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Theatre of Darkness: Yamishibai
It's time for Yamishibai.
Dreaming of That Day
This is the story of a high schooler whose friend has gone missing...
Hey, did you hear?
That boy who went missing from the next class over came back.
Oh, yeah, I did.
He supposedly vanished in the middle of telling some ghost stories, right?
The last time I saw him was three months ago.
We were gathered at a friend's house for a round
of Hyakumonogatari— a hundred ghost stories.
As the ninety-ninth story ended, and the candle was blown out,
the hundredth candle next to it went out, too.
When we turned the lights on,
he—who was supposed to tell the hundredth story—had vanished.
And no one has seen him since.
I wonder if what they said was true...
Or is it just a rumor?
What was his name, anyway?
That night, I had a dream.
It was the same group from that day, doing the Hyakumonogatari again.
And the moment that the same person from that day
told the ninety-ninth story and blew out the candle...
I'll see you again after the next hundred.
It was just a dream...
Is that...
This the story of a boy who'd had a nightmare...
A transfer student who had come to the boy's class
found himself called out by the protagonist of our story.
"Hey! We're gonna do Hyakumonogatari. Do you want to join us?"
It's so late... What's going on here?
But once the tale-telling begun, and it was the boy's turn to speak,
Is it a picture show?
And where'd that guy go?
someone blew out his candle.
And before the boy realized it, he belonged to the other side.
There he is...
And among the masses, he was watching a picture show.
The subject of that story?
Why, a boy who had ended up on the other side! That's right...
It was none other than our protagonist,
who had chased after the boy who'd gone missing.
It was only after seeing the picture show that he realized...
"This story is about me."
Am I still dreaming? I must be!
...he thought, trying to convince himself.
Hurry, wake up!
I need to wake up! Now!
...the boy thought, desperate to flee.
What happens next?
He's doomed.
He's in big trouble!
I need to know what happens next!
As for what happens next... you'll just have to watch.
Hey, did you hear?
Remember that guy from our class who took part in that Hyakumonogatari?
The one who sat by the window, right?
The rumor said he got taken to the other side!
Seriously? That's crazy!
Theatre of Darkness: Yamishibai
The end.