My youth story cannot be a knight war

[Kousaka Kyosuke held his aching shoulder, looking at No. 3 who was approaching him in a language he couldn't understand, and gritted his teeth and wanted to reach for the pistol on his waist. Even if the damage of this gun to the monster in front of him was better than nothing, he still had to make a final struggle.]

【boom--】

【"Um!?"】

[The roar of the engine came closer and closer. The sharp-hearing No. 3 stopped and turned to look at the church door.]

【bump!】

[The church's main door suddenly slammed to the sides, and a motorcycle with its high beams on drove straight in from the church's main door and crashed straight into No. 3!]

[“Gu!”]

[The motorcycle's high beam shines on No. 3's face. He subconsciously raises his hands to block his face from the shining light.]

【Zaimokuza, who was driving the motorcycle, took advantage of this opportunity to roll off the motorcycle. As he rolled, the motorcycle fell to the ground and rubbed against No. 3 due to potential energy, but it evaded with a nimble backward jump and crashed directly into the burning fire, causing a violent explosion.】

【“Mr. Police Officer!”】

【Zaimokuza stood up and looked at the flames burning on Kousaka Kyosuke's body with a horrified look on his face. He took off his windbreaker and ran over, using the windbreaker to beat the flames on Kousaka Kyosuke's clothes until they were put out.】

[“What are you doing here——”]

[Kousaka Kyosuke, enduring the pain in his arm, spoke to Zaimokuza with difficulty, but before he could finish his words, No. 3 raised his claws and pounced on the two of them. Zaimokuza immediately helped him to roll to the other side and avoided the attack.]

[“I want to fight!”]

【Zaimokuza stood up on his elbows and looked at No. 3 with a sharp gaze and said in a deep voice. Hearing this, Kousaka Kyousuke grabbed his neck with a look of shock and anger.】

[“You are still talking about this——”]

【"I!!!"】

【Zaimokuza interrupted Kousaka Kyosuke's roar with an angry roar. He used one hand to break away the hand that grabbed his collar, stood up and rushed towards No. 3. He lowered his head to avoid the wings that were waving towards his eyes, stood firm and continued to speak.】

[“I don’t want to see anyone cry because of these guys anymore!”]

【Zaimokuza crossed his hands in front of his chest to block the kick from No.3. The heavy force from the kick made him groan and take a few steps back.】

[“I hope everyone can live happily and always have a smile on their face. I want to protect everyone’s smile and not let these guys take away the treasures that belong to everyone! So!!!”]

【"ah!!!"】

[He roared with eyes wide open as he rushed towards No. 3, pounced forward and rolled under No. 3's left wing to avoid the blow, and immediately stood up from the ground, staring at No. 3 with eyes that seemed to be burning with blazing flames.]

[The image of the girl crouching under the imperial spirit lamp and crying flashed through his mind again. Those tears seemed to drip into his heart, piercing the soul of Zaimokuza Yoshiki.]

[The girl's tears were the reason why he chose to fight. ]

[“Please look at this! Mr. Kosaka! My——”]

[“——Transform!!!”]

【Zaimokuza raises both hands high and waves them to the sides.】

【Om—】

[A silver belt appeared around his waist with a buzzing sound, and this time it was different from the last time. The red stone in the center of the belt seemed to be emitting the same blazing light as the surrounding flames, and it kept buzzing.]

【Zaimokuza put his hands hard on his belt, and the buzzing sound stopped at this moment. He placed his left hand flat on his waist, and stretched out his right hand to the left front, with his palms together, and slowly moved to the right. The left hand placed flat on his waist also gradually moved to the left side of his waist, and the palms together were clenched into a fist.】

[The right palm brushed forward, and behind the palm Zaimokuza's eyes were firm and indestructible, like a piece of tough rock. ]

【Om—】

[He clenched his right fist and clasped it against his left hand, which was on the belt buckle at his waist. The two fists overlapped and the stone in the center of the belt shone brightly, and the buzzing sound almost resounded throughout the entire church.]

