No Game No Life World.
The Blank Siblings looked at Riku and Shuvi in the video. They looked at each other, exchanging glances.
"This... Queen Corone actually cried."
Compared to the shocked Blank Siblings, Stephanie, who was currently almost naked, was somewhat surprised. At this moment, she truly felt it.
She realized that history cannot be trusted. Legend had it that Queen Corone never shed a tear in front of others, but in private, when facing a 'broken' Riku...
Queen Corone actually cried. In a sense, this shattered some of Stephanie's stereotypical impressions of Queen Corone and made her character feel more fleshed out.
However, was human life really that miserable in the past... Although she knew through fragments of historical texts how difficult the situation was six thousand years ago.
But it was just knowledge. After all, six thousand years had passed. Although humans today knew some of that history, it hadn't happened to them, so they lacked a sense of immersion.
Now it was different for Stephanie. Her sense of immersion was extremely strong, and her body even began to tremble, because just thinking about it, she could feel the fear of being ruled by other races.
No, it wasn't the fear of being ruled; it was that the other races didn't even acknowledge humans' existence.
Because even now, the Human Race was at the very bottom of the social hierarchy, crushed by other races in terms of both strength and wisdom.
They couldn't win in a fight, and they couldn't win at games. After all, the Human Race didn't even have spirit power and couldn't even see through whether others were cheating.
Thinking of this, Stephanie looked at the Blank Siblings with a complex expression. One had to remember that they had defeated a Flügel.
In Stephanie's eyes, this was nothing short of a miracle. One had to know what terrifying existences the Flügel were; they were known as god-slaying weapons.
"Amazing."
Just as Stephanie was thinking this, Sora spoke. He stared at Riku and Shuvi in the video with a very serious expression. "Sister, you felt it too, right?"
"Mm..."
Shiro nodded slightly. She looked at Riku and Shuvi in the video. "They... are strong. Stronger than us."
"Eh!?" Stephanie's eyes widened. For a moment, she didn't know what to say, because in her eyes, the Blank Siblings were much stronger than Riku and Shuvi.
After all, they had actual achievements. Although Riku and Shuvi seemed to have some big plan now...
Stephanie felt it was unlikely to be realized, because that era wasn't one where games solved everything; it was an era based on actual strength, an era of the strong!
It might be a bit rude to Riku and Shuvi to say this, but Stephanie still felt the Blank Siblings were stronger. It was a gut feeling.
And... since the video started, Riku hadn't won against anyone even once.
"You seem very surprised."
Sora looked up at Stephanie, instantly sensing her thoughts. He gave an indifferent smile and looked at Riku and Shuvi in the video. "However, in this game called 'Life,' he chose to accept the challenge, while Shiro and I..."
"...escaped."
Shiro took over the sentence. She felt no shame or disappointment, because she and Sora had indeed, in a sense, given up on challenging the game called 'Life' in their other world.
Now, Riku and Shuvi were choosing to challenge this game called 'Life.' Whether they won or lost, such existences were worthy of the Blank Siblings' respect.
"Eh..." Stephanie was somewhat confused.
"Keep watching, and you'll understand." Sora stroked Shiro's head and said calmly, "Next, perhaps, is the real challenge humanity from six thousand years ago issued to this world."
no game no life, Avant Heim.
This was where countless Flügel lived. At this moment, a woman with emerald hair and blue-gold heterochromatic eyes had an expression as terrifying as a demon.
Her name was Azriel, the Representative of the Council of 18 Wings, the 'Representative of all Wings' of the Flügel, and she especially doted on Jibril.
"I see, ghosts? The Human Race... these monkeys."
An inexplicable aura emanated from Azriel. She watched everything Riku said in the video. She was one of the few people in this world who knew what had happened six thousand years ago.
Back then, she had suspected that the death of Artosh, which triggered the end of the Great War, was based on the intentions of someone from the Human Race. However, because the Human Race was so weak...
Azriel had instinctively denied it. However, she also clearly remembered that when the Great War was about to end, someone had mentioned the existence of 'ghosts.'
It was just that at that time, all the Flügel, including Azriel, didn't think those so-called 'ghosts' could possibly defeat them or Lord Artosh.
