When I wake up…?

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    “Eh?　Where is this?”?

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    I woke up as usual at 6 am, to the sound of my alarm clock, and started to prepare for work in a hurry.?

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    Stopped by the convenience store and bought breakfast, onigiri and some oolong tea. I ate them whilst heading to work.?

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    I am Shingo Ichinomiya, 25 years old, a graduate from a decent university. I entered a trading company upon graduation, just like how everyone plans to.?

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    I am currently in my third year and have subordinates who are younger than me. However, I am constantly pulled into dilemmas between them and the boss.?

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    But it was something that somewhat applied to everyone, so I never really felt like quitting.?

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    Though for ordinary members of society, it should not be strange to think about quitting at least once.?

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    However, they will only end up thinking that they are not brave enough or lack the financial resources to actually quit.?

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    Continue living alone in an apartment within a ten minutes walk from the company. No wife or girlfriend. Most meals are taken outside.?

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    Barely asleep because of fatigue from working until morning, spending the remainder of holiday doing household chores such as cleaning and laundry.

    I can say that this also ordinary.?

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    There are many people like me in japan.?

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    I am not really that dissatisfied. As long as I keep working in the company, sooner or later, I might get a girlfriend, then get married and have a child.?

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    You could say it was a pretty ordinary life.?

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    ***?

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    Or so I would like to think, but…?

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    I woke up as always, not remembering the contents of my dream; never heard the sound of my alarm clock that was always noisy.?

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    I did not know what time it was but it was dark outside.

    The room was pitch-dark but I still decided to get up and investigate my surroundings, as my eyes began to gradually get used to the dark.?

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    Then I began noticing many unfamiliar things, one after another.?

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    This was supposed to be the apartment room that I am living in, but I don’t see the familiar wallpaper or any recognizable furniture. Three similar beds had been placed near me.?

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    Then I noticed that including myself there are four figure sleeping in similar beds like mine.

    And as I strained my eyes on the bulges on the other beds, I could see there were human-like figures on it.?

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    So this place is a quadruple room.?

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    When did I become a freeloader??

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    To shake the confusion from the sudden change in environments, I decide to check my own condition.?

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    Just as I expected, my condition was quite different from before I went to bed.?

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    First, was my bed itself, which should have been a high quality product by Nitori, was now an old-fashioned bed which was not all that comfortable.

    Even the blanket I was using was worn out and a little smelly.?

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    Then I thought about something trivial “I just bought that a week ago, it was a new blanket too…”.

    After which, I steeled my mind and began to confirm the condition of my own body.?

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    ‘Eh? Did my body become smaller?’?

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    Sure, I am not that tall but my body should have been the average height a Japanese male.

    However, right now, no matter how I looked at it, my body had shrunk down to that of a child’s height.?

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    ‘Eh? This is?’?

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    This was something I been reading lately in net novel, the idea of reincarnated into another world come to my mind at once.

    And as for not becoming a baby, there is a possibility that my consciousness is now possessing another human being in another world.?

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    ‘That’s mean…’?

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    It is dark now and the other people sleeping near me might think I went mad if I made a noise now.?

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    First of all, I do not even know the relationship between the owner of this small body and the remaining three bed owners.

    However, it is more likely a big family though I don’t know who they are.?

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    ‘I must behave myself till I can confirm my situation. So another nap for now…’?

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    I was overcome with sleepiness as I thought about that and I fell back to sleep.