The Strongest Loner Redo His Youth With Unmatched Prowess!! ~In the Second Round of School Life, He Made Beautiful Girl Friends!~ - Chapter 51: Cut-off

“Yay! We won!” 

“Don’t celebrate yet. We need to secure him first.” 

“No way, there’s no way he came out of that crash unscathed. Unless he’s really A-rank, but this person is just drug-dependent fools.” 

Takizawa’s subordinates were anxiously staring at the truck. 

They had lost their leader, and their coordination was falling apart.

Reiya’s subordinates launched a sudden offensive, cornering their underlings. 

“W-What the hell!?”

“N-No way. We have to run!!”

“Damn it! They went down so easily!!” 

Just as the underlings were about to flee in a panic.

Thud!!

Something burst through the truck’s ceiling and emerged. 

It landed in the midst of the underlings, swinging its long tail and sending them flying.

“Who gave you permission to run away?” 

What jumped out of the truck was silver armor. 

It must have been nearly three meters tall. 

A sharp, reptilian face. Long, slender limbs. Its entire body was covered in a mirror-like silver armor. 

A tail like a folding sword extended from its back, swaying ominously.

And then, blue glowing letters appeared around the thigh. 

[Project Dragonoid] Dragonman Project. 

“I had prepared this to kill Yuito, but I never thought I’d have to use it myself.” 

Takizawa’s voice came from the Dragonman. 

It seems that Takizawa is wearing that mechanical Dragonman.

“This is a weapon developed in secret.”

Chiiing.

A light sound echoed, like a tennis ball hitting a wall. 

Before they knew it, Takizawa was right in front of Hakari and the others. 

Crash!! 

Just as they felt the air hit their faces, Hakari’s staff and Kirika’s sword shattered into pieces. 

The tail, which must have been swung, shimmered gently.

“I thought it would be childish to use something like this on kids like you, but I have no choice. I use whatever I can.”

Takizawa sent a shiver through Hakari’s skin. 

The pressure radiating from the armored Takizawa was so intense it made Hakari’s skin tremble. 

Cold sweat dripped down. 

“This is a bit problematic.”

“Yeah… it is.” 

The dragon man’s tail swayed.

Pointing its sharp tip towards Hakari.

“You did it earlier. There are two of you… I should kill you first!?” 

“Ugh?!” 

Hakari tightly closed her eyes. 

She was not pierced by the tail. 

When Hakari opened her eyes, the tip of the tail was right in front of her. 

And then――it fell to the ground with a clatter. 

“…Huh? What――?!”

Boom!!!!!!!!!!!!

A deafening explosion that felt as if a building was collapsing. 

At that moment, Takizawa was blown sideways. 

Crash!! 

Takizawa was slammed against the wall. 

Thanks to being protected by armor, it seemed he wasn’t damaged. 

However, he was looking around in confusion, seemingly not understanding what had happened. 

“Did you just try to kill my friend?”

A voice echoed from the entrance of the warehouse. 

A cool, calm voice. However, it had a power that shook those who heard it. 

Takizawa’s subordinates and Reiya’s underlings cleared the way. 

It was Yuito who entered. 

“You finally showed up, Yuito…” 

Takizawa stood up with a clattering sound, glaring at Yuito even through his armor.

“I’m going to kill you. That’s the only way to save my face. I’ll chop you up and use you as fish bait――” 

Clank, clank. Clank, clank. 

The metallic sounds echoed faintly. 

Takizawa stared at his own palm. 

His hands, his body, were trembling and making noise. 

“What the hell? Why am I so scared of a kid when I’ve prepared all these weapons…?” 

Takizawa clenched his fist tightly.

He seemed to have lost all hope and started running. 

“Daaaamn it!!” 

Shaking off his fear, he ran towards Yuito. 

Crash!! 

Takizawa fell. 

When he realized it, the limbs of his armor had been cut. 

Takizawa, who was wearing it, might be fine, but the armor could no longer move. 

“When did this happen… Gah!?” 

With a dull sound of metal being struck, Takizawa floated in the air.

Gaaaaaauuuuuuuuuuh!!!!!!!!!!!!! 

He starts bouncing in the air as if being hit from all directions. 

“Guh!! Gah!! Stop! Stop it!!” 

Bang!! 

Takizawa bounces heavily and is thrown towards the entrance of the warehouse. 

The armor that had already arrived is in tatters. 

Takizawa crawls out of the armor and escapes outside.

“Gaah!?” 

However, he fell, bleeding from his leg. 

He was crawling backward, trying to escape from Yuito, who was chasing him with steady footsteps. 

“W-wait! I’ve already reflected on it. I won’t do this again! I’ll quit my illegal business too. So please forgive me!” 

“…” 

Takizawa was rubbing his head against the ground.

Yuito stops in front of Takizawa. 

“I understand your strength, Yuito-sama. So please forgive me. I’m deeply reflecting――something like this would ever happen!!” 

Splash!! 

A massive iron lump bursts out from the dark sea. 

It looks like a mechanical dragon. 

It glares at Yuito with its two shining eyes.

“This weapon was developed for S-rank targets! Do you understand what that means?!” 

Takizawa spread his arms towards the weapon.

As if worshipping a god. 

“The fact that I can bring out such a weapon means there’s a huge darkness behind me!! Your enemy isn’t just me. It’s the ‘darkness’ of this city!!” 

A massive cannon extended from the dragon’s mouth.

With a high-pitched sound of machinery, the dragon crackles with lightning. 

“So give up and get blown away with your friends!!” 

Yuito stares at the dragon with apparent disinterest. 

Then, he reaches for the sword at his waist. 

Black lightning runs through Yuito’s body with a crackle. 

He lightly crouches down, like drawing a sword stance.

――S-rank Explorers. 

They are the highest rank among explorers. 

In simple terms, they are very strong individuals. 

However, it is said that one should avoid getting involved with S-rank Explorers carelessly in the Exploration City. 

The reason is simple; the S-rank Explorers are a “group of crazy lunatics.” 

They suddenly lose their temper and tear through mountains like “old geezers.”

The “battle maniac” who bends and swings buildings. 

The “mental healer” who, out of spite for being cheated on, pierced their lover’s organs 126 times. 

The “mad sorcerer” who, under the guise of an experiment, altered the seabed’s terrain. 

And the most feared of all――

The “Swordsman” who, as revenge for their sister being harmed, cleaved the Exploration City in half. 

In an instant, all sounds vanished. 

The mechanical dragon vanished.

The sea split in two. 

The seabed was deeply gouged, creating a new trench. 

Then came a sound like a volcanic eruption. 

The entire Exploration City shook like an earthquake. 

The displaced sea poured down like rain.

The cracked sea flowed into the trench. 

Takizawa sat down weakly and looked up at Yuito in astonishment. 

“I don’t mind if this city becomes an enemy.” 

Yuito sheathed his sword smoothly. 

“I’ll just cut it open again.” 

Thud. 

Takizawa fainted with his eyes open.