The Last Judgement of the Future Lawyer

“ Mr. Sugawara, you’ve written a good term paper, however you’ve been abscent during the lectures several times lately. You’re going to get expelled, if you continue such behavior, so I advise you not to miss lectures without a good reason in the future. “

“ I'm very sorry, I won't miss lectures anymore. “

My name is Hideaki Sugawara and I’m a first year student in the Faculty of Law at Hokkaido University. As a child I wanted to go to law school to become a lawyer, and then, maybe, even a politician. However by the time I got into high school, my enthusiasm began to fade. And now, as you can see, I have completely lost my taste for learning. At the same time I, by some miracle, still manage to be an excellent student, if not for this fact, I would get expelled a long time ago

On one hand, I have everything for a good and long life, but on the other hand, I really have no reason to live. My parents died under mysterious circumstances when I was 10 years old and I was raised by my grandmother.

And now I'm a student, and a fascinating and substantial life awaits me, in terms of substance, it will definitely not yield to a plastic bag. During my six months of study at the university, I’ve hardly made friends with anyone. And I'm not even talking about having a girlfriend.

But, if you put aside all these problems, then in general I can have a different life. All the same, my life is in my hands, and only I can decide how to dispose of it. Despite the constant absences, due to my good results in exams and other things, I get a good scholarship, which is enough for me to rent an apartment in a good residential complex near the university.

In fact, that's where I'm heading right now. Turning in my term paper was the last thing I had to do before I went home. And on the way I'll go to the convenience store, and I'll take something for myself for the night. Tomorrow is Saturday, I can safely spend time with pleasure.

In general, in my free time, I can either play a PC that I recently built (after which I had to save as much as possible until the next scholarship). I also had a regular home console and a handheld one.

In addition, I have a large-scale anime collection at home: almost 20 figures, several mugs, t-shirts and posters, mouse pads, posters, dakimakuras and pillowcases for them, as well as blankets. As you can see from the last points, the move contributed to the replenishment of the collection.

" Nice, a 2+1 promotion. These chips probably taste so-so, but eh, who cares"

After leaving the store, I actually automatically reached the house and, having entered the apartment, immediately fell on the bed.

Before I fully fell asleep, I again reflected on how vast the world is. It’s like a well-coordinated machine of billions of parts, nuts and bolts. Moreover, if you unscrew one bolt, machine will not break, because another bolt will come to this place, and 3 more bolts, for which there will also be a place.

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It took N hours before I woke up

Judging by the view outside the window, it was deep night.

"Why not take a little walk near the house since I'm awake."

Just in case, I took the phone and separately took a flashlight (because the one that was in the phone was too weak). I put on a shirt, a jacket, put on shoes and went out ...

. . .

In a second....

Pain. Terrible pain. All over the body. I didn't even have time to understand.

Something at the far end of the corridor threw a blade at me, but definitely not a knife.

I have thought so many times about taking my own life, but I never thought how painful it can be.

I fell to the cold floor of the corridor, which spread a pool of my blood. And then I saw the very blade that has been thrown at me.

I managed to understand that it was something that looked like a metal stamp, but it was hollow except for the contours of what was depicted on it. It was in the form of some kind of pattern, somewhat reminiscent of the fusion of two symbols, and on the left side was a large symbol in the shape of the letter "aleph".

However, at the same moment, my eyes began to close, and I finally realized...

" Is this really the end? "

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"Why end?"

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"It's like i can still think."

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"Am I already dead?"

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"It doesn't look like i'm in heaven."

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"I'm still alive."

I opened my eyes.

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"What?"

It seems that I was in a field, near some country road. I realized that I was not in Japan, because the fields stretched to the horizon and were, apparently, wheat. I went out of the field to the road, and noticed that it was unpaved. Looking closely, I noticed mountains on one side of the road, but they were quite far away. What the hell happened to me?

But when I looked at my hand, I realized that the very symbol that was on the brand appeared on it - "aleph" and the fusion of two other letters that I did not know.

"Wait a minute!"

I gradually began to understand what was happening.

"Did I end up in another world after death? "

But if so, why did I have this scar on my arm. And why did I have all the things with which I was at the time of death.

"Well, at least my jacket looks a bit like a coat, and I won't look weird."

I went down the road.