Chapter 1

Happy New Year

This is my first post.

Please be kind.

(Started serialization on 2016/01/01)

Chapter 1 revisions complete

(2016/04/20)

The sound of waves can be heard.

"Ah!?"

I woke up to intense sunlight, finding myself under a vast, endless blue sky.

Panicking, I looked around and saw a sandy beach and a vast sea stretching into the distance.

The beach continued along the coastline, with cliffs running alongside it.

Suddenly, a wilderness spread out from the top of the cliffs.

Well, not exactly a wilderness, as there was some greenery.

It was more like a slightly greener savanna.

I was standing on top of the cliff, looking down at the beach.

The wilderness (with more greenery) stretched out in both directions.

Turning around, I saw the wilderness behind me.

Hmm. This isn't Japan. No way.

"What the hell is going on here...?"

Let me explain the situation. I was lying on a bed in a suit at the edge of the wilderness. Upon closer inspection, I noticed a carry bag at my feet. A bed in the wilderness? That's just surreal...

"Isn't this the bed from that room...?"

It seems that the bed I was sitting on was somehow transported here with me.

"Was it all just a dream...?"

I sighed.

I don't really want to believe it, but it looks like I have to survive in this wilderness. The suddenness of it all makes me want to cry.

But take heart!

There is a way to resolve this situation!

It is...!

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Some time passed.

The purple smoke from the cigarettes drifted away in the sea breeze.

If I quit smoking, everything will be fine, right? Yes. I realized I had smoked an entire pack.

"...Well, it's time to stop running from reality."

I crushed the cigarette box and threw it away. It's okay! This isn't Japan!

First, let's try to figure out why I'm in this situation. I sat on the bed and recalled what happened last night.

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Chapter 1 revisions complete

(2016/04/20)