U is for Universe in Danger ch16

...Huh?

Where
is this?

...Or rather, when is this?
I don't know.
We should've gone back by precisely 60 minutes...

What's wrong?
It seems my internal clock has stopped working.
I'm not fit to be your ship at this rate.

I...

I may
need you to do some...
reformatting...

Eh...?

You okay?
It's just a clock.
Of course I'm not okay.

...Erm, well,
let's move on for now.

End of the road.
A door...?

It's unlocked.
Is this...
an office?

It's you again,
Kuu Kubris!?

How many times until you're satisfied!?

Eh?
Eeh!? Who are you!?
Don't move!

I'm from...
the going-back-in-time-to-save-your-lover prevention bereau!!

...The what?
The going-back-in-time
to-save-your-lover
prevention bereau.

For the crime of turning back time to try to save your lover...
you're under arrest!!

Please wait.
You mean...

this is
a Crosswhen?

What's that?
A place isolated from the flow of time.
A time that isn't anytime.

So that's why my internal clock has stopped!
It's because time doesn't flow here!

Hmm...?
So it's not broken?
Hey!!

What are you talking about?
Keep still or I'll shoot!!

Hey!
Don't point that thing at Nuruka...

DON'T MOVE!!

Kuu!!

Mm...

Good morning.

Has the paralysis worn off yet?
Kuu.

...I think
I'm
okay now...

Where are we?
Inside a prison.
That officer just threw us in here.
I see...

Honestly.
Hah...

You would've died if that wasn't a stun gun.
Why would you provoke someone holding a gun.

...He was pointing it at you, Nuruka.
I thought you were in danger, so...

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...Is that so?
What is it?

If you're okay with that, Kuu,
then I'm okay with that too.

?

You kids new here?

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...Who are you?

We were all...

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caught by that officer.

We leapt to the past to try and save our dead lovers.

I see...
That officer
seems to be really dedicated to his job.

Do you all
want to get out of here?
...Of course we do!!

Of course!
Obviously we wanna get out!
I want out...
Understood.
Well then...

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We'd better get out of here, Kuu.
Heh?

How?
Did you forget?

You have
a very capable recon vessel

by the name of Null Point, remember?

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Ah...?
Oh...?
It unlocked!?
The door is unlocked!

...Now then.
Let's all get out of here.

...Hm?

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Uwaaah!?
Pin him down!!
Get 'im!!

Wha-...
What are you doing!?

Let me go!!
Don't think you'll get away with this!
!

There!

What's that?
Personnel files on all prisoners!
Including the points in time we all wanted to go.

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You girls!
This way! While you still can!

I know the way!
Let's hurry!
Yeah!

Thank you for saving us.
I wish you luck in saving...

the one you love.

Same to you guys...!

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It's the school...!

What time is it now!?
3:50pm.

At this time, you should have already left school with Chiyo.
Let's hurry.
We need to stop that attack before it happens.

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By the way,
how should we do when we catch up to them?
Eh!?
We can't just stop them!?

I know I'm late asking,
but you do know what a time paradox is, right?
Can't say I do!

The flow of time is pretty fixed.

Future
Chiyo Dies
Alteration
Chiyo Doesn't die!
Contradiction! No good!!

If we were to do something that contradicts what happens in the future,
it'd cause some interference.

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In which case,
we just need to change the past
Hah
in a way that doesn't cause
a contradiction.

I thought she was dead, but she's alive!
No contradiction!

Contradiction, huh...
Hah Hah

Should I use this?

Hah
That's... the stun gun that officer had,
right...?
wheeze...
Hah
Did you steal it
from him...?
That's theft.
Hah hah...
I just kinda brought it with me...

How about I use this to put my past self to sleep
and save Chiyo in the meantime?

...Wait.
Huh?

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Nuruka-san!?
Hah Hah Hah
Kuu...
You're too fast...

Hah hah...
It's not a bad idea,
but...
wheeze
wheeze
Hah... wheeze...
there is a heavy
hah...
risk.
wheeze...
You can calm down first...

Hah...
Having a body like this really is convenient.
Since we can talk with telepathy.
You forgot about that again?
Yeah, yeah.

...So, what's this heavy risk?
Right.
That is...

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if your past self and future self
were to meet face to face.

If that happens, time will crash
and you won't exist anywhere.
Please avoid that at all costs.
Got it.

!

We caught up...!
Chiyo's walking right in front of us.

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Now's my chance.

Ah...

Eh?

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