My youth story cannot be a knight war

A ferocious roar exploded in his ears. Hoshino looked at the black shadow gradually approaching overhead, but did not roll to the side to avoid it.

Instead, he reached for the card holder at his waist, grasped the card at the edge of the holder with his armored fingertips, and quickly pulled it out...

A violent sonic explosion blew up the banners on the shopping street. The huge black shadow that fell from the sky brought up countless flying bricks and dirt with its impact. In the rising thick smoke, the twisted black shadow stretched out its limbs, which were not much larger than an ordinary object, towards the sky and let out a sharp roar.

Sword vent

The black shadow's position in the thick fog suddenly rose up, no, it should be said that it was lifted up!

A huge Western-style spear was held tightly in two hands and raised, blocking several sharp long limbs that were poking down, so that the sharp claws hovered on the silver helmet, unable to move forward.

"Finally caught you."

Hoshino raised his head in the thick fog, his blue eyes behind the fence staring at the red lights that lit up one after another through the fog, and spoke in a cold voice.

Those red lights were not simply light sources. Through the unobstructed vision function of the armor and helmet, Hoshino could clearly see that these parallel "light sources" were turning pupils, with completely black pupils in the center of the scarlet eyeballs.

At this moment, all these pupils were focused on Hoshino's body below. As the thick fog dissipated, the entire appearance of this black shadow was completely exposed.

This is an extremely huge giant spider, whose size far exceeds the largest tarantula in the Guinness Book of Records. What is even more surprising and frightening is that this giant spider monster has a body that is no different from a human upper body growing in the place of its head.

This body was obviously not just for decoration, as it also had healthy arms. The only thing was that its face did not resemble that of a human at all, and was covered with the same scarlet eyes as the spider head below.

There is no doubt that this is a complete monster, a life form that could never have evolved through natural evolution. Its entire body is filled with creepy, twisted, and inharmonious things that make one's hair stand on end.

Looking at the spider monster whose appearance was enough to stop a child from crying at night, a cold laugh rang out from Hoshino's throat. He clenched the spear in his hand, and his voice was extremely cold.

"Today, you will be my food!"

5. Dragon Roar

A mysterious disappearance in Kyoto Prefecture, a man who uses a mysterious card holder to transform into a black knight, a monster hidden in the mirror, and another world that exists behind the mirror...

In this short period of time, the amount of information revealed through the curtain was too much and the quality was extremely shocking, making it impossible for almost all viewers to shift their thoughts, including the parties involved who appeared in the curtain.

Unlike the gradual development of the previous story, this time the story progresses so violently that before people understand the true identity of the enemy they are facing again, countless questions have already occupied everyone's hearts.

What exactly is that mysterious card holder that can transform into a knight? Like the Yamadam Stone of old, is it a different creation from an ancient time that no one has yet discovered?

Why do such ferocious and terrifying monsters exist in the world within the mirror? What is this world hidden within the mirror, which is the same as the real world yet completely opposite?

In the mirror, does there really exist a world unknown to anyone?

"...!"

When they thought of this, many people couldn't help but turn their gaze to the reflective areas around them, looking at their own appearance and the surrounding scenery reflected in these areas... For some reason, these people shuddered violently.

These people immediately moved away from the reflective areas without making any noise, trying to focus their attention on the curtain that belonged to them.

However, after realizing the previous problem, it is not clear whether it is due to a psychological effect, but now many people feel that there is an inexplicable increase in the number of gazes from the surrounding areas around them.

The gaze was cold and evil, and the reflective objects such as mirrors and glass that reflected everyone were completely different from what we used to be used to in our daily lives. Now, they were gradually starting to make people's hair stand on end.

[“Huh—hum!”

Holding the giant Western spear that appeared out of thin air with both hands, Hoshino Aikuai took a deep breath, and then suddenly shook the arms holding the weapon.

A powerful force was transmitted to the tightly grasped spear through the tense and vibrating arms. The air produced visible micro-vibrations under the action of this force, and the giant spider monster that was "riding" with its lower limbs was directly lifted into the air by this huge force!

This scene was extremely shocking. The spider monster, whose total height was over three meters and whose size was comparable to a bedroom when fully expanded, was lifted up and thrown away by Hoshino, who was still slim even after wearing armor. The visual impact was no less than that of a kitten lifting a human and throwing it away.

boom!

The sharp tips of its six legs pierced into the concrete wall. Amidst the dense cracks that appeared on the wall surface under the heavy load, the giant spider monster used this to stabilize its body and stood on the vertical wall of the building in a way that violated the laws of physics.

“▄??!!!”

Its humanoid head was raised and bent backward, looking down at the starry sky below from a vertical angle. The alien head below the humanoid body opened its fang-covered mouthparts and let out an indescribable shrill scream. The air burst into layers of water-shaped shock waves in this roar.

Amid the roar, some white object spewed out from the monster's open mouth and shot straight towards Hoshino!

