A shadow flew at high speed over the ocean. It was a subsonic payload aircraft, Stream Byuun, owned by the Oozora Sentai Airjetter, an air unit of Hero Headquarters, based in Tokyo’s Haneda branch.

The Airjetter is a group of pilot heroes who make full use of the high mobility of these aircraft to oversee remote island regions. And at the same time, as a transport team that delivers personnel and secret weapons to long-distance locations, they have long been the backbone of Hero Headquarters.

One of their jobs is to transport heroes to the scene when they receive an emergency deployment.

『Approximately 900 seconds until arrival. Everyone, do a final checks on your equipments.』

Particle Sentai Laser Five, Forestry Sentai Kikoranger, and Fuuma Sentai Ninjajan. These young heroes were receiving a briefing inside the Stream View’s cargo transport.

Since their opponent was the heinous mysterious Death Green’s group, all the heroes they could gather were called together. However, curiously enough, all of these people had suffered bitter experiences at the hands of Death Green on numerous occasions.

Perhaps because of this, the inside of the cargo was soon filled with a gloomy defeated atmosphere.

「…… Did you hear? Chief Samejima is fighting all by herself.」

「The Chief of Staff is a non-combatant, right? She’s probably getting beaten up by Death Green right now…」

「Well, even if we rush over, it will only increase the number of heroes who get beaten up, gozaru ga…」

It was no wonder they were worried. After all, their opponent was Death Green, who singlehandedly wiped out a group of over 100 heroes.

If there was anyone at Hero Headquarters who could stop this great mysterious being, it would probably be Acting Director Victor Red Kurenai Retto. If the modest and quiet-looking Asaka were to stand up to him, it was clear that she would be cut down in two seconds.

The young heroes looked nervous and clenched their fists in preparation for the  anticipated unforeseen circumstances.

「Anyway, our mission is to rescue Chief Samejima and Acting Director Kurenai, who is in a coma. When fighting mysterious beings, survival is our number one priority.」

「Of course, We are no match against Death Green… But we must rescue those two at least, no matter what!」

Meanwhile, the captain of the Airjetter, a veteran team that had supported Hero Headquarters, interjected. As the captain of the Streambyuun, he spoke to the younger members while still holding the control stick.

「Guys, aren’t you misunderstanding something? Our mission this time is just to clean up the aftermath.」

「Cleaning up the aftermath? What does that mean? That there’s no hope of survival?!」

In other words, Chief Asaka, who may not be a very high-profile figure but has many secret admirers, has already suffered a brutal defeat and been humiliated to an extent that cannot be into words.

No, that must be it, as the opponent was the heinous mysterious Death Green. There’s no doubt that he must have done all sorts of things to her that are hard to put into words.

「「「「「………………………………」」」」」

Aaan.

Iyaaan.

N- Not there…!

「Dammit! Chief Asaka, it’s all because we’re so useless!」

「What a disaster! Kuh, Is there nothing we can do about it!?」

「Fumu, I need to excuse myself…. Captain-dono, where is the toilet, gozaru?」

「As if! I’ll drop you off right here right now you bastard.」

The captain of the Airjetter, whose term of office was now in its tenth year, answered without any sign of impatience as he piloted the aircraft.

「It’s the opposite. Well, you guys are still young, so it’s not surprising that you don’t know. Sometimes, even among heroes, there are those who are on a different level. I’m from the same generation, so I know it well……」

Far off on the horizon, the offshore platform that was their destination could be seen as a small object. The captain’s thoughts wandered to the battle, or rather, the one-sided destruction, that must have been unfolding there.

「Samejima Asaka is genuinely a monster.」

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――Unbelievable――

In the battle between heroes and mysterious beings, there are several moments when each feels this way.

For example, it could be the moment when a warrior’s heart of justice burns with joy and awakens as a hero. For example, it could be the moment when an evil mysterious being that you thought you had defeated resurrects in its true form.

「……Un- Believable……」

This time those words came out of the mouth of the Heinous Mysterious being, feared as a symbol of terror by heroes all over the Kanto region.

His sinister patchwork green suit was badly damaged, and parts of his mask were missing, revealing his usual muddy eyes.

「A- Anikii～!」

Samecchi, the number one subordinate who had been watching the fight, instinctively rushed over to the battered Rintaro. The battle between the mysterious being and the hero was going so one-sidedly.

