The story we started

[“If you wish, then let’s end this damn battle like men!”]

[While it was stunned, Zaimokuza's cold voice reached Baduu's ears, and then Zaimokuza suddenly rotated the Qinglong stick in his other hand, and the blue-gold stick body brought water splashes and hit his right wrist holding the weapon heavily. Caught off guard and in pain, it let go of its hand. The next moment, the left hand holding the halberd felt empty in its hand, and the weapon had been taken away by Zaimokuza! ]

【Zaimokuza threw the double-headed halberd he had snatched back, and the spinning halberd happened to pierce the side of Kousaka Kyousuke. The pitch-black halberd twisted and turned back into the door panel.】

[Kosaka Kyosuke: "..."]

[“Taku!”]

[Zaimokuza held the Blue Dragon Staff with both hands and swung it, its two ends extended again, the slender staff carried the owner's anger with each swing and hit Baduu's body, chest, legs, waist, hips, shoulders, neck, head, back - all parts were hit in turn, Baduu was so fast that he couldn't even react, the swift stick strikes almost completely stunned him, the sky in front of him was full of blue and gold afterimages of the Blue Dragon Staff, his tall body could only retreat with Zaimokuza's attack step by step.]

【Finally, Zaimokuza roared and stabbed it hard in the chest, knocking Badou away again, and it fell backwards into an open space not far away.】

【"Woo..."】

[Baduu, who had fallen to the ground, stood up with difficulty. A red-gold totem mark appeared at the place where Zaimokuza hit him with his last attack. It was exactly where the blue "water" totem on his chest was. The two totems of different colors but the same shape overlapped at this moment. The red and blue lights flickered and annihilated each other, consuming each other's strength.]

[“It’s time to end it. Go and repent for the innocent people you killed!”]

【Looking at the enemy who stood up slowly, Zaimokuza took a deep breath, lowered his waist, spread his legs, and drove the power flowing through his body according to the feeling in his heart. The blue spirit stone on his waist once again emitted a deep blue light.】

【Om—】

[Amid the buzzing sound, a huge blue pattern appeared under Zaimokuza's feet. The pattern was about five meters in size. If you look down from a high place, the shape of this totem is exactly the same as the totem that floated on Badou's chest. It is the totem that represents "water" in the super ancient text.]

[A blue totem rose up from under his feet, turning into blue light particles that poured into the two ends of the Azure Dragon Staff held in Zaimokuza's hands. The blue gems on both ends of the Azure Dragon Staff glowed brightly. Zaimokuza suddenly raised his head and jumped high with both feet! ]

[“Oh my god!!!”]

[Zaimokuza flipped with the blue dragon stick glowing with blue light, then jumped down from mid-air and stabbed at the standing Baduu. The sapphire decoration shining with azure light hit the two overlapping totems on its chest! ]

[“Hmm——————”]

[Baduu's body immediately stiffened, and he looked at the Qinglong stick that hit him in the chest, and he let out a soundless cry of grief.]

[“Uh…ah…you…”]

【Om—】

[A blue and transparent "water" totem appeared behind Baduu amidst the buzzing sound. It stared at Zaimokuza's face, which was very close to it, and stretched out its trembling hand to grab that hateful face.]

[Puff~]

[But when it stretched out its hand, a colorful bubble suddenly floated up from the place where it was hit by the Qinglong stick. The colorful bubble rose in front of its eyes and floated into the sky.]

【What's this……】

[At the moment when Baduu was stunned, colorful bubbles emerged from its chest one after another and flew away, while Baduu's body gradually turned into bubbles and dissipated with the two overlapping totems on its chest as the center, as colorful as magic.]

[But Baduu didn't find it interesting at all. He only felt a bone-chilling coldness spreading from his chest. Endless despair surged from his heart, taking away the last bit of rationality.]

【"kuu——ga!!!"】

[Baduu couldn't bear the fear of disappearing out of thin air and tried his best to reach out and grab Zaimokuza's neck, but colorful bubbles gradually rose from its arms as it screamed in despair.]

[Just like that, Baduu's body gradually disintegrated into bubbles and dissipated amidst its screaming. Countless bubbles floated into the dusk sky, reflecting the afterglow of the setting sun, like the opening ceremony of a grand carnival ceremony.]

[There was no explosion, no roar, only rising colorful bubbles floating into the distant sky. Zaimokuza silently retracted the Blue Dragon Stick he had struck out, and the hand that was strangling his neck also dissipated in the end.]

