It is said that the limit of human reflexes is 0.1 seconds. If you could see 0.1 seconds into the future, then theoretically it would be possible to avoid all attacks.

Of course, this is just armchair theory, and it is impossible for humans to reach that level. This is because the human eye cannot see into the future, even for just 0.1 seconds.

If you could see the future, would that be a miracle from God?

Or perhaps it is the work of the demon.

…………

Having seen through the trick of the invisible slash, Rintaro grabbed the wire and pulled it in like a tug-of-war. Even though she’s an ace-class hero, the difference in power between Asaka in her bare flesh and Rintaro in his death green suit was clear.

「Kuh!」

Asaka lost her balance from being pulled, and stumbles.

At that point, there was no point in dodging.

「If you can avoid this, then go ahead and try!!」

Rintaro immediately readied his sword and, with all his might, unleashed a counterattack. It seemed that this blow would be the end of the battle.

But just before the black sword sliced Asaka’s vital point.

「Don’t get carried away, you lowlife.」

Asaka, still in a collapsed position, punched the floor and forced herself up. The blade grazed Asaka’s side a few centimeters, only managing to tear off the hem of her commander’s white coat.

Saw it, Avoided it, from that position。

The shock of this moment clouded Rintaro’s judgement for just a moment. As both lost their balance, Asaka seized the slightest opening and took the initiative.

「Too slow!」

With a gruff voice, the sole of the boot slammed into Rintaro’s stomach. It was a front kick using all of her body weight, what’s known as a yakuza kick.

「Uggefuu……!」

Although it missed the vital point, the blow was aimed at the internal organs. As Rintaro’s his body was bent into a く shape, he could see Asaka’s back.

The moment he realized that something was wrong, Rintaro immediately jumped up and adjusted his posture.

However.

「There!!」

Immediately afterwards, a flash of a boot came from the side, hitting Rintaro on the side of the head.

「Nggih!!」

The impact felt like a direct kick to the brain, and his vision went dark. The “black sword” he held in his hand rolled across the floor of the monitor room with a clatter.

It was a high-speed roundhouse kick called the Rolling Sobat, a specialty of the original Tiger Mask.

It’s not really suited to actual combat as it leaves you vulnerable to the enemy, but its power is comparable to a single blow from a heavy construction machine. Who would have thought that Samejima Asaka, who was so committed to outfighting, would have such a powerful martial art hidden away?

No, the more astonishing thing is the sharpness of Asaka’s foresight.

（ I dodged, but still got hit directly…?! That’s impossible…?!）

Asaka was in front of where Rintaro raised his body. After his evasive movement, his head was accurately kicked.

Furthermore, It was a roundhouse kick that with limited field of vision.

In other words, this was a powerful move with the requirements that Rintaro had planned to dodge, and to also perfectly anticipated the position where he would dodge. If she had misread it, she would have left a huge opening and be put in a difficult position.

Rintaro almost loses consciousness for a moment, but managed to stay on his knees. However, the damage from his concussion was serious.

In his spinning, unfocused vision, Asaka strode briskly toward him.

「I was planning to behead you just now, but.」

Shyurururururu.

As if nothing had happened, Asaka stored the wire that had fallen out of Rintaro’s hand into a wristwatch-like gadget.

「If you can fight with your bare hands, I wish you’d said so beforehand…」

「I was just using the easier method.」

Rintaro had only one miscalculation: he had mistakenly assumed that Asaka’s weapons were “invisible slashes” and “evasion.”

However, these are merely the end results. Her true weapon lies in the foundation that makes these other-dimensional battles possible.

In other words, she has “reflexes” that are far beyond those of humans.

Her incredible dynamic vision and ability to make instant decisions without thinking had reached the level of predicting the future.

「I see……, That means your weapons are those eyes of yours……」

As Rintaro’s field of vision finally began to settle, he saw Asaka’s eyes emitting a brilliant blue light, like a ghost orb floating in a dimly lit room.

It was clearly not the light emitted by a human. Rintaro knew someone who looked very similar to Asaka.

Victor Black, Mayuzumi Kirika. A junior of Rintaro, she is a girl who, despite being human, was used as a test subject to gain the powers of a mysterious being.

In other words, Silver Zero, Samejima Asaka, is also a warrior who possesses a non-human power in her body.

「So, do you think you can stand up, you lowlife?」

「Don’t ask me if you already know the answer. Hey, why don’t we just call it a draw?」

「I’m not going to take your jokes. You will pay for ruining my village plans.」

Saying this, Asaka pulled a gun from the hem of her coat. The cold muzzle of the gun was held against Rintaro’s head.

「At this distance, it’s specially made to penetrate mysterious being armor and hero suits alike.」

「You’ve pulled out something that doesn’t suit you once again.」

「If you had obediently obeyed, your life would not have been taken.」

The moment Rintaro dropped his final lifeline, the Black Sword, his fate was all but sealed. Asaka looked down at Rintaro with cold, shining eyes and pressed down on the trigger of her gun.

When the bullet was about to be fired, at that moment.

「Aniki, run away now, ssuu!」

A small blue shadow clung to Asaka’s leg. Samecchi had been hiding to avoid getting caught up in the fighting, but seeing Rintaro in trouble she could no longer sit still and jumped out.

「Please don’t get in the way. This is necessary for the future of humans and mysterious beings.」

「No, ssuuuuu!! Mugyigyiiiiiiiiiiii, ssu!!!」

To begin with, Asaka hadn’t even considered Samecchi to be an obstacle. But even though she was a child, it was difficult to aim when she was putting all her weight on her and tugging on her legs.

「Let go, Saya. This scum is not the kind of guy you should protect.」

「No, ssu! Will never let go, ssu!」

Asaka tried to shake Samecchi off somehow. But Samecchi clung on tightly with both hands, like a koala at the zoo, and won’t let go.

「Idiot onee-chan!」

「You are being mind controlled!」

「No, no, no, ssuuu! Don’t bully aniki, ssuuuu!!」

「Stop it already, you!!」

Frustrated, Asaka swung her leg with all her might, like a soccer player. Samecchi was thrown off by the force and plunged headfirst into Rintaro’s chest.

「Fugyah, ssu!」

「Gueeh!!」

Asaka once again pointed her gun at the two mysterious beings who have fallen, tangled together.　

Samecchi looked after Rintaro, and Rintaro looked after Samecchi. The way they protect each other was just like real brother and sister.

「Oi oi, onee-chan, how shameful is it to point a gun at your sister?」

「Shut up! It’s all your fault!」

Yes, this man is to blame. Kuriyama Rintaro’s presence caused a decisive rift in the sisters’ relationship.

Why are you getting in the way of my ideals? Is it really so bad to aim for harmony between humans and mysterious beings?

Asaka told herself.

「Get away from that man, Saya.」

「Noo, ssu!」

Why does my sister call this vile man her aniki, adore him, and protect him? What exactly is so different between me and this man?

Why can’t anything go right?

It’s because this guy is mean to me. It’s the heinous mysterious Death Green’s fault.

If only you weren’t there.

Asaka focused her sights on Rintaro’s head once again and put her finger on the trigger.

「……………………?」

Asaka squeezed the trigger with all her might. The bullet did not fire at all.

There shouldn’t have been any opening for it to be tampered with. There’s nothing strange about the gun.

The strange one is her finger.

「It seems to be working」

「…………You!」

The heinous mysterious Death Green, her hated nemesis, muttered with a chuckle.

There was still some effect from the concusion left.

But Rintaro’s voice had completely regained its vulgar quality.

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