TSE: Multiversal Group Chat

In a hospital…

"Mrs. Minamoto… Here is your child, it is a boy!"

A nurse cheerfully said to the patient.

The woman's face is very haggard.

It is very clear the she had a hard time giving birth to the child.

Despite all of these, she has a beautiful smile on her face.

BAAAMM!

The door opened loudy, yet… the little baby in the nurse's arms didn't even wail, he was still asleep.

An unkempt looking man rushed to the haggard woman.

"Reina!"

The man hugged the woman, which in turn, she also hugged him.

For all she knows, this man has been working too much so he is looking a bit off.

"Ryuu…"

"Ahem! Mr. Minamoto, Mrs. Minamoto. Do you perhaps want to hold this child?"

The nurse broke the two's fantasia.

The nurse actually looked quite scary despite her smiling face.

"Ahem! Do let me hold my boy."

Mr. Minamoto asked the nurse to let him hold his son. The nurse then gave the baby to the man.

He hold the baby up and said…

"From now on your name shall be, Shisui! Minamoto Shisui! Welcome to the world, little one. Hahaha! I can't wait to flaunt my boy in front of that Ryougi guy!"

"Ahem, Ryuu… your dark nature is creeping out."

"Ahh! Sorry sorry!"

While the mother lectured the father…

The baby actually already woke up…

'Ehh? Why am I back in my past life, moreover… it was when I was a baby! Wait… does this mean…'

He is Roku- Hmm… Whatever, let's just call him Rokuro.

[Correction, Master. You are not back in the past.]

'Huh? What so you mean by that, Athena?'

[You are merely experiencing your past life as memories. It can also be move forward, like how a video can be skipped.]

"Ahh? Do you mean that, I'm just a spectator but experiences the memories in a first point of view?'

[Exactly. Why? Do you want to change the past?]

'Nope. I'm already satisfied with it. Though… I agree that I want to change something.'

[Ohh? An what is it?]

'I… well… ahem… nevermind.'

[...]

[And here I thought that the Master has already changed. It seems that you're still a coward, huh.]

'Oi! I am not a coward!'

[Yeah, yeah. By the way, can you change our perspective to third person's point of view?]

'Err… Maybe?'

[Just think of it. You are currently in a dream so… you can do what you want. But… changing the past is a no no!! I want to see your past!]

Rokuro grumbled internally. He doesn't like the fact that someone will know his not so secret past life.

But knowing this system, this system AI would not stop bugging him if he didn't do what she asked.

So… He decided to do what she asked for.

His "spirit" slowly detached from the baby and Rokuro is now floating above the little baby.

(A/N: From here onward, I'll be calling Rokuro, well… Rokuro and his past self, Shisui, like they are different entities.)

The little boy opened his eyes…

Swish…

Magic energy swirled around the little boy, and… his eyes became multicolored, showcasing eyes with spectral colors while emitting spectrum lights.

Its magnificent eye color compositions will definitely make anyone marvel at the sight.

Even Athena agrees to this statement.

[Wow! Such beautiful eyes! Even the system hasn't registered this kind of eye… This Mystic Eyes are definitely powerful, wouldn't you agree, Master!? Master?]

Yet… Rokuro is in total opposition.

His eyes are pure of disdain, as if that eye is something that shouldn't even exist.

[Uhh…]

'You'll see.'

Athena didn't pry any further, and decided to retreat for the time being, due to the malevolent aura surrounding Rokuro.

Then… Reality seems to distort and the place changed…

Now… the boy they are looking at is already around 6 years old.

The boy, Rokuro's past self, Shisui is currently looking at a girl at his age.

Both of them have a stoic expression.

"..."

"..."

Minutes have past, yet… still nothing happened.

Rokuro, who is watching all of this, already dispersed his malicious aura, replacing it with embarrassment.

He wanted nothing more than to dig a hole and bury himself.

[Ohh? I see. So you have been childhood friends with Ryougi Shiki ~]

Remarked the system with a teasing voice.

Rokuro, said nothing and decided to sit this one out.

Rokuro's past self, the little boy, Shisui started looking uncomfortable at the stoic expression of the little Ryougi Shiki.

"Ahem! M-my name is Minamoto Shisui, nice to meet yoii…"

"..."

He bit his tongue.

The little Shisui wanted to take a knife and end his miserable life.

Moreover, adding to the embarrassment felt by the boy, little Ryougi Shiki remained stoic…

Now… the boy wanted to cry, but! He remembered that he! Minamoto Shisui! Is a grown man in his first life! So… he will never cry!

Drip…

The boy teared up…

[Err…]

'Say no more!!'

[Yes…]

Athena would never say it. She actually find this little Master of her, quite cute.

Rokuro felt as if he was burning up due to the embarrassment.

Also… the act of his past self tearing up… was like a fuel poured into that fire!!

