Chapter 271: The Game Begins.

"Yuno... You, we both know you can't accompany me."

Indeed, even though Yuki is the 'Key,' he is more familiar with his powers, and he's nearly immortal. His versatility is invaluable when it comes to assassinations; his title as the [Devourer] isn't just for show in the Shinobi world.

On the other hand, Yuno is a girl who has just received her powers. No matter how you look at it...

Yuno is a complete novice in using supernatural powers. Taking her with him would be more of a burden than assistance. Additionally, every time she uses her Space Attribute, more of her lifespan will be consumed.

She would do well to stay here and wait...

But...

"No, I can't let Yuki be alone..."

However, Yuno had different plans. No matter how powerful Yuki is, being exposed to danger is a certainty.

What if something goes wrong?

What if he's kidnapped or worse...

If Yuki dies?

What will she do if the love of her life no longer exists?

Can she bring him back if she becomes a God?

She doesn't know...

And even if she could...

She wouldn't dare to try it; she wouldn't play with her beloved's life.

Yuki is the 'Key,' not a participant.

Her duty is to protect the 'Key'; it's she who must fight. That's why...

"I will protect you, Yuki... No matter where and who it is, I will kill anyone who harms you."

(This girl...)

Swallowing hard, Yuki stared at her intently...

Yuno's eyes had lost their light as she clenched her fist.

It seemed Yuno had decided not to let him go, and if he did, Yuki was sure she would ignore his warning and use her spatial attribute to follow him.

Yuno had become quite troublesome...

She's no longer the normal high school girl you can find anywhere...

She's a powerhouse with the ability to rival a Kage.

"All right... But I have conditions."

Sighing, Yuki yielded to her gaze...

No matter what, in the end, this is her fight, and it would be good if she learned to use her powers.

"Yay! Yuki!"

Hugging his arm tightly, a smile formed on her face.

"Well, if we're going... we must be prepared. First, change your clothes; your school uniform is not suitable for combat."

Dressed in her high school uniform, it's obvious she won't be able to fight like that. With people capable of destroying cities, her clothes will be torn in a confrontation; she needs more protection.

Pulling out an Anbu battle suit, Yuki's shadow expanded, revealing several weapons.

"Also, choose a weapon; you can't go unarmed onto the battlefield."

"Yuki~"

But as Yuki pulled out the weapons from his shadow, Yuno blushed strongly while looking at the Anbu battle suit.

At the same time, she exchanged glances between Yuki and the suit...

(He's looking at me... Yuki wants to see me...)

With her mind wandering, vapor began to escape from her head; after all, she was embarrassed. Yuki giving her this suit was a clear hint that he wants to see her naked body...

(Yuki, you pervert~...)

Playing with her fingers, Yuno lowered her head, embarrassed that her beloved showed interest in her brought both happiness and shame at the same time...

"What's wrong? Aren't you going to change?"

"Hiii! It's too early for us, Yuki... We just met; we can't do those kinds of things; we're too young... But if Yuki wants..."

Misinterpreting her words, Yuno brought a finger to her lips while looking embarrassed.

On the other hand, Yuki tilted his head; this girl says strange things...

Although he doesn't deny his interest in her body, he's obviously not in the mood for that right now. Also, like Tsugumi, her body is immature, with plenty of curves yet to develop.

However, seeing her cute expression, Yuki didn't correct her misunderstanding.

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[April 10, 7:10 PM, "In My Residence"]

[The Key has been released...]

[I have died]

[DEAD END]

"Damn it..."

Inside a massive building, in a luxury suite room.

A man of about 50 to 60 years old, wearing glasses and a black cap covering his bald head, gritted his teeth as he crushed his wine glass.

This man is the Mayor of Sakurami City and the creator of the survival game, or rather, the one who came up with the idea for this Survival Game.

He is also a participant, being the Eleventh in this large-scale battle.

After finishing the meeting with Deus and the other participants.

Although he was surprised that his idea was taken by Deus on such a grand scale, and he was generous enough to bestow his powers on him.

At first, like everyone else, he was excited about the idea of possessing power beyond any human...

And upon testing his abilities, he was satisfied with the results.

However, his joy was short-lived as the oldest participant from the beginning, he was at a total disadvantage.

His lifespan was shorter, and the number of times he could use his powers was limited.

Moreover, this second phase discarded all his previous plans. Initially, he thought of using his authority as the mayor to suppress all the participants or simply wait for them to kill each other before delivering the final blow.

But that's no longer possible...

The participants are no longer 'human'; their power is on par with a nuclear bomb.

There's no way the local police and the army can suppress 9 nuclear bombs simultaneously.

Even one is problematic to deal with...

*BOMMM

And he was right, as the game started immediately, he heard a loud explosion in the distance.

The participants began the hunt...

Being monsters that human law can't stop, they didn't care about the chaos.

And even if this small skirmish caused a lot of turmoil, that's the least of his worries.

This fact worried Eleventh a lot...

It's impossible; human law is no longer available to them.

This way, he went from being the most powerful participant to one of the weakest and vulnerable.

His cunning and manipulations would be useless against nuclear monsters.

So, he quickly formulated a plan where he would carry out his survival and become the winner of this game. The survival rate is very low, and the danger is very high.

No matter what, he remains one of those 10 nuclear bombs, not to mention that his 'Time' attribute is very versatile.

Not to mention that he is the one with the most information, being the possessor of the Observer's Diary; he knows the whereabouts of each participant, as well as their future.

Information is power... and his Diary is very powerful, able to read the entries of all available diaries; he literally has the future of each participant in his hands.

With this Diary in his hands, he can still turn the pieces on the board and win...

Unfortunately, that's no longer possible; he will die very soon.

His Diary is very powerful, but for that reason, he is also the primary target to be eliminated.

The Key was going for his neck...

He couldn't run anymore; a nuclear bomb was about to knock on his door.

"I have no choice... Even if my lifespan is running out, if I emerge as the winner in the end, nothing else matters."

The winner becomes the King, and the King will become God...

He can no longer rely on anyone to protect him, only himself.

So, even though his remaining lifespan decreased significantly, and wrinkles began to appear on his face.

His eyes glowed with malevolence, and a smile appeared on his face...

"Second, huh?... You'll be my ticket to victory."

After uttering these words, Eleventh stood up and walked slowly.

However, although it was slow to the human eye, his figure was illusory and barely perceptible, as his body moved at a high speed, seemingly teleporting, reappearing meters from his original position in the blink of an eye.

"It's time to attend to my guests..."

Running was useless; seeing the future, he knew he couldn't hide from the 'Key.'

But even though he couldn't run, it doesn't mean he can't fight...

Time is very versatile, and they will fight in his territory...

No matter how strong the 'Key' is, he still has a weakness...

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Author's Note: Well, I'll just say... I'm depressed...

TN: Ok