Hikigaya Hachiman is Kuuga?

"It's really Yui, I thought I was seeing things."

Seeing a familiar person, Yuigahama Yui used her hand to signal Hikigaya Hachiman to come over. After getting a nod of agreement, she smiled, greeted him, and walked over.

"So it's Xiaomo, are you guys coming over to play too?"

A total stranger, even though they were a little far away and surrounded by noisy sounds, a normal person would not be able to hear the sound clearly because of the coverage and distance, but Hikigaya Hachiman heard it clearly.

It was nothing more than a small laugh that the classmate called Sagami Minami made subconsciously when she thought he was dating Yuigahama Yui and found out that he was a invisible person in the class.

[Heh~ As expected, someone like me can never become a hero that everyone pays attention to. I can only become a monster.]

"I'm going to buy fried noodles over there first."

The familiar mocking gaze from the other party cooled his body temperature, and before causing trouble to Yuigahama Yui, Hikigaya Hachiman chose to leave first.

"Small business~"

The girl looked at the somewhat lonely figure of the boy going away. For the first time, she ignored others and chased after him.

"Huh? It seems like Yui really likes that Hidori, that's really interesting~"

Sagami Minami narrowed his eyes and watched the two people leave.

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"Xiao Qi, wait for me~"

Yuigahama Yui's voice came from behind him, and the boy stopped and waited quietly for the other party to catch up.

"Is it okay not to talk to each other? Aren't you friends?"

Before she could even open her mouth, two questions came to her face. After a moment of silence, Yuigahama Yui smiled faintly and said softly: "There is no reason for me, as the inviter, to abandon you, the invitee, right?"

"..."

[As expected, you are becoming more and more like the real thing, Yuigahama.]

"Let's go then."

"Hmm~"

The boy and the girl began to continue their unfinished journey, and the distance between them seemed to have gotten closer?

"Kuga is here too, so let's wait until he leaves before we take action."

In a dark corner, a blurry figure holding a scepter whispered.

Chapter 70: Jaguar Venerable Appears

"biu~boom~"

"biu~boom~"

"biu~boom~"

The colorful fireworks bloom in the sky with their brief beauty, just to receive the sincere admiration from the people watching below.

[If I had known, I would have gone back. There were so many people around that I couldn’t see the fireworks~]

Hikigaya Hachiman squeezed in the crowd, carefully keeping a distance from the girl next to him while not letting her disappear within his reach.

[Komachi, it seems that my brother can't complete your shopping list.]

He looked at the note his sister gave her.

[Komachi's shopping list

Fried noodles 400 yen

Marshmallow 500 yen

JPY

Takoyaki 500 yen

The memories of watching fireworks are priceless]

He focused his eyes on the last item, then raised his head and looked up at the bright lights of the fireworks that could only be seen in the night sky, as well as the scattered sparks after they faded away, and sighed deeply.

[It’s not that I don’t want to give you that priceless treasure, but I can’t find a place to look at it right now!]

As for the fireworks festival that had been around for who knows how long, Hikigaya Hachiman's senses were very poor, so when he noticed that Yuigahama Yui next to him had the same idea, in order to quickly get away from the crowd, he hurriedly said: "It's getting late, and we can't see anything, why don't we go back?"

Yuigahama Yui wanted to refuse at the first moment, because she didn’t know when the next opportunity to go out alone would come. The boy’s personality was very weird, and after spending some time together, the girl could be said to be quite familiar with him.

But after thinking about it carefully, she had to agree with the boy's suggestion. After all, no matter how she looked at it, the scene did not seem to be able to provide a romantic atmosphere. It would be boring to stay there, and such a result would be fatal to her.

So, Yuigahama Yui nodded and said, "Well, we have bought everything Komachi wanted to buy, and we have almost finished shopping. It's time to go back, otherwise mom and dad will worry."

The two of them, who had no objections, began to head home, going against the flow of people who were still looking for a place to watch the fireworks.

The two of them didn't stop talking along the way. Yuigahama Yui, who used to talk to people according to their expressions but now has complete control over "freedom of speech", and Hikigaya Hachiman, who is lonely but doesn't embarrass those who are traveling with him, both were able to keep the topic going.

However, as they got closer to home, Yuigahama Yui's expression became a little unnatural. She lowered her head with a flushed face, and occasionally glanced at Hikigaya Hachiman beside her with a shy look.

[Should I tell her? But if I tell her, I will definitely fail. And if it goes back to the last time, that would be too bad.]

