Is this okay?

"It's over..." Yuzuriha Inori whispered into her earpiece after confirming the situation.

"Were there any casualties?" Gai Tsutsugami asked with some concern.

"There was a smell of blood in the air, but I could see the person on my hand."

"Alright...you can come back first."

After receiving the order, Yuzuriha Inori answered and headed back in the direction she had come from. She encountered nothing and discovered nothing on this trip.

……

Forum, chat area.

Shu Ouma: I'm safe! This is so strange, why is this forum still around even though I've already left the weird area?

Stranger: Hehehe, you really are stupid.

Ken Kaneki: Hehehehe... I didn't expect you to be so stupid as to actually say it out loud.

Shu Ouma: Wait!? Could it be—!

Kazuma Sato: That's right, we've got our eyes on you, and you can't escape!

Stranger: Hahahaha! Seven days, you still have time to get ahead! As soon as the seven days are up, we can take over your body!

Xiaoyuan-senpai: I want my left hand!

Tatsumi: I want my right hand!

Kazuma Sato: Then I want my right leg.

Kaneki Ken: My left leg is mine!

Stranger: I'll form the head!

Altair: ...

Is it really okay for you to treat newcomers like this?

You should know that there are strange things happening over there, so don't take it too seriously or you'll end up having a lot of trouble.

Shu Ouma: What!?

Stranger: Hehehe, it's too late to say anything now! In seven days, your body will be ours!!

Shu Ouma: Great! There are seven days!?

stranger:???

Senior Xiaoyuan: ? ? ?

Shu Ouma: Seven days, that's great. I always thought I'd suddenly die at some point, but now I have seven days left. That's wonderful. Seven days is enough time to get a lot done.

Stranger: Ah... I don't know how to do this.JPG

Kazuma Sato: Caught Off Guard.JPG

Ken Kaneki: What kind of situation would lead to someone being so happy to know they only have seven days left?

Homura Akemi: It seems like things are really serious on his end.

Stranger: No, why?

Shu Ouma: Tomorrow I'll go have a big meal, then relax and have some fun, take a bath, and play games all day. Then I'll think about what to do the next day. Oh yeah, I can go see my mom.

stranger:……

Why do I feel a surge of sadness just listening to you speak?

Just how chaotic is things over there?

Scratching head with both hands.JPG

Leng Mo suddenly realized the seriousness of the matter. The problem was that with this strange occurrence, wouldn't Ouma Shu's power as king be gone?

Where is Yuzuriha Inori? What is her real name?!

What happens next?

Altair: I told you they were just joking, do you believe me now?

Shu Ouma: Is it fake? What a pity.

Riku:......

Riku frowned upon seeing Shu Ouma's condition, feeling that Shu Ouma resembled himself in his previous moments of despair.

Perhaps death can be considered a relief.

Liku: Ah Mo, something's not right.

Stranger: I can see that. Shu Ouma, although I don't know what you've been through, I can tell you clearly that now that you've joined the forum, we're all on the same side. If you have any difficulties, just tell us, and we can help you.

Kurumi Tokisaki: Is the help you're talking about the same kind of help I'm thinking of?

Stranger: Huh? Is there any other way to help?

Kurumi Tokisaki: What do you think?! Don't you have any idea why you helped me?

Stranger: Hmph! San San, you're underestimating me! You should know that people can't be compared. Even someone like Ouma Shu can die if he's not careful. You, who can't die anywhere, shouldn't be making sarcastic remarks.

Kurumi Tokisaki; ...

Why do I get so angry when you say that!

Misaka Mikoto: No matter what, you, newbie, have to survive.

Shu Ouma: To survive... Who in this world dares to confidently say they can survive?

Stranger: Don't lose hope! As long as the road continues, we won't stop. Besides, as long as we're here, you can overcome anything! So, Shu Ouma! Do you want to become the savior?

Shu Ouma: Savior... Forget it. I really can't do something like that. If I could really save the world, I'm afraid I wouldn't...

Shu Ouma's face was filled with sadness as he sat in his desolate home, his expression unreadable.

Images from the past kept replaying in his mind: his stepmother, Haruka Ouma, leaving in front of the strange creature... That blow reminded him of things from his childhood.

The scene where Mana Ouma asks herself in the church, breaking down because of her own cowardice, also leads to the outbreak of the Lost Virus.

After losing family members one after another, Shu Ouma felt he couldn't go on living.

"It's all my fault...it's all my fault...If it weren't for Chunxia, ​​she wouldn't have died...and her name wouldn't have...died! Why am I still alive in this world?!"

