My youth story cannot be a knight war

"He's going to—Oh, oh, oh!"

"Akiyama-chan, do you know what No. 0 is going to do over there!???"

Akiyama Mio's somewhat incoherent appearance immediately attracted Makishima's attention. She didn't care about anything else and strode into the ward. She put her hands on Akiyama Mio's shoulders, turned her whole body around, and stared at her panicked eyes.

"What the hell is going on? What's that guy's purpose this time!?"

"D-Daguba, he's going there to find Gamio. His purpose should be to use Gamio as a—Eh!?"

"Uh wow!"

Akiyama Mio's stumbling words hadn't yet been completed when the entire ward began to shake violently. This movement immediately interrupted Akiyama Mio's words and caught Makishima off guard, causing him to let go of her and fall to the ground.

"Ms. Makishima—Ouch!"

Exploding electric sparks flew up from the light tubes on the ceiling and splashed into the ward. The next moment, creepy darkness gradually engulfed the light in every area of ​​the hospital corridor. The entire hospital was plunged into darkness at this moment, and then began to shake in the vibrations of the earthquake.

Not only the hospital, but the whole of Tokyo was plunged into noise and clamor at this moment. Many high-rise buildings that survived the fireball attack last night howled as they tilted to one side and collapsed onto the already battered earth.

Even buildings specially built to cope with earthquakes were powerless in the face of this magnitude of earthquake. The shock waves had long exceeded the bearing limit preset during construction. The collapse of the building produced a strong sonic boom and thick fog, covering an area of ​​thousands of meters centered on the collapsed building, and destroyed dozens or hundreds of life-saving tents laid out on the road.

Some buildings were even half-embedded into another building next door. The falling glass and stone chips, pushed by gravity, were like sharp knives, cutting everything below. The survivors screamed and ran for cover, but many people who didn't have time to escape died in the aftermath of the disaster.

This kind of scene happens everywhere in Tokyo. After all, there is a shortage of all kinds of resources here, but there is no shortage of people and buildings.

The city is huge and extremely congested. Almost every area is filled with high-rise buildings. It looked magnificent in the past, but it was so earth-shattering when it collapsed. The towering dust columns and mushroom clouds rushed to the streets and gaps in every area. It can be said that no one was spared.

A huge white light suddenly appeared in the north, from the direction of Nagano Prefecture. The light was as big as the sun, and at the same time, a violent gale swept in from that direction.

Akiyama Mio was right, something had happened, something horrible enough to change everything in the world.

And now the person who has the ability to stop all this is still in a coma.

In the hospital ward that had become dark due to the power outage, Zaimokuza was still lying quietly on the bed. At this moment, a pair of slender hands suddenly held his right hand that was still receiving an IV drip.

"Please, Zaimokuza-san, wake up...!"

Clear tears flowed from a pair of pure big eyes. Akiyama Mio looked at Zaimokuza who was still sleeping. She placed his scarred right hand on her forehead, feeling the coldness. Her choked sobs echoed in the ward.

"I, and everyone else, are waiting for you... Didn't you say you would protect my smile and everyone else's?"

"Please, wake up..."

……

"Ugh?"

A faint voice of prayer rang in his ears, and when he heard this voice, Zaimokuza was stunned.

This voice is...

"Wow!"

Because of this moment of distraction, Zaimokuza's hand holding the cloth accidentally lost its strength, and he immediately lost his balance and fell downwards with a short scream.

“Hmm—???”

He felt a soft touch from behind, and then a shock surged from his back into his chest. Zaimokuza subconsciously wanted to scream in pain, but then a white hand covered his mouth.

"Shh!"

Looking at the mature face and rolled-up eyes of the woman in front of him, as well as the two beauties of different looks behind her, he blinked innocently and suddenly thought of a question.

Wait, there's another person?

"Uh……"

"? Hachiman!"

Yukinoshita Yukino covered half of her face with one hand, and pointed under the zaiba with a speechless expression. When he saw her pointing, he realized something was wrong and hurriedly stood up.

The black-haired boy in his school uniform lining was lying on the ground with his limbs prostrated on the ground. His face was ashen and he rolled his eyes. A faint white mist was floating from the corner of his open mouth.

"Yeah, yeah, yeah~"

Looking at the scene below through the window, Hayato Hayama, who was also only wearing an inner lining, shook his head helplessly and loosened the long cloth strip in his hand that was tied with the school uniform and curtains.

The falling long strip of cloth spiraled down, just covering Hikigaya Hachiman, who was almost foaming at the mouth under the weight of Zaimokuza, and directly covered him completely.

"Puchi~! Is this what they call a bad start?"

This scene was inexplicably funny. Looking at it, Ye Shan couldn't help but laugh.

"Hachiman, are you okay!?"