【“…”】

[Kousaka Kyosuke walked to a place not far from Zaimokuza with his sniper rifle, and looked at the bubbles flying into the sky with a confused look.]

[As these bubbles flew towards the distant sunset, this day filled with screams, killing, blood, and cruelty ended just like a nightmare. After waking up, only a little palpitation remained.]

[At the end of the horizon, the setting sun finally sank into the earth. In the instant when the light went out, Kuga's figure changed and turned back into that white-haired young man.]

【“…”】

【Zaimokuza turned around silently and looked at Kousaka Kyosuke behind him. The other party was also looking at him. The two looked at each other in silence for a while.】

[Then, in Kousaka Kyousuke's black pupils, the image of Zaimokuza slowly raising his right hand was reflected. He raised his right hand and gestured——]

【Thumbs up.】

[“I’m back, Mr. Kosaka!”]

[The white-haired young man, with the remaining light in the distance as the background, the evening breeze blowing his bangs, and his face once again showed the familiar smile of Kousaka Kyousuke. ]

【Looking at Zaimokuza's smile, Kousaka Kyosuke also smiled unconsciously. For the first time since they met, his expressionless face showed such a cheerful smile, just like a child.】

[“Ah… Welcome back, Zaimokuza.”]

30. Post-war issues two-in-one

Chiba Prefecture, Sobu High School, Service Club. 28lu.com

Silence, silence, silence is Cambridge tonight, and it is like a silent music flowing in the air. Everyone in the classroom who is watching the video is silent.

Either explode in silence or perish in silence.

“So so so so handsome ahh ...

The woman's high-pitched scream scared the cuckoo baby that had just hatched from the nest on the tree outside the service department window and was about to push other eggs down. The baby slipped away from the egg it was about to push down and fell out of the nest amid the tiny bird calls. Its fragile body hit the ground below, splashing a small flower of blood. The poor bird died in the arms of Mother Earth before it could even learn to fly.

"This sunset is so artistic! Look at the last ray of light left by the sun that has disappeared into the earth, as if it is trying its best to illuminate this dark world at the last moment! Under the coming night, Mr. Kousaka and Mr. Zaimokuza, who have been fighting all day, smile at each other with recognition of each other! Even though the light has disappeared, the feelings between the two are like shining stars in the night, bringing the light they created to this dark world. It's so beautiful! It's so beautiful! Just like Rose and Jack made a vow to exchange each other on the Titanic that was destined to sink, Mr. Kousaka and Mr. Zaimokuza exchanged their backs while promising to fight side by side, opening their bodies and minds to each other! Ahhhh! I can't take it anymore! It's so beautiful! Camera! Yumiko, where is the camera!? I want to take a picture of this scene! I must take it! I want to print the photos and make them into wallpaper and hang them up in my room!!!"

"Hina, you're such an idiot! How many times have I told you! I don't have a camera! Don't put your hands under my skirt--Aa ...

Hikigaya Hachiman and Hayama Hayato turned around politely and didn't look at Miura Yumiko who was being pressed down and molested by Ebina Hina. They turned a deaf ear to the cries for help coming from behind them. Hayama Hayato even pressed Tobe Sho's face and pushed him aside.

"Ahem! This really opens my eyes, future Zaimokuza-san..."

Hayato Hayama coughed a few times and looked at Zaimokuza who had returned to his original form in the video with some amazement. The elemental awakening of Kuuga's Blue Dragon form just now and its expressive power simply shattered the worldview he had cultivated for a long time.

Koukouyusei High School, student dormitory.

"...water can actually turn into a material similar to silk fabric and wrap around the body, and when blown by the wind, it can even show the effect of a real cloak. This completely subverts the basic principles of current physics. It is as if God has given life to water with divine power and turned it into a living being."

"Arranging the atoms and protons of matter is only the most basic ability, but this is the power that Kuga truly possesses... The awakening of elements allows one to directly grasp the basic elements of the world that exist as "concepts" in ancient naive materialistic philosophy. This is enough to arbitrarily manipulate the definition of physical laws and tamper with the power of the world..."

"My previous definition was wrong. Kuuga is not just a fighting machine, nor is he a god. This kind of growth and ability... is simply a young god himself."

Ayanokouji Kiyotaka stared closely at the screen where Zaimokuza defeated his enemy with one blow. There was an undisguised shock in his usually calm eyes. This was probably the first time for him, who had no emotions, to have his physical and emotional fluctuations caused by something that had nothing to do with him.

