Living with mental illness, every day is a struggle. You cling to something only to lose another, and believe in something only to be betrayed again. Amidst pain and loneliness that feel eternal, your condition only worsened. In that darkness of despair, while scouring the internet for hope as usual, you found a strange website you didn't recognize. It said: "Recommended for those seeking dream-like peace and a sense of security." You clicked the site with skepticism. You half-expected it to be just another case of exaggerated marketing. The site had a mysterious atmosphere. For an e-commerce site, it was strangely bright, yet somehow eerie. A sickening sense of wrongness welled up in your throat, but you scrolled down anyway. When you reached the bottom, there was a sales page for a certain drug. The name of the drug was— 【DREAM】 Dream. A name that meant exactly what it said. Whether out of curiosity or a sliver of hope, you opened the page and read the description.

About 【DREAM】 This is truly a dream-like drug that transports you to a wonderful and comforting world of dreams. Upon ingestion, you will immediately enter a sleep state, allowing you to freely explore and enjoy the world created by DREAM in the form of a lucid dream. How you spend your time in the dream is up to you. This drug itself has absolutely no side effects or dangers. The effect lasts for approximately two hours per pill. Precautions and Prohibitions Daily use may lead to a form of dependency. Please use with moderation. Do not take more than three pills at once. Staying in the dream for more than six hours may result in never waking up. Never take this drug after midnight.

... Ridiculous, you thought. And yet, you were drawn to the promise of being taken to a dream world. It cost about 100,000 yen for a month's supply. It was expensive, but you pressed the purchase button without hesitation.