I'm just an internet cafe owner

Chifuyu Orimura didn't understand why her younger brother would think that way, since he had just been an ordinary high school student.

Upon hearing this question, tears welled up in Ichika Orimura's eyes.

"Sister, do you know what it feels like to see your loved one die in front of you?"

Do you know what it feels like to have your daughter die in your arms?

Do you know what it feels like when a parent's love for their child is ultimately delivered to the child by loving people all over the world?

“You don’t know, but I do. I know what human nature is, what is right and wrong, and I just want to do what I think is right and what I can do.”

Recalling his experiences in Clannad, witnessing the death of his lover, and seeing his daughter's despair. If the former Ichika Orimura was just an ordinary high school student, the current Ichika is filled with passionate ideals: to change the world.

At the very least, he didn't want to see Nagisa die again, nor did he want to see Shio experience despair.

He hopes to see the "Fengzi" of this world awake, holding a starfish, attending his sister's wedding.

This will allow "Kotomi" to know about her parents' love for her.

He knew he was just an ordinary high school student and didn't understand politics. But he felt that through the power of internet cafes, he could ensure that fathers in this world wouldn't lose their loved ones and children.

In addition, he also wanted to emulate Lelouch's spirit, ending the conflicts in this world and enabling all of humanity to work together to address the "crisis" from space four hundred years in the future.

Chifuyu Orimura was dumbfounded. Her younger brother was a middle school student! What had he gone through? Especially seeing the pain in his eyes, it was clear that he had personally experienced this kind of despair.

She had always been concerned about her younger brother's life, but his wife and child died when he was in middle school? She felt that something was not quite right.

But looking at the tears, resentment, and lofty goals in her younger brother's eyes, she suddenly realized that she didn't seem to recognize him anymore.

"Are you... really sure? If you leave here, I won't be able to protect you... And this is mandatory; if you leave the school, you'll be in great danger."

Chifuyu Orimura choked up as she said this, not knowing how her younger brother had gained so much power. But as his only sister, she genuinely wanted him to be happy.

He proved his strength and stated his goals. He was no longer the clueless fool he remembered, but had grown into a proper man.

Ichika Orimura nodded and said, "Yes, I've made up my mind. If anyone gets in my way, I'll beat them up."

Fulfilling one's dream is only the first step. According to Ichika Orimura's understanding, as long as she leaves this school, all conspiracies and schemes will fail.

Chapter 440 Childhood Sweethearts Drop Out of School Together (Bonus Chapter)

"One summer..."

Shinobu, Ichika Orimura's childhood friend, watched Ichika turn and leave, opened his mouth, thinking about something but unable to say anything.

She was excited when she learned that Ichika Orimura was her classmate. However, before they could even say goodbye, he was leaving?

For some reason, Shinononobu felt a pang of sadness in her heart. Her intuition told her that if she let Ichika Orimura leave now, she might never be able to be with him again in her life.

They were childhood friends, and although they hadn't spent much time together over the years, Shinononobu's feelings for Ichika Orimura had never diminished. On the contrary, their experiences over the years had deepened her feelings for him.

"Broom? What's wrong?"

Hearing Aome's call, Ichika Orimura stopped in his tracks and said with an awkward smile, "I'm sorry, it's been so long since we last met, but I have to leave now."

"It's...it's okay...it's just..."

Shinononofumi is usually a tsundere, but she couldn't be tsundere at this moment. Because she felt a pain in her chest, a pain that was just too much.

No!

At this moment, Shinonono no Hōshū's heart was screaming that he had to tell Ichika Orimura his thoughts before she left the room, no matter what.

Can I come with you?

"Hey?"

Shinononobu stood up.

He calmly replied, "I'm not particularly interested in becoming a pilot. On the contrary, the idea you mentioned—getting into Tokyo University and changing the world together—intrigues me. I'd like to... give it a try."

Shinononofumi felt a pang of resentment; she didn't know what her childhood sweetheart had gone through during these past few days. But when he just spoke of "daughter" and "wife," the sense of longing in his voice made her jealous.

"really?"

"Um…"

Chifuyu Orimura remained silent at this moment, because she was well aware of Shinonono no Hide's identity. If she was willing to help her younger brother, then her brother would be much safer.

"Then... together?"

Ichika Orimura recalled the teachings she received from her senior, Kinji Toyama. According to Kinji Toyama, if there were people she knew who were willing to do something together, she could bring them along as long as it didn't interfere with her plans.

Especially when it comes to childhood sweethearts who have feelings for you, you can't let the person by your side grow cold.

Shinobu... was his childhood friend. And he had sensed a little bit of her feelings.

The green-haired teacher named Yamada Maya's eyes were practically bulging out of their sockets; she'd gone mad. Everyone's gone mad! The only male student wants to quit? And his sister actually agreed, even offering to help her brother quit?!

Helping her own brother quit was one thing, but helping Shinonono no Hajime quit too? She was numb, completely numb. She felt like her teaching career was about to end.

Ichika Orimura didn't know why Shinonono no Broom wanted to come along, but since it was a broom, she figured she might as well bring it along.

Shinononobu was completely dumbfounded. She had only spoken up instinctively, and she was actually agreed to? And then she went home with Orimura Ichika...?

It wasn't until she sat down at Ichika Orimura's house that Shinononobu realized she had dropped out of school and ended up at his house.

"I never expected you would come with me."

Ichika Orimura was prepared to face the world alone, but when she revealed her goal, her childhood friend was willing to face the world with her and change it.

"Ahem, what are you planning to do?"

Since she had impulsively followed him out, Shinononobu decided to ask her childhood friend what he was up to.