As she gets closer to home, the girl's heart is experiencing a fierce battle between reason and emotion.

However, when the outline of her home appeared in her field of vision, doubt appeared in her eyes. She looked at the position of herself and the boy as if to confirm, and found that there was no conflict with her memory. The other party was indeed walking in front.

So, how did the boy know the location of her home? She clearly remembered that she had not told him, nor had she told Hikigaya Komachi.

In this case, the boy knew the location of her house, which was a bit...

It's heart-warming.

[Xiaoqi, did he specifically ask about the location of my home? So he wanted to...]

In an instant, all kinds of love stories flooded into her mind, and the long-awaited scene appeared in her mind, making the girl's face turn red, looking both attractive and cute.

[Let’s stay near here. It’s quite far from Yuigahama’s house and there aren’t many residents around. If a fight breaks out, I can quickly move the battlefield.]

Hikigaya Hachiman did not realize what his subconscious behavior of walking towards Yuigahama Yui's house meant to the girl who was unaware of his other identity.

He just judged the location based on the situation on the scene and found it to be the best place for the next battle.

So, he said to the girl who had misunderstood: "It's ok to just drop her off here, right? Otherwise, if we drop her off near your home at this time, it will easily make your parents think too much."

It was a perfect excuse. Based on his understanding of the girl, she would not refuse this explanation.

[Xiaoqi, are you afraid that your parents will misunderstand you? Could it be...]

The girl's thoughts became more and more crooked. Her brain had lost the ability to think normally, so she could only nod and walk towards the home that had already formed her physical memory with a somewhat shaky step.

Under normal circumstances, she would have noticed something unnatural about the boy. However, as a boy who would never admit that he was gentle, there was no way he would let a frail girl like her walk alone at night.

Even if it was because of that excuse, he would only turn around and leave when he was about to reach her house, so love sometimes does affect a girl's IQ.

[According to Rixon's memory, the leader of the Jaguar Angels, the Jaguar Master, should have appeared at this time. After all, if all his subordinates died, the sleeping Master would slowly wake up.]

[The hunter also observed Yuigahama for several days and found no trace of other angels, proving that what Rixon said was indeed correct. As long as the Jaguar Angels have not all died, other angels have no right to interfere with their prey.]

[Now let me see if the person that day was you, and if my new form has anything to do with you, Yuigahama.]

Hikigaya Hachiman put aside his thoughts, turned around and left decisively.

"Finally gone, Kuuga."

Seeing that Hikigaya Hachiman was walking farther and farther away, a blurry figure hiding in the shadows came out. He was holding a scepter and looked much more refined than the Jaguar Angel. He had a kind of ancient Egyptian style of Jaguar Lord.

It took a deep look at Hikigaya Hachiman in the distance and said, "If I wasn't afraid that you would disturb me, I wouldn't have to wait until now."

After saying that, it looked towards the distance, where Yuigahama Yui was, covering her red cheeks and shaking her head, wondering what she was thinking. It put its right index and middle finger together and made a cross on the back of its left hand.

That was the ritual they performed to ask God for forgiveness before killing Agito.

On the other side, Yuigahama Yui, who was fantasizing about a bright future, suddenly felt a chilly feeling slowly climbing up her spine like a poisonous snake. The inexplicable fear was like a huge wave that destroyed her brain's ability to think and took away her body's ability to move.

She maintained normal vision, capturing the inhuman figure of Jaguar Lord who appeared in front of her at some point and transmitting it to her brain.

[Another unknown monster, but I won’t surrender this time.]

Yuigahama Yui, who had experienced this once before, quickly recovered from the influence of fear. She used her superpowers, which had become much stronger after that day, and turned them into a powerful thrust to rush towards Jaguar Lord.

However, the thrust that could easily lift four abandoned cars dozens of meters away during her test could not hinder the Jaguar Master's steps that were slowly approaching her.

"How~ How could it be~"

Yuigahama Yui slowly backed away in disbelief.

The Jaguar Venerable did not take her performance seriously. He just wanted to kill this dirty Ajita as soon as possible, because every second that the other party existed in this world would be an unspeakable torture for him.

The girl stretched out her left hand and slowly reached out to Yuigahama Yui. She wanted to escape but found that she couldn't move her whole body at all, as if an invisible force was trapping her here.

[Am I going to die this time?]

[Obviously…]

Before I had time to count all my attachment to life before death, a turning point occurred.

