Hikigaya Hachiman is Kuuga?

"Even if I fully grow up, I'm still a long way from being Gami-san, so..."

There was a sense of confusion in the words in the conversation, and the words that were said seemed to be completely unrelated to Sakaki Gami's exclamation.

However, Sakami understood the emotion that was conveyed.

He smiled and slightly distanced himself from Sato Ren, "Okay, I know what you said, keep doing your best!"

"Well, I'll do my best."

Looking at the respected senior who was waving goodbye with his back to him, Sato Jin took a deep breath, "Okay, I have to work harder too. If the other party is really an unconfirmed life form, choosing this killing method proves that it believes it is no match for No. 4. And looking at the pattern of their previous killings, we can conclude that they don't kill randomly, there are certain rules behind it."

"Then, if there are rules, there must be a reward and punishment mechanism. Based on this, they may have a way to improve individual strength, or gain honor and improve their status. Otherwise, they should have started killing people a long time ago."

Sato Jin placed his right index finger and thumb on his chin. "Plus, no unconfirmed life forms have ever appeared in more than one number, which means that we can add a line that can only kill a singular number of unconfirmed life forms. The other unconfirmed life forms can only be killed after the ongoing one ends before we can start."

"In this case, assuming that the murderer was indeed an unidentified life form, according to previous inferences, it should have received a reward mechanism. Otherwise, it cannot explain why we have not received any reports of explosions. After all, the death of unidentified life forms in the past would cause explosions."

"Based on this premise, other unconfirmed life forms should also start killing, but from the intelligence we have now, there are no reports of deaths, which means that the unconfirmed life forms have stopped killing."

"There are two possibilities for this situation."

"First, they must have sustained some serious damage internally and need to recuperate for a while."

"Secondly, the weak members are gone, and we need a second batch of members to start the game. It takes time to gather them or prepare other things."

Sato Hitoshi frowned tightly. Compared with the first one, he was more inclined to the latter. The reason was simple - he had not received any relevant information about the explosion.

Based on this speculation, a thick cloud of darkness shrouded his heart.

"I hope I'm overthinking it."

He flipped through the autopsy reports that showed the cause of death was a head fracture, and checked the surveillance videos of the scene that he remembered to capture the death of the deceased, and the places where the deceased died accidentally.

"If it's true as I think, then the unidentified life form has already begun to learn to think and hide itself from being discovered. This makes our situation even more dangerous."

Think about it, a group of unconfirmed life forms whose individual strength is even greater than that of humans armed with hot weapons are no longer exposed in the crowd to kill, but are lurking and carrying out a mode similar to assassination. Isn't this dangerous for the human situation?

At this moment, Sato Hitoshi seemed to see hell in his mind!

Hell for mankind!

"Humans shouldn't be so helpless. Looks like I have to ask her for help again. I hope she's in a good mood by then, otherwise it's really sad~"

With a deep sigh, Sato Jin packed up the documents on his desk, put on his coat, and hurriedly left the Chiba Police Station.

"Humans really shouldn't be so powerless, so work hard and show me what's possible for humans!"

A dark shadow looked at Sato Jin who was walking away and said calmly.

"By the way, shouldn't I be investigating whether there is any connection between the murders and the unidentified life forms? How come I suddenly went off topic and put it into action?"

"really weird!"

Sato Jin, who was driving, scratched the back of his head and said with some confusion.

"Forget it. After confirming it, we still have to rely on force. I can't contact No. 4, so let's do it this way."

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"Pap~"

The luggage bag fell to the ground from his weak hands. Hikigaya Hachiman raised his head to the sky at a 45-degree angle, but the scorching sun was too dazzling, so he had to raise his right hand to block it. Even so, one could still see the crystal tears in the corners of his eyes.

"Goodbye to my rare leisurely vacation~"

Not hearing his low whimper, Shizuka Hiratsuka, who was wearing a hiking outfit, took off her sunglasses, her eyes gleaming dangerously, "Hey~ Hikigaya, shouldn't you explain why you ignored the teacher's texts and calls?"

In response, the experienced Hikigaya Hachiman put an apologetic smile on his face and deliberately placed his left hand on the back of his head, "Sorry, I didn't notice it when I was doing my summer homework yesterday."

He understood that if he did this, the other party would most likely not care. This was the experience he had gained through practice over the years.

The apologetic smile and the awkward action when being questioned by the person concerned are all sufficient reasons.

