Chapter 127 Thirty-five Weeks (1)
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"Zero, how did it go? Did you succeed?" Morofushi Kagemitsu shifted his gaze from Matsuda Jinpei, who had safely disembarked from the Ferris wheel, and turned to look at his childhood friend behind him.
The blond youth kept his head down, his hands on the computer keyboard, and did not answer him.
"Zero?" Sensing something was wrong, Morofushi Kagemitsu immediately put down his sniper rifle and ran over.
The blond youth seemed frozen in place, unable to hear anything, and remained unresponsive.
“Zero!” Morofushi Kagemitsu was getting a little anxious. He tentatively squatted down, reached out and grabbed his shoulder, gently lifting his limp head to see his expression hidden in the shadows.
Those jewel-like purple eyes, which were usually so bright and full of life, were now completely empty, like a foggy piece of cheap glass about to shatter, making it impossible to see anything clearly.
Morofushi Kagemitsu's hand trembled: "Zero...?"
"...hiro."
Rei Furuya spoke.
His voice was slow and deliberate, like that of a dull, old machine. His eyes moved as he looked at him, yet seemed to see right through him, as if he were gazing into the unknown past and future in the air.
His soul doesn't seem to have returned to the present.
“I’m here, Zero, I’m here.” Morofushi Kagemitsu couldn’t help but hug him tightly, as if he wanted to fix his soul into this body with his actions.
"I still don't think it's working. I still can't do it. It's so painful, Hiro..."
Furuya Rei didn't hug him back, didn't react at all, and let his embrace tighten, his voice so soft that he seemed to disappear.
"I'm sorry, but I really can't involve everyone else. You're all different from me; you all have important family members and loved ones, and you shouldn't be involved in something so dangerous."
"I'm sorry." His tone grew firmer. "I just couldn't bear to watch you all die in front of me, especially not your families and lovers."
"I don't care if I fail and die hundreds of times, but I never want to see such a tragic thing happen again, where everyone dies because of me."
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"What do you mean 'because of you'?! Taking all the blame on yourself! Don't be so arrogant, you blond bastard!!!" Matsuda Jinpei punched him hard, so angry that he even forgot about his fangs. Only after hitting him did he remember, and he pried open his mouth to check his teeth. He was relieved to find that there was nothing wrong.
Furuya Rei's reaction was still not significant. He continued after Furuya let go of his grip: "Because the fact that the important intelligence agent Bourbon was an undercover agent was exposed, because Bourbon escaped, and because it was necessary to capture Bourbon to lure him out, the organization did not hesitate to use all its resources to directly target everyone. Otherwise, things would not have developed to that point."
"Then next time, just make sure Bourbon's identity isn't exposed! If you're really scared, then just reload and restart as soon as your identity is exposed!" Matsuda Jinpei grabbed his collar. "Besides, it wasn't entirely your fault! Didn't we make mistakes too? It was just one or two failures! We only tried twice together! Didn't we discuss many other methods? Just learn from our experience and don't make the same mistake again! Why are you so scared and pushing us away again?!"
Rei Furuya shook his head: "No, no, I don't want to gamble with everyone's lives anymore..."
Matsuda Jinpei was even angrier: "Stop running away! Zero! Look at yourself! Get your act together! You bastard! Are you giving up?!"
"I won't give up!" Rei Furuya's emotions finally stirred, a fire reigniting in his eyes. He gritted his teeth and met Furuya's gaze. "I absolutely won't give up! But Matsuda, do you know how terrified I am that you all die in front of me again? Do you know how I feel when I see the pain and despair on your faces after the deaths of your loved ones? Do you know how much it hurts me to witness you all die before my eyes? Once is more than the previous fourteen times! If that happens a few more times, I'll absolutely go insane!!!"
Matsuda Jinpei paused, then lowered his head after two seconds, his fluffy curly hair resting on his shoulder. He growled in a low, resentful voice, "I know! Of course I know! But Zero, you should also know what it feels like for us to know nothing, do nothing, and just watch you die time and time again, right? You did it for us, and we did it for you. This isn't just about you; we should face it together. Why is it that you can keep going and persevere through so many despairs, while we break down after just one? You bastard Zero, don't underestimate us!"
