Chapter 1 :
『»Starting…01%』
In a simple morning, I awaken with a strange ability. It is to save any moment of time and recall it whenever I wanted. You can even say that I can rewind the time, or move in any point in time. But, I am clueless as to why and how I got this skill until what happened 3 days ago.
A strange phenomenon where a huge panel in a major cities all over the world appear with the same content.
「'the earth has been selected as a participant.'」
The news now contain about the upcoming event and the emergences of every guild looking for every awakener all over the country. They even announce their support and benefits one can get if they joined on any guilds supported by the government. Within 24 hours, a lot of people has been sighted and get recruited. While there are some declaring they will going to create their own guild.
Even my skill is related to that, I will first maintain my status as an ordinary citizens and assess if the situation gets any better than this.
***
A new day has come and with the slot 2 being changed to the time I received my ability. You may question why, it because of the slot 1 containing the autosave may change after I reach a certain point. This makes me conclude that having a copy of the first save enables me to repeat everything from the very begnning if I ever found myself being on the point of no return and impossible to change anything.
I am now entering the university I currently enrolled. Though, not far from the entrance, the group of women along with the person I know, February, can be seen happily chatting together. As I expected, she wave and give a smile after our eyes met. Then, those two came closer to me, Hayashi and Inoue.
“Yo, Kousei. Any news to your side?”
“How’s your household? The earthquake this morning was quite strong.”
Those two along with the people around us keep talking about how's we have an abnormal multiple earthquakes happening all over the world. The news indicated that this might be related to that event and the earth might drastically change after that moment. Even the researchers and scientists notice the irregularities happening within the earth gravity, magnetic field and other anomaly in the environments. Every discovery gets posted on every social media.
“We’re fine. Only a few drops of books and small display items from my shelves. My stuff were either on the ground level or already been secured on its spot.”
Although this abnormal event caught my attention, my eyes are now fix on the content of Log panel.
『»You used Empty slot 2』
『»Saving…』
『»Saved Complete』
『»Your action was deemed appropriate.』
『»You have earned +100exp』
----1 reloading moment ago----
『»Loading saved slot 2...』
『»Loading complete』
『»Your action was deemed appropriate.』
『»You have earned +100 exp』
----3 reloading moment ago----
『»You used Empty slot 3』
『»Saving…』
『»Saved Complete』
『»Loading saved slot 2…』
『»Loading Complete』
『»Your action was deemed appropriate.』
『»You earned +200exp』
---- 5 reloading moment ago----
I can earned experiences point simply by using this ability.
‘In short, I can simply spammed this till I level up to Lv 1, is that it?.’
Is what I want to think. Though, that 'deemed appropriate' halted this thought. It seems like the system judge my action from the previous and current time if it can get me a better outcome or future.
“…*sigh*”
Now I'm looking for any situation that may arise that can be considered as a "worthy of change" to earn me some experience points.Then, Those two suddenly drag me at the side and whisper on their own.
"Did you guys see the news about the recruitments and benefits they're willingly to offer for anyone who will join them before the event starts?"
"Yeah, that some crazy amount of money and that membership benefits too! I'm planning to join one right now!?"
Inoue shows to us that he is now an awakener. A tiny flame manifest above his palm.
"Before that, do any of you received the power?"
"I got one."
Hayashi then shows to us that he can generate a lightning. The two begin to laugh hideously on their own as I push myself out of them. Those two finally ask me what I get. I shake my head telling them I got none.
"No, I didn't receive anything."
"You serious?"
"Really? man, that suck."
They sighed and then suddenly pose as if to protect me from any danger.
"Don't worry, even if you turn out to be an ordinary guy, we will never gonna leave you behind."
"That's right!"
Some of the students that saw us, giggled and find this scene amusing. I begin to drag those two on our first classroom. I focus on my class which now have the topic about momentum. the whole morning session passed by quickly and it is now lunch break.
Walking toward on the next class which located at the fourth floor of this building are really a pain in the ass. I begin to climb up. Though, I see a female student carrying a box going down. Suddenly, she slipped her feet and fall in front of me.
“ah!-“
“watch out!”
My body moves on its own and tries to catch her. The box first hit my face and the girl successfully landed at me. However, my head hit something yet again and my strength suddenly left my body.
*thud, thud*
“-ack!”
The next thing happened is I lost my consciousness.
***
“…hm, where…am I?”
