The story we started

24. Arrived at the last minute at the 7-in- K

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Seeing the series of actions of "Tian Jingzhong Ritsu" in the light screen, which can be regarded as a typical pig teammate in the team fight, all the audience fell into silence, their eyes were dull. 700txt.com

Chiba Prefecture, Sobu High School, health room.

"If I hadn't seen the whole process from a God's perspective, I would have almost thought that this girl was an undercover agent sent by an unidentified life form to the human side."

Hiratsuka Shizuka's cheeks twisted and twitched unconsciously, and she glanced at Zaimokuza, whose expression was stiff, with pity.

"Although I know that this girl has no ill intentions and actually has good intentions...but why does she always do something like this that makes the situation worse? Is she sure that she wants to help Zaimokuza relieve the pressure of the battle, rather than trying to team up with Gurongi to kill him?"

"Teacher Hiratsuka, although those unidentified life forms are violent and bloodthirsty, except for the first two who teamed up to beat up Zaimokuza-san, the other unidentified life forms that appeared later are almost all the type that strictly abide by martial ethics and rules. They advocate the samurai spirit of defeating the enemy Kuuga in a head-on battle to win, and they will even exclude and despise those companions who violate the rules, so they don't bother to use such insidious means."

"But just like you said, if we only judge by her actions and not her intentions, every step taken by Miss Tianzhong seems to bring all kinds of unexpected troubles to the human side. It is indeed hard not to suspect that she is actually a Gurongi spy hidden among humans."

"...I think this is what people often say, 'I'm not afraid of opponents who are like gods, I'm afraid of teammates who are like pigs'? This is the first time I've seen it in real life."

Yukinoshita Yukino also couldn't help but complain, and Hikigaya, who was sitting next to Zaimokuza, patted his shoulder with a sincere expression.

"It's really hard for you to have teammates like this, Zaimokuza. I express my deep sympathy for you."

"Don't worry, if you really get killed because of this, I will burn incense for your future self every year on this day, Kuuga-kun who died from being stabbed by his own teammates."

Zaimokuza Yoshiki: "..."

Chiba Prefectural Chiba Benbun High School, health room.

"Uh……"

Kyosuke Kousaka, who had just recovered from the shock and sadness of knowing his father's true expectations for him and the truth about his past, twitched his lips as he looked at Zaimokuza Yoshiki being backstabbed by his stupid teammate on the screen, and covered his face with his hands, unable to bear to watch.

But the face hidden under his hands showed no sympathy or compassion, only a smile that was being suppressed.

Because he had always seen his future self being persecuted by Zaimokuza, and now he finally saw that the other party had also faced the day of being backstabbed by his teammate, how could he feel so happy? He almost wanted to laugh wildly!

You dead rabbit, you finally understand how I will feel when I am persecuted by you in the future!

But jokes aside, Kyosuke Kousaka is still very concerned about Zaimokuza's life and death, but he is not too worried about it.

Because according to his understanding of his future self, "Kousaka Kyosuke" will definitely arrive before the situation becomes irreversible, just as the video before the light curtain appeared commented:

You can always trust Kousaka Kyousuke.

The current Kyosuke Kosaka is also willing to believe so - "Kyosuke Kosaka" will never disappoint those who believe in him.

Akiyama family, Toyosato town, Shiga Prefecture.

"Xiaolu, what on earth did you do!!!!!!"

"I, I, I really know I was wrong! Wait!? That's not right! That was done by my future self! Not my current self! Xiao Mio, calm down - coo coo coo!"

Seeing her future self not only failing to help "her" savior due to her friend's tricks, but also dragging everyone on her side into a dangerous situation, Akiyama Mio, who has been thin-skinned and unwilling to cause trouble to others since childhood, felt ashamed to death. With tears in her eyes, she grabbed her childhood sweetheart by the collar, lifted her up and shook her wildly.

