ログインEight months into my pregnancy, my husband finally makes time from his police duties to go to a prenatal checkup with me for the first time. The moment we step into the hospital, his satellite-encrypted phone buzzes urgently. The caller ID flashes briefly, and just like that, the man who's always calm and collected panics. "Honey, it's a red alert. Another international fugitive just crossed the border. I… I'm sorry…" He's clearly anxious, yet his tone is firm, leaving no room for argument. After apologizing, he rushes off. As I watch his SUV speed out of sight, my fist clenches tightly, crumpling the prenatal checkup sheet. I flag down a cab, slide into the car, and swiftly instruct the driver, "Follow that car. Don't lose it." A Red Notice for a fugitive? What a joke. My father, who works at the National Security Agency, barely catches wind of a notice like that. Yet, somehow, a mere police chief who only assists with cases is suddenly tasked with catching a high-priority criminal. Fine, then. I can't wait to meet the superior who's given him such an urgent assignment.
もっと見る当時はまだ幼稚園児だった私は、街頭ビジョンの中の彼らの輝きに心を奪われてしまった。恋焦がれてしまった。
ある者は圧倒的な歌唱力で他者の心を揺さぶった。ある者は七色の声を駆使してありとあらゆる魅力的なキャラを演じた。ある者は自らVTuberとしての身体を作成し数多くのVTuberの生みの親にもなった。
彼らはある種の劇物だった。まだ純粋で未熟な一人の少女の行く末を容易く狂わせてしまうほどの。彼女は天に手を伸ばし、止まることなく歩み続けた。
だが、過ぎたる望みはその身を亡ぼす。それでもかつて憧れ、好いた彼らが熱中するものを少しでも知るために彼女は進む。
好きな人の好きなものを知りたい。自分もそれを好きでいたい。そんな乙女心が彼女の原点なのかもしれない……。
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私はいつかVTuberになることを夢見て、自らの人生の全てを推したちがしていた数多くのことを極めるためにプライベートを費やしてきた。楽器に作詞作曲、小説、ダンス、歌。数え切れないほど多くのことに挑戦し続けた。推し全員の真似をしたいっていうのはちょっと欲張りだったかなぁ……。いや、ファンたるものそのくらいの気概がないといけないよね!そんな自分の人生に後悔はない……と言ったら嘘になる。私はこれまでいろんなものを犠牲にしてきたから。好きな人と出会い、交際し結婚して子供を産み、夫婦で力を合わせて育て上げる。そんな人並みの幸せというものにも触れてこなかった。そんな幸せの中にはこの憧れを超える何かとの出会いはないにしても人として成長する機会があったかもしれない。表現の糧になったかもしれない。
でも、ここまで来れば後戻りは出来ない。そもそも死ぬ間際にこんなこと考えたってしょうがない。あとは来世までこの記憶を持ち越すのみ!魂に思いを刻め!この人生を無駄にしてなるものか。
文字通り人生を懸けた修行回が今日、終わる。
あぁ……楽しみだなぁ。来世はどんな人と出会えるだろう。VTuber……なれるといいな。
私はこの目標のために人生をかけてきたんだもん。この経験を、磨いた技術を、想いを忘れるわけにはいかない。
私の目標を応援してくれる人もたくさん……かは置いといていてくれた!
だから私はこの意志を、記憶を来世に繋げて絶対に夢を……
叶えるんだ!Fate finally smiled on us. Just two weeks later, Edward tracked down our precious Jonah to a remote fishing village. The DNA test confirmed a 99% match—he was my son.I cried all night, leaving my eyes swollen the next morning. I couldn't wait for Edward to bring Jonah home.Just as we stepped out the door to welcome Jonah back, we ran into Harvey. He looked haggard, dirty, and lifeless.When he saw me, his expression flickered with a mix of regret, resentment, and grief. He staggered toward me and, in a desperate gesture, collapsed onto his knees before my feet.Dad didn't hesitate to kick him away. "This is your last warning, Harvey. Get out of here and stop harassing my daughter!"The bodyguards nearby soon surrounded Harvey, ready to drag him away, but I raised a hand to stop them."Dad…"After six long years of entanglement, I felt there ought to be closure between Harvey and me. Dad understood what I meant and quietly stepped away, giving us space.Across from me, Harvey
Dad had gotten white strands of hair overnight.I didn't ask any more questions. Maybe it was better that the baby was gone. That way, I had finally severed all my ties to Harvey completely. In the days that followed, I stayed in the hospital to recover. Dad and Edward took turns watching over me, never leaving me alone for a moment.Harvey, of course, tried to come a few times to make his presence known, but he never managed to get anywhere near me.Even when he tried to break in through the window in the middle of the night, the bodyguards Edward had hired didn't hesitate to toss him out the window from the fourth floor.During the two months I spent recovering, I never saw him again. It wasn't until the day I was discharged, when Dad and Edward escorted me to the car, that I caught sight of a familiar figure across the street.Harvey stood silently in the rain, a baseball cap on his head. He had grown so thin that he was barely recognizable.He stood still in the downpour, h
"Commissioner Walker, I swear things aren't as they seem! It's just that Sadie can be overly headstrong sometimes, and I was only trying to take the edge off her! "I didn't intend to actually hurt her… Oh, and I would've sent her to the hospital regardless of whether you came—"Before Harvey could finish, Dad gave him a brutal kick that sent him crashing to the floor. "You piece of shit! Who are you to discipline my daughter?"I could tell Dad's eyes had turned red from holding back his tears. Sensing that my condition was deteriorating quickly, he shot Harvey one final warning. "You bastard. If anything happens to Sadie or the baby, I swear you won't walk out of here alive!"He carried me and turned to leave.I ignored the whispers and gasps around me. Instead, I swept my gaze over Chelsea, Marilyn, and every single person who had hurt me."Just you wait," I muttered coldly. "I'll come back and settle the score for every single thing you did to me today."With that, Dad carrie
As soon as those words rang out, the door to the villa was kicked open with a bang. A team of bodyguards in black suits stormed in, their faces cold and uncompromising.At the sound of the commanding voice, everyone in the room went pale.Chelsea and Marilyn were equally shocked and froze on the spot. They tried to turn around and look at the uninvited guests, only to find a bodyguard holding them at gunpoint.The bodyguards hurried forward, forming a protective circle around me. In a few swift moves, they restrained the men trying to strip me.Then, the lead bodyguard swept his eyes across the room, his sharp gaze finally landing on Harvey.Harvey's expression fell in an instant. He glared down at me as I lay slumped on the floor, his voice dripping with fury. "What are you playing at this time, Sadie? Haven't you done enough? Who the hell are these people?"I sat silently, wrapped in the bodyguard's jacket for cover. I stared past Harvey at the figure slowly walking in. At the






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