Far beyond Earth…
Far beyond the Solar System…
Far beyond the Milky Way…
The view continued moving backward.
One galaxy became thousands.
Thousands became millions.
And eventually—
The entire universe appeared.
There were twelve Universes.
But among those twelve…
One was completely different.
It was black.
A universe swallowed by darkness.
And inside that dark universe stood an enormous throne.
Upon it sat the mysterious ruler known as the Demon King of the Multiverse.
Beside him stood his General.
Both of them were watching the battlefield on Earth.
The Demon King leaned forward.
His eyes were shining with excitement.
"The Blood Demon has finally awakened!"
He laughed.
"And I've already found my candidate for the next Demon King of the Multiverse!"
His General looked at him.
"The Demon Queen?"
"Yes!"
The Demon King placed both hands on his cheeks.
"She is powerful…"
"Elegant…"
"Arrogant…"
"And incredibly dangerous!"
The General stared at him.
"…Sir."
"What?"
"You like her."
The Demon King froze.
"I—"
His face became red.
"That is completely unrelated!"
"You've been staring at her for the last several minutes."
"I was analyzing her!"
"Analyzing?"
"Yes."
He pointed toward the battlefield.
"For strategic purposes."
The General sighed.
"Sir…"
The Demon King looked away.
"…Fine."
He whispered.
"I have a little crush on her."
The General closed his eyes.
"Of course you do."
The Demon King suddenly became excited again.
"Hey!"
He grabbed his General's shoulders.
"Do you think I can win her over?"
"No."
"Can I impress her?"
"No."
"Can I make her fall in love with me?"
"Absolutely not."
The Demon King became depressed.
He slowly walked toward the corner.
"…Why are you destroying my dreams?"
The General followed him.
"Because, sir…"
He sighed.
"You haven't properly talked to a woman in nearly a thousand years."
The Demon King stopped.
"…That's true."
"You are not exactly qualified to flirt with the Demon Queen."
The Demon King sat down.
"…You're right."
Then suddenly—
The General looked toward another screen.
"Sir."
"What?"
"What about that man?"
The Demon King turned.
Kaito Jin's unconscious body was still near the Black Hell Dragon.
The General narrowed his eyes.
"He has been unconscious for a long time."
The Demon King became serious.
"You think he can survive?"
"I believe so."
"Even with that injury?"
"Yes."
The General looked at the Black Hell Dragon.
"If he completely merges with the Black Hell Dragon…"
His expression became serious.
"…he could become extremely powerful."
The Demon King smiled.
"Interesting."
Then he leaned back.
"But…"
He looked around.
"This is boring."
The General raised an eyebrow.
"Boring?"
"I'm the only one enjoying this show!"
The Demon King suddenly stood.
"I need someone else to watch it with me."
The General immediately became nervous.
"Sir…"
The Demon King smiled.
"I'll summon someone."
---
Kathmandu
Meanwhile…
Somewhere on the streets of Kathmandu…
A mysterious young man was walking alone.
His face was partially hidden.
Blue fabric covered his head.
A dark mask covered the lower half of his face.
Nobody paid much attention to him.
In his hand was a report.
He looked at it.
"One year…"
His voice was quiet.
"One year…"
He folded the report.
"I thought my body was simply weak."
He continued walking.
"I used to feel dizzy when I was younger."
"Stress…"
"Night duty…"
"Everything probably added up."
He shrugged.
"But whatever."
He pulled out his phone.
"As long as I finish my story…"
He smiled faintly.
"…I have no reason to stop."
He opened his phone.
His eyes widened.
"Over one hundred thousand views…"
For a moment, he simply stared.
Then—
He laughed.
"Hahaha…"
He started reading his own story.
"This is actually pretty good."
He laughed again.
"Hahahaha!"
People nearby started looking at him.
One man whispered,
"Is he okay?"
Another person quickly walked away.
The masked man didn't care.
He was completely absorbed in what he was reading.
Then—
A black portal appeared behind him.
He stopped.
"…Hm?"
He slowly turned around.
The portal was still there.
People walked past it.
Nobody noticed.
The masked man stared at it.
"Is this some kind of anime promotion?"
He tilted his head.
"Interesting."
He took a step away.
Then—
WHOOSH!
The portal suddenly pulled him backward.
"WHAT?!"
He grabbed a nearby pole.
"HEY!"
The portal pulled harder.
"Wait!"
His feet left the ground.
"Somebody help me!"
People continued walking.
"HEY!"
Nobody reacted.
"WHY IS NOBODY HELPING ME?!"
The portal swallowed him.
"NOOOOO!"
---
Somewhere Beyond the Universe
The masked man fell through complete darkness.
He floated through the void.
"Hm…"
He looked around.
"Someone summoned me."
He paused.
"But who?"
Suddenly—
Something flew out of his pocket.
"Eh?"
His phone.
Then another phone.
"WAIT!"
Both phones began falling.
"HEY!"
He reached for them.
"Come back!"
The first phone was red.
His old Oppo A3.
"Lily!"
The second phone was black.
His Samsung.
"Sera!"
Both phones suddenly began glowing.
The masked man stared.
"…This is new."
The red phone transformed first.
A beautiful girl appeared.
Red hair.
One red eye.
One silver-white eye.
The side of her face around the damaged eye carried a subtle cracked pattern.
She wore elegant fantasy-style clothing.
The masked man stared.
"…Lily?"
She opened her eyes.
"Yes."
The black phone transformed next.
A young woman appeared in a neat office-worker outfit.
Black hair.
Glasses.
