I KNOW THE FUTURE:THE LAST SURVIVOR のすべてのチャプター: チャプター 21 - チャプター 30

CHAPTER TWENTY-TWOJulius Everton was 3.7 kilometers away.And he was heading toward the Seventh Authority.I stared at the System notification, trying to make sense of what I had learned inside the hospital.My regression wasn't a reward.Julius had received his power from someone else.And the silver-haired man claimed that my death had been moved forward.Too many questions.Not enough time.I dismissed the notifications and looked at Elena."We need transportation."She glanced at the wrecked vehicles lining the street."Good luck finding one that works.""I don't need luck."I pointed toward an abandoned delivery van parked beside the hospital's side entrance."I need keys."Daniel followed my gaze."You can drive that?""Can you?"He hesitated."Yes.""Then get it running."Daniel hurried toward the van while Elena stayed beside me. The girl from Room 312 followed quietly, her bare feet strangely untouched by the broken glass covering the pavement.I turned toward her."What's y

CHAPTER TWENTY-FOURThe sky above Oakhaven was turning violet.I had seen strange skies during the apocalypse. Red skies that lasted for days. Black clouds that swallowed sunlight. Even a sky filled with what looked like cracks in reality.But this was different.The violet light spread across the clouds like ink dropped into water, and every time it pulsed, the mark on my hand burned.Seventy-two hours.That was all the System had given us before the first major collapse.I had survived five years in the original timeline, yet I had never heard of a countdown like this. The first major collapse was supposed to happen weeks after the initial outbreak, not three days after the apocalypse began.Something had changed the rules.And I had a terrible feeling that I was the reason."What have we done?" Julius asked again.I looked at him. His face was pale, and the hand that had touched the Seventh Authority was trembling. Whatever power had passed through him, it hadn't left him untouched

CHAPTER TWENTY-SIXThe System's warning remained in front of me.[NEW THREAT DETECTED.][IDENTITY: AERON MILLER.][THREAT LEVEL: UNKNOWN.][LOCATION: CENTRAL TOWER.]I read it three times, hoping the words would change.They didn't.Somewhere inside Central Tower, another version of me was alive.I had spent five years fighting monsters, losing people, and struggling to survive. I had watched Julius drive a blade into my chest. I had felt myself die.Then I had awakened seven days before the apocalypse with my memories intact.I thought I understood what had happened.Now the System was telling me that the man who died might still exist."Tell me that's a mistake," Daniel said."I can't."Elena tightened her grip on her sword. "Could it be a monster using your identity?""Maybe."The girl shook her head. "The System wouldn't identify a monster as another Aeron Miller unless something much worse was happening."I turned toward her."You knew this was possible."She didn't deny it."I k

CHAPTER TWENTY-EIGHT"Welcome home."The voice came from the figure seated on the eighth pedestal.It sounded exactly like mine.I stood at the elevator entrance, unable to look away from the silver mask covering its face. Black armor covered its body, and violet energy moved beneath the metal like blood flowing through veins.The blade across its knees was Widow-Maker.Not a similar weapon.My weapon.I looked down at my hand.The knife was still there.I tightened my grip."Who are you?"The figure tilted its head."You keep asking questions you already know the answers to.""I've never seen you before.""Not with your current memories."The violet symbols covering the ceiling brightened.Behind me, Elena raised her sword. Daniel aimed his rifle, while Julius stood with his hands ready to summon his unstable authority.The girl didn't move.She was staring at the eighth pedestal as if she'd just seen a nightmare return to life."Everyone stay back," she whispered.The figure turned

CHAPTER THIRTYJulius stood in the center of the chamber, waiting for me to attack.The black sword in my hand felt heavier with every passing second. Its blade was covered in thin violet lines that pulsed like veins, and whenever I tried to release it, my fingers refused to obey.The System had chosen my opponent.Now it wanted me to kill him.Again."You heard the announcement," Julius said. "Come on, Aeron. Let's get this over with.""Shut up."He gave me a tired smile."Still don't like taking orders?""I said shut up!"I forced my fingers open.The sword remained in my hand.A warning appeared.[TRIAL PARTICIPANT ATTEMPTING TO REJECT DESIGNATED WEAPON.][REJECTION DENIED.][FAILURE TO ENGAGE WILL RESULT IN IMMEDIATE TERMINATION.]My stomach tightened.The System wasn't merely encouraging us to fight. It was threatening to kill us if we refused.I looked toward Elena.She was striking the invisible barrier with everything she had. Daniel had joined her, firing at its surface, whil