Chapter 91.7: Fighting the Magic God! True DESPAIR!!!
〜Myriad Worlds livestream Chat〜
[ Vaccine Man (One Punch Man): "No! Absolutely impossible! How could humans achieve such a feat? That guy isn't human at all; he's definitely a monster in human skin!" ]
[ Tatsumaki (One Punch Man): "Don't flatter yourselves, monsters. You weaklings would probably be broken after just one try, wouldn't you?" ]
[ Daigo Madoka (Ultraman): "He's just a high school student, yet his resolve to protect the world is so incredibly firm!?" ]
[ Shido Itsuka (Date A Live): "High school student? Are high school students this outrageous now?! This must be the strongest high school student in epic history!" ]
[ Randolph Carter (H.P. Lovecraft): "This is no less than facing an Elder God directly. Countless cycles of hell, yet the person himself hasn't reset with the world. His sanity is terrifying to the extreme." ]
[ Deadpool (Earth-10005): "This is too terrifying… All I want is death, not this kind of hellish torture." ]
[ Thanos (Earth-616): "Destroying and recreating the universe countless times just for one human, and even then, the goal wasn't achieved. Unbelievable." ]
[ Beyonder (Earth-616): "You brat… I acknowledge you! As an ordinary person, you are the most astonishing being I've ever seen!" ]
[ Kyubey (Puella Magi Madoka Magica) "Humans are truly unreasonable!" ]
[ Merlin (Type-Moon): "His heart is so firm! If the boy can survive, you will definitely reach beyond EX-level!" ]
[ The Awakened One (???): "The mind has become a god before the body." ]
[ Uzumaki Naruto (Naruto): "That's right! Don't give up!" ]
[ Misaka Mikoto (A Certain Magical Index): "…I don't need you to bear this kind of thing alone…" ]
[ Yang Jian (New Gods): "Perhaps this is why the Imagine Breaker exists within this human." ]
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〜One Punch Man World〜
Shock, confusion, horror, strangeness, and more—countless monsters and even heroes gazed at the screen with various emotions.
Kamijou Touma, in the endless cycles, hadn't collapsed?!
What kind of being was this human? Was that hand keeping his spirit unyielding? No, everyone was certain that the hand had no effect at all at this moment; it only brought him misfortune!
In other words, that ordinary person truly accomplished a feat that even gods couldn't?!
But… even so, they didn't believe Kamijou Touma could truly achieve ultimate victory.
An ordinary person fighting alone against a Magic God who could easily destroy everything?
Even Gilgamesh and others had to combine all their strength, and it was only with Tiamat's self-sealing that they barely won.
Therefore, Kamijou Touma had no chance of winning at all.
But such torture… even the most twisted monsters felt a chill!
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〜Cthulhu Mythos World〜
Randolph Carter recorded Kamijou Touma's story in his book, deeply shaken by it.
Such unwavering will, if it entered their world, would undoubtedly become a legend!
Such a dazzling and brilliant existence, even the unspeakable beings would be shocked and engrossed, wouldn't they?
So, would this boy perish in destruction, or would he be completely reborn in destruction?
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〜Re: Zero - Starting Life in Another World〜
"Hey, young man, buying apples?"
The familiar voice came again.
Natsuki Subaru clutched his face, twisted with fear and terror. He collapsed to his knees, gasping for air as if he would die the next second!
His trembling eyes stared at the screen. At this moment, he was absolutely certain…
Like Kamijou Touma, he too had been placed in an infinite hell by a god!
The thought of experiencing billions of deaths twisted and shattered Natsuki Subaru's body and mind!
But what Natsuki Subaru didn't know was…
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〜Type-Moon World, Fourth Holy Grail War Worldline〜
Upon seeing Kamijou Touma being stabbed in the back by his beloved teacher, Kotomine Kirei's eyes were almost filled with pleasure.
Betrayed by the closest person, an undeniable real world… until his self-denial, and finally the torment of infinite cycles… what immense pleasure!
But what puzzled Kotomine Kirei was whether that boy, stripping away the exterior, was essentially similar to him, or even more empty than him?
Otherwise, why couldn't even billions of cycles break him…
Gilgamesh, behind him, silently watched this scene, his eyebrows raised, as if he saw an unusual color in that seemingly absolutely good mongrel.
Gilgamesh's lips curved into a malicious smile,
"So he's not so pure after all, mongrel."
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〜A Certain Magical Index World〜
Academy City—
"I will… never give up!"
Although Kamijou Touma felt cold all over, trembling, and even witnessed his countless deaths, his physiology and body began to feel twisted and nauseous.
But…
But at this moment, his belief was incredibly firm!
Yes, Kamijou Touma now clearly understood his own thoughts on the screen!
