VR-1

VR-1 was the name given to the asteroid which would ultimately make impact with the Earth at 11:55PM, on December 31st, if it was not stopped. This impact would obliterate humanity.

Background
It was determined by experts and announced to the public that the chance of the asteroid "VR-1" which was to come into proximity of the Earth actually impacting was astronomically small. However, the Qmay Group spread around the idea that they believed the U.S government and the governments of the leading nations were keeping the definite impact a secret in order to save only themselves in bunkers when it occurs. This was in fact a lie, and the determination that VR-1 would likely not hit the Earth was true. Qmay themselves wished to divert the asteroid's path towards the Earth to destroy humanity and create a world of "W", where only superior uberfy users would remain.

Asteroid's Impact
Qmay would ultimately be successful in this goal, by taking advantage of the "superhuman hacker" Meika Daihatsu. Using this, they launched missiles towards the asteroid in the vacuum of space, the explosions of which diverted it's path towards the planet, causing it to impact on 11:55, December 31st.

However Yūta Iritatsu would end up jumping back in to and knocking his spirit out of his body on December 21st. He would then live through the coming days, attempting to prevent the asteroid's impending impact only to fail. Passing the buck onto the the spirit of Yuta that got discarded, this Yuta would then go on to jump back to December 21st himself, beginning the loop again. This would go on and on up to the 6,373,153,740th Yuta, who would then pass the buck onto Yuta #6,373,153,741, the first to finally succeed in forging a history where the asteroid does not impact.