Axamu dreamed.
A dark, endless space—no ground, no sky.
Only static.
A voice echoed from everywhere and nowhere at once.
"Extra."
The word repeated, overlapping itself, glitching—
Extra. Extra. Extra.
Axamu's chest tightened.
"Stop—" he tried to say, but no sound came out.
The darkness leaned closer, crushing, mocking—
"Extra."
Axamu's eyes snapped open.
"Hah—!"
He sat upright in bed, breathing hard, sweat soaking through his shirt. His heart pounded violently, as if it hadn't realized yet that he was awake.
"…damn it," he muttered.
Morning light filtered faintly through the curtains. It was early—too early. The kind of hour where the world still felt half-asleep.
Axamu wiped his face and stared blankly at the air in front of him.
"…System."
Nothing happened.
No window.
No sound.
No response.
His fingers trembled slightly.
"…System," he tried again, quieter this time.
Still nothing.
Axamu lowered his hand slowly.
"What… is happening…" he whispered.
The silence felt wrong. Ever since coming to this world, the system had always answered—whether he wanted it to or not. And now… nothing.
He stood up, his body still sore, and walked to the kitchen. The apartment was quiet, peaceful in a way that made his skin crawl.
He brewed coffee, the familiar sound and smell grounding him just a little.
While waiting, he heard soft footsteps.
Shirayuki appeared at the doorway, hair messy, eyes half-open. She blinked sleepily when she saw him.
"…Morning," Axamu said softly.
She nodded slowly, rubbing one eye. "Mm…"
"You awake early," he added.
Another nod.
Axamu poured the coffee, then glanced at her. "Want milk?"
Shirayuki paused for a second, then nodded again. "…Yes."
Axamu prepared a glass of warm milk and handed it to her. She took it with both hands, murmuring a quiet thanks before sipping carefully.
Axamu leaned against the counter, watching her.
For a moment—just a moment—everything felt normal.
He smiled faintly.
Then—
[REBOOTING…]
A translucent window suddenly appeared in front of him.
Axamu's eyes widened.
"…!"
The system screen flickered weakly, a loading symbol rotating slowly, as if struggling to exist.
[Rebooting… 12%]
Axamu froze, staring at it.
Shirayuki tilted her head. "Axamu…?"
He didn't answer.
His gaze stayed locked on the window—on the proof that the system hadn't disappeared.
It had been damaged.
"…Rebooting...?" he murmured under his breath.
The loading symbol continued to turn.
Slowly.
---
Axamu exhaled slowly.
He reached out and gently patted Shirayuki's head, the familiar motion calming both of them. Shirayuki looked up at him, confused but comforted, then quietly walked to the sofa and curled up there with her milk.
Axamu moved to the living room as well, sitting down across from her.
His eyes never left the air in front of him.
[Rebooting… 67%]
The loading bar crawled forward.
Minutes passed in silence, broken only by the faint hum of the apartment and Shirayuki's quiet sipping.
[Rebooting… 89%]
Axamu clasped his hands together, elbows on his knees.
"…I hope that not something weird gonna appeared " he muttered.
[Rebooting… 100%]
The loading symbol vanished.
The system window stabilized.
A new message appeared.
[Fate of Extra Quests: 4 Uncompleted]
Axamu's brows knit together.
"…Fate Of Extra Quest..." he whispered.
Before he could think further, another window abruptly overlapped it.
[Fate of Extra Quests have been Combined.]
"…Combined?" Axamu echoed.
The screen flickered again.
[Loading…]
For a brief second, static crawled along the edges of the window—subtle, but unmistakable.
Then the final message appeared.
[Quest of Extra]
Objective: Climb to the Top of the X Tower
Axamu stared at it.
The room felt colder.
"…Climb to the top of the X Tower?" he said quietly.
His mind raced.
"…Isn't that…"
"…my very first quest?"
The moment he arrived in this world.
The quest that had always loomed in the background.
The one he avoided—deliberately.
"…Why is it showing again?" he muttered.
