episode_0090
by fnovelpiaPeeet!!
The sound of the sky being torn apart by the speed of starlight.
Kwaaang!!
Kwakwagaga River!!
The sound of tearing space was followed by the violent noise of building debris being destroyed.
“Tsk. Sticking to everything… … .”
Ruina was swinging both arms to block the masked heroes rushing at her from all directions.
How fast is that speed?
As soon as Ruina swung her arm, the Masquerade was no longer there, only the rubble of the building she had stepped on remained.
‘It’s much faster than usual… … I think I’ll finish it all today, 24… … .’
The speed of the Masquerade that Ruina feels is more than three times faster than usual.
Previously, it felt like he was just taking it easy, but now the hero seemed to be completely obsessed with taking down Ruina.
“Haaaa …
Boohoo!
While Ruina was thinking for a moment, she showed her weakness.
Masquerade’s kick, which did not miss the gap, aimed for the back of her head.
“Wow!!”
Ruina’s weakness was her rear.
Basically, the ability triggers are only on both arms, and other than that, they are covered by physical abilities that have been adjusted to the extreme at the research institute.
Due to the limitations of the human body, the back had to be empty, so Ruina could only turn her head.
“No─!?”
But the Masquerade that had flown in behind was nowhere to be found.
At the same time.
As if by magic, the Masquerade’s presence quickly approached from the front.
“Starlight Kiii …
“Keuhuuk!!?”
A star-splitting kick at the speed of light.
The sharp, killing kick landed squarely on Ruina’s face.
Damn!
A diagonal crack was drawn across Ruina’s mask, which had never cracked even once before.
And then crispy!!!
Ruina’s mask shattered into pieces and fell to the floor, cracked diagonally.
“I was going to let her off easy because she was my close friend… … .”
As Ruina knelt down with her bare face exposed, red blood flowed down her forehead.
There was no need to cover her face any longer, so Ruina roughly pulled down her hood.
Inside the hood, her long, black hair bloomed beautifully like flowers.
“Wow. Is that your bare face?”
“Yeah. What are you planning to do, hurting my cute face? You’re going to get in trouble with our honey.”
“Self?”
A moment when Masquerade lets his guard down.
Phew!
Ruina, who had been kneeling, jumped up with a great leap, blood dripping down her face.
“I found my eternal love when you were stalking me like a stalker!”
“What nonsense!! Are you trying to make me let my guard down with such nonsense!!”
Crunch!!
Ruina’s quickly stretched out arm was blocked by Masquerade’s fierce high kick.
“Language group!!!”
Masquerade never lets Ruina’s palm touch it.
It was the skilled technique of a hero who had been chasing after Ruina all along and was the only one who could confront her head-on.
And this time, the table was literally set.
There’s nothing to chase after.
There is no need to run away.
Masquerade was going to do everything in his power to defeat Ruina and find her even if it meant giving up.
Pusheee… … .
Smoke rises from between the seams of Masquerade’s mask and suit.
It was a side effect of moving twice as fast as usual, and a curse of abilities he didn’t even know he had.
“There’s smoke coming out of my body. Am I overdoing it?”
“Heroes always overcome adversity… … !!”
At the same time, Ruina’s arm and Masquerade’s leg were torn off.
“Pasasak!” The surrounding buildings were destroyed so quickly that they were invisible to the eye.
The duel between the superpowered individuals, who risked their lives, was getting hotter and hotter like the rapidly rising body temperature of the Masquerade.
“Taaaa …
Flash!!
The power of starlight shines once again.
Kwagagang!!!
The radiance from Masquerade’s body first sparkled and then the sound.
This was followed by the sound of concrete debris on the floor crashing down one after another.
A close-range finishing move from the Masquerade of the Holy Light that is faster than the blink of an eye.
“Starlight One Inch──!!!”
It was at that moment that Masquerade, who had jumped in close enough to touch Ruina, slightly extended his fist that had been pulled in by his waist.
“Caught… all♪”
“!!!!”
Donggwijin.
An idiom like that suddenly came to Masquerade’s mind.
The moment when the hero aims for the villain’s forehead.
The villain had grabbed the hero’s head.
Pussut… … .
The helmet mask that had been tightly covering Masquerade’s face was slowly disintegrating.
At the same time.
TOOQUAAAHH …
Ruina was thrown into the concrete rubble without even a groan as she was hit by Masquerade’s full-force one-hit punch.