Rei Furuya's eyes widened slightly, and flickering points of light appeared in them.
But after a moment of hesitation, his expression shifted before he finally shook his head firmly: "No, no, we absolutely cannot allow anyone to directly participate in the organization's main storyline anymore. This isn't just my personal feeling; it's also a fact that it's proven that even if the five of us work together, it's useless. This path is simply not viable."
The three people beside him, who had no memory of the argument, frowned, thinking that he would eventually choose to abandon them and try other possibilities on his own. Matsuda Jinpei's fists clenched again.
“However,” Furuya Rei took a deep breath, a smile gradually spreading across his face, “I won’t hide these important developments from everyone. You can continue to help secretly, and that will be a great help.”
"In fact, as long as there is still a chance to work together with everyone, as long as everyone is still alive, I am happy enough and will never fall into true despair."
He seemed to have recovered a lot, his eyes were firm, and he clearly wouldn't change his mind or give up.
This made it impossible for Morofushi Kagemitsu to bring himself to say the words he had been trying to use to persuade his childhood friend to give up on him.
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November 7th, 8 PM.
Bourbon was called away by Rum's text message, while Scotland sat in the safe house packing his things.
While waiting for Ray to return, he took his silver bass out of the room and sat on the sofa, playing it softly.
After much debate, they finally chose the most balanced approach from the remaining methods that had not yet been tried.
The three of them, including the squad leader, would participate secretly, but they would not directly contact the organization, would not expose their identities to the organization, and would not implicate their families.
This time, instead of trying to change the world line, I'll try to deceive it again.
They even deceived Ray.
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November 7th, 11:45 PM.
The organization's members had already evacuated the abandoned building that was gradually being surrounded by police, and Kazami Yuya immediately led several public security officers to rush to the rooftop.
After quickly administering the antidote to the seemingly dead Morofushi Kagemitsu, removing the blood bags from his chest and back, carefully lifting him onto a stretcher to prevent further injury to his broken ribs, safely evacuating him and placing him in a secret underground shelter, and confirming that his breathing was gradually returning... only after completing this series of tasks did Kazami Yuya dare to send a message to his superior.
Then, for once, he received praise and sincere thanks from his younger but strict superior.
Kazami Yuya almost dropped his phone, suddenly feeling the greatest sense of accomplishment and happiness since joining the company. He held the phone and grinned foolishly for a while before calming down.
He put away his phone, looked at his friend on the hospital bed who was gradually recovering from a state of apparent death, and couldn't help but let out a long sigh.
Unexpectedly, Morofushi-kun and Furuya-san were childhood friends, and even more unexpectedly, they went undercover in the same organization... Fate is truly amazing.
That's great! Thank goodness Morofushi-kun is alright, otherwise Mr. Furuya would be so upset.
December 6th.
Japan is a country frequently affected by earthquakes, typhoons, and tsunamis.
Therefore, people don't have many other thoughts about natural disasters anymore; they only feel really unlucky when they encounter a truly major disaster.
Only Furuya Zero clearly knew that there was no natural disaster on this day.
This massive typhoon and tsunami may have been caused by a tiny butterfly flapping its wings somewhere on Earth a month ago, under the control of the world, which led to this disaster.
This is something that couldn't be simpler for the world.
How can humanity combat natural disasters?
[Morokushō Kagemitsu has died.]
It still failed.
Although Shuichi Akai's involvement prevented the organization from discovering Hiro's feigned death, Hiro was still killed by the world.
Even if you deceive to this extent, can't you still fool the world?
Furuya Rei had no doubt that if he continued to probe, even if he hid deep in the mountains, he would only encounter disasters such as volcanic eruptions, landslides, and mudslides.
Then we'll have to try the most extreme routes.
You are dead.
[End of 35 playthroughs]
[Result in a Bad Ending: Fleeting Years]
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You have started your 36th playthrough.
This plan is still based on the previous deception of the world.
But Furuya Rei was going to be even bolder, having Morofushi Kagemitsu fake his death and then disguise himself to contact the Kudo family.
Just like how Shuichi Akai in the future would disguise himself as Subaru Okiya.
Since Shuichi Akai's luck can only guarantee that Hiro's faked death will not be exposed, can the Kudo family, the main characters, guarantee that Hiro's faked death will be successful?
