I look up towards where the light fell.
Beyond the wave of people, there’s something tall that isn’t human.
This creature with an abnormal form looks like a fusion of machine and organism. It’s swinging a large sword while spewing out unintelligible language.
—Your family is important to you, right?
My hands clench.
—You don’t want to lose anything, right?
I stand up on shaky legs.
—Then stand up
—This is something only you can do
“Only me?”
—Yes, only you can save the people here
I’m still scared.
I don’t want to fight, but…
“If people end up sad because I didn’t fight… I wouldn’t be able to forgive myself!!”
I can’t back down now!!
That thing is the enemy.
It’s our enemy that’s senselessly hurting innocent people!!
The sound in my head, my instinct, is telling me so.
“Shiro, let’s go!!”
[Roar!!]
I grab Shiro as he jumps out of the bag, transforming him into a buckle as I push into the crowd.
As a belt wraps around my waist with a flash of light, I move straight against the wave of people.
As everyone I pass by flees without even noticing me, I quietly steel my resolve.
[LUPUS DRIVER!!]
I insert the buckle, and a standby sound mixing a beast’s growl and music rings out.
After taking a deep breath, I hit the buckle.
“Let’s do this…!”
[FIGHT FOR RIGHT!!]
As my body is enveloped in light, the people around me notice the change and stop in their tracks.
By then, my face and entire body are covered in a black undersuit, and white armor formed in space is continuously attaching itself to me.
[SAVE FORM!! COMPLETE……]
Having completed my transformation, I reach the place where the pillar of light fell.
The people who were just running around in panic stop and mutter something in amazement.
“Could it be…”
“No way…”
“He came for us!”
With no time to pay attention to those voices, my gaze is fixed on the horned monster holding a large, organically designed sword.
Should I call it a cyborg? With half of its body made of machinery, it distorts its cheek grotesquely upon seeing me.
“######## ############# ######### ########”
I can’t understand what it’s saying.
But I understand it’s an enemy from the way it points its sword at me.
“Please, run away quickly.”
“Huh?”
“Leave this to me, everyone please escape.”
The people start murmuring at my quiet words.
Of course they’re stunned.
Remembering my current appearance, I smile wryly, take a deep breath, and turn around to shout.
“Hurry!!”
At that loud voice, some people come to their senses and urge others to flee.
Confirming by sound that people behind me are moving, I step forward, steeling my resolve to fight the cyborg monster in front of me.
“Shiro, weapon.”
[LUPUS DAGGER!!]
I grip the dagger in my hand.
The cyborg monster, shouldering its great sword, smiles in a way that even I can understand.
“################458# ######## ####### ##”
It might have introduced itself.
But words that don’t even seem to be from Earth don’t reach me.
“##### ############# ####”
“I won’t let you kill anyone.”
“############# ##### ####”
“I will defeat you.”
With all the strength I can muster, I absolutely won’t let it lay a hand on the people here.
In an instant, without warning, the monster’s great sword comes swinging at me.
I avoid it with minimal movement and stab the dagger I’m gripping in a reverse hold into its abdomen.
“Ugh!?”
“………..”
I block the horizontal slash of its returned great sword with my dagger as a shield, jumping backward.
I get up while doing a back flip and try to attack again.
“###!!”
Once more, the great sword is swung horizontally.
Is it underestimating me?
I jump lightly in place, use the blade of the great sword as a foothold to leap over its head, and slash at the back of its neck with my dagger.
“#####!?”
I minimize my movements to deliver attacks to the opponent in the shortest distance possible.
Confirming that it’s pressing its bleeding neck with its hand and swinging its sword around wildly, I gauge the distance.
“………..”
“####!”
My arm strength is inferior, and there’s a difference in physique.
But I’m more agile!
I get in close, slash at its legs to throw off its balance, then deeply stab my dagger into its exposed side, stabbing three times in quick succession.
“…”
Apparently, it wasn’t a flesh part but machinery, as it makes a unique sparking sound.
While smashing the opponent’s knee with a kick, I observe how much of it is actually flesh.
“#####!!”
Then, it tries to point its machine-covered arm at me.
Seeing the arm transform into some kind of tubular weapon with a “clang!”, I stab my dagger into its side as I step in.
“That arm has some trick too, huh?”
“!?”
Keeping the dagger stabbed in, I slash up to the shoulder part.
I follow up with a roundhouse kick at close range, kicking the cyborg monster’s huge body backward.
With a dull thud, the monster is slammed to the ground, spinning. I let out a light breath.
“…I’m fighting better than I thought.”
It must be Shiro’s advice from yesterday that’s working.
Otherwise, there’s no way I could be fighting like this.
“Alright, time to finish this.”
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Just as I put my hand on the buckle to activate my finishing move, the cyborg monster’s chest, now standing up again, opens with a click.
What peeks out from inside are nine cylindrical objects.
The moment I recognize them as missiles, it launches them haphazardly with an expression of rage.
