Ashford Academy.
Lelouch had shut himself inside his room, his eyes fixed on the streams of data scrolling across the screen as his fingers flew over the keyboard.
"The Multiversal Forum… this has to be the key."
He muttered the words under his breath, his gaze burning with unwavering resolve.
"As long as I can fully understand how this platform works, and use the knowledge and technology of countless worlds… I'll find a way to let Nunnally see the light again."
Every now and then, his eyes would drift to the inside of his wrist. At some point, a delicate chessboard emblem had appeared there, its lines crisp and distinct, like a birthmark he had always possessed.
And it was not only Lelouch.
Over the past few days, strange marks had appeared somewhere on the bodies of almost every person on Earth.
Their shapes varied wildly. Some people had a pink heart stamped over their navel, some had dice patterns on their cheeks, and some even found rubber-like designs on the soles of their feet.
Even more unbelievable was this: if one focused and touched the mark, a translucent holographic interface full of futuristic flair would unfold before their eyes, with several brilliant golden words flashing at the top—
[Multiversal Forum]
This creation, far beyond modern humanity's understanding, had ignited both frenzy and panic across the globe.
A gift from an alien civilization?
A planet-wide prank?
Or… a far more dangerous signal?
"What kind of joke is this…"
In the bathroom, C.C. frowned at the clear pizza-shaped emblem on her backside as she studied herself in the mirror.
"I do like pizza, but that doesn't mean it has to express itself like this. If it were Cheese-kun, I might reluctantly accept it."
At the same time, Kallen Stadtfeld was blushing furiously as she stared at the vivid red apple mark on her chest, utterly unable to comprehend the twisted sense of humor these so-called "aliens" had.
Just as everyone was lost in their own thoughts, a crisp notification rang out in the minds of every person who had activated the interface.
[Ding-ding-ding! The time is ripe. The Multiversal Anime Stream is now officially live!]
"What's going on!?"
Lelouch immediately went on alert. From the next room came Nunnally's uneasy voice, and Kallen let out a startled cry as well.
Even the usually languid C.C. raised a brow, wondering whether some unknown Geass was at work.
In an instant, everyone's holographic display shifted. A massive golden roulette wheel filled their vision.
The wheel was divided into ninety-nine numbered sections, as though every number corresponded to a "story" from a different world.
But then something even stranger happened—
A snow-white creature shaped somewhat like a rabbit—Fou—seemed to appear out of nowhere and landed with a soft poof right on the roulette wheel's central Start button.
"F-Fouu!?"
The little creature looked around in utter confusion. A moment ago, it had been sleeping soundly in Minamoto no Raikou's warm embrace. How had it suddenly ended up in this bizarre place?
It shifted instinctively, and one tiny pink paw pressed down on the glaring red button without meaning to.
Bzzzz—!
The golden wheel began spinning at high speed.
At last, the pointer slowly came to a stop on the number 4.
Within the corresponding section, a moving image unfolded: an ancient picture frame, surrounded and scorched by flames that would never go out, hinting at the extraordinary tone of the world it represented.
Then, a line of crimson words condensed from fire itself and branded itself into the sight of every "viewer":
[This is the story of a boy who sought to twist fate in a cruel world, save the one he loved, and change the world itself.]
At the same time, in the Nasuverse—
Within the Inner Sea of the Planet, amid an endless sea of flowers, Merlin was leisurely chatting online with girls from all over, a delighted smile spread across his face.
As for the crisis steadily encroaching upon Proper Human History… he clearly had no intention of lifting a finger.
"Oh dear, oh dear. A stirring adventure story like this really doesn't suit a mage like me, who prefers slacking off~"
He grinned at the interface, utterly lacking in tension.
"My specialty isn't saving the world. It's making a graceful exit at the crucial moment. Ahahaha—"
Then his eyes paused on the little white creature standing atop the golden wheel in the broadcast image.
"Oh? Cath Palug, you showed up in a place like that… Looks like you're not the Beast of Calamity this time, but the Beast of Selection. Congratulations, congratulations~ See? Throwing you out back then really was the right choice. It was all for your own good, you know."
He said it with a cheerful smile, his tone so lighthearted it sounded like he was teasing an old friend.
Meanwhile, somewhere on a sunny beach in Britain, another consummate slacker was enjoying her leisure time.
Beneath a white beach umbrella, Lady Avalon stretched out her graceful body, her long white hair spilling down like a waterfall. She lounged there lazily, as though all the chaos of the outside world had nothing to do with her.
"Mmm Crisis and all that can be left to Arthur As for big sis, I only need to enjoy life~~"
But when her gaze swept across the line on the screen—save everyone, change the fate of the one you love—the corner of her lips curved into an amused, skeptical smile.
"Hehe… a plot this romantic? And I get to watch it for free?"
Lady Avalon laughed softly, her voice tinged with teasing amusement.
