Shirou's clones number 30 million

By the same token, if I accomplish something great, I might be able to acquire skills from Red A.

But the key issue is that I don't seem to be able to accomplish anything great.

Rintaro Okabe had several chances to save the world, but he had already destroyed the tools to create the time machine, so this timeline was probably fixed.

Moreover, time machines cannot be exposed to light, so they can never become famous.

In other words, following Okabe Rintaro's path might lead to some achievements, but it's both dangerous (mainly referring to others) and troublesome.

"My story is just a typical romance anime; it's unlikely to achieve anything extraordinary."

"Ugh, so annoying!"

"However, in the end, this is not just about choosing a route, but about choosing the future."

"Red A considers himself a champion of justice, single-mindedly dedicated to saving the world; Sakurai, though he chose the wrong future, is still moving forward well; and Kanbara is even simpler, focusing all his energy on basketball."

"So, what about me? I don't think there's anything I particularly want to do."

There are actually quite a few people like this.

Many Shirous felt the same way: confused, lost, and unsure of what they should do in the future.

That's true, too.

Most of Shirou is high school age, and even though he has lived three lives, the length of each life he has lived is not long enough.

Even if you were a child three times in a row, you wouldn't become an adult just because you spent too long as a child.

"Tsukimi once felt the same way, but now he has found what he wants to do: travel the universe with Lala."

“But my situation is different from his. I don’t have a princess Lala who fell from the sky, nor do I have a lover who is worth giving everything for.”

"I have no memory of my past self; I was a teenager for a long time. Back then, I always thought I was a unique being in the world, fantasizing that I had the power to destroy the world."

"But now that we truly possess the power of destruction, why are we instead lost?"

Just then, a song suddenly came from outside the window.

It was a very clear voice, yet the singing was full of tenderness, as if a pair of delicate hands were gently wiping away one's soul, removing all the confusion within.

Chapter 192 The Weird Duo

Chapter 192, Section 193: The Weird Duo

When Kitahara Shirou came to his senses, his feet were already moving involuntarily.

I rushed out of the house and followed the melodious singing to the park near Kitahara's house.

There were only a handful of people in the park at night: a homeless man lying on a bench, a couple whispering under a tree, and a girl singing softly from the top of a slide.

She was wearing a long white dress, looking up at the moon, her back to Shirou, who had run all the way from home.

The moonlight shining on me had a unique charm, as if a scene from a comic book had come to life.

Her singing wasn't loud, but it sounded incredibly clear to Shirou's ears.

Every single word was exceptionally clear.

As the music ended, Kitahara Shirou seemed to awaken from a dream and spontaneously began to applaud.

Hearing the applause behind her, the girl quickly turned around and looked at Shirou in surprise:

"Kitahara-kun? When did you arrive?"

"I just arrived a little while ago and heard someone singing over here, so I came to check it out."

As he spoke, Kitahara Shirou felt a strange flutter in his heart, but he couldn't quite put his finger on what kind of feeling it was.

Do I like her? Not really. I've never been the type to fall in love with someone at first sight.

Or perhaps, her singing simply touched his heartstrings?

"Why...?"

Ogiso Setsuna paused slightly, carefully examining Shirou, a look of surprise on her face:

"Kitahara-kun has been dressed very normally and quiet at school lately. I had a suspicion before. Have you finally recovered?"

"What do you mean I've finally recovered? I wasn't sick. But, well... because of some things that happened, I graduated from chuunibyou."

“That’s good. Kitahara-kun was really strange before. I couldn’t understand a word you said and had no idea how to talk to you.”

Ogiso Setsuna nodded repeatedly, a slight smile appearing on her face.

"Is it that strange?" Kitahara Shirou couldn't help but say. "There are actually quite a lot of people with chuunibyou (middle school syndrome), it's just a common phenomenon."

"No, there aren't that many. Isn't Kitahara-kun the only weirdo in our school?"

"Uh... okay, you're not wrong about that."

