My youth story cannot be a knight war

"..."

[“Woooooo!”]

Zaimokuza's screams echoed through the building complex for the second time. Just as he reached the eighteenth floor, he was attacked again by Baduu. He leaped from the top floor and kicked him down at the corner of the stairs just as he was about to turn. He then stepped on his right ankle and his chest.

[“You’re as slow as a turtle. I’d better come and play with you by myself!”]

Baduu said this with immense contempt, raising his right foot with all his might and delivering a powerful kick to the center of Zaimokuza's chest. His powerful leg strength gave him such force that the kick broke the stair railing holding Zaimokuza's back, sending him, along with the railing, careening down from the eighteenth floor.

[“Guwaaa!!!”]

[Zaimokuza fell face down on the ground on the first floor. His strengthened body smashed the ground into scattered cracks. Zaimokuza felt as if his whole body was falling apart. The pain from his chest hitting the ground was so severe that he could not breathe.]

[“Damn! This guy is so fast…”]

He staggered to his feet, one hand supporting the ground and the other clutching his chest. He looked at Baduu, who was standing at the eighteenth-floor staircase, hands on his hips, through the gap in the fence, looking at him, breathing heavily.

[“Heh~”]

Seeing Zaimokuza standing up again, Baduu nodded in satisfaction. He leaped up again, bounding towards the lower staircase on the opposite side. He then kicked the edge of the fence and leaped towards the staircase one level lower than where he was originally. Then, the wall, the stairs, the wall, the stairs – his speed was increasing, and he was so fast that he was jumping between buildings that he almost left a trail of afterimages. Zaimokuza couldn't even catch his figure with the naked eye!

【"hateful!"】

Zaimokuza felt a tingling sensation on his scalp as he watched Baduu rush towards him at a speed that made him invisible, as he slid across the building wall as if it were flat ground.

[No! Calm down! This might be an opportunity! Stay calm, just once is enough. As long as the next attack hits it, then you have a chance of winning! Just one hit is enough! ]

[Zaimokuza forced himself to calm down, and with his red compound eyes he looked at the blurry figure approaching him at high speed from upstairs, and there seemed to be a faint light flashing in his eyes.]

[He adjusted his breathing rhythm, and as his mind moved, the red pearls on his right ankle emitted a barely perceptible glow, and a faint flame flickered on the sole of his right foot. This move was the same kick that had been used to kill the unconfirmed life forms No. 1 and No. 5.]

[The sound of a figure moving at high speed and cutting through the air gradually approached his ears. The enemy's figure even flashed past Zaimokuza several times, but he remained motionless, waiting for the opportunity to attack. The fire under his feet became more and more intense, and white smoke even began to float up from the ground where his right foot stepped.]

【call out--】

[The sound of breaking wind was heard again behind him, and Zaimokuza suddenly raised his head, and his red compound eyes flashed a dazzling light for a moment.]

【It's now! 】

[“Hey!!!”]

Zaimokuza didn't look back. Following his instincts, he lifted his right leg, leaving a dark, smoking footprint on the ground. He roared, spun around, and kicked to the left. His flaming foot landed squarely in the face of Baduu, who was charging towards him!

[As long as this long-charged attack hits, with the opponent's speed and Zaimokuza's own strength, he can even kick the enemy's head off! ]

【"--snort!"】

[In the Sumeru Mountains, Zaimokuza seemed to see Baduu's mask-like mouth outline a mocking arc, and a cold snort filled with disdain sounded in his ears.]

[The next moment, he saw an incredible scene. ]

Baduu, about to be hit in the face by the kick, reached out and grabbed the ankle of Zaimokuza's kicking right foot. Using the ankle as a fulcrum, he used the momentum of his own sprint to launch his feet backwards into the air. He raised his right leg high in his sight and then approached at a breakneck speed!

Baduu's raised right foot struck Zaimokuza's right shoulder heavily. Zaimokuza felt as if the blow struck not a long leg made of flesh and blood, but a heavy steel axe swung by a battle-hardened Viking god of war!

[“——Ugh!”]

[This extremely heavy kick caused Zaimokuza to half kneel down. When his left knee touched the ground, the ground around his knee cracked into several cracks. One can imagine how powerful this blow was.]

Baduu placed his right leg against Zaimokuza's shoulder, landing on his left foot. He grabbed Zaimokuza's right foot and lifted it up. The flickering flames beneath his foot dissipated under the heavy blow. Zaimokuza's most powerful ultimate move was completely ineffective.

【"Woo..."】

【Zaimokuza felt that his right shoulder bone and clavicle were almost broken by this kick, and the severe pain almost paralyzed his right half of the body, and his right hand fell limply at his side.】

[One hand grasped the golden horns on his head, and slowly stabilized Zaimokuza's head which had tilted to one side.]

"How naive, KUUGA! How could such a slow and clumsy attack possibly hit me?"

Baduu's voice was no longer playful and frivolous, but deep and full of disdain and ridicule. He looked at Zaimokuza, who was half-kneeling on the ground, and sneered.

[“It seems that you can’t even see the surprise I prepared for you. If this is all you are capable of now, then die here!”]