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I slowly open my eyes and see an unfamiliar ceiling. I look around and find myself inside the infirmary. Someone enter this partition where I slept in.
“oh good thing, you’re finally awake.”
“…”
I try to recall my memory and remember that I tried to save someone from falling down the stair. Touching the back of my head feels quite hurt.
“…may I know how we got here?”
“ah, somebody saw the two of you and bring you two here. If you're worry about that girl, she’s fine because of you."
The nurse swept open the curtain at my side and there, she’s on the bed, fully awake and currently reading a book. She’s quite the beauty with a glasses along with the noticeable wrapped gauzes on her left sprained feet. She’s focus on the book that she didn’t even bother to look on us.
“anyway, you two, be careful when going up and down the stair next time, okay?”
She left us alone after saying that and the infirmary went silent. She suddenly speak to me with a gentle smile.
“Thank you for catching me at that time. If you didn’t do that, I’m probably have more than a sprained.”
“Oh, don’t mind it, I simply did what a normal person would do. More importantly, you're probably
going to have a hard time walking around the premise and even going home now.”
“Right... The nurse said that I need to take a few medicine and rest for at least a week or two to fully recover."
She say with a sad look towards her sprained feet. It seems like that this will cause her some problem. I reassure her that she will be back to normal in a minute.
“Don’t worry. I’ll make it so that you can walk out again as if the accident never happened in the first place!”
I said firmly but she gave me a dumbfounded look.
That’s the last thing I saw as I load the slot 2.
The scenery changes from the infirmary into the morning on my bed where I changed the saved of slot 2.
“*sigh*… I regret not using save skill on the lunch break.”
I feel regret that I need to redo all of my action up until that point.
***
The whole subjects class were finish and the afternoon light begin to shift giving a sign that the evening will come in.
I successfully prevented the whole accident scenario by helping her carrying the box that contain some books. Apparently, her name was Shiori Fukuhara. A Librarian with few students helping her to move the book over to the new designated building. She said that she will going to compensate my work but I declined her. Her expression is telling me she will do the opposite if we meet up later so I ignore it.
My part-time last till midnight. Then before going home, I bought some food and detour on my way to see the places I haven't been sighted for over a month due to my tight schedule. The sky was already dark and the lamp pole around the street light up.
When I reach a small park, I see someone sitting on the swing. On the further look, it was February whose on the swing. It is noticeable that the area around the park are only lit up by a few lights and no human presences can be seen except February and her female assistant whose guarding the surrounding. Her assistant finally notice me and point at the park. It seems like they know I will going around here.
February offer the next seat. I accept it by sitting next to her.
She swing herself lightly as she begin to speak.
"I'm glad you came here."
"No, I simply passed by this once."
The park has been deserted probably an hours ago and only the three of us are on the vicinity. The serene of the night compare to my every day chaotic life makes me appreciate the solitude we currently have here.
"...How very peaceful. Do you think this will last long?"
"I... don't know."
I'm unable to answer that question. I also swing myself a little. The feeling of my weight being sway as if letting any of my thoughts flow away and simply allowing myself to be free of anything is good once in a while.
The future is shifting into something unbeknownst to anyone. This make a lot of people feel restlessness as the day past. I think that's the same with her whose family are very well-known all over the world. The expectations to her family and herself are probably much heavier than I can imagine. She then ask me again.
"May I know what are your plan after we graduate from our course?"
"Hmm...I simply wants to find a better job so that I can help my grandparents that's currently living at the province."
My parent is already gone and I do not have any sibling to be with. Only my grandparents who stand as my current parents took care of me before I went in this big city. The house I'm situated in is only borrow from my relatives that's living on the other country. They allow me to used this until I graduate. After experiencing a lot of stuff living , I could say that although the convenience of modern day's equipments and necessities is much better than I used to. However, I can also say that it's much harder to live here compare to the countryside.
"I see..."
Silent cover the entire park after the conversation ended abruptly. Both of us stare at her car which in front of the park. She then break it with a straight to the point question she seems want to ask this at very start.
"You know, the reason I waited here is to simply recruit you to my guild.--"
I quickly halted her and tell that I still haven't received anything.
"I'm sorry February but I am not an awakener."
Her eyes shows that she find that absurd. She refused to believe.
"That's impossible."
February then tell me what she remember.
