AKIRA ANDY BACKS EDITOR_23A EDITOR_23B FUKO GENA KIDRIPANDY KID_RIP LATLA NICO NURSE_23A SEAN YOUNG_AKIRA YUSAI AKIRA There, you'll learn about the parts of him that are unknown to you, and about you. AKIRA And he in turn will gain a deeper understanding of you and reexamine his own past. AKIRA In other words-- AKIRA You're going to find out why. AKIRA The reason why Andy was born, that is! AKIRA Now at this very moment, Andy's having the experience of a second life. AKIRA A hypothetical one, where he meets Fuko for the first time long ago. AKIRA Of course, this won't alter his actual life, but still, the memories of what if will remain with him all the same. AKIRA And I'm sure those memories will aid in strengthening his heart. AKIRA So if you interrupt this, I'll have to kill you. AKIRA My little guests from Under. AKIRA Fuko arrives at Andy's oldest memory. AKIRA While there, she encounters Victor, the personality that originally inhabited Andy's body. AKIRA Victor attempts to regain control from Andy by exterminating Fuko's soul within his memories. AKIRA After being murdered multiple times, Fuko is cornered at the final chapter in Andy's book of memories but Andy appears, powered by a new outlook on death, to save her from peril. AKIRA Andy and Victor fight in the memory realm. AKIRA In the bloody exchange of techniques, Andy shows he's grown equal to even Victor himself. AKIRA He creates a new technique called Unluck Bullet which combines his own Undead powers with Fuko's Unluck powers to strike back at Victor. AKIRA When the dust clears, Victor is filled with hope in Fuko's Unluck. AKIRA He entrusts the two to head into the battle against God. AKIRA Fuko's return to reality is sparked by a kiss with Andy and as the expansive book of memories begins to close, a new page begins to be written. KID RIP We're here 'cause we want to learn about the future. KID RIP The part of the future you didn't draw out, that is. KID RIP You better start talkin'. KID RIP Unless you want those two you're desperately protecting to get all chopped up. AKIRA I refuse! KID RIP No, Sean. Not yet. SEAN I'm over this. SEAN All I have to do is kill that brat and then I'll be having a seat in Under higher than yours. SEAN I'm through taking orders from a guy who sliced open my stomach. KID RIP You know the past and how it ends, right? KID RIP What good does saving those two do for you? AKIRA That's what you think? AKIRA Not quite. KID RIP Is that so? AKIRA Their very existence is the reason I'm alive! AKIRA That's why this time I'm going to save them! AKIRA Akira Kuno was raised by a single mother. AKIRA A peculiar child, he would have his mother read him manga at bedtime. AKIRA It wasn't long before his mother became the listener as her son told her tales from his imagination. AKIRA He created the characters, wrote the stories, and drew the pictures. AKIRA He loved how telling his stories would always put a smile on his mother's face. YOUNG AKIRA Huh? YOUNG AKIRA Wow! YOUNG AKIRA A G-pen! AKIRA The name of that artifact is G-Liner. AKIRA The first who touches it can see the past and future events of the current time loop in its entirety. AKIRA At that moment, all of the memories of this loop flooded into Akira Kuno's mind. YOUNG AKIRA Wow! What's this great story? YOUNG AKIRA Negators? UMAs? Artifacts? YOUNG AKIRA What an amazing sci-fi-tastic spectacle! YOUNG AKIRA I can't waste time just standing here! YOUNG AKIRA I need to hurry and talk to Mom! YOUNG AKIRA Sorry for bumping into you, Mister! YOUNG AKIRA I got too excited for my own good! YOUNG AKIRA Uh... YOUNG AKIRA Huh? YOUNG AKIRA Mister? AKIRA And at the same time, he also became a Negator. YOUNG AKIRA Gotta draw the characters while I can! YOUNG AKIRA Then I'll show 'em to Mom! YOUNG AKIRA I wonder who she'll like the best? Rip, maybe? YOUNG AKIRA I know mine for sure. It's gotta be-- YOUNG AKIRA Oh, there she is! AKIRA'S MOM Akira, I'm home! AKIRA'S MOM I got us takeout for dinner. AKIRA'S MOM Sorry I'm late. YOUNG AKIRA Mom, look! Check out what I drew! YOUNG AKIRA It's a whole bunch of cool guys. YOUNG AKIRA Here, I'll give you this one. YOUNG AKIRA His name's Rip and he's got powers but-- AKIRA'S MOM Mm? Akira! YOUNG AKIRA Huh? AKIRA'S MOM I got croquettes! Fresh from the butcher! YOUNG AKIRA Huh? AKIRA'S MOM They're gonna get cold! AKIRA Akira Kuno, compulsory activation-type Negator. AKIRA'S MOM Yes, yes, that's right! AKIRA'S MOM I've been looking everywhere for him! AKIRA'S MOM He's not at any friend's house, either. AKIRA'S MOM