Japanese Terrorist: What? I'll fight Hellstar!

"I can't understand it, I don't want to understand it, and I don't want to agree with it."

Hinako Fukami responded with a cold and hard attitude.

She could sense the seven-tailed red fox's affection. After all, it wasn't through words, but through telepathy, so it was difficult for her to hide her emotions.

However, she did not want to accept this kind of affection!

"It doesn't matter."

The seven-tailed red fox swam slowly across the mirror-like calm water, its crimson fur glowing faintly in the boundless darkness, its seven thick tails swaying leisurely behind it.

"It is because I love you that I have always followed your customs, but in order to possess you, we will now change our way of doing things. From now on, you will suddenly disappear from the world, and your missing person posters will not be able to withstand the sun and wind and will be scattered by the wind."

Behind it, in the dark sky, streaks of crimson lightning suddenly tore through the night, the electric light twisting and turning, causing the entire other-dimensional space to tremble slightly, and the surface of the water to ripple in layers of tiny waves, reflecting the figures of the man and the fox in and out of the light.

"Your disappearance will be the subject of this legend... the vanishing spirit of the fox!"

As soon as the words were spoken, the Seven-Tailed Red Fox suddenly turned its head and locked onto Deepwater Hatchling. A rough and violent roar burst from its throat. At this moment, its huge body displayed a speed that was inconsistent with its size. Its four feet stomped on the water surface, creating a circle of ripples, and it turned into a red afterimage that rushed straight towards Deepwater Hatchling.

The claws tore through the air with a sharp whistling sound, aiming for the throat of the Deepwater Hatchling!

"Too slow!"

However, in Hinako's eyes, that swift movement was nothing out of the ordinary. She shifted her body half a step to the side, and the ripped claws grazed past her chest armor, leaving three faint crimson streaks in the air.

At the same time, she swung her right arm up, her fist carrying a howling wind pressure, and slammed it hard into the side of the seven-tailed red fox!

Ultra Fist!

"Bang--!"

A dull thud echoed across the lake. The massive body of the seven-tailed red fox was sent flying several meters to the side by the punch, its four legs carving long trails of water across the surface.

Its body arched slightly, and a low groan came from its throat.

But it did not fall. Its crimson vertical pupils were fixed on Hinako Akamizu, and something even more intense was burning deep within its pupils.

"Not bad strength..."

A rough, hoarse voice squeezed out from between the red fox's teeth, with a hint of panting, yet still revealing an unyielding stubbornness.

"But that's not enough to make me give up!"

It suddenly swung its seven tails behind it, and the originally fluffy and huge tail feathers instantly lengthened several times, becoming as hard as iron. The red fur gleamed with dazzling firelight under the infusion of power.

Seven tails traced seven sharp, crimson trails in the darkness, like seven giant blades burning with flames, simultaneously slashing fiercely at the giant of light from different angles above, below, left, and right, accompanied by the sound of wind and a menacing aura.

"You're really determined, Suzuyuki."

Instead of retreating, Deepwater Hatchling advanced, its feet suddenly pushing off the surface of the water, causing a small indentation in the mirror-like lake beneath its feet. Its massive body leaped into the air, reaching a height that Fox Tail could not reach.

She smoothly twisted her body, her body forming a clean arc, and gathered all her weight and light power in her right leg, delivering a fierce downward kick with a sharp whooshing sound, straight towards the top of the seven-tailed red fox's head!

Ultra Kick!

This strike was powerful and heavy, carrying an irresistible force. The seven-tailed red fox's fur bristled instantly. Sensing a deadly threat, it instinctively rolled rapidly on the water's surface, desperately avoiding a fatal blow.

"boom!"

The giant's heel scraped against its fur as it slammed into the water, creating a wall of water tens of meters high.

The Seven-Tailed Red Fox's pupils shrank drastically. Despite its boastful words, it realized after only two exchanges that it was no match for Deepwater Hinako.

The light power borrowed by Hinako Deepwater is certainly not as strong as that of the real Ultraman Seven, and may not even be as powerful as the rudimentary special effects shown on television.

However, even so, his strength was far inferior to that of the giant.

The deep-sea juvenile slowly returned to the surface, its feet gently treading without creating a ripple.

"Stop resisting! Suyuki... I don't care if you're Suyuki or anything else, just surrender."

She watched the red fox floundering on the water, a hint of impatience flashing in her silver eyes. She spoke in a flat tone, tinged with weariness.

The other party's identity was too complicated for her, and he wasn't a formidable opponent, so she couldn't muster any enthusiasm for fighting him.

The seven-tailed red fox steadied itself, its crimson vertical pupils fixed on the deep-sea chick. It lowered its body, its seven tails swaying slowly behind it.

"Not enough! Still not enough!"

Before the words were even finished, its front paws slammed into the water!

boom!

The lake surface exploded, and countless fine red threads grew wildly from underwater. They were blood spikes made of interwoven hair, each as thick as an arm, with sharp spear-like tips, stabbing at the deep-sea fry from all directions!