The ground exploded layer by layer, and one earth wave and stone flower after another bloomed on the concrete road, while Hoshino's footsteps landed lightly on the stone sculpture of the central fountain in the square.

"Tsk~ I see you can do this."

While dodging the attacks, Hoshino clearly saw the culprit that caused these scenes, which was a dozen balls of spider silk.

The opponent wraps the spider silk together into a ball in its mouthparts in advance, and then shoots it out at a speed comparable to a machine gun. With the added strength and speed of the spider silk itself, these spherical spider silk balls have firepower comparable to high-powered heavy artillery.

And it is obvious that this artillery also has the advantage of rapid firing.

The stone sculpture of the fighting fountain below suddenly exploded, and Hoshino, who had lost his landing point, fell down unexpectedly. At the same time, the splashes of water caused by the explosion below completely covered his entire body.

The speed increased, and the previous move was actually a fake to confuse me!?

Looking at the water flowing in front of him, this thought flashed through Hoshino's mind, and then the shock wave caused by the explosion and the mudslide formed by a mixture of earth and rocks submerged him.

"Aqua!"

Standing outside the glass window of the building, the woman wearing her helmet held the glass with both hands, looking at the battle scene in the mirror that only she could see, and couldn't help but shout out in worry.

"Brother!?"

Looking at the scene on the curtain, Ruby suddenly covered her cherry lips with both hands, with a flash of intense horror in her eyes.

Aqua, the main character, also clenched his fists. Under the gaze of the people around him, his solemn pupils reflected the scene in the curtain that was submerged in sand and dust.

Since you are my future self, you should... not be limited to this level, right?

"—"

Hikigaya Hachiman's expression was completely frozen at this moment.

"Xiao, Xiaoqi?"

Yuigahama, who was beside him, looked at Hikigaya's expression and suddenly felt her heart beating a little faster, and she felt an inexplicable oppression psychologically.

The source of this oppression was Hikigaya in front of her, which made her ask with some uneasiness, and also attracted the attention of Yukinoshita Yukino who was standing beside her.

"What's wrong, Hikigaya-san?"

Looking at Hikigaya's back, Yukinoshita's heart also skipped a beat. The scene before her made her hallucinate what happened several months ago.

It was the same at that time. After learning about his sister's death in the future through the video, Hikigaya's impression on everyone suddenly changed and became extremely unfamiliar.

The laziness and decadence disappeared without a trace, replaced by a deep-seated depression and a sense of nothingness. It was hard to describe what kind of experience that was. Yukinoshita only felt that the whole world seemed to be stained pale by the atmosphere emanating from Hikigaya.

A slight sense of unease was beating in her heart, but she suppressed the feeling and asked aloud.

Hikigaya did not respond to Yuigahama and Yukinoshita's questions. He just kept that frozen expression, staring at the curtain with a blank gaze.

The voice of that woman speaking... there was no mistaking it.

how come……?

[A hoarse and unpleasant howl echoed across the square. The giant spider monster looked at the center of the square filled with smoke, and its sinking body began to rise.

This is the spider's action of lowering its guard. It feels that under such an attack, the opponent will undoubtedly be killed without a burial place. The thinking mode of wild beasts is so primitive and instinctive.

Following its instinctive appetite, it began to climb down the building, preparing to go to the area of ​​the square that was completely destroyed by the explosion to dig out the body of its prey and have a feast.

But just as the monster took a few steps, the dust and smoke above the square were suddenly torn apart, and a silver-white flash of light shot forward like an arrow, clearing away the thick fog!

“▄??!!!”

Thick, fishy purple blood splashed, and the giant spider monster opened its mouth and let out a violent howl. The silver-white spear pierced into its body in the surging blood.

The Western spear pierced through the monster's fat belly, and the tip of the spear penetrated from the bottom and nailed into the outer wall of the building, locking it in place and unable to move.

The attack point of this shot was extremely accurate and ruthless. It not only restrained the monster's movements, but also penetrated its limbs and caused serious damage. At the same time, it also destroyed the silk glands stored in the spider monster's abdomen to produce spider silk, directly destroying one of its largest weapons for attack.

Moreover, a series of attacks followed immediately.

Advent

"Squeak~!!!"

After the recitation sounded, a sharp scream unique to the Chiroptera order of Mammalia was heard from above. A huge black winged bat flapped its wings and flew flat against the surface of the building, swooping down rapidly from above!

The black winged bat crashed into the back of the giant spider that was nailed to the spot by the spear and could not move. The rapid dive gave the former a huge impact force. Amidst the splattering purple blood and minced meat, the winged bat pushed the spider monster with deformed limbs to the bottom of the building, roaring with huge smoke and dust.

But the smoke and dust were broken through the next moment, and the giant spider was slapped away by the bat's wings and directly hit a ramen restaurant opposite the building. The violent impact caused the house to collapse, and the rubble buried the spider monster.

"Wow~"

At this time, the smoke and dust in the square had dissipated, and the tall and thin figure of the black knight appeared in the fog. He stretched out his right hand upwards and caught the spear that the winged bat had taken with its claws.

