My younger sister was home for the weekend, so she slept in.
She didn't get up until noon the next day. She'd casually tied her hair into a ponytail, eaten lunch, then gone back to bed with her hair down.
Mom complained, "You two, it's such a beautiful day. You should get outside for a walk. Take your sister out somewhere."
"We're walking all day between classes anyway..." My sister drew out the words, her fingers tapping away nonstop on her phone.
"Honestly..." Mom was only complaining. She sat down in the living room and started watching a TV drama.
I went back to my room and saw sunlight filling it.
It really was a beautiful day, and the weather had warmed up, too.
I stretched. The sunlight streaming over me made me feel drowsy.
A full stomach makes for a good nap.
I lay down on the bed, eyes half closed, wondering whether I should set an alarm. Just one hour... One...
"What the hell?!"
A startled cry jolted me awake.
The light from a computer screen fell across my face. It wasn't warm sunlight. There was no sunlight.
I saw the prompt on the screen.
Huh? A livestream room? This is...
My body suddenly stood up, and my gaze shifted behind me.
The moment it took to make that movement was enough for me to understand what was happening.
I was in a dream!
It had to be that streamer, Big Shrimp 123...
Wait! I couldn't move?
I was shocked to find that my soul couldn't move.
I felt as though I'd been knocked right back to square one.
This must have been because I'd overused my ability earlier. Now I could only use it to the bare minimum.
All I could do was watch.
The half-open bedroom