Where am I? How did I end up here?
A gentle breeze brushed past, but the boy felt only a cold sense of displacement as he stared at the endless, unfamiliar grasslands. It was as if he had been stripped of every memory and tossed into this strange place.
There were no people, no buildings—nothing. The boy searched his clothes, hoping to find any clue about why he was here, but he found nothing.
Unfortunately, whether it was the jacket or the pants of his blue adventuring gear, he couldn't find a single object to prove his identity. Exhausted and parched, he finally knelt by a nearby lake to drink.
The cool water rejuvenated his dry throat. He couldn't help but let out a small cry of relief.
"Whoa, I'm back to life! This water is so sweet and delicious!" After drinking his fill, he wagged his tail happily. Planning to wash his face to cool down, he leaned over the water—only to see a reflection staring back at him.
Reflected in the water was a boy with silver-gray fur, golden pupils, and pink-lined ears. He was wearing blue adventuring gear and looked like an eight-year-old dog-beastman.
"Haha! Who is this? He looks just like a dog! Is he doing some kind of cosplay? Those ears are pretty fancy—oh, they just twitched! How funny!"
The boy clutched his stomach, laughing as he rolled around on the ground. He looked around, trying to find where "that dog" was hiding. If he found him, he’d definitely give him a pat on the head and tell him he’s a "good boy." But there wasn't a soul in sight.
"That's weird... where did that dog go? How did he disappear so fast?" the boy muttered to himself. Suddenly, his gaze fell upon his own hands resting against his chest.
Those were five slender fingers, but the back of his hand was covered in a thin layer of silver-gray fur. He flipped his hand over—there, neatly arranged on his palm and fingertips, were soft, pink paw pads.
"..."
The smile froze on the boy's face.
Slowly, he reached down toward his backside. There was something fluffy there. As he moved, it seemed to have a mind of its own, curling slightly as his fingers brushed against it.
He raised his hand again, touching the top of his head. Those pointed ears with pink interiors twitched sensitively under his touch.
"..."
The boy sat up slowly. Stiffly, he turned his head once more to look at the crystal-clear lake.
The boy in the reflection—the one who "looked just like a dog," with silver fur and golden eyes—stared back at him with an equally stiff and disbelieving expression.
"This..." the boy's voice trembled as he pointed at the reflection, then at himself. "This dog... is me?"
He finally realized that the "cosplay" he had just been laughing at was his own true appearance.
Terrified, the boy frantically inspected his body. He twisted his head toward his rear, only to find a bushy tail wagging uncontrollably.
"Wait, no way... I’m actually a dog!"
"How is this possible? Why don't I have any natural instinct of being a dog?"
"Does amnesia really make you forget that you're a dog? Is this for real?"
What is my name...
The boy tried desperately to think, but he couldn't recall anything. Suddenly, an image flickered in his mind—a warm voice calling out to a small puppy that looked just like him.
"Leshi..."
第一章：雷希
「我在哪裡？我怎麼會在這裡？」
一陣微風輕輕拂過，但男孩看著眼前無邊無際、陌生的草地，心中只感到一陣寒冷的疏離感。他彷彿被剝奪了所有的記憶，就這樣被隨手丟進了這個奇怪的地方。
這裡沒有人，也沒有建築物——什麼都沒有。男孩翻遍了衣服，希望能找到任何關於自己為何在此的線索，卻一無所獲。
遺憾的是，無論是那套藍色冒險裝的外套還是長褲，他都找不到任何一件可以證明身分的東西。他又累又渴，最後跪在附近的湖邊打算喝口水。
清涼的湖水滋潤了他乾涸的喉嚨。他忍不住發出一聲放鬆的驚嘆：
「哇，活過來了！這水好甜、好好喝喔！」喝飽之後，他開心地搖了搖尾巴。他打算洗把臉讓自己冷靜一下，於是俯身靠近水面——卻看見水中有一倒影正盯著他看。
水面映照出一個有著銀灰色毛髮、金色瞳孔和粉色耳窩的男孩。他穿著藍色的冒險服裝，看起來像個八歲大的犬族獸人。
「哈哈！這誰啊？長得好像一隻狗喔！他是在玩什麼角色扮演嗎？那對耳朵做的真精緻——喔，剛剛還動了一下！太好笑了吧！」
男孩捂著肚子，笑得在地上打滾。他環顧四周，想找出「那隻狗」躲在哪裡。如果找到了，他一定要摸摸對方的頭，誇獎他真是個「乖孩子」。然而，周圍連個人影都沒有。
「奇怪……那隻狗跑哪去了？怎麼消失得這麼快？」男孩喃喃自語。突然，他的目光落在了按在胸口的手上。
那雖然是有著五根纖細手指的手，但手背上卻覆蓋著一層薄薄的銀灰色毛髮。他把手翻過來——在那裡，他的掌心和指尖上，整齊地排列著柔軟的粉紅色肉墊。
「……」
男孩臉上的笑容凝固了。
他緩慢地向身後摸去。那裡有一個毛茸茸的東西，隨著他的動作，當指尖刷過時，那東西彷彿有自主意識般微微捲曲了一下。
他再次抬起手，摸了摸頭頂。那對粉色內裡的尖耳朵在他的觸碰下敏感地抽動著。
「……」
男孩緩緩坐起身。他僵硬地再次轉過頭，看向清澈見底的湖泊。
湖中倒影裡的那個男孩——那個「長得像隻狗」、擁有銀色毛髮與金色雙眼的男孩——正用同樣僵硬且不可置信的表情回望著他。
「這……」男孩指著倒影，又指了指自己，聲音顫抖著。「這隻狗……是我？」
他終於意識到，自己剛才還在嘲笑的「角色扮演」，竟然就是他真實的模樣。
男孩驚恐萬分地瘋狂檢查自己的身體。他把頭扭向後方，只看見一條蓬鬆的尾巴正不受控制地搖擺著。
「等等，不是吧……我真的是一隻狗！」
「這怎麼可能？為什麼我一點當狗的本能都沒有？」
「失憶真的會讓人連自己是隻狗都忘記嗎？這是在開玩笑吧？」
我叫什麼名字……
男孩拚命地想要回想，卻什麼也記不起來。突然，一個畫面在他腦海中閃過——一個溫暖的聲音正呼喚著一隻長得跟他一模一樣的小狗。
「雷希……」
湖面倒影
