The letter ends with that, which made Hikari cry. He could no longer hold back his emotions and cried everything out. Akaru tried to comfort him, but he was unsuccessful.
Even if these are just his last words, Hikari truly hopes to express his feelings for Ardia. Hikari loves Ardia deeply, but he has never told her. His shyness has left him with regret, and he feels unable to take any action.
However, even if things go like that, Hikari actually becomes good friends with the agent who killed Ardia after choosing not to punish him. When the agent was in custody, Hikari would always go to see him and talk with him.
However, shortly after they released the Agent, they received news that he had been killed by his own company, which was based in America. They were unsure why this had happened, but it was unexpected for them.
The company that killed the agent also submitted a report stating that Hikari is the individual responsible for the agent's death, and they intend to hunt him down.
Hikari was deeply shocked by the situation, and as a result, he and the hackers attempted to conceal their identities and remain hidden. They also found themselves in conflict with American soldiers, who were concerned that the hackers would reveal the truth to the world.
However, the war ended in 2019, and everything seemed to conclude as if nothing had ever happened there. The hackers emerged victorious, leaving only one survivor: Hikari.
Akaru, Ageru, and the other hackers involved in that war were all killed by the American soldiers.
Starting from that day, Hikari began to discover who he was on his own.
After the war, my life takes place in Hikari Origin: Hitaku Quest. It begins with my meeting Neu and Nimura. If you read the last volume (Last Step), you will find chapters 3 to 12, which explain the war that is occurring above.
A year has passed now, and thanks to everyone's help, Hikari was able to find himself and free himself from all the doubt in his life.
- The flashback concludes here -
Hikari didn't believe he should inform Hiroto about it, so he remained silent while Hiroto worked with the others.
Later, they then heard a bell, and it was Aimi. They open the door, and Hikari brings Aimi to the machine, and they both wait for Hiroto to finish with his setup.
- Chapter I -
- Lost in the New World -
When Hikari was sitting with Aimi near the machine, Aimi asked Hikari, "Why did you choose to bring me here? Is there something important you want to show me?" Hikari looked down for a second and looked back at Aimi. "Actually, I have something that I want to tell you."
Aimi then hears what Hikari is going to say,
"Being connected to Quantum Memory means that you and everyone inside it is connected to each other. You will be able to understand them and connect with them. However."
"If something happens to Quantum Memory, such as the things that have happened before to me, then it will affect everyone in it. Quantum Memory is connected to my brain, which is connected to my memories."
"Everything that has been created inside Quantum Memory is based on my memories. From what did I remember them? So if one day I lose my memories about them, then everything will be gone. That is why I need to protect Quantum Memory for both side goods."
Aimi nods her head and asks Hikari if that is why he called her here. Hikari nods his head, and he then tells Aimi that he is not sure how long this experiment will be. So he wants to know if Aimi will be okay with it.
Aimi nods and says that she will be okay with it as long as nothing will get affected; then she will be okay.
Hikari then got closer to Aimi and said.
"I'm sorry for making you into a lot of trouble all this time. I promised that I would make you happy. But I ended up giving you a lot of burden. I'm not sure how to put this. But that time, when did I say about my feelings to you? That thing is true, and again, thanks for helping me."
When Hikari said that, Aimi then smirked at him and said, "So, are you finally admitting it here that you loved me?" Hikari's face turned red as he heard that, and he stopped for a while before replying.
"N-no, it's not like that!"
Aimi then smirks and says,
"Oh ho? Why with that reaction then??"
Hikari then stayed silent due to being unable to think of anything, and he just stayed silent as he was admitting it.
A minute after that, Hiroto then arrived at them and told them to lie down on the machine, and he and his staff are connecting the machine to them.
Hikari chose the machine in between Aimi and Hana.
As he lay down and the male staff were working on connecting it to him while the female staff were helping Aimi, he could hear a lot of voices.
A crowd voices,
"Help! Help us!"
A man voices,
"Hey, are you really sure we should create another portal?"
A cartoon-like voice,
"We have reached this far, so what do you think we should do?"
Another man voices,
"Maybe we should just go for it; we have saved all 6 worlds before. So why don't we try to do it?"
A harsh voice,
"Hahahaha, once this begins. Then gathering them is just a piece of cake. No one will be able to hear you. Nothing can help you."
As Hikari hears the last voice, he suddenly falls into a deep sleep.
(A machine makes noises.)
(A lot of typing noises)
Hikari opened his eyes, and he was inside a house.
"H-huh?"
Hikari woke up from the bed, and then he looked around. He saw that Aimi was not there. When he looked at his body, he saw that he was in an avatar as he met Hana before, and that just shocked him.