Little Shisui crouch down. He silently wiped his weeping eyes.

Then… little Ryougi Shiki walked towards Shisui, then, reached out to her pocket and…

"Here. A lollipop for you, Shi-ku-."

She handed out a lollipop and abruptly ended her sentence while touching her chin thoughtfully.

"Shin. Here. A lollipop."

Thinking about it very well…

She derived the letter "N" on the suffix "Kun" and added the letter to the already nickname "Shi" creating the nickname "Shin".

See?

She thought about it very hard, she deserves some praise.

Shisui looked at the girl and… reluctantly took the lollipop…

Again… ripples formed across the space.

Distorting reality to form another part of Rokuro's memories.

[Noo!!! Cute little Master!!]

Athena voiced out. It was filled with anguish.

The pain. Oohhh! The pain!!

She is very reluctant to "parting" with the little Shisui.

Why? Why!?

There's no wish she likes to accomplish more than having the little Shisui as the master.

System! System! Curse you!

She totally forgot that she is the current AI for the system.

Rokuro's face darkened, yet… he didn't do anything.

He was tired to be honest. He doesn't even feel like arguing with this system anymore.

As the ripples started to mitigate, the place once more differed.

Now… A fourteen-year-old boy with his mother and father can be seen.

There are also luggages behind them.

"Shiki… I…"

The boy looked at the girl at his age.

It is clear that he is quite reluctant to part ways with her.

Ryougi Shiki smiled and said…

"I wish you luck on your trip, Shin."

She smiled beautifully.

He just nodded and carried his own luggage.

Minamoto Ryuu, his father, looked at his friend, Mr. Ryougi and said.

"See you next time! And. Heh! My son will definitely surpass your daughter in martial arts!"

"Ahahaha! I'm looking forward to that!"

The two winked at each other.

The same goes for the mother of the two childhood friends.

They're childhood friends too, you know?

While they are saying their goodbyes… Shisui…

"Hmm. All of this is for the good. At this rate I might really fall for the girl, and that… I'll end up ruining a beautiful family."

He murmured…

Little did he know that all of this was heard by Shiki…

'You're still thinking of that huh…'

She looked at the boy with contempt in her eyes.

Actually… She also know who's this boy is saying.

Unlike the Ryougi Shiki on the series… she already gained the MEODP.

Having long aquired her Mystic Eyes of Death Perception and managing to manifest her Origin, which is, Emptiness, then, fully manifesting a link with the Swirl of the Roots, or simply ROOTS, she have long known the outcome of his parallel selves.

Starting from the Garden of Sinners to Grand Order timelines… she knew it all.

Yet… She didn't bother with it, cause… all of it have the same ending, maybe except for a few timelines, like Grand Order, which she… became part of the Ritsuka guy, or Gudao's harem…

Also… In her mind, each parallel self has its own sentient so… Judging the future just because it happened on the parallel world is just utter foolishness.

Maybe, yes. They are Ryougi Shiki, but… she isn't them for goodness sake!!

Her emotions became a little unstable…

She looked at the departing family…

The Mystic Eyes of Death Perception turn on and off.

Her eyes flickered between madness and sanity.

What she didn't know is that, his decision in avoiding her does not revolve entirely in that reason.

[Bahh! And here I thought. Master, will not be a coward in this world but… Master is still Master! His Origin will never change!]

'Shut up. Just watch and see why I decided to do that kind of thing.'

Rokuro in his spirit form, looked at his past self and Ryougi Shiki.

Back to Rokuro's past self…

The family took off in a car.

Sitting on the back sit… Shisui gave a final look towards Shiki.

"Besides… I'll die anyway… Without any hope of having Immortality… Even if I managed to make a permanent connection with the Swirl of the Roots… I… Will never attain Immortality and will die prematurely."

Then… The car drove very fast…

Meanwhile… Rokuro…

'There. Are you satisfied? You finally knew why I did that kind of thing.'

[Uhh… What happened?]

'Well then, I'll explain it.'

'You see, my Mystic Eyes in that time is very special. It lets me aquire nigh-omnipresence and nigh-omniscience for a few minutes due to having connection with the Akashic Records for the time being but… with a cost…'

Rokuro bit his lips and sighed…

'It slowly devours my vitality, with no way to recover. I even used the Third Magic, Heaven's Feel, just to restore back my "Age" yet… it didn't have an effect. In fact… I also asked Shishou, who have recently managed to make a connection to the ROOTS at that time, but… she said she could not do anything.'

'Of course, the Fifth Magic is also a choice but… It didn't work either. Because… I don't have a parallel self.'

'Leaving no way… I, decided to create a magic, which I dubbed… Seventh Magic, Archaic Wheel. Which deals with Reincarnations and Resurrections.'

[...]

Athena, the system, stayed silent.

She didn't knew that this Master of her is actually… a genius!!

His idiotic self is just a facade!!

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