“But, directly contacting the protagonist will undoubtedly have a huge impact on the main storyline, right? Zero, you’ll just die of fright.” Morofushi Hiromitsu’s attitude was firm. “I can’t contact the Kudo family, and it’s best not to meet them at all. At most… I’ll try to hide in the house next to them and use their luck to avoid natural disasters.”
It was difficult for Furuya Rei to persuade Morofushi Kagemitsu when he was determined, but thinking that this was also a good idea, he agreed to this gentler test.
November 11th.
Having fully recovered from his injuries and returned to normal from his state of apparent death, Morofushi Kagemitsu left the Public Security Bureau's treatment room, changed into disguise, and prepared to move into the house next to the Kudo residence.
That was a house that Matsuda Jinpei rented to make it easier for him to conduct research with Professor Agasa. Morofushi Hiromitsu was a roommate he found online, and he shared the expensive rent of the villa with Matsuda Jinpei.
However, Morofushi Kagemitsu only approached the vicinity of Kudo's residence when Furuya Rei suffered a sudden cardiac arrest and died.
You are dead.
[End of 36 playthroughs]
[Resulting in a Bad Ending: Scratching Boiled Water with a Finger]
Tsk, are you trying to scratch boiling water with your fingers?
The protagonist's existence is indeed important, but so important that the world forbids them from bringing even the slightest unplanned danger with them, leading to a dead end.
But if the protagonist isn't up to par, what about the important members of the protagonist's group?
You have started your 37th playthrough.
This time, only Rei Furuya retains the memories.
He embarked on a self-destructive and risky journey, keeping it a secret from his friends.
"Of course I know, so we first try to probe the important people around the protagonist, so that we might not cross the line," he said.
Therefore, Morofushi Kagemitsu attempted to approach the Mori Detective Agency.
Furuya Zero sudden death.
[Resulting in a Bad Ending: A Dead End]
You have started your 38th playthrough.
Under Rei Furuya's influence, Kagemitsu Morofushi approaches Professor Agasa.
Furuya Zero sudden death.
[Result in a Bad Ending: A Dead End]
You have started your 39th playthrough.
Rei Furuya gave up.
His emotions briefly collapsed.
Matsuda can get close to the main characters, Hagiwara can, the class president can, and he himself has no problem, but Hiro is the only one who can't.
He knew the reasons, of course: Hiro was a dangerous person burdened with the fate of being hunted down by the organization; Hiro was an important main character; Hiro originally had no storyline involving contact with them... He understood the reasons perfectly, but he still couldn't accept it.
Why?
Why hiro in particular?
Why did Hiro have to die?
Why, even if it means restarting the world, do they still want to kill Hiro and not allow him to live no matter what?
Everyone has already tried so hard, why don't you leave them even the slightest hope?
Is this an absolute dead end?
Must Morobuchi Kagemitsu die? Otherwise, the world cannot continue to function?
Rei Furuya slammed his fist against the wall, his eyes fierce.
Are you kidding me?!
His chest heaved violently for a while before he could suppress his surging anger and pent-up frustration, but what followed was a sense of utter despair that all paths ahead were blocked.
At this point, there are very few options left.
If all methods have been exhausted and no solution can be found, Furuya Rei doesn't know what to do, and he's not sure what will happen to him.
He certainly won't give up, and will continue to wander in an endless cycle of hopelessness yet refusal to despair...
But at least for now, he can remain calm and rational, still have hope, and is still full of motivation.
Rei Furuya is now even experienced in short-term breakdowns. He successfully deceived everyone, only silently breaking down in his room for a few minutes before regaining his composure and continuing with the next round of plans.
After Furuya Rei suggested that Morofushi Kagemitsu fake his death, he remained unconscious and in a coma until after December 7th.
“Maybe the world program determines Hiro’s survival based on whether he has self-awareness? If he remains unconscious, it won’t affect the main storyline, right? Maybe we can save the game? Then I can wake Hiro up after saving the game, right?” he said.
Morofushi Kagemitsu also thought the plan was feasible.
As long as it doesn't jeopardize other people's plans, Morofushi Kagemitsu won't hesitate.
Wataru Date, Kenji Hagiwara, and Jinpei Matsuda were a little worried that something might go wrong with the Public Security Bureau, so they wanted to go there in person to stay by Morofushi Kagemitsu's side.
