Summary: They say life flashes before you in that moment before death. I could see it all reflected in the blade. I was standing under the cherry blossoms at my school entrance ceremony, eating cake at my sister's wedding, standing outside praying the monster wouldn't come tonight. I might not be dead yet but I can see what's coming, this is the story of how I was murdered by a fox monster!
Chapter 20
That night I swore that I was awoken by a voice calling my name from outside Itsuki's window.
"Daisuke Matsumoto, Daisuke Matsumoto," it called out to me like the wind.
I was too tired to understand its true form, and by morning I had dismissed it as a dream.
Little did I know that my approaching death was out there attempting to communicate with me.
Akito must have been in a particularly good mood, and I walked into the kitchen for breakfast only to discover him grinning from ear to ear.
"Good morning," he called out as I entered.
I realized that maybe his days of treating me like the plague were finally over. He must have also been attempting a peace-offering with the others and I, because he brought us all lunch for school. A small pile of several department style bento boxes sat stacked up on the table.
"Wow, this looks like expensive shit!" Said Kiyori while staring at the food through the plastic wrap.