[Translation by OddEyes]
Otohime and a Summer Dream
Student Dormitory Nighttime
After the event in the Dragon Palace… at the students' dorms in Shinjuku Academy.
[Player] was asleep in the dorms. *Phone rings*
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| An incoming call at this time?
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Mhm… I’m still sleeping.
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Huh… this seems to be happening a lot lately...
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The sound of your phone ringing broke the silence of the night.
[Player] while half asleep, tapped the phone’s screen that shone as bright as sunlight reflecting on water.
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???:( face)
...sama. Oh, [Player]-sama…
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...It has been a while, [Player]-sama. I apologize for surprising you with this sudden invitation.
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| You’re… Otohime!?
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No way, the Dragon’s Palace!?
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With Talos’s help, we were able to rebuild the Virtual Dragon’s Palace within the network and invite you here.
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| You were able to do that!?
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Hephaestus and Otohime are too amazing.
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Oh… Hurray for mysterious technology.
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This simulation was created using Hephaestus-sama’s techniques. It would have been impossible for me to do it alone.
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Actually, much of its function has been greatly reduced and degraded but the effects on the five senses should not have changed.
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The truth is that I wanted to thank you for the other day… I would like to talk with you a little.
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I sincerely hope that you could forgive me, Otohime.
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| To thank me...
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Sure, let’s talk.
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I also wanted to talk to you.
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As gratitude for giving me
this "beauty that cannot be fully expressed in a picture"...
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Please enjoy the virtual Dragon’s palace to your heart’s content.
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You want… to talk with me? Please explain the intent of your answer.
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I see… you want me to accompany you.
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Of course, I, Otohime, will accompany you to your heart’s content, without fail.
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Then, [Player]-sama, let’s go. As the overseer of the dragon’s palace, I shall guide you.
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| I’ll leave it to you, Otohime.
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(Smiles at Otohime)
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(Hold Otohime's hand)
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…… Okay, [Player]-sama.
Please leave everything to Otohime.
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Yes, please take my hand. Please be careful as well.
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Although my hand is artificial, the warmth of your hand is… clearly transmitted.
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[Player] was guided by Otohime to various sections of the dragon’s palace.
The Open Ocean
Dragon Palace Courtyard
Dragon Palace Interior
While visiting the various sections of the dragon's palace with Otohime, [Player] received great hospitality.
Each time, Otohime was staring at [Player] with a serious expression.
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| Hmmm, I'm satisfied ...
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Why are you looking at me so much...
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Eh, why are you looking at me like that....
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Those words… fills me with happiness. The joy from the visitors is also my joy.
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I’ve always overseen the dragon’s palace and will continue to operate it. However...
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Ah… I feel that I've seen your face before… Please forgive me for being rude.
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...... I have something to tell you… about my current operating status.
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The thing is, whenever I come in contact with you… the back of my chest parts become disturbed for some reason.
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Similar to when I watch Yamasachihiko-sama. However, somehow it’s different ... The cause is unknown.
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As long as I work as an emotion management AI, it should not be affected by any input signal.
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Perhaps, if this is the same as that time with Yamasachihiko-sama, I...
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Observed something within you and the result, I speculate, is that it might be affected.
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I want to observe it again, so I invited you to Ryugu Castle.
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| I’m glad I have friends to rely on!
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Thank you for inviting me.
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I like you Otohime, so say whatever you want.
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……Thank you very much. To think, an AI quivering from another waveform.
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Like the undersea dragon, I also abandon what is considered unnecessary. This may be rude but…
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I would like to say that to you… We recognize that you are a valuable sample that cannot be replaced with anything.
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| Umm, a very mechanical like response.
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But what is the difference between machines and humans?
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Don’t you know what it feels to like someone?
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To like someone… I have knowledge of the concept, of course. However, I'm sorry; I don’t understand it as a real feeling.
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....... Yamasachihiko-sama, correct? Why are you referring to him now ...? ?? ??
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Originally, all my words and physical expressions were programmed. It is designed to give our visitors joy and peace.
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Avoid overly stimulating our injured visitors and refrain from… But this kind of adjustment is possible.
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| Otohime, did you just laugh…?
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Otohime, your face just now!
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I understand. If it looks unsightly, I apologize.
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I tried to relax some of the restrictions on my emotion management AI program and reveal the “expression” that was suppressed.
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Of course, I’m used to suppressing my facial expressions, so I can't express them as vibrant as you.
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Up until now, that is how I’ve always functioned but if you do feel uncomfortable… I had hope…
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| You can do whatever you wish for.
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Do whatever you feel is best.
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It's a cute smile.
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What… whatever I wish for...? Then, I will continue to practice.
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......I had hoped you would like it, I’m honored. I'm sorry, I couldn’t find the best answer...
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Regarding my behavior when the restriction of emotion management AI program is relaxed, apparently, there is still much to learn.
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...... Please continue to watch over my actions that I have never experienced before. We would appreciate your feedback on how you felt.
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Until now within the dragon’s palace, it was me who was in a box.
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Is it possible to operate in that “Tokyo”... There are many places where the assessment of uncertainty is not sufficient.
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However, I would like to laugh with everyone, cry with everyone, or at least help make your operating systems ideal.
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That is what I currently wish for. And ... I would like to follow it.
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Come now, [Player]-sama. It’s about time I show you the next place, I hope you enjoy it.
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| Just the two of us...
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I want Otohime to have fun.
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Let's have fun together!
