The evil secret society Ark Dominion has a vicious lineup, including its leader, King Dragius III.

Tagarak is the chairman of Japan’s largest corporate group, Tagaden, and a dark don with roots in all areas of Japanese politics, business, and entertainment.

General Bearion, who once led the “Great Alliance of One Hundred Beasts,” the largest martial arts mysterious being organization in the Kanto region, continues to be a charismatic figure among beast-like mysterious beings.　

They are all top-class international wanted mysterious beings in the National Public Safety Commission and the World Hero Organization Federation.

However, there is another man in the Ark Dominion who, like them, has a tremendous bounty on his head.

That was the “Strange Insect General Zazoma”.

「The fools collect the incapacitating tears of the innocent, and the wise eat the drops from the heavens and wet their fangs. One moment will be eternal, and the moon will continue to shine upon us with its stillness forever.」

「Zazoma-sama said, ‘I have prepared the finest tea for Death Green-sama. Please take your time. Mikarikki’s tea is very tasty.」

「……Mikarikki?」

When Rintaro tilted his head at the unfamiliar name, his interpreter, who looked like a longhorn beetle, bowed his head graciously.

「Forgive me for my late introduction, I am Mikarikki, the Amputation Mysterious being, who serves as Zazoma-sama’s squire. Please feel free to call me Mickey.」

「I’ll call you Mikarikki-san.」

「Let’s go with that……」

Mikarikki looked a little sad. No, he is called Mikarikki because he is a longhorn beetle(Kamikiri) mysterious being. It was just a coincidence, and he had no other intention, but there was no need to cross a dangerous bridge.

「By the way, General Zazoma……. Can’t you talk normally?」

Rintaro finally said what he had been thinking all along. He was about to have an important conversation. It would be much better if they could communicate normally.　

Zazoma sipped his tea and looked up at the winter sun through the skylight of the greenhouse. The winter days are short, and in two hours the dusk will quickly pass and the sun will set. Bathed in the pale sunlight, Zazoma’s lips slowly opened like the bud of a flower.

「Freedom is not something that can be bound as it is, like a leaf-boat swaying in the breeze, or like a cloud in the air. O world, forgive me for my sins.」

「Zazoma-sama said, ‘As you can see, I can also speak normally’.」

「I see. Since it seems that we are not able to communicate with each other in any way, let me just give you a brief description of what I want to talk about.」

Rintaro quickly pulled out his smartphone from his pocket and showed Zazoma some images. There were pictures of Bereon and Colonel Usani, but the most important one was the wound caused by Kirika.

The wounds had turned black, and even with the mysterious being’s regenerative powers, it was apparent that no progress had been made in healing the wounds.　

The mysterious being’s overly strong body and its amazing regenerative powers are due to the function of its unique cellular tissue, known as “mysterious being cells”. Whether inherent or acquired, all those who have awakened as mysterious beings have mysterious being cells in their bodies.

These mysterious being cells are the indicator that clearly differentiates humans from mysterious beings. This is the greatest strength of the mysterious being, and at the same time, its greatest weakness.

「It is a poison that inhibits the activity of the mysterious being cells. I have to get an antidote for this for certain reasons. So I would like to get the opinion of General Zazoma, who is an expert in this field.」

Zazoma’s thin fingers, covered by a white glove, brushed against his thin lips as he contemplated the situation.　

He is not inspecting the characteristics of the poison, which can be seen at a glance. Rather, it was a question of how much of a favor would this do for Death Green? That was what Zazoma was thinking about.　

As expected, even Rintaro did not feel comfortable being around Zazoma, who was clearly showing such a calculating attitude.

（The Strange Insect General Zazoma…… is the last person I wanted to get involved with if at all possible.……）

As a former hero belonging to the Tokyo Headquarters, Rintaro has some knowledge of dangerous mysterious beings due to the nature of his job.　

According to documents he once read, General Zazoma is not as powerful as the other leaders, nor is he as aggressive in his destructive activities.

There is only one reason why the man is listed in the database of Hero Headquarters as a person of note at the highest level.

The reason is that his “danger level” is on a different order of magnitude.

This is of course partly due to the fact that the “mysterious being form” of Zazoma, who usually assumes a human form, is ferocious and vicious. But his most dangerous part lies in his more fundamental nature.　

