My youth story cannot be a knight war

However, this book of light completely breaks this rule. Its size does not seem to be designed for human reading at all. A person standing on the open page may not be as big as the stroke of one of the characters on the page.

And it's not just in Chiba Prefecture where Zaimokuza and his team are located. Such huge books have appeared over Tokyo, Kyoto, Osaka, Hokkaido... every landmark city in Japan. It even transcends national boundaries, and the shape of this book has appeared in every country in the world.

Even when looking from the universe, on the tiny star located under the huge ring of fire in the starry sky, faint golden stars are gradually lighting up on the surface of the planet, and they are all the same books of light.

And when these "tiny" "stars" gathered together, the entire blue star was replaced by gold. The light tore through the darkness that enveloped the star and melted the circular shock wave that slashed down like a blade.

"...!"

Golden light shone into the room from the edge of the window. Everyone who remained in the service club stared at the light in a daze. Among them, Hikigaya stretched out his hand with a dazed expression and touched a golden particle that emerged from the air in front of him.

"This is……"

The moment the particles came into his hands, countless voices echoed in his mind. Listening to those voices, Hikigaya's eyes slowly widened.

"Everyone's... voice."

The golden light spread in the palms of her clasped hands, and feeling the warmth, Yukinoshita Yukino whispered.

She felt that this light was dazzling but not sacred, but as warm and ordinary as the sunshine every day, because this light was made up of the hearts of all people on this planet. The moment it was touched, it was equivalent to touching the hearts of all people.

In it, Yukinoshita even heard her own voice, which told her the essence of this brilliance.

"Everyone's hopes and hearts have been gathered into this book..."

"..."

Looking at the golden light dissipating from his palm, Ayanokouji Kiyotaka, who was sitting in the helicopter, narrowed his eyes and looked at the Book of Light in the distant sky with a thoughtful look.

I see...was that what the previous video and light curtain were for?

Then who is behind all this?

The rapid sound of an alarm interrupted his thoughts. A red alarm exploded inside the helicopter, and at the same time, the pilot's terrified voice came from the front.

"Oh no! The radar system suddenly malfunctioned! We need to make an emergency landing immediately! I repeat! We need to make an emergency landing immediately!"

"...Tsk."

"Wow! This is truly a grand spectacle beyond imagination. I have to say it's like I've completely rediscovered this world for the first time in my life."

Ayanokouji made a smacking sound when he heard this, while Tsukishiro, who was sitting next to him, still had that man-eating fox-like smile on his old face. But even someone as cunning as him could not hide it perfectly at this moment, and every curve of his face that made up the smile was trembling slightly.

The reason why they were sitting in this helicopter now was because after confirming that they had encountered the "ghost wall" incident, Yuecheng decisively abandoned the expensive luxury car, took out the satellite phone and called this private helicopter using the latitude and longitude coordinates calculated by Ayanokouji, intending to fly directly to Chiba Prefecture from the air.

But not long after flying, such a horrific change occurred. Looking at the sky and earth outside that were filled with two completely opposite colors, this man-eating fox, who had always hidden his true feelings from others, couldn't help but speak his heart out for the first time under the emotional fluctuations.

"It seems that after this incident is over, I can consider retirement. After all, an old man like me will find it difficult to go far in this rapidly changing world."

"Then I wish you all the best. I believe that Mr. Yuecheng will live a happy and fulfilling life with many children and grandchildren."

"Haha~ Thank you for your kind words, Ayanokouji-kun. After all, an old man cannot compare to you young people. The world from now on will be yours."

"That's true, but the premise is—"

In the violently shaking helicopter, Ayanokouji and Tsukishiro tacitly gave each other psychological counseling before the fall to distract from the panic and suffocation caused by the rapid forced landing.

At the end of his words, Ayanokouji glanced outside the cabin, his eyes deep as he looked at the shining book in the sky and the black fog that swallowed all the light, his voice just as cold as before.

"—If there is a future after this world."

--Bang!!!!!!

Golden holy light burst out from the book, and the Book of Light that appeared above all major cities in the world shone together at this moment. Amid the sound of countless pages turning that resounded throughout the world, countless identical rays of light shot in the same direction.

These radiances drew brilliant trajectories in the Earth's atmosphere, like golden meteors streaking across the sky, tearing apart the darkness and despair that permeated the world, and converging on the same coordinates—

Chiba Prefecture, Chiba City.

Countless rays of light from all over the world converged on the book that appeared above the city. The Book of Light became more and more dazzling and brilliant as the light poured in. When the last ray of light poured in, holy light like the sun shot up into the sky.

“Wow—”

Zaimokuza and Kousaka, who were suspended in the black cloud, could only see an intense glow bursting out from below, which then engulfed them in the next instant. The two of them only had time to subconsciously let out a scream before losing consciousness under the impact of the light.