If the above conditions are basically met, the other party will not pursue the matter too much, which is not important in itself.

It’s just a pity that the person Hikigaya Hachiman is facing is Hiratsuka Shizuka, and the matter he is pursuing is not a trivial one.

"Haha~"

The cold laughter made Hikigaya Hachiman's face freeze.

"Writing summer homework?"

The words uttered in the deep voice were like an invisible hand piercing through his chest and tightly grasping his heart, giving him a creepy feeling.

"Gudong~ Yeah, I finished all my summer homework yesterday."

"Then how do you explain what happened the other day?"

In Hikigaya Hachiman's vision, behind Hiratsuka Shizuka who was smiling kindly, there seemed to be a demon shadow formed by dark gas. Under the gaze of the other's scarlet pupils, he felt a chill all over his body. Even facing Gurongi was not as terrifying as this.

[What should I do? If I don’t answer properly, I will definitely die!]

"Forget it, as long as you are okay, just participate in the activities well from now on, okay?"

"Yes!"

Without caring why Hiratsuka Shizuka didn't hold him accountable, Hikigaya Hachiman breathed a sigh of relief when he heard that the other party let him go. He didn't care what she said and just agreed.

Otherwise, what if you die?

"Whoo~"

Looking at Hiratsuka Shizuka who returned to the off-road vehicle, Hikigaya Hachiman let out a breath and glanced at Hikigaya Komachi who was chatting with Yukinoshita Yukino and Yuigahama Yui and was laughing with great joy.

[Taking advantage of my pure brother-sister relationship is so abominable!]

"Hachiman~"

A sweet voice like that of an angel sounded, and Hikigaya Hachiman looked back and immediately saw the angel - Totsuka Ayaka, running towards him with a refreshing smile on her face.

[Okay, please give me more intense summer activities like this!]

"You won't have a chance to escape my sight this time, right, Hikigaya?"

Hiratsuka Shizuka stared at Hikigaya Hachiman, who was chatting with Totsuka Ayaka and seemed a little shy, with her dark eyes under her sunglasses, "Let me see what you are hiding from me!"

Chapter 29: Daily Life

"Zhizhizhi~"

In the hot summer, the cicadas can be heard from the woods, as if they are dissatisfied with the scorching sun and are protesting.

"Why would I want to volunteer in such a hot day in the wilderness?"

Hikigaya Hachiman wiped the sweat from his head and muttered depressedly.

“And with them.”

He glanced at the group of fresh-faced people in the distance, led by the handsome blond boy Hayato Hayama and the pretty blond girl Yumiko Miura, who were happily chatting with a group of elementary school students who needed their supervision for the next two days to prevent them from getting hurt or falling behind. The light on their bodies was so bright that it was blinding.

As if sensing his gaze, Hayato Hayama turned around and gave him a refreshing smile.

In response to this, Hikigaya Hachiman was stunned for a moment, then nodded slightly.

"Never mind. Komachi looks like she's having a good time anyway."

He glanced at his cute sister who was chatting and laughing with Yuigahama Yui in the distance, and said with a soft smile.

"But you're watching me closely~"

He glanced out of the corner of his vision and saw Shizuka Hiratsuka, who was discussing something with the adults in front of him, but her eyes occasionally lingered on him, and he sighed helplessly.

"What went wrong? I feel like Hiratsuka-sensei has been keeping a close eye on me lately, even though I haven't fought in the past two days."

Thinking back on the past two days, Hikigaya Hachiman couldn't help but sigh deeply.

But you can't blame him. If anyone was stared at all the time, like a police officer supervising a prisoner, you wouldn't be much better off.

Turning my gaze towards Yuigahama Yui, I found that she was as silly as ever, which made me feel a lot more relieved.

[It seems like it's nothing serious, but Yuigahama is a fool, and fools usually have a strong tolerance for things. As long as nothing happens, they will soon forget about being attacked by monsters.]

[Let's wait a few more days. According to Rixon's memory, there is still one leader of the Jaguar Angels left. As long as that leader is killed, Yuigahama will not use her super powers anymore and will not attract attacks from other angels.]

Hikigaya Hachiman carefully observed Yuigahama Yui, who didn't know what to say and whose smile became more and more silly.

[But I really didn't expect that Yuigahama would actually be a person with super powers. It doesn't seem to fit with her stupid setting.]

"If you keep staring at others, be careful of being arrested by the police for sexual harassment."

A cold voice sounded from beside him.