Because at that time, the advantage they held was simply too overwhelming; the star cup was practically in Lord Artosh's pocket.
And then... there was no 'then'. They were defeated for some inexplicable reason, and Lord Artosh died as well.
Now she was finally certain that her guess was correct—the Human Race in this video had indeed done something six thousand years ago.
"And was it merely guidance? The Elf Race and Goblin Race were indeed very strange back then, but their actions were at least understandable."
"But for those scraps of metal, the Ex-machina race, to join the fray—that is truly bizarre. Didn't those guys have no interest in the star cup?" Azriel frowned slightly.
Although she knew the Human Race had guided something six thousand years ago, with the level of strength shown by the humans in the video, it should have been impossible to get the Ex-machina race to join the battle.
The Elf Race and Goblin Race were understandable, but the Ex-machina joining was baffling; they had been passively counterattacking since the Great War began.
Retaliation was possible for any race, except the Ex-machina. Thus, at this moment, Azriel fixed her gaze on Riku.
Could it be? Did this human do something later that caused the Ex-machina race to join the war?
Even though the Great War had already ended, Azriel felt an obligation to find out the truth of the past, so she stared at the video with full concentration.
The video continued to play.
After the blood-pumping speech ended, the humans began to take action.
At this time, Shuvi said with some confusion, "Riku, Shuvi still doesn't understand the 'heart' after all."
"Hm?" Riku turned his head to look at Shuvi, not understanding why she said that.
Shuvi continued, "The success rate of every combat plan is less than one percent."
Riku picked up the thread, "But why is everyone so full of confidence that we can succeed?"
"Yes," Shuvi nodded slightly.
Riku continued walking forward, his tone very calm as he said, "Tell me, Shuvi, what is the probability of rolling a six on a die?"
"One-sixth," Shuvi replied, keeping pace with Riku.
Riku kept walking, then turned his head with a smile. "Then what if a non-existent guy swapped a die for one that can only roll a six?"
!!!!! Shuvi seemed quite shocked, her voice fluctuating slightly as she said, "You mean artificially manipulating variables."
"Exactly." Riku nodded slightly, looking at Shuvi with a smile. "That's called cheating. Pretty interesting, right?"
"In calculations, we are anomalies. We converge all probabilities, strategies, and calculations toward a direction favorable to us. If we succeed..."
Before Riku could finish, Shuvi added, "A miracle."
"Hm?" Riku looked at Shuvi with some surprise.
Shuvi hesitated for a moment before saying, "If it happens, probability theory becomes very forced."
"Exactly." Riku looked at Shuvi and smiled. "Anything is possible. In probability theory, there is neither zero nor a hundred; in the end, it's just empty talk. Shall I prove it to you?"
At this moment, Riku appeared exceptionally confident.
Shuvi looked at this version of Riku, blinked her eyes, and said nothing.
"Question!" Riku looked at Shuvi very seriously. "What is the probability of me proposing to Shuvi right here and now?"
Hearing the word 'propose', Shuvi didn't show much emotion. Instead, she said very calmly, "Intent of question unclear. Estimate is basically zero."
"See, that's where you're wrong." Seeing Shuvi say this, Riku gave a helpless smile, knelt on one knee, took a ring from his coat, and said very seriously, "Marry me, Shuvi."
Outside the video, in the Magical Girl Illya World.
"Ohhhhhhhhhh—!!!!!!"
Illya was excited, beyond excited. She shouted, "He proposed! He proposed!!!! Miyu, did you see that?!"
"Ugh..."
Startled by Illya's voice, Miyu also wore a subtle expression. She hadn't expected Riku to propose to Shuvi at this moment either.
"My, my~ Riku originally said he wouldn't like a Little Girl like Shuvi~~~"
magical ruby was also swaying up and down, clearly influenced slightly by Illya's mood.
Her voice also carried a hint of excitement. "But since Shuvi likes Riku so much, she'll definitely say yes, right?"
"That's not necessarily true," magical sapphire spoke up. She had always been the quiet one.
But now she spoke, which meant she was about to offer her own opinion.