Since Morofushi Hiromitsu's fake death won't be exposed because of Akai Shuichi's involvement, it shouldn't be a problem for them, as police officers, to stay by his side while he's unconscious, right?
Rei Furuya and Kagemitsu Morofushi couldn't resist their stubbornness and agreed.
Even with the three of them watching over him, Morofushi Kagemitsu, who had been in a coma for a month, still suffered respiratory failure and circulatory disorders on the evening of December 7 due to prolonged unconsciousness. Despite rescue efforts, he ultimately suffered brain death and stopped breathing.
[Morokushō Kagemitsu has died.]
You are dead.
[Result in a Bad Ending: Twilight and Lingering Light]
You have started your 40th playthrough.
Rei Furuya remained silent for a long time, pressing his temples. After Morofushi Kagemitsu worriedly pressed him down on his lap and gently massaged his head, he finally confessed all his failures to him.
Of course, this also includes Wataru Date, Kenji Hagiwara, and Jinpei Matsuda.
Although Furuya Rei didn't want to involve them, he really didn't want to keep this important information from everyone unless necessary, and he also wanted to rely on everyone's wisdom.
He also wanted to confide in everyone and talk to them without any barriers.
The process of talking and chatting was enough to make him feel much more comfortable.
He just wanted to rest a little while in that warm harbor that would unconditionally accept him no matter what.
Even though Rei Furuya writes down all the important information on his phone in each loop and sets it to be sent out automatically after his death, that's still something that happens after he dies, a realm he can't know.
He's not in a good state right now, and he's well aware of it.
Therefore, it is also important for him to have friends watching over him to prevent him from making any serious and irreparable mistakes.
Rei Furuya is a human, not a machine, so of course he will make mistakes. It's impossible for him to be perfect in everything, as others say.
However, he believes that as long as everyone is by his side, he can make up for any mistakes.
As long as everyone lives somewhere in this world, he is not alone, and he can do anything.
So, when he's hurt, sad, or has failed, he can certainly go to his friends.
Even if no one could come up with a solution, the process of confiding in each other and spending time together was enough to recharge him and get him ready to fight again.
There is still a chance, and there are still ways we haven't tried.
This time, Rei Furuya is preparing to cross the line and secretly guide the CIA, FBI, and public security forces to cooperate.
Sakura's identity is very useful; she has previously saved two undercover agents from different organizations, and she can contact them in a way that perfectly aligns with the world's programming logic to help save Scotland.
Without revealing that Bourbon is Rei Furuya, Carlo, Kiel, Ethan Hondou, and Shuichi Akai can help Scotland break away from the organization under Sakura's guidance.
Although this is a collaboration between three organizations, this private collaboration does not strictly involve national interests or the main storyline.
Therefore, Rei Furuya's heart did indeed clench painfully for a few seconds, but he ultimately survived. It was probably a warning similar to the one he gave when he tried to run over Shuichi Akai with his car but didn't intend to kill him.
But in the end, it still failed.
Even with so many organizations and so many people involved, causing global turmoil, it ultimately failed.
Rei Furuya's fate is now confirmed. This is not only because the various parties cannot cooperate to maximize their strength in a short period of time, nor is it simply because the Black Organization is a transnational criminal terrorist organization that controls the world's technology, economy, politics, and even arms. It is also because the world has been directly restarted due to a procedural error.
The world's programs seem to have given up entirely, just like a computer that crashes and can no longer function properly, and when it restarts, it doesn't care what happens to the software that was running.
Since the data is still there, we can just restart.
The point that causes the world program to malfunction and restart is [Fu Jingguang living in this world].
[Morokushō Kagemitsu has died.]
You are dead.
[A Bad Ending: The Scenery Remains the Same]
You have started your 41st playthrough.
Rei Furuya had reached a point where there weren't many new paths to take; his options were dwindling, and he was starting to explore almost every possibility.
This time, we used a modified method based on the previous failure.
Sakura once again set a trap and caused trouble, making Rum half-convinced that Scotland was an undercover agent, but he couldn't really take action. He could only go through the motions and lock all three members of the whisky team in a small room for a month-long investigation.