[After saying that, it kicked Zaimokuza hard in the chest, knocking him down and causing him to slide on the ground. When he hit the wall and stopped, Zaimokuza covered his right shoulder with his left hand and his chest with his right hand, curling up in pain.]

Tokyo, Shuchiin Academy, Student Council.

"So strong! This enemy is so strong, completely different from the enemies Mr. Zaimokuza faced before!"

Shirogane Miyuki watched Zaimokuza on TV, who was almost unable to fight back. His eyes, which had thick dark circles under them, were narrowed until there was almost only a slit left, and a serious look came out through the slit.

"President, you are right. This new Gurongi may be comparable to the previous unconfirmed life forms in terms of hardware conditions, but its combat awareness and skills are far superior to the previous enemies. Its speed is also incredibly fast. Zaimokuza's attack can't even hit the opponent, let alone defeat him. It can be said that he was completely played by the palm of his hand. Even his special move that had been successful in the past and defeated several unconfirmed life forms in a row has no effect..."

Shinomiya Kaguya put down the cup of expensive black tea in her hand and looked at the TV with an unusually serious look.

"Kaguya-san, President! Now is not the time to talk about this. If you keep going like this, Zaimokuza-san will really be beaten to death!"

Fujiwara Chika grabbed Shinomiya Kaguya's shoulders with both hands and shook her, saying with an anxious expression on her cute face.

Feeling that pile of useless fat rubbing against the back of her head, Kaguya Shinomiya's mouth twitched a few times. She suppressed the urge to get angry and explained patiently.

"Calm down, Fujiwara-san. The things in this video happen in the future. We can't stop what might happen in the future now."

"And if my prediction is correct, then this is just the beginning. Zaimokuza-san should launch a counterattack."

"Eh? Why do you know this, Kaguya-san?"

Snapped!

Shinomiya Kaguya raised her slender hand expressionlessly and slapped Fujiwara Chika on the head as she leaned forward and turned her head to look at her.

"Watch the video carefully and don't talk nonsense."

“It hurts! Shinomiya-san is so excessive!!”

[“I’ll just jump down from there and stomp you to death.”]

Baduu looked at the fallen Zaimokuza, bent his knees again and leaped high into the air, landing on the top floor. He looked down at the enemies below, slightly bending his body and assuming a jumping stance.

[“Well, this is not a solution…”]

Zaimokuza managed to stand up with a single breath. His legs were shaking as he stood straight, and he staggered a few steps before recovering. He gasped and looked at Baduu on the rooftop, his hands clenched tightly in unwillingness.

【Wait! There is another way. 】

[Zaimokuza suddenly remembered that he might be able to turn defeat into victory! ]

[He raised his hands and looked at his arms wrapped in armor. Although his red compound eyes could not see any changes in his expression, the atmosphere around him became tough and unyielding, because he finally found a chance to win.]

[With each increase in the number of transformations, he could feel a new power gradually reviving in his body. After this transformation battle, this power gave him a clearer and stronger feeling. It can be said that as long as Zaimokuza wanted, he could use this power now! ]

[The reason why he didn't use it in the previous fight was because Zaimokuza didn't know how this power would manifest. He didn't know whether this power could help him, and it was impossible for him to find a place to experiment in the battle. In addition, there was another most important reason -]

……

[“According to what you said before, Kyousuke-kun, Zaimokuza-san turned into a red form just one day after he turned into a white form, so this nerve system should have started to change like this at that time, right? Not only did the nerves become thicker, but the spread became more dense and faster. I’m afraid that as time goes by and the number of transformations increases, this nerve tissue will spread to his entire body and even his brain. Maybe by then—”]

[“By then… Mr. Zaimokuza might turn into a monster beyond imagination, or—”]

[“——Become a pure combat weapon.”]

……

[At that time, Zaimokuza paused for a moment when he heard this, then returned to normal and smiled as he pushed the door open and walked out.]

[Everyone can say “No problem”, but what they were thinking when they said it is probably only known by the person involved.]

[And now, at this moment of choice, Zaimokuza's answer is——]

[“I’m sorry, Ms. Makishima…”]

[Thinking back to the tragic scenes he saw while driving here, the bodies of those who didn't even close their eyes, and the girls who cried and hugged each other after being rescued by him... Zaimokuza's wavering heart became firm at this moment.]

【I think what I did was right.】

[——I want to protect everyone’s smile! ]

【"call--"】

[He tensed his body, took a deep breath, and concentrated on mobilizing the power that permeated the deepest part of his body.]

[In Zaimokuza's heart, he seemed to be able to see the red spiritual stone on his waist, a scorching and dazzling light flashing from the spiritual stone, his spirit gradually sank into the spiritual stone, the sounds around him gradually faded away, and his own strong heartbeat replaced the echo of the world. ]

[Plop—plop—plop—]

[Zaimokuza clearly heard the beating of the heart, the blood flowing through the blood vessels, and every rise and fall when the air was inhaled into the lungs... a new power spread from the waist to the limbs and bones, like ripples on the surface of a lake.]

[Suddenly, a clear blue color emerged from the depths of my dark mind, as pure as the sea.]

