My youth story cannot be a knight war

The reading sound replaced Hoshino's ridicule and the monster's roar. In the dense dust and fog, the red afterimage tore apart and leaped up, rushing into the sky with its back to the running black spider.

The next second, when the monster turned around, a red flash fell from the sky, and a sharp silver edge flashed at the front of the red tip.

The silver-white saber blade pierced through the hard skin. Looking at the red-handled long sword piercing into its chest and the silver visor right in front of it, the spider monster stopped moving immediately.

"Drink~~"

Ye Shan kicked the end of the long sword's handle, causing the blade to pierce the monster's chest again fiercely. At the same time, he flipped backwards and landed on the ground due to the reaction force.

"Well……"

However, when he landed, he immediately covered his right abdomen with his hand and staggered back a few steps. A strong tearing pain came from his body wrapped in tights and armor.

That was exactly where Hayama was injured just now. In order to protect Hikigaya Komachi, he used his body as a shield to push her away, but the spider silk spewed out by the monster tore his skin and flesh, and the injury is still bleeding.

It must be resolved quickly!

Feeling his brain starting to feel a little dizzy due to blood loss, Ye Shan thought with gritted teeth, while reaching out and pulling out another card from the card box.

He flipped the card over with his fingers. There was a coat of arms on the front of the card, which was similar in appearance and style to the one that Hoshino had not had time to use before.

The only difference is that Hoshino's card is engraved with the bat-shaped emblem of his own card box, while Hayama's card is engraved with the dragon head-shaped emblem on the surface of his own card box.

With a slightly unsteady movement, Ye Shan pinched the card and stuffed it into the "Dragon Summoning Machine". Despite feeling dizzy, he pushed up the dragon's head.

Final vent

"Come on, Dragreder!"

At Ye Shan's call, the red dragon shadow fell from the sky again. The red dragon named Dragreder circled around Ye Shan, and Ye Shan also released his palms that were covering the wound, and stretched his hands forward with his hands overlapping each other.

At this moment, countless images flashed through his mind. The touch of battle and the pain in his body pushed him back to the day he didn't want to recall.

The blooming flames, the tragic blood, and at the end of the memory, a red figure engulfed in flames.

Looking back, everything about that day, that person’s battle… all of it comes back to me!

——"I can't go back anymore, so I beg you... please go back for me, use this power... to finish what I haven't done yet."

——"Please go for me..."

Lend me your strength!

——"Stop this."

“——Drink aa ...

A suppressed roar sounded from his throat, Ye Shan put his feet together and jumped up, his body leaping high upwards.

"Ow!!!"

Dragreder also roared and circled upwards, its dancing body flowing around Yeshan. Its smooth posture was like a mysterious sacrificial dance, and every move was full of primitive beauty and majesty.

And Ye Shan really looked like a dancer, his body flipping in the air, and every movement followed the dancing rules of ballet.

At this moment, he became the best dancer in the world. There has probably never been another dance master in history who can be like him at this moment. Every dance move is full of extreme awe-inspiring gorgeousness and danger.

This is an extremely gorgeous dance, but also a dance of death. A giant red dragon opens its huge mouth and roars behind the dancing Ye Shan, and fierce flames permeate his entire body.

The exploding flames gave him an incomparable driving force. After finishing his dance, Ye Shan fell from the sky. The fierce flames wrapped around his right foot, igniting a ball of fire with an incalculable temperature.

Stepping on this fireball, Ye Shan fell from the sky. The roar that resounded through the sky seemed so violent and hot under the fuel of the flames.

This attack hit the spider monster that was struggling in pain on the spot. The flames wrapped the shock wave and pushed out in all directions in the shape of a wall, repelling everything within about thirty meters of the attack point. An impact crater with a radius of more than ten meters appeared on the square.

Dragon Rider Kick

『ATTACK:6000』

"it is finally over."

After seeing this scene, Hikigaya Komachi's heart finally settled down. She let out a breath and looked at the huge pit in the mirror that occupied most of the square with a complicated look.