"You cannot deny it. I can remember you repeat the time we have on the quiz, multiple times that day, and the next day too. That thing where you can even go back at a certain point in time. A power in which is not natural to our world. If having such ability cannot be call you an awakener, then I don't know what you want to call yourself at this point."
"...Go back in time? What do you mean by that?"
I feigning ignorance but she then recall that moment we had on the rooftop.
"*Giggled* So you want to forget your confession on me, is that it? You don't like me anymore?"
She used that to tease me. This confirm that she's almost unaffected by my skill. She can also retain her memories before returning back in time. I wonder if there's anyone out there that cannot be affected by my skill too. I stutter trying to deny her while avoiding the leak of my ability.
"Ah, t-that's...not..."
She only smile at me. I stop myself while I took a deep breath before answering properly.
"I don't know how much knowledge you have in my ability but my decision is still firm as of this moment. I don't have any plan to risk my life and abandon my family in case I died. However, I get the gist that it is inevitable the system might force me to move toward this path. If that happened, can I entrust my back, not on your guild but onto you?"
"Sure you can. I'm you girlfriend after all."
She stand up in front of me. A sound of multiple helicopter slowly emerge on this desolate place and past above us. We both look at it until it disappear on the nightsky. They decided to take me home since it's already past midnight. I took their offer and join the ride.
The situation looks bleak for some people but it is a welcome one for the others, especially for those who received powers. Everyone are now preparing to engage on this upcoming event on their own.
***
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///February's POV///
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10:15 a.m. but some of the district and street are now devoid of civilians. Only a few guild's members, government officials, workers and JSDF are now on the sites. They are are now building multiple barricades, stations and walls to isolate some target areas.
Using the newly invented detector by the February's research facilities, «Mana vector scanner», this allow us to see the flow of this new type of energy and the locations releasing a huge amount magicule all over the places. This can give the idea that the possibility of location for the main event.
Though, I know exactly where they will appear. I guide them to what and where they should put their stuff and people.
Then, an army trailer truck with tanks are coming one after another. They plan to test how much damage the normal energy and the improvise magical equipment can deal with the creatures from another world. My team are already on the sites too to prepare what I told them to do.
"Yo, miss February!"
"Good morning, Sirius guildmaster's February."
They also the guild master of Red LiON and EXOdus. Those two are now famous for their awakener with physical strengthening type with solid manifestation of aura and auxiliary classes awakener such as buffer, healer, enhance-environment type skills and other.
"We're really glad for the equipments we rented out on your production facilities. Now my members can now have some reliable magic swords and armor."
"Yup, even the accessories such as this bracelet which enhance the casting speed and mana regeneration is really a great deal!"
Those two nod in agreement. As the emerges of awakener, multiple organization are trying to come up on how to utilize this new energy. Only few manage to successfully create something but on the entry and basic level only. The item produce by my family are all top-of-class confidencial military grade equipments. And I have been hiding all of it until this point. I simply give them a smile.
"Don't mind it. It is for the successfully of this defense we're all preparing up until now."
A few helicopter of a certain media outlets are now allowed to take the video of the on-sites situation. One of the cameras are focus here so I wave back.
"Do you think we can handle it. There's a lot of people who express their desire to do want they want on their own."
The meeting before ended successfully. Everyone decided to take action on their own willingness to participate and defend their own countries. However, there's are few who voices out their dissatisfaction on my family regarding the seemingly hoarding of a magic items creations such as armor and weapon. All of it had been deeply research with my best people. I spend a lot of time and money to make it successfully and a piece of the production are now being redistributed all over the world. But it seems some people wants the higher grade equipment manufacturing method which I personally invented.
The meeting almost went into chaos. I exerted some of my power to all presented and tell them that 'who are they to tell me what I need to do. Everything I make are purely create by me and my team only. This my family pure blood and sweat fruit of labor. Though, I also give everyone some consideration by giving them a piece of my knowledge. But this is what they return to me? If anyone have some problem, they must tell it directly on to me. That is if they want to exchange the freedom I gave them to do so.'
one person seemingly prepared for this scenario and quickly fire some-sort of magic curse onto me. But, I shattered it in front of them and and erase that person into existence. No trace of that person left behind. By showing the power I hold as the one whose above them, no one dare to express their dissatisfaction after that moment.
Although now that they are far away from me and my team, as expected to us human, it come back as if nothing happened.
"It will succeed. And at that moment, every norms we have might changes for good."
-end of chapter 1