My youth story cannot be a knight war

[Realizing that he had made a mistake in the direction, Tianzhong Ritsu grabbed the joystick on the seat handle with both hands in fear and twisted it hard! ]

[——After a clear sound, the entire control room fell into an unspeakable silence.]

【“…”】

【“…”】

[Looking at the small joystick in Tianzhong Ritsu's hand, the members of the light music club turned their heads and looked at the pair of dull eyes that were also staring at them, like rusted and stuck machines due to disrepair.]

[“I, I…”]

[Looking stupidly at the joystick in his hands, Tian Zhongli looked up at his friends with frozen expressions, the corners of his mouth twitched a few times, and a smile that was close to collapse appeared on his face. ]

[“…Looks like I messed up again.”]

[Silence, as deadly as the deepest part of hell.]

【——And three seconds later, extremely terrified screams echoed throughout every corner of the tourist ship.】

【“Xiao, Xiao Lu!!!!!!”】

[“Look what you’ve done!!!”]

[“I’m sorry! I’m so sorry!!!!!!”]

[With tears streaming down her face like a waterfall, Akiyama Mio grabs her childhood sweetheart's neck with both hands and shakes her wildly. Tianzhong Ritsu is shaken to the point of foaming at the mouth and screams miserably. Kotobuki Tsumugi frantically reaches out her hands to try to stop them. Hirasawa Yui, who is confused about the situation, tilts her head and stares at the murder scene in front of her blankly...]

[Amid all the screams and confusion, the sightseeing boat, like Don Quixote charging towards the windmill, sailed towards the river bank where a fierce battle was taking place.]

24. Arrived at the last minute (7K for three in one)

"—"

Seeing the series of outrageous actions of "Taizhong Ritsu" on the screen, which could be regarded as a typical pig teammate when starting a team fight, all the audience fell into silence, their eyes were dull.

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, which were stuck to her forehead due to the water, and looked out the window of the control room at Zaimokuza and Biran fighting, her expression filled with 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 engaged in a fight 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 reached out and clenched his fist in front of him!

[Bang, bang, bang!!!]

The jewels inlaid on his wrist flashed a bright purple light, and before Biran fell, long lines of transparent ripples appeared on the ground. 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 flashed suddenly from the middle of the stone pillars in the rear. Then, this defensive formation, strong enough to restrain and withstand the terrifying strength of Zain, the leader of the "ZE" group, collapsed sideways like a toppling building block, revealing Biran, who slowly retracted his blade from behind.

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

Biran said coldly, and with a powerful step, he rushed towards Zaimokuza again. The blades on 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 icy blades of Biran rubbed against the Titan Sword, sparks flying. Zaimokuza gritted his teeth again and shook them off, shouting anxiously to the survivors on the ship behind him.

[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, blocking Biran's way. Seeing the two figures locked in a stalemate, she couldn't help but purse her lips.

[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, felt the force on the Titan Sword ease, and then saw Zaimokuza's appearance transform back into his original Titan form in the dissipating light. He spoke in a voice of surprise.

[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 caused his grip on the Titan Sword to relax for a moment, and Biran seized the opportunity to withdraw his right hand, which had just injured Zaimokuza, and pressed forward with both hands again, his arm blade holding the greatsword and 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, and then in the world of the dead, sincerely repent of your foolishness and weakness, and sigh for the might of Me-Biran-Gi, the Death Predator!"