EP 22

--Back to Naoto's point of view...--

...Huh ….Where am I? And why am I wearing a tuxedo and a rabbit mask?

Am I going crazy or am I hearing some music? (author:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XpJP6liL2Cc)

I see people with animal masks with tuxedos and dresses..and kids? They look a bit familiar.

Then a woman approached me.

???: "Want to have a dance?"

Naoto: "Of course, why not?"

I learned how to dance in school with a partner, of course it was hard. And so, we danced, but for some reason her hands felt cold, and the other people were staring at me. I felt quite shy that people were watching me.

--20 minutes later...--

After we were done dancing, she said:

???: "Hey, you're not that bad at dancing."

Naoto: "Oh thank you, I learned at school."

Then I heard a voice on top of the balcony.

???: "Ladies and gentlemen! May I have your outstanding attention?"

And everyone looked at the direction of the voice, so did I and…. What the living fuck?! It was the guy who I blew his head off!

???: "Let's clap for our honored guest..!"

The crowd was clapping very loud around me.

When I looked at them, I had no words to describe.. I was shocked and scared.

Some people were missing body parts, and pale as white, and had a rotting smell.

???: "Ladies and gentlemen! Let's give our guest a warm welcome!"

The crowd then slowly walked towards me, I tried backing off.

???: "What's wrong Naoto? Don't you want to join us.?"

Then I hit something when trying to back off… a dumpster. So I tried to go inside and-

???: "YOU CAN'T GET AWAY NAOTO!"

I heard loud banging noises from outside the dumpster, Then I suddenly saw bumps.

*Bang!* *Bang!* *Bang!* *Bang!* *Bang!* *Bang!*

And… someone made a tiny hole… and saw an eye watching straight at me.

???: "If you didn't exist, we'd be still alive."

Naoto: "I was just trying to protect myself…"

???: "You killed the young ones because of your so-called "self defence"?"

Naoto: "I've been dragged through hell and pain, and you'd have done the same thing that I did,

Being summoned to another world starving to death. Then you guys come at me spouting garbage? That I could be better? Who are you to judge me huh? Who the FUCK are you to judge me?! If you guys have been in my position, you'd have done the same!"

*Bang!*

???: "WE ARE THE PEOPLE WHO GOT KILLED UNFAIRLY BECAUSE OF YOUR EGO AND STUPIDITY, WE COULD LIVED A GOOD LIFE AND-"

Naoto: "...You can shout at me, and not at the thieves with guns, and blame me for things I couldn't control?"

???: "Control?! You shot us-"

Naoto: "Recoil. Gun positioning. Shooting with one hand while protecting myself. Almost starving to death."

???: "Your ego will kill you in the future Naoto."

Naoto: "And you guys are dead, so shut up!"

After the heavy amount of talking, I started feeling tired, my body started feeling heavy...