Kitahara Shirou paused for a moment, then added:

"However, this only shows that our school is special. In my opinion, every school has at least one or two 'chuunibyou' (middle school syndrome) students. I'm just one of them."

"Is Kitahara-kun really that unwilling to admit that he's a weirdo?" Ogiso Setsuna couldn't help but laugh.

"If that's the case, aren't you a weirdo too? Standing here singing in the middle of the night, there's no one else like you who's weirdo."

"When someone says that, there's really no way to refute it."

Ogiso Setsuna chuckled for a moment, then changed the subject, saying with a smile:

"If that's the case, then the two of us are a weirdo duo, right?"

"What kind of villain is this?"

After instinctively making a sarcastic remark, Kitahara Shirou turned and asked:

Do you still often go to karaoke alone?

"Yeah, I go about once a week. Come to think of it, Kitahara-kun used to go with me a lot a few years ago, but after he became a monster, he never invited me again."

Ogiso Setsuna sighed softly and said with a touch of melancholy:

“After that, our relationship became increasingly distant, and conversations like this feel like they happened a long time ago.”

"Feel sorry."

"Don't apologize. Apologizing at a time like this just feels really strange."

"That's true."

Kitahara Shirou smiled, shifted his gaze from her, looked up at the bright moon in the sky, and involuntarily, images of other Shirous appeared in his mind.

The two chatted in the park for the rest of the time until Ogiso Setsuna's phone rang, at which point they went home one after the other.

After tonight's conversation, Kitahara Shirou felt that the long-estranged relationship with his childhood friend seemed to have been brought a little closer.

However, the estrangement created by years of being like strangers is not something that can be easily erased.

......

Two days later, on Saturday, at the Kitahara residence.

"Brother, why are you dressed so formally today? Are you going on a date with a girl?"

Before she could finish speaking, Kitahara Koki laughed and denied it:

"No way! My brother would never go on a date with a girl! Ouch..."

Kitahara Shirou's face darkened, and he lightly flicked her forehead before saying:

"That's right, that's it, I'm going out shopping by myself."

"Going alone? That would be so lonely, wouldn't it? Do you want me to come with you, brother? One KFC meal is enough."

"Hmm...it's not impossible, but you have to help me carry my things."

If you are alone, you can just put it in the white mist space.

But with one more person, it's no longer possible to do it openly.

After all, Shirou didn't intend to tell his sister about his superpowers.

"What does my brother want to buy? Didn't he already graduate from chuunibyou?" Kitahara Koki subconsciously recalled the strange gadgets he had bought in the past.

"Yes, that's why I need to buy some casual clothes."

"Oh, I see. You need to buy some casual clothes. All of your clothes are the really outrageous kind; it's embarrassing to wear them out. But the whole outfit is quite expensive. Do you have the money, brother?"

"Yes. Don't worry about the money; I've prepared 200,000 yuan for today."

"Huh...? Where did you get so much money, brother? You've never worked before, have you?"

"Of course, it's from my pocket money that I saved up."

"Liar! My brother spends money recklessly, how could he possibly save any?"

"It's a shame I didn't lie to you. Actually, I won a small amount of the prize money."

Kitahara Koki's eyes lit up, and she quickly asked:

"How much did you win?"

Shirou held up three fingers and shook them casually a few times:

"About this number."

"Three hundred thousand? Or three million?"

"Well... I'll go with the second number."

"That's a lot of money! I've never heard you mention that before! When did this happen?"

"It happened just a few days ago."

Although both Shirou Kitahara and Shirou Sakurai said that the gold they placed in the White Mist Space could be used at will, Shirou Kitahara's pride would not allow him to do anything reckless.

Moreover, there's no need for it.

With his power, making money in this magic-free modern society would be incredibly easy.

The simplest way is to buy lottery tickets; to avoid trouble, you can even go to other countries to buy them.

When it's time to collect the money, use the transformation technique again.