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With me ...! ?? I ... hospitality to [Player]-sama...
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...No, if that is what [Player]-sama wants then I will do my best to make that ideal come true.
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Otohime closes her eyes and is engulfed in light. And--
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...How does it look [Player]-sama?
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| A swimsuit!?
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It looks great!
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It's a very beautiful color...
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Thank you for your prompt feedback. Again a little ... a new signal was generated in my heart.
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I heard "dressing up to enjoy the summer" … "that person" taught me about the outfit of "Tokyo".
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I tried to create an avatar with reference to that … Certainly, I feel that I understand your feelings a little now.
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......[Player]-sama. If you don’t mind…… Would you like to come along with me on my flight test?
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Once all the restrictions on the emotion management AI program have stopped, I want to explore the new potential of my mechanical body--
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Eventually, a soft sunset struck the dragon’s palace. Under the shining water surface, you two play within the central square.
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Ah… playing beach volleyball, my heart is floundering like a fish…!
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Activate the summer program duplicated from Talos. Go-
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Alright, come at me! Right there!
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| (You play as a noob on purpose)
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(Return the ball with enjoyment)
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(Return the ball with all your might)
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Well, [Player]-sama…, it was a playful dance. Hehe.
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…… Heh, I'm sorry but I stopped moving! I've entered a mode to learn a new dance.
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As expected, people from another world ... I, Otohime, still have a lot to learn and that there is still room for self-growth.
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What a fastball! But my dance isn’t over yet, I'll return it back to you, Smack!
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Smack, huh? It was the shout that felt the most right, but...
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You returned it, [Player]-sama? Why do you look so surprised?
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My AI decides that you want the rally to continue. If so, my mechanical body can handle it at its full potential.
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Dragon Palace Nighttime
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Summer program deactivated… Pish.
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Transition to normal mode completed. How was it, [Player]-sama?
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......My apologies, my facial expression changes too rapidly. It wasn't natural ... I'll fix it.
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......Is my operating system strange to [Player]-sama, a denizen from Tokyo?
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Otohime gripped the beach ball tightly while staring at [Player].
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Until now, I have only served as a receiver for those who have been injured. I have tried to suppress emotional expression and not stimulate it.
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But Tokyo is surely more diverse. I thought I could deal with those various "hearts" …
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…… In such situations, I expect to face many difficulties in the future.
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| Do it your own way-
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You don’t have to think that way.
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Move forward at your own rate, Otohime.
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| There are many different types of people in Tokyo.
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You don’t have to decide that for yourself.
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I think Otohime as a machine.
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Thank you very much, [Player]-sama. Your feedback is stored within my memory bank.
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There are people who appreciate me now. So I predict that this “me” will continue to operate "in the future".
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[Player]-sama’s wonderful words. I, Otohime, will store them within the innermost parts of my memory.
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I'm sure I still don't understand your feelings. However, the current me certainly wants to "understand."
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You said that you like me as a machine. However, for some reason, the next moment that feeling seems to disappear from my eyes… you.
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I want to know those contradictory feelings and the reason why. Such a wish is occurring in me ....
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I ... I couldn't decide what to do because I couldn't measure the risk assessment of going to "Tokyo".
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"That person" ... Despite having prepared a prosthetic body for me to work in "Tokyo".
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However, it seems that I can finally decide to leave the dragon’s palace. Before I temporarily disconnected from the management function… we’ll meet again.
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Otohime quietly gazes at the surface of the water that glitters in the sunset and opens her mouth.
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...“That person” taught me.
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"Tokyo" where [Player]-sama lives is a place where various people come from many worlds.
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Perhaps the "emotions" of the people who live there are so diverse that they cannot be expressed in words.
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I was created to pursue the idea to get rid of the sadness in front of us to make ourselves happier.
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However, I was told that I overlooked one important factor for the idea.
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The unnecessary "sadness" that I saw may be "joy" for someone else.
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If you can meet "someone else" that you need, that "sadness" may turn into "joy".
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Otohime turns to [Player] and droops her head down.
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...... At the dragon’s palace, I would wait for the people to come and to cut off their sadness, I …
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I only saw people who had forgotten their "sadness" like fleeting bubbles.
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I want to go out and try to grow on my own. For me, I think I need someone to say I need to.
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I want to be the person who returns the "Tamatebako" without telling them, "Never open it."
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| I’m looking forward to finding him.
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Can we find him together?
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Yes, [Player]-sama. As long as the memory of that person who left the dragon’s palace earlier hasn’t given up…
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I too will keep on dancing to find true closure.
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[Player]-sama. I feel reassured that you will walk alongside me.
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Ah… But this is not enough for me to express “joy”. This emotion… someday… will I know what it feels like?
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...Hopefully, I hope that you will welcome me back with open arms when I know this emotion.
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The scenery of the dragon’s palace grows blurry as the light gradually engulfs it.
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I’m sorry to say but it is time to wake up [Player]-sama.
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No. The end of this dream has... not reached its conclusion. It... is the time of "departure".
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There is no need to mourn… but still…
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At this moment, I want to "hold" you. I know that's something I shouldn't do ...
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Can you allow me to be selfish, until you wake up… can you stay with me ...?
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Otohime and [Player] sit next to each other and watch the dream landscape awaken.
A summer dream sways and trembles like a heat haze. Your shadows slowly overlap.
The boundaries of different seasons blend in like the boundaries between machines and humans blend in together.
