"If you say it's the end of adolescence, then how did you come back? I remember you're several years older than me."
"And after adolescence ends, what value do I even have left? Or rather, what value does my death have?"
"The future... well, not exactly the future — about two months from now — you, Hakuto, really did die. Not just you, even I couldn't believe it."
Shunsuke was the one who personally rescued Hakuto from the experimental facility, so he knew all too well how powerful Hakuto was!
"After you die in the future, I investigated the cause of your death."
"The world is split into opposing sides. Since there are scientists dedicated to studying us, naturally there are also scientists devoted to curing us."
"I've said it before — special abilities are a disease, and diseases can be cured with medicine…"
At this point, Hakuto already had a rough idea of what was going on.
At the same time, he seemed to remember the nightmare he had this morning.
Back then, he seemed to be in an abandoned factory. For some unknown reason, the factory started collapsing, and he was trapped under the rubble, unable to move.
At that moment, Hakuto tried to activate his Super Computation, but for some reason, no matter how hard he tried, the familiar sensation of his body becoming transparent never came.
After he woke up, Hakuto thought it was just a nightmare and even quickly forgot about it.
But now, thinking back… it wasn't a dream. It was something that really happened in the future...
"Damn it..." Hakuto couldn't help but grumble. He had always thought himself invincible, never expecting that an enemy would suddenly appear out of nowhere.
However, with Shunsuke's warning, Hakuto decided to be extremely cautious moving forward — at the very least, he wouldn't let himself die so easily.
Because of his Super Computation, Hakuto had been in a state where everything seemed within his calculations.
After all, being a transmigrator plus having Super Computation made it nearly impossible for Hakuto to stay humble.
But now, with the undeniable reality of his death laid bare before him, Hakuto felt a little lost.
No matter how incredible Super Computation was, without activating it, Hakuto was just an ordinary person.
At best, an ordinary person with slightly enhanced physical abilities!
If someone truly intended to kill him — say, firing a Barrett sniper rifle from a hundred meters away — it would all depend on whether Hakuto's reaction was faster than the bullet.
Still, even if a Barrett shot right through Hakuto's head, as long as he wasn't instantly killed and had even a single second to react, he could activate his ability!
Then he could pull off a miraculous counterattack and survive afterward.
Super Computation would strengthen every part of Hakuto's body to keep up with his brain's frequency.
Even if a bullet pierced his head, in a Super Computation state, Hakuto could slowly heal himself.
Moreover, Hakuto genuinely didn't believe anyone would go so far as to use a Barrett sniper rifle to assassinate him at this point.
And yet, even under these circumstances, he still died — and died because of some kind of drug.
Hakuto looked into Shunsuke's dim, lifeless eyes and sighed.
"Sorry. If possible, I'll find a way to heal your eyes."
"No need. After I understood the side effects of my ability, I had already anticipated this day would come."
"My ability was born precisely to deal with situations like this. A memory jumper can go blind, but a plunderer and a Super Computation user must not die..."
Shunsuke's sense of mission was truly remarkable — even Hakuto, was deeply moved by the red glow radiating from him.
So red!!
It turns out that the spirit of self-sacrifice is genuinely contagious. The once carefree Hakuto now also felt the burden resting on his shoulders.
"Don't just stand there like an idiot. Quickly use your ability on your brother," Hakuto slapped the still-shocked Otosaka Yuu beside him.
"Huh?"
"Huh what? Your brother's ability hasn't disappeared — he's just blind and can't use it. You're a plunderer. You need to recharge this revival coin, understand?"
"Got it."
Hearing Hakuto's words, Otosaka Yuu finally snapped out of it. He looked at Shunsuke in front of him and sighed.
"Sorry, Yuu, for making you and Ayumi live alone all these years."
"It's not something you need to apologize for..." Otosaka Yuu could already guess from Hakuto's few words how incredible Shunsuke's journey had been.
Otosaka Yuu didn't feel that Shunsuke had wronged him in any way. Without him, Otosaka Yuu might still be trapped in some experimental facility somewhere.
"Come on. I'm already useless. The future journey can only rely on you now."
Otosaka Yuu nodded and activated his ability toward Shunsuke.
Perhaps because he had plundered the memory jump ability, Shunsuke's experiences over the years flashed through Otosaka Yuu's mind.
When he finally returned to his senses, there was a dazed expression on Otosaka Yuu's face.
But at that moment, Hakuto patted his shoulder and said,
"I thought you'd become a completely different person once you realized your ability was Plunder."
"Get lost..." Otosaka Yuu shook his head.
Maybe he had been influenced by his older brother, but he didn't feel the kind of drastic change Hakuto had worried about.
Red... so red!!
Feeling something draining from his body, Shunsuke turned toward Hakuto and said,
"I didn't experience the events of that day firsthand, so I can't give you all the details."
"Hakuto... I don't even know exactly when you were injected with that drug — maybe two months later, or maybe in just a few days..."
"Or perhaps, I don't even know if you actually died. All I know is that I couldn't find any trace of you, and Yuu's eyes were destroyed..."
"By the way, you apologized to me earlier, but honestly, I think that's unnecessary."
"If you hadn't mentioned money and power to me at the very beginning,"
"Then maybe I wouldn't have reserved this last chance to use memory jump."
"Also, the one who should apologize is actually me. I didn't keep my promise — I still went to find you afterward."
"These eyes... they were destined to go blind. Now, they're just blind with a little more meaning."
Shunsuke pointed at his dull eyes and smiled toward Hakuto.
Hakuto showed no expression. He simply waved his hand and said, "Don't worry. I'll make sure your blindness was worthwhile. And... I'll treasure my own life."
Hakuto was someone who valued his life greatly — and now, after learning he could truly die, he cherished it even more.
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