Toy and Melt attacked Kousuke Yuki?
Yes, sir.

　Hearing his subordinate's report, Chie suppressed his head.

''I never thought I'd make such a stupid choice...''

　Sefek, Toy, and Melt, who had been left on the roof of the JR Tower, had already been released at the urging of the organization. However, Sefek was the only one who returned to the branch.
　Toy and Melt, who did not return, had been acting on their own for some time. That's why Chie didn't consider it important that they didn't return, thinking that they were just stopping by as usual.

''I should have kept a close eye on their movements...''

　Chie regrets quietly, holding her head down.

I'm sure you'll be pleased to know that I've used some of my operatives to block off part of Yuki Kosuke's return route. Currently, it appears that they have gone into a battle.
It was my decision.

　Chie immediately activated 'sensing'.
　The distance from the temporary branch to Yuki Kosuke's house is less than several dozen kilometers. If you are on your way home, you are within the range of the effect of Chie's unusual ability.

''I found it, the battle has just begun. ''Send the operative reinforcements immediately! I don't care if you take anyone below rank C, just reinforce the cover-up so that no one in the vicinity will notice! Oh, and if you weren't killed after the battle, you should also retrieve Toy and Melt.
Yes, sir!

　My men run out of the room at a run.

Since it's come to this, it can't be helped. I'll take this opportunity to evaluate Yuki Kosuke's abilities.

　Muttering that, Chie concentrated on her own unusual abilities.





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　An alleyway that had been made slightly wider to facilitate snow removal. There was a roaring sound like the hammering of steel on the deserted road, along with the sound of construction vehicles' engines.

The response was palpable. No matter what kind of unusual ability you have, you are not supposed to be safe.

　The man in the tailcoat and silk hat muttered to himself as he looked at the mechanical puppet who repeatedly swung his iron fist down.
　However, that expectation turned out to be far off.

''Nah!''

　Immediately after. The limbs of the doll that had been swinging an iron fist were cut off and collapsed to the ground.
　And the young man who emerged from the wreckage, while wearing tattered school uniforms, was not injured at all.

''How could he be unharmed after all those attacks!
Shut up! It's a trade secret!

　After shouting that, the young man readied the cutter knife in his hand.

'I don't know why I'm unharmed, but it was the unusual ability to use that cutter knife that broke my doll, right?
'What? Xenophobia?
'There is no point in playing dumb! You will be sacrificed so that we can reach rank A!

　Ignoring the young man's words as he nodded his head, Toy invoked his own unusual abilities with all his might.





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　When the Iron Fist crushed me, I seriously thought I was going to die. No, being sacrificed two cards meant that I was originally dead twice.

'I made it as a prototype, and I'm really glad it's triggered.

　I muttered to myself as I patted the "substitute tags" that were stuck all over my thighs and waist.

''But I feel like I've been hit by an iron fist a number of times that could have killed me about 10 times.......was it for two?

　Well, okay, I'll think about it later.
　In front of us, the road is filled with robots that have been transformed by construction vehicles. We have to do something about them now.
　There are about 9 of them.

''Now, we're going to savor the splendor of my different 'toys' in particular!

　What the hell is this guy talking about, all this time, he's a hetero-nutique? In addition to trying to kill me out of the blue, the way you ripped apart my uniform, my bag and my textbooks, I will never forgive you!

You will be burned!
That's my line!

　A humanoid dump truck rushed by, but it was slow and monotonous in its movements. It's just big.

''Flying slash!''

　The spiritual power clothed in the cutter knife is released as a slash. Dump truck, demolition complete!

'I see, it is a different power that flies slashes. But my doll still exists!

　At the call of a silk hat, a series of robotic cranes, excavators and road rollers attacked us.

'Hmm? Wait?

　
　I observed the approaching robots as they were being dismantled. And then...

I've got it!

　I see, so this is a different ability. The principle of this is different from Yin and Yang techniques, but it seems to be able to be learned without any problems.
　Hmmm... it's an unusual ability called "toy", isn't it? It's a way to make a doll that listens to you by using the materials around it. It's convenient that, unlike shikigeijutsu, you don't need to use tags or any other medium.

''But it's not available now.''

　This unusual ability, which has properties similar to formula divination, cannot be used.
　It's because if it's a crow or a little girl, it's indeed a problem for a family of giant robots to grow.

''Go! Let's go!

　Two robots continue to rush at me, but it doesn't matter. I dismantled them from one side to the other.
　By the way, I didn't want a person on the body, so I cut off only the limbs.

''d*mn, it's not done yet!

　Only three left. But...

It's so big...

　One of them has a silk hat on its palm, like a commander's plane. It seems to be easily dismantled because of its normal size. But the two guarding it are huge. It's about twice as big as the previous robots.

"Whoa!

　His movements are still slow, but his fists are twice as big as they were. That's why it's difficult to duck. We can't get close in this situation.........................it can't be helped.