"…It's okay, I just almost went to see my grandfather."

Hikigaya, who was pulled to stand up from the circle of cloth, had a voice filled with strong resentment. He glanced at Hayama who was gloating above him, then looked back at Zaimokuza who had an embarrassed expression in front of him, and said with a twitch in the corner of his eye.

"To be honest, I can kind of understand how Kousaka feels when he faces you."

"Uh……"

"Forget it, we can talk about it later. After all, we don't have much time left. Isn't that what you said, Hikigaya-san?"

Yukinoshita came up and joined in the fight, but even though she was trying to persuade him, the corners of her eyes were filled with the same gloating and smile as Ye Shan's, and she was trying hard to hold back her laughter.

Looking at her expression, Hikigaya's face darkened even more. He felt that he and this woman were indeed incompatible.

"Ye Shan! Is everything okay over there?"

Shizuka Hiratsuka looked up at Hayama who was sticking his head out of the window above, waved at him and said softly, and Hayama put away his smile and nodded seriously.

"Don't worry, we'll stay here and pretend you're still here, and then we'll leave when it's almost time."

"OK! Let's go then."

This was an act of escape. Although she still had doubts and confusion about what Hikigaya said, looking at his serious face without a trace of falsehood, Shizuka Hiratsuka decided to believe Hikigaya once.

Since she was the only one among everyone who had a driver's license and could drive, her agreement solved most of the problems. The remaining problem was how to leave the school safely.

After all, to be frank, all the members of the service department are now genuine world-class celebrities. It was okay when the light curtain attracted everyone's attention before, but now with the disappearance of the light curtain, people will inevitably turn their attention to this small old classroom and the people staying inside.

Finally, Ye Shan came forward and proposed a solution, which was that everyone left in several batches. First, the servants and others who were most likely to attract attention would leave by climbing down from the window. Then the remaining few people would stay here and lock the door to create the illusion that there were still people there. Finally, everyone would evacuate from the school without anyone noticing.

This method cannot be said to be good, but it seems to be the only measure that can be taken under the current circumstances.

The first stage was not easy, after all, there were three women among the people who had to leave. Yukinoshita and Hiratsuka Shizuka were fine, but when it was Yuigahama's turn, it took her about five minutes to climb down. Everyone was terrified during this process. Hikigaya and Hiratsuka Shizuka, who went down first, were on standby below, ready to catch Yuigahama if she might fall.

As a result, Yuigahama was not in any danger, but Zaimokuza fell down at the end. Fortunately, he was not at a very high altitude at that time. Although he crushed Hikigaya almost to death, he still completed it without any danger.

Then, according to the plan, the service club climbed over the wall to Shizuka Hiratsuka and drove to the Aston Martin behind the school, waiting for everyone else to evacuate in batches before leaving together. Although there were a lot of people, they could still squeeze in.

"Then please hold on for now, we'll soon—"

Hiratsuka Shizuka's words got stuck in her throat just as she was about to say them, and she couldn't utter even a single syllable.

She kept looking up at the rooftop, staring blankly at the sky, half of which was divided by the teaching building. The shapes of the clouds reflected in her pupils were gradually eroded by the darkness.

Not only Hiratsuka Shizuka, but also Yukinoshita Yukino, Yuigahama Yui, and even Zaimokuza had the same expression, including Hayama who was sticking his head out of the service club window. Everyone's expression was frozen on their faces, and the light on their faces was covered by a hazy black layer.

Only Hikigaya Hachiman was different. He looked up at the sky above his head, his pupils contracted violently, and he clenched his teeth.

"To think it happened so quickly... and the scale is too...!"

……

future.

Nagano Prefecture, near Nagano City, where the ruins of the former Kuro-dake are located.

The reason why it is called "original" is because the original scenery can no longer be seen in this area. There is only a plain that can be seen to the end at a glance. Dense and hideous cracks are spread all over the earth. Flames are burning quietly in the dark wilderness, and rising smoke covers the entire field of vision.

The original high mountains and dense forests no longer existed. In this civil war among the kings of the Gurongi clan, the mountains were cut down, the rivers were diverted, and the forests were filled in. The area within a radius of at least ten kilometers was no longer in the same shape as the original map.

Not to mention that in a battle of this level, the fact that this place has not been completely transformed into the terrain of the Yarlung Zangbo Grand Canyon is already a blessing in disguise.

This may also be because the battle lasted only about ten minutes, and there was a very obvious gap in strength between the two sides, which is why this area and the entire Japan did not sink into the sea. Even in the nearby Nagano City, large buildings collapsed in the earthquake caused by the aftermath.

Now, the battle is finally over.

"What a joyful battle~"

Daguba stretched his body, and his words filled with joy and excitement echoed across the plains.

