[“No, G1 is the same as GO, it is essentially a set of armor, but…”]

[Ebina lowered her head, her hair hanging down to cover her eyes. ]

[“…In fact, at the beginning, I developed not one but two test robots.”]

[“In order to test the power of G1, I equipped one of them with GO and the other with it to fight against each other, but during the test…”]

[She suddenly reached out and grasped her right wrist, forcibly suppressing the trembling of that hand.]

[…In less than a minute, this robot wearing GO and imitating your fighting style, Kousaka-kun, was completely dismantled by G1 into what you see now.]

[“And after destroying the test robot, G1 even——”]

[Thinking back to what happened at that time, Ebina’s body trembled subconsciously. 】

[If it hadn’t really happened before her eyes, I’m afraid no one would believe what she saw that day. ]

[The weapon I created actually attacked me! ]

[If Ebina had not decisively activated the self-destruct device installed in another robot after seeing the destructive power displayed by G1, forcibly “cutting off the power” by physically destroying it, I’m afraid she would not be able to stand here now. ]

[Recalling the pair of red eyes that he had faced at such a close distance, although he could only see the coldness of inorganic matter in them, Ebina had an idea that could be said to be ridiculous. ]

[If I were to say this idea, I don’t think anyone would believe it. I’m afraid that others would laugh at me after knowing it. But Ebina thinks that this conjecture may not be wrong, no matter how absurd it is.]

[“What kind of weapon is the G1…?”]

【“…”】

[Faced with Kousaka Kyosuke’s question, Ebina avoided answering and silently reached out from the pocket on the other side of his white coat to take out a remote control and pressed it. ]

【Om—】

[The floor of the laboratory shook for a moment, and then the floor in the center of the room slowly separated to both sides.]

[A square table covered with transparent glass slowly rises from under the opened floor. As it rises, the broken lights in the room also illuminate the things on the counter.]

[“Could this be…?”]

[Looking at the things covered in the glass, Kousaka Kyosuke turned his head to look at Ebina, and she nodded slightly. ]

[“Yes, this is the most powerful G-series weapon today—‘Gulkiller Generation One’.”]

[“It can also be called… ‘G1’.”]

[“This is G1? It’s here…wait, where are the other parts?”]

[Kousaka Kyosuke raised his eyebrows and looked at Ebina curiously and asked. ]

[“It’s all here.”]

【”ha?”】

[“Ah~ I said——”]

[Ebina suddenly sighed, pointed at the object covered by glass on the square platform, and said helplessly.]

[“This is actually the complete ‘G1’, nothing is missing, it’s all here.”]

[“…Ms. Ebina, are you sure?”]

[After a few seconds of silence, Kousaka Kyosuke pointed to the object on the square platform and asked in a strange tone.]

[“Is this the G1? The armor that you said has performance that completely surpasses GO?”]

【”Um.”】

【”But–“】

[Kousaka Kyosuke’s mouth twitched and he spoke.]

[“Isn’t this just a belt part attached to the armor?”]

[The thing covered by glass on the square platform is a mechanical belt that looks similar to GO.]

[The belt is pitch black with red stripes, folded together with the buckle, and placed squarely on a square table. Light shines through the glass onto the belt, causing the main body of the belt to reflect a dull iron-black color.]

[“…Kousaka-kun, don’t you think the appearance of this belt looks familiar?”]

[Hina Ebina stared at the belt with twinkling eyes and spoke in a suggestive tone.]

[“Hmm? This belt—wait?”]

[After hearing her words, Kousaka Kyosuke looked at the belt intently. The more he looked at the belt, the more strange his expression became, until his face suddenly changed color.]

[——Yes, the shape of this belt is indeed very familiar. If you ignore the overly technological colors and decorations, the appearance is almost exactly the same as the one worn by the other person.]

[But that belt is different from all other belts in this world, so Kousaka Kyosuke didn’t think about it at first. It was not until he was awakened by Ebina that he realized this. ]

[“Could this belt be the same as the one inside Zaimokuza…!?”]

[Kousaka Kyosuke realized something and his eyes suddenly widened. ]

[“Could it be that the way G1 is used——isn’t it!?”]

Author’s message:

PS: Oh, as I was writing, I found myself getting carried away.

Chapter position: 204 / Chapter price: 40 / Word count: 8073 / Update time: 2023-08-12 02:13:18

24. War Restart (8K)

Chiba Prefecture, Chiba Benbun High School, health room.

“That belt… no way!?”

After seeing the belt in the light curtain, which was almost identical in shape to the one on “Yoshiki Zaimokuza”, Kyosuke Kousaka made the same exclamation as “Kousuke Kousaka”.

It can be said that they are indeed the same person. Even though there is a barrier of time between them, their subconscious facial reactions are exactly the same, even the arc of the corners of their eyes due to surprise is exactly the same.

And after surprise, the next emotion that comes up is disbelief.

