I was awakened by a beach volleyball!

A girl wearing a bikini, with shiny and silky skin, apologized while picking up the ball next to my head, then hurriedly ran away.

Her friends were laughing and playing with the volleyball, making banging sounds, and the golden sand was kicked everywhere.

Where am I?

A single-headed, fur-covered, and bloodless three-headed creature jumped to my feet, shaking its head and wagging its tail at me. I tentatively reached out and touched it.

...Then it was suddenly scooped up by someone with one hand and thrown into my arms.

The single-headed three-headed creature curled up in my arms.

I looked up and saw, is it Lino?

It seems to be him. I looked at him carefully for a long time, as if it was the first time I had seen him. He had hair, and his face was so clean and smooth that it was frighteningly clean.

He was not covered in dust but wearing a colorful beach outfit.

He handed me a glass, and inside it was a bright red drink, almost spilled by the three-headed creature's bounce!

Lino: "Why did you insist on picking up this rabbit?"

Me: "...This is a rabbit?"

Lino sat next to me and started practicing card magic, again and again.

While I was petting the rabbit, I couldn't help but continue to look at him, trying hard to observe him.

Lino turned his head and looked at me, "What are you looking at?"

Me: "...I think I just had a dream! A nightmare!"

"What kind of nightmare?"

I turned my head and looked at the blue sea and blue sky, sinking into blurry memories.

"It's like a certain island country discharging nuclear wastewater, and then it's doomsday. We all mutated, and then you died, I died too."

...

Lino: "Which island country?"

I saw my phone next to me, searched for a while, found a map, and pointed it out to Lino.

Lino: "Oh, here, this is a deserted area, a natural protected volcanic island site! Do you want to go play there?"

I felt dazed and froze.

Lino chuckled and raised the deck of cards in his hand, "You're having a nightmare. Let me perform a magic trick to calm you down!"

I nodded.

"Hey, do you know how many times I've practiced this magic trick?"

"How many times?"

"Two thousand, eight hundred, and twenty-three times!"

"Then you must have a lot of free time, and it must be in a particularly safe environment."

"Why?"

"Otherwise, how can you have the peace of mind for it!"

"You're right! Then watch carefully!"

I saw him pinch the corner of the playing card, then a quick flick, before I could see clearly what happened, the red card instantly turned black.

I was still amazed, but for some reason, I felt more sad, and suddenly tears streamed down my face.

"Why are you crying?"

"I...I'm hungry!"

"How about eating some shrimp?"

"Shrimp?"

"Yes, shrimp!"

"No, thanks!"

"What's wrong?"

"It's nothing, just...I'm not hungry anymore!"

Lino didn't understand and continued to focus on his hobbies.

I squinted my eyes, lay back in the chair, watching the waves, listening to the cheers of people, but faintly, it seemed like someone was saying goodbye to me.

I didn't know who it was, but the voice felt as if it was inside my head.

But all I paid attention to was that the sea is so beautiful, so beautiful, really beautiful.

If only everything could stay like this forever.

(The End)