His right palm began to tremble strangely…

“nothing.”

Kamijou put on a smiling face.

The right hand placed on the knee was clenched quietly.

“I’m fine, don’t worry.”

The girl in the previous entry jogged away.

This picture of a young girl joining the crowd must be what they normally see.

…Is this redemption?

Who can be considered redeemed by continuously giving others such a strong sense of loss?

“Protect it, or destroy it?”

Othinus, who was standing next to Kamijou, sat down on the back of the bench and whispered to the boy with his back to him.

“No matter what, you can only choose one of the two. This will not only affect you, but also everyone you know and determine everyone’s life.”

“…What do you want from me?”

The boy questioned tremblingly.

“Even if I don’t say anything, you can save the world by yourself, right? You’ve just shown me that you are that kind of person, right? If so, what’s going on now? Why give me time to hesitate in this perfect world without any flaws? What do you want me to do!?”

“It’s very simple.”

In contrast, Othinus looked relaxed and ready to whistle at any time.

“Like you said, this world is perfect and flawless. Everything is protected by the ‘golden ratio calculated based on the premise that Touma is no longer around’. On the other hand, as long as you exist, this world will go wrong. As long as there are extra gears, or should I say, pieces of wood stuck in the gaps, it will hinder the movement of all the gears… Although it looks so peaceful now, it will soon start to fall apart. I don’t know if it will be in a second or a month, but it will definitely happen – from the moment that the world guy thinks, ‘So this guy is still here?'”

and so.

Demon God Othinus stared at Kamijou with his remaining eye and came to this conclusion.

“Use your own life to end it. There is no other way to protect this world.”

“……Hey.”

At this moment.

The relaxed expression on Kamijou’s face looked like a weird smile.

Everyone could see that he was definitely not smiling.

Othinus remained unmoved.

“I can do it. But you’ve discovered it yourself, right? When faced with a crisis caused by external factors, you somehow always manage to overcome the difficulties. In your life of continuous “unfortunate” state, not being able to die when you should is perhaps the greatest “unfortunate”. Although I am more than 99% sure of killing you, if I want to ensure 100% sureness, it is better for you to commit suicide first. This is more healthy for the world.”

A “pop” sound was heard.

Something fell from the sky.

It was a thick rope with one end tied into a loop, which seemed to be used for hanging. When I thought of this, there were already kitchen knives, charcoal stoves, pistols, detergents, cars, pills, thick plastic bags, broken hair dryers, silver wine glasses, short knives, gasoline barrels, clothes stuffed with many stones as hammers, etc. falling around. The scene was like the candy rain in the picture book, colorful, full of joy, and extremely unusual.

“So you can make your own choice and decide for yourself. If you are willing to bear everything, you can fight with me and destroy the ‘Lance’. If you are not willing to do so, then end it with your own life.”

Kamijou slowly turned his head and looked at Othinus.

She had vanished without a trace.

Only the teenager was left at the scene.

A happy and perfect world.

This was too heavy a burden to be placed on his shoulders alone.

in the end…

Those who are eagerly awaiting Kamijou Touma’s return and hoping that everything will return to normal…

Is it just Kamijou Touma?

The pain in his heart could not be understood from his expression.

but.

That silence that cannot be concealed.

It’s an emotional panic that no one can stop.

Right beside a group of partners.

Even with this comfort from everyone.

but–

The world shown in the video where “Kamijo Touma alone” does not exist is surprisingly peaceful.

Index was laughing.

Stiyl and Kanzaki had not lost her.

The sisters are laughing.

Misaka Mikoto and Accelerator have redeemed themselves for the sins they carried.

Alice is laughing.

Shirley Cromwell doesn’t have to hate science.

Oriana Townsend, Wind of the Front, God’s Right Seat, Kumokawa Maria, and maybe even someone Kamijou Touma didn’t know. Everyone was redeemed in this world without incidents, debts, or broken hearts.

No matter how twisted its roots may be.

No matter how unnatural it may seem to the person watching from beginning to end.

Kamijou still couldn’t conclude that their smiles were fake.

I don’t think I can create better happiness.

That picture.

It shouldn’t be ruined by the willfulness of a mere high school student.

“Maybe… that world would be a better place?”