Sparks suddenly burst out from the body of the Jaguar Lord in front of her. At the same time, she felt that the power that restrained her had disappeared. She did not waste this good opportunity to escape and think about who saved her. She quickly used her superpowers to push herself away from the Jaguar Lord.

At the moment she landed, a mysterious and magnificent figure appeared in front of her.

"Kuuga?"

Even though Hikigaya Hachiman's current image has changed a lot compared to his previous violent aesthetics, Yuigahama Yui still recognized who he was. After all, she felt a connection between her and him.

[As expected, my power comes from Yuigahama, which means she saved my life.]

He raised his head and looked at the Jaguar Master in front of him.

[Then I can't let you kill her.]

"Kuuga, you have also gotten your hands on Agito's power, so killing you won't be a violation."

From Hikigaya Hachiman's new form at this moment, Jaguar Lord sensed the power of light, and a special energy fluctuation began to emerge from his body, which was dark but did not give people a cold feeling.

When the energy dissipated, a small piece of armor appeared on its body, and some ancient and obscure runes appeared on the surface of the scepter. The metal ring on it was also covered with a layer of golden halo. It was obvious that it had also become stronger.

Chapter 71: Identity Exposed

[What is going on now? Although I think I can't become a hero, and I'm not the type to be a hero, I can't just be a sidekick who gives equipment and experience to the protagonist who is now hiding somewhere, right?]

Hikigaya Hachiman looked at the extremely familiar scene in front of him and rolled his eyes in his heart.

He now feels that if reality is a game, then it is a rubbish game.

Especially for him, it is the worst of the worst.

In fact, it is not surprising that he would have such thoughts. After all, if it were anyone else, he would have just leveled up, and all his attributes had doubled. He thought he could fight a few simple battles, gain experience points and familiarize himself with his new body data, but he found that the enemy had also been upgraded.

And it's not just the elite monsters that get upgraded, but all the soldiers and the like are upgraded. What's even more outrageous is that when their levels are higher than those of you who have cleared the level, anyone would be shocked.

Of course, some people might mention Mei Gadora Da who died not long ago, but the combat environment in that battle was so severely suppressed that if Sato Jin had not arrived just in time, relying on the little protection period characteristics of the new armor, Hikigaya Hachiman felt that he would have easily died there.

So, now when he saw Jaguar Lord also undergoing the same transformation as Gurongi, he had to start doubting himself.

I wonder if I am that kind of miserable senior in the hot-blooded comics who gives experience and equipment to the real protagonist, and then lives only in memories and is occasionally pulled out to be whipped.

However, it was just a habitual self-deprecation. He did not forget that he was in a battle now. When Jaguar Venerable had just completed his body transformation and was about to say a few polite words, the metal wings behind him flapped gently, and his figure flashed and appeared in front of Jaguar Venerable who had just opened his mouth and had not yet uttered a syllable, and punched the opponent in the face with a thousand pounds of force.

The sudden attack did not make the Jaguar Angel panic. It calmly moved the scepter in its right hand to block his fist. The tens of tons of force on it could not even make its hand tremble.

Regarding the situation where the enemy is always stronger than himself, Hikigaya Hachiman said that he has gotten used to it, so he was not surprised when his attacks had no effect, but continued to attack as usual.

The continuous and fierce offensive, like a violent storm, overwhelmed Jaguar Lord, who had lost the initiative in the battle at the beginning. He had no time to exert his due strength and launch an effective counterattack against Hikitani Hachiman.

Of course, what is more important is the sealing energy that penetrates in every time the enemy attacks and comes into contact with itself, and the stiffness it carries restricts its movements.

Although it can't even take a second to hinder its movements, the opponent can still hit it several times in one second. It is really difficult to launch an effective counterattack under such circumstances.

Yes, it's just a little difficult.

The Jaguar Angel moved his mind, and the metal ring of the scepter in his hand made a crisp collision sound. An invisible thrust swept around, raising dust all over the ground.

Of course, Hikigaya Hachiman would not be knocked away by this small thrust, but the speed of his attack was slightly affected, causing a brief pause.

This tiny moment, not even a second long, was enough for Jaguar Lord to escape from his attack range and disrupt his fighting rhythm.

After leaving Hikigaya Hachiman's attack range, seeing that the opponent was about to move forward, Jaguar Venerable realized that the opponent would not communicate with him and only wanted to kill him quickly.

So, it swallowed the words that it was about to say and focused all its attention on the battle. In any case, judging from the strange stiffness effect of Hikigaya Hachiman just now, if it didn't take it seriously, it would easily be killed by this disappointing effect.