I'm begging you. Find my child. AKIRA'S MOM My sweet Akira. AKIRA'S MOM You have to find him! AKIRA At all times, Akira's speech, conduct, and any attempt he made to be seen... AKIRA'S MOM Please, I beg you! AKIRA Went completely undetected by any other living being. AKIRA No matter how hard he tried to yell, nor how much he tried to touch, not a single person noticed him. AKIRA'S MOM Please find him. You must. Find my child! He's out there somewhere. AKIRA'S MOM Where are you? YOUNG AKIRA I'm right here. AKIRA'S MOM Are you alive? YOUNG AKIRA I'm alive. AKIRA'S MOM God help me. AKIRA'S MOM Please, I beg of you. AKIRA'S MOM Please let Akira be alive. AKIRA'S MOM Somewhere with a smile on his face. AKIRA'S MOM And let him continue to draw the manga... that he loves so much. YOUNG AKIRA Okay. YOUNG AKIRA I'm most likely a Negator, which means this ability will stay with me until I die. YOUNG AKIRA Then, should I just die? YOUNG AKIRA No. YOUNG AKIRA In the story that rushed into my brain that day... YOUNG AKIRA My favorite characters were Andy and Fuko. YOUNG AKIRA They didn't run away from their abilities. YOUNG AKIRA They fought to the very end. AKIRA So I'll fight, too. AKIRA I'll fight with my pen! AKIRA I'll draw to make my mom's wish come true! AKIRA And so one day everyone can learn of the actions of the people who taught me this bravery! AKIRA I practiced all that I could and drew a one-shot to submit. AKIRA I debated using Andy and the gang's tale. AKIRA But I first wanted to try penning my own story. AKIRA The title is To You, From Me. AKIRA An ordinary young romance manga. AKIRA Now I need a pen name. AKIRA Well, no one's gonna read it, so I'll pick whatever. AKIRA Nobody knows. Unknown. AKIRA Anno Un. AKIRA There! AKIRA Perfect. AKIRA Huh? AKIRA "Attention, winner Anno Un." AKIRA "There was no contact info provided for you." AKIRA "Please contact us ASAP. We'd like to serialize your submission right away." AKIRA This means as Anno Un, I can do this. AKIRA So long as I don't draw anything tying them to Akira Kuno, I... AKIRA I can get everyone... to know me! NURSE 23A This is all the rage nowadays. Ask anyone. NURSE 23A It's You-Me. NURSE 23A Would you like to read it, Ms. Kuno? AKIRA'S MOM Oh, my. AKIRA'S MOM The art's quite lovely. EDITOR 23A Are we running out of erasers faster lately? EDITOR 23B Now that you mention it... AKIRA A while after my manga got serialized... AKIRA I thought back, recalling again the memories from that day. AKIRA I thought about those two and their story, and also whether it was all true or not. AKIRA I mean, it sure felt real enough. AKIRA Still, I can't just believe... AKIRA Oh, yeah. AKIRA Come to think of it, Andy's in Japan this August. AKIRA This is when he learns how to use quick draw sword techniques. AKIRA If I let this chance pass me by, Andy won't be back in Japan until August of 2020. I was still skeptical, but I relied on my memories and rushed off to where he would be. AKIRA Man, I need to exercise a lot more. AKIRA Whoa! YUSAI Well done! That is the Gekkou-style quick draw slash Waxing Moon. AKIRA It was all real! ANDY Here's your Japanese quick draw. ANDY See, Josh? AKIRA Andy's here right before my very eyes! AKIRA Andy! ANDY Well, it's been fun. Later, Yusai. YUSAI No, wait! YUSAI You've mastered all our arts in just one short year. YUSAI You're so talented. I won't let you slip away. YUSAI Don't you think this was fate? YUSAI Please stay here with me! YUSAI And, um, I do want an heir to continue our legacy. YUSAI And my late father! I just know he'd be so pleased. ANDY Sick, sure. AKIRA What? Hold on! You already have Fuko, Andy! ANDY Only if you're able to outlive me, that is. ANDY See ya around. AKIRA That's right. AKIRA Negators are always suffering. AKIRA The same went for all of the others, too. AKIRA They agonized and struggled with Negator powers so unreasonably thrust upon them. AKIRA But they still fought to kill God! AKIRA However, if these memories are right... I unfortunately already know. AKIRA They will be defeated... by losing Andy and Fuko. AKIRA Should that be allowed to happen? AKIRA Of course not! AKIRA None of the others know of this fact. AKIRA The only one who does know is me, of all people! AKIRA No. AKIRA This must be God's way of toying with us. AKIRA Is there some way-- any way? AKIRA I can't tell them on my own. AKIRA But there must be a way for me to relay the future to them! AKIRA The manga! AKIRA Under the name Anno Un, I can get my work out to the world! AKIRA It's a loophole in the