The Eve of the New World

[A prequel fanfic to From the New World] Not a thousand years after Saki's life, but in modern society, when psychic powers have only just appeared and the old world has yet to collapse. Yokohama, 2016. Eighteen-year-old Lu Chen knows that humanity will eventually use the Death Feedback mechanism to control psychics, and turn their powerless fellow humans into Monster Rats. But for now, there is no Kamisu 66, and no taboos regarded as common knowledge. Psychics and ordinary people still live in the same society, and it seems there is still time to change things. He has no power to subjugate the world. The original story told him how things will end a thousand years from now, but not how to save the people right in front of him. So he starts with thirty-seven names, a warehouse, and a ship, using preparation, careful planning, and his limited psychic powers to arrange escape routes for those being hunted, while searching for a way the two kinds of people can continue living together. Before fear becomes the law of the land, he wants to prove that another path is possible. A note before reading: The afterword to this book will connect to the original world of From the New World, so the ending is not exactly happy. I originally only wanted to write a story about someone trying to change the future, but somehow, as I wrote, it ended up here. If you prefer a happy ending, or have a hard time with tragedy, please consider carefully whether to read the afterword.