Multiversal Friendship System-Chapter 156 - 155 – Doing Strange Things to the Eyepatched Chuunibyou
Chapter 156 - 155 – Doing Strange Things to the Eyepatched Chuunibyou
Souta had assumed that Shiroyasha had already brought Canaria back to Little Garden, but to his surprise, she denied it.
Shiroyasha: "No, Canaria isn't willing to return just yet. I couldn't do anything about it, so I split off a portion of my spiritual power and gave it to her, allowing her to reincarnate with her memories intact. This way, she can resolve the issue of her spiritual power."
Shiroyasha's response left Souta momentarily stunned. Canaria had reincarnated?
He recalled that in the original story, Queen Halloween had once sacrificed part of her spirit grid to let Faceless reincarnate with her memories as Kudou Ayato, who became the heroine of the second series.
Could Canaria's situation be something similar?
Souta: "Why doesn't she want to return to Little Garden?"
Shiroyasha: "She said that as a defeated player in the Gift Game, her challenge has already ended. She'd rather leave hope to the younger generation she nurtured. Besides, if she returned, people like Izayoi wouldn't have an environment where they could temper themselves. After thinking it over, I agreed with her proposal. As long as she's still alive, she'll come back eventually, so I've made peace with it."
Souta: "So, are you still planning to interfere with Arcadia's development?"
Shiroyasha: "Nope. Let's just follow the original plot for now. I'm way too busy to meddle in all that. Besides, I still have to dig out Ouroboros."
Shiroyasha: "Also, the gods and Buddhas of the upper realm are actually plotting to abandon Little Garden and create a new one. Those bastards! I'm going to make them regret it, hehe."
Souta: "..."
Souta observed a brief moment of silence for the divine factions of Little Garden.
Very few people were aware of Ouroboros and the plans of the various divine groups. It was an extremely well-guarded secret. But none of that mattered when Shiroyasha had a god's-eye view of everything.
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If his estimation was correct, the upper echelons of Little Garden were in for some serious turmoil.
Just then, a message notification popped up.
Tokisaki Kurumi: @Souta. Souta, since you're in my world, can I ask you for a favor?"
Souta: "Kurumi, no need to be so formal."
Tokisaki Kurumi: "Alright, then I'll get straight to the point. The 'Twelfth Bullet Yud Bet' item card I gave you—there should still be plenty left, right?"
Souta: "Yeah. Do you need something that requires time travel?"
Tokisaki Kurumi: "Pretty much. Souta, I want you to go back five years and check whether Tobiichi Origami's parents' deaths have changed."
Souta: "Tobiichi Origami?"
Souta was taken aback by the message.
Now that Kurumi mentioned it, he suddenly remembered—there was a time loop involving Origami in the Date A Live world.
Five years ago, Origami's parents had been killed by a Spirit's power. At just eleven years old, she had witnessed the horrific scene with her own eyes.
Fueled by hatred, she devoted her life to eradicating Spirits.
Five years later, she was granted Spirit powers by Mio Takamiya.
Determined to change history, she sought out Kurumi and convinced her to send her back five years into the past.
However, in an ironic twist, her own stray attack during the battle ended up killing her parents, leaving no trace of their remains.
She had unknowingly become the very executioner she sought to destroy.
Herein lay the paradox—Origami's desire to time travel stemmed from her parents' deaths. Without that catalyst, she would never have gone back in time, and thus, would never have killed them.
But if she hadn't killed them, what would have led her to seek time travel in the first place?
It was an endless loop.
Tokisaki Kurumi: "Now that I know the full story, I definitely won't agree to send Origami back in time again. Without that event, she wouldn't have been the one to kill her parents. So which timeline does the current Origami belong to?"
Shiroyasha: "Oh? This sounds like an interesting topic. Tell me more."
Souta: "I'll give a brief explanation."
Souta quickly recounted the entire time loop involving Origami in the group chat.
Rin Tohsaka: "Ugh, this is so complicated! There's a causality issue here. Feels like the Grandfather Paradox."
Shiroyasha: "The logic of cause and effect is indeed problematic. But if you introduce an external factor, it all makes sense."
Tokisaki Kurumi: "What do you mean?"
Shiroyasha: "For example, let's assume that, originally, Origami's parents were killed in a fire caused by Efreet. This tragedy led her to want to go back and save them. When she grew up and traveled back in time, she accidentally ended up killing them herself, thus altering the cause of their deaths. That way, the timeline flows logically."
Souta: "That does seem to make sense."
Souta: "Hold on. I'll use my divine power to check when Origami's parents actually died in this timeline."
Putting down his phone, Souta's eyes gleamed with golden light.
A small portion of his divine power was quietly consumed.
At the same time, information about Tobiichi Origami's parents appeared in his mind.
Since he was directly accessing records from the present timeline, it didn't require much energy.
"Hmm? Died four and a half years ago? That's strange..."
Souta was surprised.
If Kurumi had refused to send Origami back in time, then her parents should have died in the original manner—a car accident.
Based on the current timeline, that should have placed their deaths at three and a half years ago.
Why hadn't the timeline changed?
Could Shiroyasha have been right? Had Origami's parents originally died in a fire caused by Efreet?
Souta shared his findings in the group chat.
Tokisaki Kurumi: "So it wasn't a car accident? That means Shiroyasha's theory was right—it really was an external factor."
Souta: "I should go back five years and take a look myself. Besides, I have something to do there anyway."
Tokisaki Kurumi: "Something to do? Don't tell me you're planning to do something ɧєη†aɨ to the five-years-younger me?"
Tokisaki Kurumi: "Ara, ara~ Souta, how bold of you."
Souta: "..."
He had to admit, Kurumi's suggestion... was quite interesting.
Of course, he wasn't referring to forcing his past self and Kurumi into anything lewd.
He simply thought it'd be fun to tease the eyepatch-wearing chuunibyou version of Kurumi.
But there was no way he was going to say that out loud.
Souta: "Where is your mind even going? I'm planning to leave a fragment of my divine realm in that era to collect faith over the next five years. That way, I can avoid wasting potential power. After all, Nia Honjo's manga has been a massive hit since five years ago."
Tokisaki Kurumi: "..."
Tokisaki Kurumi: "I can't believe you actually thought of that."
Tokisaki Kurumi: "But wait, doesn't your divine power have an upper limit? How are you going to deal with that?"
Souta: "I'm only collecting faith, not converting it into divine power. That raises the storage limit significantly. Later, I'll expand the separated divine realm using my current energy. That should be enough to store five years' worth of faith."
