My youth story cannot be a knight war

"Now, now there is no, no evidence..."

Zaimokuza's entire figure seemed to have shrunk.

“Oh, so that’s how it is.”

The four people said in unison with no expression on their faces.

“…”2JKt97

Zaimokuza, covered in gray, squatted in the corner, drawing circles on the ground with his hands.

"Have you recently lent your clothes to someone for a performance? Or is the embroidery on your clothes copied from someone else's?" 2JKt97

Hikigaya squatted beside Zaimokuza and patted his shoulder. His DHA-rich eyes looked curiously at the embroidery on the wrist of his windbreaker.

"How is that possible! This dress belongs to my soulmate! Would you lend your soulmate to someone else?!" 2JKt97

Zaimokuza slapped Hikigaya's hand away and shouted in dissatisfaction.

"Where's the embroidery on your wrist?"

"My grandma embroidered it for me two years ago."

"Did some director use you as a prototype to make a TV series? That's really bad taste." 2JKt97

"That's not right! Even if that were the case, you can't just embroider my name on it! Why don't you just say that person is my future self!" 2JKt97

“…”2JKt97

Silently glancing over Zaimokuza's chubby face and what he'd call, to put it nicely, a figure of great wealth and strength, or, less so, a fat, overweight, and bloated body, then recalling the white-haired young man in the video, with a model-worthy figure and a handsome face that would instantly turn anyone into a sycophant, Hikigaya's gaze softened, as he gazed encouragingly at a patient about to be taken to the operating table, like a chief physician.

"Have you read any strange books recently?"

"I'm telling the truth!"

"Be good~ Tell me the truth, I won't laugh at you." 2JKt97

"The expression on your face is already a smile! And the smile is very rampant!" 2JKt97

“…No.”

Yukinoshita, who had been watching the video on her phone in silence, suddenly interrupted Hikigaya's questioning.

"Hmm?"

Hikigaya looked at the girl sitting on the chair with doubt. Even Zaimokuza, with his tearful fat cat head, sniffed and looked at her with his eyes covered by a layer of mist.

"What Zaimokuza-san said... might be correct."

Yukinoshita's eyes were fixed on the new character that appeared in the video, and the expression on her face gradually changed, filled with disbelief.

"Alas—this person is..." 2JKt97

Hikigaya looked down at the screen of his phone, and the characters that appeared on it made his eyes gradually widen.

【Seongnan University】2JKt97

Even at this late hour, the lights in this university studio were still brightly lit. A long-haired woman in a sweater sat at her computer, quietly sorting through the information just sent to her by the archaeological team on TV.

She wore a pair of plain glasses without prescription, and her face was pure and beautiful, like the fresh snow piled beneath the blossoming trees, the pure white hidden within the deeper layers of snow. Her temperament was cool and quiet, and her figure was as smooth as flowing water. 2JKt97

The student card clipped to her chest identifies her identity.

[Buried Cultural Property Investigation Office: Yukinoshita Yukino.] 2JKt97

"Xiao, Xiaoxue?"

Yuigahama Yui raised her head, blinked her big cute eyes, and looked at Yukinoshita Yukino next to her with a silly face. 2JKt97

"Yukinoshita... have you recently asked your family to find a connection to get you a role in a TV series and prepare to enter the entertainment industry? 2JKt97

Shizuka Hiratsuka sat cross-legged on a chair, holding her phone in both hands and looking at Yukinoshita Yukino in confusion. 2JKt97

This time, Yukinoshita Yukino didn't even reply to her. She stared closely at the "herself" displayed on the screen, staring at her lips, eyelashes, eyes, nose, and the temperament and expression between her eyebrows, and finally had to come to a conclusion that made her unbelievable.

This person is her, another "Yukinoshita Yukino". 2JKt97

Could it be that the scene shown in this video is——2JKt97

"Could it be that the scene shown in this video is... the future?" 2JKt971

Hikigaya spoke out her unspoken guess, her eyes wide open, looking back and forth between Zaimokuza Yoshiki and Yukinoshita Yukino, her eyebrows gradually twitching.

Regardless of whether the scene shown in it is really the future, the difference between the two people in it is really too big.

Yukinoshita is okay, except for being a little taller, her figure and appearance have hardly changed, but Zaimokuza... they are completely two different people! 2JKt97

Height, temperament, words and deeds, eyes, except for wearing the same brown windbreaker and having white hair, there is no similarity between these two people at all! 2JKt97

...2JKt97

"Ah, ah, ah ~ Yukino really surprises me, your sister." 2JKt97

Looking at the "sister" displayed on the phone screen, Yukinoshita Haruno poked her pointed chin with her delicate fingers and smiled in a very ambiguous way.

