The early 1970s. The world was divided into East and West, and Japan was in the midst of its rapid economic growth. It was a golden age for mysterious beings.

「Gerogeroge!! Which bank should we rob this time!?」

「As expected of Boss Gama! Yo, Japan’s richest man!!」

In addition to their strong bodies, they possessed all kinds of supernatural characteristics. At the time, the Japanese nation had no means to counter their unreasonable threat.

They are steadily increasing in number and threatening people’s peaceful lives on a daily basis.

–But–

「「「「「Waaiiiiiiit!!」」」」」

「Geroge!?　Who the hell are you people!?」

「「「「「We want to protect this world! Justice Sentai Justice Five!!」」」」」

Red, blue, black, peach, yellow… Five colors of light shone in the sky. Five brave warriors have risen to save Japan from the threat of mysterious beings.

They are Japan’s first anti-mysterious being organization, the Justice Sentai Justice Five.

「Geroron! Do you know that we are mysterious beings!?」

「That’s right that’s right, Let’s blow them all together!!」

They meet the approaching mysterious beings head on. Justice never shows its back to evil mysterious beings.

「I’ll be going that way, Blue Justice!」

「I know! Mugetsu Ittoryu…… Miyama Karasu!!」

「Agyaaaaah!!!」

They were the elite of the National Public Safety Commission, gathered from all over Japan with the goal of eradicating evil mysterious beings.

「Kukuku… Fuhahahaha! Is this the end? They don’t live up to their name.」

「Black Justice, I told you not to laugh that way.」

Like Blue Justice, Tanba Seiji, who tends to get hot in the head, and Black Justice, Mayuzumi Ryuzo, who is easy-going, the members had various problems with their behavior. But even so, what they were asked for was the result of “preserving the peace” itself.

They did not become warriors because they wanted to. The times, peace, and justice demanded it of them.

「Wait…… I’ll give you money, gero!　How much, how much do you want, gero!」

「I don’t want any blood money on my hands. …… Aka Punch!」

「Gegegerooooo!!」

――Countless months have passed since then.――

One by one, their colleagues retired from the front lines.

Some used their brains to set up R&D department.

Some married and go with their families.

Some went missing on a journey.

Some have turned themselves into evil mysterious beings to be defeated.

Morikuni, the leader of the group, continued to stand on the front lines as Red Justice, even when he was alone. However, no matter how many years has passed, no hero surpassed him.

「Director, I’ll be 48 this year too. I’m thinking it’s time for me to retire from active duty?」

「Well Morikuni ……, thank you for your hard work so far. I have one favor to ask, will you hear me out?」

And so he took over the position of director and another 20 years passed. He realized that half a century had passed since he started fighting as a hero.

However, Ittetsu Morikuni still stood ahead of everyone else as a warrior.

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A scorching wind enveloped Haneda Airport. Surrounded by numerous mysterious beings and with his hands sealed, Morikuni’s fighting spirit remained strong.

「For 50 years…… I’ve been fighting to protect the peace of Japan from lawless, reckless mysterious beings………」

As Morikuni exerted force on his thick arms, the reinforcing fibers that bound them ripped open with a shrieking sound. Rintaro’s eyes widened at the incredible power and the unbelievable sight, already unable to stand.

「You’ve got to be kidding me. …… I don’t know that can be broken by human power…….」

「Don’t underestimate the history of justice, young boy. This is not a once or twice situation.」

Morikuni Ittetsu’s strongest and only special move, the Aka Punch. Rintaro had used the last of his strength to restrain Morikuni’s arms, but now they were completely free.

However, Morikuni also lost the sleeves and “gloves” of his Red Justice suit as a result.

The Aka Punch is an immensely powerful, special deep punch. However, if he used it with his flesh, his fist would be damaged as a matter of course.

Red Justice’s gloves are not weapons. They are “protective gear” used to protect his fists from the force of his punches.

However.

「Aka Punch!!」

「Ugeeeh!!」

「Ojikiiiiiiiiiii!!!!」

The body of the more than 70-meter-high General Hundred Beast General Beurion floated in the air. After taking a couple of unsteady steps backward, Bearion’s huge body collapsed onto the runway with a thud.

「If it’s a soft one, I can handle it.」

『Well, can I take that as a challenge to me?』

The steel giant “Prince Kaiser Kai,” now known as Machinery General Tagaraak, swung its huge sword at Morikuni. Morikuni, however, avoided the sword with a deftness unbelievable for a man of sixty-eight, and ran up the sword, which was now thrust into the ground in the opposite direction.