【"drink!"】

[Zaimokuza leaped up and punched No.3 in the face in mid-air. Even before the transformation, the fist could not hurt the opponent at all. This time, it directly knocked No.3 off balance without transforming, just like it had hit Zaimokuza in the face with its hand before! ]

[Black skin and a different red armor from before appeared on his right arm that struck out. Zaimokuza held No.3's shoulder tightly with one hand. His legs and left hand were covered with red armor and black skin in turn. A strong breastplate that looked like it was forged by raging fire appeared on his chest. Every muscle bulged layer by layer, which was full of the beauty of human rhythm.]

[Finally, the black helmet and red compound eyes covered Zaimokuza's determined face. The thick horns, completely different from the previous young ones, shot up into the sky. The golden horns like a crown shone with a red-gold brilliance in the flames! ]

[“——What the hell!!!”]

[“Woooooo!”]

[The roar and screams sounded again, but this time the source of the sound was completely reversed. Zaimokuza's hand holding No. 3's shoulder suddenly exerted force, and an irresistible force directly threw No. 3 out with a scream, crashing into the last remaining row of seats in the church hall! ]

[Kousaka Kyosuke lay on the ground, staring blankly at the scene in front of him. ]

[A warrior in red stood in the burning fire, the armor on his strong body seemed to be cast in flames. He slowly stood up, and the golden horns on his head made the warrior look like a javelin standing upright, with sharp horns that seemed to pierce the dark sky above his head.]

Zaimokuza raised his head, his red eyes glowing brightly in the blazing fire, like a rising, brilliant sun!

12. Lovers in the Morning (-in-)

"So handsome..."

Watching the warrior transformed in the flames of the burning church on TV, Togashi Yuuta murmured blankly, and those eyes that were redder than the fire gradually filled his eyes, blooming with a different color.

This is a world without Kamen Rider and Ultraman, and the only remaining special effects series is Sentai.

For kids who have been exposed to the team series since childhood, the hero template in their hearts is always those team heroes who hold transformation devices to call upon summoned beasts, wear colorful leather jackets, and always pose when they appear.

Togashi Yuuta was also one of those heroes who liked teams, but unlike those boys who liked an entire team series, what he liked were the additional warriors outside the team, the aloof Yahoo Gin who was independent of the team, the warrior who chose to fight alone even if no one understood him.

As he grew up, he realized that what he liked was not the additional warrior, but the spirit embodied by the additional warrior, the spirit of believing in one's own justice, even if that justice was contrary to the justice of the masses, and the spirit of fighting persistently even if no one understood.

That's why Togashi Yuuta created the character of "Black Flame User" during his Chunibyo period. It is the reflection of the hero in his heart. He is powerful and aloof, disdainful of joining forces with the weak, and uses the power of the Black Flame Dragon from the "Dark Flame Dragon". He stays away from the weak but will protect them when evil comes, fighting for what he believes in.

But sometimes he would feel inferior because the heroes he liked were not mainstream in this world. People liked the heroes of the main character group far more than the additional warrior, and even the lonely additional warrior was essentially a member of the main character group. In all the team series, no hero was truly a lone ranger, and the power they wielded essentially came from light. No team hero was truly born in darkness but chose to betray darkness and fight to protect light. The "Dark Flame Envoy" he longed for never existed from the beginning.

But at this moment, Togashi Yuta truly felt the presence of that hero - that was Yoshiki Zaimokuza on the TV in front of him, who transformed not for justice or the world, but simply to protect everyone's smiles. The red figure at this moment completely overlapped with the "Black Flame User" in his imagination, making him extremely certain of one thing.

The hero that I had always longed for finally appeared, right before my eyes.

"come on……"

Togashi Yuuta clenched his hands gradually, staring intently at the Kamen Rider who was fighting to protect everyone's smile.

"You must win! Mr. Zaimokuza!"

[“This is impossible…”]

[Number Three stood up awkwardly and looked at Zaimokuza, whose transformed form was completely different from the last time. Since he had no eyes, his emotions could not be seen, but his hoarse voice was full of disbelief and fear that the two people present could hear.]

[Its claws pointed at the wood seat, trembling slightly, like a frog encountering a snake, its natural enemy.]

"You can actually turn into a Kuuga!?"

"Ku...ga? So after I transform, I'm called Kuuga!?"

