Tokyo: Oreimo

According to John Title's original worldline theory, altering the past would cause the future to be overwritten.

So far, what has actually happened has indeed conformed to this theory.

Ling Nai opened her phone's interface and looked at the D-mail records she had sent.

The first item: The text message that Okabe sent to the bucket said, "Makase Kurisu was stabbed."

This text message saved Makise Kurisu's life.

Article 2: Lottery Numbers.

This one didn't change much, because after being asked, Ruka Urushihara bought the wrong winning numbers.

The third D-mail was sent by Kiryu Moeka's mobile phone, and its specific content is unknown.

Article 4: The text message that Urushihara Ruka sent to her mother read "Eat more vegetables," which is why Ruka became Rukako.

Article 5: The text message Phyllis sent to her father changed the course of his death.

Article 6: Okabe Rintaro sent this to his past self, who then tracked Amane Suzuha, causing her to remain in Tokyo.

Ling Nai's finger hovered over the mouse, without clicking on any line.

These six D-mails are all inevitable developments that will be triggered as the main story progresses; they cannot be avoided, and their order will not change.

But the only thing Mayuri will die for is that no matter how she tries to change the past, she cannot change the outcome.

This was something she couldn't understand.

Even if they change their escape route, hide in a different location, or take a different approach.

But the outcome has never changed.

"This contradicts previous theories."

"Since this approach is not working, there must be some other necessary conditions that haven't been met."

"Perhaps we need to go back to an earlier time."

This is the conclusion Ling Nai came to after thinking about it all night yesterday.

But she still didn't understand what to do, because she was now stuck on the phone screen before the time jump.

But pressing the send button would put her back into a loop, and she had no other choice.

Based on past gaming experience, when making branching choices, you should never give up on the most difficult ones, as this is the only way to reach the final TRUEEND.

But after so many repetitions, the plot has even started to repeat itself.

The game developer's hint was quite clear: she was going in circles in a dead end.

"Even if it's going to lead to a bad ending, shouldn't it at least show the results screen? This continuous loop suggests that there are other possibilities."

Ling Nai clicked her tongue.

"Let's keep trying. Even if it really is a bad ending, we should still get the ending. If all else fails, we can just start a new game."

To make changes, the prerequisite is to first jump back to the past.

Rintaro Okabe returned to 16:56 PM.

Ling Nai has gone through this process many times.

"Is there a branch here?"

The girl muttered something.

"What's wrong? Are you daydreaming?"

"Is that the same line again?"

As always, Makise Kurisu noticed Okabe's unusual behavior and raised questions.

The repetition was so numerous that even Ling Nai felt a little annoyed.

Two options appeared in the dialog box:

1. Seeking True Reason

2. Enough is enough, destroy the time machine.

Ling Nai had previously chosen the second option, but in the previous few cycles, the result still led to the cycle continuing. However, this time she decided to try again.

Since the first option has already been tested many times by reading the save file, there is no possibility of a new route.

If we want to make further efforts, the only option is to extend the branches outwards from the very beginning.

She has experience with some visual novels that have mechanisms that require certain conditions to be met before they can be triggered.

Having witnessed all of Mayuri's deaths, perhaps a new storyline will be unlocked.

Ling Nai clicked the mouse.

Rintaro Okabe stepped forward and held the headphones high, but in the end, he couldn't bring himself to destroy them.

Once destroyed, Mayuri's death will be irreversible and unchangeable.

It's the same old story.

Ling Nai read these contents many times, each time very carefully, and this time she noticed some differences.

At 6:30, Makise Kurisu should have called, but this time her character portrait appeared on the screen instead.

"What are you doing in a place like this?"

"Kurisu..."

"This is the first time you've called me by my name properly. What happened? No, what has happened?"

"..."

"You traveled back in time, didn't you?"

Ling Nai's eyes lit up.

"We've found a breakthrough!"

In fact, during the first time jump, Makise Kurisu sent a text message confirming that Okabe had traveled back in time.

Previously, they had always communicated via text message, as Okabe was completely consumed by grief over the death of his childhood friend.

"The branching routes only unlock after all Mayuri's death endings are unlocked? That girl, there should be a limit to how awful she can be!"

Ling Nai was about to burst into a tirade of profanities.

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"That's too reckless, you idiot. Time travel can't guarantee absolute safety."

"Human beings are fundamentally temporal beings; it's possible that even your very existence could disappear."

"what do I do?"

What time was the lab attacked?

"After 7:30"

There are several possibilities for why Mayuri died, but I don't have time to explain them to you now.

"Kurisu is definitely the most reliable one."

Ling Nai suddenly swung her fist, finally managing to create a new branch of attack.

But to be honest, she still feels just as heavy-hearted as Rintaro Okabe.

Even with the help of this genius young scientist, can Mayuri really be saved?

"Given that guy's personality, he might just ruthlessly toy with the players' feelings, giving them hope only to dash it later... He's absolutely capable of doing that."

That's what happened when I played Clannad.

Thinking back to when Okazaki Tomoya finally reconciled with Shio, but their happiness was short-lived, it was cruelly destroyed by that guy.

When she saw Tomoya holding Shio, who had collapsed in the snow, she completely broke down.

"Maybe he had the same idea behind this project."

Ling Nai tried to understand Ryosuke's psychology as a game producer with the utmost malice.

"I'm sorry, if I hadn't done this research, this wouldn't have happened."

"That's what Okabe Rintaro said."

"Don't apologize, I want to help you."

"Hey, you mad scientist, weren't you supposed to be trying to change the structure of the world or something?"

"Of course, hahaha!"

A CG image appeared on the screen, showing Makise Kurisu making a similar embarrassing gesture to what Okabe Rintaro had done in the laboratory.

One hand is held horizontally in front of her, and the other is outstretched forward, her long, reddish-brown hair flying in the backlight as she moves.

That boastful attitude instantly captivated Ling Nai.

"Isn't that too unfair? Comforting someone like that."

"Who wouldn't like a female lead like this? I love her so much! She's the best!"

The blonde girl stared at the CG image, too reluctant to click the mouse, and let out a strange "kukuku" laugh.

Rintaro Okabe was naturally influenced by this attitude, and the plot continued to unfold.

......

"There's not enough time now. You need to go back again, this time five hours in advance."

Under Makise Kurisu's instructions, Ling Nai performed another time jump.

We've set a code word, so we can directly confront the other party.

"But what does 'exclusive spoon' mean?"

The girl didn't quite understand the meaning of the code, but that didn't matter.

In short, after giving this code, Makise Kurisu immediately began to cooperate.