"That person... is the new knight? Then—!?"

The words that were about to be spoken were suddenly caught in her throat, and Hikigaya Komachi's expression changed drastically because of what she saw.

"Wait—stop it! Aqua!"

……

As time passed, the air displaced by the high-temperature explosion turned into turbulent flow and rolled back. Strong winds blew away the black smoke rising from the center of the pit, and a red figure was looming in the smoke.

"Huh...huh..."

Half-squatting in the middle of a pit about five meters deep, Ye Shan kept making heavy gasps from his mouth. He covered his abdomen with his right hand and his body trembled slightly.

Above him, a ball of light emitting a hazy glow slowly rose up. A red dragon flew over from mid-air and opened its mouth to swallow the suspended ball of light.

He looked down at the fragments of the monster's tissues left behind in the previous explosion. At this moment, these tissues were emitting a fuzzy stream of particles, and the shape of the monster gradually dissipated and blurred in the particle stream.

Slowly standing up, Ye Shan looked up at the endless blue sky extending to the edge of the big pit above, his eyes a little blurred under the mask.

Does this... count as fulfilling what I promised you?

"It's a pretty good fight."

Just then, a calm voice sounded from behind Ye Shan.

"But now that this battle is over, then..."

"?"

Ye Shan was startled when he heard the voice, but after realizing that the voice belonged to a human, his nervous heart immediately relaxed and he turned around to talk to the person who was speaking.

"Um, may I ask who you are—"

bump!

Violent electric sparks burst out in front of Ye Shan's chest armor. The huge force coming from his chest bombarded his internal organs, causing his brain to go blank.

There was no time to think or finish speaking, as the flying sparks illuminated the silver mask in front of him and the cold blue eyes behind the mask.

“Ugh!?”

Ye Shan was knocked out of the pit with a scream. After landing, he rolled several times before the impact was relieved. He curled up on the ground and let out a low groan of pain.

A slight, shockless landing sound came from the front. Hoshino jumped onto the edge of the pit and raised the Western gun called "Winged Spearman" in his hand, pointing the tip of the gun at Ye Shan who was struggling to get up in front.

Looking down at Ye Shan, Hoshino's tone was as cold as the frozen earth:

"Then, it's time to start our battle."

7. End of the Battle, Defeat (4K)

Before they had time to cheer for victory, the corners of people's mouths had just begun to curve, but their expressions and eyes were frozen into a silent painting because of this scene.

Inside the curtain, the electric sparks that splashed on the chest of "Hayama Hayato" illuminated the faces of everyone outside the curtain. The smiles on many people's faces had not yet disappeared, but their expressions were covered with the pale white tones of the electric light. Some people who were born with red noses felt as if they were hit on the head by a heavy hammer.

…What’s going on???

Wasn't the battle already over? Why would Hoshino Aikyuu and Aimi attack Hayama Hayato? Given the similarities in their equipment, shouldn't they be part of the same faction? And based on their personalities, aren't they both positive characters who defeat monsters and protect humanity?

Based on the first impression, people had originally made their own judgments about the new "heroes" that appeared in these two "stories", but what Hoshino did in the curtain image at this moment directly tore this first impression to pieces.

[“Then, it’s time to begin our battle.”]

A cold voice sounded from the curtain. The black knight in the image held a spear that shone with a cold and sharp light in his hand and raised it forward. There was no warmth in the voice. The voice was as cold and silent as a bloody blade drawn from its sheath.

Listening to this voice, feeling the bloody smell and chill contained in the voice, many people who were in a daze couldn't help but shudder.

At the same time, everyone instantly realized that the other party was serious!

The coldness and murderous intent contained in that tone were almost tangible, which was definitely not an effect that could be portrayed simply by acting. Many professional acting people could tell from this short sentence that this was not acting or a joke, and that "Hoshino Aikyuu Aikai" really wanted to fight "Hayama Hayato".

Even wanted to kill him!

"……what happened?"

"..."

Listening to his sister's questions from the other end of the phone, Hikigaya Hachiman said nothing, but there was also a flash of surprise in his eyes.

