A few days later.
Somewhere in Japan, inside a modest house belonging to the Asano family, a teenage girl sat frozen in front of her computer screen. The pale blue glow from the monitor lit up her face, highlighting the dark rings beneath her eyes. Her tangled long hair fell across her cheeks, yet her gaze never left the endless stream of news articles, forum threads, and social media feeds she refreshed every minute.
She was Yuuki Asano, the younger sister of Kiriya Asano—the boy who, without her knowing, had been cast into another world. While Kiriya struggled with his new fate in an unfamiliar place, Yuuki was trapped in her own circle of misery in the real world.
Four days… no, it's been almost a full week since I last slept properly, she thought bitterly. Her eyes burned, but she refused to stop. She couldn't stop.
Kiriya was the only true family she had left. Their father had long since passed, and their mother…
