One-way traffic

To put it simply...

"If I just blew a breath and instantly killed the final monster that someone painstakingly wrote, how many readers do you think would immediately start cursing on the spot?"

Aleister's brow twitched incessantly; he simply couldn't understand what the other person meant by these things.

This is something he will never understand.

"Then... how do you explain the theory of parallel universes?"

"what?"

"The reason I was able to predict those things, those black holes, and those people from other dimensions... is all thanks to your help. If you hadn't arrived here and loaded this information into my brain beforehand, I don't think the outcome would have been like this."

So—Aleister voiced his question once again.

"The theory of parallel worlds does not exist in this world."

It's like putting a rubber band on a nail; no matter how long you stretch it, there's only one rubber band.

There is only one world; there is no such thing as a parallel world.

but.

"Your so-called non-existence exists within your work."

"...?"

Let me give you a simple example.

Using the simplest and most understandable method, the young man waved his hand.

"Let's say your world is a book called 'A Certain Magical Index'... and your worldview is set so that parallel worlds don't exist, right?"

"Then here's the problem: this so-called non-existent parallel world... is just something that doesn't exist in the setting of your book."

pat.

He clasped his hands together, and then an amusing smile appeared on his face.

"—Imagine there are a hundred real-life fan fiction authors who have read these books and written fan fiction with different endings. What do you think their work would be?"

"..."

"Your weapon called AAA, although it can only be used once, is not connected to your work... or rather, it is not just connected to a parallel universe of your world."

In other words.

"In places you have no way of knowing, and where parallel worlds don't exist in the setting at all, those worlds that are the same as yours—the Academy City on their side—are the places that your AAA is connected to."

Otherwise, it would be impossible to kill the life form inside the black hole with just AAA and the full power of Academy City.

"Do you understand now? Don't have too high expectations for your world, and don't wear arrogance on your face. Just how big is the scope of your so-called non-existent parallel worlds? Just think about it. The more than one hundred fanfiction authors I mentioned are a small number. How many are there in Japan alone? And if you add people from different countries who have read them, and the stories written by people who have read these books in other worlds, that alone is enough to depict what you consider to be a parallel world."

"Are you saying that our world is just a novel?"

"No, I was just using this concept as an analogy. How could this world actually be a novel, and there's an app that allows you to post, read comments, and even write fan fiction for you? That's too exaggerated. It's obviously fake, right?"

But even so.

The young man was still smiling, making it impossible to guess the truth.

"After that, it's all things you can do on your own."

"...Does that mean you'll never appear again?"

"That will depend on your performance."

Then.

Does the "you" mentioned here really refer to Aleister?

I think you should know the answer better than anyone else, right, author who's typing on the keyboard?

When Aleister came to his senses, everything had vanished from his sight.

"oops."

Aiwass stood still and looked at the human.

"You were stunned for a second just now, did something happen?"

"…nothing."

Aleister, immersed in the yellow liquid, regained his composure.

"It's just that a powerful being, whom we can never comprehend, has come here."

"It's just that simple."

Chapter 707 The Rampage Continues

"Ugh... this is so boring."

New world.

It's a place completely different from the ordinary world, yet it has scenery that's not much different from the ordinary world.

For example, in a place like Academy City, the architecture in a place like Shinchi would be almost exactly the same—but with some differences in atmosphere.

This academy city… no, this planet called Earth, has no human beings.

Once the designated time arrives, everything here will return to its original state, reverting to an architectural structure indistinguishable from the real world.

This is a world like a film negative.

It is a "new world" that develops by imitating the real world, where no one exists.

In theory, it is a place that no one can reach except by relying on the ability of ideal exile.

"Although the new world is indeed very nice, with only a few of us demon gods here, there's really not much to do."

Demon Goddess.

And the demon goddess Nephthus.

Two exceptionally beautiful young women each stood atop a building, hundreds of meters apart, yet their voices could still travel to each other's ears simply by speaking.