At the same time, a thought arose uncontrollably in his heart.

"If I could have this kind of power, or even get that belt..."

Not only him, many people who knew something about physics felt that their three views were completely shattered. Many physics experts even tore the priceless research materials in their hands into pieces like crazy, shouting "This is impossible!", "Wrong! Everything is wrong! My research is completely wrong!" and so on, accompanied by crazy laughter and crying from time to time.

While everyone had their own thoughts and actions, the content in the video continued to develop.

[“Hehehehe!”]

【Zaimokuza scratched his hair, walked towards Kousaka Kyousuke with a smile, and opened his arms as if wanting to give him a hug.】

[——Then, he just took a step forward and fell forward without any warning, smiling. There was no sound at all.]

【“!? Zaimokuza… ugh!”】

[Kousaka Kyosuke's face changed when he saw Zaimokuza fall without any warning, and he immediately tried to help him up with his sniper rifle, but just after taking a few steps, he immediately felt dizzy, and the scene in front of him had residual images in the shaking.]

「Oops! This is bad…」

【Kousaka Kyousuke was already seriously injured, and he was still dragging a metal box with a rocket launcher around under such circumstances. His wounds had not been treated carefully, and his physical strength was severely overdrawn. During the battle just now, the surge of adrenaline suppressed these injuries, but now that he relaxed after the battle, severe pain and dizziness surged from his limbs and bones, weakening his spirit.】

【Plop.】

[Kouza Kyousuke, half-kneeling on the ground, only had time to take out the phone he had taken back from his pocket and open it. After barely clicking on the number with "Makishima Saori" in the call log, he could no longer hold on and fell to the ground and fainted.]

[The phone with a glowing screen fell next to his face, and Makishima Saori's anxious voice came from the phone. 】

[“Hello? Is this Kosaka-kun? Can you hear me? Hello!? Kosaka-kun!”]

[The evening breeze blew the hair of the two people who fell down. Zaimokuza Yoshiki and Kousaka Kyosuke fell down facing each other, their faces facing each other with their eyes closed, and they fell asleep together on the ground covered by the night.]

【Tatttatt.】

[The sound of women's high heels stomping on the ground can be heard. Baruba, wearing a red gauze skirt and a fox fur coat around her neck, walks towards us from the darkness in the distance with an expressionless face. The white rose totem on her forehead flickers a faint white light in the night.]

[She walked between the fallen Zaimokuza and Kousaka Kyosuke, and walked to the place where Baduu had just turned into colorful bubbles and dissipated. She squatted down and picked up the black bracelet that had fallen to the ground when it dissipated. She stood up and turned around and walked back.]

[When passing between the two again, Baruba stopped this time. She glanced at the unconscious Zaimokuza, and then looked at Kousaka Kyousuke. ]

[“…Looking forward to seeing you next time.”]

[After staring at his unconscious face for a while, a pair of dark eyes opened and closed the lips painted with purple oil paint and spoke in clear Japanese. Baruba turned and walked towards the darkness from which she came. Her slender and tall figure disappeared into it and never looked back.]

[Beep, beep, beep—]

[The sound of sirens gradually approached from afar. The police cars that were originally scattered in various places in Suginami District received the information and arrived late, surrounding the park. ]

"Hiss~ This development is not right. This b——Rose girl seems to be interested in Mr. Kosaka! Could it be that these murderous monsters will also fall in love with humans?"

As Tobe Sho watched this scene, his gossip suddenly ignited a raging fire. He stroked his chin and exclaimed in amazement.

"What!? Gurongi x Kousaka-san is simply evil! Heterosexuality is sheer self-destruction! Zaimokuza-san x Kousaka-san is clearly the right path! Didn't you see that they are confirmed as a couple in the video? If they are not a couple, then it's simply a scam! The biggest and worst scam in human history! It's absolutely unacceptable!"

Upon hearing this, Hina Ebina immediately let go of Miura Yumiko, who was in dishevel and tearful eyes, and excitedly grabbed the collar of Tobe Sho and shook him, with "I don't believe it!" written all over her face, almost shaking him out of sight.

"I, I, I know! I understand! Hime, you're right! Zaimokuza-san and Kousaka-san are a couple, you're absolutely right! Stop, stop shaking!"

Tobe Sho, who was dizzy, was talking without thinking. At this time, Hayama Hayato coughed lightly a few times, indicating that the person they were talking about was here.

