The story we started

【Kousaka Kyosuke endured the excruciating pain in his right shoulder, and reluctantly used his left hand to open his windbreaker, took out the pistol tucked into the lining and handed it to Zaimokuza, who took it with a solemn expression.】

【“What’s going on——”】

【Tsurumi Rumi, who was sitting up and hugging the frightened Natsume Mika, had no idea what was happening. She looked at Kousaka Kyosuke who had fallen to the ground and Zaimokuza who had stood up with a gun in his hand, and she felt that her brain was completely stuck.】

[What happened? Why was the officer injured? Why did Yoshiki take his gun? And number 14 - could it be the unidentified life form number 14 mentioned in the news report? The officer said Yoshiki became its target?]

[“Yihui, for——”]

[“Rumi, take good care of Mr. Kosaka and Mika!”]

[Zaimokuza didn't wait for her to finish, he immediately stood up with a gun in his hand and slapped his waist. ]

【Om—】

[A silver belt appeared around his waist, and the green spirit stone on his waist flickered, illuminating Tsurumi Rumi's eyes that were wide open at that moment, like an emerald green gem.]

[That belt is——]

【"overtake--!?"】

[Zaimokuza's expression changed drastically just as he finished speaking. He looked up and saw a dark blue arrow shooting straight at them.]

【boom! 】

[When Zaimokuza saw the arrow, it exploded and turned into countless green needles that shot towards all of them, and the attack range covered the entire surrounding land! ]

「——Oh no! ! ! 」

[At this moment when he was about to be hit, Zaimokuza, without thinking, immediately leaned over and hugged the remaining three people, shouting the rest of the words in a hurried tone.]

【"——henshin!!!"】

【boom--! ! ! 】

[When Zaimokuza finished speaking, a literal blanket of blue needles had already hit them and the surrounding land. The dust and sea water in the sky exploded the moment they were hit, and the dust and water mist rose into the sky, covering the area.]

[“Solved…”]

[Badjisu retracted the short crossbow that shot the arrow, looked at the smoke rising from below and nodded with satisfaction, raised his left hand with the bracelet, and with his right hand holding the crossbow, pressed the next row of magatama and moved it to the right.]

[“Twenty-seven people, that’s it——Ugh!???”]

[The finger that was moving the magatama suddenly paused, and Badjisu looked at the smoke and dust that began to dissipate with the water mist below, his tone full of disbelief. ]

[“What, what is that!? That looks like——”]

……

[Do you believe in the existence of angels? ]

【Tsurumi Rumi's answer was: I don't believe it. 】

[Because she had never seen an angel since she was born, she had long ago understood that the so-called angels were just beautiful totems woven by religions to attract more believers. If you remove the religious filter, the so-called angels are actually no different from other paintings created by artists.]

[But at this moment, she inexplicably believed in the existence of angels. ]

[——Because she really saw the figure of an "angel".]

【Wow.】

[The blue transparent wings passed by, and the dust in the surroundings was blown away by the sudden whistle of the wind, and the light shone into the girl's pupils again. ]

【“…”】

[The hand covered in a layer of green armor let go of Tsurumi Rumi's shoulder. She stared blankly at the figure that slowly stood up in front of her. The emerald compound eyes also reflected her face.]

[“I’ll leave it to you next… Zaimokuza.”]

[Kousaka Kyousuke, who was supported by two girls, panted and spoke with difficulty while looking at Zaimokuza who stood up.]

【Zaimokuza didn't say anything, but just gave him a thumbs up, and a pair of wings that were cyan and glittering with green light spread out to both sides, and under the sunlight, the same pair of wings with flowing light were projected onto the three of them.】

[Zaimokuza holds the Pegasus crossbow in his right hand and raises it. A few wisps of feathers like gauze flow from the shoulder armor on his left shoulder, and the whirlwind created by the wings behind him spreads and sways in the air.]

[Kuga·Pegasus Form·Elemental Awakening (Wind).]

【“This is… Unconfirmed Lifeform No. 4.”】

[Looking at this figure, whom she had never seen in person but had seen repeatedly in various online news and newspaper headlines in the past month, Tsurumi Rumi was briefly shocked before recognizing the true identity of Kuuga, who Zaimokuza had transformed into.]

【At the same time, she immediately recalled what Kawasaki Saki said in the restaurant earlier.】

[——That day I searched for him on the street for a long time before I found him. When I found him, he was squatting next to his motorcycle, eating a bowl of instant noodles. Yukinoshita said that because Zaimokuza's wallet and ID were burned in a fire in Nagano Prefecture, he was penniless and didn't know where to go, so she asked me to take him in. ]

[——Ah, since your uncle’s incident happened in Nagano Prefecture, and Yukinoshita was his student, and Zaimokuza’s things were also burned down in Nagano Prefecture a few weeks ago, this shouldn’t be a coincidence. Maybe that guy knows something, so Yukinoshita asked you to come to me.]