Five black wings folded and disappeared behind him. The reason there were only five was because one wing was torn off in the previous battle. This was Gamio's greatest achievement in the previous battle.

As a price, He ushered in His own complete silence.

That majestic body was now in tatters, with the golden armor still bearing traces of blackening from being burned by flames. Of its four intact limbs, only the right hand remained. He lay quietly in front of Daguba, with several dissipating golden light spears stuck in his chest. One of them pierced through Gamio's heart and nailed him to the ground, which was also a fatal blow.

The powerful force destroyed all the reinforced nerves and organs in his body through the light gun, and now it continues to release energy waves. Even the recovery ability of the ultimate life form cannot overwhelm the damage caused by this attack, thus completely ending Gamio's life.

The violent aura that filled his body had completely dissipated, and Gamio fell to the ground silently. His pair of red eyes lost their luster and turned back to their original dull emerald green. The first king of the Gurongi clan passed away in such a dramatic way, even a little funny and unexpected.

After all, no matter how powerful a force is, it will eventually bow down to a more powerful force. The ultimate power is indeed superior to all elements and forces in the world, but in front of the more terrifying power of God, it is just a lower level in the power level.

All the glory and past were buried in darkness with death. The new king defeated the old king for the second time, but this time the dead king was no longer a king, but just a corpse, or even a tool.

When used as a tool, the benefits that Gamio can bring to Daguba are even greater than when he was alive, because he no longer needs to keep him.

The reason why Gamio was able to survive after being defeated was simply because Daguba wanted to use him to satisfy his own fighting desire when he had no other choice. However, when another existence that could match or even surpass him appeared, Gamio naturally lost his value.

When Gamio lost his own value to Daguba, it was time for him to show his original value.

"Aren't you going to say goodbye to Him?"

Daguba turned her head and spoke with a smile, but Baruba, who appeared here at some point, did not speak. She just silently lowered her head and looked at the charred corpse. There was no joy, anger, sorrow or happiness in her dark eyes, only the indifference of a stone.

Because there is nothing more to say. Whether it is love, blessing, hatred or curse, they have all been explained in the long time, so all that is left is peace.

“…That’s not necessary.”

After a short while, Baruba turned his gaze to Daguba, who had transformed back into human form. His white clothes and smile were not stained by a speck of dust, making him look so out of place in the surrounding environment.

"Are you sure you want to do this?"

"Yeah, of course."

Smiling and nodding in greeting, Daguba stretched out his open palm and pointed it at the corpse of Gamio in front of him.

"Because the current KUUGA should be able to become even stronger, and I want to fight him like that, then this should be the most effective method~"

As his hand slowly lifted up, the corpse also floated in the air. Daguba narrowed his eyes and spoke in a cheerful tone.

"Now that the 'key' is ready, let's get started~"

"Let the 'ultimate darkness' truly descend upon this land~?"

60. The Day of Birth, Beyond Time, Devouring Everything (5k)

"Let's get this all started~!"

Daguba's cry echoed in the sky, and then from north to south, from east to west, endless rolling black clouds gathered towards the sky.

"■■■■■■"

Unknowable mysterious spells came out of His mouth. Even Baruba, who was right next to Daguba, could not hear them clearly. He could only see Daguba's lips opening and closing, but what he heard was a series of noises, the crackling sound was annoying.

This is indeed a language, but it is not any of the modern human language systems, nor is it the language system possessed by Gulindo or even Gurongi.

Or perhaps it could be said that this was not a language that should belong to this world at all. It was a whisper that should not appear in this dimension, a murmur from the eternal darkness. The vision in the sky was the "fear" expressed by the world itself.

boom--

Mysterious pure black lightning exploded in the sky. Lightning of this color should not exist in this world. As soon as it appeared, the air vibrated violently, and the atmosphere made a howling sound similar to that of cracking window glass.

Pitch-black electric currents intertwined and fell like a net, connecting the sky and the earth with black ropes, most of which were concentrated on the king's corpse floating in the air.

Using "Ultimate" as the key, open the door to "Darkness" and bring about "Ultimate Darkness".

In the cage formed by thunder and lightning, Baruba looked at the majestic corpse wrapped in black thunder and lightning, his eyes a little dazed, and his memory went back to the day when all this started.

The present world all began on that day, and the original king who started it all has now dedicated himself to the end of it all, and even the place has not changed.

How did it all begin, who started it, and who ended it in the same way... This may be the so-called reincarnation. Everything in the world circulates in this circle, repeating the same beginning and end.

...Then after this cycle ends, who will start a new cycle?

Inexplicably, this idea came into Baruba's mind.

The violent thunder interrupted Baruba's thoughts. A thunderbolt that came from the sky penetrated the suspended corpse, and then a red evil light as grand as the setting sun burst out.