'Should I try again?'
Seiji thought to himself as he got out of the car and watched Yui's car drive off.
Would it be possible for him to talk to Yui one more time and obtain even more information from her?
After thinking about it, he felt that it would be difficult for him to convince Yui to tell him more information right now. Trying again would be meaningless.
On the other hand, if it was meaningful enough, Seiji would unhesitatingly load.
Compared to before, he had already lowered the restrictions on using his save and load ability. This meant that he was more active in using his power.
If he completely let go of his restrictions, Seiji might … no, he would definitely become a completely different type of existence compared to normal humans.
Ordinary people viewed time as linear. From the past to the present, and from the present to the future, it was like a flowing river that couldn't be changed.
But if Seiji didn't restrain himself at all and used his save and load ability without any restrictions, then even if he could maintain his current self, he would become a freak with a completely different perception of time. That was because for him, time was like a web.
Saving files at different times were like nodes that formed a web of time. Seiji could choose any one of these nodes and continue until he reached another node or created a new path.
It was just like the different paths in a dating sim game. However, this game was the real world. There were countless paths that Seiji could freely take, jump, and repeat as he pleased …
If Seiji really did this and used his ability as he pleased, the world in his eyes would be greatly different from everyone else's.
At that time, even if Seiji could still maintain his sense of self, he wouldn't be the "Seiji" in everyone else's eyes. He would be just like a certain crazy scientist who could jump from time to time.
Besides, Seiji didn't have the confidence to maintain his sense of self in such a situation. Even if he didn't have a mental breakdown like a certain crazy scientist, it was likely that he would go insane in a different way.
That was why Seiji couldn't do that.
Whether or not to load or not was incredibly important.
It could also be called a "rule".
The first rule that Seiji had set down was the time to load.
The longer the time between loading and returning to the past, the more careful one had to be.
For example, loading to one day ago would be more careful than loading to one hour ago.
The longer the time between the two, the more careful one would have to be about whether or not this was necessary.
On the other hand, if necessary, he could repeatedly load at an important moment to strive for a satisfactory result.
Of course, such a repetition had to be done carefully, but compared to loading later, the degree of caution could be lowered.
His conversation with Yui just now was doubtlessly an important moment. If necessary, Seiji would repeatedly talk with her until he obtained the result he wanted.
Now that he judged that it would be difficult for him to get more information from her, he gave up.
Seiji was not used to this kind of thinking.
No … this type of thinking was actually similar to the way people would think when playing a game. It wasn't a matter of getting used to it, but rather a matter of accepting it.
Seiji hoped that he would never get used to it.
Back at home, he entered the study, sat down, and took out his phone to make a call.
The call went through.
"Hey, Haruta bro," Kamitani's voice spoke up.
"Good evening, Kamitani-kun. Are you free right now?" Seiji asked calmly.
"Actually, I'm a little busy, but since it's Brother Haruta calling, there's still time for us to chat ~"
"He's probably busy preparing to attack Soul Society and steal the Yasakani no Magatama."
Kamitani instantly fell silent.
Then, he laughed.
"Heehee, that's right. How did you know, Haruta bro?"
"You're the one who told me."
"Me?"
"You specifically gave me so many hints. Wouldn't I be far too stupid if I couldn't guess what you wanted to do, or what the Messengers wanted to do?"
Kamitani laughed even louder upon hearing this.
Seiji also laughed. His cell phone faithfully transmitted his laughter to Kamitani.
The two of them laughed on the other side of the phone for a while before stopping at the same time.
"Should I say that you satisfied my expectations, or not …" Kamitani's tone became rather deep. "What do you want, Haruta bro?"
"Of course I want to stop you. I've already told Yui about my guess. She's probably already had Soul Society increase their defenses. It'll be quite difficult for you to attack. "
"Heehee, do you really think that you can stop us with just a single sentence?"
"No, there's something else I want to say." Seiji paused for a moment before continuing in an incredibly serious tone. "You won't be able to steal the divine artifact. If you insist on doing this, it'll likely lead to a terrible situation that even you don't want to see!"
Kamitani fell silent for a moment.
"Why do you say that?" he asked in a light voice.
"Because of myself," Seiji spoke resolutely.
There was then an even longer period of silence.
"I can trust you, Haruta bro," Kamitani chuckled. "But that's useless. The plan has already been set. No matter what attitude I have, I'll still carry it out."
"I don't need your attitude. I need your actions."
"You want me to betray the Messengers? Although that would be quite interesting, I don't have such intentions right now. Besides … what gives you the right to make such a request? "
"Because I'm your friend," Seiji stated calmly.
There was another period of silence. Then, Kamitani started laughing loudly.
"Hahahaha! Well said!" Kamitani chuckled. "Well said, Haruta bro!!"
Kamitani's tone was obviously quite happy.
"Still, that's not enough, my friend.
Just this isn't enough for me to betray the Messengers.
Can you give me even more? "
"Don't be too greedy, Kamitani-kun," Seiji spoke in a light voice.
"My friendship is far more valuable than you can imagine.
For someone like you, this is the only chance I'll give you in my entire life.
If you refuse, there won't be any more chances in the future. "
Itsuki Kamitani felt a chill run down his spine upon hearing this.
Even through the phone, he felt a bone-piercing chill. He instinctively sensed danger.
This didn't make him afraid. Instead, it made him excited.
Interesting.
Very interesting.
As expected … Haruta Seiji!
Itsuki Kamitani really wanted to refuse. He wanted to know just what would happen if he refused. However, he forcefully suppressed this urge.
It wasn't time yet.
It could be even more interesting.
This was only the beginning. He couldn't act on impulse. He needed to be patient.
"Alright, I accept, Haruta bro," Kamitani spoke happily.
"For the sake of your friendship, I'm willing to betray the Messengers.
However, the specifics will depend on the degree. After all, I need to ensure my own safety. You wouldn't want the Messengers to instantly kill me, would you? "
"If the Messengers could instantly kill you, I believe that they would've done so long ago," Seiji stated calmly.
"Thank you for your praise ~ I'm quite happy, my friend." Kamitani chuckled. "Then, what do you need me to do?"
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