"Well, as long as it's not broadcasting some story about the Knights of the Round Table hunting me down as a group, I suppose I can accept it~"
…
In the world of Spy x Family—
"A boy who saves the world… a story about saving the one he loves… and with such blazing red visuals that make your heart pound…"
Anya hugged Bond's fluffy head, while very different images appeared in the minds of the two little creatures.
Inside Anya's tiny head, for some reason, the image of the second son—Damian Desmond—flashed by.
That boy who was always awkward, desperate for his father's approval, and determined to collect eight Stella Stars and become an "Imperial Scholar"… one day, he suddenly grew up!
He was no longer childish, nor was he endlessly immersed in chunibyo fantasies. By chance, he learned of the great mission Anya's father was engaged in.
So Damian resolutely joined WISE, became Father's disciple, and fought shoulder to shoulder with Father, who was strong and gentle!
And Anya herself would study under Mother Yor and become the greatest assassin of all, punishing evil alongside Mama and defeating all the bad guys who sought to destroy peace between East and West!
"Wuwa…! S-Second Son, Second Son will join Father's great 'mission' too!? Waku waku…!"
Anya let out a tiny, excited gasp, her eyes sparkling with anticipation.
In the world of The Eminence in Shadow—
"A hero who saves the world… a boy who changes the fate of the one he loves!? Don't tell me… don't tell me… that person means Shadow-sama and me!?"
Beta's mind instantly overflowed with glorious, passionate visions bathed in heavenly light, and a glistening trail of drool slipped uncontrollably from the corner of her mouth, dripping onto the floor.
Her eyes had turned into pink hearts, as though she had swallowed some miraculous love potion, and her entire being sank into blissful fantasy.
"It was Shadow-sama who saved me and changed my fate… It was also Shadow-sama who uncovered the Cult of Diablos's conspiracy and protected the peace of this world! Then the savior about to be shown across the multiverse must be Shadow-sama without a doubt!"
At the same time, Gamma, dressed in an elegant black qipao with a daring neckline, knelt reverently on a scarlet carpet, gazing up with worshipful eyes at Shadow-sama, seated upon his throne.
Shadow-sama sat with one leg crossed over the other, his right arm resting casually on the armrest, his chin lightly propped against the back of his hand. He radiated the aura of an invincible powerhouse—
At least on the surface.
(Wait, wait, wait… they can't possibly be talking about me, right? No way, no way. I'm just an ordinary high schooler pursuing the path of the eminence in shadow.)
(If I really get exposed, my peaceful school life is done for. My sister will definitely come charging over demanding answers, and then there's that troublesome First Princess, and the Second Princess too… ahhh, what a pain!)
Even though a storm had already erupted inside him, he still maintained a flawless air of elegant composure before the Seven Shadows.
"Long live the Boss… woof!"
Delta wagged the fluffy black tail at her backside excitedly and let out a heartfelt cheer.
In the Shinjuku Singularity—
"Hah!? A boy who saves the world and even saves the girl he loves!? What kind of nauseating setup is that? Just hearing it pisses me off!"
Jeanne Alter sprang upright from the sofa, impatiently smacking Fujimaru Ritsuka's thigh with her right hand, her face full of disdain.
"If a world can be saved, then how cruel can it really be? Heh… I don't buy it. A guy like that has to be some pampered brat raised with a silver spoon in his mouth, standing at the top of the pyramid since birth. What right does he have to save the world? Humanity ought to just perish quietly!"
The more she spoke, the more heated she became. But the moment she caught sight of her Master's helpless expression, she immediately turned her head away, her tone abruptly shifting.
"...Ah, Master, I was joking just now~ Ahahaha… heh…"
"Yes, I believe Jeanne was joking."
Fujimaru Ritsuka wore a gentle smile and didn't press the matter. Instead, he took a wrapped hamburger out of a bag.
"Want something to eat? It's a new portable magical-energy supplement developed by Da Vinci."
"Eugh… junk food. That's the sort of thing that assault woman likes, right? I don't want it."
Jeanne Alter curled her lip in disgust.
"All right… sorry, sorry. Next time I'll prepare something you like. Saber, would you like another one?"
Ritsuka awkwardly withdrew his hand and turned toward the nearby Artoria Alter.
Before he could finish speaking, Jeanne Alter suddenly snatched the hamburger from his hand, tore it cleanly in two, stuffed one half back into his hand, and quickly shoved the other half into her own mouth.
"Mmph, mmph… I suppose the taste is barely acceptable."
Cheeks puffed out as she chewed at speed, Jeanne Alter glared and said, "Don't give that assault woman so many! What a waste—she's already eaten ten of them!"
In the Sea Floor Cyber-Paradise world, first loop—
A church stood within one of the sanctuaries protected by the spiritron paradise.
Meltlilith watched the screen with eager anticipation.
Yet she was also shy, afraid that the boy appearing on the screen might be her Albert.
A boy who saved the one he loved… wasn't that precisely the boy who had saved me—me, who was about to be discarded?
The boy who fought beside me, defeated the demon BB, saved the world, and changed his own fate—
That had to be him, didn't it?
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