The story we started

Hikigaya Komachi obviously could not imagine how imaginative the classmate behind her was. Apologizing and compensating for making a mistake was a matter of course for her as she had received a good education.

Just as she was concentrating on using paper towels to sweep away the broken glass on the ground and to soak up the water stains, the hand holding the toilet paper suddenly stopped.

"……well?"

Hikigaya Komachi looked at the small puddle of water on the ground with a puzzled expression. The spread transparent liquid formed a small mirror made of water on the ground, reflecting her cute and delicate face. The puzzled expression on her face fluctuated with the waves of the water.

She didn’t know if it was Hikigaya Komachi’s illusion, but she felt that this “mirror” gave her an indescribable sense of discomfort, but she couldn’t tell what the problem was.

And the next moment after she had this thought, the pool of water suddenly underwent a strange change.

Transparent ripples brushed across the surface of the water, and Hikigaya Komachi's face suddenly twisted.

The next moment, a pair of huge yellow eyes suddenly occupied the entire "mirror", staring straight at Hikigaya Komachi who was squatting down and looking at the water!

"Yeah!"

Hikigaya Komachi was frightened by the sudden appearance of the yellow eyes. She let out a scream, loosened her hands holding the tissue, and sat back on the ground, waving her hands.

The whole class's attention was attracted to her again, and at this moment, the falling tissue gently landed on the water stain, being quickly soaked by the water while also covering the pair of yellow eyes.

The falling paper towel formed a ripple on the surface of the water. The huge, strange eyes twisted after the ripple passed by, and then disappeared, and the puddle of water returned to its original state.

Roar--

Faintly, Hikigaya Komachi, who was sitting on the floor with a look of fear on her face, heard the roar of some wild beast.

But the strange thing was that this voice did not make her feel afraid, but gave her a strange sense of security. Hikigaya Komachi also inexplicably felt that this roar was somewhat familiar.

There seemed to be a strange joy in the roar of the beast, as if meeting an old friend after a long separation.

Then the voice faded away from my ears at a very fast speed, replaced by the worried screams of other classmates.

"Hikigaya-san, what's wrong with you?"

A girl with a worried expression helped her up when she fell to the ground. Unlike her brother who was hated by everyone, the outgoing, considerate and kind girl was very popular in school. Therefore, when everyone saw Hikigaya Komachi screaming inexplicably, their first reaction was not to laugh at her, but to care and worry.

"I, I'm fine. Sorry! I've caused trouble for everyone."

Hikigaya Komachi came to her senses only after being helped up. She smiled apologetically to the girl and classmates who helped her up, with a hint of embarrassment on her fair face.

After comforting everyone who gathered around her, the smile on her face gradually faded, and she became worried and confused.

The worry was for his brother, and the confusion was about what he had just seen.

Those eyes I just saw... were they an illusion?

【Tokyo, Shinagawa-ku, in the warehouse district. 】

[A black vine loosened from the neck of Zain, who had fallen to the ground and transformed back into a human form and was covered in blood, and then slowly retracted back to the back of a white hand with five fingers spread out. The back of the figure on the wall, with countless tentacle-like vines extending from the waist, twisted and blurred for a while, and then turned back into the original slender figure of the woman.]

[Baruba calmly pulled out a white handkerchief embroidered with the same totem as the one on her forehead from the pocket of her gauze skirt and wiped the blood off her hands. Her gestures were elegant and natural, like a lady from a scholarly family. However, all the Gurongis around who had witnessed the scene just now did not dare to look down on her anymore, knowing that if they dared to offend, the leader of the "Zu" group, Zu-Zain-Da, who was lying on the ground with serious injuries, would be a lesson for them.]

[The Gurongi clan has always been a group that believes in strength. The strong are respected is their belief. Regardless of his personality and intelligence, Zain's strength can at least be seen from the fact that he can become the leader of a group. ]

[But even such a strong man who could be ranked among the top Gurongis was like a newborn baby in the hands of Baruba who turned into a Gurongi form. He was pinned to the ground and ravaged the whole time. ]

[After seeing the terrifying strength she showed, all the Gurongi who had previously looked down on her gave up their thoughts and listed Baruba as one of the most untouchable people before advancing to the final game.]

【"Um?"】

[While wiping the blood off his hands, Baruba suddenly uttered a soft "eh", and raised his calm eyes to look at the warehouse door that had been pulled down earlier, his eyelids drooping slightly.]

[After a few seconds, she, who had always been indifferent in front of all the Gurongis, slowly smiled, like an iceberg in the Arctic suddenly collapsing and melting, and the curve at the corner of her lips was so beautiful that it made people feel unreal. ]

[“It looks like a guest has arrived.”]

[Patter. 】

[Baruba casually threw the handkerchief stained with Zain's blood on the ground and turned to the surrounding Gurongi and said.]

