A villainous girl created by paranoia

Swallowing hard, I confess, I am guilty, I, Kenji Toujou, am an absolute leg fetishist.

I shook my head, ignoring the pair of long, white legs that were dazzling to me, and instead looked at Zhan Xiaoxiao, who had just been hit by a police car.

Zhan Xiaoxiao looked a little off. Her eyes were too red, as red as burning flames. The ends of her originally pink twin ponytails also seemed to have turned fiery red, as if they were burning, and the red color was slowly spreading upwards.

"You! You want to stop me too?!"

Her roar had a double tone, one being the familiar Zhan Xiaoxiao's voice, and the other being a sharper and hoarse voice.

This is very abnormal, very strange. After all, how could an ordinary person possibly produce such a sophisticated double tone?

I know this is abnormal, and Cao Xinwu knows this is abnormal too, but he doesn't care. Only after confirming that the police car will not explode did he speak to Zhan Xiaoxiao with a stern face.

"According to the judgment of the Yuling City Public Security Procuratorate, Zhan Xiaoxiao, you are hereby arrested in accordance with the law on suspicion of kidnapping, illegal use of prohibited drugs, and intentional injury. You have no right to refuse."

As he spoke, Cao Xinwu strode towards Zhan Xiaoxiao with overwhelming momentum. Behind him, a golden figure gradually appeared, which was Cao Xinwu's A-level ability [Substitute Attack].

As the stand-in gradually appeared, Cao Xinwu's speed increased, and finally, Cao Xinwu rushed towards Zhan Xiaoxiao like a cannonball.

Zhan Xiaoxiao gripped the long sword in her hand even tighter, and then roared at Cao Xinwu.

Anyone who stands in my way shall die!

As soon as she finished speaking, Zhan Xiaoxiao stomped hard on the ground and charged towards Cao Xinwu as well.

Ding! Ding! Ding! Ding!

The moment the two collided, a continuous metallic clang was produced. The long sword and four fists clashed repeatedly, each collision sending sparks flying.

"You know what, Zhan Xiaoxiao? I've wanted to beat you up for ages!"

Ignoring Cao Xinwu's taunts, Zhan Xiaoxiao became even more frenzied, swinging her knife at Cao Xinwu.

Originally, Zhan Xiaoxiao could only defend against Cao Xinwu's continuous punches, but with the constant collision between the longsword and fists, Zhan Xiaoxiao actually began to counterattack Cao Xinwu, and Cao Xinwu gradually fell into a disadvantageous position.

Zhan Xiaoxiao is getting stronger. Her speed has definitely increased. Moreover, her hair has undergone a new change. Half of her original pink twin ponytails have now turned red, and her pupils even faintly seem to be spitting out some flames.

Fire abilities? No! That shouldn't be the case! How could a Flame Elf of this age still possess fire abilities? Unless... no, no, no, that's not realistic. Zhan Xiaoxiao is already an adult; she shouldn't have fire abilities.

"This can't go on, I have to go help."

The one who made the sound was Shiro Souji. A dark purple magic circle suddenly appeared beside her, and Shiro Souji casually put her hand into the magic circle. Strangely, Shiro Souji's arm did not pass through the magic circle to the other side, but instead reached somewhere unknown.

Before long, as if he had grabbed something, Bai Zongsi pulled hard, and a hammer taller than himself was pulled out of thin air. At the same time the hammer was pulled out, the black and purple magic circle disappeared.

Boom!

The dull thud of a hammer hitting a concrete floor...

Before I could say anything more, Bai Zongsi dragged his sledgehammer and charged toward Zhan Xiaoxiao and Cao Xinwu. Where Bai Zongsi's sledgehammer plowed, even the concrete ground was left with a small ditch.

I heard that General Bai's hammer weighs about two tons.

"I'll go check on that girl."

This time, the one who spoke was my partner, Zhao Yaqin, who had also recovered from the aftereffects of the spatial jump. The girl she was talking about was none other than Hua Gong Keqin, who was lying on the ground, barely alive.

Zhao Yaqin possesses two superpowers: a D-level ability [temporary hemostasis] and an E-level ability [mild analgesia]. In addition, she also has some medical background. Although the side effects of the two superpowers are significant, she should be able to take good care of Hua Gong Ke Lian.

This girl is really pitiful. I've looked at the files on Cao Xinwu's computer, which is why we came here.

It was a 30-minute video that Zhao Yaqin, Bai Zongsi, and I watched together.

