They opened their eyes and slowly raised their body. Then they pushed aside the warm blanket. Kino looked down at themself and noticed that they were wearing clean white underwear.
“……”
“Good morning.”
Upon hearing the sudden voice, they turned their gaze and saw Hermes, standing on his side stand.
“Ah, good morning, Hermes,” replied Kino.
They looked to the left. The bed was standing next to the wooden wall; the weak light of the morning sun was coming into the room through the window on that wall.
They looked to the right. In the small room, there was only a simple table, a chair and a coat hanger. The washed and folded white shirt, boots, the holster with a persuader inside and the hat with goggles were lying on the table.
The black jacket and the pants were carefully hung on the coat hanger.
“——Where am I?” they asked in a stupefied voice.
The answer came from the outside of the room.
“You’re still in this country. This is my house,” replied a middle-aged woman as she opened the door. She was the one who met her yesterday.
“It’s the morning of the second day since your arrival to our country.—— How do you feel? Any dizziness in your head or numbness in your legs or tongue?”
She asked this with the same gentle tone as the day before. Kino shook their head.
“That’s good,” said the woman.
“……”
For some time, Kino remained seated on the bed with a dazed look, their eyes wide open. They were breathing quietly and slightly moving their shoulders up and down.
“What about that person?” Kino asked shortly.
“The funeral and burial were held last night,” answered the middle-aged woman and added, “I’ll wait while you dress yourself.” And then she left the room.
Kino got out of bed and looked at their clothes. There wasn’t a single spot on the collar of their jacket.
They dressed herself like the previous day. They put on the black jacket, strapped the thick belt around their waist, and slung the holster on their right thigh. There were only slight traces of a dry, black something left on the revolver, which was used to fire one bullet.
When they were going to put their hair under the jacket,
“……”
It was the first time they noticed it.
“You should probably look at the mirror, it is behind the coat hanger,” said Hermes.
Kino quietly made three steps towards the mirror and stood before it. It reflected a person with a short hair.
“……”
Kino looked at this person for some time. Then the person in the mirror started moving their mouth.
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[After cleaning up a little, she leaves the room, shutting the door gently behind her.]
Re: Finale: “To Do Something • a” —life goes on. • a—
Re: Finale: “To Do Something • a” —life goes on. • a—
There was the sound of a roll of film coming to an end. And beyond it, lay...