Since the day of the accident, Samecchi’s growth has been remarkable. In place of Rintaro, who was unable to get up due to bruises all over his body, Samecchi took the initiative and worked diligently.

「Until aniki returns, Samecchi ant the others will support the heinous legion, ssuyo.」

「「「Uiiiii!」」」

「First of all, let’s deliver support supplies to create a new base for the Hundred Beasts Legion (Ojiki and others).」

「「「Uiiiii！」」」

Even taking into account the fact that Rintaro, the leader of the group, not actively recruiting members due to “various reasons”, the Heinous Legion was really short of manpower. In particular, when it comes to a force capable of competing with the heroes, most of the burden fell on Rintaro and Kirika, with a little help from Minato and Samecchi.

Therefore, Samecchi’s job was exclusively to carry luggage with a few zako fighters in tow.

「Fuui, working hard as well today, ssu！」

『That’s a hell of an effort, Samecchi is really a hardworker, ain’t ya.』

「ヒノちゃん照れるッスぅ」

「Samecchi-san, who were you talking to?」

「Awa! It was nothing, ssu! Samecchi isn’t crazy, ssu!」

On their way back from delivering supplies to the Takasaki branch of the Hundred Beasts Legion. The truck carrying Samecchi was driving on a highway illuminated by the setting sun.

Sitting in the passenger seat, Samechi was having a secret conversation with “Hino-chan”.

「Th- That was dangerous, ssu…… もうちょっとでを失うところだったッス」

『A-Ha-Ha, that’s a problem. I need to be careful as well!』

She had been in this state for the past few days, and some of the zako fighters who had accompanied her had already noticed that something was wrong with her. However, even if she was a little crazy, she was still a child, and above all, she was the number two of the heinous legion, a position with great responsibility.

The Zako fighters watched over Samecchi with warm eyes, thinking that if you build up stress from a young age, you might end up talking to fairies.

However, to ruin such a relaxing atmosphere, the incarnation of destruction was approaching at a furious pace from behind the truck.

『Nnnnn, ain’t this bad. Samecchi, they are comin’ from behind.』

「Ssuu?」

When Samecchi looked at the side mirror, she saw a large trailer approaching right behind her at a speed far above the legal speed limit.

Before they knew it, there was no sign of any other cars around, and the large trailer was running perfectly parallel to Samecchi’s group.

「What, ui?」

The side panel of the trailer lifted up in front of Samecchi and Zako fighters.

「Aah! It’s a band, ui!!」

Lined up there were men with poisonous make-up, holding spiky instruments and wearing black studded jackets.

「Sorry to keep you waiting, you lost lambs who fell into Limbo!　Let me introduce you to the crazy members right away!」

「Guitar! Romeo Lucifer!」

「Bass! Romeo Asmodeus!」

「Drum! Romeo Beelzebub!」

「Keyboard! Romeo Belphegor!」

「And Vocal! Romoe Satan, Vuooooooooooooo!!!!」

The death voice of former Romeo Red, Tenryuji Ren, aka Romeo Satan, echoed across the highway. In response, fireworks erupted from both sides of the trailer, and laser beams gushed out.

「「「「「The five of us together are The Death Metal Sentai, Hell Romeo Five!!」」」」」

The guitar strummed at super-fast speeds, so steady that it is hard to believe it was moving at the speed of over 100 kilometers per hour. The bass resonated in your guts, the drumming so fast you can’t even see the afterimages, the keyboard playing that can only look like a cursed dance, and the vocalist that looked like pandas with his face painted all white.

Having lost the God they had come to rely on, Romeo Five next turned to death, destruction, and impulse, in other words, death metal.

「This is bad, ssu! It’s the Hero Headquarters, ssu!」

「R- Run, uiiiii!!!」

The zako fighter panicked, slammed on the brakes and turned the wheel, but the anchor ejected from the trailer tangled with the truck, not to letting it escape.

「We are not letting you get away, Hyihaaaaaaa! At least listen to one song!！」

「Let’s go, the new number released for the first time in Japan, “Killing Intent Emperor SHOCK(Croquette set meal)”！！！！」

「Vuooooooooooooooooooooi!!!!!」

Zuzuzun!

A tremendous sound pressure hit the truck, shattering the windshield. The body of the vehicle screamed and the zako fighters suffered in agony.

「Ugyaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah!! My ears are broken, uiii!!!」

「If this continues, the truck will break down, ui!!!」

In the midst of this hellish scene, a girl unbuckled her seatbelt and stood up. She then climbed over the broken windshield and scrambled up onto the roof.

