Multiverse Anime: The Healer's Harem Chronicles

There were no patients at the moment, so Ethan Cross stood up and walked to the bathroom. A nurse greeted him along the way.

"Ethan-kun, you've worked hard."

"All good."

The black-haired young man bowed slightly and washed his hands following the standard thirty-second method. Although there were disinfectant gels that didn't require rinsing, psychologically, he preferred using water.

"[Answer]…?"

Lately, Ethan had been having a strange dream.

It was some kind of pornographic TV show called "The Restarting Life of the Restoration Wizard," but no such work existed in the real world.

It seemed that his ability, [Answer (Healing)], wasn't just a way to heal, but a kind of magic that restored objects to their original state. At the same time, he could copy all the memories, skills, and experiences of the target through [Imitation].

Among the features of this ability, the most enviable was the ability to increase the level limit of his harem through "demon restoration."

I endured the same pain as the patient. It would be amazing if I could also copy their superpowers…

Ethan took off his glasses and mask, washing his face. He looked up and observed himself in the mirror. Under his wet bangs, a delicate face was visible.

At that moment, the starry eyes of the blonde girl appeared in his mind for no apparent reason. Her unknown past, her voluptuous figure under the school uniform, everything about [Psychological Control]… it all suddenly came to mind.

Wait, when did I have the illusion that I couldn't copy superpowers?

Ethan suddenly felt enlightened. When he looked up, his pupils in the mirror had changed.

They weren't the starry eyes of Shokuhou Misaki, but they were transforming according to his own will.

The essence of superpowers, the embodied form of Personal Reality!

In the black-haired young man's eyes, it seemed as if red birds were fluttering and flying high. He could also vaguely sense the life experiences derived from Shokuhou Misaki.

The pain was still there.

"So that's how it is… I remembered." Ethan smiled faintly.

Memories sealed by my past self.

The Lv.5 [Mental Control] is here!

There were images in his mind, as if he could see them after an update. He was a time traveler.

His surface identity was that of an ordinary foreign student, just turned eighteen. He was supposed to become a medical student step by step, but by mistake, he had restarted his "will" in this world.

As a veteran otaku, Ethan was no stranger to the scenarios of "A Certain Magical Index" and "A Certain Scientific Railgun."

He had once imagined that he could travel through anime and have a harem, but that was nothing more than a teenage dream. When he finally understood what kind of world he was in, he deeply grasped the meaning of "loving something you actually fear."

Academy City was a high-level magical plane.

In the future—the "New Testament of A Certain Magical Index"—it could be said that "demons are everywhere, and angels are worthless." Once involved in a terrifying incident, an ordinary person would have no chance of survival.

At the same time, higher demons could immediately discern the existence of time travelers, finding some amusement in their invincible and boring lives.

It's impossible to time travel without affecting the world's phase. The activation of magic is closely related to the phase.

Could it be that my [Answer (Healing)] is another system of magic?

Ethan looked at his hands.

When he traveled through time, he only carried the initial abilities of the "Restoration Wizard," and other abilities were yet to be developed.

The activation of [Answer] required physical contact for at least five seconds, and even the consumption of magical energy was "recovered." Aside from the mental and physical side effects, there was no mana consumption or cooldown.

Is this really magic?

If superpowers could be copied, theoretically even the native magic of this plane wouldn't be a problem. However, his true power went beyond simply copying abilities.

A month has passed, and I'm still alive. The demons haven't come looking for me, so it seems I've escaped for now.

Perhaps all the demon gods are too busy stargazing to observe Earth.

But there were still many crises.

Ethan knew very well what kind of darkness lurked in this city.

At that moment, there were at least 50 million nanoscopic robots floating in the air—[Aerial Loop]. President Aleister Crowley monitored every corner of Academy City in this way.

That guy was the pinnacle of power in this forbidden plane, and even the protagonist of the original work was nothing more than a pawn in his hands.

To avoid being used as a lab rat, Ethan hadn't revealed his true ability—**[Imitation (Healing)]—in front of others.

But all of this couldn't be hidden from the eyes of the Hanged Man.

It seems he hasn't planned to contact me yet, or is he secretly observing me? In Aleister's style, he always lets the situation develop before manipulating it behind the scenes and turning it into part of his plan.

As long as I don't touch the core of the Hanged Man's plan, there shouldn't be any danger of death for now.

Ethan calmed himself.

Only the biggest secret—that of being a time traveler—couldn't be exposed. The demons definitely wouldn't pass up the chance to toy with a "summoner from another world." At this moment, he was so weak that he couldn't even resist common superpowers.

So he rewrote his memories, using Level 2 of [Memory Operation (Mental Dog)]. He didn't expect it to actually be useful.

"This city is full of people who do whatever they want based on their abilities. Do they think that because they're students, they'll be forgiven no matter what they do?"

The red bird in Ethan's left eye was the Geass of "Lelouch of the Rebellion."

[Mental Control] was a broad category that included all kinds of mental manipulation. It took different forms depending on the user. In Shokuhou Misaki, it manifested as starry eyes.

Based on his knowledge, Ethan immediately thought of the Geass that controlled hearts. Unlike Shokuhou, he had a research institute that designed and manufactured special remote controls to refine various abilities, essentially suppressing superpowers and preventing them from going out of control.