For him, those who silently vanished… his friends, his family, his teachers… even people unrelated to him!
They still held their own wishes and desires to live. He didn't want to see everyone who held hope and dreams die like that!
He didn't want to see anyone more unfortunate than him!
But even as the boy said this, a strange stir arose in his heart…
Was he truly… a selfless person who silently sacrificed everything?
Kamijou Touma had never thought about this. Usually, even when he saw others in danger, he would just rush in headfirst.
He never considered the reasons, but now, Kamijou Touma fell into deep thought.
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『 Viewers of Myriad Worlds 』
Everyone was shocked by Kamijou Touma's terrifying spirit, which completely contradicted their initial guesses!
Not only did the boy not go mad after a few moments of despair, but he stubbornly survived in an infinite hell that made even them feel helpless and desperate!
Even if his heart was somewhat twisted, that was all it was!
As long as he held firm to his heart, it was possible to win!
Othinus could only defeat this body, but Kamijou Touma's spirit would be permanently etched in her mind!
Next, they would have to see if Kamijou Touma could withstand more attrition.
Everyone now saw this battle as a war of attrition!
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〜Puella Magi Madoka Magica World〜
Akemi Homura said nothing, but a possibility that flashed through her mind made her feel somewhat cold.
If Kamijou Touma fought against the Magic God to save the world, cycling through infinite hell billions of times without defeat.
Then what if this world… didn't need him to save it?
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『 "You haven't destroyed anything," Kamijou Touma said firmly!
Othinus showed a helpless expression, as if saying, "What are you still talking about at this point?"
Touma immediately said that worlds don't exist in parallel at the same time; they haven't moved anywhere from the beginning!
In short, Touma believed that the world seemed to have changed, but this was just Othinus changing its settings to make it different, which is why he felt like he had lived in countless different worlds!
But Othinus said helplessly, "Don't you know about phases?"
This world is superimposed with phases from Christianity, Buddhism, Celtic mythology, Indian religions, Taoism, and many other religions.
Heaven, hell, the underworld, the pure world, and many more. She merely temporarily added a newly created filter to the world; this was much simpler than creating a new world.
"The Silver Star, don't you know, coming from there? That man wants to create a world unaffected by religion, and science is also one of the phases."
Touma's idea was shot down, but he thought of something: even for a Magic God, the Imagine Breaker is a special existence. The Imagine Breaker can erase superfluous things from this world!
Although Kamijou Touma didn't know if the Imagine Breaker could destroy such a massive existence!
"Is this okay?" At this moment, Othinus suddenly asked in a deep voice.
"What… did you say?" Touma was visibly stunned.
"Having hope, thinking there's still a chance to win, that's a fatal flaw."
Touma completely didn't understand what she was saying, but soon the world changed again. 』
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〜A Certain Magical Index World〜
Inside of Windowless Building—
"The Silver Star,"
How long had Aleister not heard that name?
How many things had stemmed from the birth of that name…
Firing the first shot of the magic war, placing a death curse on everyone, sacrificing his wife to summon Aiwass, proving phases, failing to control Coronzon, researching superpowers, establishing Academy City, and lying in a life support device.
Gathering numerous espers to achieve personal phases, magic, and superpowers, creating phase sparks, attracting the Imagine Breaker, and simultaneously laying out a plan for the entire world…
But even so, it still couldn't contend with a single thought from a Magic God. Therefore, Aleister's goal had never changed!
He wanted to end all misfortunes caused by phase sparks, destroy all magic, end phases, and slay Magic Gods!
No matter how many years passed, his goal would never change!
Meanwhile, on the other side—
Othinus, who had not yet become a perfect Magic God, silently gazed at Kamijou Touma on the screen.
She had already developed such feelings for that human… Although her heart was vehemently denying it, Othinus knew that a trace of acknowledgment for Kamijou Touma was gradually growing within her.
She would actually feel this way about a human… No, the exquisitely beautiful figure turned cold again. She wanted to see the final outcome!
If that boy was truly a saint, a protector of the world, then he would definitely not pass that test!
That was the true hell she had set for Kamijou Touma, her apparent "understander"!
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『 When Kamijou Touma woke up again, he was lying on a bench. The evening glow in the sky was beautiful, and the orange twilight spilled onto the boy's face.
A gentle breeze blew across the boy's face, but Kamijou Touma clenched his fists. Having been endlessly tortured by Othinus, he had long since braced himself, ready to welcome the impending collapse.
Because he had experienced countless deaths, he already knew that a relatively peaceful beginning would absolutely not have a good ending, and would even be more painful than a world where everyone hated and detested him.
Just as Touma took a deep breath, preparing to face the coming terror, a shout from behind entered his heart.