He clutched his head in anguish, completely at a loss for what to do.

He could have easily died at the hands of the monsters before, but he underestimated his will to survive. At the critical moment when the forum appeared, he couldn't help but call for help.

He also found the emergence of the forum strange, because there were too many strange things like that.

If it weren't for some strange entities that could eliminate other strange entities, humanity would now be completely without hope.

Although they had a chance to survive, even so, those who used the strange abilities lived in constant fear.

Because it's a weird thing; you'll die if you don't follow the rules.

It's that simple.

The bizarre have no subjective thoughts; they cannot even be called consciousness.

Even so, there was still a small flame in Shu Ouma's heart. He wanted to eliminate the supernatural, or rather, everyone in the world wanted to eliminate the supernatural.

But no one has a way to close it.

At this moment, Leng Mo was popping up on the forum.

Chat area.

Stranger: Shu Ouma! Believe in yourself, don't be afraid of difficulties! Go for it! You can do it!

Shu Ouma: Even if I wanted to try my best... it's impossible. There's no way to try my best with something like this...

Stranger: Don't worry, now that you've joined us, things are different! Miracles and magic exist! If you don't like it, just shout, "Aba aba aba, magical girl transformation!"

Shu Ouma: ? What kind of rule is this?

Stranger: Miracles and the rules of magic, why don't you give it a try? I'm sure you'll love it, lol.JPG

Shu Ouma: Why do I feel like you're setting me up? And how could I possibly mess around with something like this? People who use things never have a good ending. Things never care about the user's thoughts; they just follow the rules.

Altair: This looks so painful. I think you can try it, since you don't want to live anymore, right?

Kurumi Tokisaki: In a sense, she is indeed dead...

Ken Kaneki: Some people live but are dead, and some people die but are still alive.

Shu Ouma: So that's why you wanted to take over my body? So you're all dead.

stranger:……

Kaneki Ken: ...

Senior Xiaoyuan: Amo, you created this mess, so you should explain yourself.

Stranger: Ah... I had no idea it would turn out like this. I was just joking. Who knew things would turn out like this with Ouma Shu? I'm innocent too.

Homura Akemi: So you lied to a newbie as soon as you opened your mouth, and you're still innocent?

Stranger: Ahem! Let's put that aside for now. Why don't we go to Ouma Shu's place and see what's going on?

Shu Ouma: Don't you guys not have bodies?

Stranger: That's all a lie! How could you actually believe it!

Shu Ouma: I don't believe you're lying!

stranger:……

Stranger: Never mind, I'm going to your school tomorrow to cause you trouble!

Shu Ouma: ...

……

Nothing happened that night, and Ouma Shu didn't take the matter to heart.

The next day, he walked wearily on the road with his schoolbag on his back to Tianwangzhou Higher School.

The students on the street didn't have any smiles on their faces. After all, the appearance of strange things could kill people at any time. Every student's family had experienced injuries or deaths to some extent. Under such circumstances, who could be happy?

Upon arriving at school, Shu Ouma sat in his seat and fell silent.

The bell rang for class shortly afterward, but the classroom wasn't full.

At that moment, an unfamiliar teacher walked in and said to the students in the classroom with a blank expression:

"Ms. Matsuki won't be coming back, so I'll be teaching in her place. Let's start with roll call."

Hearing this, everyone knew what had happened, but no one said anything; only sadness lingered in their hearts.

The teacher on the podium began calling roll.

"Long-tailed tree".

"Teacher, Mizuki isn't coming."

Someone who used to be on good terms with Mizuki Nagao raised their hand and said sadly.

"I understand." Upon hearing this, the teacher sighed silently and crossed the name off the roster.

There were just too many names crossed out on this roster, making it look like a scribble.

This is what daily life is like now. Everyone has learned to accept it and, more importantly, to face the future with equanimity.

It's no longer about whether or not you encounter strange things, but when you encounter them.

If you're lucky, you might encounter some less dangerous oddities; if you're unlucky, then you're truly unlucky.

Shu Ouma was also saddened by this situation, but there was nothing he could do. He could only silently open his books, but his mind was never on them, or rather, he had no interest in studying anymore.

But they had to persevere because they believed that one day there would be hope.

Even if the chances are so slim.

……

Meanwhile, Leng Mo got up early in the morning and asked Altair to take her to the world of Oukashu.

Now everyone has arrived in this strange world, and upon arrival, everyone can't help but frown, a visible sadness and negativity.