Under the tense gaze of everyone in the city, this golden pillar of light shot up from the center of the open book, rushing towards the other side of the sky at an extremely fast speed. It soon passed through the earth's atmosphere and continued to fly into space with undiminished momentum.

And the target is the ring of evil fire that now covers the entire planet.

At this moment, in the center of this purple ring of fire, the rich black color finally dissipated, and the ink-like color was wriggling in the center of the fire ring, about to surge out downwards.

The next moment, the light formed by the power of faith of everyone in the world crossed the long distance and hit the surging darkness in the center of the fire ring!

Space is a silent world, but at this moment all life on Earth seemed to hear a sound coming from the empty and silent universe, but it was not a violent explosion caused by the collision of light and darkness, nor was it a loud and inaudible roar.

If I had to describe it, it would be like the sound of the foundation of the world breaking, slight but shaking everything.

“—Now!!!”

The eyes on the helmet shone with brilliant blue light. When he saw the moment when the light and darkness collided, Xu Guoliang suddenly flipped the Grutidhede in his hands, and stabbed the golden flipping book below with the sword in reverse hand.

He never intended to use this attack to interrupt the arrival of the "Ultimate Darkness", because Xu Guoliang knew very well that this was impossible.

"Ultimate darkness" is a force from a higher dimension. In terms of its magnitude, it can even be said to be above the entire universe. Even if a small planet in the solar system burns everything on itself, it is probably a fantasy to even slightly shake it.

But being unable to "interrupt" does not mean being unable to "stop" it. These are two completely different concepts, just like blocking the flow of a river and guiding the flow of the river. The energy consumed is very different.

Xu Guoliang also understood that the arrival of "Ultimate Darkness" was inevitable for this world. The trajectory of fate had been set the moment this force observed this world. Therefore, no matter how hard he tried, he could not change this established fact. The countless world line observations were the best proof of this.

And since it cannot be stopped, we might as well accept this fact.

But this is not a matter of sitting and waiting for death. Xu Guoliang has been patiently waiting for the opportunity to come, and when the "ultimate darkness" is finally about to descend upon this world, it will be the best opportunity!

The "Ultimate Darkness" exists in the fourth dimension or even higher dimensions. Life in the third dimension cannot observe its existence, but when it is about to descend into this world and falls from a higher dimension and condenses into a physical form, everyone will be able to observe it.

At this special moment of "Advent", it can be considered that half of the "Ultimate Darkness" exists above the fourth dimension, while the other half is degraded to the third dimension. In other words, the current "Ultimate Darkness" can be interfered with by the power of the third dimension!

Xu Guoliang was waiting for this moment. The white blade of Glyutidehed's sword was inserted into the page of the book. Then he twisted it hard, and a sound like a door lock closing suddenly arose on the page.

At the same time, the golden light that was impacting the darkness suddenly exploded, like water poured out of a bucket during the Water-Splashing Festival, enveloping the sky-high fire ring and the darkness. The golden light transformed into countless fine silk threads and poured into the darkness, assimilating the dark hue.

The next moment, the burning flames of the fire ring and the rolling black mist in the center stopped, and in the silent universe, it came to life like an exquisite and shocking colorful ink painting.

This is not just a simple stagnation. The time belonging to the "Ultimate Darkness" is trapped in a loop of time paradox at this moment.

Now it is both at the moment of "coming" and at the same time in the state of "never coming", or in other words, the moment of coming is infinitely prolonged, and the coming that was originally due in the next second has been postponed to a distant future.

Just like Schrödinger's cat, it exists and yet does not exist, trapped in the double paradox of logic and fact.

Xu Guoliang, using himself as a "wedge," drove himself into the cracks of time. He severed the causal connection between the "ultimate darkness" and this world, using himself as a buffer to sever the connection between the two, bringing the former's unstoppable advent to a standstill.

But this approach also comes at a huge price.

"Well--!!!"

Lightning intertwined with black and scarlet exploded from the book that the sword had pierced. The boundless black accelerated the speed of erosion at this moment, and the original pure white and the current golden color were quickly assimilated.

This assimilated color spread rapidly in this mental space. The power of "ultimate darkness" eroded everything and spread towards Xu Guoliang, the subject.

At the same time, the outside world also underwent drastic changes that were so dramatic that they could not even be described as earth-shaking.

The "Ultimate Darkness" transcends the concept of time. Its advent means that the past, future, and even the present are all within its scope.

And now, all the forces that have descended on all timelines have fallen into "stagnation", but the fact that they have "already descended" cannot be changed. Paradoxes are superimposed on each other, causing a violent collision at the conceptual level.

The consequence of Xu Guoliang's actions was that the timeline, shrouded in the "ultimate darkness", was completely chaotic.

“What is that—!!!?”

An incredible scene appeared in the sky, and everyone in the world was stunned as they looked at the strange phenomenon in the sky.

Because what appeared above the sky was another world.