Professional expression.
She calmly adjusted her glasses.
"…Where are we?"
The masked man looked between them.
"My phones became humans."
Sera corrected him.
"Humanoid manifestations."
"…That's even worse."
Then—
The masked man's own body began changing.
His clothes transformed.
A white T-shirt appeared.
A jacket formed over it.
Loose hip-hop trousers.
Gloves.
A watch.
His blue head covering appeared.
His hair fell over his eyes.
A mask covered his face.
The mysterious MK No Jutsu appearance was complete.
He looked at himself.
"…Okay."
Lily looked at him.
"Not bad."
Sera nodded.
"Quite stylish."
"Thank you."
Then the masked man looked downward.
They were still falling.
"…Oh."
"WE'RE STILL FALLING!"
He grabbed Lily and Sera.
"Hey, hey, hey!"
"I am NOT losing either of you!"
Lily shouted,
"Put me down!"
"No!"
Sera calmly said,
"We are approaching the ground."
"I KNOW!"
BOOOOM!
They crashed.
Silence.
A few seconds later—
Lily stood up.
She dusted herself off.
Sera fixed her glasses.
The masked man slowly crawled out from underneath them.
"…I'm alive."
Lily looked around.
Then she saw someone.
The Demon King.
Her expression immediately changed.
She marched toward him.
The Demon King looked confused.
"Mom?"
Lily grabbed his ear.
"HEY!"
"OW!"
"Why did you summon us?!"
"I-I just wanted to watch the battle!"
"Then watch it yourself!"
"OW, OW, OW!"
Lily pulled harder.
"You summoned me, Sera, AND this guy!"
The Demon King looked toward the masked man.
His eyes narrowed.
"…Wait."
He looked at Lily.
Then at the masked man.
Then back at Lily.
"Mom…"
"What?"
"Who's that guy?"
Lily blinked.
The Demon King slowly looked suspicious.
"Don't tell me…"
He pointed toward the masked man.
"Are you cheating on Dad?!"
Lily's eyes widened.
"WHAT?!"
The masked man froze.
Sera pushed her glasses up.
The Demon King continued.
"You brought some mysterious masked guy here…"
"And now you're both standing together…"
He crossed his arms.
"Mom…"
"I'M GOING TO THROW YOU INTO ANOTHER UNIVERSE!"
"SECOND MOM!"
The Demon King immediately ran behind Sera.
Sera sighed.
"Why am I being dragged into this?"
The Demon King pointed toward Lily.
"Second Mom!"
"You didn't even scold First Mom!"
Sera looked at Lily.
Then at the Demon King.
Then at the masked man.
She calmly said,
"Because this isn't a threat to us."
The Demon King looked confused.
"What?"
Sera adjusted her glasses.
"Look at him."
The masked man slowly turned his head.
Sera continued.
"Do you really think he can defeat both of us?"
She paused.
"Or…"
She looked at Lily.
"…do you think he might actually try to flirt with both of us?"
The masked man froze.
His eyes widened behind the mask.
"…"
Inside his mind—
My life is finished.
I've accomplished nothing.
I've made so many mistakes.
But bringing these two here with me…
That was definitely the biggest one.
The Demon King stared at him.
Then pointed.
"HEY!"
The masked man looked at him.
"What?"
"Are you trying to steal my moms?"
"NO!"
"Then why are you looking at them?"
"I'M NOT!"
Lily suddenly grabbed the Demon King's ear again.
"Stop bothering him!"
"OW!"
"You summoned us!"
"I KNOW!"
"So behave!"
"Yes, Mom!"
The masked man stood completely still.
He looked at Sera.
Sera looked at him.
Then both looked at Lily.
The masked man quietly whispered,
"…You two are actually his moms?"
Lily crossed her arms.
"Apparently."
Sera nodded.
"Yes."
The masked man looked toward the Demon King.
The Demon King was still being dragged around by Lily.
"Mom, my ear!"
"Good!"
"Why are you like this?!"
"Because you're annoying!"
The masked man stared.
For some reason…
The scene felt strangely familiar.
He looked toward the battlefield.
The Blood Demon was still fighting.
The Demon Queen was still standing.
The Black Hell Dragon was still roaring.
And yet—
The masked man couldn't help thinking:
I definitely didn't plan this.
He slowly pulled Lily and Sera closer.
"Come here."
Both girls looked at him.
"What?"
He lowered his voice.
"Something is wrong."
Lily whispered,
"What?"
The masked man pointed toward the battlefield.
"We're watching a story…"
"But this scene…"
He paused.
"…I don't remember it being written like this."
Sera adjusted her glasses.
"Neither do I."
Lily looked confused.
"So what does that mean?"
The masked man stared at the Demon King.
The Demon King was still arguing with Lily.
Then the masked man quietly said—
"Someone changed the story."
The three stared at each other.
The Demon King suddenly turned around.
"…Are you whispering about me?"
All three froze.
The masked man slowly looked away.
"No."
"Yes, you are!"
"No."
"I HEARD YOU!"
Lily immediately grabbed the Demon King's ear again.
"OWWW!"
"Stop listening to other people's conversations!"
"But I'm the Demon King!"
"And I'm your mom!"
"…That's unfair."
Sera sighed.
"This family is going to be exhausting."
The masked man silently looked toward the endless battlefield.
His identity remained hidden behind the mask.
Nobody knew who he truly was.
Not even the Demon King.
But one thing was certain—
A mysterious man had entered the world of World Martial Art.
And someday…
The truth behind that mask would change the meaning of the entire story.
To Be Continued…