It's been about a few days since I was banished to this new world by that ideal.

During this period, the demons remained in this place where no life visited, wantonly destroying and creating everything they wanted to change.

Therefore, the entire place called Shincheonji is almost daily destroyed in various ways due to their influence on this massive planet.

But once midnight arrives, everything that was destroyed will be restored to its original state as in the real world.

"I wish someone would come."

"Your Majesty, we are no longer the demon gods of our prime. Let's not think about things that are impossible."

"Are you kidding me? You are a demon god yourself. You were able to open the gate from the new world back to the normal world at will last time. You're telling me you can't do something as easy as eating and drinking?"

"Oh dear... I was planning to play a trick on you, but I didn't expect you to take your character's persona so seriously."

"Of course! A demon god is a demon god. Although its power is somewhat weakened for us, there is nothing we cannot do in this tiny world."

The empress felt bored again, so she casually got up and took a straight step forward.

In an instant, her body was beside Nephthous.

"…Um?"

But just as she was about to continue doing some pointless things, she suddenly turned her head away.

"Oh dear, what's wrong?"

"Didn't you... notice?"

Now that you mention it… Nephtus also turned her gaze toward the spot where the Empress was looking.

Both of them felt it.

A unique, quite surprising aura.

"…oops."

What catches the eye.

She was a girl with silver twin tails, blood-red eyes, and white, transparent wings that descended directly into the air.

She calmly turned her head away.

They turned their gaze toward the two demon goddesses.

"Looks like something interesting is about to begin."

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Kakine Teitoku, the first Level 5 Level 5 esper in Academy City.

He has always been here not only as the number one idol, but also as the pinnacle of a Level 5 superpowered being.

"...How about we cancel today's live performance?"

"You've done this three times in a row. If you keep doing this, your fans won't be happy."

"Stop nagging."

Having just emerged from the bathroom, Kakine Teitoku, wearing a scarf and drying his brownish-red hair, returned to the luxurious living room.

The woman who used to work in the same secret service as me... Yuu Aya, who is also my current idol manager.

She sat on the edge of the sofa.

"Is it really okay for him to show off his abs right in front of me?"

"I've always considered women as nothing, let alone that I have absolutely no feelings for you."

"Ugh... what a spoilsport! Does this count as dumping me?"

“...From the very beginning, I have nothing to do with you, you bastard.”

Kakine Teitoku pursed his lips, sat on the sofa, and began to review today's documents.

…They're all idol projects that give you a headache.

"Live performances and variety shows are one thing, but why do they even want me to do food commercials for kids?"

"You don't actually think the idol industry doesn't need advertising, do you? We don't have that much budget."

"As the number one, and most popular idol in Academy City, you're telling me you don't have much funding...?"

"...If I hadn't swallowed half of it?"

Tsk. He couldn't be bothered with this guy anymore and simply threw all the documents in his hand onto the table.

"So, you're not planning to go to the live show today either?"

"If you don't go today, please help me quit tomorrow as well."

"oops…"

Yuuka Mimi blinked, while Kakine Teitoku threw the magazine at his face, crossed his arms, and slumped onto the sofa with all his weight.

"I feel like your current style is nothing like you."

"what?"

"You look like you have a lot on your mind... You've already turned down many idol activities in the past few days. If you keep doing this, we might really face the problem of losing funding and popularity."

"...Stop rambling."

Kakine Teitoku sighed impatiently.

"Anything on your mind?"

"A little bit."

"Can you tell me what's on your mind? After all, he's your manager, right?"

He threw the magazine off his face and looked at Yuzai Haimi with even more impatience.

Even if I told you, you wouldn't understand, and even I wouldn't understand.

"oh…?"

"I feel like something's missing. That thought has been lingering in my mind for the past few days... It's like someone who should have been here is gone."

"Don't you know who that person is? Or is it your long-lost lover?"