rules! AKIRA If I use this exploit, I can include details about the future! AKIRA But is this really the best I can do? AKIRA If I recreated everything as-is, wouldn't it also halt any growth they're supposed to have? AKIRA Driven by a variety of feelings, they are all risking their lives. AKIRA Learning, and growing. AKIRA Whether it be Andy's past, or the details behind Billy's betrayal. AKIRA There's meaning in the process of learning-- of knowing. AKIRA I just need to pick the right stories! AKIRA To change the future for the better! AKIRA My top priority will be the Autumn battle. AKIRA That's the branching point. AKIRA A single, solitary oversight. AKIRA It's my one chance, so I'll make sure to change it! AKIRA And to do so, I'll collect everything I need. GENA Where's the encyclopedia? It was just here! NICO Great, you mean you lost it again? GENA It wasn't me this time! AKIRA Everyone's also working hard. AKIRA And I'm a Negator just like them! AKIRA This time I'll be the one to help them! AKIRA X-day, the day it all happens. AKIRA December 5th, 2020. AKIRA It's this very day! AKIRA This very moment! SEAN I'll go for the throat! AKIRA Andy, now! Use Deadline! ANDY Deadline! AKIRA December 5th, 2020. AKIRA In the future Akira Kuno saw, while battling Autumn with Anno Un absent, Unseen's invisible deadly blade silently struck and killed Fuko Izumo. AKIRA But now... FUKO Anno! FUKO Your right arm is... ANDY Hey, Fuko. FUKO Who is that? ANDY This guy is the Negator Unseen. ANDY The one that got scooped up by Under, remember? ANDY And based on where he's laying now, I'm certain he was aiming to kill you. ANDY If Anno hadn't spoken up, things woulda ended a lot worse. ANDY So get over it. ANDY I taught ya in the book, didn't I? ANDY You forget already? ANDY Helluva journey, wasn't it? FUKO Yep. AKIRA I did it. AKIRA Everything from here on will be a story that I won't see coming. KID RIP Okay, Backs, you take Unluck. BACKS Quit calling me Backs, agoo! BACKS It's so not cute! BACKS Ooh, that's a weal pwetty gun you got there! BACKS Now give it to Bunny, agoo! FUKO A bunny? Do I shoot? FUKO No. FUKO If they're a Negator, too, then... FUKO There's no holding back! FUKO Sorry! The stroke of Unluck shouldn't be that big, though! BACKS She slapped me! BACKS Rip-woo! BACKS I managed to steal it, doe, agoo! I won, agoo! FUKO They got my gun! BACKS Whee! All done! BACKS Got the gun, agoo! Rip-woo! FUKO Are you all right? KID RIP It's still too early for Bunny, too, huh? KID RIP Sean and now this? Nothing's going right. KID RIP Well, it's much easier to handle it on my own. FUKO Why don't we all work together to catch Autumn? KID RIP 'Scuse me? FUKO All of us here are Negators. FUKO Our true goal is the same. FUKO It's to kill God, isn't it? FUKO So I'm sure it's better to help each other, not fight! FUKO But in order for us to kill God, we first need to catch Autumn, clear the four quests, and then-- KID RIP Killing God is only the boss's goal. KID RIP Creed's is to take control of nations. KID RIP Feng's is collecting Artifacts. KID RIP Latla and I want Ark, the one that your boss is supposedly in possession of. KID RIP Our goals are all different, but if our interests align and only if they align, we come together and work as a unit. KID RIP That's how we operate. That is Under. KID RIP If you can give us any info on Ark, then sure, we can fight together. KID RIP But if you can't, then you're in the way, and you die here. FUKO Ark, isn't that the thing Ms. Juiz told us she used for the loop? FUKO Why are you so fixated on that? AKIRA Just give up on that idea. AKIRA I know what happens. AKIRA Neither you nor Latla are able to ride Ark. FUKO Huh? AKIRA And that's not all. AKIRA You'll lose Latla as well. KID RIP Her life was repairable. KID RIP So I'm going to use Ark to redo it! KID RIP If it's for her sake, then I'm willing to risk everything! KID RIP Whether it costs both legs, the rest of my lifespan, or the lives of others, I don't care! KID RIP If you understand that, then step back and leave Autumn for-- LATLA You're not the only one, Rip! LATLA I'm the same way! Don't try to hog the spotlight for yourself! LATLA If it means we can change things to save her, I'll do whatever it takes, too! KID RIP Yeah. KID RIP I know you would, Latla. BACKS Ooh, big sissy Latla is here, agoo? LATLA Autumn's heading your way right now. LATLA That big book from earlier is drawing it to you guys. LATLA What's the plan? Do we deal with it here? KID RIP We do. KIDRIPANDY Autumn will belong to us!