Shirou's clones number 30 million

The two had a very good relationship over the past three years.

They both suffer from chuunibyou (middle school syndrome), and although their backgrounds are different, they can tolerate each other.

However, Kitahara Shirou has now graduated from his chuunibyou (middle school syndrome) and is different from before.

As a normal person who has just graduated, getting involved with chuunibyou (middle school syndrome) again is something he tries his best to avoid.

"By the way, any of you guys are interested in time machines?"

"No." Tianlong Renlang shook his head slightly.

"I don't have any either."

Shirou Sakurai sighed softly, thinking to himself:

Although there are too many regrets in my past life, if I could start over, I'd rather not.

“I am somewhat interested.” Shirou Tsukimi thought for a moment and shook his head slightly. “Although I would love to give it to Lala for research, the consequences could be very serious. After thinking about it carefully, I think I’ll pass.”

Kitahara Shirou looked around and, noticing that Investigator Shirou remained silent, asked curiously:

"Do you want it, Investigator? You'll need to research the principles and improvements yourself, but the original materials for the initial version are clearly stated in the original work."

Investigator Shirou remained silent for a long time, then nodded slightly:

"I want."

"Have you thought this through? This is no small matter; one wrong move could lead to the destruction of the world."

"I've thought it through clearly, give it to me."

Chapter 146 The Story Had Already Begun

Chapter 146, Section 147: The Story Had Already Begun

"Okay, I'll go back and steal those devices right away."

"Thank you."

"You're welcome. Besides, in another world, the time machine might not work."

"It's okay, the time element is enough. I'm not using it."

Investigator Shirou paused for a moment, then explained:

"I plan to use it as material, combining it with Quinque and artifact manufacturing techniques, to create an artifact that can borrow the power of time."

"Huh...? Is it even possible?"

Kitahara Shirou subconsciously grasped his hand, recalling his memories of creating every Quinque in the past, and couldn't help but look puzzled.

"That's completely unrelated. In your memory, you don't have the ability to create such a prop."

Investigator Shirou's lips curled slightly as he smiled:

"Memory can be deceiving. Or rather, humans are constantly learning and progressing."

"Right now, I don't have the ability to create that kind of prop, but in the future, at most one month, I will definitely be able to create it."

"Where do you get such confidence?" Kitahara Shirou couldn't help but ask.

"It's intuition."

"Uh... well, let's give it a try then. Anyway, it's your own time that's being lost."

If we could actually create an item related to time manipulation, even if it only has a slight connection to it, that would be incredibly powerful.

......

On the day he returned to his own world, Kitahara Shirou stole the necessary tools for creating the time-jumping machine overnight.

Furthermore, they left a stack of money at Okabe Rintaro's base and in the workshop downstairs as funds for purchases.

After all, Okabe and his team didn't have much money, and all the items were purchased with their savings.

The existence of the time machine stemmed from a coincidence: both the old television downstairs and the telephone oven upstairs were indispensable.

If any one of these elements is missing, it would be difficult to recreate the time machine.

Only when both are combined can the special phenomenon known as time jump occur.

The next day.

"Oh dear...! Brother didn't bring his eye mask today, did he forget?"

"Xiao hope, is there any need to panic? I... well, I've already graduated from chuunibyou."

"Huh...? Really? That's great! Now I can finally go to school with my brother."

Kitahara Koki couldn't wait to leave the living room. Soon, her voice came from the kitchen as she reported Shirou's condition to her mother.

"Although I guessed that this day would come for you, I didn't expect it to come so soon. However, compared to other children, it seems too late."

At breakfast, Kitahara's mother wiped away her tears while smiling as she spoke.

"That's outrageous! In this day and age, aren't chuunibyou (middle school syndrome) and NEETs (Not in Education, Employment, or Training) quite common?"

Shirou was speechless. There were only three people in his family. Was it really necessary to act like this?

