Shirou Returns to the Future / Isaka Betrays Shirou

Predicting the future ten years from now is like predicting the weather on a certain day ten years from now—it's impossible to know for sure right now. And Shirou and I are trying our best too!

Even so, Isaka still seemed unable to let go, and a knot remained in his heart. His face was still pale as he sat on the sofa.

After all, if his efforts fail, he will still have to face the choice between bearing the sin of destroying the world and sacrificing himself for the world.

Isaka took a deep breath and resignedly said, "Okay! So what should I do?"

"As we discussed before, we are gradually pushing the future trajectory forward without causing division in the world."

"Well, it means that changes need to be made within a specific world node, maintaining a single trunk rather than branching out. But how exactly do you change the world?"

"It's like using a high-speed train as an analogy. A high-speed train travels at high speed and won't stop until it reaches its destination. What we need to do is to make the high-speed train change its destination while it's in motion."

"Has the high-speed train arrived?"

"From a world-ending battleground where germs spread and cause destruction, to a world-peaceful battleground free from harm and disaster."

"So, are we going to change the course of the high-speed rail? But that seems like a point of contention, doesn't it?"

"Yes, forcibly changing the high-speed rail's track won't work. That would only create a point of divergence. The future of this world wouldn't change. So we need to work on every piece of steel on the track, moving each piece a few millimeters at a time, maintaining the high-speed rail's speed, and guiding it little by little to Peace Station."

"I see..." Isaka nodded to Shirou, seemingly understanding.

Although such an approach would certainly not work in reality, Isaka understood the meaning of the metaphor. He wouldn't be so argumentative as to argue with Shirou that the metaphor wasn't apt.

"Does that mean I also need to act according to the historical trajectory?"

"Yes, that's right. In fact, that future is your choice, Teacher Isaka, so even if you try to escape it, you probably can't avoid it. But since we already know that bad things will happen in the future, we need to take precautions first."

"First of all, we need to agree on three rules!" Shirou said seriously.

"I have one last question! Can you tell me exactly how many years into the future you're in?" Isaka asked.

Shirou and Yuli exchanged glances, then simultaneously shook their heads at Isaka.

After their private conversation that night, Shirou and Yuli left the Isaka family home, preparing to return to their own time period.

The final critical juncture of the outbreak.

"Shirou, if we complete this mission, will I forget all these experiences?" Yuli suddenly stopped and asked Shirou.

"Yes, after all, that's the kind of mission we're doing, isn't it?" Shirou said.

Changing history, carrying out the mission quietly without creating any points of disagreement, is truly like a stalker in black lurking in the night.

Once history is altered, Shirou and Yuli will return to the starting point of their time travel.

If everything goes smoothly, the world will return to normal.

"Don't worry, but the trauma and fatigue you've endured, as well as the wrinkles from laughter, won't disappear," Shirou said with a casual smile to the girl.

"Is that so? That's really unpleasant." Yuli laughed as well.

When she encountered the greatest tragedy of her life, Shirou saved her, saved her family, and saved her life.

The fear I felt at that moment, the thought of what I would have done if Shirou hadn't appeared in time...

In other worlds, his younger siblings were indeed killed by those bastards.

Yuli always felt a shiver of resentment, but she had no one to vent it on. However, she would still think of him in her nightmares without realizing it.

At times like these, Yuli often finds herself only able to lament her own powerlessness, leading to depression. But when she sees her younger siblings running around happily, she smiles again, feeling that all her worries are so unnecessary.

Chapter 1187 Shirou Returns to the Future

However... there are many others in this world who have had similar experiences to their family, but were not rescued in time.

It wasn't out of kindness or empathy, but out of fear. As long as evil continues to breed in this society, as long as this world remains so cruel, then she cannot guarantee the safety of her family.

If the future world is cruel, then she will say no to that kind of world.

When Shirou reappeared before her, she joined the 'third party' without hesitation!

However, she didn't actually know which point in time Shirou came from. Because when she first saw Shirou as a child, his appearance was completely different from the Shirou now.

Although she fell to the ground while trying to carry the large vase downstairs and couldn't see the situation below clearly.

