Unhinged Unknowingly - Chapter 37

It was an abrupt event. I was lying face down on the desk, where Satoru used to sit, at a school where he would never appear. My phone vibrated.

I have very few friends, mainly Yukiko and Kyoko, thanks to Satoru. Lately, they’ve been discreet, perhaps aware of my despair. I didn’t have the energy to reply to messages, and recently, I lacked the energy even to read them. Still, for some reason, I decided to open the chat app to check that message.

“Onii-chan is alive.”

…Huh?

This simple and plain message was dropped into a group chat ostensibly created to find Satoru.

I doubted my eyes. What is this person talking about? Has she finally lost it? Or maybe I’m hallucinating. Despite such thoughts, I intended to reply to the message with a desperate hope, but someone beat me to it.

“Is that true?”

It was the student council president.

Recently, the charismatic charm that used to make everyone obey her seemed to have disappeared, and rumors circulated that she attended school with a hopeless look. She must have sent that message with a desperate hope.

“It’s true. I met Onii-chan. He came to the hospital room where I’m hospitalized. Whether you believe it or not is up to you. Well, he seems to be going to see all of you soon, so you’ll know soon enough.”

After saying that, she didn’t send any more messages.

Of course, if Satoru were alive, I would want to meet him right away.

If I believed that woman’s words, I would be able to meet Satoru in the not-too-distant future. But I couldn’t wait. There’s no way I could wait after hearing that Satoru, who I could say is my everything, is alive.

Ah… My mind is finally clearing up after a long time. Vitality is surging back. Even the brain, which felt like it was dead, is finally starting to move, and my field of vision is becoming clear.

So, after hearing that Satoru is alive, I couldn’t wait. Believing every possibility, I concluded that Satoru might be at the home of that unstable person, Mika. I didn’t know exactly where her house was, but I knew the general area, so I kept searching around there every day.

…I found him.

My hope to live.