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Chapter Forty Six: Treasured

46. Treasured

02-10-2024

A/N: I'm back~! I haven't seen you guys since last year, hehe. Anyways, I've had a nice break and am struggling with school, so I wrote a few chapters ahead just in case I need to catch up if I can't finish the next one in time.

ALSO, please read the author's note at the end!

Q: How has your 2024 been since New Year?

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Once upon a time, the world was basked in a green sea of light. The dominating inhabitants of the world were turned to stone with the touch of that light--plunged into frozen darkness for years. Meanwhile, the six members of the Soyuz Rocket plummeted back down to Earth to create a new generation of humans, which also continued for some time.

But after 3,700 years, a man named Ishigami Senku had broken free from the stone and began his quest to restore modern civilization. Making a formula to revive those who were turned, he brought his friends back and fought those who had turned against him. He had won after countless months of preparation, as well as having support from the new generation of humans. In that process, he had lost the Cave of Miracles, which was used to create that revival formula. Now, all that's left is to continue advancing science and reviving every single human on Earth through exploration.

"Why'd you skip out on the romance entirely?!"

You were standing behind the wooden, make-shift stage when you heard Haru's voice call out from the crowd. You peeked your head through the curtains and saw all of the villagers and Tsukasa's Empire standing together, but it was clear that the groups weren't completely comfortable with each other yet. The mentalist thought it would be a good idea to give background on how and why everything happened to those who were part of the Empire and the newly revived. It took at least a week or two to get it ready, according to the man himself.

"I was going to get there~!" Gen cheerfully called out. "Romance stories need to have their own section, do you understand, Haru-chan?"

You shook your head in annoyance as Gen finished up the play. Slowly stepping out onto the stage, you used a staff as you slightly limped forward. You noticed your teacher in the middle with Haru, watching the play with a calm smile, holding their child back from yelling out anything else.

Gen started with a wide grin, "The romance between Senku-chan and (Y/N)-chan was like a bud slowly blooming into a beautiful flower. Carefully nurtured, but with encouragement and a little push, they grew to be a lovely couple! They started off as childhood friends--"

"You are not gonna go there, mentalist," you declared as you placed a hand on his shoulder. Looking back at the crowd, you spoke loud and clear for all to hear, "All of you now know the situation. In this frame of time, all of you should also know that we need to work together if we're going to bring back civilization to modernity. However, in order to do that, we need to figure out the answer to the biggest question we have."

Gen set his gaze onto you. "And that is...?"

A serious expression appeared on your face as you replied, taking your hand off of him, "Who petrified the entire world? That is the question we're all asking. I know Senku should be telling all of you this, but right now, he's thinking of a new plan on how to get to the other side of the world."

"Right! Senku-chan is--wait, what?" Tbe mentalist was flabbergasted by the words that came out of your mouth. Even many of those in the crowd were wondering how that was possible. "The other side of the world?! Why?!"

"Because he told me that the source of the green light we all saw was located somewhere in Africa. If we could find the source of the petrification, we could find out who did it and why," you explained to them.