The story we started

[“Because no matter how legitimate the reasons and justifications are, the fact that a high school minor committed murder is too serious. If this matter is reported without any disguise, Kousaka-kun’s entire life may be ruined by all the rumors that will flood in from the outside world.”]

[“Why did things turn out like that…”]

[“Many times, disaster strikes others without warning. It is like a farce arranged by fate, and everyone is an actor dancing to the script.”]

[“At that time, as a temporary actor, Kosaka-kun had no choice at all... just like the situation he is facing now.”]

[Amid Makishima Saori's ambiguous sigh, a story sealed in time and darkness slowly unfolds before Zaimokuza's eyes...]

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[Tokyo City, Metropolitan Police Department Headquarters, Scientific Police Research Institute, basement level 1.]

[“I didn’t expect there would be such a place in the basement of the research institute.”]

[The crisp and steady footsteps echoed in the dark corridor. Kousaka Kyosuke looked around the dark passage, then turned his gaze back to Ebina Hime who was leading the way, and said in a somewhat surprised tone.]

[“Kousaka-kun, this is probably your first time in the basement of the research institute, right? Are you surprised? You know, this is a very confidential place, and it’s not easy to get in.”]

[Hina Ebina turned around and looked at him and smiled, then asked with some curiosity. ]

[“By the way, I’ve heard everything Gogen said about you.”]

[“Is it really okay not to visit your mother?”]

[“I still say the same thing, Ms. Ebina.”]

[Kousaka Kyousuke stared at the silver door that was getting closer and closer at the end of his field of vision, and his voice did not change at all.]

[“Kousaka Kyosuke is a policeman, and the biggest responsibility of a policeman is to protect the vast majority of citizens. Even relatives can only take a back seat in this regard.”]

[“Wow? I have to say, Kosaka-kun, your will and belief are truly indestructible. I almost want to applaud you.”]

[Papapapa——]

[As she spoke, Hime Ebina actually clapped her hands a few times as if to prank her. The clear sound echoed in the dark passage without lights on, inexplicably bringing a somewhat eerie atmosphere.]

[“…I know you just want to lighten the atmosphere and comfort me, but please stop with these meaningless jokes, Ms. Ebina.”]

[“Didn’t you ask me to come here to deliver a new type of weapon that can deal with those unconfirmed life forms? Where is that weapon?”]

[“Well, well, don’t be so serious. Before that, let’s talk about some additional details about this weapon.”]

[Faced with Kousaka Kyosuke's silent gaze, Ebina Hina's expression remained unchanged, still with that half-smile on her face.]

[“Kousaka-kun, what kind of existence do you think those unconfirmed life forms are? Or what do you think of them?”]

[“They are just a bunch of monsters without any human heart. They are enemies that humans must destroy. That’s all.”]

[Kousaka Kyousuke answered without hesitation, his voice as firm as steel striking each other.]

[“This answer is very much like your style, Mr. Kosaka, but it is also true from your perspective.”]

[“Then, let me talk about my views on the life forms called ‘Gurongi’ from a scientist’s perspective.”]

[Hina Ebina pushed up her glasses on her nose. The lenses flickered strangely in the dimly lit corridor, blocking her deep eyes.]

[“Their existence completely contradicts Darwin’s theory of biological evolution. Although the blood left behind by the previously unidentified life forms and the police at the battle scene showed the same hemoglobin as humans, even so, it is very difficult to say that they are a branch race of humans just based on this alone.”]

[“These unidentified life forms possess various strange abilities even without transformation. After transformation, each of them is extremely powerful, invulnerable to weapons, and even possesses various characteristics of other animals.”]

[“For example, after transforming, No. 22 looks like a rhino and reacts to noise just like a rhino. No. 3 also has the characteristics of a bat that fears light and prefers shade. Darwin would probably have to crawl out of his coffin after seeing these guys.”]

[“That alone is not enough. The most amazing and even shocking thing is that some of them can freely reorganize the basic composition sequence of things, change the atoms and protons of any object into weapons according to their own will, and even directly manipulate the "elements" that exist as concepts in the philosophical definition, and do all kinds of incredible things. Not to mention the theory of evolution, even the cornerstone theories of physics and chemistry have been completely reversed.”]

[“If the former can still be explained away by the reason of “diversified evolution and possibility of organisms”, then the latter two can no longer be explained by biology and have directly entered the field of theology.”]

[“Uh… what exactly do you want to say, Ms. Ebina?”]

