Back to the Past
Higashino Makoto took a deep breath. Having switched his race to Time Devourer and Time-Eating Insect, his time perception ability was amplified to the limit.
Kurumi raised her flintlock pistol, and a pale blue clock phantom appeared in Shiori Itsuka's palm, while a purple clock phantom appeared in Tohka Yatogami's palm.
Zafkiel possesses two powers to travel back in time.
The Sixth Bullet sends consciousness back to the past at a relatively low cost.
The Twelfth Bullet travels through time, sending the entire entity back to the past.
Higashino Makoto had told them that they should just use the Sixth Bullet, which consumes less energy.
Since he didn't exist in the previous timeline, logically, the Sixth Bullet shouldn't be able to send him back to the past.
However, Higashino Makoto has his own understanding of the power of time, and given the unique nature of the Pride Demon, the Sixth Bullet is sufficient.
To avoid failure, all three Zafkiel and their Sixth Bullet were aimed at Higashino Makoto.
Kurumi the trigger, Shiori Itsuka's pointer reversed, Tohka Yatogami's pointer reversed.
The bullet struck Higashino Makoto's body, turning into countless points of light that enveloped his entire body.
The process of traveling through time was easier than I imagined.
Higashino Makoto felt as if he were sitting on a boat going against the current, with the scenery around him rushing past rapidly until he could no longer see it, until it became blurry streaks of light.
He felt no dizziness, no nausea, and not even any discomfort.
His racial talents as Time Devourer and Time-Eating Insect allowed him to thrive in this river; his body adapted to the reversal of time, and his consciousness recorded every branch.
The light stopped receding.
He opened his eyes and found himself standing on a street.
The sunlight streamed down from the sky, warm but not glaring. The shops on both sides of the street were open for business as usual, and pedestrians strolled along the street with the same expressions on their faces Peace.
Higashino Makoto took a deep breath; the air was filled with the aroma of a bakery and the smell of car exhaust.
I checked the date: February 8, 2013.
Shiori Itsuka was killed today.
He touched his chest again; only one-third of the power from the three Sixth Bullets had been used up.
In other words, I have two more chances to continue traversing forward.
As if he had thought of something, a bright smile appeared on his lips.
"Muninn, find Shiori Itsuka."
"Yes, sir!"
Because the search area was directly limited to Tengu City, and Kiri even took a few strands of hair from Shiori Itsuka before leaving, Muninn's search went quite smoothly.
"Plz follow me."
Higashino Makoto stood in front of the Itsuka family's door and knocked three times. The door opened.
Shiori Itsuka stood at the doorway, her long, dark blue hair cascading over her shoulders, her eyes filled with confusion.
She was wearing a white shirt and a dark blue long skirt, with slippers on her feet, and holding a book in her hand, with a bookmark tucked into the middle page.
"Who are you?"
Higashino Makoto looked at her, took a letter from his backpack, and handed it to her.
Shiori Itsuka took the letter, opened it, and unfolded the letter paper.
Her brows furrowed slightly, then relaxed, then furrowed again.
The letter was written by my future self.
The handwriting was hers, the tone was hers, even the habitual little mistakes were hers; the letter described things that hadn't happened yet.
DEM Industries will send someone to kill her, causing Tohka Yatogami to collapse and destroy the world.
The letter ended with. "Higashino- kun traveled back from the future to save me, please believe him."
Shiori Itsuka put down the letter and looked at Higashino Makoto.
Having traveled through time using Kurumi's power, she didn't think Higashino Makoto was just making things up.
"Higashino- kun?"
"Um."
She paused for a moment, then pulled a four-leaf clover hair clip from the envelope.
Those were hers, a gift from her sister, which she treasured and was wearing on her head.
Now an identical copy appears in the hands of a strange man, along with this letter.
"Please come in."
She stepped aside, and Higashino Makoto strode into the entryway.
Wuhe's living room is quite large and very tidy.
The sofa was off-white. Higashino Makoto sat down on the sofa, Shiori Itsuka sat down opposite him.
"Thank you for coming back from the future to protect me, but could you tell me what will happen next?"
"Simply put, DEM will send people to kill you, and they'll be here very soon. With Isaac's Demon Lord 'Belphegor' ability, hiding won't help; you'll have to defeat them head-on."
Shiori Itsuka's fingers tightened slightly.
She sealed away almost all of the Elf Kingdom's spiritual power, leaving them with very little combat strength.
Now that Higashino Makoto says running away is useless, things are getting a bit complicated.
Higashino Makoto leaned back on the sofa, his golden eyes fixed on her.
The Degradation Aura of the Pride Demon slowly circulated within his body, deliberately suppressing its range to cover only half a meter around him.
Even so, Shiori Itsuka instinctively took a step back.
She didn't know what she was afraid of; she just felt a little uncomfortable sitting near this man.
"Stay away from me; my abilities also affect our allies."
Shiori Itsuka stood up and sat on the single sofa opposite her.
Once the distance was increased, the discomfort disappeared.
She didn't ask any further questions, she just nodded.
The doorbell rang.
Shiori Itsuka stood up, but Higashino Makoto raised his hand to stop her.
"I'll go."
He walked to the door and opened it. Dozens of women in black uniforms stood outside.
She has dark gray hair tied in a ponytail and bronze-blue eyes. She often wears a black short-skirted nun's habit, which reveals her healthy, tanned belly.
Nibelcole is an artificial Elf Kingdom created by the Demon King through the "Belphegor".
All individuals share a hive mentality, with interconnected emotions and senses, and are indifferent to the death of any individual.
He has a fanatical loyalty to his creator, Isaac, and is absolutely obedient to orders.
Seeing that Nibelcole was actually quite cute, his resolve to steal Isaac's original role and seize Mio Takamiya's power only grew stronger.
What about Shiori Itsuka?
You can pretend she's not here.
"We searched her; she was inside."
Higashino Makoto sighed.
That doesn't make sense.
He raised his hand, and crimson and black magic surged from his palm, transforming into a shockwave.
The three Nibelcole bodies flew out as if hit by a truck, crashing into the wall across the street, cracking the wall and sending rubble crashing down.
They struggled to their feet, their arms bent at impossible angles, but their expressions remained unchanged.
There was no pain, no fear; they simply stood up, ready to attack again.
Higashino Makoto didn't give them a chance.
The Degradation Aura expanded to a radius of one meter, and the three Nibelcole began to disintegrate as soon as they stepped into this area.
Then they turned into pages of a book and disappeared from the spot.