Rei Furuya had already asked the Public Security Bureau to hire more people to play the role of Sakura, and Jinpei Matsuda and Professor Agasa were also there to help.
However, there is only one hacker in the world with hacking skills that are ahead of their time, and who can directly confront the organization's black technology. Moreover, his style is very distinctive.
Even if Rei Furuya directly imparted all the knowledge to them, they couldn't digest it all in a short time. After persisting for more than half a month, Rum still noticed something was wrong and confirmed that they were not Sakura. This further proved that the real Sakura was indeed unable to extricate herself.
In the end, as if divinely inspired, Rum confirmed that Bourbon was indeed Sakura.
[Morokushō Kagemitsu has died.]
You are dead.
Rei Furuya was stunned for a moment, not expecting that his childhood friend had successfully committed suicide by poison before him. The news of their deaths came almost at the same time.
[Resulting in a Bad Ending: Radiant Glory]
Perhaps... it's because Hiro wants to obtain the memories of reincarnation so he won't act recklessly on his own.
Has his mental state reached a point where Hiro is so worried?
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You have started your 42nd playthrough.
I've already played through it forty-two times.
One of the lamps that symbolize hope has gone out again.
There are very few lights still lit up in front of Rei Furuya.
The darkness drew ever closer, suffocating the senses to the point where it was almost impossible to breathe.
Rei Furuya gritted his teeth and decided to go all out, preparing to go find the organization's boss alone.
He had been trying to pinpoint the location of the organization's boss. If he really wanted to kill the boss and destroy the organization, there were many ways, but he simply couldn't do it that way.
But what if the organization isn't destroyed, but the mysterious BOSS's identity is simply replaced silently?
This is not entirely impossible.
Although the organization's boss is very important, he has almost no role in the main storyline. Replacing him with someone else to continue fulfilling the duties of the organization's boss wouldn't have a significant impact, right? In any case, he is well aware of how things will develop.
Moreover, very few people have ever seen the BOSS, and even fewer know anything about him. If done properly, it is entirely possible for Furuya Rei to quietly replace the BOSS and become the mastermind behind the organization.
If he could replace the organization's behind-the-scenes boss, he could find an excuse to influence Rum's actions and save Scotland, and find many ways and reasons to keep Scotland alive as an undercover agent in the organization.
However, such an action was ultimately too reckless and too dangerous, regardless of its success or failure, so Furuya Rei was not prepared to tell anyone at this time.
However, Morofushi Kagemitsu, who possessed memories of the previous timeline, quickly discovered his intentions and insisted on going with him.
Rei Furuya didn't really want him to come along.
Just as Morofushi Kagemitsu could easily guess what he wanted to do, Furuya Rei could also easily guess what he wanted to do.
They all knew that this plan was very likely to cause Furuya Zero to die suddenly.
Therefore, Morofushi Kagemitsu wanted to kill himself before he died, so that he could have detailed memories of five playthroughs in the next playthrough, understand more about what Zero had experienced, and be able to do more.
The two stared at each other for a few seconds before Furuya Rei finally took a step back.
Although it's not obvious, whenever there's a conflict or disagreement between the two, it's usually Furuya Rei who gives in first.
Rei Furuya is tough, strict, serious, and uncompromising with most people and things, but he can't be tough on his childhood friend, Kagemitsu Morofushi, and often gives in step by step.
Morofushi Kagemitsu is gentle and tolerant towards most people and things, and does not compete or fight, but he is particularly concerned about his childhood friend Furuya Rei and will strongly intervene and supervise him.
Morofushi Kagemitsu was raised by his family to be very gentle and polite, but in reality he is a very decisive person with his own ideas. He has his own set of rules for dealing with people, and once he makes a decision, it is basically impossible to change it.
Especially in the matter of sacrificing oneself to protect others.
This is his gentleness, and also his cruelty.
As one of those he steadfastly protects, Rei Furuya experiences both happiness and pain.
However, his current behavior is actually no different from that of his stubborn childhood friend.
Then let's just do it together.
[Morokushō Kagemitsu has died.]
You are dead.
Before delivering the final blow to completely kill the organization's boss, Rei Furuya suffered another cardiac arrest and died suddenly.
Even faster than his death was the act of Morofushi Kagemitsu shooting himself in the head.