Tianzhong Ritsu, whose whole body was shaken to a state of disfigurement by her best friend's terrifying arm strength that was not even close to that of a person of her age, felt almost suffocated. Before she could even utter a few words to beg for mercy, she soon collapsed with her eyes rolled back and foam coming out of her mouth under the brutality of Akiyama Mio.

Everything that happened between the two little girls was exactly the same as what happened on the screen with "Tai Nanaka Ritsu" and "Akiyama Mio" who were also brutally murdered by their best friends. Even the swaying rhythm and the angle of the head tilt were exactly the same, without any sign of disobedience or imitation.

[“Damn it! What the hell are the people on the boat doing!?”]

[Clang! 】

【Zaimokuza raised his Titan Sword to block the blade that was coming down again, but he was too busy attacking now. He turned his head anxiously to look at the sightseeing boat that was heading towards him.】

[While the two were in a stalemate, the sightseeing boat had already come very close to the river bank and was about to dock.]

【boom! ! ! 】

[The sightseeing boat, which had been moving forward without any sign of stopping, suddenly shook violently just before reaching the shore, and stopped in the midst of the violent shaking.]

[The reason was that the ship hit a reef in the shallow waters near the river bank. The bottom of the ship broke due to the sudden collision with the reef. The cold river water immediately poured into the ship along the broken part and spread at a very fast speed.]

[“Aaaah!”]

[The members of the light music club who were staying in the control room screamed and fell to the ground one after another due to the shaking caused by the collision between the sightseeing boat and the reef. The terrified shouts of other survivors were also heard from all over the boat, which sounded like the chirping of a group of frightened birds in the bamboo forest while running away.]

【jump!】

[At this moment, a column of water suddenly burst out from the floor in the corner of the control room, and then the turbulent river water rushed into the room along the broken deck. Everyone in the control room who saw this scene turned pale.]

[“No, no, it’s bad! We’ve hit a reef! The ship is about to sink, everyone, run away quickly!”]

[Taizhong Ritsu, who fell down while holding Akiyama Mio, was so frightened when he saw the river water pouring into the control room that he lost all consciousness. He didn't care about the discomfort of his clothes being soaked and sticky because he was closest to the water column. He hurriedly helped his friends up and said anxiously.]

[“But! If we want to escape now, we must——”]

[Akiyama Mio pushed aside her bangs that were soaked in water and stuck to her forehead, and looked at Zaimokuza and Biran fighting outside the control room window, with a look of fear and hesitation.]

[During the short time they were talking, the river water pouring into the control room had almost reached the height of the ankles, and the biting coldness made Akiyama Mio shiver.]

[“Tsk!”]

[Zaimokuza, who was fighting with the enemy, also saw the splashing water column through the broken glass of the control room. Realizing that something was wrong, he gritted his teeth and kicked Biran in the chest, sending him flying. Then he quickly stretched out his hand and clenched it in front of him! ]

[Bang, bang, bang!!!]

[The pearls and jade inlaid on his wrist flashed a bright purple light, and a series of long lines of transparent ripples appeared in front of the ground where Biran fell, and then towering stone pillars broke out of the ground and connected side by side to form a towering wall! ]

[Zaimokuza, who created the roadblock, quickly turned his head to look in the direction of the sightseeing boat and clenched his fist in the same direction.]

[“Ugh!?”]

[Several tilted stone pillars rushed out from the concrete of the river bank side by side with the spreading waves, and quickly pierced under the side deck of the stranded sightseeing boat, forming a three-meter-wide "artificial" bridge. The impact caused by the stone pillars piercing the hull once again made the survivors on the boat scream.]

[“Now! Get off the boat from the stone pillar and escape! The farther away from here the better! I——!?”]

[Zaimokuza, who had spent all his energy to create this bridge, shouted to the light music club members who were looking over in the control room, but just as he was halfway through his shout, he was startled by the noise coming from behind him.]

[A thin blue blade light suddenly flashed in the middle of the stone pillars in the back, and then this line of defense that was strong enough to restrain and withstand the terrifying physical strength of Zain, the leader of the "Ze" group, fell to the side like a collapsed building block, revealing Biran who was slowly retracting his blade in the back.]