Zazoma does not act out of “passion” like the Hundred Beasts General Bearion, nor does he act out of “greed” like the Machinery General Tagaraak.

In a word, the principle of action of General Zazoma is “a mystery”.

Both humans and mysterious beings first have a purpose and then take action. This is a basic principle common to all living things, not just intelligent life forms.

However, there is no consistency in the mysterious being activities that Zazoma is said to have been involved in up to this point.　

He had attacked a local police station with poisonous smoke and turned the whole place into a giant nest. He had set up a huge tent on a university campus and put on a circus. He had covered the walls of high-rise apartment buildings with a huge number of beetles. He had gathered people in parks using mysterious scents and throw them one by one into ponds.

The purpose of all of them is unknown, and therefore, it is impossible to predict his actions. The most bizarre and most monstrous of all mysterious beings is General Zazoma.

「Invitation fire……」

Zazoma, who had been thinking about the matter, finally opened his mouth.

「The black butterfly will be lured by the blue light and expose its fragile wings to the fires of hell. The virgin whose body has been burned will cover the light with black scales of vindictiveness and devour it.」

Zazoma is immersed in joy, waving his arms and legs like an orchestra conductor.

「……Um, Mr. Interpreter?　What did he just say?」

「Zazoma-sama said, ‘Would you like another cup of tea?’」

「That’s definitely a lie, isn’t it? He said something about the fires of hell.」

The next moment, “Dooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo” With the sound of an explosion, a fire broke out near the entrance of the botanical garden.

A Zako combatant who has an antenna like an ant rushes into the greenhouse in a hurry.

「Enemy attack! Enemy attack!　The heroes are attacking!」

Rintaro was agitated by the report and stood up from his seat.

「That’s absurd!　We chose this place to avoid the attack of heroes!」

「It doesn’t seem like I was being followed but… ororo」

Rintaro and Mikarikki immediately ran out of the greenhouse and headed for the main entrance of the botanical garden, where black smoke was rising, to intercept the heroes. Amidst the hubbub, General Zazoma was sipping his tea as elegantly as if he had been planning to do so from the beginning.

…………

When they arrived at the scene, they found many of the zakko fighters already lying on the ground. Rintaro ran up to the only one still conscious fighter and held him by the shoulders.

「Hey, get a hold of yourself!」

「Aah…… Death Green-san…… Please be careful, ari…… A beautiful woman is…… Gakuu」

The zako fighter said just that and fainted. No doubt it was Mayuzumi Kirika who had attacked them.

If this was the case, she would not launch a battle without finding a chance to win. Rintaro quietly braced himself for the black assassin, who might be lurking anywhere in the botanical garden.

「Ororo, We are in big trouble…… Ugh!!」

An arrow flew in a curved line from behind a building and pierced Mikarikki’s head, who had been stunned for a long time.

「I- I can’t go on anymore…… Please take care of the rest……」

「Mikarikki, aren’t you too weak!?　Please show a little more determination!」

「If I work any harder, I will really die. Everything in moderation is the key, so I’ll leave it to you……. Gakuu」

At the same time that Mikarikki made his glib exit, arrows flew at Rintaro one after the other. The arrows were coming at Rintaro from all directions, flying as if they were blocking his escape route.

「This tricky pink arrows, could it be……」

Before Rintaro could even recall, the sniper had appeared. And as if to follow her, Rintaro’s worst “enemies” stand in his way.

「” The pink light that sparkles with intelligence.”!　……Victor Pink!」

「” The blue light that shoots evil.”!!! Ah! It hits right to the bones! Victor blue!」

「” The yellow light that overflows with power.” … Vi, Victor… Ye… Yellow… Ahi」

It was the Victor Rangers who had too many wounds on their bodies. Rintaro himself could not understand the fear of the mysterious beings until he put himself in their shoes.

「“The red light that makes your heart roar.”!!!!!　Victor Red!!!!!」

「”The black light that cuts through the darkness”…… Victor Black」

Naturally, these two were also there. Now, five lights burning with justice confronted Rintaro.

「「「「「The five of us together, Victory Sentai Victor Rangers!」」」」」

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