"Eh?" x3
Illya, Miyu, and magical ruby looked at magical sapphire with some confusion.
"Because at the very start of the video, when did Riku and Shuvi first meet?"
magical sapphire's tone was very calm; she clearly remembered. She said indifferently, "Shuvi definitely knows about that, so she will surely bring it up. When that happens..."
"Ah! No!!! Don't say it! Shuvi!!!" Illya didn't want to face that scene.
She was very invested in Riku and Shuvi's romance, just like a'shipper'!
In the One-Punch Man World.
"Pfft!!!" Looking at Riku proposing, Saitama almost spat out the water in his mouth. He looked at Riku and Shuvi in disbelief. "They're getting married just like that?!"
"Yes." Genos nodded slightly, analyzing calmly, "Although they are of different races, Shuvi and Riku have gone through many things over this past year. They supported each other, and Riku's personality has changed a lot."
Genos had not forgotten how cold Riku's personality was at the start; his eyes lacked any light, like a robot that only knew how to act.
At that time, Shuvi actually had a bit more human touch than Riku.
Of course, that was a reasonable state; given the background, Riku's cold demeanor fit the identity of a leader protecting his people.
Although he later handed the leadership position to Corone and went to execute a grand plan that could change the world.
But Riku's change, and Shuvi's change, were visible to everyone.
"..." Tatsumaki looked at Riku and Shuvi. She quietly sighed, a hint of envy flashing in her eyes that was hard for others to detect.
Because no matter what, Tatsumaki was still a woman. Born with powerful psychic abilities, she possessed immense strength.
But in her heart, she also yearned for love. After all, she was already 28 years old!!!!
It couldn't be that because of her youthful appearance and great strength, other men were afraid of her and wouldn't come to date her.
Now, seeing Shuvi in the video, who was'similar' to herself, meeting Riku and gaining a heart...
Tatsumaki felt quite envious, but it only lasted a moment. Soon she said seriously, "Although Riku confessed, there's still a difficult problem waiting for him."
Tatsumaki was referring to when Shuvi and Riku first met at the beginning of the video.
Which was also when Riku's hometown was destroyed.
"Ah." Genos's gaze became serious. He looked at Shuvi in the video and said, "Although I think it might be a misunderstanding, it's not ruled out that the person who destroyed Riku's hometown back then was her."
Genos's experience was somewhat similar to Riku's. At fifteen, his home was destroyed by a berserk cyborg. For revenge!
Genos turned himself into a cyborg. Therefore, if Genos ever encountered the master of that berserk cyborg, or the cyborg itself...
It was likely that the anger Genos had suppressed for years would ignite instantly, and he would turn into the most terrifying war machine to completely destroy the opponent.
Now Genos looked at Riku with complex emotions. Although these were his thoughts, he didn't know what Riku was thinking.
Regardless, if Riku learns this truth, he will likely be devastated.
"How do you know Riku doesn't already know?" Saitama spoke up, wiping his mouth, his body emitting the resentment of a'single man'.
But Saitama continued, "You have to realize there were hints in the video. When Riku saw Shuvi, the first thing he thought of was the Ex-machina race. And thinking of the Ex-machina, he would surely think of the one he saw when his hometown was destroyed in his childhood."
"Maybe Riku knew about Shuvi's identity much earlier, and after getting along slowly..."
After Saitama said this, both Genos and Tatsumaki were stunned for a moment.
Yes, if that were the case, then Riku proposed to Shuvi while knowing everything, so there probably won't be any issues.
Would Shuvi reject Riku? Obviously not!
The video continued to play.
When Riku said those words, Shuvi seemed to freeze. She looked at Riku's expression and knew he was serious, without any hint of a joke.
"Interpretation... failed... request denied."
Shuvi rejected Riku's proposal.
At that moment, Riku turned into a black-and-white object. He shouted with some grief and indignation, "I'm so sorry! A mere virgin shouldn't have been so overconfident!"
"Marriage..."
Shuvi's voice sounded a bit unnatural. "It is a contract formed by humans for reproduction. Shuvi is an Ex-machina."
