The next morning—in my room, which had grown hot enough to make me break into a sweat despite the air conditioner being on—I was tossing and turning, caught in a dream that felt more like a fever.
In that hazy state where you are semi-aware it is a dream, I was on a Shinkansen for some reason. I sat there, staring blankly at Mount Fuji passing by the train window…
Suddenly, the mountain began to take on a fleshy, skin-colored hue. As I watched in a daze, it transformed. Before I knew it, a giant-sized Airi was standing there.
(...Huh? Giant Airi!?)
I pressed my face against the glass, gawking at her.
For some reason, this giant Airi was stark naked. Though the clouds conveniently obscured her private parts, she was sprawled out comfortably across the vast tea plantations of Shizuoka.
Then, noticing I was inside the speeding Shinkansen, she stood up. "Found you, Ryouta-kun!" she cried, making a beeline for me.
(W-Wait, this is bad! Those massive breasts are swaying like crazy... the landscape and my lower half are both in serious trouble! Uwooooh!!)
The giant Airi charged forward, flattening buildings and fields in her wake, her colossal chest bouncing wildly as she closed the distance—
"Ryouta-kun..."
Wait. Something was off.
Even though I was in the middle of a high-octane erotic dream about Airi, I heard a different, familiar voice.
"Ryouta-kun, it’s morning already, you know?"
That clear, melodic voice...?
"!!??"
I snapped awake and bolted upright, blinking my eyes in shock. Standing in my room was a girl with long, straight black hair, dressed in a summer uniform... Wait, what?
That glossy hair, that flawlessly sculpted face... Rui Kuroki!?
"W-Why are you in my room, Kuroki...? Am I still dreaming? A dream within a dream? Like an Akagawa Jiro novel?"
"Sorry to catch you while you’re panicking, but this isn't a dream."
"It's... not?"
"No. I came to pick you up a bit early today. Your sister let me in, saying it was too hot for me to wait outside."
Rui’s words finally kick-started my brain. I managed to gather enough composure to process the situation.
So, Rui had woken me up... No, that’s still insane!
"Even so, why are you in my bedroom!?"
"Like I said, your sister—"
"That idiot sister of mine... A-Anyway, I need to get changed, so please leave."
"It’s fine. I’ll just face the wall. Don't mind me; go ahead and change."
"How can I not mind you!?"
I told her to leave several more times, but Rui—a woman who never, ever backed down once she’d made up her mind—didn't look like she was budging.
"Fine. At least stay facing the wall. Absolutely do not look back, okay? I’m the kind of guy who changes his underwear right after waking up, so I’m going to be completely naked for a second."
"Changing your underwear, too...? Hehe."
"H-Hey! What are you laughing at!? You got a problem with that?"
"No, not at all. You just have a very high standard of hygiene, don't you, Ryouta-kun?"
"…J-Just look at the wall."
In a move straight out of an action movie, I spun Rui around to face the wall and started changing as fast as I could.
"Hey, Ryouta-kun."
"Ugh, what now?"
"You said you thought you were still dreaming when I woke you up... Does that mean I was appearing in your dreams?"
"Th-That’s..."
If I honestly told her it was a dream about a giant, naked Airi charging at me with her massive breasts swaying, I’d be finished in more ways than one.
"Hehe... So you even think about me in your sleep, Ryouta-kun?"
"............"
I chose to exercise my right to remain silent.
But why did she look so happy about it?
(Come to think of it... Rui’s 'destined person' was supposed to be me, wasn't it?)
I’d always assumed she was just messing with me, but... could it be that Rui actually likes me?
"...No, impossible. If she liked me, she’d usually be way more obvious about it."
"Ryouta-kun? Can I turn around yet?"
"No! Don't! My... 'thing' is out right now!"
"Hmm..."
Good grief, what is with this atmosphere!?