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room, I heard him again. “Why don’t you just let everything go and
relax? Do whatever you want, follow your instinct.”
I was shocked to see the boy again, but I quickly gained
composure. “Law and order are there for a reason. If everyone
just does whatever they want, wouldn’t the world fall into chaos?”
I replied.
“But are you truly enjoying your life? Are you content with

your life? If you only commit little crimes, other people won’t even
notice.”

“Even if I’m not, I’d feel guilty if other people were
troubled by my actions.”

“Why do you even care about other people when they don’t
care about you? Why?”
‘Why?’ I thought to myself. ‘What is the reason I care about
other people? Why do I value the community so much when you
can just have it all for yourself?’ My head started to ache, my eyes
were strained like a chain was pulling down my eyelids. As I fell
onto my bed, I saw the boy with the mask standing there watching
me as I went to sleep.

I woke up in a field. It was so green and fresh. I looked
around. The field was so vast that I couldn’t even see the edge. I
sat there calmly for a while until I heard a familiar voice.

“Welcome to your consciousness”. The devil masked boy
emerged from the ground like he was a part of it. “It’s so peaceful
boring, and makes me want to puke,” he said furiously.