“Tch, something like this!”
They don’t seem to be guided missiles. I slash through three approaching missiles, neutralizing them.
This should be the end… or so I thought, but then I hear a child crying nearby and the sound of other missiles.
Looking in that direction, I see a boy crying while hiding behind an electric pole, and a missile about to fall there—
“———!!”
Before I can even think, I dash out, turning my back to the missile to shield the boy.
An impact runs through my back, accompanied by a thunderous sound.
I gritted my teeth and endured it, then called out to the frightened boy.
“Are you okay?”
“Y-yes…”
He’s crying, but doesn’t seem injured.
Perhaps he got separated from his parents and couldn’t escape in time.
“Go hide somewhere safe.”
“Th-thank you!”
I pat the boy’s head and stand up.
The impact on my back is not insignificant.
A dull pain spreads, but I don’t think I’m bleeding.
“…”
As I watch the boy run to a safe place, I remain on guard. There, I see the cyborg monster trying to stand up.
Its eyes are filled with fear, but it still refuses to let go of the large sword in its hand.
“#### ############# #######!!”
“I don’t know why you came here, but…!”
[DEADLY!! TYPE LUPUS!!]
I activate my special technique and ready the dagger in my right hand.
Energy flows from the belt buckle to the dagger in my right hand, and the blade begins to emit a red light.
“######!?”
I slice through all the energy blasts desperately fired at me with the dagger.
Red lightning crackles, and I grip the dagger tightly as its sharpness and power increase even further—
“I’m here to stop you!”
[BITING! SLASH!!]
I slash through the cyborg monster’s torso, cutting it in half.
After a moment of silence, I confirm its demise as it explodes without even a final cry.
“…Did I get it?”
Though I made it through safely, I’m left with an unsettling feeling.
It may have looked like a monster, but I felt nothing after taking its life.
I certainly don’t feel any sense of exhilaration, but I’m a bit confused by my lack of emotion after killing the monster.
“H-he’s back!”
“…Huh?”
As I unconsciously stare at my palm, one of the onlookers who had been watching from a distance cries out with overwhelming emotion.
Taken aback by the unexpected voice, I hear others start talking about me as well.
“It’s the Black Knight!”
“Thank you!”
“We were so worried!”
“!?”
The people who had been trapped in the buildings all cheer with joy.
That’s fine, but who’s this Black Knight they’re talking about?
“I-I’m not called the Black Knight! Aren’t you mistaking me for someone else?”
“That’s exactly what the Black Knight would say!”
“The stubbornness and reaction are the same!”
What kind of image do they have of this Black Knight?
I’m an honest guy, so it doesn’t fit me at all. Besides, they’re wrong.
As I’m struggling with this situation, I suddenly notice a large shadow crossing the sky.
It’s a large helicopter-like vehicle with a tricolor logo that says something like “Justice” on its side.
“I-I don’t really understand what’s going on, but let’s get out of here!”
Things have gotten more serious than expected, so I make a run for it at full speed.
I may have resolved to protect people, but I don’t want my identity revealed.
This kind of thing usually leads to trouble if the government catches you!
Let’s get out of here quickly!
“Wait! We need to talk to you—”
I hear a voice from the helicopter above, but I ignore it and focus on escaping.
First, I need to undo my transformation and meet up with my sister!
It took about an hour to undo the transformation.
No matter where I went, I kept getting spotted by helicopters and people. Since I couldn’t escape, I took a chance and blended in with the onlookers after undoing my transformation, finally managing to get away.
“I hope sis is okay.”
I hurry to the station where we had agreed to meet up with Hakua-neesan.
As I search through the crowded area, I spot my sister sitting near an information board.
I immediately recognize her by her distinctive white hair and rush over to her.
“Sis!”
“K-Kat-chan…”
She looks relieved to see my face, but her expression quickly clouds over.
“Are you okay? You’re not hurt anywhere, right?”
“I’m fine. More importantly, are you hurt, sis?”
“I’m not injured. I managed to get out of the crowd quickly after that.”
“I see, that’s good…”
As I breathe a sigh of relief, my sister seems to want to say something.
It must have been a frightening experience for her.
Unlike me, it was probably her first time seeing such beings up close, so it’s natural for her to be scared.
“Hakua-neesan, um…”
“No, let’s go home. I’m tired.”
“…Yeah, you’re right. Should we buy some ingredients for dinner on the way back?”
My sister nods at my words, forcing a smile.
We walk through the crowded station.
The surroundings are filled with an odd excitement, but it doesn’t concern us as we leave the scene.
“I guess… it’s no good after all.”
“Hm?”
“No, it’s nothing.”
My sister looks deep in thought.
As I glance at her, I find myself hesitating.
Yesterday and today, I fought battles where my life was on the line.
One wrong move, and the people around me could have lost their lives too.
“…Should I reveal it?”
It’s not something I can keep hidden forever.
If that’s the case, I should tell her before she figures it out on her own.
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