【“!”】

The sound of the world awakened him from his meditative state. Zaimokuza immediately raised his head, which was slightly lowered, to look at Baduu who was about to jump down. He bent his knees slightly and jumped before him!

【Om—】

[The spirit stone on his waist suddenly made a buzzing sound again. When Zaimokuza was about to jump up, the red on his ankles turned into blue like the eye of the deep sea along with the ripples of the beads. A huge force burst out from his legs, carrying his body high up and flying into the sky! ]

As Zaimokuza leaped, the crimson spirit stone at his waist and the pearls on his wrists transformed into an incomparably deep blue. The crimson bulges of his muscular body transformed into a flat, blue suit of armor. Finally, his red compound eyes, reflecting Baduu's rapidly approaching face, also turned a deep blue like the ocean.

【"Um!?"】

Baduu, about to leap down and deliver a fatal blow to Zaimokuza, was startled as he saw Zaimokuza approaching at a speed far exceeding his previous speed. He immediately dodged the blue figure that leaped up from beside him.

[“Taku!”]

[Zaimokuza did a somersault and landed gracefully and smoothly on the ground at the top of the building.]

[“This is…!”]

[Looking at the figure before him, whose presence remained vivid in his memory even after countless years, Baduu's voice was filled with an uncontrollable tremor and... a deeply hidden excitement.]

[Zaimokuza, dressed in blue, slowly stood up, turned around abruptly to face the enemy looking over, took a step forward with his right foot, put his left hand together in front of his chest, and clenched his right fist at his waist. His azure eyes matched the color of the sky.]

[Ancient martial arts starting position·Wing Chun·Left side, right side. 】

[“Come on! Round 2!”]

"You're not going to take your stick? KUUGA!"

Baduu sneered softly at the familiar figure before him, his voice filled with hatred tempered by countless years, his malice like a swarm of black snakes swimming on the surface of a lake.

[It will never forget this form of the other party, because it was in this form that Kuuga sealed itself up! ]

Baduu reached out and touched his chest, as if he could still feel the crimson words that had appeared on his chest that year, as well as the humiliation and hatred that had sprouted in his heart when he collapsed.

[“I will repay you a hundredfold for the pain I endured and the humiliation of being sealed in the same way!!!”]

Baduu's right hand brushed the copper belt around his waist, and as he stared at Zaimokuza, a glint of the same deep blue as his own flashed in his dark compound eyes.

25. The Power That Shouldn't Have Appeared/The Out-of-Control Script/The Fallen Hero (Three-in-One 9K)

"So cool! Zaimokuza-san turned blue!?"

Tianzhong Ritsu looked at Zaimokuza on TV, whose posture was completely different from before. He clenched his fists and placed them on his mouth, his eyes twinkling with little stars.

"Yeah, it looks really cool..."

Akiyama Mio, who had been sitting on the edge of the sofa with her hands around her calves and her head buried because she had been frightened by the hideous appearance of the unidentified life form on TV, quietly raised her head from her knees and looked at the Zaimokuza on TV, and said with some surprise.

However, the little girl was more curious about another thing, that is, the sister who seemed to have the same name as her who appeared on TV before. The interaction between Zaimokuza and that sister was very similar to the plot in many TV dramas where the heroine is rescued by the hero at the beginning of the story. This aroused her curiosity. After all, just as it is a man's nature to get tired of the old and love the new, gossip is also the instinct of every woman, regardless of nationality or age.

Is that "sister" the heroine of this story? And is this "Zaimokuza uncle" who can become a handsome hero the hero of the story? Will the two of them end up together? The little girl wondered curiously.

[Two tiny black figures jumped back and forth between the tall buildings in Suginami District. The distance and length of each jump far exceeded the Guinness World Record by a lot. After jumping over more than a dozen tall buildings, the two figures jumped together to the top floor of the tallest building in Suginami District.]

【My body feels so light! 】

[Zaimokuza landed lightly on the top of the building after falling from the sky. He stood up and raised his hands to look at his new look. He was filled with surprise and felt that his body had never been so light before.]

[“The jumping ability has become so strong, is this the blue form that appeared in the dream?”]

[Looking at the blue armor on his hands and chest that was different from the red one, Zaimokuza's mind flashed back to the strange dreams he had before. In the dreams, there was indeed a blue Kuuga waving a stick and killing many Gurongi——]

【Wait? A stick!?】

【Zaimokuza suddenly realized that the blue Kuuga had a stick as a weapon, but he didn't!】

【boom! 】

【Zaimokuza wanted to continue thinking, but the sound of breaking wind behind him made him subconsciously do a forward flip and leave his original position. The next moment, a figure with a long scarf fluttering behind him fell from the air and stepped on the place where he was originally standing. The bricks and stones on the ground cracked under the power of this kick.】

"This is much more interesting than before, KUUGA!"

After landing, Baduu immediately rushed towards Zaimokuza, who had turned around, like an arrow shot from a fully drawn bow. He raised his right leg and kicked Zaimokuza's chest with a whistling sound. At this time, the excited sound had not yet completely dissipated in the air.

[If it was Zaimokuza just now, he might not be able to dodge this attack even if he saw it, but he is different now! ]