Death Prophecy

Waaah, don’t you dare forget! You guys are… baby idols who took flight from underneath my wings!

I’ll make sure to go see all of your lives…!! Make sure to show everyone what it means to be a true idol…!

Kodamacchi cried so much~. Anyway, it feels strange to see the island get so small~.

I still can’t believe it… We really got released on parole.

Chief and Nayuki, as well as Kinari, Chihiro, Tao, and Kuguri. I have something I need to tell you all.

What what~? Raitin’s already in leader mode~.

Yeah, I have decided on our unit name. I would like to share it with all of you.

Life is short. It’s my motto to make quick decisions.

Unit name… So we’re really going to be idols, huh…

What do you think of “Ev3ns”, Chief?

Although I may be the leader, all of our members are equal. In other words, even. That’s how I came up with the name.

… Equals? What a hypocrite.

I’m glad you like it. What does everyone else think of the name?

Sounds good~. Raitin’s sense is legit fire~.

Fire…? I don’t particularly have any objections either.

Inputting the new unit name.

Well… I’ll go along with the name at least.

Speaking of which, an idol unit starting from a prison… That’s unheard of.

(That’s a given…)

What’s more, the sea here is infested with man-eating sharks. Maybe “Makom3n¹” would be a better name? That’s one option~, lawl.

Sharks are scary… I really don’t want to fall into the water.

Chiefie, don’t mind~! Be glad it was just your hat~.

Wait. I’ll go grab it.

Ehhh? What the hell are you doing, Raito-san!?

I got your hat! I’m coming back!

… This crap again!

There is no data regarding shark sightings in these waters. The possibility that the allegations are false and only intended as deterrence is 91.7%.

This is why I don’t want to do this. It’s not even about the sharks. That guy…

We’ll regret choosing that kind of guy. Carelessly seeking death without any concern for his own life… By all means, he’ll only cause trouble for the rest of us.

It’s exactly as I said. He doesn’t care whether he lives or dies.

Everything about him is fake. Sooner or later he’ll die because of his recklessness.

At any rate, it would have been better if he had died back on the island.

… I will go stop the ferry temporarily.

Phew, here’s your hat, Chief. It got soaked, though.

Raitin, you’re insane to dive into the ocean like that~. Taotao almost cried watching you jump, you know~.

Huh!? No, I was… I’m just glad you’re safe.

Ahaha! Did I worry you, guys? My bad.

It’s been awhile since I’ve worn regular clothes instead of prison garb. What an unexpectedly good feeling. Another new experience to add to the list.

Ah… Nayuki said that? So you must have heard about my life expectancy from him then.

I’ll be in your care for awhile, so let me tell you.

As you might have heard, I’m destined to die at age 28.

It doesn’t mean anything special. It’s exactly as I said.

I’m going to die at 28 years of age, so I intend to enjoy all of life’s pleasures that are in front of me. After all, life is short.

Well, Nayuki doesn’t seem to be fond of my attitude though…

I guess he still hates me for doing whatever I wanted back then, but… I do want to try to get along with him.

Eh? Ah, no! Haha! No way! I’m not crazy enough to kill myself!

It’s just my fate. To be fair, I didn’t believe it myself at first and did attempt suicide a few times, but…

In the end, I never died, and fate remains unchanged. I was perfectly fine when I jumped into the sea earlier, right?

I suppose it is. No need to force yourself. However, this fate of mine was predicted by a fortune teller who has never been wrong before.

During the prophecy, I saw the moment of my own death. Of my own body lying down in the darkness.

My corpse was smiling, and he looked very blissful. That’s why I have chosen to accept it.

Because I was surely happy when I died if I had an expression like that.

More importantly, once we’re back on land, am I allowed to eat anything I want? It’s been a while since I had Iekei ramen².