mperor (Champion) Chapter 661 - Chapter 654: 'You' Did It - WebNovel
Date A Live World, years in the past: ???
Somewhere in Tenguu City, on the rooftop of a tall building, a wormhole opened, and two people emerged—a woman and a man. The woman had long emerald hair and a stunning figure, while the man had black hair and a pair of heterochromatic eyes.
There was no doubt they were Natsumi and Yuki.
"Are we back?"
Natsumi's eyes scanned the area, raising an eyebrow in doubt. Although this was undeniably Tenguu City, there were several differences.
For instance, many buildings were missing, and there were also some 'new' areas. For some reason, this place felt terribly familiar to Natsumi...
"No, not yet. Something's still missing."
"Hm? What is it? And where are we?"
Yuki didn't respond. Instead, he looked down, focusing on a specific direction.
Natsumi frowned at this, and just as she was about to speak, Yuki interrupted her.
"What is your mission, Natsumi? Did Mio Takamiya give you an order?"
"!!"
Those words hit Natsumi like a bomb. A deep chill ran through her body, and she instinctively took a few steps back, trying to distance herself from Yuki. The person standing before her now loomed as a psychological threat she couldn't help but fear.
"Mio... Takamiya? I don't know what you're talking about."
Shaking her head, Natsumi tried to stay calm and feign ignorance, but her legs were trembling. Yuki, on the other hand, didn't turn around. He didn't care that Natsumi was denying it.
He continued…
"Your mission was to kill me, wasn't it?"
!!!
(Oh no!)
Her mission was exposed. Natsumi had no idea how, but now that Yuki knew, things had taken a terrible turn.
She summoned Haniel and started to retreat slowly. After all, Yuki was a powerful spirit capable of fighting Mio Takamiya. She stood no chance against him. Now she understood why they had appeared on this empty rooftop—Yuki had likely brought her here to dispose of her. With that realization, Natsumi shrank inwardly, feeling profoundly sad. Life wasn't fair, and now she was about to die.
Sighing, Yuki shrugged and turned around, facing a terrified Natsumi.
The reason Yuki knew about Natsumi's mission was that Mio Takamiya had given her the same mission in the original timeline.
Back then, Natsumi had gained his trust and had the chance to strike when he was defenseless and at his weakest. But she couldn't go through with it—she couldn't bring herself to hurt Yuki.
Natsumi couldn't take that final step. When she tried, she realized she had already fallen in love with Yuki. Emotions are always hard to control, especially for someone like Natsumi.
She failed, and it cost her her life, as Mio Takamiya killed her.
Even so, she died protecting Yuki, unable to live with the guilt of approaching him under false pretenses, especially with the intent to kill.
"You don't have to be afraid. I won't hurt you."
At first, Yuki hadn't known Natsumi's true intentions when they met again, as there was no resonance, and he thought something had changed. But seeing Natsumi's reaction now, it seemed he had been right—she was there to kill him.
(But why?)
In the original timeline, Mio Takamiya hadn't sealed Natsumi's resonance to avoid suspicion. But in this timeline, she had.
Was it to prevent a spiritual awakening and avoid stirring up carnal desires? If so, the lack of resonance would only make Natsumi more suspicious, and Yuki wasn't a fool. Or was there another reason?
Yuki couldn't fully grasp Reine Murasame's intentions, but this wasn't the time to think about it...
"Liar!"
"Please, let go of Haniel. I'm not going to attack you."
"Who would believe that?! If you're not going to attack me, why did you bring me here?!"
Natsumi refused to let go of her only chance at survival. Her angel, though weak, gave her some confidence—at least enough to make Yuki think she was prepared to flee. But in truth, she was bluffing...
"To fulfill my promise."
Pointing in a specific direction, Yuki's words left Natsumi stunned for a few seconds. In the direction he pointed, a small figure was walking.
This girl had slightly damp emerald hair, wore a battered school uniform, and appeared malnourished and in poor condition.
Who knew what this girl had endured to end up in such a state?
"You... how?... why?!"
Natsumi began trembling. Even from the rooftop, spirits had good eyesight, and she could clearly see that the person walking slowly below was her.
The human Natsumi Kyouno.
It was humiliating enough that Yuki had discovered her secret, but for him to travel through time just to show her younger self was too much...
"Why? You asked me to. I'm just keeping my part of the deal."
"What deal?! I never asked you for this!"
"Yes, you did. 'You' did."
Yuki wasn't lying. It had been a promise made to the Natsumi of the original timeline. She had wanted to revisit her human self, to break free of the emotional shackles that bound her.
Unfortunately, Natsumi had died before Yuki could travel back in time, but that didn't mean Yuki had forgotten. Even if he wasn't the one who made the promise, Yuki intended to fulfill it.
And that's why he had previously asked Natsumi if she wanted to see her past self. She had denied it, but Yuki had no intention of breaking the promise.
"Back then, you told me that if there were a way to return to the past, you'd want to resolve the 'karma of your mother,' that there were many things you needed to talk to her about..."
"No... no... no..."
Natsumi backed away further, shaking her head vigorously. Her eyes were starting to water, but that was natural—her past wasn't a happy one.
Natsumi had grown up as an illegitimate child in an abusive household, where her mother only used her for the secret money her father sent them.
Her mother refused to feed her and constantly belittled her for being ugly. The hatred she harbored for the man who had abandoned them was transferred onto her daughter.
Initially, Natsumi had tried to be a good child and help around the house, but this only made her mother despise her more. Eventually, Natsumi stopped trying—there was no point. Her mother would never love her; she was blinded by her hatred for her father.
The only source of nutrition for Natsumi was her school lunch, the sole reason she attended school at all.
She hated school because the other students ignored or bullied her for her dirty appearance. She was the lowest of the low, and no one helped or cared about her. Her days were all gray, and everything she did was wrong—at least, that's what her classmates made her believe. She was an easy target for their torment.
During long holidays, food became a matter of survival. Knowing her mother would kill her for touching any of the packaged food, her staple diet consisted of sugar and soy sauce diluted with tap water.
If the fridge happened to have butter or margarine, it was a lucky day. Her growth was stunted due to malnutrition, further damaging her already fragile self-esteem and body image.
And that's exactly what Yuki and Natsumi were witnessing...
"What will you do? If you remember, you know exactly what's about to happen..."
!!!
Of course Natsumi remembered. This timeline Yuki had traveled to was just after she had started high school.
It was the day that changed everything for Natsumi—the day of her breaking point, and the most painful day of her life...
"No... don't do it..."
Clutching her chest tightly, Natsumi murmured as if wishing her human self wouldn't open that door.
At the same time, her body sank into the shadows, disappearing from the rooftop.
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TN: Sigh child abuse is the lowest thing people can do... I hate children tho :D