My youth story cannot be a knight war

After all, she successfully escaped from the nightmare. Although she cannot return home now, as long as she waits for the time machine to be repaired, she may be able to leave this strange era and return to the future.

——And now it seems that this idea is completely wrong.

How could he have escaped that horrific experience? The truth was probably quite the opposite. He had been completely devoured at that moment, consumed by the flames that permeated time. What he had thought he had escaped had simply plunged him into the deepest darkness.

Because all she saw was darkness, she hadn't realized that she had actually been in darkness the entire time... Finally realizing this fact, Asahina leaned weakly against the wall, curled up on the ground, and her low sobs echoed in the room.

It turns out that this is the truth, and it is also the real reason why history is so different from the records in the materials.

The problem is not a certain key node, but the entire history has problems... Time is shrouded in this black fog, starting from a certain node in the past, the present, and even the future, everything is swallowed up.

The fire rings are connected end to end to form an Ouroboros, representing infinity and cycle. Even time flows in this cycle, burying this history at the same time. The future may be the past, and the past can also become the future.

In the "linear" one-dimensional time, this ring of fire connects the two ends of time, making everything "inside" repeat in a cycle, becoming a singularity that transcends the normal timeline.

What awaits at the end of time in this singularity is the darkness that devours everything.

The moment she realized this fact, Asahina almost had a mental breakdown and wanted to just hold her head and cry.

Because it means that she herself may never be able to return home again.

If she didn't find a way to avoid this ring of fire that enveloped and bound time, and dispel the darkness that connected the past and the future, not only would this history swallowed by darkness have no future, but she would also not be able to leave this singularity at all.

Even her companions who came from the future to rescue her after she disappeared would not be able to find her, and it might even add more "missing persons".

"Why did it become——"

"Mikuru! Are you okay!?"

Just as Asahina was sobbing softly, her cries were interrupted by an anxious call. Kawasaki Saki poked her head out from the entrance of the floor and glanced around. The anxious expression on her face obviously relaxed when she saw the petite figure curled up in the corner, and she hurried over.

Walking up and hugging the curled up Asahina, Saki Kawasaki helped her up, looked at her red eyes, and spoke with concern.

"It's okay, sister, I'm here, come with me to take shelter in the basement!"

"Manager, I...Aiya!!!"

Asahina looked at the mature face in front of her with tears in her eyes. She opened her mouth, but the words she was about to say suddenly turned into a scream.

The shaking of all the buildings suddenly intensified at this moment, and the red light cut through the sky like a knife. On the pitch-black sky, the edge of the fire ring, which was actually the size of a planet, burned even more brightly and fiercely. The blazing white wheel edge cut through the sky, lighting up the sun-like glow in the darkness.

But in the center of the fire ring, there was an extreme darkness that was as different from the two poles. The pure black was wriggling in the center of the fire ring.

Something terrible is about to happen, and soon, it will overturn the whole world.

……

Pitch-black ominous clouds surged in from the other side of the sky, and the sound was like the ebb and flow of the tide on the beach, making the sand it touched wet and thick, and dyeing everything with its own color.

But in just a few seconds, the sky turned dark and gloomy, and a huge, brilliant yet sinister ring of fire lit up behind the black clouds. The strange color became the only bright color in this dark world.

"How can this be……"

Walking to the window of the classroom, the bright lenses of his glasses reflected the strange scene in the sky. The corners of Xu Guoliang's eyes twitched, and the strength of his left hand, which was holding the book "Myriad Living Beings Control", increased to the limit, and the long nails on his fingertips made a dangerous crisp sound.

The golden information flow passed through the black pupils of his eyes like computer code. Xu Guoliang activated the information reading ability of the control book and read and analyzed the strange scene that appeared before his eyes.

That's why he felt so unbelievable in his heart.

Because this is not in the real world, but the mental space created by Xu Guoliang using the book to control the myriad of living beings, so it can be said that this is a part of his inner spiritual world.

And now, even his heart was corroded by this thick darkness, like a robber breaking through the heavy locks and barging into the owner's home to rob and rob.

But precisely because this is Xu Guoliang's spiritual world, he can use the home advantage to see many truths that others cannot discover. Others will only be shocked and terrified by the darkness that covers the sky, but Xu Guoliang feels a stronger sense of horror.

"Past, present, future, not just the top and bottom of the timeline, but even the reality and illusion that exist as concepts, everything is affected. This is..."

"'Ultimate Darkness'."