At this moment, Riku was wriggling like a maggot, making many people smile. It was too funny—one second he was the mastermind controlling everything...
And now Riku looked like a loser in love. The comedic effect was truly perfect.
However, the Blank Siblings watching the video felt a strange sense of déjà vu, especially Sora! The feeling was particularly strong!
Riku shouted, "But that doesn't matter! I just simply want Shuvi to stay by my side forever!"
"Why..." Shuvi didn't quite understand the meaning of Riku's words. She continued, "I am by your side right now."
Whoosh—!!!
At this point, a certain image flashed across the screen—it was the young Riku's figure amidst the ruins.
This caused many people's hearts to skip a few beats. This was likely the reason Shuvi was rejecting Riku!
Riku continued to speak, "That's not what I meant. I mean as a life partner!"
"Ex-machina cannot reproduce," Shuvi said very calmly.
Riku said decisively, "That doesn't matter!!!"
Shuvi added, "Nor can we perform reproductive acts. Riku will be a virgin for his entire life."
"..." Riku was silent for a moment, then shouted with tears in his eyes, "That also doesn't matter!!!!!"
"You hesitated," Shuvi deadpanned.
Riku quickly turned around and shouted at Shuvi, "Geez! Don't sweat the details!!"
"..."
Facing such a Riku, Shuvi was silent for a moment. Her voice carried a hint of fluctuation as she said, "It's not possible, because..."
"Shuvi?"
Riku noticed Shuvi was acting strange.
Shuvi's pupils flickered as if she had made a huge decision. "Because Riku's..."
The scene shifted slightly again, back to the beginning when the Ex-machina race was subjugating the Dragonia.
This was the Dragonia's final strike before death. Its power was immense; even for the Ex-machina to block it, they would have to pay a price nearly equal to mutual destruction.
At that moment, an Ex-machina made a proposal.
"Proposal for transfer, communicated by the Auditor to the Command Unit."
"Execute."
Shuvi continued to speak, "The one who destroyed Riku's hometown..."
"Deploy! Org. 2807, Passing Rule!"
The pillar of energy falling from the sky was diverted to another location by the Ex-machina. This move avoided the sacrifice of most Ex-machina units; it was a competent command.
Then the screen focused on Shuvi.
...was Shuvi."
Clearly, the person who destroyed Riku's hometown was, in a sense, Shuvi.
The proposal she submitted caused Riku's hometown to be destroyed, forcing the young child onto a path of survival.
At this moment, Shuvi's voice carried a hint of fear and worry. "Even so, can Riku still say the same thing?"
At this moment, Shuvi's hands were clasped together, and her hood hid her expression. She was very afraid—afraid that Riku would hate and abandon her because of this.
But Riku stood up. He looked at Shuvi helplessly. "Shuvi, I noticed long ago, even if only vaguely."
"!" Shuvi was stunned. She turned her head to look at Riku in disbelief. "How could that be?"
Riku walked to Shuvi's side and explained, "Speaking of the first thing I found strange, it was when we first met—why did you specifically choose to play Chess, right?"
"!" Shuvi was slightly startled; clearly, she hadn't expected Riku to have found out from the very beginning.
Riku continued with a smile, "And also, why you were waiting for me so far away from the village. You really were too careless."
"Then why..." Shuvi felt a bit strange. If that was the case, why did Riku still want to marry her?
Because she was the enemy who destroyed Riku's village. According to human terms, she should be considered Riku's mortal enemy, a situation where only one of them could survive.
"This..." Riku pondered for a moment. He looked at Shuvi and said very seriously, "Perhaps even knowing all that, I still fell in love with Shuvi."
!!!!!
Shuvi was shocked once again.
Riku continued, "The fact that Shuvi destroyed my home is unchangeable, but without that past, we wouldn't have met, would we?"
As he spoke, Riku placed his hand on Shuvi's cheek and said in a very gentle tone, "Let the past be the past. Dwelling on it serves no purpose."
"Grit your teeth, regret, cry your heart out, but next time—next time, you must move forward."
Riku pulled back Shuvi's hood, revealing her head. At this moment, there was a beautiful light in Shuvi's eyes.