[“The warriors from Lindo have come to our door.”]

[All the silent Gurongi's faces were suddenly filled with surprise, and the leader of the "me" group, the mantis female Gurongi me-garima-ba frowned and asked her. ]

["What's going on? Why do the Lindos know this place?"]

[“…Maybe they are chasing Zain. This guy’s scent must have attracted the Lindos. I heard the sound of hounds outside.”]

[Baruba glanced at Gooma, who was curiously sniffing around the fallen Zain. When he noticed her gaze, he lowered his head deeply to hide the fear in his eyes. Baruba just turned her eyes away indifferently.]

[“Tsk! After so many eras, I didn’t expect these Lindos still like to play this boring taming trick so much.”]

[Garima smacked his lips immediately, and with a gloomy expression, he put his hands over his abdomen, as if he was thinking of some bad memories.]

[“What should we do? Should we leave here? Or should we just rush out and kill them?”]

[Another Gurongi raised his hand and asked, his face full of eagerness and bloodthirsty desire. He was already bloodthirsty and had been holding back for so long that he was almost suffocating. These policemen who came to his doorstep were just the right thing to satisfy his desire to kill.]

[“…Do you also want to break the rules of the game like this guy? me-biran-gi.”]

[Baruba looked at it indifferently, pointed at Gooma squatting next to Zain, and indicated that this was the fate of those who broke the rules.]

[With a drop of blood still stained on her face, she looked very intimidating. Seeing her look, Biran put down his raised right hand in dismay. The piranha tattoo on his right upper arm shone with a dark green glow under the dim light.]

[“It seems like we have no choice but to leave here. What should we do with this guy?”]

[As it said this, it turned its head to look at Zain who was still lying on the ground and Gooma who was cowering beside him, its eyes were full of disgust. Biran had always been unhappy with these two guys, and it was a pleasure to watch one of them being killed by Linduo.]

[“It’s still a member of the Gurongi after all. It’s not good to just leave it to Rindo. Let Gooma give it to—”]

【Clang.】

[Before Baruba could finish his words, two black cans rolled in from under the gap of the warehouse door.]

[When all the Gurongis cast their gazes over there, one of them suddenly exploded, and a dazzling flash instantly illuminated the entire room! ]

[“Wow!!!”]

[The gooma closest to the flash bomb was caught off guard and hit hard. As a bat-type Gurongi, it was afraid of light and immediately screamed and covered its eyes with its hands and rolled on the ground. The other Gurongi also closed their eyes in pain. Although their visual defense ability far exceeded that of ordinary humans, it was definitely not easy. ]

[“Ahem! What is this!?”]

[At this moment, the remaining tank also exploded, and a thick compressed gas was released from the broken tank. All the Gurongi who smelled the smell changed their faces, covered their faces with their hands and quickly retreated.]

【“…What a useless thing.”】

[Baruba, the only one who was not affected at all, frowned as she looked at the two "Zu" group Gurongi lying on the ground. She was particularly disgusted by Gooma's miserable struggle.]

[Baruba took off his glove on his right hand, and two vines stretched out from his palm to bind their feet. He dragged the two Gurongis and the rest of the staff to evacuate further into the warehouse with one hand.]

[Just as she was about to step into the corridor leading to the outside of the warehouse, she looked back at the warehouse door again. At this time, the warehouse door was just being pulled up by the police outside with tools, and the dazzling sunlight shone in. The light made Baruba squint slightly.]

[“…See you next time, old friend.”]

[Her dark eyes peered through the dense smoke at the figure wearing a gas mask with his back to the sun. The corners of her mouth curved up, and she turned around and dragged the remaining two Gurongi into the corridor...]

……

[“No trace of the unidentified life form was found. Those guys escaped!”]

[Kousaka Kyosuke rushed in from outside the warehouse with the remaining police officers and scanned the scene in the warehouse vigilantly. After confirming that the smoke had dissipated, he immediately took off his gas mask, his face full of unwillingness.]

【boom! 】

[Kousaka Kyosuke clenched his fist and punched the shelf next to him. The iron storage shelf was dented with a clearly visible fist mark because of his angry punch.]

[“These guys… really have some really bad tastes.”]

[Officer Sugita, holding a pistol, walked up to him and frowned as he looked at the simulated dolls scattered around the warehouse, some of which were broken, some were tied to chairs, and some were stabbed in the chest with various sharp weapons.]

[“Officer Kosaka! Officer Sugita! The police dog suddenly rushed out, as if it had smelled those guys!”]

[Sakurai, the police officer standing by, suddenly changed his expression when he was listening to the information through his earphone and shouted at them.]

【“!?”】

[Kousaka Kyosuke immediately turned around and looked at him, his eyes as sharp as a steel blade drawn from its sheath.]