"Wait, Ellis-chan!"
Touma's brain paused, his breath hitched. He looked back in disbelief. On the wide street, a young Sherry chased a boy, calling out Ellis's name.
But… wasn't Sherry's friend Ellis the one who had passed away?
Touma stared blankly as the two walked away, his gaze seemingly uncontrollably shifting. On a nearby lawn, a girl named Agnese was picnicking with her parents.
But… Agnese's parents should have died long ago…
"Could it be…" Kamijou Touma's brain felt as if it had been struck. His heart, which had been pierced countless times yet remained unbroken, now felt an uncontrollable fear and… an unspeakable complexity. 』
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〜Puella Magi Madoka Magica World〜
"This is the true nightmare of despair,"
Akemi Homura lowered her eyes, her purple irises radiating a faint, clear light.
Heroes stand unyielding to save the world, but what if the world says it doesn't need saving?
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『 Viewers of Myriad Worlds 』
Countless viewers watched this scene, their pupils slightly contracting. Although they didn't know those people, the point wasn't that.
The real point was that those were people who had died!
And now, they reappeared in this world. What did this mean…?
The corners of countless viewers' mouths couldn't help but curl upwards. They wanted to see how Kamijou Touma, that saint-like boy, would endure this time!
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『 Surprise, excitement, joy, absurdity, fear, bewilderment—countless complex emotions surged into Kamijou Touma's shattered heart.
Kamijou Touma held his breath, his eyes trembling.
He saw it, he saw scene after scene he had never witnessed before.
Vento was strolling with his younger brother, Terra was not purged by his comrades, they were chatting and drinking coffee with other members of God's Right Seat.
Kumokawa Maria and the supposedly dead Kihara Kagun were discussing something.
Oriana Thompson was no longer running the magic world's delivery business but was bustling about with a group of children and old women.
He saw Index no longer having her memories erased, living happily with Kanzaki Kaori and Stiyl Magnus.
He saw Accelerator and Misaka Mikoto, Last Order, and the Sisters living in harmony.
All the people connected to him, who had passed away, now appeared before Kamijou Touma's eyes, living peaceful, happy lives…
All misfortune had been erased…
"Try to deny it?" Othinus embraced Kamijou Touma's shoulders from behind, whispering like a demon.
"If you consider changing the world, changing the world, to be evil, then deny this world where everything is happy and perfect."
Kamijou Touma lowered his head, his gaze fixed on the ground, trembling violently, but at this moment, he couldn't utter a single word of rebuttal.
That twisted, utterly shattered heart of protection also crumbled at this moment—
An undeniable truth, an undeniable world of happiness.
But this moment's truth… was a billion times more absurd than a hellish nightmare! 』
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〜Myriad Worlds livestream Chat〜
[ Kamijou Touma (A Certain Magical Index): "Is this world… real? A world where everyone can be happy…" ]
[ Nephthys (A Certain Magical Index): "Yes, young man~ This is all real, yes. What you see and hear, this perfect world is absolutely real, I guarantee it as a Magic God~" ]
[ Kenjaku (Jujutsu Kaisen): "Hahahahahahaha! How despicable! To come up with such a method!" ]
[ Dio Brando (JoJo's Bizarre Adventure): "As expected of you, Othinus! This is Kamijou Touma's true path to despair!" ]
[ Thanos (Earth-616): "So now, who is the enemy of the world?" ]
[ Kaname Madoka (Puella Magi Madoka Magica) "How could this be… This is too much, Kamijou-san clearly…" ]
[ Loki Odinson (Earth-616): "This is the most fatal blow to an idealist." ]
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『 Viewers of Myriad Worlds 』
Everyone was deeply moved by Othinus's terror.
From the very beginning, she calculated everything. In her confrontation with Kamijou Touma, she first used despair to constantly weaken his heart, and finally delivered a perfect blow with an irrefutable truth!
The perfect world was the greatest malice in Othinus's trial!
And it only worked on stubborn fools like Kamijou Touma!
Although for anyone, a world where they don't exist is an unbearable torment, Kamijou Touma was different.
This absurd truth even made Kamijou Touma afraid to touch this world with the Imagine Breaker!
Justice and protection—that was Kamijou Touma's last flickering light. It was with this that he had deemed Othinus, who toyed with people's lives at will, as evil. But now…
Absurdity! Fear! Collapse!
Yes, the perfect world was Kamijou Touma's true despair! The most complete negation!
They were certain that Kamijou Touma would never tolerate changing this world for his own selfish desires, because that would be a denial of past lives!
The saint, precisely, was utterly crushed by correctness, by the commendable rescues he had accomplished.
What sorrow! What a joke!
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