Would "inhumane" be a suitable word to describe that video? Thirty minutes is the length of a class period, a biology class.

The student is Hanamichi Karen, the teacher is Antosen, and the textbook is Hanamichi Karen's mother, Hanamichi Uyu.

And so, right in front of Hanamiya Karen, Antuson slowly emptied her mother's body, all the while smiling and explaining to Hanamiya Karen what the functions of the organs he had taken out of her body were.

For a full thirty minutes, Hanamichi Karen sat at the table and watched.

She didn't panic or scream. She was like a broken doll, silent, staring with her big blue eyes as she watched her mother slowly lose her life.

Next, Antosen packed the organs from Hanamiya Yuyu's body into gift boxes of different colors, saying he would give them to other people as gifts.

Finally, Antoinette said something to Karen Hanamichi, but his voice was too soft for us to hear.

The video ends here. During this time, I went to the bathroom to vomit three times, Zhao Yaqin vomited twice, and Bai Zongsi also vomited once.

This shows that General Manager Bai's mental fortitude is exceptionally strong.

Later, I became concerned about the pitiful girl, Hanamichi, because of this incident.

I don't understand, I don't understand why she can still live like this, even after all that has happened to her.

So I would occasionally use my ability to observe Hanamichi Karen, since my ability doesn't consume much energy as long as I don't use it for a long time. Coincidentally, when Hanamichi Karen was taken away by Zhan Xiaoxiao, I was using my ability. Through Hanamichi Karen's vision, I saw Zhan Xiaoxiao's atrocities, and then I told Cao Xinwu, who was still working overtime investigating the arson case, what I saw.

Then we ended up here. As for why the police car became distorted, it was because it was compressed during the space jump.

Spatial teleportation isn't our special ability; it's magic imprinted on this police car. Midway through, in order to better monitor Hua Gong's safety, I used my ability on Zhan Xiaoxiao.

Because of Zhan Xiaoxiao's actions, I was a little anxious when I urged Cao Xinwu. After hearing my anxious words, Cao Xinwu used spatial jump three times in one go, which is why we suddenly appeared in the unfinished building without a word.

We are just the advance team; the main force from the police post and the medical staff from the hospital will arrive soon after.

Everyone else had things to do, and I naturally planned to help, but before I did, I couldn't help but glance at that silly wolf girl.

The wolf girl seemed to have recovered her senses. She was now crossing her arms and looking at the three people who were fighting each other with an unhappy expression. Her big red tail was also wagging very unruly.

As if noticing my gaze, Tachibana looked at me with her amber eyes.

"What? Yamaguchi-kun?"

"It's me, Kenji Toujou!"

"Pants is easier to say, but let's get straight to the point."

"Um...aren't you going to help? Ju should be able to suppress Zhan Xiaoxiao quickly, right?"

"Do you think I don't want to go? I really want to go! But the boss won't give me authorization!"

My lips twitched involuntarily, and for a moment I didn't know what to say.

It's like having a gun in your hand but not knowing how to fire it—that's just plain stupid.

Even though Ju Hongxu could easily crush Zhan Xiaoxiao, the idiot Cao Xinwu didn't authorize her to use her powers.

In Animbedo, S-rank or higher ability users have an authorization system implanted in their heads. If an S-rank ability is used without authorization, the ability user will be severely punished after an investigation.

S-class superhumans who are not working in official capacity need authorization from special departments of the church, the royal family, and the parliament to use their superhuman abilities. All three parties must approve before they can use their superhuman abilities. If any one party rejects their use, it is considered illegal.

The authorization system has the ability to search for keywords in a person's brain. As long as you think of "superpower authorization" in your mind, the authorization system will send an authorization signal to the special department. After receiving the signal, the special department will decide whether to authorize the superpowered person within five seconds.

Official staff, however, depend on the relevant department. For example, at a police station, the chief is Cao Xinwu, who has the authority to authorize S-level superhumans.

If the authorization department cannot grant the ability user authorization in a timely manner, then the ability user can use the ability as appropriate. For example, if Cao Xinwu is killed by Zhan Xiaoxiao with a single blow, it is not considered a violation for Ju Hongxu to use the ability again. This behavior is also known as self-authorization.

After self-authorization, the use of abilities by the superhuman will be recorded in its entirety, and relevant departments will determine whether the authorization is compliant and legal.

In other words, whether or not Tachibana Kono can use her superpower now depends entirely on Cao Xinwu's decision, but Cao Xinwu clearly doesn't want Tachibana Kono to use her superpower right now. Judging from Tachibana Kono's current state, she has probably applied for authorization from Cao Xinwu more than once.