「Mugugu…Samecchi won’t let the Hero Headquarters do whatever they want, ssu!」

「Samecchi-san, it’s dangerous, ui! If you fall, you’ll get hurt, ui!」

「It’s alright, ssu! Samecchi is sturdy despite her appearance, ssu!」

Although she said she was fine, the ceiling of the truck, which was traveling at over 100 km/h, was not an environment in which she could take a fighting stance. Exposed to the intense wind pressure, Samecchi’s petite body could barely even stand up, let alone hold on. In addition to this, the sound pressure attack of the Hell Romeo Five came at them like a wave.

「Ha-Ha-Ha! Go to hell, you damn mysterious beings, vuooooooooooooooooooon!!!」

「Gununu, ssu…… Samecchi won’t lose to that idiotic hero, ssu……！」

At this rate, it was only a matter of time before the Samecchi would disappear into the dust on the highway. Inside the truck, which was on the verge of self-destruction, the zako fighters were crying out.

Amidst the screams, death voices, and wind pressure, the voice reached the Samecchi’s ears strangely clearly.

『なあサメっち、アレ？』

「Hino-chan!? If Samecchi could do it, Samecchi would have done it already, ssuyo! Just holding on is already all Samecchi can do, ssu!」

Hino-chan spoke casually, as if the desperate pinch they were in was blown away by the wind.

『Can’t be helped, Come, Hino-chan will lend ya a hand again. Samecchi should  go giv’ them a solid one shot.』

A black spark burned inside Samecchi’s eyes. Black flames rose up as an aura from her small body.

The hem of her blue hoodie fluttered as she stood on top of the crumbling truck, defying the pressure of the wind.

「What is it, vuoooooo!? What do you think you can do at this point vuoooooooooo!!!」

「Ssuuuuuuu……」

As Samecchi lowered her back and held her hands together, the black flame condensed into a mass between her small palms.

「Oi, Romeo Satan! Isn’t this bad!?」

「Calm down, Romeo Lucifer! Believe in death metal!!」

The condensed flame gradually became darker and darker, transforming into a dark hellfire that engulfed everything.

「Fuuuuukaaaaahiiiiireeeeee………… Haaaaaaaa(shark fin wave)!!!!」

At the same time as Samecchi thrusting out her hands, a ray of hellfire was released. The black flame became a vortex, enveloping the entire trailer of Hell Romeo Five.

「Vuooooooooooooooooooooooooooi!!!???」

Is it the death voice of Romeo Satan, or is it the decisive voice of the condemned echoing from the depths of hell? The chains of the anchor melted away, and the trailer completely lost control of itself and rode up onto the median strip.

「Fuuuuh! Evil will prevail, ssu!」

「I thought justice would finally win this time, uiiii! ! !」

The trailer exploded into four pieces like a firework, with the five band members on board.

At the same time, the Ark Dominion truck, which was on the verge of collapse, was freed from its anchor and barely returned to the travel lane. What awaited Samecchi, who waddled back to the passenger seat, was a furious blessing.

「You are really strong, aren’t you, Samecchi-san uii! I’ve changed my impression of you, uii!」

「As expected of the one who’s been entrusted with being number two in the heinous legion!!」

「Please let me call you anego! We will follow anego and aniki for the rest of our lives!」

The zako fighters praised Samecchi to the point that they were about to start lifting her up in the cramped car. Samecchi’s eyebrows furrowed in apology, but she did not feel bad about being lifted up so suddenly.

「Even though we won because of Hino-chan, Samecchi somehow feels bad about it, ssu」

『Ain;t it fine? I just lent ya’ a hand. Also, I’d be happier if Samecchi is happy』

「Is that so, ssuka? Eee…… Then, feel free to do so, ssu.」

The truck made it safely back to the Ark Dominion relay base, and word spread quickly among the zako fighters who viewed Samecchi as their hero.

The “4th Romeo Five Defeat Memorial Party” was held that night and lasted until midnight. Samecchi performed her signature song at the mysterious being hidden talent contest, and won a state-of-the-art robot vacuum cleaner at the bingo tournament.

…………

「……Samecchi burst into flames?」

「That’s right, ui. Like this, black flames erupted from her hands, and she screamed “Fukahireha!”」

「Isn’t there some kind of mistake? For example, everyone had a collective hallucination.」

In a corner of the party hall, Rintaro was being told by the zako fighters about what had happened. It was a story that raised eyebrows, but it did not appear that they were lying.

「It’s suspicious……」

Rintaro stared with his dark, stagnant eyes at Samechi, who was being repeatedly hoisted up in the center of the banquet.

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