Oreki Is Back! It's All Because You're Here!

Oreki raised his right hand and pried open Takari's fingers, which were gripping his left hand.

"Wait!"

Teacher Yukino instinctively grabbed his hand. "What is your name?"

"If fate allows, we'll meet again." But Oreki did not answer her. He only smiled.

Under her astonished gaze, Oreki closed his eyes.

And his mind instantly returned to the virtual space.

"Puppet Manipulation Technique!"

"End."

Almost the instant the thought ended, Oreki opened his eyes.

And when he lifted his head, he saw a familiar scene.

He was back.

Meanwhile.

"..." No one was there.

Yukino discovered in shock that Mitsuha, who had been in front of her, had disappeared.

But in the same spot, there was still an incredibly beautiful finished oil painting of Itomori Lake.

It reminded her that she had not been dreaming.

"..." Yukino.

Yukino froze for a moment.

Then she put the painting away.

Then she ran straight toward the Miyamizu house.

She was wearing high heels and could not run for long at all.

"Ow."

She immediately fell.

But then, suddenly, she saw a familiar figure up ahead.

"Mitsuha!"

She hurriedly called the other person's name.

Mitsuha Miyamizu turned around.

"Who are you?"

Mitsuha looked at her strangely.

"..." Yukino's expression instantly froze.

Sure enough.

What the other person had said was true. That person was no longer here.

Meanwhile.

Oreki opened his eyes.

What he saw was a familiar ceiling.

This was his room.

In other words, had he completely awakened from the state of controlling Mitsuha's body?

Then...

Now it was time to complete the final 1% of the mission, right?

Thinking this, Oreki noticed the phone set to one side.

"Beep beep!"

It was a message from Rio Futaba.

"I've been waiting at the bookstore entrance for an hour. Where is