Riku looked at Shuvi, stroked her small head, and smiled gently. "And this is why Shuvi is interested in me, isn't it?"
"Whether it's Shuvi's past, her present by my side, or the future I want to spend with you, I love it all."
As he spoke, Riku silently lifted Shuvi's hand.
This time, Shuvi did not refuse. Riku took out the ring and continued, "As long as we are together, even in a world like this, I want to keep living. As long as we are together, I can always face life with a smile."
As he spoke, Riku placed the ring on Shuvi's finger and said in a very gentle voice, "So, are you willing to cast aside all reasons and walk this path with me?"
"Will you be my wife?"
At this moment, the BGM sounded so gentle.
At the same time, something unexpected happened.
Shuvi, an Ex-machina race, was actually shedding tears. She looked at Riku as tears slowly flowed down, and she slumped onto the ground.
Seeing this, Riku said with concern, "Shuvi?!"
"As you can see..." Shuvi spoke, her tears falling to the ground. She then looked up at Riku and said, "I am but a humble girl, but please let me... forever, and ever and ever, please let me stay by your side."
"I should be the one saying that."
Riku's voice was just as gentle.
At this moment, the scene was so aesthetic and beautiful.
Magical Girl Illya World.
"Hurray!!!! She said yes!!!!"
Illya got excited once again; she was very, very excited.
This kind of drama where lovers end up together was something this elementary schooler, who hadn't grown up yet, loved very much.
Not just Illya, even Miyu had an envious expression; clearly, she also felt how great this love was.
Riku and Shuvi being able to come together was simply a miracle that transcended species.
Seeing the two of them together, Miyu couldn't help but sigh in admiration, while also silently blessing the new couple in her heart.
In the beginning, they had come together with their own separate goals.
Riku needed Shuvi's information.
Shuvi wanted to know what a 'heart' was.
Later, Riku obtained 'love' from Shuvi.
And when Shuvi shed tears, Miyu understood that this Ex-machina girl had also obtained her own 'heart'.
Even though Shuvi's mission was complete, she didn't want to leave; she wanted to stay by Riku's side.
This was the girl's most sincere thought; she didn't want to return to her cluster anymore.
"If only it could stay like this," Miyu couldn't help but say. She looked at Riku and Shuvi in the video and murmured, "If it just ended like this, I think it would be perfect."
"Yeah~ I don't even care about some divine plot twist anymore."
Illya also expressed that she had seen enough; her heart was full of sweetness. Just seeing Riku and Shuvi together made her feel like pink bubbles were about to pop up all over her.
Detective Conan World.
Kudo Shinichi, who was wriggling on his bed like a worm, was also quite excited. He felt much the same as Illya and Miyu—he didn't care about plot twists anymore.
As long as it stayed like this, it was enough.
Yes, just let this couple walk slowly through this chaotic world together.
At the same time, Kudo Shinichi said with some envy, "I've learned the flirting skills, now where do I pick up the wife?"
Although Shuvi and Riku's initial interactions didn't seem particularly pleasant, they were now a married couple who could support each other.
This made Kudo Shinichi very envious; he wanted a wife like that too.
At this thought, Ran Mouri's image inexplicably surfaced in Shinichi's mind, making his face turn red.
"It seems I need to dress up properly tonight."
After watching someone else's romance, Kudo Shinichi felt that he might have been a bit too perfunctory with Ran Mouri in his daily life. He planned to dress himself up well for their outing tonight.
Set a small goal! If a case or a suspect appears, he absolutely won't run off to solve it or 'meddle'.
Yes! Anyway, the police can handle cases, and suspects don't appear every single day. He just needs to focus on accompanying Ran.
"I hope..."
Looking at Riku and Shuvi in the video, Kudo Shinichi let out a quiet sigh and prayed, "I hope this new couple can live happily and successfully end this war."
At this point, Kudo Shinichi had vaguely deduced that Riku and Shuvi would surely win, because a future without war—an era where games replaced war—had indeed arrived.
However, judging from the way the Blank Siblings 'fought' the Flügel Jibril later on, life for future humans wasn't easy either.