Meanwhile, Ichika Orimura produced a plan, which she had created after learning from Yuri in Mental Omega and consulting with him in real life.

Looking at the things on it, Shinononobu felt completely lost. What was this about prosthetic technology and how it would change human life? There were too many technical terms; he couldn't understand a word of it.

Besides these, there's the Dark Forest, enemies from outer space, the destruction of Krypton and Cybertron, and humanity's need to focus its efforts on dealing with the outer space crisis. Is this some kind of science fiction novel or an American blockbuster?

It left her feeling completely bewildered, but the more she looked, the more astonished she became.

Prosthetic bodies? Replacing vital organs? Replacing the heart, kidneys, limbs, and eyes? Is this something technology can actually do?

"Is this... possible?"

Ichika Orimura nodded and said, "It's difficult, but achievable. I also borrowed a slogan from a senior..."

"slogan?"

According to Alicia, the manager of branch number four, it's...

"Fight for all that is good in the world"

He had already anticipated that in the not-too-distant future, many people in his world might covet the power he had gained, but he didn't care. He drew inspiration from the cosmic deterrence plan of Lelouch's world.

This plan is currently underway in Lelouch's world, and according to analyses from various world leaders, it will succeed once their world's technology reaches the level required to launch satellites and receive signals from space.

If this deterrence method is implemented well, it will provide at least four hundred years for unified development. The only drawback is that the truth may be exposed after four hundred years, which may cause some problems.

But that's a matter for future generations. If the world can truly unite for over a century, then no one will want to split up a century from now. Besides, when we have the ability to explore the entire universe, there's only one thing humanity will do: colonize the entire universe.

Looking at the expressionless girl in front of her, Ichika Orimura gave her one last chance: "Haki, if you go back to school now, you can continue your studies. Actually, you don't need to follow me. If you follow me, you might have to live a life of hiding and running away."

Upon hearing this, Shinononobu calmed down: "I've lived this kind of life for many years. Do you think you can scare me back by just hiding and running away?"

Since we're already out, we might as well not go back.

She didn't understand why she had followed them out. Was it because she saw Ichika Orimura's tears? Or the terrifying power of suddenly controlling all IS? Or perhaps... her own feelings?

She didn't understand, but it didn't matter. Since she had come along, she might as well stay together.

The thought of developing together in the future made her heart race.

"Together…"

Ichika Orimura, oblivious to the changes in his childhood friend, continued, "To hell with 'IS' and all that. Let's start a company, get into a good university, and then start developing prosthetic technology! Let's change the world."

He suddenly understood why Senior Toyama had said that childhood friends were the people you should pay the most attention to. According to Senior Toyama, "If your childhood friend is willing to help you and silently do things for you, even if you don't love them or want to be with them..."

Even in marriage, don't let your partner down. Also, be careful of their arrogance…

Chapter 441 Shinonono no Tsukasa: Physics Doesn't Exist!!! (Bonus Chapter)

Ichika Orimura had no plans to develop military cybernetic bodies, but based on his experience at the internet cafe, he believed the world would eventually move in that direction. However, due to the influence of capital, the cybernetic bodies he acquired in this world might not be available to ordinary people or even those truly in need.

No problem, in the internet cafe, Kinji Toyama taught him how to beat people up to his heart's content. And Yuri taught him how to deal with capitalists.

Ordinary people who stand in the way of his dreams—he just beats them up. But capitalists…

He was curious whether he, the Iron Curtain Titan, was stronger, or whether the capitalists were physically tougher. Besides… his actions had already begun.

As a middle school student, he possessed the passion typical of his age. He was eager to do what he wanted to do. Since he wanted to change the world, he directly signed a contract with Liu Yuan, using the technology of his world's future four hundred years as the price to obtain divine assistance and create a fictional enemy for this world.

In addition, Ichika Orimura also gave Shinononozuka a big gift. Since she's a genius and just made these things for fun, he prepared something really fun for her as well.

While he was making his preparations, Shinonono Tsukasa also found out, through her own means, what her best friend's younger brother and her younger sister were up to.

"Cybernetic technology? Xiao Zhou and Ichika are actually going to do this? How interesting, really interesting. Xiao Qian's little brother is really interesting... Hmph~ This technology? Alien technology? Wait? What is this? Aliens? The Dark Forest? Is the technology locked down?"

"Why is this happening? Something that clearly exists, why are the experimental results so drastically different? How does he know all this? No! No, am I going crazy, or has the world gone mad...? Are all aliens like this? I'm so ridiculous..."

She was manufacturing the fourth-generation IS, but the manufacturing process required the addition of some new weapons. However, during the calculation process, all of these weapons simultaneously reported errors.

Shinonono Tsukasa received a communication from outer space, and upon receiving it, she felt a chill run down her spine.

The content of the communication was incomprehensible, but the message seemed to be learning the language of Earth.

Not long after, a sentence appeared on my computer in three languages: Chinese, English, and Japanese.

"We've found you!"

"insect"

This is not the most terrifying thing. The most terrifying thing is that Shinononozuka discovered that the fundamental physics of her world had become problematic.

Even more terrifying, she discovered that the three stars in the Centaurus constellation exhibited a motion that completely defied all the rules of physics, and then they were destroyed.

"Four years ago...this galaxy was destroyed? What kind of power is this? What is this thing? The speed of light? Earth...is finished."

Meanwhile, outside the Milky Way, in the Centaurus galaxy 4.3 light-years away, Senior Little Round is playing with three stars like balls.

"Hmph~ Me! I am incredibly strong."

Watching Madoka's actions, the Law of Cycles felt her head buzzing.

"Stop playing around, the boss sent us here on serious business."