「Seriously, what’s going on… Samecchi, is your sister a Terminator or something?」

What’s surprising is that the hero who overwhelmed Rintaro was a flesh-and-blood woman who wasn’t even wearing a suit.

He had heard from Bearion that she was incredibly strong.

Rintaro had been targeted by her. Naturally, he had some countermeasures in place.

Flashbangs that deprive the victim of sight and hearing, surprise attacks from blind spots, improvised booby traps and even poison gas – he’d used everything he could.

And yet, there she stood, without a scratch.

For some reason, “his attacks just don’t seem to hit anything”. That was one of the elements that made the woman named Samejima Asaka a threat.

When they previously confronted each other at the abandoned subway station, Asaka had created an illusion of herself using a hologram.

But not this time.

「……Hehe, Nono, I am honored onee-chan.」

Grinning from behind his cloak, Rintaro pulled the trigger of his gun. Taking advantage of the suddenness, a deadly bullet was fired towards Asaka’s shoulder.

However.

「……!?」

It was Rintaro who could not hide his surprise. The infrared (thermal) goggles built into his mask clearly showed a red shadow dodging the bullets.

She saw the bullet and dodged it. There’s no other explanation.

「Maybe you’re a terminator after all.」

「Intention to resist confirmed. Combat operations to continue.」

Of course, Rintaro was not the kind of person to be overwhelmed just because his attack had been avoided. However, her threat did not end there.

Asaka adjusted her glasses, crouched down again, and prepared a chopping motion with her right hand.

「Launching attack.」

「Tch……!」

Rintaro picked up Samecchi and flew straight to the side. However, the slash that seemed to have been avoided…

「Gueeeeh!」

「Anikii!」

A slash appeared on Rintaro’s back who had made a sideways jump. The impact sent him and Samecchi tumbling across the hard floor of the monitor room.

Asaka, on the other hand, didn’t move a single step and simply swung her hand down. Rintaro was forced to defend himself one-sidedly against this “inexplicable slash”.

Samejima Asaka unleashed a mysterious attack. What’s surprising was not only its power, but also its unpredictable trajectory.

She swung her arm vertically, then a horizontal slash came, and if he tightened his guard, he was slashed in the back. The trajectory of the attack, and the direction it came from, didn’t match Asaka’s movements at all.

「What on earth is going on, dammit……!」

For starters, releasing a shock wave at a distance with a chopping motion is something that a flesh-and-blood human being simply cannot possibly do. It may seem like some kind of illusion, but since the shock wave actually exists, there must be some kind of mechanism behind it.

「Don’t bully aniki, ssu!」

Samecchi stepped in between the cool-headed Asaka and the battered Rintaro. Samecchi stretched out her arms with her small body and stands in their way as a shield, spread-eagled.

However.

「Continuing attack.」

「Guhaaaaah!!!」

Asaka swung her hand down, sparks flew off the patched-up V emblem on Rintaro’s chest.

「Hawa, ssu!? Anikii!?」

As if ignoring Samecchi, who turned around in surprise. Every time Asaka swung her arm, an invisible, unavoidable attack would strike Rintaro.

It’s as if the attack was coming from a different space-time, bypassing Samecchi.

「Ugeh! Gueeh! Ugyaaaaaaah!!」

「Waaaaaan! Don’t bully aniki, ssuu!!」

「Migyaaah!! Don’t put your weight on me, Samecchi, it hurts too much!!」

The storm of attacks finally stopped as Sametchi hugged Rintaro. Strangely enough, while Rintaro was completely battered and bruised, Samecchi, who had been standing in his way as a shield, didn’t suffer a single scratch.

Holding Samecchi in his arms, Rintaro devised a plan to somehow resolve the situation.

（Should I run away? …No, I shouldn’t. I’ll settle this here.）

Samejima Asaka is an opponent on another level both offensively and defensively. There’s no way your average mysterious being could stand a chance against her.

Considering that he will continue to be targeted by her in the future, if he missed this opportunity to confront her face-to-face, harm could come to his allies.

This situation of facing the enemy leader one-on-one is a good opportunity.

「Is aniki okay, ssuka!?」

「……Samecchi, will you listen to aniki’s plan?」

「Of course, ssu! Samecchi will do anything, ssuyo!」

An evil plan came to Rintaro’s mind.

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