I opened my eyes, and the first thing I saw was Epherene sprawled on the floor, drooling and scratching her stomach. The Drowsing Fog must have gotten to her. With a sigh, I lifted her slack form and laid her on the bed.8

"Is Allen asleep too?" I mused quietly.0

Across the room, Allen lay on the other bed, softly snoring. I settled into the chair, watching them both. They didn’t seem to be having nightmares, but my Sharp Eyesight picked up something—a status effect.0

[Status Effect: Coma]0

Coma. The word held a weight like no other. I glanced at the clock—it was 6 o’clock 6 minutes in the morning, or more precisely, 6 o’clock 6 minutes on the 6th day.3

“... How strange.”0

I picked up The Case Files of Goreth Island once more and resumed reading the sections I hadn't yet finished.0

The residents of Goreth Island vanished abruptly. According to a witness who had been fishing at sea during the incident, the entire island was enveloped in a thick fog at that moment.0

It spoke of the fog. Even now, I could see the thick fog swirling around my feet.0

The passage of time on Goreth Island differs from the outside. Upon setting foot on the island, one instinctively perceives a month as 36 days for reasons yet unknown.0

Hetrog’s earlier words quickly resurfaced in my mind.0

“... Opens precisely at 18:06 on the 6th, 16th, 26th, and 36th days.”0

The calendar in this game world was the same as Earth’s—365 days a year. A 36-day month just didn’t exist.0

It is believed that Goreth Island is a part of the Coma—a realm where dreams and reality blend. It is a peculiar place, known to...0