"By the way, where's Dad? Why didn't he have breakfast with us?"

"Dad has been working overtime a lot lately."

"Don't people usually work overtime at night? Who works overtime in the morning?"

"Because he comes back early at night, he said he should go earlier in the morning."

Shirou was speechless. After a moment of contemplation, he asked hesitantly:

"Mom, is there a relative of ours named Kitahara Haruki? Probably around my age?"

"Huh...? How do you know the name Haruki?"

Kitahara's mother looked surprised, then smiled and said:

"Before you were born, your father and I discussed it for a long time, and we decided that your name would be Chunxi."

"But after you were born, for some reason, the name Shirou suddenly popped into my mind."

"However, it's a name that we've been discussing for a long time, so it would be a waste not to use it at all."

"Therefore, after Xiaoxi was born, we brought out this name again."

"Of course, since Chunxi doesn't sound like a girl's name, we removed the first character 'Chun' and only left the character 'hope'."

So it was me all along?

Is it really true?

Shirou sighed softly. Although he had guessed it last night, he didn't expect it to actually be like this.

"Brother, I made plans with my classmates yesterday to go to Akihabara to buy the latest computer after school this afternoon. Do you want to come with me?"

"Akihabara? Why go to Akihabara to buy electronics? Isn't that a district for anime and manga culture? I've never heard of any famous electronics stores there."

"Huh...? My brother's been suffering from chuunibyou for way too long! The Akihabara you're imagining is completely different from the real Akihabara. Where in the world is there a '2D culture district'? Isn't Akihabara always been an electronics district?"

"This...it seems to be a branch line."

Shirou lowered his head and fell into deep thought.

Akihabara has always been a district of anime and manga culture, but in a branch timeline of Steins;Gate, it has become an electronics district.

If this is a branch line, even if I secretly take those devices, it won't help.

At the very least, once that time comes, Okabe Rintaro will regain his memories from other timelines.

Knowing everything, he will definitely join forces with Makise Kurisu to rebuild the time machine.

I wonder if my memories will be preserved as time goes by.

"Let's go together then. In my memory, Akihabara has always been a district of anime and manga culture."

But now, Akihabara has become an electronics district.

This means that even if the timeline changes, one can still retain the relevant memories.

"So my brother's chuunibyou (middle school syndrome) hasn't completely disappeared yet."

......

On the other side, in the world of ghouls.

After obtaining the equipment needed to manufacture the first version of the time jump machine, Shirou immediately began his experiments.

Of course, the goal is not to create a time-jumping machine, but to use these devices to imbue the Quinque with the power of time, creating a tool that can manipulate time.

"Teacher Yanfeng has been locked in his room since the night before last. I wonder what happened? Should we sneak in and take a look?"

In the living room, Anju Naoshiro stared intently at the manufacturing room and made a suggestion with a smile.

“No, Professor Kotomine must have his own reasons. We can’t do something so annoying.” Anju Kuroko shook her head slightly, rejecting her proposal without hesitation.

"Huh...? But he hasn't eaten for almost two days, he might be passed out inside."

"Isn't there a sound coming from inside? That means Professor Yanfeng is busy."

"That's true. Come to think of it, is manufacturing Quinques really such a time-consuming task? There are hundreds of Quinques in that room. I thought it would be easy to manufacture them."

Anju Naoshiro paused for a moment, then asked with a smile:

"By the way, should we take the day off again today?"

"Yes, we'll stay here to protect Professor Kotomine and ensure he's not disturbed by anyone."

"Understood! No one can cross our line of defense unless they step over our dead bodies."

At that moment, the door to the manufacturing room slowly opened, and Shirou's voice came out simultaneously:

"Don't make it sound so gory. What do you mean by stepping over corpses? Safety first. Run away immediately if there's any danger. My safety is none of your concern, you two trainees."

Chapter 147 Why That Expression?

Chapter 147, Section 148: Why That Expression?