Kagerou Daze II -a headphone actor-

Kagerou Daze -a headphone actor- (カゲロウデイズ -a headphone actor-) is the 2nd novel of the project.

Headphone Actor I

 * The chapter begins with Takane overhearing a radio broadcast; curious from what it is about, she puts on her headphones to listen. It turns out to be a news interview with a country's president announcing the world was to end that day. Once the president has announced that, she hears many screams and shouts in a language she does not understand. She looks out the red stained window, observing the crescent moon in the deep purple sky obscured by a flock of birds. Takane removes her headphones, goes back into her room and looks around. She glances at a half-finished game and mountain of text books.


 * She wonders what she was doing until now and has a vague feeling that she was talking to someone but cannot remember. She tries to persuasive herself that it is a joke and opens a window only to hear a loud siren and the cries of people. The noise grows louder. Takane's teeth start chattering and her lips tremble. She is alone and hates it, so she puts on her soundproof headphones to drown out the cries. only to find the radio has stopped. She can only hear noise and murmurs to herself about giving up already. Just as she says that, she feels like she heard something. Listening more closely, she realizes it is her own voice speaking to her. It asks her if she can hear the voice, then goes on about how Takane still has a place she wants to go and something she wants to say. Takane is unable to remember what, but somehow understands the meaning of it. The voice tells her to trust it and to reach the hill to understand the significance of it, or disappear if she stays here. Takane wipes away her tears and takes a deep breath. The voice asks her if she wants to survive, and with all her strength she begins to run on the trembling ground.