"It's 2040."

Ise Chiyuki stood in front of the Ise Shrine, looking at the old shrine that had become deserted and no longer in her memory, and muttered in a low voice, the cherry blossom tree in her memory had been lost for a thousand years, and finally disappeared into her memory along with the sunken Fuso.

And now, at this moment, she has crossed the boundaries of time and space and come to another parallel world, Kyoto in 2040, the old place in her memory, and she can't imagine that it will still be the same result.

There are still traces of a battle in the shrine, which must have been a long time ago, so I don't know what happened here.

She strolled through the deserted shrine, the barren grassy garden, the dead vines and old trees, and only a bare stump of the cherry blossom tree, no longer seen the appearance of the past.

She stretched out her hand to brush the annual rings of the stump, raised her head, and looked at the plaque at the door, which had faded away from the yellow of the incense, leaving only half of the indelible crack, crumbling.

"What the hell happened here?"

Ise Chiyuki muttered to herself.

A moment later, under the cherry blossom tree where only the stump remained, a pale white figure, like crying and complaining, appeared like a ghost, gently counting the annual rings, and said lightly: "Twenty years ago, the believers of the Great Snake entered the shrine, snatched the Soul Hook Jade, and destroyed this place. ”

"Orpenta?!"

Ise Chiyuki frowned slightly, "Don't tell me, it's the Yaki Orochi that is legendary in our Fuso?" ”

"I don't know if he's the legendary Yaki Orochi. But I know that if there is anything that can destroy this world, then it can only be it. Therefore, whether it is the big snake, Shiva, or Chiyou in the Chinese population, or Satan in the Western population, they are just different names for Him.

All we know is that twenty-three years ago, that is, in 2017, the super tide, there were traces of superpowers one after another around the world, which plunged the whole world into turmoil. Then he came as governments around the world pondered how to deal with the changes of the times brought about by the superpowers.

As a result, the mutant bill in the United States failed, and the state power was subverted. Our superpower school city plan is also directly out of control, and the Warden Alliance plan proposed by Hua Guo has completely collapsed twenty years ago. The world was completely in turmoil, the state and the government lost control of order, and everything collapsed in an instant.

Mutant crisis, super power out of control, intelligence crisis, monster resurrection and even extraterrestrial visitors coming to Earth, the whole world, from east to west, from south to north, there is no real pure land.

Although there was no real war, with the support of his forces, the power of the superpower increased rapidly, and soon completely collapsed the old government system. The government is gone, the army has failed, the police have become accomplices, and the world has turned into purgatory.

Some people say that the world is now a paradise for the strong and a hell for the weak. But it's not true, because it's hell for all. Even those who claim to be strong are under His control. Even death cannot be peaceful, but must be controlled by Him and become His toy. ”

"Like you are now?"

Ise Chiyuki pondered for a moment, looking at the pale figure counting the annual rings, "Heroic Spirit, what kind of existence is it?" What is the purpose of the serpent in your mouth that has brought you back to life? ”

"Fighting, never-ending battles, more exciting battles."

The pale figure muttered, "In 2021, the fourth year after the Super Tide, after the world completely lost its old order, a mysterious martial arts tournament began. Famous powerhouses all over the world have been invited to participate in this fighting tournament to compete for the blood of the Great Serpent.

And then from that year onwards, until now, every year a martial arts tournament has been held, attracting the strongest from all over the world. Because the power that comes from Him, that is, the blood of the serpent, can make people more powerful. In this world where the strong are respected, no one can refuse a stronger power.

Not to mention that according to His will, the winner of that year could gain the nominal power to rule the world. And in order to enhance the intensity of the fighting tournament, he summoned the dead strong heroic spirit from the long river of history, and continued to participate in the battle in the martial arts tournament in the form of heroic spirits.

The victor gets the serpent's blood, and the Heroic Spirit gets a chance to be truly resurrected. So, you should understand, if you can't defeat the serpent, then the whole world will be reduced to His Colosseum forever, and all of us will just be beasts in cages that kill each other to please Him. ”

"I see?"

Ise Chiyuki nodded, countless thoughts flickered in her heart, and she sighed, "Originally, I thought that our world was tragic enough, but I didn't expect your world to be even more desperate." In contrast, I suddenly felt very glad that at least the adult in our world did not have such thoughts. Otherwise, we may be reduced to toys to please him. ”

"Really? That sounds like you're in luck. ”

"Maybe. But at least with you, Fuso is still there, isn't it? ”

Ise Chiyuki doesn't know if it's okay or not, each has its own sorrow.

Compared to the earth, this timeline has come to the future world of 2040, and Fuso has not sunk to the depths of the ocean at least.

"So, have you decided? Do you want to sign a contract with me and become my master? After all, this year's martial arts tournament will start soon. If we're going to attend, we're going to have to find a way to get an invitation to the tournament as soon as possible. ”

The pale figure stood up, ethereal like a ghost, and came to Ise Chiyuki.

Ise Chiyuki hesitated, "Don't rush this first, let's talk about it after I find my companion." After all, although I really want to believe you, my intellect tells me that people like me can't trust another self too easily. Isn't it? Twenty years later, Chiyuki Ise. ”

The pale figure flickered suddenly, and the originally somewhat illusory face was condensed, and it was exactly the appearance of Ise Chiyuki, "Sure enough, I was still so cautious when I was young." Well, think again. Although, in my opinion, if we had to contract a companion to attend a martial arts tournament, then we should both be the best choice for each other.

But you're right, this kind of thing needs to be carefully considered. After all, I don't really believe you. Be your younger self. ”

……

"Cannon...... Sister Cannon?! Ah no, Mikoto Misaka of Tokiwadai? You, my Heroic Spirit? The world is so crazy! ”

Jiang Luoran was shocked to look at the figure in front of him who had signed a Heroic Spirit Contract with her, and then slowly revealed like a normal person, and felt that he was a little floating.

Wowhaha!

I actually became Sister Cannon's master?! Ha ha!

Seeing Jiang Luoran laughing there after a moment of shock, Mikoto Misaka sighed helplessly, always feeling that the master she was looking for was a fool.