After being possessed, Megumi from the main world ate a time machine in his dream and swore to undo everything.
When he opened his eyes, he found himself in what seemed to be a parallel world. On the wanted list for curse users, a person called Octopus Takoyaki sat at the top.
Megumi hurried to the technical college, wanting to confirm that his familiar companions were there. But across from the college, he saw an unfamiliar sign.
Megumi: Tokyo... "Tokyo Wild Cursed Spirit Ecological Park"???
Still reeling from the shock fifty years later, Megumi turned and saw a walking Tokyo Tower coming out of the school gate.
Hanami, an employee and exhibit at the ecological park, wondered what sort of miserable life this was: Are we arranging a school trip to the park, Principal Gojo?
Principal Gojo... Pr-principal?
Gojo: Yaga transferred to the Kyoto school, you know. After all, that old geezer Gakuganji made his debut!
Megumi: Huh--???
Still reeling from the shock a hundred and fifty years later, Megumi wandered into downtown Tokyo, hoping to experience normal society.
Beside an outdoor idol stage, amid deafening rock music, a familiar man in a suit was taking part in a company event. Their eyes met by chance, as if fate had brought them together.
Megumi: Nan...!
Several coworkers from the game company: Awooo! (showering him with confetti) Thanks to Nanami, our department made it to number one in sales!
Nanami, who seemed to still be a corporate drone: Work is shit! (shouting) (taking off the confetti) (getting showered with even more confetti by his coworkers)
Megumi: ...Sorry to bother you.
Megumi, thoroughly disoriented, walked down an unfamiliar street in the desolate wind. A kind passerby led him into some mysterious religious group.
Megumi: The Star Religious Group! (on guard) Who are you?!
Geto, with a takoyaki ball on his head: I am a Bodhisattva. (radiating golden light, free of desire)
...Megumi quietly closed the door.
Let's go back. This world is beyond saving.
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A mostly useless reading note: Octopus Takoyaki is to Geto what Zura is to Elizabeth... Wait, no, the other way around. It's like Elizabeth to Zura.
Blurb version 1, posted 230308~
Theme: Even without a pill for regret, you can still work hard to move forward.