But whether it's her memories or what her younger siblings say—of course, memories are often embellished—in their minds, Shirou, who saved them, is like Superman from shows like Kamen Rider or Dinosaur Sentai. That's just how it feels.

But that Shirou is indeed different from the Shirou here. Perhaps it's because of a different time period, or perhaps something else.

Shirou explained this as a repair phenomenon caused by his split from the White God of Death.

Because when he went to save the girl, he was still a complete being, but now he has split into two different beings. One is Shirou is here and has merged with and possessed by Angra Mainyu.

On one side is the White-haired Killing God, who is under the control of the white god.

So, the Shirou of the past is naturally different from the Shirou of this moment.

Because they are like guardians of this world, it is this very characteristic that makes them seem like an integral part of the world's structure. The world is very tolerant of them, which is why Shirou is able to minimize the possibility of conflict within the world.

However, this also means that the rules that apply to ordinary people are not applicable to them.

Furthermore, due to their constant time travel, their timelines have become entangled into a knot that can never be untied.

Even Shirou in the present moment can't say for sure which time period he belongs to.

"So... is the White-haired Killing God also my benefactor?"

"That bastard only knows how to maintain order, he wouldn't save ordinary people first!... No... if I had to say, he does have a part of his consciousness. Although I retained most of my consciousness, I underwent fusion and possession to break free from the control of the white god. Now I am a fusion with Angra Mainyu, so it's really hard to say how much I resemble the person who saved you."

Shirou and the White-haired Killing God were like opposites and didn't get along at all, but after saying it, he realized that he had been too extreme. Faced with the girl's question, Shirou changed his mind.

"Hmm." Yuli shook her head and said, "That's good! I don't really remember the specifics of what happened when I was little, or how that person viewed me. And... Shirou is definitely more to my liking now."

The girl ran up to him, bumped into Shirou with her back, and laughed.

"Ah! You're right!"

The two, a boy and a girl, are neither heroes maintaining order nor villains creating chaos. They are a third party, protecting what they believe to be beautiful and right, and destroying those who want to destroy this beauty.

Then, Shirou and Yuli arrived in a world ten years in the future... in a crucial era before the drug-resistant bacteria mutated and spread.

Having passed through a time tunnel, the girl, who had been shredded into pieces, regained her complete body and got up from the ground. Shirou covered her with new clothes.

The two carefully looked around and found that their field of vision was completely open.

"Ah, it really was demolished Yuli all," Yuri sighed, looking around.

The house that Isaka lived in five years ago is now a demolished ruin. The surrounding houses have also been renovated and have obviously been affected. Isaka himself is nowhere to be found.

Based on the previous world's course, Isaka had by this point in time had become completely disillusioned with the heroes and joined the Enemy Alliance.

At this time, Shigaraki Tomura, the leader of the Enemy Alliance, had already been killed by Shirou during this period, and AFO had also been defeated and disappeared.

The heroes are in a very favorable position; they will be able to suppress the villains.

During this period, Isaka also took up the banner of the Enemy Alliance. He was the last leader of the Enemy Alliance, leading them to defeat the pro heroes, but in the end, he could not escape the fate of defeat.

In the very end, one of his escaped henchmen will release a superbug in the future, leading to the destruction of the entire world.

Shirou, Yuli, and Isaka made a promise that they would meet again in five years and try to stop the virus outbreak before it occurred. Their goal was to minimize the harm caused by the germ developed by their subordinate, so that all symptoms could be cured with just one pill.

This matter depends on Isaka, since only he knows the inside story of the Enemy Alliance.

Isaka promised Shirou that he would cooperate with them to control the severity of the germs. While they couldn't prevent the spread of the germs, they could mitigate their harmfulness.

To change the future, one must adhere to the majority of decisions and then achieve historical transformation by changing the minor factors.

That night, Isaka and Shirou devised a countermeasure.

"For example, germs are indeed highly dangerous, but they are not easily transmitted and cannot spread. Ideally, they should not be transmitted through the air, or they should be killed upon contact with oxygen," Isaka said.

"Yes, but spreading it worldwide is a set matter that must be achieved," Shirou said.

"Then the virus's ability to spread is indeed extremely strong, but we need to control the types of viruses and maintain vaccines that can provide immunity to humans, etc."

