There you'll learn about the parts of him that
are unknown to you, and about you.
And he in turn will gain a deeper understanding of you,
and reexamine his own past.
In other words...
You're going to find out why.
The reason why Andy was born, that is!
Now at this very moment,
Andy's having the experience of a second life.
A hypothetical one,
where he meets Fuko for the first time long ago.
Of course, this won't alter his actual life,
but still, the memories of what if will remain
with him all the same.
And I'm sure those memories will aid
in strengthening his heart.
So if you interrupt this, I'll have to kill you.
My little guests from Under.
♪ Up, up, up, up ♪
♪ Down, down, down, down, down ♪
♪ Up, up, up, up ♪
♪ Down, down, down, down, down ♪
♪ Up, up, up, up, ♪
♪ Down, down, down, down, down ♪
♪ Up, up, up, up ♪
♪ Down, down, down, down, down ♪
♪ Bad ♪
♪ One, two ♪
♪ Good ♪
♪ Up and down ♪
♪ Repeat the ♪
♪ Lucky ♪
♪ Happy ♪
♪ Repeat the ♪
♪ Love call ♪
♪ Up, up, up, up ♪
♪ Down, down, down, down, down ♪
♪ Up, up, up, up ♪
♪ Down, down, down, down ♪
Fuko arrives at Andy's oldest memory.
While there she encounters Victor,
the personality that originally inhabited Andy's body.
Victor attempts to regain control
from Andy by exterminating Fuko's soul within his memories.
After being murdered multiple times,
Fuko is cornered at the final chapter
in Andy's book of memories but Andy appears,
powered by a new outlook on death
to save her from peril.
Andy and Victor fight in the memory realm.
In the bloody exchange of techniques,
Andy shows he's grown equal to even Victor himself.
He creates a new technique called Unluck Bullet
which combines his own Undead powers with
Fuko's Unluck powers
to strike back at Victor.
When the dust clears,
Victor is filled with hope in Fuko's Unluck.
He entrusts the two
to head into the battle against God.
Fuko's return to reality is sparked by a kiss with Andy
and as the expansive book of memories begins to close,
a new page begins to be written.
We're here 'cause we want to learn about the future.
The part of the future you didn't draw out, that is.
You better start talkin'.
Unless you want those two you're desperately protecting
to get all chopped up.
I refuse!
No, Sean. Not yet.
I'm over this.
All I have to do is kill that brat
and then I'll be having a seat in Under
higher than yours.
I'm through taking orders from a guy who
sliced open my stomach.
You know the past and how it ends, right?
What good does saving those two do for you?
That's what you think?
Not quite.
Is that so?
Their very existence is the reason I'm alive!
That's why this time
I'm going to save them!
023 - A STORY I WON'T SEE COMING
Akira Kuno was raised by a single mother.
A peculiar child,
he would have his mother read him manga at bedtime.
It wasn't long before his mother became the listener
as her son told her tales from his imagination.
He created the characters, wrote the stories,
and drew the pictures.
He loved how telling his stories would always put
a smile on his mother's face.
Huh?
Wow!
A G-pen!
The name of that artifact is G-Liner.
The first who touches it
can see the past and future events
of the current time loop in its entirety.
At that moment,
all of the memories of this loop
flooded into Akira Kuno's mind.
Wow!
What's this great story?
Negators? UMAs? Artifacts?
What an amazing sci-fi-tastic spectacle!
I can't waste time just standing here!
I need to hurry and talk to Mom!
Sorry for bumping into you, Mister!
I got too excited for my own good!
Uh...
Huh?
Mister?
And at the same time,
he also became a Negator.
Gotta draw the characters while I can!
Then I'll show 'em to Mom!
I wonder who she'll like the best?
Rip, maybe?
I know mine for sure.
It's gotta be--
Oh, there she is!
Akira, I'm home!
I got us take-out for dinner.
Sorry I'm late.
Mom, look! Check out what I drew!
It's a whole bunch of cool guys.
Here, I'll give you this one.
His name's Rip and he's got powers but--
Mm? Akira! - Huh?
I got croquettes! Fresh from the butcher!
Huh?
They're gonna get cold!
