In this crossover anime, Yoshikage Kira longs for a peaceful life.

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What she saw was not a dream; a dream wouldn't be so detailed, nor would it have such a beginning and an end.

That's the future!

This is their destined future, where they are destined to die!

Snapped!

The door to the lounge was closed again, and the woman, whose body was wrapped in bandages, disappeared from her sight.

But the girl's body was still cold. She hurriedly got up from the ground, tears welling in her eyes, and looked at her friend:

"Ritsu, let's go... let's get out of here!"

"Huh? Why?"

Ritsu Tainaka paused for a moment, his face full of confusion.

This was clearly a great opportunity!

They went to many livehouses that afternoon, but only the owner of this livehouse was very enthusiastic in inviting them to perform on stage, saying that it didn't matter if they performed badly.

Although the shop's decor was somewhat retro, resembling the aesthetics of the 1990s, the owner's enthusiastic invitation was too much for them to refuse, and they were half-heartedly pulled into the lounge to prepare for their performance.

Mio may be shy, but wasn't she happy just now?

Why the sudden decision to leave?

Akiyama Mio really wanted to explain to her, but time was of the essence, and the woman wrapped in bandages might be eavesdropping outside the door—it was she who overheard their practice and found it too unbearable to listen to, which is why she rushed into the lounge and strangled them one by one.

If Tsumugi hadn't bought her time, she wouldn't have been able to escape to the bathroom at all.

Even if they hid in the bathroom, they couldn't escape being strangled to death.

They even sent out distress signals.

If she reveals the future now, will the other party rush to strangle them beforehand?

Moreover, it did nothing to help anyone but plunge others into fear as well as she did.

Akiyama Mio looked at Ritsu with tears in her eyes and a pleading expression:

"Ritsu, please don't ask why, okay? I just want to leave here as soon as possible..."

"Ok."

Ritsu Tainaka thought for a moment, then nodded slightly, "Since Mio wants to leave, then let's go!"

Although I don't know why, Mio seems very scared.

Since that's the case, there's no need to force it.

Although I feel a little bad for the owner here, Mio's feelings are definitely more important than those of the strangers.

Ritsuyuki Tainaka and the other three said apologetically:

"Sorry, it seems we'll have to wait until next time."

"It's okay."

The young lady said gently, "I wasn't planning on performing here anyway."

"Although it's a bit of a shame, since Mio-chan has said so, let's go."

With an innocent smile, Hirasawa Yui put her guitar into her bag.

Meanwhile, Boqi silently picked up her guitar and prepared to leave.

The five quickly reached an agreement. Tsumugi helped the girl, whose body was feeling weak, leave the lounge and head towards the exit of the livehouse.

Just as they were about to enter the gate, and just as the hope of survival appeared in Akiyama Mio's eyes, the woman wrapped in bandages suddenly appeared in front of them, blocking their way.

The woman asked in a cold voice:

"Where are you going?"

Ritsu Tainaka hurriedly apologized:

"I'm so sorry, but something has come up at home and I have to leave..."

The woman's voice turned incredibly angry, and she screamed:

"Leave? No one is allowed to leave before the performance!"

"what?"

Ritsu Tainaka was startled and looked at the woman with some fear.

But soon, she felt as if countless eyes were staring at her.

Before they knew it, the people from the livehouse had all blocked their way to the entrance.

All of these people were staring at them expressionlessly.

Ritsu Tianjing swallowed:

What do you want to do?

Even the most oblivious person would realize something was wrong by now!

The bandaged woman looked at them coldly:

"Go back to your performance, or I'll kill you all right now."

A flicker of despair crossed Akiyama Mio's eyes; she knew she would be stopped.

But what other options did they have?

Summoning strength from who-knows-where, the girl broke free from Kotobuki Tsumugi's support, gritted her teeth, rushed forward, and tackled the bandaged woman to the ground. With her last breath, she shouted to the people behind her:

"Run away!"

Hirasawa Yui and Goto Doku were frozen in place, terrified. Ritsu and Tsumugi were also pale-faced and unable to move at all.

Akiyama Mio also sensed something was wrong, and she turned around in alarm.

He then realized that the bandages on the woman he had tackled to the ground had come off on their own, revealing large areas of burned skin.

The woman's expression turned incredibly ferocious, like a demon that had escaped from hell.

"I told you to go back and perform! Why won't you listen?!"

The woman roared as she stretched out her charred hands, her ten fingers revealing sharp, black nails that seemed poised to pierce the girl's throat.

In the end, I still couldn't change anything...

Akiyama Mio was in utter despair, watching in terror as those hands drew ever closer to her neck.

Even if she could do it all over again, she still couldn't save anyone.

Snapped!

The bandaged woman's hands stopped just one centimeter away from Akiyama Mio's neck.

Akiyama Mio instinctively lowered her head and saw a pink humanoid creature, about the size of a figurine, using its hands to block the woman's claws aimed at it.

"You can see me now, right?! This means I'm already in your sight!"

"No matter how many people there are, I can see them all at once!"

The voice, colder than usual, startled the girl for a moment. The next second, she saw the pink humanoid creature press its thumb.

Followed by.

BOOM!

The woman, whose body was wrapped in bandages, instantly 'exploded'.

There was no sound, no smoke, and no fire.

But Akiyama Mio was able to 'understand' the concept of an explosion and clearly stated that the woman died in the explosion.

And it exploded at the same time.

And then there were all the people from the livehouse who were standing in their way.

"How is this going?"

Ritsu's astonished voice rang in Akiyama Mio's ears; in her sight, these people had suddenly vanished.

Even the surrounding environment began to change, transforming from a retro-decorated livehouse into a horrific fire scene with charred marks everywhere, and dozens of charred corpses hanging from the ceiling appeared before her eyes.

But before everything changed, time had already begun to flow.

Flowing backwards.

18:15

In the blink of an eye, Akiyama Mio found herself on the street without even realizing it.

Ritsu Tainaka was excitedly discussing what had just happened:

"Mio! They're so amazing! Not only can they perform on stage, but they also have so many fans! Ah, just thinking about how we can stand on stage and perform someday makes me so excited!"

"Mio, what's wrong?"

Seeing his friend suddenly stop, Ritsu Tainaka asked with some confusion.

"No... I just..."

Akiyama Mio opened her mouth, unsure how to explain.

She was now absolutely certain that it was not a dream.

Instead, time is flowing backward.

That wasn't an ability she could possess, but rather the pink humanoid creature that possessed her.

She didn't know what it was, but she knew that he had saved her.

She was supposed to die in that underground livehouse, and Ritsu and the others would have died there too.

But he sent himself back to the past and used an 'explosion' to kill the bandaged woman who had killed them in the past, or rather, in the future.

And now.

Let's turn back time by one hour.