"However, why will Yukino's figure still be so sad in the future~" 2JKt97

Yukinoshita Yukino gently pushed aside her chair and stood up, walking towards a cabinet with a pile of books not far away. 2JKt97

Meanwhile, on the wall of the Chengnan University teaching building, a figure wearing a strange mask nimbly scaled the wall. Judging by the fact that they climbed without making any sound, they were definitely a veteran wall climber. Their movements were so deft that the poor students envied them. With such skill, how could they have been caught by the Dean of Studies when they were climbing over the wall to access the internet back then?

The figure gently pushed open the office window, silently climbed into the room, and stood up gently. He tiptoed towards Yukinoshita Yukino, who was sorting documents with her back to him. He slowly raised his hands like a beast about to pounce, and when he was very close to her back——

"Although I wanted to say it's been a while, I was hoping you could come in the normal way. Or have you finally been assimilated into the primitive African tribes and become a prehistoric ape after spending so many years abroad? Zaimokuza-san."

Yukinoshita Yukino was sorting through the documents without even turning her head. The hand that was about to touch her shoulder stopped the moment she spoke. 2JKt97

"Huh? Minister, your senses are as sharp as ever!" 2JKt97

Zaimokuza Yoshiki took off the mask he was wearing, and with an embarrassed expression, he touched the back of his head while holding the ferocious mask with green face and fangs.

"I've already said that I'm no longer a club leader. The Service Club has been disbanded for many years."

Yukinoshita Yukino sighed silently, then turned around with the documents in hand and looked at the young man behind her, who was completely different from the one she remembered. Her tone was calm.

[“Is this mask the gift you want to give me this time?”] 2JKt97

"Hmm! This mask is called the Stone Mask. It seems to be something the Aztecs wore long ago. Legend has it that it can ward off evil spirits! It's a gift for you, Minister."

"That's a lot... Wait, what's the gift?"

[Putting the hideous stone mask into a glass cabinet filled with strange objects like urns, skull models, and pharaoh masks, Yukinoshita Yukino's body suddenly stiffened, and a sense of extreme foreboding instantly flowed through her body.] 2JKt97

【“Hmm! Dangdangdang——”】2JKt97

Zaimokuza proudly reaches into the bag hanging at his side, making a mysterious "dangdangdang" sound, and suddenly pulls out a stack of manuscript paper.

"Ashikaga Yoshiteru's new masterpiece! My Journey with the Cannibals! This isn't even released yet, and it's my true gift to you, Minister!" 2JKt97

From Zaimokuza Yoshiki's perspective, the manuscript he held in his hands exuded a pink filter. The fragrance of flowers and ink filled his nostrils. Countless beautiful flowers and plants blossomed from the vigorous vitality of the words written on this manuscript. A Christian concerto rang in his ears, a perfect harmony of music and music, like an angel extending a beautiful invitation to you in a midnight dream.

From Yukinoshita Yukino's perspective, the manuscript before her emanated a strange black mist, as if indescribable tiny tentacles were reaching out from the cover. Zaimokuza's voice blurred and distorted at this moment, transforming into a strange laugh. Mysterious whispers whispered deep within her brain, forming a sonata praising death and darkness. Satan was delighted, and the devil extended an invitation to her to join him in hell. 2JKt97

Yukinoshita Yukino, who upholds justice and righteousness, has regretted only a few things in her life, but there is one thing that she still regrets even now. 2JKt97

That's why, back then, she chose to encourage Zaimokuza Yoshiki to bravely pursue his dream, which led to countless people being harmed today, enduring the evil they shouldn't have understood. 2JKt97

[“…Let me ask you first, have you shown this to anyone else?”] 2JKt97

With a stiff expression, she accepted the ominous object emanating a dark aura, and with a final burst of gratitude, she asked, "Perhaps this work is finally something that humans can accept?" 2JKt97

"Yes! I even copied it and sent it to Editor Machida's home. She should have seen it by now."

Zaimokuza Yoshiki nodded generously. 2JKt97

【Machida family. 】2JKt97

["Hope no のはな system い だ tie が ～ the current servant ら の chest の中 に あ る か ら ～determine し て San る こ と は な い ～生きる力! Hope の は な system い だ——" ] 2JKt97

The ringing of the cell phone echoed in the living room, but no one answered.

A short-haired woman in black hip-length shorts and a matching tube top flaunts her impressive mature figure in the empty room. Her legs are spread apart, revealing her bare, fair skin, which shimmers under the light. She lies sprawled on the tatami, a pile of manuscript paper scattered beneath her. Her right hand is extended forward, her constantly ringing cell phone not far in front of her. The entire scene resembles a mysterious murder scene, or perhaps a cult ritual. 2JKt97

"Puff!"