Looking at the ring of fire floating in the sky of his mind, Xu Guoliang's face twisted slightly uncontrollably. The scale of the aftermath was far beyond his previous expectations.

Because this is just the momentum and vision before the arrival. The real master has not actually appeared yet, but it is already so shocking and heartbreaking.

...literally "shocking the heavens and earth and making the gods and ghosts weep."

"Damn it! That Daguba guy actually—!"

"Is this... the power that exists above the fourth dimension, a higher dimension? Then I really..."

There was a strong struggle in his eyes at this moment, and a fierce psychological struggle was going on in his heart.

Finally, after a while, a helpless sigh was heard in the old classroom where only one person was.

"Forget it, just die... Tsk, liking special effects heroes is such a bad habit for young people."

……

Chiba Prefecture, Chiba City, Takasaka family.

“What the hell just happened…!?”

Kousaka Yoshino held onto the handrail in the corridor, trying hard to steady herself as the situation swayed.

The ground at her feet was littered with the food she had just bought, packed in plastic bags. Looking through the window at the sky outside which had turned pitch black, Kousaka Yoshino's expression inevitably became one of panic.

She didn't know why it turned out like this. It was just because her daughter wanted to go home to be with her tonight because of what happened in Tokyo last night, so Kousaka Yoshino went to buy Kousaka Kirino's favorite dishes to cook. That was all.

Everything was normal when she just stepped into the door, but when the door was closed, the vibration was so violent that it seemed as if the earth's crust was pried open, causing Kousaka Yoshino to fall on the spot. She thought it was an earthquake and skillfully hid in an empty space in the corridor.

But instead of calming down, all this became more and more intense. Although Kousaka Yoshino was just an ordinary housewife, when she saw the terrifying anomaly in the sky, she knew that something big must have happened.

"Kyosuke...!"

The first thing that came to her mind was her son's stern face, and an unconcealable worry surged on Kousaka Yoshino's pale cheeks. She didn't know why, but she felt that Kousaka Kyosuke must be involved in this matter.

I'll call there immediately after this change stops. Kousaka Yoshino made this decision in her heart as she leaned against the wall and moved towards the entrance.

But just as she took a step, Kousaka Yoshino stopped immediately because a voice called her from behind.

"Kano."

"……well?"

When she heard this voice, Kousaka Yoshino's thoughts suddenly stopped, and the shaking scene in front of her eyes became blank.

Although she had not heard this voice for a long time, she had never forgotten it even for a moment. In her dreams for many nights, this voice and its owner kept appearing in her dreams.

Even the tone and voice when calling out to me were exactly the same as now and in my memory.

No way……

Her neck made a crackling sound like a rusty machine, and Kousaka Yoshino slowly turned her head to look behind her. Her wide eyes reflected a tall, strong black figure in the depths of the corridor.

The figure was bathed in darkness, standing quietly facing this side. Half of his face was pitch black, and the other half appeared in the dim light. It was a weather-beaten face, and the wrinkles at the corners of his eyes were as stubborn as the cracks on the bark of an ancient tree, while his eyes were as tough and bright as a rock.

The moment she saw that face, Kousaka Yoshino's lips trembled unconsciously, and a name came out of her mouth tremblingly.

"Da...suke?"

"Jianao, please."

The other person just looked at her, with a dark and heavy glint in his eyes, and his deep and powerful voice became low at this time.

"Tell Kyosuke that's enough, stop it—"

The red light streaked across the starry sky, passed through the sky of this planet, and washed over everything on the surface of the world.

And that familiar figure disappeared from Kousaka Yoshino's sight, leaving only the unfinished words in the shaking air.

……

"Uhhhhh!!!"

"Wow!"

"Zamokuza-kun!!! Hikigaya-kun!!!!!!"

Amid screams and Yukinoshita Yukino's anxious calls, Hikigaya Hachiman and Zaimokuza Yoshiki, whose center of gravity was lost and lifted up by the pulling force coming from all parts of their bodies, rolled over together and flew upside down into the sky, defying the laws of physics.

All this happened too suddenly, leaving them no room to think, let alone prepare themselves mentally.

But there was still someone who was able to react. Ye Shan, who was holding the window frame by the open window of the service department on the third floor, saw the two people flying upwards below, and his expression changed suddenly.

He was just about to close the window, but the abnormality in the sky attracted everyone's attention, and then a tremor swept across the earth. Ye Shan immediately reached out subconsciously to hold the wall at the edge of the window, and maintained his balance when everyone in the classroom behind him fell.

Before the vibration stopped, the strange changes below made Ye Shan's heart tighten.

