0. [Start: Dream]
"Very well. I shall do so."
The man's lips held a smile. He wore a black suit with a black tie, and his frame was massive. Perhaps because of that, the boy standing before him—though tall for his age—looked very small and frail in comparison.
The boy spoke to the man, who appeared to be over two meters tall.
"I hope it comes true properly."
This time, the man's expression hardened and his eyes changed.
"Oh dear. I've already granted it, haven't I? This is troublesome."
After that, the man seemed to mutter to himself with a furrowed brow before vanishing. And the boy opened his eyes. The ceiling of his own home came into view.