But that wasn't important. What mattered was... Kudo Shinichi could see that Riku and Shuvi didn't have enough cards in their hand. Guiding the war was easy, but how would they secure the final victory and pluck the only fruit?
No Game No Life World, inside the library.
Jibril showed a look of slight surprise at the Human Race turning into 'Ghosts' and guiding the course of the war from the shadows. Then, like Azriel, she wore a rather terrifying expression.
After all, it was highly likely that this action by the Human Race led to the death of the master she was meant to serve, Artosh.
But now, Jibril looked at the weeping Shuvi and frowned slightly. She remembered why she had fought Shuvi back then—it was because the girl showed something different from other Ex-machina.
The value she displayed was enough for Jibril to take her head; that was the initial thought.
Jibril originally thought Shuvi was just scrap metal like other Ex-machina, but during their encounter, she realized the girl wasn't scrap, but an 'anomaly'.
Such an 'anomaly' was full of threat to Jibril and the Flügel.
So she had moved to kill her. Even if the price was a massive loss, she had never regretted it.
"Could it be?"
Unlike Azriel, who was missing a piece of information.
Jibril knew very well why she had fought Shuvi and even unleashed a Heavenly Strike against her, causing her to shrink from excessive energy consumption and miss the final battle.
But now, Jibril's pupils trembled slightly as she watched the weeping Shuvi in the video. A terrifying hypothesis formed in her mind.
Could it be... that her killing Shuvi was what caused the Ex-machina race to enter the war?!
Was it because of her actions that the victory which was within reach was suddenly snatched away by that scavenger, Tet?!
'Impossible, impossible. Just one Analysis Unit, how could it make the entire Ex-machina race join the war?'
Jibril shook her head, dismissing the terrifying thought. She took a deep breath, her heart pounding violently.
Because if her theory was correct, then in a sense, she was one of the members who drove her master to his death.
The video continued playing.
After that beautiful scene vanished, they were in a place filled with beautiful rainbow-colored crystals.
Corone appeared and spoke solemnly, "Groom Riku, do you take Shuvi to be your wife, promising to accompany her, support her, love her, and walk with her hand in hand until old age, forever?"
"Yeah." Riku nodded slightly, looking at Corone seriously. "I do."
"No! Riku!" Corone looked at Riku with some dissatisfaction. "Here you're supposed to say, 'I swear by the legacy'!"
Riku looked at Corone and said quite seriously, "Sorry, that slogan has been abolished. So, it should be 'I swear by our common will'!"
Corone looked at Riku and Shuvi with a speechless expression. "Doing so much behind my back, it's a bit annoying."
"What is going on? As soon as news of your hiding place arrived, I rushed over, only to find you're suddenly getting married without any setup."
Clearly, Corone was very dissatisfied. She was Riku's sister; how could her brother get married without asking for her opinion?!
Riku wore a speechless expression and said with a hint of helplessness, "The one who insisted on holding a ceremony was you, right? You're complaining a bit much."
"Ahem!" Realizing she was talking too much, Corone felt a bit awkward, but she still picked up a paper and said solemnly, "Bride Shuvi, do you take Riku to be your husband, promising to accompany him, support him, love him..."
"I do." Before Corone could finish, Shuvi chose to answer early.
Shuvi covered her chest with both hands and said very seriously, "I swear to Riku, who gave Shuvi meaning to her existence and life, as well as a heart, that I will never let Riku die. We will live together, staying together until the very end. I swear by our common will."
Hearing Shuvi speak like this, Riku also showed a smile.
"Mhm~~~~" Corone showed a rather 'playful' smile. She reached out and took out the flowers she had prepared beforehand, saying seriously, "Then as your sister, let me properly congratulate you on becoming husband and wife."
As she spoke, Corone pulled back Shuvi's hood.
"Wait! Corone!"
At such close range, even Riku couldn't stop her.
Shuvi closed her eyes nervously, knowing that once the hood was lifted, her Ex-machina features would be discovered.
To everyone's surprise, Corone didn't say anything much; she simply placed the flowers on Shuvi's head.
"Eh?" Shuvi seemed a bit surprised.