With a sudden burst of power from her feet, the massive creature leaped into the air, dodging the blood spikes protruding from beneath her feet.

Those blood spikes seemed to have a limited range for attacking, only able to stay on the water's surface. When the giant's body floated in mid-air, they were helpless.

Just as Deepwater Hina was about to destroy the Blood Spikes on the water's surface, she caught a glimpse of the seven-tailed red fox out of the corner of her eye, which had vanished without a trace.

At the same time, a strong gust of wind came from behind.

"This kind of pointless thing—!"

The giant swayed to the right, its sharp claws grazing past, sending sparks flying from its armor.

Just as the Deepwater Hinako inadvertently exposed her back, the Seven-Tailed Red Fox, whose claws struck her shoulder armor, gleamed with excited bloodlust. Just as it was about to press its advantage, a large hand grabbed its outstretched arm.

The next moment, the world spun around!

Carried away and thrown down!

Hinako twisted her waist, unleashing tremendous force, and slammed the massive body of the Seven-Tailed Red Fox from her shoulder into the water!

"boom--!!!"

A towering column of water erupted from the lake's surface once more, sending countless ripples spreading wildly in all directions. The seven-tailed red fox felt dizzy and disoriented, losing all sense of time and place.

But the attack from the Deepwater Hina was not over yet. Two red hands grabbed its two tails and swung its massive body up from the water!

Ultraman Spin!

The red fox's body, several meters long, was swept up by the power of the giant of light and spun rapidly. Its crimson fur left trails of violent light in the darkness, and its seven tails thrashed wildly under the centrifugal force. Its mournful groans were completely swallowed by the howling wind.

The seven-tailed red fox instinctively tried to resist, its seven tails thrashing wildly in the air, but it couldn't break free from the grip of those two silver hands.

In the blink of an eye, Hinako Akami twisted her waist sharply, slamming the Seven-Tailed Red Fox, which had been charged to its limit, forward. The Red Fox's body crashed heavily onto the mirror-like surface of the water like a burning crimson meteorite.

A water column a hundred meters high shot into the sky, creating a huge crater in the lake. Ripples spread wildly in all directions from the point of impact, and the shockwaves slapped against the legs of the deep-sea novice, splashing up countless tiny droplets.

The seven-tailed red fox lay on the lake surface, its red fur disheveled, the base of its two tails almost broken off. It struggled to stand up, but its limbs trembled uncontrollably.

But it still stood up.

Those crimson vertical pupils remained fixed on Hinako Fukami, a kind of almost obsessive fire burning deep within them.

"Why...!"

It growled, its voice trembling with barely suppressed emotion. In that trembling was pain, resentment, and deep confusion.

"Why won't you accept my feelings?!"

"Do we still need to talk about this now?"

Hinako Fukami looked at the seven-tailed red fox with a helpless expression.

"I have done everything I could for you."

The seven-tailed red fox stood trembling, shouting hysterically at Hinako Deepwater.

Its sound echoed across the water, carrying a sense of near collapse.

"I learned how humans conduct themselves, those tedious etiquettes, and knowledge I didn't need at all. I amassed wealth, a comfortable life, and prestige—everything you humans value, I have."

Like an accusation, the seven-tailed red fox tells the woman he loves about his sacrifices and feelings.

With each word it spoke, its voice rose an octave, until it was almost a roar.

"I can make your life effortless, allowing you to live the life every woman envies. I will give you happiness, I will protect you, I will..."

"That's enough!"

Deepwater Hina coldly interrupted it.

The voice wasn't loud, but it carried an undeniable power that brought the seven-tailed red fox to an abrupt halt.

"Do you think I wanted these things? Wealth, family background, prestige, a life without hard work... all of that was given to me by you, arranged for me by you! Did you ever ask me what I wanted? Did you ever ask me if I wanted it?"

Hinako Fukami's tone grew increasingly harsh, her voice carrying emotions that had been suppressed for a long time, as if she were denouncing all those self-righteous good intentions and those who had disregarded her wishes.

The seven-tailed red fox stared speechlessly at Hinako Fukami, its eyes filled with incomprehension.

After a moment, Hinako Fukami's tone gradually calmed down, no longer high-pitched, leaving only a faint sigh, her voice as light as ripples on the water.

"Enough already, this imposed kindness, this self-righteous love. Why do you always treat me like an object that needs to be given happiness, that needs to be arranged and controlled? Why can't you treat me as a person, a living, breathing person, a person with my own thoughts?"

However, unlike the Seven-Tailed Red Fox, Hinako Fukami's tone gradually slowed down and became less loud.

She was just sighing and lamenting.

"Whether it's right or wrong, and whatever the consequences, I just want to make my own choice. It should be a simple thing, right, Suzuyuki?"

Gazing at the seven-tailed red fox ahead, Hinako Fukami calmly asked.

There was neither anger nor hatred, only a sense of calm after letting go, and a hint of anticipation for the future.