"Zaimokuza and Kousaka-san... they seem to be a perfect match for each other."

After hearing what Ebina Hina said, Yuigahama Yui had strange imaginations in her mind, and her face couldn't help but turn red. She secretly looked back and forth with curious eyes at the profile of Kousaka Kyosuke who was lying on the ground in the video and Zaimokuza who was sitting not far away.

"..."

Feeling the strange gazes of several girls around him, including Hiratsuka Shizuka and Yukinoshita Yukino, as well as Hikigaya Hachiman, who kept his expression but was unknowingly a little distant from him, Zaimokuza's fat face twitched, and he held his breath but didn't know what to say.

[Kwandong Medical University Hospital, intensive care unit on the third floor. ]

【10:24 p.m】

[At the entrance of the intensive care unit on the third floor of the hospital, there are two names written on the doorplate. ]

[The upper part is Kousaka Kyosuke, the lower part is Zaimokuza Yoshiteru. 】

[“Hey, that’s fine!”]

[“Hmm——!?”]

【With a bright smile, Makishima Saori slapped Kousaka Kyosuke's thigh, which was in a cast and hung up by a rope. A strong dull pain came from the leg wrapped in the cast, which made Kousaka Kyosuke, who was wearing a blue and white striped hospital gown, with an IV in his left hand, a bandage on his forehead, and a plaster cast on his right shoulder hanging around his neck, blush for a moment and let out a muffled groan from his tightly closed mouth.】

[“It hurts, right? This is the result of not taking care of your body, Kousaka-kun.”]

[Saori Makishima sat beside the hospital bed and watched Kousaka Kyosuke's facial muscles twitching. She stretched out her finger and shook it in front of her mouth, smiling mischievously.]

[“When I saw you and Mr. Zaimokuza being carried out of the ambulance, covered in blood, I thought you were both going to die. I was so scared that I almost cried. This is your punishment!”]

[“I think… you are seeking revenge… for not accompanying you to the cinema last time.”]

[The muscles on Kousaka Kyosuke's face twitched, and he looked at the woman sitting next to him with a distorted expression. Makishima Saori raised her eyebrows after hearing his words, and a pair of delicate hands directly pinched Kousaka Kyosuke's face, pulling his cheeks apart.]

[“Isn’t this natural? Last time, we agreed that as a reward for providing you with clues to the murder case, you would accompany me to watch the latest movie. I am really looking forward to that day!”]

[“But what happened? You actually stood me up! You know, when I was watching a movie by myself that day, the seats around me were full, and they were all couples, except for me, who was left empty! Kosaka-kun, do you know how people around me looked at me at that time? I almost walked out of the theater in shame!”]

[“At this time… there was a robbery… I was nearby… so I had to go… to help!”]

[Kousaka Kyosuke's voice became unclear because Makishima Saori pulled his cheek. The righteous but seriously injured police officer Kosaka could only endure the other party's "playing" with grief and anger, and looked at the unethical female doctor who was playing more and more vigorously with humiliating eyes. ]

[Makishima Saori snorted coldly, and with a snap, she let go of Kousaka Kyosuke's cheek, which had turned red from being pulled by her.]

[“Of course I know! The news that “The Metropolitan Police Department’s ace police officer encountered a bank robbery while on vacation, and fought the armed gangsters with bare hands to save the people” was on the headlines that day. Otherwise, do you think I will only do this to you now? If I don’t take this opportunity to teach you a lesson, I will be sorry for the girlish heart that you have let down!”]

【“…”】

[Kousaka Kyosuke remained silent. He really wanted to say, "How can you, a medical leftover who is almost 20 years old and likes to dissect corpses all day, have such a girlish heart? You should be secretly happy if a man is willing to sacrifice himself to accompany you to the movies!"

【But for the sake of his own personal safety, he chose to keep his mouth shut. 】

"Oh~ So this is how you look at people, Mr. Kosaka? Interesting~"

Saori Bajina took off the funny round glasses on her face, revealing her pure and beautiful face without any makeup. She smiled softly as she watched Kyosuke Kousaka speaking his inner thoughts on the TV in front of her, but there was no smile in her eyes.

"Anatomy? Hmm, I think I know why I want to choose this major in the future."

Chiba Prefectural Chiba Benben High School.

For some reason, Kyosuke Kousaka, who was sitting on the bed in the infirmary, suddenly felt a chill and shivered involuntarily.

“How is he?”