----Viewpoint...

Okay, you can look through this too.

　There's a pile of papers in front of me. My personal terminal is out of order and I can't send or receive data, so my mom takes the trouble to print them out and pile them up in front of me. On the other desk, I see Macho doing the same thing, looking at me and smiling. Those muscle groups are enjoying themselves.....

And here's the complaint from the Urban Defense Force. Oh, my God!　I forgot to mention that the Department of Homeland Security has requested that we hand over the submarine you came aboard.

Well, Mom...

I have a mountain of reports from the VR technology department that were stopped during the period when Gong-chan was away, so please take care of them. As for the rest, well....

　Oh my God, my mom's mad at me. She's so completely angry that I can't help it. I look away from Mom's smile, only my eyes aren't smiling, and I look at Alice in the corner of the room for help, but when our eyes meet, she turns her face away from me with a pui. Even Con, who is being held in my arms, is hiding his face with his tail.
　The Captain and Mr. Anton, who are standing behind me, are still standing upright and immobile and have turned into statues, so it is useless to ask for help.

'I'm sorry...'

　With a word from me, Mom stopped piling up the papers and slowly turned around.

'I can't hear you, your voice is so quiet, what did you say?'

'I'm sorry for acting on my own!　Please, please help me!

Help!　You went to Russia on your own and did something dangerous and said you'd take care of it yourself even if your mom stopped you from doing it?　And after blowing up another country's former capital, you commandeer a nuclear submarine that was in secret storage and return home?

Yes.....

Well, that's good. If you learn from this, you will never take another step without permission. Do you understand?

Yes, sir.

　Apparently, they finally forgive me. Mom took off her lab coat and sat down in a chair, crossed her legs and stared at the captain behind me. She remained silent for a while, but then suddenly opened her mouth.

'Captain Yuliya, I heard about your meeting with the Russian government through Gongju's terminal, is it true about the polonium?

My name is Captain Yuliya Altamonova, former member of the Russian Federation Navy. My old unit number is...

　Captain, it's fine to pretend that you're under my command since there are no more maritime self-defense forces, please stop provoking your mother. See, your mother is staring at me again with eyes that have completely lost their light....

'Captain, you can have your mother's questions answered. Please answer them all.

True, it was a top secret. It was never actually used, but if it was, it was up to my unit to operate it.

''I see..... How did Gong-chan know about such secrets?

　Now it's a question, or rather a choke point, for me. How should I answer it?　I might as well tell Mom what I told the Captain. But considering the fact that Noah had a spy, it's possible that he's bugging this room....

'I've heard rumors that they're planning to do that.

Rumors. Well, good, Gong-chan, you should go now. My sermon is over, so now it's your turn to be scolded by Alice and the others.

　Alice and Con looked happy at those words, but I almost felt my heart stop for a moment. I'm going to get this out of the Captain, my mouth is dry from the tension and my tongue almost sticks to my throat, but I sit up so my mom doesn't find out. When I looked at the Captain's face as I left the room, he was still expressionless, but I thought his mouth smiled a little bit. If he looks like that, he'll probably be fine, and I don't think he'll say anything related to the secret──.


---- Miki Viewpoint---.

After I couldn't hear Gongju leave the room and walk down the hallway, I spoke to the Captain again.

''There is a section where that boy can see a certain amount of the future. And it's not just one certain future, but multiple futures that diverge depending on his actions.

"Hmm, that's interesting.

'Yes, but here's the fun part. That boy seems to be able to see the past........or maybe it's more accurate to say that he knows. It's almost as if she's experiencing something similar...

　The Captain seemed to be upset for a moment. Apparently, this man knows something about Gongju's roots.

'I believe Gongju explained to me that we are based in another world. In fact, even in that world, that boy acted like he knew the best solution.

Even in another world?

'Yes, sir. Prepare, act, and get results. At first I thought you were a real genius, based on my parent's favouritism, but this just made me realize what I'm talking about. It's unusual, why did he escape from the building and then flee in the direction you guys were staking out?　How did you know about the polonium rumors?　Why are things always going so well for that girl?

　At my words, the Captain looks down and seems to be thinking about something. I love Gongju with all my heart, and I will help her with whatever she does as long as she doesn't stray from the path of humanity. But she won't tell us anything. And that's what's so frustrating. When I told the Captain about this, she finally opened her mouth heavily.

I have a pact with Arakawa. Therefore, I cannot tell you what he has told me, but I will not deny your speculation.

　Am I right if I don't deny it?　If they were experiencing a similar world, which world would that be?

''...What did Arakawa say was the purpose of inter-species warfare in another world?''

'What?　At least she said she wanted everyone to be able to laugh.

'Suppose, hypothetically, that your guess is correct. In that case, would this world today be a 'world where everyone can live with a smile'?

　I huff at those words. 　To change the past all by myself...　

I've been thinking about it based on what I've heard from Arakawa and what I've heard from you. If he hadn't acted, would we be able to find the new world?　What would have happened if I hadn't found out?

"She's going to revise history. But he keeps screwing up and starting over...

　That's why she will continue to act optimally unless something unexpected happens. The polonium, which is not supposed to be known, must have been experienced by him. Now I can understand the emotionless look he showed me when he was born. How much did he suffer?　I wonder how much 'death' you have to go through to get eyes like that....