Like a reflection of the scene, something slowly emerged from the black fog that enveloped the global sky. It was a complex of buildings that was almost identical in layout to the city below.

Reflections corresponding to their respective regions appeared in the sky above all the world, and the only difference might be the area where Tokyo is located.

Above Tokyo, where high-rise buildings still stand despite the collapse of order, lies a ruined city engulfed in rubble and flames. The dilapidated and prosperous upper and lower parts form a stark contrast at this moment.

"That's... the Sky Tree!"

In the student council room of Shuchiin Academy, Shirogane Miyuki stared at a certain spot in the sky above the scene of the city of doom, muttering in disbelief.

It was a tall steel-colored iron tower, but half of the magnificent tower body was broken off, and the collapse crushed several high-rise buildings below, but Baiyin Yuxing would never mistake the identity of the iron tower.

That is the Tokyo Skytree, nicknamed "Tokyo Sky Tree". It got its name because it looks like a big tree reaching into the sky. It is the tallest building in Tokyo today and is also the street scene that Shirogane Miyuki can see every day when he rides his bike to school.

But why? Why did the Sky Tree appear in the sky? No, no, no, what on earth is going on with this scene!?

“President! What the hell is going on?!”

"This, I..."

Fujiwara Chika's lovely face was now extremely pale. She hugged the equally shocked Kaguya Shinomiya's slender waist and trembled as she asked Shirogane Miyuki a question. But he didn't know what was going on; his mind was in a mess.

On the contrary, it was Kaguya Shinomiya who looked at the scene. In her scarlet eyes, besides shock, there was a hint of thoughtfulness.

"The ruined Tokyo, the entire city has become a ruin--!!!"

As she continued to think, her eyes widened, and one last bizarre idea came to her mind.

Could it be that this scene in the sky right now is the future they have been seeing through videos and light screens?!

“President! This could be—!!!”

"!!!"

“Aa ...

Amid the simultaneous shrinking pupils of Shirogane Miyuki and Shinomiya Kaguya, and the screams of Fujiwara Chika, an unprecedented change suddenly occurred.

At the same time, everyone in the world broke out in a huge riot. People looked at the sky in horror, and then ran madly in all directions, each running faster than the other.

Because under everyone's gaze, the sky "collapsed".

All the reflections floating above various regions of the world fell towards the ground below at this moment, and the reflections and reality suddenly collided at this moment!

-

The ultimate light bloomed at this time, and the entire planet shrouded in black fog was filled with extremely bright light, as brilliant as the explosion of a supernova.

And when the light faded, the endless black fog and stagnant ring of fire in the sky still existed, hanging high in the sky.

But the original world has completely changed.

"in the end……"

He raised his hands to block the light and then slowly lowered them. Looking at the ruins of the city in front of him that seemed to have not changed at all, Kousaka Kyosuke's expression was full of surprise and doubt.

"what happens?"

……

After an unknown amount of time, the pitch-black color finally stopped spreading, and the entire mental space was almost shrouded in darkness. The pitch-black darkness covered the entire limit of vision.

The reason why I say "almost" is because it is the only different color that still exists in this world.

"Well……"

Leaning weakly on Glyutidehed with his hands, Xu Guoliang half-knelt on the ground, trembling slightly.

The book beneath him was still emitting golden light, but all areas outside the book were drenched in darkness, without a trace of light. The area where Xu Guoliang was located was the only colorful tone in this space.

After his transformation, his body was dyed with the same color as the outside world. Most of his white base clothes and armor were corroded by darkness, and even the drooping cloak was half soaked in it, like the filth left after blood solidified and turned black.

Xu Guoliang slowly raised his head, and one of the originally azure eyes on his helmet had turned pitch black.

This is the price he paid for his actions. As a buffer between the world and the "ultimate darkness", the power that was supposed to descend upon the former is slowly eroding Xu Guoliang.

Not only this mental space, but also his body, soul, and everything other than the first time.

When this pitch-black darkness completely engulfs him, the fact that the "ultimate darkness" is coming can no longer be stopped, and the existence of "Xu Guoliang" will disappear in the boundless darkness.

An old saying can describe his situation at that time, "eternal damnation."

"……listen to me."

Xu Guoliang rested his hands on the hilt of the sword, enduring the pain of being eroded by darkness all over his body, and tried hard to make the sound brewing in his throat spread out of this space and convey to the outside world.

"Time is limited. You don't need to know who I am. You only need to know one thing, um..."

"Now... I've stopped the arrival of the Ultimate Darkness, but I can't maintain the status quo forever. Based on your perspective, I can only hold you over for about seven days at best."

"This is the final deadline. After seven days... everything will be irreversible, so you must find a way to stop it all within this time. You are already the world's last... hope... hmm..."

His mind gradually became blurred. Xu Guoliang held his last breath and left his last words in the spreading darkness before he was about to lose strength.

"please……"