Chapter 12: "Rebirth"

"Nagisa ——!!"

[I] opened my eyes suddenly, but what appeared in front of me was no longer a terrifying battlefield, and there was no gunfire around me, but a peaceful silence.

I was lying in a high-end apartment rented in the central area of Edo.

I looked at the familiar room in front of me, and was stunned for a few seconds, before I jumped up from the bed, and before I even had time to put on my clothes, I threw myself on the table next to the room:

"Time... Time... The time is - March 16, 2088!! ”

I couldn't help but cover my mouth and exclaim, this is really... It's unbelievable that the world has really been reset!

"Oh my God! Me, I'm really going back six years ago?! ”

Although my body was not immune to this backtracking, my memories were preserved.

This... Is this really something that capable people can do?! Xiao Nagisa he...

"That's right! Nagisa-chan! Nagisa, he's going to be fine! ”

I immediately panicked again, when Xiao Nagisa ignited himself in front of me, using a completely out-of-scale backtracking ability, and causing such a terrifying result, it was impossible that there would be no side effects!

"Wait, March 16, 2088, I remember it was... The day of Nagisa's awakening ability! Today, Sakamoto will receive a new person containment mission! ”

Without any further hesitation, I immediately took action, and after hurriedly washing up and changing my clothes, I went out the door and went to the top floor of the apartment to take a floating car to the Goethe Building.

I looked out the window at this familiar and unfamiliar city, and the shock in my heart still lingered for a long time:

"This is really Edo six years ago... I didn't dream..."

I took a deep breath and said to myself firmly:

"This time, I'll change the world!"

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When I snatched the task of containing the newcomer from Sakamoto, rushed to the cheap apartment in the lower city without stopping, and saw Nagisa walk out of the apartment building with my own eyes...

The ecstasy in me was overwhelming!

It's great, Nagisa isn't dead, he's still here!

But what happened next made me realize the reality again.

Xiao Zhu was powerless in the face of several ordinary reformers, is it because his body is relatively weak after being reset? Or is it...

"Little... Nagisa Aragaki, do you recognize me? ”

"Who are you?"

Really... Well, a touch of loss flashed in my heart, but it quickly disappeared without a trace.

Restarting the world really doesn't come without a price, Xiao Nagisa has obviously lost his memories of the past six years, but... It's okay, I just remember it!

I can't let Nagisa's efforts go to waste, this time, I will definitely be able to protect everyone's happiness! Never let that happen again!

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“… That's it, Sakamoto, you take Xiao Nagisa to go through the entry procedures first, and I'll explain it to the personnel side. ”

Seeing the two of them leave their office, I pressed the projection terminal on my desk and called my old boss for a message.

A half-length projection of a middle-aged uncle with a handsome face appeared in front of me.

"It's Miyuki? What's the matter? ”

Lin Wujiang, head of the countermeasures department of the Far Eastern Security Bureau, was born in a large southern family in the China League, and he was also my "backstage" in the East China Security Bureau.

Seeing this elder who "once" passed away again, I couldn't help but feel a little more emotional:

"Uncle Lin, I've been promoted to B-level."

"Oh!? That's true! Great, great! Miyuki, your promotion this time is really timely! ”

The other party's reaction was a bit unexpected to me, in the original timeline, I was still a C-level squad leader at this time, and my ability was far from reaching B-level.

Although Nagisa's backtracking brought everything back to square one, it was probably because I kept my memories that my abilities did not completely degrade to C-level, but stopped at B-level.

I'm sure given me some more time and I'll be back at the top and back to A-class soon.

In other words, my promotion to B-rank is something that will not happen to the original world line, but Uncle Lin's reaction...

Is there anything big that happened at this point in time that I don't know about?

"There is a special mission, only those with the ability above the B level are eligible to participate, I thought you would miss this opportunity, but I didn't expect you to be promoted..."

Uncle Lin shook his head with a smile and said:

"This task is very important, if you make a great contribution to your future promotion, I plan to leave this position to you, you must seize this opportunity."

"Uh... Let's talk about this later, Uncle Lin, I have something to ask you,"

I nodded, and quickly turned the conversation back.

"Eh, you girl is really... Okay, let's talk about it first, what's the matter? ”

"I'm going to bring a new guy into my squad."

"Huh? That's it? Do you want to ask me about this kind of thing? Wouldn't you just be able to handle it yourself? ”

"I can't really do it alone, because it's a child who has just awakened his abilities..."

"What are you doing in the recruiting bureau of the newly awakened ability... Okay, okay, don't look at me like that, I'll talk to the personnel side..."

Lin Wujiang in the projection disappeared for a while, and soon came back, he looked at me helplessly and said:

"You, you... Didn't I mean to shove my pigtails to the opposite side, did this kid really deserve so much attention from you? ”

Without hesitation, I nodded:

"Yes! He'll save the world! ”

“......”

These words silenced Lin Wujiang, and he pulled the corners of his mouth and said:

"Alright, I've taken care of your little things, now it's time to listen to me."

"Okay, you say."

"Some time ago, the Genji Group on Heiankyo side was wiped out, you know about this, right?"

"Uh... Let me think... There is such a thing, but isn't that the Heiankyo branch in charge? What does it have to do with our Edo branch? ”

"Originally, it didn't matter, but an underground research institute under the Genji group was attacked, and it was a research institute that studied superpowers."

"And then?"

"There is a force that has emptied that research institute from the bottom of the sea, and all the research results have disappeared with all the research results, and there are 1,366 superpowers who have awakened."

"Hmm??? More than a thousand capable people? ”

This time I was really shocked: "Are they all new humans?" ”

"I don't know, but..."

"Wait a minute, Uncle Lin, I'll hang up first, I'm still in a bit of a hurry here..."

“??? ——”

"Come in!"

"Captain Kobayashi, Aragaki's entry procedures have been completed."

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"Go back tonight, get a good night's sleep, and get ready for a new life."

“… Okay, Miyuki-san. ”

Seeing Xiao Zhu leave my office a little "lost soul", I still couldn't hold back my laughter.

"Haha, I didn't find out before, Xiao Zhu is quite cute, when did this child start liking me? You've been crushing on me for so long..."

“… Did it fall in love with me at first sight from the beginning? ”

As I spoke, I felt a little blushing, in the original world line, Xiao Zhu has been my right-hand man since I joined the company, and it is the first time I have seen such a young Xiao Nagisa.

emmmm: Am I an "old cow eating tender grass"?

No, no, no, it's obvious that Xiao Zhu likes me first!

With an unspeakable heart, I redialed Uncle Lin's communication.

“……”

“……”

"I'm sorry, Uncle Lin, I was in a bit of a hurry just now."

“……”

Uncle Lin looked at me with a complicated expression: "Girl, your face is so red, what did you do just now?" ”

"Huh, huh?! Yes, yes? It's just that the air conditioner isn't hot enough, haha, haha..."

“… Also, you're at this age, and no matter how stupid you are, you should always be enlightened, but, Miyuki, he's just a child..."

"Uncle Lin!! Where do you think you go!? Let's get back to the topic! What happened to those more than a thousand vanished superpowers, you said? ”

If there's a crack in the desk, I'll get in! I shouldn't have been cranky!

"Ahem, okay, about the Genji incident... More than a thousand superpowers can't disappear out of thin air, and recently there is a news circulating in the black market on the old web: someone is selling superpowers..."

"They sold these powerhouses!?"

"Yes, and we have a very critical piece of information that a shipment of [goods] will arrive in Edo in the near future......"