[Time seems to stop. All over again, it's the image of Natsuo falling out of the door, bloodied and still. Eichi's eyes widen, and it's a miracle he stays standing, but after going through the shock once, this reality is... different, somehow.]

Natsuo-kun...?

[He says his name slowly.] What do you mean? [He knows, but he asks.] This must be some sort of a prank, or a cruel joke? Or he's gotten into something and is injured once again?

Is that what you mean? It's what you mean, isn't it?