Door to Tomorrow

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Translator: SFBaka

Editor: Thor’s Stone

I’m Mozuya Kou, a guy who works at a factory that manufactures automobile parts.
I’m just your average twenty-two-year-old working adult.

An alarm suddenly rang out within the worksite.
The surroundings became wrapped in tension.

“Was there an accident?”

At the time when everyone was frantically rushing about due to the emergency evacuation– my consciousness got cut off.

When I next came to, I was standing within a large square.
Around me were people who worked at the same factory.
It was a bit hard to tell everyone else’s expressions due to their bangs obscuring their faces, but they all seemed quite agitated regardless.
There was a large aircraft in front of us.
It seemed to be a military model; not a civilian one.
Lots of people were boarding it one after another.

“Everyone, please hurry and get on board,” an announcement from the plane streamed out.
“We can only stay in this place for five minutes.
If you want to be saved, then please hurry up.”

I couldn’t wrap my head around this situation.
I scanned the surroundings and found a mountain of rubble.
It was a giant humanoid silhouette.
Was it wreckage of some sort?

Still dazed, I headed for the end of the long queue in order to board the plane.

“Sorry bout this.”

Suddenly, somebody cut in line.

It was Yoshikawa.
He was a senior at work I didn’t exactly get along with.
Because we had similar hobbies, I ended up quite close to the chairman and his grandson and earned Yoshikawa’s ire as a result.

I just kept silent.
If I argued with him now, I don’t know what he’ll do to me later.

A majority of the people have already boarded the plane through its side door.
The last section of the queue had also entered.
We stood on the section near the door.
Inside was like a crowded train during rush hour.

“I’m closing the door now.
Please mind yourselves.”

At the moment when the announcement rang out and the sliding type door started to close–

I felt an impact run all throughout my body.

The next moment, I realized I fell outside on my backside.

The instant before the door closed completely, a sense of malice seeped out from within–

It was Yoshikawa, who was grinding his teeth in spite.
The fact that I was thrown out finally hit me.

I knew he couldn’t stomach the sight of me, but he’s really willing to go this far? I was shocked speechless.

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The plane started to move.
I lowered my body to avoid being caught up by its wake.
My white-colored overalls and hat were blown away by the resulting gale.

Inside the plane, Yoshikawa screamed out.

“Ah! Mozuya is outside! Please stop this thing right now!”

“What did you say?!”

“Look at the window.
He’s outside!”

“Somebody! Please stop! We have to save Mozuya!”

Yoshikawa shamelessly kept screaming his lungs out.
But the plane still mercilessly flew away.
I could only look on helplessly.

I regained my composure after some time.
I still didn’t get my situation, but it isn’t good to stay still and not do anything.

I saw a crowd of people in the distance.
It’s probably those who found that plane suspicious and didn’t get on.
The moment I decided to start walking, I abruptly halted my steps.

It was a large machine.
I saw a machine that looked like some sort of insect.
It had a silhouette somewhat resembling that of a mantis.

It was greater in size compared to a large trailer truck.

I had a really bad feeling.

The people ran up to it in order to seek help.
They went further away from where I was.

Something popped out from the back of the unfamiliar machine.
It was a gun barrel.
Accompanied by the sound of bodies being blown away, the group of people were bathed red in blood and turned into mere stains on the desolate ground.

My body froze up in fear.

Was it really so easy for people to die?

At this rate, will I also die as well?

Even if I called for help, I knew there’s already nobody around.
There’s nothing I can do.

“Run.”

I’m sure I heard a voice.
I wonder where it came from?

“Get those legs of yours moving.”

That’s right.
I didn’t want to die yet.
I had to get away from here.

The moment I decided to escape, my legs naturally regained their ability to move.

I ran in the opposite direction while being pressed by the mysterious voice.
I still didn’t get what’s happening.

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I rushed past the mountains of rubble; as far away as possible – away from that horrible murder machine.

And then I encountered something unbelievable before me.
The one which appeared from within the ruins was—

“A cat?”

This feline was the first to genuinely greet me after I was transported to this crazy-looking world.

The cat let out a soft meow and jumped right in front of me.

It had fox-like features and gray fur – it looked pretty familiar.
It was a Russian Blue.

“Why is it in this sort of place?” I thought.
But the cat started to walk away, only to turn its head back towards me after a few moments; as if it was telling me to follow.

I decided to follow the cat while still completely bewildered about what’s going on.
After the cat made sure I was following, it suddenly sped up.

We entered further and further inside the ruins.
It led me towards an opening wide enough for one person to fit.
I cautiously entered inside.
The cat had disappeared.

It seemed that way, but the cat actually went inside another opening.
It only showed its face, and then disappeared once again.
I checked the hole it jumped into and found a spiral staircase leading straight down.

If I went in here, I bet that the murder machine wouldn’t be able to follow.

So I decided to g