''It's a bit scary, but I guess I'll fly.

　He takes off his shoes and socks and shoots 'Scatterguns' from the soles of his feet.

''Nah! I can fly!

　That's right, I can fly! To be prepared for these contingencies, I draw the 'scattergun' technique on my legs on days when I don't have physical education.
　By the way, I didn't draw it on my arm. If they see it when I roll up my arms or something, it's confirmed in the kitchen.

"Fly and slash!

　He scattered slashes from the air and dismantled the two large robots. Then, they approached the remaining commander's planeーー!

"Gosh!

　Before he could do so, he was struck by a fist approaching from behind and knocked down to the road.

''d*mn, 'Scattershot!

　Rubbing my aching left arm, I urgently evade it with a shotgun blast. Immediately after, Lobo's iron fist explodes at the point where I'm knocked down.

"Abunai!

　The blow won't kill me, but I feel the pain. The left arm I was hit with is also intact, but it hurts a bit. The first series of iron fist blows was so painful.

''But why did you hit me from behind........oh, so that's what happened.

　The big robot was apparently two robots merged into one. What I cut off were the arms of the upper body robot and the legs of the lower body robot.
　The lower body robot stretched out its long, slender arms to its fullest and swung them around.

'Flying Slash'

　I dismantled them as fast as I could. In addition, I also dismantled the other robots that I failed to defeat.


Trade secret!

　The silk hat is screaming half-crazily, but I'm not going to teach it to a polite person who suddenly attacked me.
　He doesn't seem to know any Yin and Yang techniques from the way he talks, and I'll let him stay confused.

''Scatterguns!''

　The thrust of the shotgun shells is closing in on the silk hat.

'We will not let them get close!

　The commander's plane swung its arms around, but it was too late. I cut off a limb in a flash. The silk hat on the fallen arm is on its ass from the impact.

'You're going to tell me why you attacked me,'

　While threatening such a silk hat with a cutter, he poses a question.

'Hee!
Huh?

　Shortly after I became frustrated with the "what the hell" of the silk hat. The fuselage of the commander's plane melted and someone hugged me.

"I mean, I got it!

　When I looked, I saw that the person who hugged me was a purple-haired girl in a tank top. Who is this guy? I mean, what are you dressed like, aren't you cold?

Melt away!

　When the tank top girl said that, the clothes that were in contact with the girl's skin melted in no time at all.
　Not good! That's the kind of mutation you're talking about!

'You're too late to notice! .........what? I won't melt.

　Huh, I'm in a hurry. My clothes are melting into mush, but my body isn't melting at all. It's like a 'scapegoat tag', if you can nullify this attack as well.

"Eh, why? Why doesn't it melt?!
Well done.

　He gently pulls the girl out of her mild panic and looks at her face. If it wasn't for the 'ransom note', she would have died, I'm not going to condone it.


What?
'Gender Equality Fist (Uppercut)'!

　The 'Gender Equal Fist (Uppercut)' is one of the secrets that I, inspired by a certain jinsaku, created in order to stun my opponent safely.
　Learn all kinds of patterns of uppercuts. I integrated them and adjusted them for myself. This technique I created in this way is capable of taking away the opponent's consciousness with almost no trauma.

''Alright, it's a success.

　She ran her fist under her chin as she stroked it, and as a result, the girl traveled off into the dream world.

'Well....'
Huh!

　When I turned to the silk hat, I saw that it was terribly frightened. The girl who was apparently the trump card was defeated in a daze, and she seems to be quite upset.　
　But that doesn't mean I'm going to show you any mercy. It doesn't matter how frightened I am, I was almost killed.

"Hey! Silk Hat!
Hi, gosh...
"Oh, yeah?

　I just yelled at him in a slightly stronger tone...........................It seems that the silk hat has also traveled to the dream world. How frightened are you........

It can't be helped. I guess I'll go home for now.

　I'm curious as to why I was attacked, but I can talk to Black later.
　I hurriedly retrieve the belongings crushed by the iron fist and the shoes I took off. The melted upper body of the school uniform has been de-liquefied, but it's in pieces. They are not in a state where they can be worn.

''........God, I'm sorry.''

　It's unavoidable. This shouldn't count as stealing.
　With that in mind, I apologized to God, just in case, and snatched the tailcoat from the silk hat. The tailcoat is also noticeable, but it's better than being naked on top.

''Hm? A text message?

　As I finished putting on my tails, I heard a text message ringing from my phone. That means my phone is alive, apparently! When I checked it, the screen is a little cracked, but it's totally usable. I guess it was a good guess, a happy miscalculation.

"Oh, mail-mail-mail.

　When I looked, I saw that an email had arrived in my inbox.

'Nice to meet you! I'm Yui. I'd like to ask you for a favor, if that's all right?''

　There's a suspicious vibe in the air even before I open it. Yeah, it's obviously a spam mail.

"Delete...

　I erased the junk mail and I hurried home.