Only I know that this world will end – 066 | Sousaku – 創作

The end was sudden.

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Current global inversion rate：3.01％

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Akira let out a breath of relief as he watched the numbers on the screen advance.

(Good. Waking up and having them suddenly strengthened like that time―― is luckily something that has not happened.)

Akira swept his hand away to turn off the screen.
Then, staring into the air, he let out a small word.

"Scenario."

――Ding.
A light sound was heard. Then another screen opened up, this time in front of Akira.

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Nanase Nao's scenario 【With You】 is in progress.

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Staring at the screen, Akira slowly drew a sigh.

(Who in the world is this scenario for?)

Musing in his mind, Akira let out a loud sigh.
He then stared at the screen and thought about it.

(……I wonder why I was given the power to Return from Hell.)

Was it intentional or accidental?
There was no way for Akira to know the truth of it at this time.
However, Akira could not help but feel some kind of intention when he saw the words "with you" displayed as if in response to Nao's words at that time.

(――――I don't know what it is, though……)

The Sixth Sense remained silent.
Intuition was no longer at work, as it had been when he thought that the magical circuit was simply a magic circle.
That meant that no matter how much he thought about it in the present situation, it would be meaningless.

(For now, our priority is to defeat the boss.)

The scenario had a set of clear conditions.
This implied that, to some extent, they would know what the scenario was if they fulfilled the clearing conditions.

(It's all right. Now I'm okay. I'm not alone anymore.)

There are those who said they would fight with me.
I will never be alone again.
Now and never again, he thought to himself. He will never have to experience that loneliness again.

(I don't know when the next strengthening will take place. We'll have to defeat the boss as soon as we can.)

Akira came to this conclusion and turned off the screen in front of him.

――Ding.

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The scenario 【With You】 is in progress.
The death of Nanase Nao has been confirmed.

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Unique Skill: Return from Hell activating.

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(…………Eh? )

Akira did not immediately understand the meaning of the screen that appeared.
As he stared at the screen, simply dumbfounded, his vision suddenly swiveled and Akira collapsed onto his bed.
And just like that, Akira's consciousness dissolved into darkness.

It was as if he was being dragged along by the death of Nanase Nao, which was displayed on the screen.
Ichijou Akira's breathing and heart abruptly stopped.

The curtain came down on his life for the twenty-fifth time.