Without caring about anything, he immediately grasped the window frame with one hand and stretched out his other hand towards the two people below who were about to fly to this height, shouting loudly:

"Give me your hand!"

The next second, two figures passed by Ye Shan by the window, and then Ye Shan suddenly pulled back hard, and fell to the ground with a figure in his arms.

The person who was pulled in was Hikigaya, and even after being pulled in, he still felt that he was floating upwards. Feeling the unnatural force on Hikigaya, Yeshan gritted his teeth and used the weight of his body to press him to the ground sideways to stop it all.

All this happened in less than a second, and another figure had already leaped out of the window of the service department with a scream, flying into the sky without any hindrance.

Just now, Zaimokuza, who heard Hayama's shout, reacted subconsciously in mid-air - he grabbed Hikigaya's clothes with both hands, spun his body in mid-air, and used the force of the rotation to throw Hikigaya, who had not reacted, towards Hayama's hand that stretched out from the window.

The latter only had time to see Zaimokuza's face in that brief moment before he was dragged into the classroom by Hayama. When Zaimokuza's figure disappeared from the edge of the window, Hikigaya suddenly came to his senses.

"——Taimu Seat!!!!!!"

"Well!"

Hikigaya's hoarse roar resounded throughout the service club. He immediately tried to break free and stand up, but Hayama held him tightly and forcibly pinned Hikigaya to the ground, stopping his attempt.

"Let me go! Ye Shan!"

"Yihui!!!"

Hikigaya supported himself on the ground with his hands, trying his best to push away Hayama who was pressing on his back and using his body as a weight. Ebina Hina, who was sitting on the ground, came to her senses after hearing his roar.

Her cheeks were immediately filled with panic. She tried to keep her balance while swaying. Her glasses slipped off her nose due to the excessive movement. She stumbled and tried to run towards the window.

But Ebina suddenly fell down. When Ye Shan saw her running towards the window, he quickly stretched out his other hand to grab her ankle and forcibly stopped her extremely dangerous behavior.

"Hayato! What are you doing—"

“—That’s enough!!!”

Hayama's sudden roar overwhelmed Ebina's questioning and Hikigaya's struggle. Feeling Hikigaya's body stop struggling, he looked out the window with a heavy expression at the endless darkness.

"It's... too late. We can't save Zaimokuza-kun anymore."

"..."

Hikigaya, who was pinned down by Hayama, lowered his head. His hands were supporting the ground with his fingers spread out, his fingertips tightly clasping the cracks in the service club's floor. His drooping bangs obscured his expression and eyes.

"how come……"

Ebina also collapsed and sat down on the ground in a duck-like posture, staring blankly out the window.

But within a short period of time, the familiar white figure disappeared and was swallowed by the dark sky.

……

What does it feel like to fly in the sky without any tools?

Zaimokuza understood now, and if he had to say it, it was a feeling of his entire soul being suspended, breaking free from the constraints of the earth and gravity and flying freely in the sky. This had been the dream of mankind for thousands of years.

But now Zaimokuza, who has fulfilled this human dream, is not happy at all, because he doesn't want this at all, it is completely forced.

His figure was tumbling above the sky shrouded in darkness. All around him were thick, dark clouds that obscured the view, and strong winds lingered in his ears, swallowing up even his screams.

Zaimokuza could only feel that he should be flying towards the sky. The reason why he used the word "should" was because even the scenery below was swallowed up by clouds and black fog. He couldn't even tell whether he was rising or falling.

Now he could only be thankful that he had subconsciously given the chance of survival to his friend, so that both of them would not get into trouble together. Even if he was going to die, he would die alone now, so as not to leave others with double the sorrow.

“Woooa ...

"???"

But at this moment, he heard another person's scream. Although he was also imprisoned, Zaimokuza still looked in the direction of the scream with difficulty. He wanted to know who else was as unlucky as himself.

A figure rushed up from the darkness below, quickly broke through the thick black fog, and hovered not far from Zaimokuza. A panicked face appeared in Zaimokuza's vision, which was inverted due to his body shape.

Looking at this face, Zaimokuza was stunned. The other party also saw his face at this time and was also stunned.

Although they had never actually met in real life, both of them were very familiar with the face that appeared before them, because to some extent, they were comrades-in-arms who had a close enough relationship to trust each other's backs and life and death.

Of course, this is a fact that happens in the future.

And now, they are just familiar strangers meeting each other for the first time.

Subconsciously, they each said a name that the other had already known.

"Zaimokuza!?"