"You're dreaming. How could I possibly be with them..." Shinji looked at his own hand. Even his clothes were being swallowed by the darkness.
His face trembled.
"Help me... No, run!"
Hakuno stepped back, gritted her teeth, and ran toward the classroom behind her.
Shinji suddenly felt a little relieved. At least Hakuno had gotten away.
"That's right. Friends should be like this—leave without looking back," he consoled himself.
But he soon realized he was wrong.
That idiot had actually come back carrying a mop?
"How could I abandon you? Hurry, grab the mop!"
Shinji's body was almost completely consumed. Even his arms had vanished.
"What are you doing? Run, run! Just leave me alone, or you'll get caught too! You have to live on—for my sake too! Even though I finally remembered."
His body flickered in and out of sight. Was his data being deleted?
"Shin...ji?" Hakuno watched as the Shadows released Shinji.
No, they had not released Shinji. They had already erased him and were preparing to devour her as well!
She could only run upstairs without looking back.
Shinji finally showed a relieved smile.
"Idiot. That's... exactly what you should do."
She ran to the rooftop.
It seemed there were no Shadows here that had devoured anyone yet.
But the sky and streets were packed solid with blackness.
How was she supposed to escape?
Hakuno panicked.
Was she doomed?
Darkness surrounded her. A pair of hands embraced her, and a voice whispered in her ear.
"Do you want to escape from here that badly? I worked so hard to make you forget everything. You don't have to care about anything. I'll hand victory to you. No need to fight, no need to try. You won't be hurt, and you won't even need to think. I'll bring you