Other medicines are useless, but when I take Granny's medicine, the headaches always stop quickly.

That's a sure reason to be able to call her skilled.

Me: "Thanks for the meal."

When I finish eating. I take the medicine, and after I clean off the tableware I go up to the second floor.

I enter my room and take Ren, who's in sleep mode, out of my bag and start him up.

My head still hurts...

I think about getting some fresh air and head out to the veranda.

I step out on the veranda and lean on the handrail. The slightly cool wind feels comfortable.

When I let out a small breath and look up to the sky, only the shadows of the folded buildings reflect in my field of view.

The scenery wasn't like this in the past. It was more beautiful. This island...

Midorijima floats in the remote sea southwest of the Japanese Island, Honshu.

The selling points of the island are the blue sea, white sands, and rich green foliage... Or so they were.

Those are all stories from the past.

Now on the east side, Platinum Jail occupies approximately a one-third of the island in a lordly manner.

Because Platinum Jail and the Old Resident District are cut off with a huge wall, we can't see inside it from this side.

I've seen the representative of Toue Inc. , the company that build Platinum Jail, on TV and network several times.

Apparently, when I was a kid, Toue Inc. required eviction of the inhabitants during the development of the island.

However, they were promised luxurious houses and lots of money, so most of the inhabitants left the island depending on negotiations.

But still there were some stubborn inhabitants who wouldn't go away. We're like that, too.

No matter how good the conditions they were offered, they couldn't abandon their hometown where they were born and raised; they kept ignoring the eviction demand again and again.

After a while, Toue's side said no more.

They began to give up, and the reason was officially "because they didn't want coercion."

But, in fact, they had abandoned the remaining inhabitants.

If you don't want to accept negotiations, so be it. live or die, it's up to you.

And then, Toue dealt his next hand.

Saying that it was maintenance for the island, the supply lines of water service, gas and goods were narrowed rapidly and the surviving inhabitants were driven away to the present Old Resident District as a result.

The once beautiful Midorijima was ruined... No matter how anyone describes it, a country cannot allow such tyranny.

The inhabitants who believed in that appealed to the main land wanting them to do something.

But, since nothing has changed even now, it was useless to hope for better.

About three years ago, when going from the Old Resident District to the main land, you had to obtain the permission of the Administration Bureau, which belonged to Toue.

In other words, the inhabitants of the Old Resident District can't step out of the island without the permission of Toue.

Such permission is never granted. Never.

It's Toue's way of saying that the people who rejected the evictions were wrong.

As I was staring out into space, something makes a sound by my feet.

Ren: "Aoba. What will you do with the data that was downloaded earlier today?"

Me: "...?"

Me: "...Downloaded?"

I was leaning on the handrail, but Ren's words startle me and make me stand up straight.

... That's right. I completely forgot. It was when the brats came into the shop today.

Before I knew it, a download complete screen had popped up. Was it...?

Me: "Did the data contain a virus?"

Ren: "I didn't detect anything."

Me: "Contents?"

Ren: "It's a type of game where a player performs movement and information gathering by manipulating a character, fights with an enemy character,acquires an experience value and raises a level."

Me: "Ah, an RPG, huh? Do I have to pay?"

Ren: "You don't have to pay for it."

Me: "Huh... so I didn't accidentally pay for it because of those brats. Is it some kind of trial application?"

Ren: "That is unknown."

Me: "Well, if there's nothing weird I could try it. Just to kill some time."

Ren: "Shall I start it?"

Me: "Please do."

Ren: "Understood."

I take Ren in my arms, return to the room and sit on my bed.

Me: "That's a really retro screen."

Kio, Nao and Mio's generation have probably never seen anything like this.

Even I haven't seen this type of an old game anywhere else but on video sites.

After the message from the princess was over, a title logo appeared.

...It's so old, it's almost strangely refreshing.

While the odd feeling rises inside of me, I push "START".

Me: "Huh? This'll continue? Are the parts delivered periodically?"

Ren: "Looks like it."

Me: "I see. It's exactly the shortness of a game you can play when you have time to kill."

I don't know if it was entertaining or not, but if a sequel comes out, I might play it again.

As soon as I close the game screen, I yawn.

I was so focused on the game I didn't realize how tired I was.

Me: "I think it's time to get ready for bed."

Me: "I close the window and curtain to the veranda and leave my room to go to the washroom.