"If you are arrested by the police just for watching, it would be too unfair."

Hikigaya Hachiman knew who the person who spoke was just by listening to the voice without even looking. After all, he only knew one person with such a bad personality.

"I don't know if others have been wronged, but a disgusting insect like you with rotten eyes will definitely not be wronged."

"Hey, hey, hey~ Although I admit that my eyes are indeed badly rotten, they are not so heavy, right?"

Hikigaya Hachiman glanced at the beautiful girl next to him - Yukinoshita Yukino and defended himself.

"Ah~ Is it possible that a certain insect has no self-awareness at all?"

Yukinoshita Yukino had a faint smile on her face and pointed her right index finger forward. Hikigaya Hachiman looked in the direction she was pointing and saw Yuigahama Yui, who was occasionally looking at him with a slightly red face and a troubled expression.

"Can't you see that the person involved is in a difficult situation?"

"..."

Well, he admitted that he had thought too much just now and forgot to take his gaze away from the other person. He was very clear about the consequences of his gaze fixed on a girl.

He withdrew his gaze and walked directly to the shadow of a big tree on the other side, staring at the sky and began to daydream alone.

Yukinoshita Yukino looked at Hikigaya Hachiman who walked to the other side, sighed silently, and walked to a place not far from him, also looking up at the sky.

Hikigaya Hachiman glanced at her and didn't say much. After spending some time together, he probably knew that the girl was of the same kind as him, so at this moment, this lively scene of good friends discussing something with each other was irrelevant to the two loners like them.

It's not that they don't want to fit in, but neither of them can fit in. Stepping into other people's circles abruptly will only bring unnecessary troubles to others, so the best solution is to stay away from that circle and try to reduce their own presence as much as possible.

That is, it will not trouble others, nor will it hurt yourself.

[There has been no trace of Gurongi for two days. According to Rixon's memory, it should be that the manager of the Kiruru Game, La Baluba Die, gave up the Zi Group and began to prepare for the Mei Group to appear.]

Hikigaya Hachiman felt an unprecedented sense of urgency when he thought about the police officer who had come to help him at the critical moment and the golem who had woken up and merged with the hunter, who might have died in the battle.

The urgency to become stronger!

Otherwise, he couldn't guarantee that he would be able to save the lives within his reach in the next battle.

But he also knew that this kind of thing could not be rushed, and he had to become stronger step by step. Otherwise, he might become a mere combat weapon and completely lose his self as Hikigaya Hachiman.

In that case, it would be no different from him dying in battle.

[Pegasus form and Titan form can also be used. Relying on the experience of being alone for so many years, in Pegasus form, I can block unnecessary information, and with the simulated battle with the hunter, I can also fight for ten minutes with high intensity.]

Perhaps thinking of the pain of fighting in the Pegasus form with his five senses enhanced dozens of times, Hikigaya Hachiman shuddered violently, and he didn't know if it was an illusion, but he could still feel the residual pain from last night's battle.

[In Titan form, just focus on avoiding attacks, or directly resist if your defense is lower than yours, and walk up to the enemy and decapitate him with one blow.]

Summarizing the experience of using the other two forms over the past two days, Hikigaya Hachiman felt a little tired.

[Can't the four forms be integrated into one, with Pegasus's keen perception, Titan's strong defense, Azure Dragon's agility and burst, plus the perfect balance of omnipotence? If so, I can just crush them with one form, and there's no need to go through the trouble of changing back and forth.]

"Brother, what are you daydreaming about? Hiratsuka-sensei is calling us~"

Just as Hikigaya Hachiman was thinking, a shock from his abdomen broke his thoughts. He lowered his head and looked at his cute sister who was smiling at him, "Komachi-san, it hurts when you rush at me like this~"

"Hehe~ But Komachi wants to hug her brother, can't I?"

Hikigaya Komachi placed her right index finger on the corner of her lips, and with her very cute face slightly tilted to one side, her cuteness index instantly rose by several percentage points.

In terms of actual performance, it can be clearly felt from Hikigaya Hachiman's slightly red face and his shifting gaze.

"Hmm~ Komachi scored a lot just now~"

"Yes yes yes~"

He ignored the silent protest of Hikigaya Komachi, who was puffing up her cheeks in dissatisfaction, and slowly walked towards the direction of Hiratsuka Shizuka.

"That's really not candid~"

A faint voice came from the side.

"We are both equally matched in this regard, right?"