Yoshikage Kira's Desire for a Peaceful Life: A Multiverse Chronicle
Chapter 3

Multi-Anime, Kira Yoshikage Craves a Peaceful Life

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But unfortunately, half a year had passed and he still hadn't found a single thing.

"Beep!"

Tapping his card to enter the station, Kira Yoshikage made his way to the platform.

His gaze swept across the empty platform, finally settling on a girl in a white dress wearing glasses.

She had naturally flowing purple-black hair, with small braids tied on each side of her face, looking quite adorable.

But most importantly, most importantly of all, she had a pair of hands!

A pair of hands that Kira Yoshikage couldn't find words to describe, but just one look at those fair, slender hands and he could BOKI!

Almost at a glance, Kira Yoshikage concluded that this girl was about to commit suicide—

Because if she were a student forced to take the late-night train due to a part-time job, she wouldn't have deliberately changed into a different outfit. Only girls trying to kill themselves would put on their favorite clothes before doing so.

So tonight, he could finally obtain the perfect girlfriend he had dreamed of!

"Ah~"

Kira Yoshikage's brain trembled slightly, and his body shook with excitement.

Afraid of startling the girl, he made no sound, instead choosing to slowly approach.

The distant roar of the electric train could be heard, and glaring lights were faintly visible.

But it wasn't time yet.

Because those determined to die, to avoid being rescued and to prevent the train from spotting them from afar and slowing down early, would choose to jump onto the tracks the very second before the train arrived.

Thus, Kira Yoshikage wasn't in a hurry...

Just as this thought crossed his mind, Kira Yoshikage's eyelids twitched, because he saw the girl with purple-black hair and glasses leap down onto the tracks!

The train hadn't arrived yet, but she had already closed her eyes, gathered her courage, and jumped early!

Maybe it was her first suicide attempt and she wasn't skilled, or maybe there was another reason.

But no matter what, her sudden leap completely disrupted Kira Yoshikage's plan!

Kira Yoshikage admitted it—he panicked!

Without any hesitation, Kira Yoshikage jumped down onto the tracks.

He could not, under any circumstances, stand by and watch those hands vanish before his eyes!

Chapter 4: How Can You Go Back On Your Word?

Shimazaki Yuna closed her eyes, gathered her courage, and leaped forward off the platform.

Because of a poor landing spot, her posture wasn't graceful; instead, her right foot landed on the rail, twisting her ankle, and she tumbled down.

This fall made the girl instinctively open her eyes, and before her were two blinding lights and that massive steel construct.

The blaring horn of the train rang in her ears, and the fear of death slowly awakened her survival instinct.

But sadly, when Shimazaki Yuna struggled to move, the sharp pain from her right ankle hindered her. She couldn't budge, forced to watch the train grow closer and closer.

"Maybe this is for the best."

Shimazaki Yuna gave up struggling, a bitter smile curling at the corners of her mouth.

After all, she had nothing left to hold onto in this world, and no one needed her...

But just then, the girl's vision blurred, followed by a dizzying spin.

She saw a boy with brilliant blond hair. He appeared before her, lifted her with both hands, and flung her hard.

Thud!

The girl landed heavily on the platform, her bottom aching from the impact.

But she couldn't care about the physical pain; her gaze instinctively shot down to the tracks, watching the blond boy below with fear and anxiety, her eyes full of worry.

But soon, she no longer had to worry.

Because the train had arrived, and in the moment the girl opened her mouth, it completely swallowed the boy's figure.

"No, don't!"

Shimazaki Yuna cried out, reaching out her hand, trying to grab the blond boy.

But she caught nothing, her eyes filled with despair and agony, as if she could see him struggling in his final moments, her ears filled only with the roaring sound of the passing train.

"Why... why would you save someone like me? Clearly... clearly..."

The girl's eyes were full of sorrow. She had never imagined that her actions would cause another person's death.

She just wanted to die quietly, without causing anyone any trouble.

That's why she chose to jump onto the tracks late at night, on an empty platform.

But why did it turn out like this?

Why would someone willingly sacrifice their life for someone like her?

"I'm sorry, I'm sorry..."

Shimazaki Yuna covered her face, sobbing quietly, endlessly muttering apologies as tears quickly soaked her cheeks and dampened her dress.

But deep down, she knew better than anyone that no matter what, it was useless.

He was already dead—that boy whose name she didn't even know.

She couldn't even recall his face...

"I'm sorry... really... I'm so sorry..."

"Yakamashi!"

Suddenly, an impatient, angry shout rang out beside the girl's ear, but the direction it came from made Shimazaki Yuna's expression shift to one of disbelief, yet also hope.

Because the voice came from the tracks.

When Shimazaki Yuna looked over, she saw a blond boy jump up from the tracks onto the platform, staring impatiently at her as she sat collapsed on the ground, crying.

"You're not dead..."

