Chapter 143: Saint Haruna (11)
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The scent of char filled the air.
As I stepped on the crumbled debris on the ground, a strange feeling arose within me.
"Why am I here?"
I scowled, glancing around.
This place is the future.
Memories of the actions of my future self surface in my mind.
Everyone in this world is dead.
From those I was close to like Luna, Rie, and Astina, to Professors Robert, Cromwell, and Gracie.
Everyone in the academy is dead.
However, those outside the academy survived.
We won the battle.
But, can this truly be called victory?
Tap... Tap...
I gaze up at the sky.
"Its raining."
Raindrops fall, touching my head.
With the rain, amidst the ruined buildings, I stand alone at the center.
It was a pitiful sight.
I cant imagine what it would feel like for my future self.
If after defeating the enemy, all that remains are ruins...
If everyone is dead and you are left alone,
Even without experiencing it, my heart aches just thinking about it.
Why... did it end up like this?
Its confusing.
The scenes play in my head, but what I was thinking while fighting doesnt come to mind.
Just vague emotion surfaces.
Hatred.
A hot fury surges in my chest.
A colossal rage towards Aryandor, the leader of the Rebels, filled my heart.
Of course, this emotion is merely felt indirectly.
Its like reading a book.
It doesnt strongly resonate with me.
I know Aryandor must be eliminated, but when asked if hes the object of hatred, I can only tilt my head.
However, as I process information about my future self, hatred gradually emerges.
How did this happen?
Where did it start to go wrong?
All the situations draw themselves in my head.
Astina...?
Astina's death.
She died a year before this fight, this final battle, by Aryandors hand.
That's what the memories inside me showed.
My future self walked a path almost identical to mine.
From the time I possessed this body to now, the path is nearly identical.
But, after Astinas death, my future self became completely different from my current self.
During my second year winter break, Astina was killed by Aryandor.
That's the timeline of this world.
After Astina died, my future self resolved,
I must become stronger.
I must become stronger to protect everyone.
Although it might seem like a similar thought to my current self, it was a vow of a slightly different shape.
In the future, I began to grow stronger by any means necessary.
After Astina's death, the future me directly went to the Astria family.
And I pushed Ian out.
I ousted Ian without hesitation, took over the family, and not only that, I began to seize all the powers around me.
In this process, the people around me were neglected.
I moved forward no matter what others did.
I thought it would be fine as long as I protected everyone.
However, the result of doing so turned out like this.
While I was dealing with other people... while defeating other enemies... everyone died.
The people at the academy couldnt hold out.
It was an absurd result.
No matter how strong I became, there was nothing I could do when multiple enemies appeared in different places.
And after everything ended.
The future me decided.
To go back.
To forget all this and return to my original life, where I should be.
"......I'm going back."
As I mumbled to myself, a voice came.
"You're going back in the end, huh."
"Ah...... Priscilla?"
A silver wolf revealed itself behind me.TheÌ source of this content n/o/v/(el)bi((n))
It was Priscilla.
"It's been a long time since we've had a conversation like this."
Priscilla spoke to me in a somewhat bitter tone.
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"Huh?"
"Rudy......?"
Upon opening my eyes, Rie, Yuni, and the saint, Haruna, were in front of me.
The student council room of the Academy.
It seemed like I had returned to reality.
Ugh......
Suddenly, dizziness struck me, and I vomited.
Rudy!
Rie rushed toward me with a startled expression.
Then, Haruna laughed.
Rie, supporting me, looked at Haruna.
"Hey! What's happening...!"
You may feel dizzy for a moment. It will pass soon, so dont worry.
Haruna cut off Ries words, as if she knew she would say that.
I regained some of my senses and lifted my head.
And, surveying the surroundings, I spoke.
"......What happened?"
Uh I want to ask that.
Rie, while supporting me, who was about to collapse, seated me in a chair.
Seated, I looked at everyone.
"Yuni......? Are you...... okay?"
Yuni, who was surely injured before, was perfectly fine in front of me.
Yuni, folding her arms and looking at me indifferently, said,
".....You seem to be in a worse condition than me.
That was true.
I felt nauseous and dizzy, and my mind wasnt fully clear.
Still, I could manage a conversation.
"Time has gone back."
Haruna uttered abruptly.
It was brief, but no further explanation was needed.
"Ti......me."
It was roughly as I expected.
I had had a rough idea since Aryandor mentioned Time Back.
I nodded and threw out a question.
"So, why did I go there?"
"Aryandor only turned back time, and you went back to the future because you were inside your future self."
"So your eyes. Time has gone back, so why are your eyes in that condition."
I didnt merely lose my sight. I violated a taboo, and so I received that punishment.
"......Wait a minute."
Rie interrupted my conversation with Haruna.
"......I cant follow the conversation, whats going on?
Rie spoke, placing a hand on her temple as if asking what on earth we were talking about.
Also, Yuni next to us looked at Rie with a bright smile.
"Oh, me too. I thought I was the only one who didnt know, but it seems not."
No, that...... sigh......
Rie glared at me.
I awkwardly smiled back at her gaze.
Why......
"You, I ask only one question."
Rie, placed her hand on the desk and leaned close, opening her mouth.
"You had time to explain to me, and you didn't, or you couldn't."
"I couldn't... I just heard about this situation too..."
Rie stared at me intently.
I gave her the most pitiful, unjustly accused expression I could muster.
"......Really?"
"Really."
Rie stared at me hard and then sighed.
"Ha... okay, I got it. Then explain everything when this is over."
"Of course."
I smiled at Rie and turned my gaze back to Haruna.
There was something I was most curious about.
"How much have you interfered in my life?"
Haruna knows everything.
From the fact that I am a possessor, to the events of the future.
She was the one who knew all of it.
So, has that person been playing with the world and me from the start to the end?
Then Haruna quietly opened her mouth.
"I've done exactly two things."
Haruna smiled as she spoke.
"One was telling Astina about your future, and the other is what I just did. It applies to the present, the future, and any time."
Haruna spat out meaningful words and laughed.
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