[After barely hearing these two syllables from the strange language of No. 3, Zaimokuza finally knew the name of the warrior he transformed into.]

[Suppressing his curiosity, Zaimokuza decided to wait until he killed No. 3 before looking for Yukinoshita Yukino to find out the meaning of this name. He clenched his right fist and placed it on his waist, stretched his left hand forward and raised it, and took a horse stance with his legs, posing the martial arts posture he learned in Shaolin Temple.]

[No. 3 looked at the familiar red figure in front of him, his hands trembling slightly, nightmare-like memories flooded from his mind like a tide at this moment, and his inner fear was mixed with immense anger.]

[That Lin Duo is obviously dead, why does this damn guy still appear to hinder me! ]

[“Aaaaaah!”]

[As if to dispel the fear in its heart, it roared loudly and pounced forward, ignoring Kousaka Kyosuke who was lying next to it. At this moment, it just wanted to send this nightmare that had been haunting it since ancient times to hell! ]

【“Taku!”】2

【Zaimokuza leaped high, just past the charging No.3, and when he landed, he spun around and kicked No.3 in the face. This kick made his body spin around, and when he was trying to regroup and attack again, his whole body froze.】

[“Hmm——”]

【Zaimokuza's heavy punch hit its abdomen. The power of Zaimokuza's punches and kicks in this form is much stronger than that of the previous white form. Number 3, who had been hit by the white form Kuuga for more than a dozen times without any damage, was hit stiff by the red form Kuuga with just one punch.】

[The fist under the red gauntlet hit the strong abdomen of No. 3. At the moment when the fist and abdomen intersected, a white air wave visible to the naked eye burst out from the contact surface. No. 3 was actually knocked out by this punch. After smashing the prayer table behind him, his body was embedded in the wall of the church. The huge force caused the wall to spread out spider-web-like cracks with No. 3 stuck in it as the center.]

【“!?”】

[The church seemed to have its shaky pillars destroyed by this earth-shattering blow, and the fragments of the dome fell one after another. Zaimokuza, who realized that something was wrong, ran to the fallen Kousaka Kyosuke and helped him up. He didn't even check whether No. 3 was alive or dead, and immediately helped him rush to the door of the church.]

[Just as the two of them rushed out of the church door, the burning beams fell and buried the church entrance. The interior of the entire church was completely engulfed in blazing flames. The stone statue of Jesus tied to the cross collapsed and shattered in the hellish flames. The saint finally did not live to see the day of resurrection, and his body was burned by the flames before that.]

[“Aaaaaa——”]

[Zaimokuza had just laid Kousaka Kyousuke flat on the ground when he heard a terrifying roar like a demon coming from the church behind him. He turned around and saw No. 3 flapping his wings, flying out of the burning hall of the church like a demon escaping from hell and rushing straight towards him, stretching out his hands to grab his neck.]

["…Zaimuza Yoshiki!"]

【Zaimokuza only had time to reach out and grab the claws that were pinching his neck, but he didn't expect that he would be taken away by No. 3 and fly away to the distant dim sky. Kousaka Kyousuke barely propped himself up and panted as he looked at Zaimokuza who was caught by No. 3 and flew away to the distant factory, his eyes full of anxiety.】

[“Uwa——”]

Zaimokuza was grabbed by Number 1 and crashed through the roof of the factory. This factory was exactly the same factory Number had fallen into when he fell from the helicopter yesterday. Even the hole he had smashed through was not far away and had not been repaired yet.

[Their bodies smashed through the factory roof and fell onto a section of railroad tracks. The impact and pain on their backs made Zaimokuza groan.]

[He stood up with one hand holding the edge of the rails, looked at No. 3 who stood up at the same time as him, and panted and stretched out his hand to make the international friendly gesture of the third finger from left to right.]

[“Come on! You third-rate vampire who destroys girls’ imaginations, a knockoff of Batman, I will beat you to pieces!”]

["Oh Nong Lei KU——UGA!!!"]

Just as Zaimokuza couldn't understand Number Three's language, Number Three also couldn't understand what the current Kuuga was saying. However, when he saw the international friendly gesture he made, he felt a nameless rage rising from his heart. With his already gloomy and irritable personality, he roared and charged forward with his fist raised.

