In other words, what you cared about more than money was being valued and recognized by others?
So.
You weren't greedy for money.
The you in the dream was the same. After growing up, you became a lawyer, but you only defended ordinary people and often even waived your legal fees.
So, Horikita Suzune didn't love money.
She was morally upright.
"..."
Oreki suddenly felt that the lawyer version of Horikita from his dream wasn't merely his imagination.
Perhaps that really was how she would develop in the future.
"..." Oreki.
No.
Wasn't this terrifying?
He had the ability to have Precognitive Dreams, but the future version of Horikita he had dreamed of felt far too real.
It made him wonder whether that had been a Precognitive Dream as well.
After all, he was only a novice esper. It was possible that he couldn't fully control the ability he had gained.
In other words, could the grown-up Horikita Suzune he dreamed of, along with the image of her having two daughters, have been a Precognitive Dream?
But.
In the confirmed Precognitive Dream, he was dating Karuizawa from Class D.
He was dating Karuizawa, yet he ended up marrying Horikita Suzune.
And if the Horikita he dreamed of wasn't part of a Precognitive Dream, but merely an ordinary dream of his—
Then it meant he had been paying attention to her all along, and what he thought about during the day appeared in his dreams at night.
And just now, because he thought he had been taken care of, he had felt a little thrilled and excited.
"..."
So what kind of terrible guy had he become?
Having thought of something awkward, Oreki shifted his attention elsewhere.
The two walked through the school.
At first, Oreki had called Horikita over