These words were not spoken by Kamijou Touma, but by a viewer who entered the live editing room.

The sound is just the right amount of loudness.

After all, in this space, no one knows each other.

No one cares about an audience member expressing his or her opinion.

However…this audience member definitely had no idea how much his light-hearted summary based on the conclusion would hurt the heart of Kamijou Touma, who was so close to him at the moment.

This sentence…is like the last screw holding down the coffin lid.

It completely wiped out the last bit of dignity that the boy named Kamijou Touma believed he had.

If even the audience thinks so… then—

What should he think?

Anger…uncontrollable anger.

I wanted to grab the other person and ask him/her at the top of my lungs why he/she said that.

But in the final analysis, the boy knew very well that he had no right to be angry, as the man was merely summarizing his own point of view.

[Humans] are essentially pragmatic creatures. Since we have the ability to change the status quo, even if it means disrupting the past timeline and pushing everything in a better direction, that would be the best thing to do.

“That’s right. Even though you are called the protagonist by the editing system…even though you have all kinds of connections with others, you still can’t really be your best. All you can do is indulge yourself.”

Othinus’s light words echoed in my ears.

This caused Kamijou Touma to clench his fists. Of course, he did not let the world created by Othinus in the video completely affect his emotions, because he also knew that it was virtual, and it was definitely a world built after the causal relationship was erased, but…

When you actually witness those tragedies being erased, watching the scenes in the video.

He responded in silence again, unable to completely erase these tangled and depressed emotions.

That’s right…even as the protagonist, there are things that cannot be done.

But is this really the case?

“Do you think this world is imperfect?”

“That’s a world where everyone can be happy and feel joyful.”

That soft and confident voice followed closely and rang out again.

The result was Kamijou Touma’s complete silence.

Yes, he was completely silent. He no longer had any desire to defend himself or respond, and just stared at the video.

That’s right…

Everything is developing in a favorable direction for everyone.

“Who says it’s not?”

The demon girl smiled at that.

All of this is under your control in the video editing screen.

And at this moment, my real self has already seized the initiative in discourse from these images.

Just when Othinus thought he had won the game and had already laid the foundation for his future victory from the edited footage.

What she never expected was that although the blueprint was beautiful.

But–

Some things cannot be completely erased by the so-called beautiful blueprint…

A world where no one grieves, no one is sad?

“No way! Um… this is definitely not the case!!!”

The silver-haired nun, who had always been kind and simple, suddenly spoke.

At this moment when Touma was depressed and Othinus was feeling proud of himself.

The girl, who had always maintained a peaceful attitude and was full of innocence, suddenly looked at Othinus angrily.

As the library of the magic path, no one knows better than her how terrifying and huge the demon is.

No one knows better than she does how different the two sides are in terms of their abilities when she witnesses the Demon God.

But, when I saw Kamijou Touma’s depression, when I saw him downcast, when I saw that all this was just as natural as Othinus said.

For the first time, determination and resoluteness appeared in the girl’s clear blue eyes.

She spoke without any hesitation: “I don’t recognize such a world!”

“Well… not just me! Anyone who sees these images will not recognize the world you have conceived, which exists only to defeat Touma’s will!!”

“Touma is feeling miserable!”

As she said this, the girl who seemed to have suffered a great deal of injustice suddenly became bright and sharp.

Almost at the same time as she spoke, she looked away, staring at Touma, who had not intervened in the conversation:

“Hey..Touma, do you remember when we first met?”

“Even though I have the knowledge of 103,000 magic books, but… what kind of life did I lead before I met you? Have you forgotten?”

It is an absurd state of running around, constantly trying to escape, with no idea of ​​one’s own future and past, mistakenly believing that one’s life is nothing but a farce and constantly staging the drama of chase and escape.

The person who broke these shackles and allowed the girl to truly regain her human identity and do what she wanted… was Kamijou Touma!

Chapter 194: When Misaka Consciousness Collective Knocks on the Door

What does it feel like when an honest person who has always been quiet and decent in getting along with others gets angry?

It was a voice that, even from a distance, could still be heard accusingly and with anger in its words.

“Index…” Touma stared at the angry silver-haired nun.

There was a deafening voice in his head.