At that time, she and her mother were attacked by a giant plant monster that suddenly appeared and ate them.
Roots entwined around her entire body, twisting her body like a rag, and inflicting her with tremendous pain.
“Ah . ahh . no, no, no . noo!”
The moment she became aware of her death, a change occurred in her body.
Blood spurted out from her entire body, and her arms and legs bent in inconceivable directions.
Her body, her memory, they were trying to “reanimate” the situation from that time.
–It hurts, it hurts, it hurts.
An intense pain shot through her entire body.
At the same time, more and more memories came flooding in.
(Yes, that’s me, how could I have forgotten ?)
The last thing she remembered before her death was regret.
The day before the world became like this, she had a quarrel with her father.
The reason was nothing serious.
She just didn’t like the color of the new phone he bought her.
The color of her phone was the same as her father’s, and when she told her classmates about it, they made fun of her.
This angered her and she took it out on her father.
Why didn’t he buy me a phone in a different color?
It’s so tacky and gross that a high school student has to have the same phone as her father.
So – she screamed at her father.
“I see I’m sorry. So let’s go buy another one tomorrow.”
He left with a very sad look on his face.
Her mother was angry with her. She told her that it had been such a long time till he finally got the chance to take a week off and come back to meet them yet she was behaving in such a manner.
I knew what mother meant.
After she said it, she regretted it too.
I was the one who was at fault, and my father did nothing wrong.
I’ll apologize to him tomorrow.
I will also tell my father that he does not have to buy a new smartphone.
Yes, I had decided.
But that promise was never fulfilled.
The next day, the world changed.
The town was flooded with monsters, and she and her mother ran for their lives.
They ran, and ran, and ran, until at last Peony caught them and ate them.
“I’m . sorry, mother.”
I’m sorry I couldn’t protect you.
“I’m sorry, dad.”
I’m sorry I couldn’t apologize properly.
My mind is sinking.
I felt like I was at the bottom of a dark, cold sea.
–
I can’t see anything.
I can’t hear anything.
Is this what death is supposed to be like?
– not yet. I want to– What is this?
I thought I heard someone’s voice just now.
It was a very comforting voice.
I’m not sure what it is but it’s very warm .
My cold, chilled body was slowly feeling warm.
My hands feel warm.
Someone is holding my hand.
“–Come on! You have to come back! Satsuki!”
The voice was always gentle and warmed my heart.
His hand was always large and patted my head.
The darkness began to fade.
When I opened my eyes, there was the person I had been dying to meet.
“ fa ther?”
“Yes, that’s right. I’ve missed you so much, Satsuki.”
My beloved, beloved father.
He looked awful with tears and snot all over his face.
“What’s . wrong?”
Why am I here?
Why am I still alive?
What happened to mother and everyone else?
All sorts of questions came to mind.
“It’s okay. There was a place near here for which Kudou left coordinates. Thanks to Ichinose and Momo-chan, I was able to rush here immediately.”
I don’t know what he was saying, but at least I know that there was no more danger.
There was no sign of the monsters that were everywhere.
Instead, there were so many signs of people.
I shifted my gaze slightly and saw the Self-Defense Forces with guns, a girl wielding a machete, and a very handsome high school student commanding them.
My mother, the charming guy, everyone is safe.
“Ah , U .”
My mouth hurts.
When I tried to speak, my whole body hurt.
“It’s okay, you don’t have to force yourself to speak.”
“Ah .so”
I was happy to hear that I didn’t have to force myself.
But somehow, I had to say it.
“Father, I’m sorry. I’m sorry I said something so nasty that day. The truth is, I was very happy . I had a matching phone with my dad, but my friends made fun of me, so I said something I didn’t mean to say. I’m sorry. I’m really sorry.”
“It’s okay. Your father doesn’t care about that.”
When he hugged me tightly, I could feel his warmth that I had desperately missed.
Oh, it’s so warm.
“Fader I missed you.”
“I missed you too . Satsuki.”
On that day, Goshogawara was finally able to reunite with his family.
CH 211
Later on, with the help of Nishino and the others who had rushed to the scene, all of the reanimated monsters were defeated.
The people from the campsite looked surprised at the sudden appearance of reinforcements, but they soon realized that we were on their side.
After the battle was over, Fujita and Nishino explained the situation to them and they decided to move to our base.
The people at the campsite were all skilled at defeating monsters.
We were delighted to have them join us.
They will be an invaluable asset to us in both combat and production.
“Wh, what is this place, ? Is this the SDF base?”
“Didn’t we just move in an instant?”
“Are you sure no monsters are coming in here?”
“This is unbelievable .”
The campers who were invited to our base, the Self-Defense Force base, were surprised at the uniqueness of the “safe zone” and the facilities inside.
Apparently, no one at the campsite had any “town building” skills.
It seemed that they had to take turns keeping watch during the night.
“From now on, we can sleep in peace”, said the charming guy.
T/N: When will we get the charming guy’s name .
And with these new residents, the mayor’s level of “town planning” increased.
The electricity was back on, just as it had been at the city hall.
Now we can use the facilities that we couldn’t use before.
It was a lot of work, but the payoff was worth it.
(Well, there are still a lot of problems, but )
There were some problems with Aiba’s skills and the uncertain future of the reanimated people.
The reanimated people don’t remember that they are dead.
If they do remember, they are likely to reenact their own deaths like Satsuki did, and die again.
(Some people said that I should let them die properly .)
When the mayor, Fujita and the others heard about Aiba’s skills, their reactions were mixed.
Some said that since they were already dead, they should be put to rest.
But they didn’t die because they wanted to.
We concluded that if they were given a chance to live, then we should let them live again.
(Well, that’s what you’d think if you saw a scene like that .)
Goshogawara and his family were hugging each other with tears streaming down their faces.
That scene was enough to prove that these people were not just someone who had been given a fake life.
I can only hope that Satsuki and her mother can continue to enjoy their second life.
They’ve met again.
Ah, I really want them to live together happily this time.
(But, how did Satsuki survive .?)
From what Aiba explained, if the way she died had been recreated, there was a high possibility that she would have ended up dead.