What does a nightmare start look like?
Sigma reckons he knows all about it.
He woke up in the middle of a desert with all his memories gone.
A young man with two different-colored halves of hair managed to open his eyes in the desert. As he stared around in confusion, a blank page smacked him in the face.
Book: You were born because someone wrote you into me. By rounding things off, I guess that makes you my child.
Book: A little mishap happened earlier, and everyone from our world ended up somewhere else. It's seriously disrupted the order of all the worlds.
Book: So, my dear child, travel to all those worlds and bring everyone back!
After inexplicably gaining a nonhuman family member, the future general manager of the Sky Casino found his life taking a sharp turn. He was forced to search through world after world for people who had gotten lost by accident.
For example, during the Taisho era, he discussed the meaning of home with Lower Rank Five. They hit it off, then went together to eat at a curry restaurant with surprisingly modern decor.
Or, after accidentally stumbling into Geto's cult, he happily played house with two little girls and picked up a Frenchman who had wrapped himself into a ball because he was terribly afraid of the cold.
Or, on the road, he met a boy who could see yokai. Before long, a talking cat, the Star Plasma Vessel girl who had just died in the previous world, and many other people from his own world who had passed away were all gathered together playing cards.
Something seemed off. Everyone he was supposed to bring back was already dead.
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After finally returning to Yokohama, Sigma at last met a kind rice ball and a tanuki who longed for freedom.
After seeing all kinds of strange creatures, Sigma was moved to tears when he finally saw a human being.
This was his heart-wrenching cry: No matter what, they're still human!
◆ Pairing tentatively Sigma and the tanuki, happy ending
◆ Out of character moments, with original settings
◆ Includes familial affection
Theme: Home is a warm haven that keeps people from being lonely.
