Ngh...

Hm? Is there something wrong, Tomoya-kun? You keep making these "ngh ngh" sounds. Do you not feel well?

Eep! Don't just sneak up behind me like that! Are you some kind of dog?!

I'm not a dog—I'm Wataru Hibiki!

I don't particularly connect with this name, but I came to know myself better thanks to the kindness you showed me by telling me about it!

Like I said, I don't even know you that well...

You say something different every time you talk about your family or past. I seriously can't tell what's really true and what's not.

You don't say? So it seems that I was a pathological liar!⁠1

You're weirdly upfront with me now, though. Gives me the creeps.

I wonder why... I thought I always wanted you to be honest with me.

......?

A-Anyways, we used up all the food in the fridge, and we can't just hide in some stranger's home forever⁠—

So we gotta come up with some kind of escape plan that'll let us avoid those monsters.

From what I can see, it doesn't seem like they're going away any time soon...

Each monster walks slightly different. Perhaps they're taking turns walking around?

Huh, so you're telling me that these monsters take shifts?! Whatever. I don't wanna spend the rest of my life stuck here with you, and I'm sure our friends and family are worried sick too.

Let's just get the hell out of here and go back to our normal, saner world.

Yes! If that is what you desire, then I shall follow you through anything and everything!

Like I said earlier, you being so nice and upfront for once really gives me the creeps...

What do you expect me to do about it? I genuinely don't know how I acted like before, though!

We really gotta get your memories back soon. But I still feel like you're faking this whole thing.

Is that truly how you're viewing all of this? I'm so sorry!

There's really no need to apologize...

That aside, we can't just jump out of here with no plan whatsoever. That'd be stupid—there's still all those freaky monsters wandering about.

Maybe it won't be of any help, but I'd like to grab something we might be able to use as a weapon before heading out.

I don't even know where the hell we are. I wish there was a map of this area somewhere... Do you think the bookshelf over there has something like that?

Hmm... There are a lot of books and files, but since I lost my memory, it's difficult for me to determine which ones are useful.

Wow, this is the first time Wataru Hibiki has ever been useless.

...Let's see. Oh, it looks like there's some kind of diary over here.

Ohh? Could it belong to the owner of this apartment?

Who lives here, anyways? They haven't come back at all⁠—

W-Whoa?!

Hmn?! Did something happen, Tomoya-kun?

What the hell is this... The first few pages are all normal and such⁠—

But then it starts getting really dark.

Could I see?

Uweh?! Don't peek from behind! Your stupid long hair is getting in the way!

Apologies. Why did I let my hair grow so long? Would it be better if I cut it?

Hmm... Your hair tends to move on its own quite a bit, so I've been wondering if you were wearing some kind of wig⁠—

Because if you shaved your hair off, it'd be a lot easier for you to wear wigs for all the roles you play.

Nope. This is all authentic hair. Just look for yourself⁠♪

What's the point of wrapping your hair around me?! Are you some kind of yokai?!⁠2 But, ughh, bitching at you sure does take me back...!

Tehehe. I don't know why, but bantering with you makes me quite happy...⁠♪

I'll tease you, and then you will react in such an adorable way. It's as if our daily lives were made of these precious exchanges.

Somehow, this really puts me at ease.

So you're telling me that my sanity's getting sacrificed for yours?!