【After listening for most of the day, Kousaka Kyosuke, a liberal arts student, felt like he was listening to a foreign language. He had no idea what Ebina Hime was trying to say, and asked with a determined expression that was a little bit unbearable.】

[At this moment, he felt as if he was back in a high school classroom, with the physics teacher on the podium, holding a pointer in hand and talking eloquently, while he was sitting in the seat below, listening with a dull look on his face and a splitting headache, as if he was listening to something unspeakable telling him the horrible truth hidden under the surface of the world.]

[“…Since you find it hard to understand, I will explain the result in words that you, Kousaka-kun, can understand.”]

[Hina Ebina, who was originally in a scientist's unique state of enthusiasm, was choked by Kousaka Kyosuke's answer and looked at him in silence. ]

【At this moment, Kousaka Kyosuke clearly saw from her eyes the contempt of the god of learning for treating mortals equally, which made him hold his breath but speechless. The depressed mood caused by his mother's hospitalization was gradually replaced by anger. 】

[“To put it simply, the conclusion is—”]

[Ebina straightened his collar, and his expression became serious. ]

[“Given the ecology of the Earth, it is absolutely impossible to breed life forms like the Gurongi. Their existence itself is the greatest rebellion and mockery of the laws of nature.”]

[“You mean… those monsters are not native inhabitants of the Earth, but aliens from outer space???”]

[Kousaka Kyosuke had to admit that he was shocked when he heard Ebina Hime say this conclusion.]

[His brows furrowed, and he looked at her in disbelief.]

[“Hmm~ Your guess may be very close to reality, but I have another opinion.”]

【“What do you think?”】

[Kousaka Kyosuke's eyes moved, and he felt his heart suddenly start beating faster involuntarily, just like when he skipped classes and went to the arcade to play without telling his family when he was a child. The feeling of adrenaline spreading throughout his body was both paralyzing and exciting.]

[He felt like he was standing in front of a door, and the doorknob had been turned, and the door was blown to the side by the wind behind the door, about to reveal a brand new scene behind the door that had never been seen by anyone.]

[“Is there such a possibility? Kousaka-kun~”]

[Hina Ebina shook her white fingers, and the smile on her face at this moment inexplicably reminded Kyosuke Kousaka of Saori Makishima who was far away in the hospital. ]

[“Perhaps—they do not belong to this world.”]

[“It’s not the Earth, nor the solar system or the Milky Way, nor even another planet in the distant universe that can give birth to life.”]

[“They are completely ‘foreign’, incompatible with our world, and should never appear in our world. They are truly life forms from the ‘other world’.”]

[After she finished speaking, the entire corridor fell into silence for a moment, and no sound was heard anymore.]

[——Just like a door that hides the truth has been opened a crack, a cold wind blows in from the eternal darkness behind the door, bringing with it a breath of ominousness and disaster.]

"Those Gurongi are not creatures from Earth, and they don't even belong to this world???"

It has to be said that when this conclusion came out, not only "Kousaka Kyosuke" in the light curtain, but all the spectators outside the light curtain were all shocked.

Tokyo city, Shuchiin Academy, Student Council Room.

"No! Although it sounds ridiculous, if you think about it carefully, this may really be the most reasonable explanation."

After a brief shock, Baiyin Yuxing immediately calmed down, supporting his chin with his palm, and his eyeballs with thick dark circles moved, his gaze wandering around as he thought.

"Before, because the video was just played, those Gurongi awakened from the purpose near the Jiulangyue ruins, and then coupled with the subsequent disclosure of the super ancient civilization, so all of us subconsciously believed that these monsters were super ancient survivors who survived from ancient times."

"But if I think about it carefully now, I can see that this is indeed a huge blind spot. All of us have been deceived by our own inertial thinking!"

As he said this, Baiyin Yuxing's eyes became brighter and brighter, like two white lanterns lighting up in a dark room.

"Ms. Ebina is right. We have completely overlooked another possibility. These monsters may not be life forms born on our planet, but may come from the universe or even another world."

"After all, even time travelers from the future have appeared, so it is not impossible for another group of visitors from the unknown world to appear."

[“From an ‘other world’…?”]

[The corners of Kousaka Kyosuke's mouth twitched a few times, and the serious look he had originally given Ebina Hime suddenly became speechless, and his wavering expression once again became as hard as steel.]

[“…Ms. Ebina, I think your idea is more suitable to be used as inspiration for a novel. Maybe the book you write will be a big seller.”]

[“But this is reality after all, not fiction. Your inference is too far-fetched and not credible at all.”]

[“Why don’t you just say that those guys were able to come to our time in a time machine invented by a super ancient civilization? That might sound quite convincing.”]

[“Eh!? It sounds like a very plausible view, why are you like that, Kousaka-kun? I’m going to report you to Yoshiki!”]