What happened before his eyes reminded Hikigaya of an incident in the previous "story", which was the scene where "Kousuke Kousaka" attacked "Yoshiki Zaimokuza".

But at that time, Kousaka was stimulated by the evil power of the G1 system and lost his mind. He attacked Zaimokuza after his mind went out of control. That was not his intention at all.

But now it is different. Anyone with normal eyes and brain can see that the "Hoshino Aiku Aikai" behind the curtain attacked Ye Shan according to her own will.

As the person involved, Ye Shan was completely unable to understand. He stood in front of the curtain, staring blankly at the black knight walking towards "him" with a gun, his eyes full of confusion.

"Why……?"

"……well?"

The painted eyelashes blinked, and after confirming that she was not mistaken, her pair of pink pupils slowly widened, and her eyes gradually became dull.

“——Aaaaaaa!???”

Her hands suddenly covered her cheeks, her cherry lips opened wide, and a sharp explosion that reached the sky erupted from Ruby's office.

"What the hell is going on?! Future bro, what the hell are you doing!!!"

"Hey! Aqua!"

Arima Kanae's eyes widened as she looked incredulously at Aqua, who was sitting on the floor in front of her. She cried out in shock:

"What are you doing? Why are you attacking Mr. Ye Shan? He seems like a good guy no matter how you look at it!"

"...You seem to have started to get into the role for me, but I have to make it clear that the me you see is my future self, not my present self."

After a moment of silence, Aqua looked up at Arima expressionlessly and spoke.

"But that's you, right? You have no idea what your future self is doing—"

"Uhhhhhh!!!!!!"

The painful screams made the faces of all the people who were discussing the matter change. They immediately looked through the curtain following the sound, and the scene they saw made their expressions change even more drastically.

"Aqua!"

Hikigaya Komachi slapped the glass wall of the building with both hands, looking at the battle in the mirror that only she could see, her expression and tone so anxious that she almost jumped on the spot.

"Stop it! He just saved me, he's not an enemy!"

However, her voice could not be transmitted into the mirror at all, or even if it could be transmitted, no one had the energy to respond at this time.

"Pooh!"

The spear swept from the side and hit Ye Shan's left abdomen hard. At this moment, he clearly heard the scream of his left chest ribs on the verge of breaking.

Even though the red jumpsuit seat was protected by a material as strong as bulletproof glass, Ye Shan still felt a collision force comparable to that of a dump truck, and all his internal organs suffered some serious damage.

He was standing still and was thrown out by this blow like a golf ball hit by a racket. Even the trajectory of his flight was so similar. His back smashed into three walls inside a building in succession. After breaking through the wall on the other side, he rolled a long distance in the rubble on the ground, and only then did the inertia force on his body go away.

Ye Shan was lying on the ground. He felt as if every part of his body was trembling with pain, especially his right abdomen which had been attacked before he transformed. The wound had become completely numb.

"Well……"

He struggled to stand up with his hands on the ground, and after standing up, he still covered his wound and staggered back a few meters. The forehead area covered by the helmet was covered with cold sweat.

"Humph~"

After retracting the swung spear, Hoshino Aikuai looked at Ye Shan who stood up again, made a smacking sound, and continued to walk towards him.

The sound of stones being crushed under his feet made Ye Shan look forward immediately. Facing the approaching black knight, he quickly stretched out his hand.

"Wait, please wait! What are you doing!?"

The left hand carrying the "Dragon Summoning Machine" stretched forward to indicate to stop. Enduring the pain in his body, Ye Shan's words were a mixture of pain and confusion.

"The battle is over! We have defeated the monster!"

"Yeah~ Just like you said, we've already dealt with all the mirror monsters."

Lifting the spear with his left hand and wiping it with his right hand, Hoshino said calmly:

"So, now it's our turn to fight."

“——What nonsense are you talking about!?”

His words made Ye Shan completely unable to understand. He stared at Hoshino's Western-style mask, his voice full of disbelief.