Category: Refrain Game

Previous | TOC | Preview Chapter 22 Perhaps because we had stayed up late talking, the sun was already well down by the time I woke up. It was past 1:00 p.m. when I checked the time, and Shinji was still snoring peacefully beside me. 　 It was a blissful morning. If only the robbery…… Continue reading Refrain Game – Chapter 22

Previous | TOC | Next Chapter 21 I found myself thinking of the term “parallel universe”—what’s commonly called a “parallel world“. It seemed like something out of science fiction. The idea that there are countless other worlds that branch off from a single world and exist in parallel with it. 　 …… I began to…… Continue reading Refrain Game – Chapter 21

Previous | TOC | Next Chapter 20 “…… I’m back.” 　 As I was being held in a headlock by a man dressed in black, I involuntarily muttered to myself. 　 “Hey, shut up!” 　 My heart was pounding. I’d been really anxious this time, to be honest. But I made it back. That meant…… Continue reading Refrain Game – Chapter 20

Previous | TOC | Next Chapter 19 “Why!!” 　 I was banging on the window in a frenzy. I told him so many times! I told him not to touch Shinji! But… Shinji didn’t collapse. Which meant, 　 “Did I… break out of the loop?” 　 I let out a deep sigh and slumped back…… Continue reading Refrain Game – Chapter 19

Previous | TOC | Next Chapter 18 “Then, do you believe me?” 　 As I leaned forward, Yasuhara nodded deeply. 　 “For now, I suppose I have no choice but to believe you. But what does this ‘death’ mean ……?” 　 Yasuhara pointed to the word “death” written in the notes. 　 “That’s exactly it.…… Continue reading Refrain Game – Chapter 18

Previous | TOC | Next Chapter 17 “Did she really say that?” 　 The police officer nodded, feeling the tension rise throughout his body under Yasuhara’s intense glare. 　 “We believe this person is the same hostage caught on the security camera footage on the wanted poster, so we’ve called you both in.” “Where is she?”…… Continue reading Refrain Game – Chapter 17

Previous | TOC | Next Chapter 16 “What’s the latest on his whereabouts?” 　 Mamoru Yasuhara asked his subordinate and partner, Atsuko Kamiya. 　 “When we reviewed the security camera footage, we found that the suspect took a hostage and fled. This matches the testimony of people who were inside the bank.” 　 “Have you…… Continue reading Refrain Game – Chapter 16

Previous | TOC | Next Chapter 15 That night, I fell asleep for the first time in a while. Come to think of it, I haven’t slept at all since this time loop began. After all, everything resets the moment Shinji dies. In other words, this was the first time in a very long time…… Continue reading Refrain Game – Chapter 15

Previous | TOC | Next Chapter 14 “I guess that’s about right.” 　 I showed Shinji the routes I had taken so far, which I had written down on rough paper. The fact that every single one ended with “death” made me feel a bit apologetic—or perhaps reluctant—to be saying this to him in person….…… Continue reading Refrain Game – Chapter 14

Previous | TOC | Next Chapter 13 Stockholm Syndrome is a psychological state in which a hostage develops a psychological bond with their captor and harbors favorable feelings towards them. This begins when the hostage, in hopes of surviving, tries to appear appealing to the perpetrator—who holds them captive, and develops a favorable impression of…… Continue reading Refrain Game – Chapter 13