There was also one from Katsuragi.
Katsuragi's message had been sent at noon.
It seemed he had discovered something.
He wanted to discuss it with him.
Then there were two messages from Kikyou Kushida—standard greetings and invitations to hang out from a friend.
One from Sakura, who had found the sunrise beautiful and suitable as a backdrop.
So she asked whether he wanted to take a picture. She had brought out the high-definition camera she had bought at school.
Three invitations from Karuizawa.
Only there was no message from Horikita.
No.
Actually, she had sent one.
It had been at ten in the morning.
But the message contained only an exclamation mark.
He had no idea whether she was feeling conflicted and had condensed all her words into that, or whether she had simply sent it by mistake.
And that was how he and Horikita got along.
If there was something to discuss, they met.
If there was nothing, it was fine not to see or contact each other for days.
Who could have imagined that his future self would marry Horikita, and that Horikita would become a lawyer?
Then they would have twin daughters.
Perhaps because he had only just finished having a Precognitive Dream, Oreki could no longer make sense of how his future would unfold.
However.
One thing could be confirmed...
Dreams were powerful.
Previously, he had dreamed of Horikita in an ordinary dream, and afterward, he found himself paying her a few extra glances.
Later, after gaining experience from Kikyou Kushida, he had been able to resist it.
So he would not dream of Horikita again for a while.
But now, in the Precognitive Dream... he had dreamed of that again, and it had been confirmed.
So instinctively, he had begun to care a little about