The bag slipped from her fingers.Hit the ground.
Anari's voice cracked."Asahi…?"
She saw him.Blood everywhere.Bones bent wrong.Skin hanging.But… he smiled.
UA's gaze softened. His voice—low, fading."You have someone to worry about, Asahi… I need that. I've lived too long without her."
Asahi's hand rose—gripped his own throat."Die."Cold. Absolute.
"ASAHIIIIIII!!"Anari's scream tore the air.
UA moved.One last punch.A blur—CRACK. SPLASH.
The world spun.His face shattered.His skull rang.
—DAY RESET—
Asahi opened his eyes.Blank walls.Cold ceiling.A silence so heavy it felt alive.
He knew.He'd screwed up.So hard.
"Asahi…" His own whisper was small, broken."What are you doing? Wake up… You have so many things to DOOOOO!!!"
He roared. The sound cracked the air.Then… nothing.
A breath.A half-smile."Ah… maybe… I should take a break."
Even FA was taking one.MA.Everyone.
"Why can't I?Cool down, Asahi. Calm… Everything's in my hand."
A dry laugh."I've killed myself more times than I can count… and I get afraid? No way."
He sighed."Even UA is suffering. I forgot… everyone is suffering in their own way."A small smile.
"But still… I have to protect my loved ones… right, UA?"
His eyes closed.Sleep.Or the attempt of it.
But no… FA wasn't here.And that emptiness gnawed at him.
"These fingers feel dead… this bed feels like it's pulling me in… What does sleep even feel like?"A small laugh.
A voice.From inside.
MA:"Asahi… really? You forgot that?"
Asahi's eyes snapped open."WHAT?!"
"You… you're still here?" His body shot upright on the bed.
MA:"Asahi… now I know. I can't get damaged." Cold. Almost amused.
"IDOITTTT!" Asahi bellowed."Where ARE you?! I was dying!"
Dark room. His shadow stretched against the walls.
MA:"Hey… idiot… it's because of YOUUU that I needed to rest this many daysssss!"
"HUH?!" Asahi's tone turned sharp, arrogant."Watch your fucking tone!"
MA:"Huh?! I'm the one who saved your fucking ass!"His voice roared inside Asahi's skull.
"I was watching you… from the inside."
Silence.Dead silence.
MA:"Yeah… that silence. What did you do, huh? NOTHINGGG! You failure!"
The words hit like hammers."You have the blessings. You have the dimensional purpose. You have EVERYTHINGGGG… and yet you FAILLLL! WHY??"
Asahi clenched his fists."SIT DOWN!"
MA:"I saw EVERYTHING. Every. Fucking. Thing. This is your decision? What a waste of blessings."
His tone shifted.Cold. Calm."Be selfish, Asahi. Just for some time."
"If you believe in yourself, you can, my boy." MA's voice carried a dangerous arrogance."Because you got the best timeline. Just… don't waste it."
A tear slid down Asahi's cheek."MA… you don't underst—"
MA:"I SAW EVERYTHING, ASAHI."Now calm. Restraining. Almost… reassuring."That's why I'm saying this… You can fucking do it."
Asahi's lips curled into a shaky smile."What are we gonna do, MA?" His voice was thin… hopeless.
MA's reply cracked like thunder."THAT'S WHY I'M HERE!"
This was no longer just Asahi's fight.It was their fight.And for the first time in days… his heart beat like it meant something.