Editing review, starting from Natsuki Subaru shocking the world

The feeling given is far from what is said.

"Why are you hunting down Fremea Severon to this extent?"

"Ah? How much do you know, anyway? Never mind. You're getting in my way. Although the Human Resources Project was completed safely, my master seems to want to see what comes next. It's like cutting the string after inflating a balloon.

It's troublesome to let the old plan settle like that. In order to move to the next level, what has been completed must be completely destroyed."

This makes no sense.

To put it bluntly, Kamijou didn’t even know what the standard for “moving to a higher level” was.

"And, and, and. If you think you can save something by clenching your fists and fighting now, it's too late. The reason I came here is simply to "witness". Not to fight with you, nor to kill Fremea with my own hands." "W-what...?"

"Don't you understand? I led you here from the very beginning!"

The sound did not come from the cyborg named Rencha.

Instead, it came from Fremea Severin's pocket - an artificial voice made by a little white rhinoceros beetle with its thin wings.

"Hehehe, it's good to trust your friends, but sometimes you have to be suspicious. That guy kept yelling in his mind, 'Don't listen', 'Don't go over there', 'Please listen to me', 'I might as well just destroy this body' and so on, trying to stop me!"

The rhinoceros beetle that poked its head out of the pocket kept trembling.

Is this his last act of resistance? Or is it just an act of manipulation by a third party?

Kamijou felt a surge of anger in his heart.

"You guy..."

"Don't be impatient! So Rencha said he didn't plan to fight you? In fact, it was over a long time ago."

Liancha jokingly spread his hands forward, then bent down and bowed.

"This building has been rigged with a bomb. Once the switch is pressed, the whole building will collapse with a loud bang! From the moment you enter here, everything is over! Hehehe☆"

This didn't sound like a joke or a bluff.

An uncomfortable feeling ran through my spine.

Since Liancha didn't have a switch or something like that, then the modified human body probably had the ability to send wireless detonation signals. If that was the case, even if he wanted to take the switch away, he couldn't do it.

(hateful……!)

Kamijou hastily tried to shield Fremea with his body, but it was too late and there was no point in doing so. If it had exploded right in front of him, it would have been fine, but if the main beam of the complex building was damaged, causing the entire massive building to collapse, then it would have been useless even if he had blocked it.

"So! As for me! I just need to 'witness' your death!"

then.

The moment of explosion came without delay.

"Safety device released, password input completed. Everyone, welcome to this explosion show without any tricks or mechanisms! The explosion begins—!"

The cyborg's body emits weak electronic signals.

The detonation signal razed a corner of Academy City to the ground.

A silence.

There was silence.

—A blank space.

Even though he knew it was useless, Kamijou still blocked Fremea’s body and temporarily surrendered to the ear-piercing silence. However, after a while, he noticed something was wrong.

“…What…is going on?”

It wasn’t Kamijou who was speaking.

But it is a cyborg named Rencha.

"Why didn't the fireworks explode? It's impossible that none of them would explode. How much effort do you think I put into putting it on?"

This is no accident.

Someone somewhere has solved the problem. But who could that person be? There are indeed several monsters with superhuman strength outside the building, but the "bomb" card cannot be dealt with without prior detection. Will they have a chance to discover this?

If not, it means...

A "boom!" sound was heard due to the huge mass collision.

A white rhinoceros beetle, about the same size as the helicopter waiting outside the broken window, crashed into the belly of the helicopter.

"Damn it..."

Rencha's eyes widened.

"You must be kidding! My interference should have completely rendered you useless!"

The rhinoceros beetle didn't even look at the helicopter that was falling with black smoke, and used his thin wings flying in the air to skillfully make artificial sounds.

"'Unreal matter' has nothing to do with the subject of consciousness. Indeed, this characteristic was used to restrict my actions."

That's right.

At this moment, the key-ring-like "white rhinoceros beetle" in Fremea's pocket was still trembling. And that was undoubtedly the main individual in the entire "unrealized matter".

At this moment, the scene in the video is undoubtedly full of a sense of difference, and the second person has never appeared.

What is going on?

Could it be that the pure white rhinoceros beetle in front of him is the second most powerful person in Academy City! ?

Chapter 172. Flanda's Rejoicing

No one knows how the second place felt when he saw this scene.

No one knows what happened before that caused the always unruly second place to become such a living being.

"This guy is, poof - it's hilarious!"

The fourth place winner of the Dark Side of Academy City, Mai Ye Shenli, could not help but sneer: "What a joke, the result is actually like this, I was wondering... how could this guy not even have such a thing happen, it turns out that he... oh, it was 'it' that would make a move at this time!"

hard to imagine.

Mai Ye Shenli, who always appears decadent and has an attitude like a queen, suddenly shows this side of her.

Was she stimulated by something?

Could it be that he has gone crazy?

Seeing this scene, the young boy Hamazura, who had just joined the gang not long ago, was so shocked that his eyelids almost fell off.

In the end, it was Flanda, who was drinking sparkling water and making cute purring sounds, who told the truth.

"This is the second one in Academy City. His name is Kakine Teitoku. He has the ability of supernatural power and is also a member of another Anbu in this Academy City."

