U is for Universe in Danger! ch2-1

A-
A sniper!?

See for yourself.

Are you okay, Kuu-chan?
Y-
Yeah.
It was a shot from a graviton beam.

I believe the sniper is on the Earth's surface,
though I suspect they have already moved from their shooting position.

Amazing.

Bread explodes, huh!
That surprised me!
No...

That's why they call it "pan" in Japanese!
Because it explodes with a pa~n!
Pa~n!!

You're so smart, Chiyo.
Ehehe<3
You're making me blush.
Is now really the time to be all warm and fluffy!?
I was just shot at, y'know!?

...So,
Am I the only one spooked by this...?
why would anyone want to shoot me of all people?

You don't get it, do you?

You've incurred a lot of wrath,
so there are plenty of suspects.

Nuruka, no,
"Null Point", was it?
Yes, Kuu.

Please explain this situation,
in as simple terms as possible.

Hah...

This was all caused by the World Shuffler.

First off,
there is more than just one world.

Countless parallel worlds exist alongside each other,
each with slight differences.

World A Kukuri
World B Kukuri
World C Kukuri
World D Kukuri

The World Shuffler is a device that connects mutliple worlds,
which is equipped to me like an engine.

World A
World B
World A
World B

So, Kuu-chan,
I was thinking,
it might be more powerful if you put honey on it...
How would something like that be used as an engine?

You know how when high places and low places are connected by a waterway,
the water flows from the top to the bottom?

Lake
Lake

Eh... Yeah?

Parallel worlds each have different amounts of possibilities,

Lots of possibilities! - World A
Few possibilities - World B

When two worlds are connected,
the possibilities from the world with the most to the one with the least.

This is where the World Shuffler gets its energy from.

World A
World Shuffler Engine
World B

Think of it as a hydroelectric generator, but instead of water, it uses the world itself.
Hmm...?

That sounds pretty wild...
Yes.
It is pretty wild.

Just moving for even an instant,
uses up an astronomical amount of energy.
Curry has a lot of potential too...

...As a result,
the universe becomes messed up.
Kuu-chan, are you listening?
Eeh!?

Earth to Kuu-chan!

Geez~
I'm talking to you.
Answer me!
Ah.
Oh.
Sorry.

You're acting weird today, Kuu-chan.
Did you oversleep again?
...Maybe.

Ah.
I got it!

You must be hungry, right?
Heh?

You get all spacey on an empty stomach, after all.
Yep yep.
I know that feeling.

Shall we go buy something?
I'm getting hungry too.
Even though you just ate!?

Now,
let's go!

Hah...

...

Nuruka.
May I ask just one thing?
Yes?

p10

Why are you so kind to Chiyo?
Huh?

I am a fundamentally kind woman.
No... you're pretty cold with me.
Is that so?
Haven't I been treating you super kindly?
H-Have you really?

Joking aside,
Joking!?

well,
it certainly is strange.