Akira Kuno,
compulsory activation-type Negator.
Yes, yes, that's right!
I've been looking everywhere for him!
He's not at any friend's house, either.
I'm begging you. Find my child.
My sweet Akira.
You have to find him!
At all times, Akira's speech, conduct,
and any attempt he made to be seen...
Please, I beg you!
Went completely undetected
by any other living being.
No matter how hard he tried to yell,
nor how much he tried to touch,
not a single person noticed him.
Please find him. You must.
Find my child! He's out there somewhere.
Where are you?
I'm right here.
Are you alive?
I'm alive.
God help me.
Please, I beg of you.
Please let Akira be alive.
Somewhere with a smile on his face.
And let him continue to draw the manga...
that he loves so much.
AKIRA KUNO
Okay.
I'm most likely a Negator,
which means this ability will stay with me until I die.
Then, should I just die?
No.
In the story that rushed into my brain that day...
My favorite characters were Andy and Fuko.
They didn't run away from their abilities.
They fought to the very end.
So I'll fight, too.
I'll fight with my pen!
I'll draw to make my mom's wish come true!
And so one day everyone can learn of the actions
of the people who taught me this bravery!
I practiced all that I could and drew a one-shot to submit.
I debated using Andy and the gang's tale.
But I first wanted to try penning my own story.
The title is To You, From Me.
TO YOU, FROM ME
An ordinary young romance manga.
Now I need a pen name.
Well, no one's gonna read it, so I'll pick whatever.
Nobody knows. Unknown.
Anno Un.
There!
Perfect.
WE HAVE A WINNER! GRAND PRIZE, ONE MILLION YEN
Huh?
"Attention, winner Anno Un."
EXTRA ISSUE MARMALADE
"There was no contact info provided for you."
WANTED!!
"Please contact us ASAP.
We'd like to serialize your submission right away."
This means as Anno Un,
I can do this.
So long as I don't draw anything
tying them to Akira Kuno, I...
EXTRA ISSUE MARMALADE - CHARACTER ILLUSTRATION CONTEST
TO YOU, FROM ME LIVE ACTION DRAMA!!
I can get everyone...
To know me!
HOSPITAL
This is all the rage nowadays. Ask anyone.
It's You-Me.
Would you like to read it, Ms. Kuno?
Oh, my.
The art's quite lovely.
UNDEAD UNLUCK
"TO YOU FROM ME" - ANNO UN NOW ON SALE! - SHUEISHA
SHUEISHA EDITORIAL DEPARTMENT 3
Are we running out of erasers faster lately?
Now that you mention it...
A while after my manga got serialized...
I thought back,
recalling again the memories from that day.
I thought about those two and their story,
and also whether it was all true or not.
I mean, it sure felt real enough.
Still, I can't just believe...
Oh, yeah.
Come to think of it, Andy's in Japan this August.
This is when he learns how
to use quick draw sword techniques.
If I let this chance pass me by,
Andy won't be back in Japan until August of 2020.
I was still skeptical,
but I relied on my memories and rushed off
to where he would be.
Man, I need to exercise a lot more.
Whoa!
Well done! That is the Gekkou-style
quick draw slash Waxing Moon.
It was all real!
Here's your Japanese quick draw.
See, Josh?
Andy's here right before my very eyes!
Andy!
Well, it's been fun. Later, Yusai.
No, wait!
You've mastered all our arts
in just one short year.
You're so talented.
I won't let you slip away.
Don't you think this was fate?
Please stay here with me!
And, um, I do want an heir to continue our legacy.
And my late father!
I just know he'd be so pleased.
Sick, sure.
What? Hold on!
You already have Fuko, Andy!
Only if you're able to outlive me, that is.
See ya around.
That's right.
Negators are always suffering.
The same went for all of the others, too.
They agonized and struggled with Negator powers
so unreasonably thrust upon them.
But they still fought to kill God!
However, if these memories are right...
I unfortunately already know.
They will be defeated...
By losing Andy and Fuko.
Should that be allowed to happen?
Of course not!
None of the others know of this fact.
The only one who does know is me, of all people!
No.
This must be God's way of toying with us.
Is there some way-- any way?
