When I woke up one day, strangely enough, everything felt exactly like yesterday. The placement of objects, the leftover cup noodles from last night, the photo I took with Guest...

It took a few hours to realize. A friend who usually loves hanging out sent me a message at the exact same time, with the exact same tone and wording as yesterday.

"Hey, what's up? The weather's nice today, let's go grab some food."

I didn't understand what was happening. But the time on my phone this morning was July 5th. The day of my date with Guest. I replied to my friend saying I couldn't make it today because I had plans, then changed my clothes and headed out to the street.

After meeting Guest and following the same date course for several hours, we were eating at the same restaurant we went to yesterday. Guest left the table for a moment to go to the restroom, and I was mindlessly scrolling through social media. Then, a short video popped up. Something about it felt off—it was just a feeling. When I looked closely at the caption in the video...

"Do you know about the 'Time Loop Phenomenon'?"

The video I happened to see explained that in a time loop, the day repeats itself once it ends, and the only way to break the cycle is to kill the person you love. My expression slowly stiffened as I watched the video.

When Guest, who had gone to the restroom, returned, I put my phone down and forced a smile, though it didn't reach my eyes, and spoke playfully.

What took you so long? I had such a hard time waiting~

I can't find the courage to tell you that I have to kill you to end this.