Chapter 586

Gao Yang, in his current form, naturally saw the treasure chest in Illya's hands. "The Record Belt is actually giving us a box?"

"What could be inside it?" Even Gao Yang, as the World's Counter Force, did not know why such a box existed.

"What I just saw was Darius's record, from the end to the beginning," Illya said, gazing at the extending, intersecting star chains, where they leaned on and extended from one another...

Illya knew of Darius, and she knew of Pan Duola's pain. Clutching the box in her hands, she seemed to understand what was inside.

"If this box is what I think it is, it might become the key to reversing everything..."

But if that were the case...

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One Piece World

Akainu's body was permeated with the scent of sulfur. He frowned; if he wasn't mistaken, that must be the key obtained from Darius's Record Belt, the one capable of saving the world, right?

Since that was the case, what was there to hesitate about?

Wouldn't it be enough to just take this box, return directly to the present, kill Darius and Pan Duola, and save the world?

"Foolish!"

Madoka World

"Illya... she is an existence like Madoka."

Akemi Homura fell silent. Seeing Illya's hesitation, she understood: the people Illya wanted to save were not just the world and her own companions.

She even wanted to save her enemies, Pan Duola and Darius!

"But like this... what about your own happiness?"

Akemi Homura hung her head, her eyes flickering with dim light.

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"Ms. Gao Yang," Illya raised her head and called out softly, "How much further back can this Record Belt trace?"

Gao Yang thought for a moment. "Hmm, we're already reaching the limit. How much further do you want to go back?"

"Six thousand years! To the time shortly after Pan Duola was born. I want to become friends with Pan Duola!"

In the real world, the Heavenly Boat swept across the pitch-black earth. He lowered his gaze to look below, without sorrow or joy.

Changing the past had no meaning, because history's restorative ability would average out the events that occurred. Therefore, if one wanted to change something, one could only change a portion of it.

For example, a realm isolated from the world, a stone that had no influence on the world, or another dimension, or perhaps...

The human heart—

Stare—

Ruby was still staring at Gil. "Acting like you know everything, speaking so smoothly."

"It's so cunning of you to use Clairvoyance to peek at Illya! You peeping tom!"

It felt like killing the young Gilgamesh!

"Ah, having only you to talk to is no different from hell," the young Gilgamesh said gloomily.

If he could, he wouldn't want to use these eyes either; after all, seeing things one didn't want to see without any restraint was truly excessive.

"However, precisely because of this, I want to see something different," the young Gilgamesh said, gazing at the giant black hole in the firmament, unable to help but reveal a pleased smile.

Sister Illya, can you bring me some surprises?

"This is a one-way street," Gao Yang explained softly in the Record Belt upon hearing Illya's words.

"I don't know much about magic or mana, but if you go back to before the Common Era, you will never be able to return to your original time."

"Even so, do you still want to go back?" Gao Yang asked in a deep voice.

Illya nodded.

"... I see," Gao Yang smiled. "I believe in you. If it's Illya, you will definitely be able to do it! Save the world, crush Darius's ambition, and achieve a happy ending for everyone!"

But...

"Illya is not among them," Gao Yang's expression suddenly turned calm. She looked at the lonely girl and spoke this desperate truth.

She asked again, "Even so, is it okay?"

Illya did not answer directly. She looked up at the Record Belt, which was more brilliant than the stars; the girl's eyes were like a sea of stars.

She murmured, "In the endless darkness of time, the glimmer that creates meaning—each one... is the most important thing to me."

If she could make everyone happy, then what did it matter if she sacrificed herself alone...

Illya's frail body slowly walked toward the deeper darkness. She headed against the current of the river of time—

Family, companions, friends, and even enemies... they were moving in the opposite direction to Illya, a place filled with light.

"Let's go, Gao Yang!"

"... Alright!"

Perhaps she was wrong, perhaps she would regret it, but... this was something only she could do!

She had to save everyone—

"Goodbye, everyone."

The girl's figure gradually disappeared into the darkness. Her silhouette grew fainter and fainter, until finally, her traces completely vanished from this world.

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Across the Myriad Worlds

Watching this scene, the audience across the Myriad Worlds fell into a brief silence, and then the entire Myriad Worlds erupted!

Whether it was sorrow, silence, or joy!

The scene before them was so familiar! Bearing the weight of the entire world, no longer remembered by anyone.

True death is not being killed; true death is being forgotten by everyone!

The world lost every trace of you; friends, family, lovers, enemies—all existence forgot your existence.

What a sorrow this was; it was a more sorrowful ending than Romani's!

Romani reached 'Nothingness,' but at this moment, Illya reached the 'Zero' that no one had ever reached!

That's right; acting alone through the ages, Emperor Illya turns her back on all living beings! This evaluation was truly spot on!

Fate World

Chaldea

The Chaotic Evil Gudako was stunned. What? That's it?

If Illya could make the list with this, then what about her, who was transported to the prehistoric era by those two dogs, Romani and Jeanne, and lived to return?

Living alone through the ages? The ultimate Chaotic Evil of human history?

PS: I will write the God's Wrath part immediately after finishing Illya's section, I promise!!!

Chapter 289: Madoka-version Illya?! Emiya the Hero's resurrection match?! Counter Force correction!

【Wheel King: "Another girl has achieved this; it is truly incredible."】

【Ruby: "Emperor Illya acting alone through the ages... b-but there is no you in a world where everyone is happy! Everyone forgot Illya, ahhh! I don't want that! Wuwuwu!"】

【Young Gilgamesh: "Sister Illya really doesn't have a single happy timeline."】

【Satou Kazuma: "Compared to this ending, was being stabbed in the heart and poked in the eyes by the chuunibyou Gilgamesh actually a good thing?"】

【Deadpool: "Old friends wither away one by one, like leaves in the wind, and you, Illya, you are the true hero."】

【Emiya Miyu: "Illya...! You must never do such a stupid thing again!"】

Across the Myriad Worlds

Many viewers watching this scene couldn't help but shed tears. When Madoka became a god and was forgotten by everyone except Homura, they felt it was cruel enough.

As it turned out, Illya's situation was even more direct: everything was gone, no traces existed, and no one remembered Illya.

So... this created a world where Illya could live happily, but it didn't say Illya was in it?!

As expected, magical girls can never have a good ending!

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Time seemed to have stopped. Miyu was fighting alone. A giant hand swung down, terrifying air currents erupting between its fingers, smashing heavily toward Miyu!

"Run!" Miyu instinctively wanted to push away the person beside her, but the next moment she froze, because there was no one beside her.

That's right... why did she want to push away, and who was she pushing away?

With a boom, the giant hand fell, the earth shook, and a terrifying giant crater appeared on the ground!

Fortunately, Miyu dodged the blow at the last moment, and Darius no longer kept his gaze on Miyu.