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No. 1317
On a rainy day, the boy cut off the rabbit's head using a saw. Splatter. His hands got smeared with blood, fat, and unknown fluids.
The head was severed from the body, placed on the floor. The silent rabbit head seemed to be staring at him.
Getting out of the cage, poured on by rain, the boy brought the body to a certain corner of the schoolyard and hid it in the bushes. He went to clean his hands and the saw, making sure no traces were left.
He woke up. It had been such a long time since he saw that dream.
Uuji saw a dream where a pair of red eyes was saying something. It didn't get off his mind.
The day for the trip came. Uuji confirmed his current feelings. He believed Ageha and Edo were stupid. Ageha for being nice to him. Edo for leading her to him. Now if they were to know the reason why he kept concealing his wrist, how would they react? Would they still be in contact with him? Yes, they would. Stupid fellows.
Hmm, now that he considered it again, it wasn't good to get the two involved in his plan. What was for sure was that Ageha shouldn't have had feelings for him in the first place. No matter how you looked at it, Ageha and Edo were better off together. If things worked out, the four of them might come out fine and dandy.
Now
If.
If Irisu's plan didn't work out, Uuji wanted to challenge something: getting the relationship of the four in the right place. That is, to change the small world they're in. Then Uuji could get rid of his past, and look for another ending.
Off they went for the trip.
Uuji is wondering if this the ending that he wanted, and whether he's satisfied with it.
Early morning, he went to see the rabbit's condition, choosing the time carefully so he wouldn't bother the girl. As he peeked through the cage, he saw that it was dead. As if sleeping. He wondered if it got sick of living. And he wondered what was born through the death of the rabbit, and also of the future. The animal pen now had nothing. The death of the rabbit would not be cared for by an
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