Chapter 402: The Rewound World
"!!"
The Demon King recognized this music, trembled, and quickly searched for the source. Unfortunately, translucent chains emerged from the Sky Castle and began to bind him.
Eggy didn't stop, and the chains grew stronger until the Demon King was once again taken back to the Sky Castle...
The pressure vanished along with the gigantic astronomical clock, sealed again with the Demon King.
"Ha... Ha... I told you, you'd return to where you belong..."
Yuki, having regained his body, sighed and fell to his knees. His body was paying the price.
His bones and organs were damaged, fortunately not as severely as the last time in the Dream world, where he fought another Champion for some time. Nevertheless, it was still unbearable.
"Yuki!"
"Master."
The door to the spirit world opened, and Est and Eggy emerged. Eggy held Mikoto, while Est ran to Yuki's side.
"Don't... Worry, I'm fine... Zafkiel."
Quickly calling his angel, Yuki materialized his spark gun, and the small world fell back into his palm.
The energy had been gathered; only rewinding the time of the entire world remained.
"All right... It's time to fulfill it. Don't worry, Mikoto, everyone will return..."
Smiling at the unconscious Mikoto, Yuki pulled the trigger, shooting the small world.
"Zafkiel: Dalet-2"
*Bang...
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One year earlier...
As the whole world rewound in time, the world's will supported Yuki as its beloved son, resurrecting everyone to their original state. Using all the energy stored in the small world, Yuki was able to rewind the world's time by one year.
Academy City returned to normal, and all its inhabitants continued their lives as if nothing had happened. However, in some part of the city, a handsome boy in a gothic suit made his appearance.
"So, this is Academy City one year ago..."
Yuki, who had recovered from his injuries thanks to Zafkiel, smiled and looked at the vast city.
He had succeeded in reversing time and was now enjoying the view.
[Nothing has changed]
Snorting, Eggy didn't notice anything unusual. As someone who had traveled through time, she was disappointed.
This city wasn't like Konoha, where, when traveling to the past, she could clearly see the changes and how much it had progressed.
[Master, what are we going to do?]
Est, on the other hand, was more concerned about the plan ahead. With a year's time before Mikoto got into trouble, the trio had enough time to think.
"You don't have to worry about this, Est..."
Shaking his head, Yuki smiled, and his eyes gleamed.
"It's a beautiful city. I like it enough to keep it... Hihihi."
Perhaps only Yuki dared to think of Academy City this way. After all, with Aleister behind the scenes, doing this was nearly impossible...
Unless he killed that annoying magician.
[Yuki...]
[Master...]
Even Eggy and Est were surprised by this.
"I'm just joking. It's terrible to be in charge of something as tedious as this city."
Shrugging, Yuki sighed heavily. He knew taking over Academy City would be a pain in the ass.
He preferred to operate in the shadows.
[Master, this city is dangerous. There are too many powers.]
Est, having seen the Demon King annihilate this city, knew there were powerful esper abilities and other entities to be wary of.
"Don't worry. If the worst happens, I'll summon Yuno."
At the moment, he didn't want to release the Demon King again. His body couldn't withstand being released so soon; his injuries weren't healed by the law of sleep, and his body needed time to adapt to his monstrous power. So, he thought of his best card.
Yuno, as the Goddess of Time and Space, would surely deal with Aiwass and some other powerful entity.
However, the consequences of summoning her would be disastrous, so he would only do it if necessary.
[What about that electric girl?]
With so many variables, Eggy couldn't grasp the whole situation, especially concerning Mikoto.
"Don't worry. For now, I'll let Mikoto continue her normal life. It wouldn't be good if she got involved too quickly, so I've sealed the chat room, and her memories will only return in a year."
At this moment, Mikoto was 13 years old, and it was still a year before she summoned Yuki.
Yuki didn't want Mikoto's peaceful life to be disrupted so soon, so he would let her enjoy this year in peace.
Still, shooting her with the sixth bullet: Vav, Yuki took the opportunity to send Mikoto's consciousness into the past.
In this timeline, it would be a year later in the future, delaying her memories of her summoning and the chat room until the right moment.
[Unexpectedly, you have a conscience...]
[Master is very kind...]
After explaining this to his two spirits, Eggy took the opportunity to mock him, while Est looked at him with teary eyes. No matter what, Yuki was bearing Mikoto's burden and letting her live without worries, at least for a year.
"..."
Yuki didn't respond and shrugged. It's not like he wanted to be kind; he just thought Mikoto deserved some time of peace and tranquility, living an ordinary life.
She's a girl who has suffered a lot of mental stress, and a year's time would be enough for this electric girl to return to normal.
(Well, it's not like I'm alone.)
Thinking of his supporting spirits, Yuki didn't feel depressed because during this year, he would be in good company.
(But still, I need one more henchman...)
A henchman who, like him, moves in the shadows and is accustomed to doing dirty work.
Smiling, Yuki quickly selected the next candidate and opened the chat room, sending a message.
"Yuki Uchiha (Champion): I have a job..."
"Yami: Fine..."
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Mikoto had a dream. In that dream, she was suffering—her DNA, intended for the good of medicine to cure diseases, was taken away and used to create clones, which were then sacrificed by the most powerful esper in Academy City to level up.
This was a turning point for her. Discovering it, she slept on the street and cried all night until something suddenly appeared in her life.
[The world has seen your problems. The Champion has decided to help you. Join this chat room, and the Champion will assist you with your problems.]
A strange holographic screen began to haunt her for a week.
Who would have thought that through this holographic screen, Mikoto could travel to other worlds and meet completely new people.
Everything was great...
Even to the point that her esper powers increased. Unfortunately, even with her powers, Mikoto couldn't stop the experiment.
"I will help you..."
But not all was lost. A black-haired boy extended his hand in help, and the boy's light was so warm, as if the world itself loved him. Mikoto smiled and firmly grasped the extended hand; there was hope. Her sisters would be saved;she could feel it. Everything would be alright. She wasn't alone.
"Please, Uchiha-san, help me save my sisters... all of them."
"It will be my pleasure, my lady~"
*Bang
And with the boy's gun firing at her head, the dream ended.
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"Ha... Ha... That dream again..."
Opening her eyes abruptly, Mikoto sat up in bed. Touching her head, she wiped away the sweat running down her forehead.
It had been a week since she started having this dream. She didn't know why or what caused it. Dreaming the same thing every night about that boy—it couldn't be real.
Using her DNA to create clones and then killing them, traveling between worlds, meeting heroes—everything must be a dream. Yet, a part of her hoped it was true.
Not for the part about the clones, but for the adventures she experienced, the people she met, and that boy from another world.
"Onee-sama?"
Tilting her head, her roommate furrowed her brow slightly and asked. Mikoto snapped out of her thoughts, thinking she might have had a nightmare.
"Is it that dream again?"
Kuroko was concerned. Mikoto had briefly told her about this dream, and what started as a casual conversation between friends had turned into a nightly occurrence. This wasn't normal.
"Yes, but don't worry, Kuroko. It's just a dream..."
"It's exactly because it's a dream that worries me, Onee-sama. It's not normal to dream the same thing."
Shaking her head, Kuroko suddenly approached.
"Why don't we let a doctor examine you, Onee-sama..."
As a Tokiwadai Ace and a Level 5 esper, Mikoto should be in good condition. As a friend, Kuroko didn't want anything to happen to her...
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Author's Note: More than traveling back in time to the past, Yuki rewound time for the entire world, so don't be confused.
TN: Hehe the reward loving loli is coming :D