"Number...Number two?"

"That's right. He is said to be extremely cruel~ and..."

For some reason, Flanders voice became lower as she spoke:

"Anyway, seeing that this kid has such a good backup makes me feel much more at ease."

"Huh, kid? What did you say?"

Hamazura didn’t hear clearly what Frenda was complaining about.

Flanda also waved her hand, indicating that there was no need to listen too carefully to this matter.

"Ah, no...no, it's nothing. Hehe, I'll tell you about this later. I guess it's not my turn yet, so I won't talk about it for now!"

The blonde, doll-like girl blinked her eyes, trying to be clever and keep the secret.

Even though the people in front of her were her Anbu tool partners, she still didn't want to reveal these things for the time being. The information about her sister... just like her private base, she thought it was top secret that should be kept secret for the time being.

Even though I really admire and respect Mai Ye Shen Li, the fourth super power user, it is better not to talk about such private matters!

"By the way, why is Fremea involved in this kind of problem?"

"Hmm...Should I take this opportunity to sneak out of the room and find a place to call her and ask how she is?"

Thinking that her only relative might have suffered such a disaster in the video, Frenda was filled with endless worries, not even thinking about why she, as a member of the Anbu, had never appeared from beginning to end.

This made her usually sweet appearance become like a silent iceberg. Without any emotion, she just stared at the video screen intently, clenched her teeth, hoping that everything could be calmed down.

Of course, she was the only one who thought she had hidden her worried look well. In fact, the other Anbu members had already seen what was on her mind from her tense expression.

At this moment, the scenes in the video continued to move forward, and everyone's attention was completely focused back on the video.

Watching countless white rhinoceros beetles gather together, watching these carriers of unrealized matter condense and fuse...

In front of the screen, Kakine Teito, who couldn't hold back his emotions and wanted to make a scene, stared at the video screen with a grim face.

"..."

"really!"

A sound like the roar of a wild beast, full of anxiety and irritability, came out of his throat. He looked at the face in the video that was condensed by white rhinoceros beetles, which could not belong to anyone else.

Kakine Teito knew that something must have gone wrong in a future step, which led to an unexpected situation for him.

He couldn't understand.

There wasn't much shock either.

I just feel an irritability inside that I have nowhere to vent.

【Snapped--! 】

Hitting the table hard with his palm, Academy City's No. 2's face was fierce and cold, and he almost squeezed out words from the corners of his mouth to express his inner confusion.

"What on earth is going on? What kind of emotions did I have in the video when I did such a weird thing?"

"No, I should even ask whether this thing is me, or another material substance that appeared after my death and took control of my life?"

He had no idea about this matter and could only watch the second battle unfold in the video.

The pure white Kakine Teito who was resurrected spread his wings and fought a desperate duel with the cloned Rencha clone with super powers.

He joins hands with Kamijou Touma to fight to protect the little girl he doesn't even know.

However, this battle did not end in the blink of an eye as the audience expected. Instead, the two sides were evenly matched in the battle.

Kamijou Touma, Emperor Kakine, and Rencha.

The first to clash were the two men with wings on their backs.

In other words, Kakine and Rencha are fighting at supersonic speed.

"Boom!" The loud noise came a step later than what could be seen. The dinosaur that runs through the hollow part of the museum area

The skeleton specimens collapsed instantly, and the reinforced glass display cases placed in various places in the museum shattered one after another. Fremea shrank back in panic.

It is unknown whether the second-place "Unreal Matter" has a countermeasure or not, and it fearlessly attacks Rencha, who has the same "reflection" ability as the first-place.

Despite this, Rencha still seems to have the upper hand.

"Hehehe, I'm different from 'the previous Rencha'. I'm not afraid of stepping into a realm where my senses can't catch up. To be honest, I should be a calculationist. As long as the theory is complete, I dare to gamble my life even if it's just theory! So at this speed, I won't hesitate. As expected, this is what a level 5 esper should be like!"

Rencha moved at a speed too fast for the naked eye to follow, so her words were blurred and difficult to make out.

"It doesn't matter if it's two against one. No one can keep up with this speed anyway. We just need to start with the troublesome ones and deal with them one by one!"

It was not known whether Kakine and Rencha had kicked the walls and ceiling, or whether the shockwaves from their movement had hit the building.

In every corner, there were strong sounds that sounded like blows.

Indeed, once it reaches this kind of realm, Kamijou, a mere high school student, will most likely be useless.

Even if he swung his punches randomly, there was a high probability that he wouldn't be able to scratch his opponent's skin.

but--

(Even so, we must move forward!)

Boom! Kamijou took a big step forward and jumped into the conflict between Kakine and Rencha without hesitation.

At first glance, this might seem like suicide, but Kakine and Rencha both use their "ability" to maintain their incredible speeds. If Kamijou's right hand touches them, they will lose their strength and their balance will collapse.

If Rencha loses control, Kakine can take advantage of the opportunity to strike him, which would be enough to cause fatal damage.

There would be no point in doing so.

This was true even though Kamijou’s fist would never hit him.