“Could it be possible that in the future I will be able to transform like Zaimokuza?”

When he thought of this possibility, Kyosuke Kousaka couldn’t help but hold his breath. He clenched his pants tightly with both hands, and his fingers were so strong that the fabric that made up his pants made a faint tearing sound, showing how intense his inner excitement was.

Although he rarely shows it on the surface, Kyosuke Kousaka is actually very envious of the Yamadam belt owned by Yoshiki Zaimokuza.

This is not because he thinks the G0 used by the future “Kousaka Kyosuke” is not good, but compared to the GO, which can only be approved for use when unconfirmed life forms commit crimes, and is extremely time-consuming and costly to wear and maintain, the Yamadam belt possessed by “Zaimokuza Yoshiteru” is really too convenient.

Not only can it hide in the user’s body in an invisible form at ordinary times, but it can also be summoned and transformed directly by thought during battle. It can also change its form according to the characteristics of the enemy in the battle to cope with different battlefields. It can even continuously enhance the owner’s own strength and physique through evolution. When defeated and dying, it can even save its life by changing its form autonomously. It can be said to be a universal belt.

Compared with GO, the hardware performance of the Yamadam belt is overwhelming, and there are currently no apparent side effects.

Although it may be unfair to say this to “Hina Ebina” who created GO, but if Kyosuke Kousaka was asked to choose between GO and Yamadam, he would most likely choose the Yamadam belt.

The most fundamental reason here is not which one is more useful, but because the Kuuga transformed by “Yoshiki Zaimokuza” is so handsome!

After all, being strong is only a temporary thing, but being handsome is a lifelong thing!

He didn’t know what form others liked, but Kyosuke Kousaka himself had secretly drooled over the Titan form of Kuuga countless times. The image of him wielding a sword and slaying evil was so consistent with the image of the team hero he had imagined for himself when he was a child, which made him full of envy and jealousy when he watched it before.

But it was just an idea for Kyosuke Kousaka. After all, there was only one Yamadam Belt. And even if it was really given to him to use in the future, after witnessing the performance of “Yoshiki Zaimokuza”, Kyosuke Kousaka could not guarantee that he could really use it better than the other party.

——But now, he might have a chance to transform like “Zaimokuza Yoshiki”!

This made him so excited that he almost cheered on the spot. If he was not worried that others would find out that the young form of “Kousuke Kosaka”, one of the protagonists of the light curtain, was here, Kyosuke Kosaka would have done so.

Despite this, he wrapped himself tightly in the quilt, rolled around excitedly on the hospital bed like a caterpillar, staring at the light curtain, looking forward to how he would perform in the future.

Compared to people with simple ideas like Kyosuke Kousaka, many people have different ideas in their minds, especially some big figures at the top of the power pyramid in this world.

In a dim conference room, a heavy sound of slamming the table suddenly rang out.

“——Gentlemen, there is no need to hesitate now!!!”

A sinister-looking man in Japanese military uniform slammed the table and said, he looked around at the people in suits sitting around him, his deep-set eyes and long hooked nose reflecting the light of the light curtain, making the man look like a vulture searching for prey over the desert.

“It’s unclear why the people of other countries haven’t made any moves yet, but there is no doubt that this is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for us and the Empire!”

“We must control these two people, Ebina Hime and Zaimokuza Yoshiki! Whether it is the former’s ability to create GO or even G1, a super-era war weapon in the future, or the latter’s special physique that is suitable for the belt in the ruins of Kurodake in Nagano Prefecture, they are all treasures bestowed by God to the empire. As long as we hold these two people tightly in our hands, the revival of the empire is just around the corner!”

“So what are we still hesitating about? We must bring those two people to the military headquarters for reform and train them to become imperial warriors who are dedicated to fighting for our country. Fighting for our country is their greatest honor!”

The man in military uniform yelled loudly, his eyes flashing with extreme fanaticism, like a fanatic, or one of those psychopaths who shouted “Everything for His Majesty the Emperor, aboard!” during the Guam landing in World War II, and then launched a suicide charge on the enemy with bombs and grenades.

But the man can indeed be counted as such, because he is one of the most extreme right-wing elements in the Japanese military. Although Japan now legally only has the Self-Defense Forces rather than the military, he has always considered himself a member of the military.

He has always advocated the revision of those clauses that restrict Japan’s development of its military power, and he fanatically worships those war criminals who were sentenced to death during the Far East review. He believes that they are great warriors who fought for the rise of their motherland but were defeated by fate. They are “heroes” who should be praised rather than slandered!

He was even so fanatical that he placed their portraits on the table in his room, and looked at them before going to bed every day to remind himself that he had to inherit the will of the “predecessors”, work hard to restore the Greater East Asia Co-Prosperity Sphere originally envisioned by the empire, and strive to launch a Greater East Asia holy war to revive the empire again in his lifetime, fulfilling the lifelong wish of those predecessors.