[“Don’t treat me like that stupid rhino. This thing can’t stop me!”]

[Biran said in a cold voice, and rushed towards Zaimokuza again after taking a step. The blades of his hands crossed in front of him to form a cross, aiming at Zaimokuza's neck like a beheading!]

[Zaimokuza quickly raised the Titan Sword in front of him to block the crossing blades, but the huge force transmitted by the crossing blades actually forced the Titan form, which was as majestic and steady as a mountain in the previous battle, to retreat several steps before dissipating the force, and the last step was to step the whole sole of the foot into the ground. ]

[“Gu——Get out of here quickly! I can’t spare any extra strength to protect you!”]

[The cold blades of Biran and the Titan Sword rubbed against each other, producing fiery sparks. Zaimokuza gritted his teeth again and shook it away, shouting to the survivors on the boat behind him with an anxious tone.]

[It has been quite some time since the battle, and Zaimokuza can clearly feel the surging power in his body slowly fading away. I am afraid that in a few minutes, he will exit the awakening mode just like the last time he fought No. 22.]

[It won’t matter if he is unable to fight again, but I’m afraid that none of the passengers on the ship behind him will survive! ]

[“Run! Run away!”]

[“Why are you still holding the bag? Didn’t you listen to what No. 4 said? It doesn’t have the energy left to protect us! Which is more important, the bag or the person?!”]

[After hearing Zaimokuza's words, the frightened passengers on the sightseeing boat immediately rushed to the deck and jumped onto the stone pillars, running along the tops of the stone pillars towards the roots that extended out from the river bank.]

[“Tsumugi, jump down!”]

[“Okay, okay…!”]

[The members of the light music club were also among them. Because they were all weak girls and there were more of them, they were squeezed by the fleeing crowd and had to stay at the end of the escape team. They jumped from the deck to the stone pillar just after the others stepped onto the land on the shore and ran away desperately.]

[Akiyama Mio reached out and caught Kotobuki Tsumugi, the weakest member of the light music section, as she jumped off the deck. She nodded to Tianzhong Ritsu and Hirasawa Yui, who were supporting the still unconscious Nakano Azusa, and trotted towards the shore along the tilted stone pillars under their feet.]

[“Mio, grab my hand quickly!”]

[When they were about to run to the riverbank, Akiyama Mio helped Kotobuki Tsumugi jump onto the shore first, and Tianzhong Ritsu saw this and quickly ran to the riverside, stretched out his hand and called out to her. ]

【"good--"】

[Akiyama Mio subconsciously extended her hand to her friend who was anxiously extending it, but suddenly hesitated when it was about to touch.]

[She subconsciously glanced at Zaimokuza who was still standing with his back to them and blocking Biran not far away, and couldn't help but pursed her lips when she saw the two figures in a stalemate.]

[Instantly, the girl had the idea of ​​staying to help the savior who had saved her life twice, and she didn't want him to continue fighting alone.]

[But Akiyama Mio is not a willful girl. She has been very sensible and mature since she was a child. She never acts recklessly according to her own temperament. She is also considerate and tolerant to others. That is why so many people, both men and women, like her. ]

[She knew very well that the most important thing she should do now was to leave instead of staying here. This was the best way to help No. 4. Otherwise, they would only be a burden to each other.]

[So after just a few seconds of hesitation, Akiyama Mio reached out without hesitation and held her friend's hand to use the force to jump to the shore, and reached out to help Nakano Azusa who was still leaning on Kotobuki Tsumugi. ]

[“Let’s go!”]

【"Um!"】

[The childhood sweetheart who grew up together nodded, and the group ran up the river bank following the footprints left by the fleeing crowd.]

[Before running to the river bank, Akiyama Mio looked back at the two figures who remained there for the last time, and then left without looking back. ]

……

[“Hmm!?”]