His eyes narrowed slightly.
"…No," he corrected himself.
"Not again."
His thoughts sharpened.
"The Fate of Extra quests… merged."
"And after what that glitch bastard did…"
He clenched his jaw.
"…They forced everything back into one."
A single path.
A single objective.
The system wasn't giving him options anymore.
Axamu leaned back against the sofa, staring blankly ahead.
"So in the end…" he murmured, voice low, resigned.
"I really have no choice."
His gaze shifted toward the window showing the quest.
"…I have to climb the X Tower."
Shirayuki glanced at him quietly from the sofa, sensing the change in his mood.
Axamu didn't notice.
His reflection stared back at him from the dark TV screen—
Not a hero.
Not a main character.
Just an Extra—
Standing at the start of the only road left to him.
---
(At this moment, please listen to soundtrack song "To The End By SennaRin" while reading this chapter for more feeling.)
Axamu lay back against the sofa, eyes drifting upward to the ceiling.
Climbing the X Tower…
With just the two of us.
His gaze shifted slightly toward where Shirayuki sat, quiet and small, hugging her cup with both hands.
"…Just two of us huh..." he murmured.
He looked forward again—toward the air where the system window hovered.
That was when he noticed it.
Another window had appeared, layered beneath the quest.
A timer.
[Quest Start In: 2 Months]
Axamu blinked.
"…Two months," he muttered.
He stared at the numbers ticking steadily downward.
"So this time… there's a deadline."
"…That's new."
A faint, humorless smile tugged at his lips.
"What a gift," he said quietly.
"A real thoughtful one… from the Watchers."
The word tasted bitter.
Mockery disguised as mercy.
Axamu stood up and walked toward the massive window of his luxury apartment. The city stretched endlessly below—many buildings and tall buildings, moving traffic, glowing signs. At the center of it all, piercing the skyline like a spear—
The X Tower.
Axamu stared at it in silence.
"Two months…"
"I have to prepare everything this time."
His fingers curled slightly.
"…No pain resistance."
"No status anymore."
Every hit would hurt.
Every mistake would break something—inside or out.
"…Maybe worse than before," he whispered.
He lifted his gaze from the tower to the sky beyond the glass.
Clouds drifted slowly. The morning was calm—almost cruelly peaceful.
"I wonder…" Axamu murmured, voice hollow,
"…what kind of suffering I'll go through this time."
A bird flew past the window.
Its wings cut through the air, steady and unafraid.
Axamu watched it disappear into the distance—
—
The bird soared across the city.
POV SHIFT
A young man looked up, noticing the shadow overhead.
Shindo Rain paused mid-step, eyes following the bird as it passed. He smiled faintly, adjusting his grip on his launcher.
"…Guess even the sky's watching," he said.
Behind him, his teammates from Beyblade X: EvoBattle laughed and continued arguing over strategies.
The bird flapped its wings again.
—
POV SHIFT
It crossed into another district.
Kamikage Sheer stood atop a railing, arms folded, eyes sharp as he noticed the bird circle once before flying on.
"…That nice.." he muttered.
His teammates from Beyblade X: Xone gathered nearby, the tension of upcoming battles heavy in the air.
The bird took off once more.
—
POV SHIFT
The city thinned as the bird climbed higher.
At the summit of the X Tower, a group stood beneath the open sky.
Kurosu Ekkusu tilted his head back as the bird landed briefly near the edge.
He grinned—wide, sharp, confident.
"Heh," he said, teeth showing.
"I can't wait."
Kazami Bird glanced at him. "Wait for what?"
Ekkusu's grin widened.
"To show the challengers something they've never seen before."
Nanairo Multi crossed her arms, smiling knowingly, while Kurosu Nine let out a quiet chuckle.
The bird took flight once more.
—
FINAL POV
High above the city, the sky shimmered.
For just a moment—
It glitched.
A faint distortion rippled through the clouds.
Then—
Everything was normal again.
And somewhere below, the X Tower stood silently—
Waiting.