"Oh!! So cute!!!" Corone was clearly struck by Shuvi's cuteness.
"Corone, why..." Riku hadn't expected Corone to show no rejection of Shuvi's Ex-machina identity.
One must understand that in the current situation, humans were very united, but that unity didn't mean ignoring other races approaching them.
After all, humans were truly fragile; any other race could kill them with a casual strike.
Facing Riku's confusion, Corone smiled. "Because she is the bride Riku chose, isn't she?"
"..." Riku was momentarily stunned.
Then Corone took the gem from her chest and handed it to Riku, smiling. "Then, finally, carve your names on this."
Riku caught the gem and asked in surprise, "On this stone?"
Corone took it for granted. "Because on the surface, you don't exist, do you?"
At this point, Riku looked at the text on the stone and said in surprise, "Corone's name?"
"That's right." Corone nodded and said seriously, "My surname will be the surname for the three of us from now on."
Shuvi and Riku looked at Corone together.
Then both of them smiled. Riku joked, "That's really not very catchy, our surname."
Then Riku and Shuvi began to carve their own names onto the gem.
"I say, Riku, Shuvi." Looking at Riku and Shuvi in front of her, Corone continued, "I don't know what you two and everyone else are planning to do, and you no longer belong to this world, but..."
At this moment, Corone's blue gem returned to her hand. She looked at the gem in her palm, then gripped it tightly, saying seriously and nervously, "But I know that I have a dear brother and a cute sister, so, I beg of you."
"I don't want to lose any more family. Please don't do anything reckless!"
Corone's voice had a hint of a sob; clearly, she didn't want to see her brother and sister fall into danger and sacrifice themselves.
"Yeah!" Riku nodded slightly, raising his hand and saying seriously, "I won't let anyone die, because this game—we will definitely win it!"
Shuvi also obediently raised her hand and said, "Leave it to us, Big Sister."
Outside the video.
No Game No Life World, inside a small inn.
"...This thing."
Sora turned his gaze toward Stephanie, his eyes narrowing slightly as his incredible focus landed entirely on Stephanie's snowy-white cleavage.
Although Sora wanted to become a legendary 'normie' with countless beautiful girls throwing themselves at him...
...while he might think that, right now, Sora's attention wasn't on Stephanie's figure. If his memory served him right...
...Corone's gem was originally supposed to be worn on her clothes, right around the chest area.
"Where are the clothes?" Shiro fixed her gaze on Stephanie and asked in a calm voice, "Where are they?"
Whether it was Sora or Shiro, both were currently intensely interested in the clothes—or rather, the gem on the clothes.
"Um... I lost them."
Stephanie looked like she was about to faint. At this moment, she also realized that the heirloom gem she had always carried actually had the names of her ancestor and her ancestor's younger siblings engraved on it.
This was a priceless treasure!!! It wasn't just a gem!!!!!
"..."
The Blank Siblings exchanged a glance and nodded slightly. At that moment, the two of them ignored Stephanie, stood up directly, and walked toward the exit.
"Eh?! Where are you going?!"
Stephanie looked at the Blank Siblings who had suddenly stood up to leave and asked curiously, "Aren't you going to keep watching the video?"
The video hadn't finished playing yet, so where were the siblings going?!
"To win the item back." blank naturally had to win the gem back; that item couldn't be left with anyone else.
Seeing this, blank felt a vague sense of emotion toward Riku and Shuvi. This emotion was enough to make the siblings step in to reclaim the gem that bore their names.
Perhaps this was the only thing Shuvi and Riku had left in this world.
Because of this, blank decided to take action ahead of schedule.
Furthermore, both Sora and Shiro could sense that the upcoming scenes would definitely be explosive, potentially leading other entities to come and compete with them for this gem.
So they had to act early, forcing the other party into a 'game' with them and then securing victory.
Of course, the best-case scenario would be that the other party hadn't seen the multiverse projection yet and had no idea of the gem's value, simply returning the clothes to them.
If that were the case, it would be truly wonderful!!
While unlikely, what if? That probability had to be factored in.
Watching the Blank Siblings walk out, Stephanie hurriedly chased after them.
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