【"Go to hell! You stinking bat!"】

[Zaimokuza, who had transformed himself into a "three-day-not-see-you-are-not-Wu-xia-Amon" in just a few hours, roared and rushed towards No. 3, punching the ferocious bat face hard! ]

[He took the blow from No. 3's fist on the face without dodging or avoiding it. A sweet and fishy smell came out of the corner of his mouth as his fist also hit No. 3's face.]

[The difference in power between the two was clearly revealed in this punch. As red blood splashed on No. 3's face, Zaimokuza took a few steps back because of No. 3's punch, and it was directly knocked off the rails by Zaimokuza's angry blow, and fell to the factory floor three stories above the ground with a scream, splashing a cloud of dust.]

“KUU——GA…”

[It covered its bleeding face and stood up with difficulty, looking at Zai Mu Zuo who was jumping down and squatting on the ground in the distance, and the resentment in its tone seemed to come from the deepest part of hell.]

[“It’s over! Go and repent to those who died tragically at your hands!”]

[Thinking back to the tragic remains at the crime scene he saw this morning, and the girl curled up crying at the doorstep, anger filled Zaimokuza's brain, driving him to swing his trembling fists to kill this damn monster right here.]

【call out--】

[Suddenly, a hurried sound came to his ears. This familiar voice made Zaimokuza's anger stagnate, and an extremely ominous premonition surged from his heart.] 1

[“Woooooo!”]

[Zaimokuza followed his instinct and crossed his hands in front of his chest to defend himself. As a figure like Spider-Man with white silk threads hanging on his body flashed before his eyes, blood spurted out from the red armor on his hands. He screamed and fell into the pile of tools behind him. In a hurry, he waved his hands and pulled and broke several large wires. The electrical ports that were roughly torn off burst out countless electric sparks and poured on Zaimokuza's solid body.]

[“KUUGA!”]

[The figure landed on the ground, turned around and faced the fallen Zaimokuza, and the fangs on the backs of both hands stretched out at this moment, the tips of the fangs dyed a dazzling red.]

[That figure was the Spider Monster that Zaimokuza kicked down from tens of meters in the sky yesterday. He was also listed on the police wanted list together with Zaimokuza as the first and second wanted persons. He was the first unconfirmed life form to appear in this world after excluding the black figure in the video tape.]

【“Number One…!”】

[Amid the electric sparks pouring down from above his head, Zaimokuza slowly stood up and gritted his teeth to say the code name of this spider monster.]

[Tick tock. 】

[Red blood drops dripped from his fingertips onto the ground. There were two deep wounds on the armor of Zaimokuza's forearms, blood gushed out from the wounds.]

【This is terrible.】

[Zaimokuza didn't expect that No.1 would show up at this time, and in the factory where it crashed yesterday. Could it be that this guy hid here all day and didn't leave? ]

[The wound on his arm slowly healed at a speed visible to the naked eye. Zaimokuza clenched his fists tightly. When he saw No. 3 standing up on the other side from the corner of his eye, he felt as if cold sweat was coming out of his forehead.]

Many people who have no experience in fighting think that fighting two at once is not a big deal, but they have no idea how difficult it is. For example, if you are playing Sekiro and the final boss is two Ashina Isshin, one in prime and the other in old age, what can you do at this time?

[Perhaps this period of time is only enough for you to think about your epitaph, and perhaps also think about whether you have deleted the browser history before this, so that you can leave a clear name in the world after your death.]

[These two guys may not be as good at fighting as Ashina Isshin, but Zaimokuza is not a wolf, not to mention that he is unarmed and doesn't even have a wedge pill! ]

[If I had a weapon in my hand...! ]

Zaimokuza didn't notice that when this thought came to him, the jewels inlaid on his golden wrist armor had once again undergone a subtle change, just like yesterday. In an instant, the jewels changed from crimson to a pure purple like purple agate, but returned to normal the next second.

"Die! KUUGA!"

[“Hmmmm!!!”]

[No.1 shouted the name of Zaimokuza after his transformation and rushed over with his fangs waving. No.3 also roared softly and flapped his wings to fly over here. The two reached a consensus at this moment and vowed to send this troublesome guy who was resurrected with them to hell again! ]