[Hina Ebina was immediately unhappy when she heard her opinion being ruthlessly denied, and stared angrily at the expressionless Kousaka Kyosuke. ]

[“…I say, weren’t we originally discussing new weapons? Why did we end up discussing this?”]

[The corners of his eyes twitched a few times, and Kousaka Kyosuke put his hand on his bulging temple and said helplessly. ]

[But after this incident, the depression that had accumulated in his heart was relieved a lot. ]

[“Because the new weapons are related to what we are talking about.”]

[Looking at his distressed face, Ebina Hina, who was originally angry like a child, returned to her original form in the next second and looked at Kousaka Kyosuke with a smile on her face. ]

[“Remember what I said before? We discovered that the neural structures of those unconfirmed life forms that you and Yihui defeated before were different from those of ordinary people by dissecting them.”]

[“Based on the characteristics of those nerves, I developed the ‘Anti-Grongi Weapon’ I gave you before. You should have used it during the fight with No. 23 this time? How did it feel?”]

[“It is indeed very useful. It has a great restraining effect on unconfirmed life forms. Do you have any more?”]

【Thinking of the special grenade that paralyzed No. 23, Kousaka Kyosuke nodded and looked at her expectantly.】

[“Unfortunately, it’s no longer available~”]

【“——But I have something better.”】

[Before Kousaka Kyousuke showed a disappointed look, the mysterious curve of Ebina Hina's mouth attracted his attention. ]

[“Kousaka-kun, what do you think is the most powerful weapon?”]

[“…Nuclear bomb?”]

[“That is the most destructive weapon. I am asking you, what kind of weapon is the most user-friendly for humans.”]

[“The best weapon, um…”]

[After listening to this, Kousaka Kyosuke couldn't help but fall into deep thought. After a while, he raised his head and spoke tentatively.]

[“Is it me…?”]

“Bingo!”

[A crisp snap of fingers sounded, and Princess Ebina said with a smile. 】

[“You are right. The most powerful weapon of mankind is mankind itself.”]

[“Long before the concept of “weapons” was born, humans already had their own weapons—their own hands and feet.”]

[Speaking of this, Kousaka Kyosuke subconsciously turned his head and looked at his clenched fists hanging at his side, and a thoughtful look appeared in his eyes.]

[“And this is the design concept of this new weapon.”]

[While they were talking, the two had already walked to the end of the corridor and stood in front of the door that was locked with a safety lock.]

[“Although those unidentified life forms are indeed terrifying, most of human fear comes from the unknown. But conversely, as long as we know, we can eliminate that fear.”]

[“Exploring the unknown and seeking the truth is the job of scientists.”]

[“We have conducted a thorough study of the remains of the Gurongi that you and Yoshiki defeated before, and built a special digital model for analysis, summarizing the weaknesses and characteristics we found—”]

[“And what was finally born was this unprecedented “weapon”.”]

[While speaking softly, Ebina Hina reached out and pressed the screen on the safe. ]

[Beep. 】

[“——Fingerprint verification passed, the visitor is Level 1 researcher Ebina Hina, please enter the password.”]

[Hina Ebina entered the password as instructed, then held the handle of the iron cabinet with one hand, turned her head and looked at Kousaka Kyosuke and said meaningfully.]

[“Look carefully, this is what we humans created—”]

[“——The ‘Warrior’ that belongs only to us.”]

[Before Kousaka Kyosuke could react, she pulled the cabinet door open with one hand, exposing the scene inside with a strong light.]

【"This is--"】

[Looking at the "thing" that appeared behind the iron gate, Kousaka Kyosuke's expression became dazed, and his eyes, which were originally narrowed due to the strong light, gradually widened. ]

[His gradually shrinking pupils reflected the scene inside——]

[Strong light shone from the lamps on the ceiling all around, shining on the tall figure in the center, and the figure's shining blue armor also reflected the light, making the light in the room bloom like a kaleidoscope, dazzling the eyes.]

[Four iron chains extended from the wall, locking the figure's limbs with locks, and hanging him in the air with his arms spread out like Jesus in Christianity.]

[“——In order to resist the threat of Gurongi, the ancient humans in the ancient times created the belt in Yoshiki’s body, which can turn an ordinary person into a warrior with extraordinary abilities.”]

[Hina Ebina's voice sounded beside her. She took a few steps forward, and spoke while looking at the figure opposite her as reflected in her glasses.]

[“This is the inscription that Yukinoshita translated not long ago, and this information gave me an idea.”]

[“——Since our ancestors in ancient times were able to create warriors to protect themselves, then as descendants, can’t we do the same?”]

[“Can we, with our own hands, create a ‘warrior’ that belongs to mankind?”]