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“Am I seriously out of my mind?”

A self-deprecating remark slipped from my lips.

It was because, after finishing everything I had to do today and getting into bed, the things I’d done came back to me.

‘Why did I have to do something like that?’

The self-loathing born of memories of the past tormented me. The more I dwelled on them, the more I felt my mind being tainted.

What was I doing, taking care of something Kaede was supposed to do―――!

“Aaaah.”

I was in so much agony that I let out something close to a scream. And even that wasn’t enough,

Thump――!

I kicked the blanket covering me as hard as I could...