Chapter 257: The Future Changes
Just a few steps away from the Gyaru girl, Akira's cell phone vibrated violently.
Picking up the cell phone, he saw it wasn't a normal message, but rather that Chamber had personally spoken via text message.
『Code Red, KS, perpetrators Nakamura Hiroshi and Kobayashi Kenta』
As soon as Akira finished reading the message, the smile on his face disappeared and was replaced by silence.
Moments later, the night sky that was originally decorated with stars and the moon was suddenly covered with dark clouds that covered the entire sky of Tokyo.
Why is it suddenly cloudy?"
"The weather forecast says no rain today. What's with the appearance of this cloud?"
"Hopefully it doesn't rain, or the fireworks display will be cancelled."
The people of the Sumida River complained about this change in weather. They come to watch the fireworks show, if it rains, then the fireworks will be cancelled.
However, a different situation is perceived from a supernatural perspective.
Devils, Fallen Angels, Angels, Wizard, Youkai, and humans with psychic powers, they all looked at this phenomenon in horror.
They could feel the changes in the weather caused by the magic power in the atmosphere which covered all of Tokyo and continued to spread to other cities.
That fact frightened all of them, and they wondered who the owner of that terrifying magic power was.
Skadi: 〔Master, calm yourself down! Do you want to kill everyone here!〕
Sensing her Master's unstable emotional fluctuations, she hastily reminded him.
"Huuu..."
Taking a deep breath, Akira suppressed the anger burning in his heart. After calming down a bit, he used [Universal Sense] and his senses enveloped him for ten kilometers.
Seeing Shouko moving to another location to escape the rain, Akira ran towards her.
He nearly lost control after receiving the Chamber's message.
In the eyes of others, except for the last paragraph, the first two paragraphs are incomprehensible.
As the one who created the encryption, Akira immediately understood the message's meaning.
He uses two colors as codes to describe future situations, namely: orange means a natural disaster and red means death.
While the meaning of KS... Those are the initials of the name.
This is so Akira knows who got into the accident without worrying about being found out by a third party.
And the last one... No need to analyze. Those two must be the source of the problem.
The message informs Akira that Kirishima Shouko has died in the future, which forces him to use one of his trump cards, Otosaka Shunsuke who has the Time Leap ability.
As for why Shouko's death is related to Nakamura Hiroshi and Kobayashi Kenta. There are only two possibilities, she was killed by the two men, or she chose to commit suicide because of what they both did.
"Shouko!" Akira shouted as soon as he saw her back.
"Akira? What's wrong with you? Your face is very pale?"
Hearing a voice she hadn't heard in a long time, Shouko's eyes lit up with happiness, but her tone was calm as usual.
*🫂*
"Ah..."
She was suddenly hugged tightly by Akira, her mind went blank, and her hands reflexively moved to return the hug.
The scene of two lovebirds embracing in a public space caught the attention of the people around.
"Shouko, thank God... I'm not late."
Akira hugged her tightly and refused to let go.
"Akira is absolutely not late. I'm glad you found me."
Not knowing his worried attitude, but she didn't care. Her hand patted his back to calm him down.
Not far from the two of them, Kenta and Hiroshi looked at Shouko regretfully and decided to find another girl to fuck with tonight.
"Akira, how long are you going to hug me? It's stifling."
"Ah, sorry. I'm too happy to meet you."
Akira let go of his hug while smiling apologetically at her.
As his mood was no longer turbulent, the overcast clouds in the sky gradually dissipated, and the weather cleared again.
"This is strange, suddenly the overcast cloud disappeared."
Looking up at the sky, Shouko felt confused.
"Cough... Don't think about it too much, let's go for a walk."
Pretending to cough, Akira stretched out his hand in front of him.
"Um, you're right."
With a blush on her cheeks, Shouko took Akira's hand, and the two of them walked side by side like lovers.
"Did something happen, Akira? You panicked so much just now and immediately hugged me without saying anything."
"Shouko doesn't like it?"
"It's not like that, it's just... This is the first time Akira has taken the initiative to show your affection in public."
Shouko blamed Akira with a dissatisfied expression.
"I had a bad dream." After pondering for a moment, Akira decided to give an answer that was mixed with lies and honesty.
"Bad dream?" Shouko tilted her head and waited for him to continue.
"Yeah... In that dream, I lost you forever. It scared me to the point that I wanted to go back in time and change the future. Luckily, it's just a dream now."
Akira didn't know how he would feel in the future. However, one thing is certain, it is guilt and regret.
(I wonder what my future self promised Otosaka Shunsuke... After this, I should visit him and ask him.) He had a plan in mind.
"I see… I'm glad to hear that."
"Huh, why is Shouko happy?"
"Akira is sad to live without me, right?"
"That's right."
Shouko's lips formed a charming smile, and her finger squeezed Akira's finger tighter.
"How could I not be pleased? Akira was so sad because he lost me that he wanted to turn back time. That means, I occupy an important position in your heart."
"Am I wrong?"
She suddenly stopped and looked at him.
"Yeah... You're right." Akira did not deny.
He was a selfish man, he was surrounded by several beautiful women who liked him, but he didn't want to lose any of them and wanted to have them all.
Of course, he knew how hard it was to realize that wish. After all, the concept of monogamy is deeply rooted in the minds of modern Japanese women.
But it was a different story for women in pre-Meiji Restoration times.
Monogamy regulations in Japan began in the Meiji era, when there was a major transformation in the Japanese system of government, law, and culture. One of the significant changes was the introduction of a more organized and uniform system of monogamous marriage, replacing the previous practice of polygamous marriage.
It will be difficult for Akira to convince the women around him to accept polygamy.
There's still time before the fireworks display starts. Akira and Shouko bought snacks such as candy apples, takoyaki, shaved ice, etc., which were sold by local residents who opened the stalls.
"Follow me, I know a good place that not many people know about."
Without waiting for Akira to answer, Shouko pulled him in a direction.
"I'm looking forward to it." Akira replied with a faint smile.
For a while, he put aside dealing with Kenta and Hiroshi. Let the two men enjoy their last moments on earth.
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