The next day, Kenji found Maru waiting for him outside the store. His eyes were red.
"I remembered something."
They sat.
"I remembered who I really am. Not just Maru. I was Haru. In the dream. I created that world."
Kenji's eyes widened.
"But that's not all," Maru continued. "You too... you are Joceka. You were the one dreaming of me."
Silence.
"We dreamed of each other. Both of us were infected with the syndrome. Both of us created worlds. And both of us... were searching for each other."
Maru's eyes teared up.
"That's why I can't forget you. Even if I forget everything else."
Kenji held his hand. "I won't forget you either."
They sat there. Hand in hand. And the world around them continued.
But the forgetting did not stop.