Alovenus then spoke up slowly.
"Now, the entire multiverse is already teetering on the brink of annihilation."
"I believe it won't be long before the multiverse collapses completely."
Here, Alovenus let out a despondent sigh.
"No one, not even beings like us, knows what the aftermath of the multiverse's collapse will be. Perhaps some might survive... perhaps not. But for those weaker worlds, there's absolutely no chance of survival."
Alovenus gazed into the depths of the chaos, her eyes filled with worry and sorrow.
Truth be told, after the battle between Thanos and Yuki, not many worlds remained intact in the multiverse to begin with.
Artemis: "What... how can this be?! I haven't even taken human form yet, I haven't even gotten close to Yuki-kun, and now I'm going to die?!"
Seitenshi: "As much as I want to retort to Artemis, hearing this news so suddenly is still hard to accept."
Saeko: "Indeed. I never imagined we'd end up back at the terminus of apocalypse... (bitter smile)"
Marika: "This news... is truly difficult to accept..."
Nishina: "Yeah... hearing this all at once makes everything in life feel meaningless..."
Athena: "..."
Raiden Ai: "Death? So this is how it ends after all."
In the land of Inazuma, Teyvat:
Raiden Ei, still lingering at the Grand Narukami Shrine, recalled all the losses she had experienced—first her sister, then her friends.
A profound bitterness welled up within her.
Beside her, Yae Miko noticed the sorrow on Ei's face and the tear that had unconsciously slipped down her cheek. Slowly, she took out a handkerchief and gently wiped Ei's delicate, pale face.
"Ei... what's wrong?"
This was only the second time she had seen such an expression on Ei. The first was after her sister, Makoto, had died. So, Miko refrained from her usual teasing and asked with genuine concern.
"Miko... if you learned the world was about to end, what would you do before the apocalypse arrived?"
Ei asked Miko, her expression so serious it gave Miko pause.
"That..."
"Naturally, I'd do what I love and stay by the side of those I love and care about. Until the very end."
Miko thought for a moment, her gaze drifting into the distance as she spoke.
"I understand."
Ei nodded softly.
She reached into her kimono and pulled out a hair ornament—a folding fan adorned with flowers, identical to the one she wore in her hair. It was the ornament her sister had worn in life, now always carried by Ei.
Though Miko didn't know what had happened, she didn't tease Ei as she usually would. She simply stayed quietly by her side.
Back with Yuki:
OAA continued his explanation. He then detailed what this mysterious silvery-white power was.
"This unknown force is, in fact, the energy of the fulcrum that supports the entire multiverse."
"After that world perished, this power scattered across the multiverse. And thanks to its existence, the multiverse has been spared from immediate collapse."
Hearing this, Galactus and Galacta quickly understood: while this power had sealed off the worlds, it had also indirectly protected them.
At this point, Yuki had grasped the general situation.
The world OAA spoke of was none other than Yuki's former homeland, Planet Blue.
The destruction of Planet Blue naturally referred to the solar explosion Yuki experienced before his transmigration. What he never imagined was that the solar explosion would have such vast repercussions, not only annihilating the universe containing Planet Blue but also triggering a butterfly effect that impacted the entire infinite multiverse.
Yuki concluded that the altered trajectories of various works within the multiverse he'd encountered—such as the merged worlds of Date A Live and To Love-Ru, and the divergent worlds of Highschool of the Dead, Black Bullet, and others—were all consequences of this event.
Thus, everything fell into place.
With this in mind, Yuki turned his gaze to the silvery-white energy, the power of the supporting fulcrum. Within the depths of his consciousness, he seemed to feel a faint call.
"OAA, have you tried restoring that world and guiding this energy back to reestablish the fulcrum?" Yuki then asked OAA.
"I have! Of course, I've attempted it." OAA nodded. "But it was futile. Although I could restore the cosmic world... that world no longer qualifies as the fulcrum. No... perhaps it was never truly the fulcrum to begin with. It might have only served as a temporary anchor due to some entity or specific reason."
OAA stroked his beard thoughtfully as he spoke.
"Now, that world is merely an ordinary world existing independently outside the multiverse. And this fulcrum energy continues to drift through the multiverse, as if... waiting for something."
Hearing this, Alovenus looked surprised.
"You've investigated this quite thoroughly." She was genuinely astonished by the depth of OAA's knowledge.
"Sigh... after all, no one wishes to see everything collapse."
OAA sighed, a hint of sorrow in his eyes. Though he was the master of the Marvel universe, a supreme being whose power stood at the pinnacle of the entire multiverse, in the face of this crisis, the so-called omnipotence and omniscience of beings like them seemed utterly pale and powerless.
They were helpless, without any leads.
"So... we can only wait for the end?" Galacta's voice held a note of desolation.
Beside her, OAA could only nod silently in confirmation.
"I am truly sorry, little one."
Within the chat group, members were gradually coming to terms with this outcome.
Saeko: "How about, when Yuki-kun returns, we ask him to gather everyone for a meet-up? As a final gathering for the fate that brought us together."
Artemis: "I agree! Yuki-kun must come get me, turn me human, and let me experience what it's like to be a woman!"
Seitenshi: "I don't even have the energy to retort to you anymore. But since it's the end of the world... whatever."
Marika: "Ahem, actually, I'd also like to request some time with Mr. Yuki."
Huaizhu: "Then... I'd like that too."
Nishino: "Uh... even though I just joined, if the sisters don't mind... I'd also like to..."
Athena: "The topic is gradually taking a strange turn."
Raiden Ai: "It's natural. As Miko said, since it's the end, why not do what you want and what you like?"
Noticing the messages from the women in the group, Yuki couldn't help but let out a soft, amused chuckle.
A faint smile touched his lips. In the heavy atmosphere enveloping everyone present, he calmly spoke up.
"It hasn't reached that point yet. I think I may have a solution."
"Leave this matter to me."
After saying this, Yuki carefully took out the willow tree he had been cradling. The willow seemed to sense his intention, its branches swaying gently as if asking what he was about to do.
Yuki responded with a gentle, radiant smile.
"I'm going... to save the world."
With that, he took a step forward, treading upon the void as he walked towards where the mysterious silvery-white energy was most densely concentrated.
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