「Let’s see if I can break steel with my bare hands. Aka punch barrage!!」

『Hogyaaaah!! I- I am weak at that spot, jaaa!!』

Morikuni’s punch avoided the armored part and accurately punched through the joint of the Prince Kaiser Kai. The huge pure white knight crumbled into a piece of junk like a broken plastic model.

『My, my Prince-kyun body!!』

「Haa…… Haa…… As long as this Morikuni exists, justice will never die……!」

Even Morikuni, as expected, had to struggle to crush the steel body with his bare hands. A little blood was dripping from Morikuni’s fist as he panted.

「Awawawwawa Anikii! We can’t win this, ssuyo!」

「If he moves that much, even my beam won’t hit him.」

「Don’t be so hasty. The tower has already collapsed. All we have to do is to push.」

With the frightened mysterious beings at their backs, the giant Samecchi and Kirika, who has injured her right arm, confront Morikuni. Both the heroes and the mysterious beings are already wounded to the bone.

「Saaaaameeeeeee!!!」

「A shark-type mysterious being on land is nothing!」

Morikuni jumped up and took clear aim at the pointed tip of Samecchi’s nose. The nose is called the Lorenzini organ, a common weak point of shark-shaped mysterious beings.

「Aka Punch!!」

「Got you, ssu!!」

Just as it looked as if his fist would explode, countless pieces of debris struck Morikuni, who was floating in the air, from both sides of his body.

Taking advantage of her huge mouth and fangs, and the fact that people tends to focus on her weak points, Samecchi sneak attacked with debris that she grabbed tightly in both hands.

It was a childish maneuver, like a child throwing sand, but it was a different story when the 60-meter mysterious being threw debris from the airport terminal. From the size of a human being to the size of a baseball, the concrete and steel fragments attacked Morikuni like a hail of bullets.

But as the debris closed in, Morikuni’s mouth was smiling.

「I’m tired of seeing that trick. Aka punch barrage! !」

「Wh- Whaaaaaaat, ssu!?」

Morikuni swung both fists in the air, knocking down debris one after another in a direct hit course. If he wanted to, Morikuni could probably knock down a bullet fired from a real shotgun.

「The spirit to resist is good. But that’s all it is… Muh!?」

Morikuni’s body stiffened for a moment when he saw the killing intent mixed in with the debris flying through the air. Through the gaps in the huge concrete debris, he saw black wings aiming at him.

It was Mayuzumi Kirika, the dark mysterious being Dark Kirika, who hid behind a scattering of rubble and closed the gap within striking distance.

「Director Morikuni, brace yourself!」

Black energy converges in Kirika’s black shell-covered left hand. The next moment, an extremely thick dark laser was shot towards Morikuni.

「Gooooooooooooooo!!!!」

「Nuuuuuuuuuuuhh!!!」

In the air, it would no longer be possible to avoid them – if you are a normal person.

But he is Morikuni Ittetsu, a fifty-year hero. Morikuni kicked up large pieces of debris scattered around his body.             

Airborne maneuvering is inherently impossible for a wingless human being. However, the move to make the surprise attack possible had given him a foothold.

「Aaah! He dodged it, ssu!」

「As long as, it’s not a direct hit!!」

Just as the cooperative plan that the mysterious beings had worked so hard to put together was about to be defeated by brute force, someone muttered in a low voice that sent a chill down the spine.

「You can’t avoid it」

Morikuni felt something strange in his legs as he tried to kick up the rubble. Against his will, his legs did not move at all, as if they were bound by chains.

（What…… the……!　Why won’t it move, my leg……!）

Not only the legs, but also the arm that delivers that powerful punch. The hips, back, and neck all stop moving as if under a curse.

（I- Impossible…… What exactly, did they do to me?）

Out of the corner of Morikuni’s eye, a bespectacled man was smiling a sickening smile. The man, who called himself the evil mysterious Death Green, fluttered his palm toward Morikuni.

What is the nature of the invisible chain that entangles the whole body? The answer lies within Morikuni’s clenched fist of justice.

His fist, which had crushed a huge steel body and knocked down the rubble with ease, was already in tatters. Morikuni looked at his own fist and realized for the first time the trap that had been laid for him.

Death Green did not use the suit as a decoy to restrain Morikuni’s arm and block the Aka Punch. The goal was Morikuni’s glove itself, which had been ripped off together with the restraints.

A fine, shiny green shard was lodged in Morikuni’s bare fist.

「Now the question. Where is my beloved sword “Ninja Poison Sword” that you shattered into pieces?　The clue is in the rubble.」

「……Poison huh…… Damn tanba, It’s because you keep making a bunch of crappy weapons……」

A ray of light blacker than darkness struck Morikuni’s body, who was no longer able to defend himself.

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