I emerged from the flashback—likely triggered by the strangeness of my new reality, when the mind instinctively clings to what feels familiar—and began pondering which world I should visit next.
It had to be a non-supernatural movie or anime world. With my U.P.F stuck at zero, exploring anything too extraordinary was out of the question.
After mulling it over for what felt like hours, a sudden idea struck me—so wild that I couldn't tell if it was brilliance or pure nonsense.
What if I downloaded a single episode—or better yet, just a short clip—of an anime onto a brand-new phone, stripped of everything else? Would that really allow me to step into the world of that exact episode, at that precise moment in time… and without spending any additional U.P.F to do it?
Driven by equal parts curiosity and recklessness, I summoned Athena to create a fresh phone. On it, I downloaded only a short clip, nothing more, to test the waters.
To my astonishment, it actually worked—I could enter. But even as excitement surged through me, one question refused to leave my mind: would I truly arrive in that world at the exact moment the clip depicted?
I activated the clip on the brand-new phone, watching as the scene loaded.
Haruki and Sakura were standing beneath the cherry blossoms, petals drifting lazily in the wind.
The music swelled, and my heart ached at the familiar sadness—it was one of the most tragic anime I had ever watched, one that had left me heartbroken.
And here I was, determined to save the day.{A/N:anime: I want to eat your pancreas.}
Stepping forward, I phased into [Spiritual Mode], letting Athena guide me.
> "Location locked," Athena's calm voice confirmed inside my mind.
"Temporal sync achieved. Scene coordinates: exact as clip. Visibility: zero."
I hovered silently a few meters behind a tree, fully invisible to Haruki and Sakura.
Athena's mapping overlay showed every detail: her pulse, her breathing, the subtle tremor in her hands.
Her body was fragile, each breath a soft struggle. I could feel the pancreas beneath her ribs, weak and failing. Time to act.
Activating Enhanced Biokinesis, which I could even use on others, I reached out invisibly, touching her cellular structure in mind-space.
I focused, repairing damaged cells and stabilizing her failing organ.Now her enhanced Regeneration accelerated the process until she was whole, healthy, fully functional.
Her pulse steadied, her breathing evened out. Athena verified the vitals with a soft ping.
> "Status: terminal illness neutralized. Patient stable. No anomalies detected by external observation."
I exhaled silently. My presence had left no trace. Haruki's gaze remained fixed on her, unaware that her condition had just shifted from the brink of death to safety.
Sakura, ever lively and cheerful, may have thought it was just a fleeting feeling and brushed it off.
I began observing from the shadows, like a friendly neighbor, letting the story unfold naturally.
After Sakura returned home, she began to notice her condition—but brushed it off again.
However, as days passed, she had no choice but to accept that she had truly gotten better.
She went to the hospital for a check-up, and when the reports came in, even the doctors were amazed and called it a medical miracle.
She and her parents were thrilled at the news of her full recovery.
Later, Haruki and Sakura got together and eventually proposed to each other. I left that world, crying tears of happiness after silently blessing them.
After returning, Athena informed me that I had gained 1,000 U.P.F for altering the plot. I barely registered it—ignoring the notification entirely.
The feeling of having prevented a tragedy, of giving someone a second chance at life, was reward enough for me.
I felt… healed. For the first time in years, the loneliness and regret that had weighed me down seemed to lift.
I returned to my room, still feeling the lingering warmth from my previous intervention. Perhaps this method—this clip trick—could change countless lives.
I searched for the most tragic scenes in the history of anime, and a list of names appeared. I scanned it carefully.
One scene stood out immediately—a moment infamous among viewers for leaving hearts shattered.
Kakeru, unaware of the approaching danger, was about to step into the street. A car's headlights glinted on the rain-slick road, seconds from impact.
{A/N:anime:Orange.}
Without hesitation, I downloaded the short clip onto a fresh phone. Nothing else, just the exact moment. I phased into [Spiritual Mode], letting Athena map every detail.
Kakeru's figure approached the road, distracted, unaware of the danger.
> "Location locked. Temporal sync achieved. Visibility: zero," Athena confirmed.
I hovered above, invisible, heart hammering.. I activated Enhanced Biokinesis, subtly adjusting the rhythm of his steps and tension in his body.
At the same time, I nudged his peripheral awareness to catch the glint from the car's headlights.
The tires screeched. Horns blared. Raindrops splashed against the pavement. Kakeru stumbled—but managed to step back just in time, narrowly avoiding disaster.
The driver barely had time to react. The moment continued as if nothing had happened.
Moments later, Kakeru met his friends, their faces shifting from worry to relief. Naho's hands trembled as she grabbed his arm.
> "Kakeru! Are you… are you okay?!"
"Yeah… I… I'm fine," he said, confused.
The tension broke, and they left that place in laughter mingled with tears—small, human moments of shared relief and connection.
I returned to reality once again. Each life saved felt like a small victory, a reminder that even in the darkest timelines, hope could still exist.
Athena informed me again:
> "Reward: 1,200 U.P.F for altering timeline."
I ignored it, lying on my bed, warmth lingering long after the intervention.
Watching lives restored reminded me of the time I'd wasted hiding away. Afraid to reach out, afraid to exist beyond my shut-in world. In saving them, I had saved a part of myself too.
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