[——Is Yoshiki busy recently? ]

[——Who knows? He is now hanging out with a police officer named Kosaka all day long. I don’t know where these two grown men go and what they do. Anyway, they always look exhausted when they come back. Could it be that the guy finally fell into the state of being a gigolo when I wasn’t paying attention? That vain look is because he has too many customers?]

[…Nagano Prefecture is where the unidentified life form first appeared in the news report. Including No. 4, Yoshiteru also lost his wallet and ID there. On the day when the incident happened at the Kuroyama Ruins, Yoshiteru also happened to be there—]

[So, that's how it is...Yihui, you have always been——]

[“This is impossible!”]

[An angry roar resounded through the sky above the Futtsu coast. Badjisu stared at Zaimokuza, who was looking up at him. The pair of glowing green compound eyes seemed to be right before his eyes.]

[“You actually evolved again!??? How is this possible!”]

【Zaimokuza listened to Badjisu's voice. The other party's roar from thousands of meters in the sky was clear as if it was ringing in his ears. He raised the Pegasus crossbow without saying a word, and aimed the shooting port at the enemy far away at the other side of the sky from a very long distance. His eyes, which were originally shining, lit up again.】

【Om—】

【“!”】

【The sudden light below her made Tsurumi Rumi look down in surprise, and she saw that the sand where she was sitting had actually emerged with a huge green totem in the sound from Zaimokuza's waist. The totem was about five meters in size, and even included part of the surface of the sea. Each line of the totem was shining green like emerald. The shape of this totem was exactly the same as the totem on Badjisu's chest in the sky. It was the totem representing "wind" in the super ancient text.】

[The green totem rose from the sand beneath the girl's incredible gaze, turning into green light particles that flowed into the green gem in the Pegasus crossbow that Zaimokuza raised. The green gem inlaid on the Pegasus crossbow glowed brightly. As Zaimokuza pulled the lever, the two wings extending from the bow body spun and gathered in parallel at an even faster speed, and even the blue wings behind Zaimokuza turned into particles and flowed into the gem.]

[“Damn it! Kuuga!”]

【After watching Zaimokuza's prepared attack, a chill ran down Badjisu's back. Knowing that he would die if he continued to sit there and wait for death, he aimed the black short crossbow at Zaimokuza and roared as he pulled the lever to prepare for the attack. The dark green whirlwind gathered at the shooting port again.】

[Both parties prepared for the shooting, just like the last time they fought.]

[After a short period of accumulation, one side finally launched the first attack. ]

[“——Go to hell! Kuuga!!!”]

[Badjisu pulled the trigger amidst the roar, and a dark green arrow that had almost completely turned pitch black shot out from the firing port where the whirlwind had gathered and shot towards Zaimokuza and the others below again. The trajectory in the air left an ominous afterimage, like a dark stroke on a blue canvas stained by a brush.]

[During this build-up, it was Badjisu who attacked later and attacked faster! ]

[Zaimokuza's blue compound eyes reflected the pitch-black arrow approaching at high speed in his field of vision, but he remained indifferent until the wings behind him completely dissipated and turned into a stream of light and merged into the gem of the Pegasus crossbow, turning the green gem completely into a glowing blue color, and then he pulled the trigger.]

【"drink!"】

[With Zaimokuza's light shout, a blue arrow shot out from the firing port of the Pegasus crossbow, heading towards the incoming jet-black arrow.]

【This moment is just like that moment.】

【boom!!!】

[As expected, at the moment when the two arrows were about to collide, the black arrow exploded first, turning into a rain of black needles that was denser and more diffuse than any before and rushed downwards, just like Zaimokuza's battle with Badjisu in the morning.]

【But, the result is already different! 】

【"What!???"】

【boom! 】

[Amid badjisu's incredible shout, the blue wind arrows also exploded, turning into a blue tornado that rushed up into the sky. The suction of the tornado completely disrupted the trajectory of the spreading needle rain, forcibly sucking it together and then rushing towards himself. The blue tornado mixed with countless black needles and looked like a black evil dragon. Those needles were the scales of the evil dragon! ]

【"Damn!"】

[Badjisu was incredulous when he saw that his attack was not only completely ineffective but also enhanced the opponent's attack power. He pulled the lever again in shock and panic, wanting to attack again, but it was too late.]

[Just as it raised its crossbow, a cyan light flashed in the center of the tornado that was rushing towards the sky, and then a light of the same color suddenly rushed out from the center of the tornado, and the tornado was instantly shattered. Countless black needles fell in the air and turned into black particles and dissipated.]

[And the beam of light shot out, reaching in front of Badjisu who was holding up the short crossbow at a speed far exceeding the previous one, and the blue light immediately filled its green compound eyes! ]

[A ray of blue light suddenly passed through the thick clouds in the blue sky. The next moment, the clouds dispersed with the path of the light as the center, revealing the magnificent sea below the clouds.]

[…Uh…Gu…]

[The black crossbow fell from his loosened palm, but Badjisu still maintained a stiff posture ready to shoot, slowly lowering his head to look at his chest.]

[There is nothing on its chest.]

