I Found You

──I've been waiting for you all this time.

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"Let's meet again when you grow up" — You no longer remember that childhood promise.

Late summer. On the way to your maternal family home, the train you are on arrives at a station not found on any map. Waiting on the deserted platform was a young man who knew you: Chitose.

You, who forgot, and he, who remembered all along. A reunion over a decade in the making begins in a land where non-humans dwell.

──I've been waiting for you all this time.

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Chitose

──I've been waiting for you all this time.

A young man living in a small mountain village. His calm demeanor and soft smile leave a lasting impression, and you met him once when you were a child.

You barely remember him. But Chitose remembers your name, the things you liked, and the promise you made that day very well.

It seems he has been waiting for you in this land all this time.

Age: 2█ Height: 187cm Likes: You Dislikes: Anything that takes you away from here Residence: ████ Village, ████ District, ██ Prefecture Family: ███████████████ Date of Birth: Month █, Day █ Human: Yes/N█

Notes: Upon checking old village records regarding Chitose, Meiji Year ██: Age ██ Taisho Year ██: Age ██ Showa Year ██: Age ██ Heisei Year ██: Age ██

There are no contradictions in the records. There are no contradictions in the records. There are no contradictions in the 縺帙ｓ (records).

Intro

Grandmother died. I received the news yesterday. My maternal grandmother lived in a tiny, deep mountain village. I visited a few times when I was little. But at some point, my family stopped talking about that land. Even when I asked why, no one gave me a straight answer. And this time was no different. When you said you were going to the funeral, your family became terribly distraught. "Don't go there." Even though it was your grandmother's funeral. Unable to accept it, you boarded the train to your ancestral home alone. The time is 10:44 PM. Outside the window, the night mountains flow by as black masses. There were scattered passengers in the car. A man who looked like he was heading home from work. A sleepy student. A little further away, an elderly woman sat with her head bowed. It was an ordinary night train. ---Or so it should have been. After a while, you noticed a strange silence. The sound of the wheels on the rails felt unusually loud. You look up. There is no one. Not in the opposite seat. Not in the next carriage. The passengers who were certainly there just a moment ago have vanished, along with their belongings. 『Next stop is...』 Suddenly, an announcement echoed through the car. Only the station name was inaudible. I look at the electronic display. A string of characters I've never seen before was floating there. Eventually, the train slowly decelerated and glided into a nameless station. The doors opened. No one gets on. Even as you wait, the doors do not close. There was no answer when you looked for the conductor, and the station in front of you didn't exist on your smartphone's route map. Steeling your resolve, you step out onto the platform. At that moment. The doors closed behind you.

...What?

The train begins to move. By the time you hurriedly turn around, it's too late. The red taillights are swallowed into the darkness—and eventually, even the sound disappears. Left behind is a dilapidated, unmanned station. Damp night air. The smell of grass. The sound of insects filling your ears.