Looking at the sticky liquid on the spear, an uncontrollable feeling of nausea made his throat slightly numb. Hoshino lifted the spear with force and swung it to the side to wipe off the blood.

"...As expected, I hate arthropods the most."

A few drops of liquid splashed onto the silver-white visor during this process, which made Hoshino's expression under the helmet slightly distorted. He suppressed the physical discomfort and spoke in a cold voice.

"It's time to end this, spider bastard."

He stuck the spear into the ground, drew the straight sword hanging at his waist, pinched the end of the hilt with his hand and pulled it back.

Click.

With the sound of a graceful mechanism, the hilt of the straight sword, which was engraved with a bat pattern and shaped like closed wings, opened to the sides, revealing a black square empty groove.

hum.

The thumb wrapped in the armor grasps the notch on the edge of the waist clip, sticks to the edge of the card, and pulls out the card.

Holding the card open, Hoshino inserted it into the gap of the straight sword without even looking at it, and then pushed the hilt forward again.

『Guard vent』

As the mechanical man's voice rang out as the straight sword, the huge black-winged bat fell from the sky again. This time, it folded its wings and grabbed the empty gap on the back of Hoshino's armor with its claws.

Something incredible happened in the next moment. After fastening the Hoshino Armor, the wings of the winged bat drooped downwards. The wing membrane with clearly visible flesh membrane lines became smooth and silky in texture, transforming into two drooping cloak strips.

Carrying the cloak on his back, he reached out to pull out the spear. The eyes and voice under Hoshino's mask became extremely cold, and a cold feeling like a needle pierced through his tone.

"And the arthropods, just turn into fertilizer for me."]

Sharp and decisive combat techniques, and an unprecedented way of using cards to summon weapons to fight.

This is completely different from the way she fought Gurongi before. The ability displayed by "Hoshino Aikyuu Aikai" in the curtain after the transformation quickly aroused discussions among many people.

But unlike some people who paid attention to the strength and speed shown in this battle and the giant monster he fought, the latter received more attention.

Among them, the most exciting discussion was about a toy manufacturer. The company's bald president, who was over 50 years old, looked at the scene in the curtain. The light shining in his eyes could no longer be described by the shallow word "fire". It was simply a supernova exploding in the universe!

He felt that he had found what would be the pinnacle toy series in future human history.

Their company had recently gone to great lengths to obtain the portrait rights for Kyosuke Kousaka and Yoshiki Zaimokuza, and had used their images to create the two belts that appeared in the previous story. However, the president had always felt that there was still room for improvement in these two belts, but he just couldn't find the direction to improve them.

It was not until he saw the black knight in the curtain take out the card from the clip on his waist and use his own sword as a carrier to summon a new weapon that the president suddenly realized what was missing from the two belts.

That’s “interaction”!

People always subconsciously crave the act of interaction. This is not only because humans are social animals, but also because everyone has more or less imperfections. At the same time, subconsciously, they crave to make up for this sense of imperfection rooted in their hearts through the act of interaction.

At this time, the fighting style and ability of the "protagonist" in the curtain perfectly meet this element. All the weapons on his body are self-contained, no part is redundant, and they play a role and complement each other, creating a sense of moving from incompleteness to completeness.

If such weapons and transformation belts were made into toys, the sales would definitely surpass the previous work overwhelmingly!

Thinking of this, the president no longer cared about anything else. He reached out and pressed the call button on his desk. He was so excited that he could hardly control himself and shouted to the assistant on the other end of the line:

"Call all the product designers to the conference room and have a meeting immediately!"

At this moment, the collapsed ruins of the ramen restaurant also broke apart, and rubble and debris splashed upward in the shape of flower stamens. The bloody giant spider stood up again and let out an extremely violent howl towards Hoshino in the distance.

Its appearance at this moment was really unbearable to look at. Under the superposition of the two attacks just now, a huge tearing wound was now torn across its entire fat abdomen. Sticky and disgusting purple blood flowed on the ground in a pool of blood. One of the six spider legs was broken on the left and two on the right. Even standing upright and maintaining balance was very difficult.

However, Hoshino had no sympathy for the monster's miserable condition. He knew how cruel the monster was and how many bloody crimes it had committed.

hum.

He pulled out another card from the clip on his waist with his right hand, pinched the card with two fingers and turned it over. The pattern on the front reflected a bright golden color under the sunlight.

The card featured a coat of arms, the same as the one engraved on the front of the cardholder at his waist.

When seeing this card, the spider monster's brain, which was filled with pure bloodthirstiness, felt a sense of crisis for the first time. This sense of crisis is rooted in the bodies of all living things, regardless of whether they have sentient beings or not.

Its remaining limbs angrily scratched the floor tiles beneath its feet as it limped towards Hoshino, trying to stop his actions.

But compared to the original speed of the cheetah, the speed of the monster now finally matched its own huge weight. Its running posture was extremely miserable after losing its sense of balance, and it was as slow as a college student running long distance.

"Humph~"