I can't tell them on my own.
But there must be a way for me to relay the future to them!
TO YOU, FROM ME
The manga!
Under the name Anno Un,
I can get my work out to the world!
It's a loophole in the rules!
If I use this exploit,
I can include details about the future!
But is this really the best I can do?
If I recreated everything as-is,
wouldn't it also halt any growth they're supposed to have?
Driven by a variety of feelings,
they are all risking their lives.
Learning, and growing.
Whether it be Andy's past,
or the details behind Billy's betrayal.
There's meaning in the process of learning--of knowing.
I just need to pick the right stories!
To change the future for the better!
My top priority will be the Autumn battle.
That's the branching point.
A single, solitary oversight.
It's my one chance, so I'll make sure to change it!
And to do so I'll collect everything I need.
Where's the encyclopedia? It was just here!
Great, you mean you lost it again?
It wasn't me this time!
Everyone's also working hard.
And I'm a Negator just like them!
This time I'll be the one to help them!
X-day, the day it all happens.
December 5th, 2020.
It's this very day!
This very moment!
I'll go for the throat!
Andy, now! Use Deadline!
Deadline!
December 5th, 2020.
In the future Akira Kuno saw,
while battling Autumn with Anno Un absent,
Unseen's invisible deadly blade silently struck
and killed Fuko Izumo.
But now...
Anno!
Your right arm is...
Hey, Fuko.
Who is that?
This guy is the Negator Unseen.
The one that got scooped up by
Under, remember?
And based on where he's laying now,
I'm certain he was aiming to kill you.
If Anno hadn't spoken up,
things woulda ended a lot worse.
So get over it.
I taught ya in the book, didn't I?
You forget already?
- Helluva journey, wasn't it? - Yep.
I did it.
Everything from here on will be a story
that I won't see coming.
U N
Okay, Backs, you take Unluck.
Quit calling me Backs, agoo!
It's so not cute!
Ooh, that's a weal pwetty gun you got there!
Now give it to Bunny, agoo!
A bunny? Do I shoot?
No.
If they're a Negator, too, then...
There's no holding back!
Sorry! The stroke of Unluck shouldn't be that big, though!
She slapped me!
Rip-woo!
I managed to steal it, doe, agoo!
I won, agoo!
They got my gun!
Whee!
All done!
Got the gun, agoo! Rip-woo!
Are you all right?
It's still too early for Bunny, too, huh?
Sean and now this? Nothing's going right.
Well, it's much easier to handle it on my own.
Why don't we all work together to catch Autumn?
- S'cuse me? - All of us here are Negators.
Our true goal is the same.
It's to kill God, isn't it?
So I'm sure it's better to help each other, not fight!
But in order for us to kill God,
we first need to catch Autumn, clear the four quests,
and then-- Killing God is only
the boss's goal.
Creed's is to take control of nations.
Feng's is collecting Artifacts.
Latla and I want Ark,
the one that your boss is supposedly in possession of.
Our goals are all different,
but if our interests align and only if they align,
we come together and work as a unit.
That's how we operate. That is Under.
If you can give us any info on Ark, then sure,
we can fight together.
But if you can't,
then you're in the way, and you die here.
Ark, isn't that the thing Ms. Juiz told us she used
for the loop?
Why are you so fixated on that?
Just give up on that idea.
I know what happens.
Neither you nor Latla are able to ride Ark.
Huh?
And that's not all.
You'll lose Latla as well.
Her life was repairable.
So I'm going to use Ark to redo it!
If it's for her sake,
then I'm willing to risk everything!
Whether it costs both legs, the rest of my lifespan,
or the lives of others, I don't care!
If you understand that,
then step back and leave Autumn for--
You're not the only one, Rip!
I'm the same way!
Don't try to hog the spotlight for yourself!
If it means we can change things to save her,
I'll do whatever it takes, too!
Yeah.
I know you would, Latla.
Ooh, big sissy Latla is here, agoo?
Autumn's heading your way right now.
That big book from earlier is drawing it to you guys.
What's the plan? Do we deal with it here?
We do.
Autumn will belong to us!
TO BE CONTINUED
UNDEAD UNLUCK