Such a fanatic actually planned to send people directly to Chiba Prefecture to capture Zaimokuza Yoshiteru and brainwash him when the video first appeared. He wanted him to devote everything to his lifelong ambition until his death, and he took it for granted that the other party would be extremely pleased to agree.

——To be able to contribute to the glorious revival of the empire is the greatest honor in the world. Is there anyone who would be unwilling? Absolutely impossible!

“But! Although we don’t need to care about other countries’ opinions, do we still need to ask for…their opinions?”

Another man in military uniform said with obvious uneasiness on his face. The name lingered on his lips several times, but in the end he did not dare to say out loud the name of the country that had oppressed them for so long.

He belongs to a new group that emerged in the post-war political arena, representing the interests of the current domestic chaebols and capitalists rather than the interests of the national government.

In a capitalist country, the state and the chaebol have always been two different concepts. The state is not the chaebol, but the chaebol can be the state, and this man is one of the puppets supported by the chaebol in order to better control power. So he actually doesn’t care whether the motherland can rise or not, he only cares about whether he can hold his position firmly.

“Also, regarding the domestic chaebols headed by Shinomiya, do we also need to consult them–“

“unnecessary!”

Another old voice interrupted the man’s words, and an old man in military uniform with a cane stood up from his seat tremblingly. His face, covered with wrinkles like old tree bark, was filled with undisguised anger, and his rotten vocal cords roared with all his might, the sound like a zombie who should have been buried long ago grinding his teeth under his coffin.

“Those vampires, apart from sucking blood from the citizens of this country and us, have they ever done anything beneficial to the empire over the years? If it were still the wartime decades ago when His Majesty Hirohito was in power, the heads of these guys would have been sacrificed to the public long ago!”

The old man’s words revealed his identity. He was one of the right-wing elements who survived the Second World War in this country, a fanatical warmongerer and a criminal who should have been tried but escaped judgment by begging for mercy from the conqueror.

The pale face of this sinner turned red at this moment. Having experienced the era of the Five-Star Emperor, he recalled the scene where he was trampled under the feet of the conquerors but had to continue to bow down to them with a smile. A surge of blood suddenly rushed to his head, stirring up the long-buried humiliation and hatred.

“After all, those chaebols and that country are all the same. It’s simply wishful thinking to expect them to help us revive the empire!”

“So this time I support Mr. Yamamoto’s opinion. Although it is indeed suspicious that those countries have not taken any action so far, we can no longer care about so much. The prosperity of the empire depends on this one move!”

“Bring those two back, as well as that Kousaka Kyosuke! They are the people of the Empire, so they should be willing to sacrifice for the Empire! With them, we will have the ability to avenge those enemies who caused the Empire to fall to this point! Let the Empire once again rise to the top – ugh!!!”

boom–

Before he could finish his words, the sinner’s expression suddenly changed drastically and he reached out to grab his own neck, and the fallen golden cane fell to the floor with a dull sound.

Not only it, but also the hook-nosed man who had just spoken, and several other people sitting on chairs in the room stood up with painful expressions on their faces, their bodies shaking constantly, their mouths opening and closing but no sound coming out, their eye whites turning blood red due to rapid congestion, and their pupils filled with horror and despair.

“Hey! What’s wrong with you guys!?”

Their sudden reaction scared the rest of the people who were fine. They stood up from their chairs and looked nervously at these people whose bodies were shaking constantly.

Clap!

But before they could get a reply, the heads of those trembling people suddenly exploded one after another, and red, white and yellow filth splashed all over the rest of the people, making them stunned for a moment.

The worst of them was the criminal who survived World War II. He did not die instantly from the explosion of his head like the others. Instead, his flesh and blood kept exploding all over his body as if he had been blasted by explosives. Blood and bone fragments splattered everywhere in the explosion. Then he fell to the ground, hunched over with his bloody body, and let out inhuman wails.

The sinner’s voice howled for a long time, until it gradually died down and became completely lifeless, ending its life full of sin and going to the hell where it belonged.

“—”

During this process, all the other living people stood stiffly in their places, watching this incomprehensible scene before them, with fear and terror in their eyes from seeing something unsolved. No one dared to speak or go to save people.

At this moment, they suddenly understood why people from other countries knew everything but did not take any action.

It turns out that it’s not that no one wants to take action…it’s that those who want to take action are all dead.

【Suginami-ku, Tokyo. 】

【01:46 PM】

[At this moment, many citizens were screaming and fleeing outside the blockade under the arrangement of the police. Many of these wealthy people who used to be well-dressed were now ragged like refugees. While running, they kept looking back at the sky in panic, as if they were afraid that a metal ball that could smash them into minced meat would fall from their heads without warning again.]

[Kousaka Kyosuke’s guess was correct. The injuries Zaimokuza suffered in the previous battle were only minor injuries that Gurongi could recover from within three hours. For Gamego, it only took him about two hours to find a new game location, and the fatal hammer fell from the sky again.]