However, Cao Xinwu's refusal to grant Tachibana Kōshō authorization also suggests that he and Haku Souji have probably suppressed Zhan Xiaoxiao... right?

Hello! Hello! Hello! What's going on?!

I was shocked when I saw it! Cao Xinwu and General Bai were actually being overwhelmed by Zhan Xiaoxiao!

At this moment, Zhan Xiaoxiao had replaced the knife in her hand with a pure black broadsword. The blade was pitch black, with only the edge faintly gleaming with a cold light.

Meanwhile, Zhan Xiaoxiao's pink twin ponytails suddenly resembled flowing lava, standing out conspicuously in the darkness. Two fire rings even appeared at the ends of her ponytails. At the same time, her originally furious expression turned into a sinister grin, and her red eyes were filled with an almost insane bloodlust.

Fire... ability? No! It cannot be concluded that Zhan Xiaoxiao possesses fire abilities! Zhan Xiaoxiao's appearance is merely an illusion; she has not actually used fire, has she?

Yes! She didn't use fire! Impossible! Yes! Impossible! Besides that Calamity, which other Flame Elf could retain their Flame Body until adulthood?

That's right! I was just overthinking it! Zhan Xiaoxiao's Demonic Flame Body, Zhan Xiaoxiao's other self, has definitely been killed by her! Absolutely!

Glug...

The sound of me swallowing was loud. I knew I was probably just deceiving myself... but if I didn't deceive myself, what other way could I cut off that fantasy?

The idea that an adult Flame Sprite's Flame Body didn't die... who would believe that? Or rather, who would want to believe it?

Just as I was lost in thought, Zhan Xiaoxiao once again sent Cao Xinwu flying. Cao Xinwu had been sent flying like a ball by Zhan Xiaoxiao several times, but he always managed to climb back up. I don't know where he got his perseverance and stamina.

And what about Bai Zongsi? Bai Zongsi was not much worse than Zhan Xiaoxiao in terms of strength, after all, the weight of the hammer alone was two tons, but Bai Zongsi lost in terms of speed.

After all, when Bai Zongsi swung his hammer, Zhan Xiaoxiao could swing two swords, one to deflect the hammer and the other to attack Bai Zongsi.

Whenever Zhan Xiaoxiao was about to attack Bai Zongsi, Cao Xinwu would come out and use his stand to help block it. But this time, Cao Xinwu was knocked away, and Bai Zongsi still rushed up.

"Drink!"

With a sharp shout from Bai Zongsi, she once again raised her two-ton hammer and smashed it down at Zhan Xiaoxiao, while Zhan Xiaoxiao, not to be outdone, slashed at the hammer with her sword.

Ding!

The crisp sound of metal clashing, the flying sparks, the sledgehammer being deflected, and the blade slashing towards White General's neck.

I noticed that Shiro has a bad habit: she's not used to fighting alone. She's used to having someone protect her. She probably didn't notice the knife coming towards her neck because in her mind, someone would block it for her.

Perhaps she was her partner, or perhaps she was Cao Xinwu's stand-in.

She didn't block, but continued to swing the hammer because she didn't have time to block, and because she knew someone would protect her.

But now that her partner and Cao Xinwu are not by her side, who can protect her?

The blade aimed at Shiro Souji's neck seemed capable of easily severing her slender neck and separating her body from her head.

It wasn't until this moment that Shiro realized that no one could protect her now. Her pupils couldn't help but shrink slightly, and the hammer she was about to swing paused briefly.

Perhaps the next moment, Bai Zongsi will be splattered with blood, because her partner is not here, and Cao Xinwu has just been knocked away.

Now... who can protect her?

Bang!Bang!Bang!

The answer is! I'm tired!

The three impact projectiles bypassed the blade and struck Zhan Xiaoxiao's sword precisely, causing her blade, which was originally aimed at Bai Zongsi's neck, to deflect and pass over Bai Zongsi's head, severing the tuft of hair on his head.

Zhan Xiaoxiao seemed surprised that someone would come to Bai Zongsi's rescue. After a moment's hesitation, she slashed at Bai Zongsi's neck again.

Bang!Bang!Bang!

Three more shots deflected Zhan Xiaoxiao's knife once again. This time, Bai Zongsi finally came to his senses and quickly swept Zhan Xiaoxiao away with a hammer.

Bang!