Machida Wanzi sprayed the coffee she was drinking onto the document in front of her. Shock and shyness appeared on her pretty face as she watched the video on her mobile phone showing off her welfare to everyone.

"That's—me!?"

"...Did she call or text you afterwards to give you feedback?"

Yukinoshita Yukino remained silent for a long time before speaking again. Her expression was calm, making it impossible to tell what she was thinking. 2JKt97

[“Not yet, maybe he’s asleep?”] 2JKt97

Zaimokuza shook his head in bewilderment, still scratching his hair with a puzzled look on his face. 2JKt97

"That's all right."

Yukinoshita Yukino made the sign of the cross on her chest with a heavy expression, solemnly placed the manuscript in her hand on top of the stone mask in the glass cabinet, and turned to her computer.

"Hey, Minister, just take a look!"

Ignoring Zaimokuza's murderous threats, Yukinoshita Yukino walked to her seat and sat down, continuing to translate the mysterious text on the computer screen in front of her.

"Hey, is this the new discovery at the Jiulangyue ruins you mentioned on the phone, Minister?"

Zaimokuza Yoshiki, standing next to him, looked at the strange totems displayed on the computer with curiosity, without a trace of distance, his face almost touching Yukinoshita Yukino's. 2JKt97

"Hmm... What is this?"

Yukinoshita Yukino pushed his face away and was about to scold him when her eyes fixed on the translated result on the computer. 2JKt97

[At this moment, the computer has already translated the inscription on the surface of the sarcophagus, but these two short characters are filled with an extremely ominous aura.] 2JKt97

The two characters mean "death" and "warning" respectively.

[At this moment, the ruins of Jiulangyue.] 2JKt97

Advanced archaeological instruments flickered and emitted distorted noises, the light strips holding the lights burst open one by one, and screams of terror filled the entire cave.

"Hello! Are you the police?! This is the excavation site at Kuroyama, help! Help!!!" 2JKt97

The woman who had just had a happy expression on her face now held her phone in fear as she called the police. The young man in front, who had been criticized by the professor, stood there in terror. A large shadow gradually covered him completely, and a ferocious hand slowly covered his frozen face. 2JKt97

【“Ahhh!!!!!!”】2JKt97

Amidst shrill screams, the blood-stained camera fell to the ground. The powered-on lens faithfully recorded everything that happened next.

"Ahhh!!!"

Miura Yumiko, who was actually very timid, screamed and threw her phone away. She threw herself into the arms of Hayato Hayama with a face full of fear. 2JKt97

Hayato Hayama quickly comforted her, his eyes fixed on the phone on the table in front of him.

"Is this really... the future?"

"Hello? Hello!" 2JKt97

[None of the numbers she called connected, and Yukinoshita Yukino's feeling of unease grew stronger and stronger.] 2JKt97

"I'll go check it out for you. Call me if you need anything!"

The sound from the door brought her back to her senses, and she turned to see the hem of Zaimokuza's windbreaker disappear behind the door.

"Wait a minute! Zaimokuza-san." 2JKt97

Ignoring Yukinoshita Yukino's cries, Zaimokuza sprinted out of Jonan University's gates, hopped on his motorcycle, and headed for the Kurodake ruins.

[The scene changes. Just before dawn, a sudden downpour blankets all the roads around Nagano Prefecture, leaving drivers on the road complaining bitterly.] 2JKt97

Zaimokuza was riding his motorcycle on the road wearing a helmet, but the flashing red light ahead forced him to stop and wait for the green light to come on.

【“!”】2JKt97

A strange feeling suddenly surged from his heart. He followed that feeling and looked in the direction of Jiulangyue, and then saw an incredible scene.

A massive white pillar of lightning shot up from the valley, and thin, thin beams of lightning reflected from it in all directions, destroying everything in its path.

[In the valley where pillars of lightning shot up into the sky, a figure with disheveled hair slowly walked inside.] 2JKt97

The figure was extremely tall, wearing something resembling a cape, with long hair flowing down from its head. With every step it took, the surrounding trees were struck down by flashes of lightning. Raging fires ignited along the path the figure took, but they could not illuminate any of the darkness shrouding the figure. 2JKt97

"What is this...!?"

Zaimokuza ignored Yuigahama Yui who also screamed and threw herself into Yukinoshita Yukino's arms. He held the phone tightly in both hands, his eyes widened and his pupils contracted.

When he saw this figure on the phone screen, an impulse he had never felt before surged from his heart.