He wasn't sure what was happening there, but he then began to search around for Aimi.
But he realized that he was naked, so he went to the closet inside the room and reached for any clothes that he could wear.
As he was wearing clothes, suddenly someone opened the door.
"This looks awesome. I'm even in Hirumi Avatar! Don't you—
(In Quantum Memory, Aimi was using Hirumi as her character. This character has been created based on Hikari's interest in a girl. The tragedy about this character is available in Hikari Origin: Hitaku Quest Vol.1 tol. 4.
Hirumi was so shocked as she saw Hikari was changing, and she then said again while looking at him.
"So someone is trying to taunt someone."
Hikari blushes, and he then quickly tells Aimi to close the door. Aimi did so, and she gave a time for Hikari to get changed.
As Hikari finished with his clothes, he then went out and asked Hirumi, "Just what makes you think what you do is right?" Hirumi then laughed, and she then shushed Hikari and said that it doesn't matter now. All that matters is where they are now.
Hikari then just gets along with it. He also doesn't understand what is happening there. There is no such thing as quantum memory, which makes him wonder if they're in the quantum world. But he thought that Quantum World would be blank, as when did he meet Hana before?
Wasn't sure what it was. They both then went outside to see where they were.
They both are so shocked as they find out that they're really in another world, which is similar to the earth. But in that world, it seems like it was a fantasy world where werewolves and something like that were there.
Suddenly a man with a flyer walked in front of them and gave them a flyer. But he stopped by as he saw them, and he asked.
"Wait... Who are you two? Did you just move in here?"
To avoid a weirdness between them, Hikari and Hirumi then nod their heads and tell that man that they can't wait to see what they got there, and with that, that man then wishes for their day and tells them that they should come to that event since it will be good for them. He then goes away while riding his horse.
Hikari and Hirumi then looked at the flyer and saw that it was a kingdom-related event. There seems to be a gathering of the hero and such things there.
But Hikari was so shocked when he looked at the queen's and king's names there.
The letter
" The kingdom invited everyone to their castle for a party.
It appears that a lot of things have happened until then. But we just discovered something good, and we wanted to see if everyone wanted to see it. Because this thing is a thing that we discovered in our world. So we will share it with everyone.
The war now ends. The evil king has been defeated. So we should all celebrate this together to have a good time with everyone.
We are waiting for your arrival.
An Invitation from,
Shinigami Hikari
(The king of the Atrium City)
Shinigami Arithia
(The Queen of the Atrium City)
Aigawa Himari
(The Crown of Atrium City) "
When Hikari looked at those names, he just couldn't believe it.
"This world... no way..."
Hirumi doesn't get it, so she tries to ask Hikari about it, and maybe Hikari knows something about this world. However, she was also shocked as she heard Hikari's reply.
"This world is the world based on my memory. It was a world that I wrote for my novel inside of the competition during Hitaku Quest before. I just couldn't believe that I stepped inside the world that I created for my story. This world is a world that is full of fantasy."
When Hikari looked around, he saw the similar world scene as he did inside the novel that he wrote, and he then got excited, but at the same time, he was a little afraid because he wasn't sure a way for them to get out from there.
While Hikari was worried about that, Hirumi looked around, and she was so shocked as she saw a restaurant that made food with a massive amount of portion. She then showed it to Hikari.
Hikari didn't see it because he was thinking of a lot of things, which left Hirumi in a pout, and she then just grabbed Hikari to go there. Hikari didn't resist it at all and followed Hirumi all along to the restaurant.
Hikari sits down with Hirumi, and they then order the food that they want.
As they're waiting for their food to arrive, Hirumi then says to Hikari, "This restaurant looks good~ We never saw one like this in our world!" Hikari saw that Hirumi was actually excited about the food portion there, and he then just agreed with it to avoid any mess there.
Hikari then looked around to look at the things, and he just couldn't believe what he was seeing now. The world that he fantasized about all this time was here now.
But he is still not sure what is happening there. As he was looking at it more, he then realized that there is a ring on Hirumi's finger saying that she is married to someone. Hikari then was so shocked by it and told Hirumi, "The ring.... You're married in this world?" Hirumi then looked at her hand and looked back at Hikari. She wasn't even shocked by the proposal, Hikari, and she replied.
"Why? You have it too."
Hikari just couldn't believe it, and he then looked at his finger and saw the exact same ring as on Hirumi's finger. Hirumi then smiled and said to Hikari.
"It's not that surprising. You proposed to me before, right? Plus, you even give me a ring. So I'm not shocked by the fact that we're married in here. Doesn't that sound good for you?"
Hikari then nods his head, and he then tells Hirumi that maybe it will be good this way. So that people won't be weird when they see them together.