[——This is not an adjective, because its chest is truly "empty", including the green "wind" character, the entire chest has disappeared, and a big hole has replaced its chest. You can even see the back from the front through the big hole in the chest.]

[“Ugh…Ah…Ah!!!”]

[The mouth that resembled the mouthparts of a wasp opened and closed, and finally only a shrill scream came out. The emerald-colored belt around the waist suddenly flashed red, and then Badjisu's entire body exploded with flames! ]

【boom--】

[The green compound eyes reflected a "small" fireball appearing thousands of meters in the sky, and the explosion sounded belatedly. Zaimokuza slowly put down the Pegasus crossbow he had raised, and turned his back to the three people behind him.]

[“It seems——it’s solved…”]

[Kousaka Kyosuke covered his bleeding shoulder and spoke weakly. Because of the loss of blood, he felt that Zaimokuza's back began to appear in his eyes. ]

【Wow.】

[In Tsurumi Rumi's eyes, the angelic green figure suddenly disappeared in the blazing sunlight as she turned around, and the familiar white-haired young man appeared before her, holding the pistol that the police officer had just handed to her in his right hand.]

【Zaimokuza turned his back to the sun, and the sunlight gave him a golden edge. His smile was like a dream in the light, and was deeply engraved in the eyes of everyone who saw this scene.】

[Plop, when Tsurumi Rumi looked at this smile, she clearly felt her heartbeat seemed to slow down a beat.]

[Zaimokuza raised his right hand in the light and gave a familiar thumbs-up.]

【"Big husband."】

36. The Terror That Will Come

"Okay, so handsome!"

Facing Zaimokuza smiling with his back to the light in the video, many viewers covered their chests, which were beating at least 199 times faster, with red faces and hot hearts. txt.com

The white-haired handsome guy smiling in the light really has too much of an extraordinary sense of sacredness and hazy dreaminess. The hero who has just defeated the evil monster that slaughtered humanity turns around in the light and shows you a flawless smile. Every line on his face is coated with a platinum halo, and the smiling face is half hidden in the light. In this scene, Zaimokuza's appearance is so high that it is completely enough to be used as a dynamic wallpaper in a loop. Which woman can resist this smile that can kill everyone from eight to eighty years old?

And it turns out that it's not just girls. Many boys also blush and have hearts in their eyes, especially those in Europe and the United States. Models like this are simply their favorites♂!

Chiba Prefecture, Sobu High School, Service Club.

"…The more I look at it, the less they look alike. Is this really the same person?"

Tobe Sho's eyes were moving back and forth between the handsome guy on the screen of the phone in his hand, whose smile made everyone love him and flowers bloom, and the girls beside him, such as Miura Yumiko and Yuigahama Yui, whose faces turned red and their eyes were distracted by this lethal smile, and the fat white-haired otaku opposite him, who couldn't hide his round figure even when sitting, and had a thick double chin when he lowered his head. He suddenly felt disillusioned with life.

Why? Every morning when I wake up, I have to put on a mask, a layer of light makeup, blow-dry my hair, and then apply some hair wax and spray to suppress the acne on my face, so that my skin is barely not dark and my appearance is barely at the average level.

But why can this fat guy in front of me have the appearance of a top male star as soon as he loses weight, and he doesn’t even need any makeup without any beauty filters. And according to the information revealed before, this guy has been adventuring all over the world after graduating from college, often going out in the wind and rain. Why does his skin look so good in the video? It’s so white that women are jealous? His smile is even more amazing, completely crushing his smile that his friends commented as "smiles like a husky"!

Why does God always give beauty to those who don't need it, and ugliness to those who pursue beauty? Is there still justice? Is there still law?

"Indeed, the Zaimokuza in the video is very different from the Zaimokuza now."

Hikigaya Hachiman's gaze flickered alternately between Zaimokuza in the video and the innocent-looking fat otaku in front of him, and he was speechless for a moment.

It is said that one should look at a man with new eyes after three days of absence, but this is really too outrageous. Are you sure there is not a person with the same name and surname as Zaimokuza Yoshiki in some corner of this world?

"Zaimokuza-san, although this is very rude... but do you really not have a brother with the same name as me?"

"…Hachiman, are you doubting me? Does General Ashikaga Yoshiteru really not look like a handsome guy!?"

"..."

Hikigaya Hachiman compared his round curves with the tall man in the video. He, who has always been hailed as the "suicide truck" who can speak anything, remained silent, which was rare.

"Why are you not talking? Don't you have confidence in my future? What about the trust we promised to always have in each other's backs?"

"That kind of thing has never existed."

【“Yihui, you…”】

[Tsurumi Rumi is still a little dazed, and looking at the smiling Zaimokuza in front of her, she is still a little dazed. ]

[“It’s okay, Rumi-chan. I’m still me.”]

【Zaimokuza saw the hesitation in her eyes, smiled cheerfully and reached out to ruffle her long hair. Feeling the familiar warmth of his palm above her head, Tsurumi Rumi's heart slowly calmed down, and a tiny smile appeared on her face again, subtle and touching.】

【"Fool--"】