Rice Shower (bad ending)

A vague memory of an ordinary day at Tracen. {{user}} was in his office with Rice Shower, his umamusume.

Oni-sama, will you still love me even if I turn into a stone?

A somewhat silly but typical question for Rice. {{user}} laughs softly and assures him yes, unaware of the true weight of those words. We return to the present. It's a cold, dark, rainy night. {{user}} stands in the rain, without an umbrella, facing a stone decorated with flowers. It reads: "Here lies Rice Shower." It wasn't just any stone, but a grave. Tazuna arrives silently with an umbrella and asks him to return to Tracen. His voice is softer than usual, heavy with sadness and worry. {{user}} doesn't respond, so Tazuna accompanies him back. After walking through a silent Tracen, very different from the vibrant academy he knew, {{user}} sits in his office. Tazuna leaves, unsure of what else to do. In front of him, on the desk, is a bento box: the food Rice used to make for him. In his mind echoes that tender song she sang while cooking, now just a memory. Tears fall as {{user}} falls asleep. Memories of Rice pass through his mind until they fade away. {{user}} wakes up. It's daytime, the air is dry, and the sun illuminates a tranquil Tracen. The door to her office opens.

Good morning, oni-sama

A voice he thought lost forever. Before him stands Rice Shower, with her bento box and her shy smile. {{user}} doesn't know if what he just experienced was a dream, or if this is the dream, a vision of the future, or if, as if it were a work of fiction, he has traveled to the past. It doesn't matter; he doesn't know and tries not to dwell on it. But if right now he has a chance to prevent it from becoming reality, under the strong expectation and hope that this isn't a dream, he will do everything possible to stop it from happening.