[Resulting in a Bad Ending: No Way Out]
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Save file loaded successfully.
You have started your 43rd playthrough.
Now, only three lights are still on.
As the last to die, Morofushi Kagemitsu also gained detailed memories of those five timelines, just as he had wished.
After waking up from his dream, he held Rei Furuya in silence for a long time.
Perhaps neither of them knew what to say, so they simply remained silent, absorbing each other's warmth and presence, in this warm yet overwhelmingly sad and desperate atmosphere.
In the silence, Morofushi Kagemitsu suddenly spoke.
“Zero, give up on me,” he said.
Rei Furuya froze, then suddenly looked up and met his gaze, incredulously discovering that he was serious.
His expression was a mixture of tenderness and cruelty characteristic of Morofushi Kagemitsu.
Because of this sentence, Furuya Rei and Morofushi Kagemitsu had a fierce argument.
This was probably the most serious argument they'd had in all these years, and the only time Furuya Rei didn't back down.
This is the only exception; even when facing Hiro, he will never back down and will never admit defeat.
Rei Furuya was also very sad and angry, and even refused to talk to his childhood friend anymore, always with a cold face when making plans.
Even though Morofushi Kagemitsu kept admitting his mistakes and explaining, he didn't say a single unnecessary word.
November 7th, 6 PM.
Scotland escaped and was identified as an undercover agent codenamed Black Cat within the Metropolitan Police Department.
Bourbon and Ray went after him, only to find that he was so skilled that they couldn't catch him no matter what they did.
Gin was even sniped by him and temporarily retreated from the front line of the pursuit.
This is their plan for this time.
Since Scotland is constantly on the run, neither the CIA, FBI, nor the police can perfectly protect him. So let him keep running, waging guerrilla warfare against the organization and against the world.
Without protection, there is no threat; Scotland has the greatest freedom of movement and flexible methods to respond to disasters.
Moreover, he wasn't alone. Sakura, Bourbon, and Furuya Rei were there, of course. Although they were still angry and hadn't forgiven him, they still earnestly and desperately helped him pay attention to every possible danger.
In addition, there was Date Air's allocation of data and manpower, Hagiwara Kenji's research on the flight route, Matsuda Jinpei's robot dog, and Professor Agasa's high-tech gadgets. They even asked Kudo Yu for advice on escape routes and evading pursuit under the guise of writing a novel.
Even within the organization, there were undercover agents like Carlo, Kiel, and Ray who secretly helped to let things slide.
Thus, the hunt continued until December 7th, and Scotland remained unharmed.
The places he passed through were hit by earthquakes, mudslides, typhoons, and tsunamis, and the vehicles he used were often involved in accidents, but he still survived.
However, Bourbon got into trouble.
Scotland faced far too many dangers. In order to ensure his safe escape, Bourbon went too deep and eventually revealed some flaws, which proved that he was the one who helped Scotland escape.
Whether he was a traitor or an undercover agent was no longer important; he was going to die anyway. The organization's boss was furious and wanted to capture Bourbon first and brainwash him directly.
Rei Furuya sighed and rubbed his dark circles from not sleeping for almost a month.
He didn't reply to the boss's email.
Rum hung up the phone.
Gin hung up the phone.
Ray's phone call...
Rei Furuya connected.
The obnoxious FBI voice came through the phone: "Scotland is an undercover agent, a traitor, Bourbon, you—"
“He’s a traitor’s best friend.” Furuya Rei said, chuckled, and hung up the phone.
Bourbon defected.
December 7th.
11 p.m.
Rei Furuya was running through the dark forest, heading towards the mountaintop where he had arranged to meet his childhood friend.
Actually, his original plan was to gather intelligence after being exposed, then immediately commit suicide and start over.
Scottish identity can be escaped if exposed, but every time Bourbon's identity is exposed, no matter what he does, he will soon be driven to his death by the world.
Even if he didn't reveal it himself, but rather it was discovered by others through the world's programming, Bourbon's current exposure is still unacceptable to the world.
The only difference is that one is to immediately determine that cheating resulted in sudden death, while the other is to slowly kill the person by converging world lines.