"Hmm, that should be feasible. However, the pathogen may mutate during its spread, which is a problem," Shirou said.

In short, in order to avoid provoking divisions in the world, everything should operate as smoothly as possible along its original trajectory.

If it weren't for this, Shirou had simply killed all the enemies and heroes from the start, there wouldn't have been any worry about the spread of germs due to their personal conflicts and grudges.

Rumble!!

Just then, a large explosion occurred not far away.

The darkness was illuminated by the orange-red flashes of the explosion, like a lit bonfire.

Chapter 1188 Isaka betrayed Shirou

Boom!!

A bolt of lightning flashed across the sky, followed by a deafening crash, and the earth trembled.

Even the neighborhood where Shirou and Yuli lived was shaking, with streetlights and signs hanging high up swaying from side to side.

Lights were turned on in the nearby houses.

"It's Isaka and Deku fighting!" someone shouted angrily.

"It's said that the enemy's alliance has launched a counterattack again."

"Damn it! Hey, heroes, give it your all! You tax thieves!"

"Honestly, I've had enough! Can't this conflict just end already? I just want to get a good night's sleep!"

People have grown tired of the battles between heroes and villains. Since All Might officially retired, the heroes have lost their backbone.

In the past, people lived peaceful lives under the protection of symbols of peace. No matter how great the disaster, people always held hope in their hearts, because no matter how great the difficulties, there would always be someone to help them.

The No. 1 hero, powerful enough to single-handedly support everyone, suppresses all criminals and ambitious individuals, preventing them from daring to show their faces, because their failure was predetermined from the start.

In life, people mostly encounter petty thieves or rioters who are emotionally unstable or mentally disturbed. Although these incidents may harm society, they are merely small-scale disturbances.

However, the current group of professional heroes is arguably weaker than ever before.

The hero groups with All Might and those without All Might are simply on completely different levels.

Because All Might's power is beyond measure, he cannot serve as a role model; one can only look up to him, not imitate or learn from him. He's like a mountain that cannot be climbed, yet it completely blocks one's view forward. Therefore, the overall quality of heroes is actually quite poor.

Most heroes have given up on the idea of surpassing All Might, or even keeping up with his shadow.

Even after All Might retired, people still couldn't help but compare him to other heroes, and then felt greatly disappointed.

On the street ahead, two groups of people were clashing violently.

The leader of the heroes' side is a teenager with green hair and a green combat suit. The previous generation of heroes have all sacrificed themselves, and the current main fighting force consists of young people from the Hero Academy.

"Deku! I'll hold off these bastards, you go deal with the leader! If you still can't win this time, I'll kill you!"

"I know! Kacchan!"

The spiky-haired man emitted heat jets from his hands, like the exhaust pipes of a jet engine, causing a fire explosion from a distance!

"Whoa!!!"

The superpowered individuals on the villain's side were blown away by the blast of air from the fire explosion.

The green-haired hero, with arcs of electricity crackling beneath his feet, leaped into the air, propelled by the explosive blast.

He flew towards the middle-aged man who was sitting in a chair on the Enemy Alliance, holding a laptop in his hands. The green-haired hero's eyes were red. He clearly remembered that All Might, who had lost his powers, was killed by this middle-aged man.

All Might even took a photo with him; the two were smiling and chatting happily in the picture.

The man asked to speak with the now-emaciated All Might alone, All Might believed him and went with him to the rooftop. He stayed downstairs to wait.

Then I heard them arguing, followed by a gunshot!

He rushed up and saw All Might shot and lying in a pool of blood, while Isaka jumped off the rooftop.

He jumped out and gave chase, but failed to catch up with the other person, who was then picked up by his accomplice with the ability to teleport.

When they returned, All Might's body had vanished.

Unexpectedly, when they found this man again, he had become the new leader of the Enemy Alliance because of his achievement in killing All Might.

He could never forgive this man.

Golden light enveloped his entire body, and a massive fist, crackling with lightning, slammed down toward the man's head.

"Isaka --ahhhhh!!!"

The man sitting in the chair remained unmoved.

Two strong figures suddenly appeared behind him.