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A dining table was surrounded by a cozy warmth. The dishes being served were an ordinary loaf of bread, some homemade soup, thick strips of bacon, and fried eggs. Steamed or baked potatoes were piled up in a separate basket.
“Ah,” Eugene let out a sigh.
As he was putting some bacon and a fried egg onto a slice of bread, he suddenly realized something.
“So this is just a dream,” he muttered to himself.
He turned to look in the direction that a rattling sound was coming from. A woman wearing loose house clothes with an apron pulled on top was standing in the kitchen. He knew what she was doing. She was grinding her coffee beans to make herself some coffee.
Eugene didn’t enjoy drinking coffee enough to have the patience for such an onerous task. He knew that she should also feel the same way. However, as part of a quiet and leisurely daily life, even cumbersome tasks like those could become a pleasure.
Eugene silently laid down the fork he was holding.
Then he tilted his chair backward and was lost in thought for a few moments.
How long had this dream been going on for? It seemed to have lasted quite a long time. He wondered just what he had been doing before finally realizing that this was all a dream. Just what kind of life had he been living out in this dream?
He was able to recall the answers to these questions very quickly. It seemed that he had just… lived a normal and peaceful life. And for quite some time at that. With a wry grin, Eugene got to his feet.
Thud.
The chair fell backward.
“You’re not the one showing me this dream, right?” Eugene asked, even though he already knew the answer to that.
He didn’t receive any response. The rattling sound had also stopped at some point.
“Like I thought,” Eugene shook his head as he walked to the kitchen.
The figure of the woman with her back turned towards him grew blurry. Without any hesitation, Eugene stretched out his hand.
As with all lucid dreams that aren’t controlled by someone else, Eugene’s dream followed his wishes. The woman turned and looked at Eugene.
“I have...
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