Ch. 601Since You Won't Go Back, None of It Will Happen
Liu Bing subdued Ellen and then stopped Origami from attacking by offering to help her use Kurumi’s Twelfth Bullet. After Origami learned that she had caused her parents’ deaths in the original timeline, Liu Bing showed her a life in which she never went back and her parents were safe, leaving Origami sobbing in his arms.
- Ellen admitted DEM had targeted Liu Bing because Kurumi had willingly stayed by his side, and Liu Bing joked that he had won her over with money.
- Origami arrived in AST armor, ready to attack Kurumi, but Liu Bing offered her a chance to travel to the past with Kurumi’s Twelfth Bullet.
- After drinking Liu Bing’s bizarre concoction, Origami relived her past and saw that she had been the Spirit who caused the spacequake that killed her parents.
- Liu Bing asked whether Origami still wanted to go back, and she decided not to return because doing so would perpetuate the tragedy.
- Origami saw a new memory of a peaceful life with her parents, and Liu Bing explained that they were safe because she would not go back.
- Origami broke down crying and threw herself into Liu Bing’s arms.