So, he just had to control it in a way he could understand.

"In the name of Lelouch vi Britannia… I am your wall-breaker."

Forget it, I'm past the age of acting like a middle schooler.

Let's think of this as cosplay contact lenses. They're really convenient.

Ethan touched the corner of his eye, and an emerald color appeared in his right eye.

For some reason, I brought these eyes with me when I traveled through time. Maybe I was watching that episode when it happened? In "The Restoration Wizard," the protagonist made a contract with an elf to obtain eyes that could see all things.

His own information appeared before his eyes.

Real Name: Ethan Cross

Race: Human

Occupation: Healing Warrior, Pseudo-superpower

Age: 18

Combat Skills:

[Emerald Eye]: The omniscient eye obtained after contracting with the elves of the world. Can see magic floating in the atmosphere, the flow of dragon veins, other people's status values, special abilities, and real names.

[Psychological Mastery (Lv.5)]: A collection of all mental abilities, including memory reading, brainwashing, remote dialogue, memory erasure, will amplification, thought reproduction, and emotion transplantation. Presented in the form of Geass.

…

In conjunction with [Imitation (Healing)], the insight of the [Emerald Eye] was necessary. This made it easier to observe the abilities he wanted to copy.

As long as I hide in the hospital, I can come into contact with a large number of ability users through [Answer] and copy their abilities without anyone noticing. It's a smart choice.

Now there was only one flaw: he could only retain five of the copied combat abilities. Additional abilities would be forgotten over time, lasting about a month.

General mental abilities will be covered by the higher-level [Psychological Mastery], including [Memory Operation].

I'll master this move first. Most abilities aren't useful, so I'll find a way to solve the passive forgetting problem later.

After "breaking the wall," Ethan Cross—who had unlocked the memories of his time travel and the plot—finally understood his true abilities. He stored the Geass and the Emerald Eye. When he put his glasses back on, he once again looked like a harmless young man, with a more mature air.

"Ah—!"

At that moment, a woman's scream echoed from outside.

Ethan immediately became alert and ran to the hospital lobby. As he approached, he saw a thug who looked like a student holding a young and beautiful nurse hostage, backing into a corner.

"Don't come any closer, or I'll kill her!"

Ethan sighed internally: Academy City is as "safe" as ever.

"Don't get agitated. If you have something to say, say it to me!"

The medical staff present stopped what they were doing and tried to dissuade the troublemaker. People were scared, but they couldn't help stopping to watch.

In no time, the second floor of the hospital was completely surrounded.

Ethan knew that this hospital had the best security in all of Academy City. Fully armed security guards (Anti-Skill) would arrive soon, right?

Even if there are injuries, I can use [Answer] afterward. Everything will be fine.

But…

The black-haired young man finally stopped retreating and stepped out from the crowd.

After all, that nurse was someone he knew, and she had greeted him sweetly just moments ago.

Ethan looked at the thugs and said loudly, "Calm down, violence won't solve anything. I'm a doctor here. You can tell me any demands you have."

"It was in this hospital that I had a brain tumor operation, and that's why my ability development stalled!" —the boy said through gritted teeth—. "I want revenge so that frog-faced doctor can never hold a scalpel again!"

"I admire your determination," Ethan said with a strange expression.

The operation had been a success, and it wasn't even considered medical negligence.

In reality, the scope of each student's ability development was predetermined. This paranoid idiot wanted to take revenge on a god that even the president of Academy City wouldn't dare to offend.

As they spoke, Ethan's glasses reflected the light, and the [Emerald Eye] appeared in his left eye. The representation of the eyes could be deactivated at any time, so it wouldn't be easily noticed by others.

Unless the other person is a more advanced mage.

Real Name: Ryosuke Miyagi

Race: Human

Occupation: Strong Ability User (temporary)

Age: 17

Combat Skills:

[Ray Deflection (Lv.3)]: Can see radiation in the air with the naked eye and deflect alpha, beta, gamma, X-rays, and neutrons.

[Master of Fantasy (Level Upper)]: A battery hen whose abilities were temporarily enhanced by accessing the human brain network.

Life Skills:

[Japanese High School Required Courses]: Passing level.

…

The rest were "skills" like smoking, drinking, and curling hair. He seemed like an ordinary Japanese high school student. So that's how it was. He had used [Ray Deflection] to smuggle weapons through security.

Pretty useless.

Ethan wasn't interested in prying into others' privacy. What caught his attention was that the important [Master of Fantasy] from the plot had appeared.

The first time I experience the insight of the Elf Eye.

Everyone's combat power, and even their physical condition, can be quantified and displayed with detailed values. Physical attack, physical defense, magical attack, and magical resistance, as if it were a game.

There are too many words to read them all.

Ethan's thoughts occurred in an instant, and only a few seconds had passed in the real world.

"I'm that doctor's student. He hasn't operated yet. If you want a hostage, you could use me instead."

Everyone was surprised.

"Ethan-kun…"

The young nurse was crying, trembling with fear.

Ryosuke Miyagi hesitated for a moment, waved the knife at everyone, and then placed it back on the nurse's neck. It was clear that this was his first crime, and he was very nervous.