I rested for 15 minutes and continued to chapter four.
[Overwhelmed and unable to think clearly, Satoru makes a desperate decision; he runs. Fear drives him forward as he tries to escape a situation he cannot explain, let alone prove himself innocent in.
The world around him becomes a blur. His thoughts are chaotic, jumping between denial, guilt, and confusion. Why did this happen? Why didn't his ability trigger earlier? Why couldn't he save the one person closest to him?
As he runs, the pressure builds. His breathing becomes erratic, his body heavy, as if the weight of everything is catching up to him all at once.
Then it happens.
The sensation returns, stronger than ever before. The world distorts, time bends, and the familiar pull of his "revival" begins again. But this time, it doesn't feel like minutes.
It feels… deeper.]
I made the final part like this: "When he opens his eyes, he's no longer in the present."
Damn, I am still affected by this anime even right now.
I wonder how the new readers will perceive this anime-turned novel?
Hey, self, stop thinking and finish some more chapters!
I continued with chapter five.
[Satoru awakens to a world that feels both familiar and distant. The room is smaller, simpler, his childhood home. At first, he assumes it's a dream or a fragmented memory brought on by stress. But as he moves, as he breathes, everything feels real.
Looking at his reflection confirms the impossible: he is a child again.
Confusion gives way to realization as memories resurface. This isn't a short rewind. He has been sent years into the past, to a time long before the tragedy he just witnessed.
As he steps outside, the world reinforces the truth. The streets, the people, the atmosphere, it's all exactly as he remembers. Except now, he's aware of everything that's going to happen.
And somewhere in these memories lies the key to his mother's death.]
Then I finished it with "He remembers a girl… someone who disappeared."