Shimazaki Yuna's eyes held a hint of surprise, but more than that, disbelief—as if she suspected everything before her was an illusion.

After all, she had just seen him swallowed by the train with her own eyes.

But when the girl looked at the tracks, there was no mangled corpse, not even flesh smeared across the ground.

And the reason was simple—

Just before the train arrived, Kira Yoshikage had already slipped into the gap between the train and the platform—a 'shelter hole' common on many platforms in Japan.

Though the gap was very narrow, it barely accommodated Kira Yoshikage.

And before doing all this, he had also planted the Third Bomb on the Glasses Girl.

Even if he made a mistake, he could still use Bite the Dust.

Luckily, the worst outcome didn't happen.

He survived, and his dream lover—

Kira Yoshikage looked at the girl's hands. Those pale, jade-like hands were stained with a glaring trace of blood, whether from scraping them when jumping onto the tracks or when being thrown onto the platform. This instantly filled Kira Yoshikage with immense pain.

Because that perfect creation carved by God now had a flaw due to his mistake!

That was something he absolutely could not accept!

Almost immediately, Kira Yoshikage wanted to activate Bite the Dust.

But before he could react, a soft, warm body threw itself into his arms.

The Glasses Girl, ignoring the pain in her body, stood up and plunged into the blond boy's embrace, sobbing softly:

"I'm sorry... but thank goodness... thank goodness you're not dead... I'm sorry..."

Kira Yoshikage really wanted to use Bite the Dust, but those hands were caressing his body...

The House of Commons, having taken the high ground, chose to indulge, and for a moment, he abandoned the thought of Bite the Dust.

But this wasn't enough!

A moment's pleasure was ultimately fleeting; he wanted long-lasting companionship.

The House of Lords regained the upper hand, and Kira Yoshikage spoke calmly:

"You want to kill yourself, right? I can help you..."

"No!"

Shimazaki Yuna shook her head vigorously in his arms, sobbing in a tearful voice:

"I won't kill myself anymore. I'm sorry, I'm really sorry..."

Kira Yoshikage fell silent, his brain momentarily short-circuiting.

He had thought that since she wanted to die, he could help her out.

After all, jumping onto the tracks wasn't a wise choice—not only would you suffer unimaginable pain before death, but the state you'd be left in afterward would be quite ugly, flesh completely stuck to the ground, impossible to scrape off, and it would cause trouble for others—that last point would be a killer for Japanese people.

Then he could kindly offer the Pink Panther's painless service:

In one second, you'd vanish without a trace, feeling no pain.

And all she'd have to do was pay a small price—give him those pearl-like hands that made him BOKI at first sight!

But now, you're saying you don't want to die?

This...

Kira Yoshikage was silent for a long time, but he also noticed that the girl's current state was a bit off. The Barnum Effect, the Bridge Hanging Effect—no matter how you described it, the effect was roughly the same—

Students who attempt suicide usually share similar experiences, like lacking attention and recognition—simply put, lacking love—or being ostracized or even bullied by those around them, and so on.

And the girl before him was clearly this type.

But when she felt the whole world had abandoned her and wanted to end her life, someone had risked everything to save her, making her realize she was important—at least very important to the person who saved her! This gave her, who had long been starved for love, a sense of being valued, and suddenly she found a reason to live.

"What's your name?"

Kira Yoshikage looked down at the girl in his arms, feeling a vague sense of familiarity.

"Shimazaki... Shimazaki Yuna..."

Shimazaki Yuna tilted her small face up, looking at him with a mix of caution and hidden anticipation.

Kira Yoshikage gazed at the girl's tear-streaked face, unmoved, and asked calmly:

"So, what can you do?"

"I can draw... I can paint."

Shimazaki Yuna bit her lip, hesitating before giving her answer.

Chapter 5: Sit Down, Move Yourself

Though the person had been successfully rescued, the incident's effects were still ongoing.

The train driver, seeing someone on the tracks, would definitely notify subway staff to check immediately. Once the staff discovered them, they would inevitably call the police.

By then, they'd likely be sent to the hospital, and because of their 'heroic rescue' and 'survival under a speeding train,' the media would cover them extensively, drawing massive attention.

But that was clearly not what Kira Yoshikage wanted—he only desired a quiet life.

So he chose to leave the subway station before the staff arrived to investigate. That way, the subway workers would probably think 'less trouble is better' and cover up the incident rather than report it to the police immediately.

As for the train driver, since he hadn't seen a corpse, he'd likely just suspect he'd imagined it.

And being caught on camera?

There was absolutely no need to worry.

The Japanese subway had neither security checks nor almost any surveillance. So people could even brazenly bring all sorts of flammable and explosive dangerous items like gasoline, bombs, or poison gas onto the subway—this was one of the main reasons for the frequent terrorist attacks on the Japanese subway.

Beside the road outside the subway station, Kira Yoshikage turned his phone screen toward the limping girl following him and asked:

"Can you still walk?"

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