Mash-up Anime World: Creating the SCP Foundation to Contain Anomalies

In Tomori Nao's astonished gaze,

Haruto pried open a several-centimeter-thick alloy door with his bare hands.

There was no other choice—this entrance required three layers of authentication: password, fingerprint, and retinal scan.

The password had been extracted from someone's memories.

A fingerprint could be obtained from a severed hand.

But the retina—once a person died, it underwent irreversible changes.

So brute force will do the trick her.

Tomori Nao watched Haruto's actions in disbelief.

"Wow, big brother, you're practically not human."

She sighed in amazement. Black lines appeared on Haruto's forehead. But there was no time to correct this kid's choice of words.

The entire underground laboratory erupted with alarm sirens.

Like an arrow leaving the bowstring, Haruto shot through the broken entrance.

"Hurry, we have an intruder! The main gate has been breached!"

"Move, move! It's likely an attack from another organization!"

"Weapons ready, all units equip semi-automatic rifles! Shoot on sight—no hesitation!"

Shouts echoed throughout the underground lab.

The sci-fi-styled facility, surrounded by alloy walls, was bathed in flashing red lights.

The alarm was deafening.

Children who had been outside for a meal were now being roughly shoved back into their cells.

Taking advantage of the chaos, a boy named Kumear rushed into the deepest part of the underground lab—a specially reinforced alloy prison cell.

With the help of a companion's phase-through ability, Kumear successfully entered the cell.

"Shun-ei!"

Kumear called out.

Inside the cell, a person was tightly restrained.

Their hands and feet were locked onto a metal bed, their limbs tightly bound, unable to move in the slightest.

Have you ever heard of an Elizabethan collar?

This person had something similar on them.

Bound up like a dumpling.

Even when Haruto tied up Annie back then, it wasn't this ridiculous.

Additionally, the person's face was covered by a half-mask helmet, and beneath it was a thick blindfold.

This was Shunsuke Otosaka, a victim of Adolescence Syndrome.

The most terrifying ability user in this underground lab—without question.

Shunsuke Otosaka's ability was time-space leap.

The activation condition: as long as he could see an object and focus on a point, he could distort space-time and jump back into the past.

The side effect: the more he used his power, the closer he edged toward blindness.

Kumear removed Shunsuke Otosaka's helmet and yanked off the blindfold.

"Hurry, Shun-ei! Use your ability!"

Kumear urged anxiously.

He had come to free Shunsuke amid the chaos.

If Shunsuke used his power, this tragic reality could be rewritten.

However, instead of immediately activating his ability, Shunsuke asked:

"What's happening outside?"

Kumear froze, then explained:

"I'm not sure, only that the lab is under attack—maybe it's a battle between different organizations."

Shunsuke nodded.

"Release me first. We need more intel to properly alter the future."

Kumear suddenly realized:

"As expected of Shun-ei. If we don't know the enemy's details, jumping back recklessly won't change anything."

"I was thinking too shallowly."

Then, Kumear freed Shunsuke.

Just as they were about to sneak out and assess the situation—

The alarms stopped.

The shouting, gunfire, and explosions outside—everything fell silent.

Kumear looked at Shunsuke in fear.

Shunsuke also frowned.

That was too fast.

"Did the attack fail?" Kumear guessed.

After all, it shouldn't be possible to breach this facility in such a short time.

This underground lab had immense firepower.

After all, it was built to suppress ability users like them.

Shunsuke thought the same.

Cautiously, the two stepped out of the underground prison.

If the facility hadn't fallen, they could at least gather more intel.

Shunsuke's ability was almost instantaneous. As long as he could see, he could activate it anytime, anywhere.

So even if the lab personnel spotted them, it wouldn't matter—he'd just use his power.

However—

The once heavily guarded underground sector was now empty.

The armed personnel, who were everywhere just moments ago, had all vanished.

Kumear stared at the empty hallway, confused.

Shunsuke scanned the surroundings, deep in thought.

"It seems… the lab wasn't victorious after all. To have conquered this facility in such a short time…"

Shunsuke grew wary of the intruder's strength.

Just then, footsteps echoed from the end of the alloy hallway.

Shunsuke and Kumear tensed up and looked over.

Then, they saw a blood-soaked youth walking toward them, dragging several high-ranking lab officials in his hands.

"Shun-ei, activate your ability! This guy is dangerous!"

Kumear shouted, fearlessly charging forward to buy time.

But Shunsuke grabbed his arm.

"Who are you?"

The newcomer was, of course, Haruto.

He gazed at Shunsuke, pondering for a moment before deciding to stabilize him with words first.

From the high-ranking officials' memories, Haruto had already learned about Shunsuke Otosokas ability and activation conditions.

It was, admittedly, difficult to counter.

However, if the other party was stubborn and refused containment or cooperation—

Haruto had a solution.

By exerting his full strength, he could throw a hidden barbed ring concealed in his palm.

Before Shunsuke could activate his ability, he'd disable one of his eyes.

Of course, that was the last resort. For now, diplomacy came first.

"You're Shunsuke Otosaka, right? I was entrusted by a girl named Nao Tomori to rescue you all."

Haruto stated a half-truth.

Hearing Nao Tomori's name, both Shunsuke and Kumear relaxed slightly.

"This facility has been completely overrun. The high-ranking officials are captured. Please, don't be alarmed—you won't suffer inhuman abuse anymore."

Haruto assured them.

Shunsuke observed Haruto for a long moment before finally stepping forward.

Kumear tried to hold him back, but Shunsuke refused.

"May I ask for your name?"

Shunsuke asked respectfully.

"Takamine Haruto. Nice to meet you."

Haruto smiled harmlessly.

Kumear followed cautiously, still on guard against Haruto.

Hruto, however, didn't mind in the slightest.