No Game No Life — Alternative timeline
Couronne sat on a rickety wooden chair, her eyes fixed on the group‑chat interface that only she could see.
On the screen Akame was sharing assassination skills, Frieren was describing the marvels of magic, and Saeko Busujima was exchanging combat insights… yet to Couronne it all felt like soap bubbles—beautiful and useless.
She had asked the group over and over how to save the human race, but every reply was feeble.
In this cruel world the Imanity were simply too weak—so weak that even with a thousand techniques they could hardly change their oppressed fate.
Just as Couronne kept refreshing the chat in desperate hope of a miracle, a sudden clamor of running feet and frantic shouts broke out outside.
Startled, she sprang up and flung open the door—only to see Riku, covered in blood, dashing into the village.
Riku's face was white as a sheet and his eyes were filled with panic. He forced himself upright and yelled, "Quick! Everyone grab your things—we have to run!"
Couronne rushed to him, voice shaking. "Riku, what happened?"
Panting heavily, he answered in a low, helpless tone, "The Demonia found us—they've followed me here!"
The words had barely left his mouth when the bright sky was suddenly swallowed by darkness.
People looked up in terror: the heavens were packed with Demonia, dense as storm clouds, their ghastly roars freezing the blood.
Despair washed over the villagers—some burst into tears, some collapsed where they stood.
They knew that against such overpowering foes they had almost no chance to survive.
"Someone… please help us…" Couronne sank to the ground in hopelessness.
…
At the shrine
Rei Ao was holding the exhausted Tsuruyama Shirahi in a gentle embrace; the room was filled with a warm, faintly suggestive atmosphere.
Stroking her long hair, he whispered, "Shirahi, trust me—I'll make you my wife and give you a happy future."
She lifted her head, worry and doubt in her eyes. "Then what about Mahiru‑nee?"
Rei Ao's lips curled with confident ease. "Mahiru as well. All of you will be mine. I'm not like ordinary men; those worldly rules don't apply to me."
With that he raised a finger and tapped the air.
A mysterious gleam flashed; Shirahi felt a strange energy surge into her body.
[Ding! You have chosen to grant a chat‑group sub‑channel to target: Tsuruyama Shirahi!]
All the information about the transaction chat group flooded into her mind like a tide.
Eyes wide, she stared at Rei Ao in shock—she could scarcely believe such a miracle existed.
Just then a new message popped up:
Couronne: "Please, everyone—help me!"
[Ding! Couronne has started a live broadcast!]
Rei Ao and Shirahi turned to the streaming window.
On screen a handful of humans huddled inside a crumbling house; cracks ran through the walls, ready to give way. Outside, ferocious demons had the place surrounded, their roars shaking the soul.
The chat exploded:
Yomogawa Ayame: "What on earth is happening?"
Mai Sakurajima: "Those monsters aren't friendly—Couronne's village is under attack."
Stella: "I remember Couronne describing these Demonia. Has her village been found?"
Frieren: "Looks like she's calling for help. @Rei Ao, hero's turn again—go save the damsel."
Rei Ao's expression sharpened.
Rei Ao: "@Couronne—start the trade, I'll help."
Couronne: "Understood!"
She hesitated no longer; she accepted his terms without even reading them.
[Ding! Transaction initiated!]
[Target: Couronne]
[Objective: See the Imanity safely through this crisis.]
[Price: "One Body‑usage Rights"]
Rei Ao leaned down and kissed Shirahi's forehead. "Wait for me, Shirahi. I'll settle things there and be right back."
"Rei Ao‑kun…" She was anxious, but she knew his task was vital. She nodded firmly. "Come back safe—I'll be waiting."
Rei Ao smiled, and his figure dissolved in light.
…
Couronne's village
An instant later he appeared amid the chaos. The Demonia, apparently bored with toying with their prey, had begun their real assault; houses collapsed one after another, villagers' screams echoing through the night.
"Damn it!" Riku clenched his fists, rage and despair mixing in his eyes. Was this really the end?
"Tch—Demonia, and ugly to boot." Rei Ao's gaze was icy; an overwhelming aura radiated from him.
He raised a hand, a blinding beam flared, and every attacking demon was hurled back by an invisible force.
Hope blazed in Couronne's eyes. She dashed to him. "Rei Ao-sama!"
He nodded, scanning the horde. "Easy. While I'm here none of you will die. But—you're sure you won't regret the deal?"
Couronne bit her lip. "If it saves the Imanity, I'll pay any price!"
Rei Ao smiled. "Very well—let's end this."
He opened his hand; countless golden lances of light shot forth, piercing the demons. The monsters that had seemed invincible screamed as their bodies were riddled with light, dissolving into black smoke.
Wave after wave of Demonia poured in, yet before Rei Ao they were no more than ants.
His eyes narrowed. "Freeze."
A vast domain spread out from him, locking the entire village in stasis; every demon froze in mid‑air.
Crack!
With a shattering roar the sky‑full of monsters crumbled to dust and drifted down like ashes. The domain faded.
The villagers stared, speechless. The calamity that had plunged them into despair had been wiped away—just like that—by this mysterious man.
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