100 Angels By Ryu Kurokage.19 -

Thank you for saving me.

He put his hand on the glass.

But tonight, the machine was new.

Angel 31 was Doubt . She looked different. Her wings were gray, not gold. When she appeared, the boy almost stopped moving. The black tide surged faster. 100 Angels By Ryu Kurokage.19

You have saved 70 angels. To save the 71st, you must give one back. Which will you abandon?

Kenji stared for five minutes. Then he chose Rest .

You are the first person to reach Angel 100. Thank you for saving me

The arcade on the edge of the city had a smell like burnt ozone and lost time. Kenji loved it. At sixteen, he was already a ghost in those neon-lit halls, chasing leaderboards no one else remembered.

What is the first thing you forgot?

You are lost. How many angels will guide you home? Angel 31 was Doubt

One angel saved. Ninety-nine remain.

Kenji sat in the dark arcade. The hum of the machine was the only sound. He thought of his grandmother's kitchen. The smell of miso. The way she called him Ken-chan . She died when he was seven. He had forgotten her voice. He knew he had. But now, in the silence, he remembered it again.