[Buzz—buzz—buzz—]

[When the spirit stone on his belt emitted that ominous low hum, Zaimokuza knew that something bad was going to happen.]

[Sure enough, after a few seconds, the brilliant purple stars on the spirit stone gradually turned back to their original solidified pure purple along with the weakening light, and most of the armor on his body turned into stardust and dissipated, and a strong feeling of weakness surged up from the deepest part of his body.]

[“Oh? It seems that you can’t fully master this power yet?”]

[Biran, who was in a stalemate with Zaimokuza, just felt the force coming from the Titan Sword lighten, and then saw Zaimokuza's appearance change back to his original Titan form in the dissipating light, and said with a surprised voice.]

[But this surprise turned into boundless ferocity in the next second. It sneered and immediately increased the strength of its hands, forcing Zaimokuza to half kneel on the ground with a muffled groan.]

[“You are willing to tie your own hands and feet to protect those weak ants. Only in this point are you and ‘Him’ exactly the same.”]

[“But there is one decisive difference between you, that is, ‘He’ has the ability to win the game even when he is in chains.”]

[“——Because ‘He’ is much stronger than you. With your current strength, you can’t even compare to Him!”]

【Poof! 】

[“Ah!”]

[Blood splattered along with the knife light, and as Zaimokuza groaned in pain, a bloody wound appeared on his right thigh, which had lost its leg armor.]

[The intense pain made his hands holding the Titan Sword relax for a moment, and Biran seized the opportunity to withdraw his right hand that had just injured Zaimokuza, and pressed forward with both hands again, with the blade of his arm holding the sword gradually pressing towards Zaimokuza's eyes.]

[Damn it! ]

[“Hmm——”]

[Looking at the cold blade that was getting closer and closer to his eyes, the cold light reflected from the blade even made Zaimokuza feel as if his eyes were stabbed. He tried his best to push it back with both hands holding the sword, but to little avail.]

[“Just let me chop off your head obediently, and then in the world of the dead, repent for your stupidity and weakness, and then sigh for the power of me-biran-gi, the death predator!”]

[Looking at Zaimokuza who was trying his best to block the falling blade, Biran raised the corners of his fanged mouth and sneered like a venomous snake.]

【boom. 】

【"Um?"】

[Just as it was about to decapitate Zaimokuza in one go, a stone flying from a distance suddenly hit Biran in the face and then fell to the ground at the feet of both of them.]

[The stone hit Biran's temple, and he just tilted his head, then looked at the stone in his footsteps and made a puzzled sound. ]

[The force attached to the stone that hit him was too small. If it were an ordinary person, he would be injured, but for Biran, it was just like being bitten by a mosquito and could be basically ignored.]

【"Varied--"】

[But this also attracted its attention, and together with Zaimokuza who was shocked by the sound in front of him, he looked in the direction where the stone came from. ]

[“Hey, hey! Come here if you can! What kind of manly tricks are you going to take when someone is weak? You have a head like a pickled curry fish head, you monster.”]

[Taizhong Ritsu, who still had an unconcealed fear on his face, looked at No. 23's gaze, swallowed hard, and shouted with a trembling voice.]

[“Come and compete with us if you have the guts! You are a despicable, shameless, dirty monster! A bad fish species that only deserves to live in the sewers! The base of miso soup!”]

[Although she was very scared, she continued to squat and throw stones at Biran when he looked over. The stones flew a distance and hit Biran's face accurately again. It was obvious from her accuracy that she often threw stones at the pond.]

[“That’s right! You big monster, you bully number four!”]

[She was not the only one throwing stones. Hirasawa Yui and Akiyama Mio, who came from behind, also picked up stones at their feet and threw them at Biran from a distance, suppressing their fear.]

【“…”】

[Another stone hit Biran in the face. He looked down at the gravel that had fallen at his feet and was speechless for a moment.]

[“You idiots! What the hell are you doing!?”]

[In contrast to the "silent" Biran, Zaimokuza was only shocked and angry, and couldn't help but shout loudly at the light music club members on the river bank.]