……

[“Mikado, wait a moment!”]

[A police dog in a numbered uniform ran quickly along the path in the warehouse area, heading for the nearest woods. The breeder behind him chased after it anxiously, but two legs could not outrun four legs after all, and soon the police dog named Mikado disappeared from his sight.]

[“Woof! Woof!”]

[The Emperor ran swiftly into a small path, then suddenly stopped and barked loudly, his bark full of hostility.]

[The reason it stopped was that a tall figure in tattered clothes suddenly jumped out of the woods nearby and stood in front of the Emperor without saying a word.]

【“——”】

[Zain, whose injuries had not yet fully recovered, looked at the police dog in front of him that kept barking at him. His fierce face twitched, and his fists as big as sandbags were clenched tightly. His nails even pierced the flesh of his palms because of excessive force, and blood dripped from his palms. ]

[It remembered that when it was being tortured by Baruba just now, all the Gurongis who were watching the show were around it. Even Me-Garume-re, who was considered its younger brother before, laughed when it begged her to give it the qualification to play the game. The laughter was full of disdain and ridicule.]

[All the laughter of Gurongi before was echoing in his ears at this moment. As a rhino, Zain was extremely sensitive to all kinds of noises and now felt a splitting headache. Every laugh was like a sharp blade stabbing into his heart. Incomparable anger and humiliation spread in his heart, making him crazy.]

[And now, even a hound tamed by Lin Duo dares to bark at me? ]

[Is this a mockery of myself now being worse than a dog? ]

【Snap.】

[“——Ua ...

[Zain felt that the line of "reason" in his brain was broken, and he let out a roar like a ferocious beast, losing all rationality, and suddenly pounced on the still barking Emperor! ]

[“Woof! Woof! Woof woof woof——”]

【"Emperor!!!"】

[The breeder's face changed drastically when he heard the scream. He immediately ran forward faster, leaving behind Kousaka Kyosuke and the others who were following him.]

[When Kousaka Kyosuke saw the breeder speed up, he also quickened his pace and followed closely behind him, leaving the remaining two middle-aged police officers completely behind.]

【“——”】

[Kousaka Kyosuke turned the corner, and the scene he saw made him suddenly speechless. ]

[The breeder was standing not far ahead, but unlike the image of vigor and confidence when they first met, although he was standing straight at this moment, his back revealed an incomparable sadness and sorrow.]

[The breeder suddenly knelt forward helplessly, with his hands on the blood-stained ground.]

[Not far ahead, a bloody dog ​​chain was left on the ground, and there was another one besides it——]

【Dog head.】

[That was the dog head of the Emperor. Blood was gushing out from its broken neck, dyeing the surrounding fallen leaves red. Judging from the irregular cut of the wound, it was probably torn off by Gurongi with pure physical violence.]

[“The Emperor——”]

[The breeder held up Mikado's head with trembling hands, and stroked its face. Looking at its dilated pupils and the blood flowing from its mouth, he recalled the warm memories of training with his beloved dog, and his heart ached so much that it was almost torn apart.]

[He held the remains of the Emperor in his arms, opened his mouth and let out a heart-wrenching roar, like a widowed male wolf.]

【"Emperor!!!!!!"】

【“…”】

[Kousaka Kyosuke, who was standing behind the keeper, and the two police officers Sugita and Sakurai who arrived later were speechless when they saw this scene. They lowered their heads in silence and faced the crying keeper with a moment of silence.]

【boom--】

[The roar of the engine came from behind, and Kousaka Kyosuke looked back and saw a figure wearing a helmet riding a dark Triangle Tracker 2000. ]

[Zaimokuza stopped his speeding motorcycle, reached out to take off his helmet, and was also speechless when he saw this tragic scene.]

[His clothes were soaked from falling into the water, and the injury on his right hand had not yet fully healed. There was still a large area of ​​skin and flesh in a charred state, and even cracked due to the rough behavior when driving the motorcycle. Blood dripped down his arm, also dyeing the road below him red.]

[Kousaka Kyosuke had never seen Zaimokuza like this before. Not only was his face pale, but his spirit and energy were also visibly different from when they parted. His eyes were even duller. Anyone could tell that he had suffered a huge blow.]

[The words I wanted to ask were swallowed back in my throat because I already had the answer in my heart.]

【Zaimokuza looked up at Kousaka Kyousuke, and their eyes intertwined in mid-air.】

【“…”】

[They said nothing, but it seemed like they had said everything. They just stared at each other in silence.]

51. So-called "human beings" Two-in-one

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"The last time I had such a familiar feeling was the last time... No wonder it looked so familiar to me. Isn't this a replica of Turtle's resistance to the fifth-generation sublimated almighty kick?"