Since he's going to die sooner or later, and his original storyline is ending according to the timeline—meaning he'll be captured by the organization and have to face Gin and Rum, with the risk of being brainwashed and failing to reload his save—he might as well gather information, commit suicide, and start the next playthrough.
But Hiro said, "Zero, let's run away together."
"Although I know the chances of success are slim, and I know I will probably fail in the end, I still want to try my best and don't want to give up like this."
"For Zero, there can indeed be another cycle, and everything he has experienced now will not disappear because of the memory wipe. But for us who have no memory, even if we know that we can start over, we can't help but treat each time as the only time, and we will seriously treat this world with the attitude of 'the last time'."
"So, Zero, even if I fail and die in the end, I at least want to see you one last time and be by your side in my final moments."
He said, "I'm sorry, Zero, but I hope you can come see me. I want to apologize to you in person, make peace with you, and then try to escape with you and survive together."
Rei Furuya... I can't refuse.
"Actually, it's not so bad to escape together like this."
Moribushi Kagemitsu leaned against the helicopter on the mountaintop, looking up at the full moon hanging high in the sky, babbling on and on because he was worried about his still angry childhood friend.
"I've always been worried that something might happen to you, Zero. Every time I manage to find no flaws on my end, the world will definitely target Zero. Wouldn't it be safer if we fled together?"
"After all, I've managed to escape on my own for so long, and Mr. Yusaku Kudo's script is perfect. As long as Zero arrives, we can escape this encirclement together and safely shake off the organization for a long time."
“I really believe we can escape successfully. I will absolutely not let Zero be caught by the organization,” he said earnestly.
"Besides, Zero already knows the plot so well. Even if we don't become Bourbon, we can still find a way to advance the story by becoming traitors like Shuichi Akai who escaped the organization, right?"
"Zero? Why aren't you saying anything? Are you still angry with me?" Morofushi Kagemitsu sighed helplessly, softening his voice as he apologized, "I'm sorry, Zero, it's all my fault, please forgive me. I swear, I will never say such things again, I will try my best to live on."
"Let's try to survive together, Zero."
On a deserted, quiet hillside.
The blond, dark-skinned youth knelt on the ground, trembling all over. He clutched his clothes tightly with one hand and stretched out his other hand as if he wanted to crawl to the top of the mountain.
Damn it, we failed again.
Bourbon must exist, and the world cannot allow Bourbon's undercover mission to fail. Therefore, Bourbon's successful escape from the organization's pursuit is also a faulty program. After the world line convergence failed, the world program got stuck and simply restarted.
But how could he die here?!
Although he knew he would fail and was prepared, he clearly didn't intend to die right now. He had promised to see Hiro, so dying at this moment was really, really, really unacceptable!
Hiro was still waiting for him at the mountaintop. He was so close, so very close to seeing him...
No matter how hard Furuya Rei tried, he couldn't even utter a complete sentence.
He finally collapsed, powerless, and his outstretched hand slowly fell into the soil of the mountain, where he never lived again.
Under the silvery moonlight, the blond youth's heart stopped beating completely, and his breathing ceased entirely.
"zero?"
Rei Furuya ultimately failed to keep his promise to escape together in the future.
Morofushi Kagemitsu also did not live to see his childhood friend.
You are dead.
[43rd playthrough completed]
[Result in a Bad Ending: Fallen Hills]
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[This is truly the best host we've ever had; we really chose the right person this time.]
He might be able to persevere to the end, and if his research succeeds, it might allow us to produce our own energy and save our universe.
But how do things that defy logic and rules even come into being? Why do humans strive so hard for things we can't understand? Why do they have such strong emotional reactions to such trivial, predetermined events? We get tired just watching; don't they feel weary and numb?
[Unintelligible.]
[Unintelligible.]
[Unintelligible.]
I'm very curious, how does such a small human body continuously generate such a vast amount of energy?
I'm very curious about the extent to which humans are capable of going to extremes for something as completely uncontrollable as "emotions."
【curious. 】
【curious. 】
【curious. 】
Curiosity, perhaps, is also a kind of emotion? Have we ever paid this much attention to humans before?
Have we developed feelings for humans after spending so much time in contact with them?
But we still can't generate that much energy.
We definitely gave up a long time ago.
Humans are truly amazing.
[That's amazing.]
【expect. 】
【expect. 】
【expect. 】
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