Pusheee!!!
The moment the mask was destroyed.
The heat that had been suppressed for so long burst out like a volcano toward Masquerade’s head.
“Hot… … .”
Masquerade fell to his knees, holding onto the bare face of the beauty that had been revealed after four years.
If I just take one more step, I will be able to completely defeat Ruina and find out who I am.
Because the mask that could control the heat was gone, I was just feeling confused.
… … … … It was like having the flu.
When I was young.
A cheerful younger sister who took good care of herself while she was lying in bed with a high fever.
Although she wasn’t her blood sister, she always followed her lead and acted in a way that made her an example to others.
But the high fever didn’t go away.
Because of something in his hazy memory, he had a feeling that he would soon die.
[35. I might die today.]
Why did I say such worrying things to my little sister?
It was she who regretted it so much.
Not the Masked Hero, the Masquerade of the Holy Light, but some nameless──.
“Who am I… …?”
“Keluk! Kuluk! Keluk! Keluk!”
A loud cough erupted from the rubble.
Ruina staggered forward, blood pouring out of her forehead and mouth, destroying the debris one by one with her hands.
“If it had been right, my sister would have been mad… … .”
Ruina approached Masquerade, who was sitting down, holding his head and groaning in pain.
“I was told not to get hurt too much… … .”
Ruina kicked Masquerade, knocking her to the ground.
And then he climbed on top of it, clenching his fists.
“Did you find out who you are? Yeah… ?”
“I, I… … . I am… … .”
“Then if I hit you enough until you remember, will you remember a little bit!!?”
“Ruina!!!”
Just before Ruina’s merciless fist landed on Masquerade’s face.
A man’s urgent voice could be heard from far away beyond the rubble.
* * *
“Haa. Haa. Haa. Haa.”
I’m glad it’s not too late.
Ruina and the Masquerade.
Their skirmish was escalating to the point where I couldn’t even see it, and I thought something bad was going to happen if it continued like this.
As expected, both of them were in terrible condition.
Ruina’s face was red from the flowing blood.
The fallen Masquerade was shivering from the heat emanating from its body.
“Honey…! It’s dangerous here─.”
“It’s okay! It’s already over!”
I interrupted Ruina’s words and jumped over the rubble in a hurry.
And then he immediately ran up to Ruina and hugged her.
“You worked hard. You really worked hard, Ruina.”
“… … Yeah.”
He looked down at the masked hero while hugging Ruina.
She was seeing his pretty face for the first time, her face flushed red with excitement.
His eyes were twitching as if they were going to roll back at any moment.
If this is a side effect of the ability like I heard last time… … .
I cautiously brought my hand to Masquerade’s face.
“Attack!?”
For a moment, I thought I had just touched a hot iron plate.
It was clear that Masquerade’s body temperature was far beyond what humans could endure.
But maybe it was because my hand touched it even for a moment.
“Ah… … Ugh… … .”
Immediately after Masquerade’s rampant powers were sealed.
Her body was shaking, but she was gradually finding stability.
Finally, Masquerade closed his eyes tightly.
“Ju, you’re not dead, are you?”
“Ugh. I think I just fell asleep.”
Ruina’s words made my heart sink.
I thought something bad had happened if I forcibly stopped my ability.
“I told you not to get hurt too badly… … .”
I quickly took a handkerchief out of my pocket and wiped the blood from her head and mouth.
Still, the blood continued to flow, and Ruina just smiled helplessly.
“Hehehe… … . I’m sorry, honey… … .”
“It’s okay. Rather than that, Masquerade found out who he is?”
“Well… … . It seemed like he was babbling on about something… … .”
Could it be because the extreme tension has been relieved?
Or maybe it was because I lost too much blood.
Ruina’s eyes, looking at me while holding me, were gradually opening.
“Ah… … . It’s snowing… … .”
“That’s true.”
As Ruina said, white snowflakes were slowly falling across the dark sky.
“Honey… … . Sorry, I’m a little sleepy… … .”
Ruina muttered softly, looking up at the falling snow with blurry eyes.
“Yeah. Leave the rest to me and get some sleep. Good work, Ruina.”
“Ehehe… … ♡”
After that, Ruina smiled cutely.
She closed her eyes gently, like the older sister she had knocked down.
First snow of the year.
The fight between the two sisters that took place on that anniversary ended up being hushed up.
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