Special effects: Saving the world starting from becoming a Zergling

"Although I was in the wrong first, I must retrieve Thunderfly!"

Kageyama Daisuke transformed and responded in a deep voice.

He revealed his armband, and a royal bee swirled and landed in his palm.

"henshin!"

Two knights, their bodies covered in bright yellow armor, faced each other.

The smell of gunpowder grew stronger; a battle was imminent.

Kagami knew the battlefield was about to descend into chaos, and his battle-hardened instincts allowed him to react faster than anyone else.

He passed by the two of them, rushed to Quan's side, and quickly hid with her.

The surrounding ant soldiers didn't chase after the two; instead, they raised their guns and aimed them at the Thunderfly.

"Bang bang bang!!!"

A barrage of bullets rained down on Lei Ting. Unable to dodge in time, sparks flew from his body, and he stumbled back several steps.

Even with the armor cushioning the impact of the bullet, Kazama Daisuke still grimaced in pain.

"Stop struggling. Do you think you can fight us all by yourself?"

Do you really think you're Kabuto?!

The royal bee wiped his fist, a glint of light flashing in his dark eyes.

"Tsk, beat me first!"

The royal bee was very aggressive, and the thunder dinosaur didn't tolerate him either.

He raised his gun and repeatedly pulled the trigger at the Royal Bee. Special bullets sliced ​​through the air and locked onto the Royal Bee's position.

"Although I am a wanderer, I know not to do anything immoral. Given your behavior, I think it's better for Thunderfly to be kept in my possession than handed over to you!"

When faced with the attack from the Thunderfly, the Queen Bee simply raised its hand to block in front of itself, neither dodging nor avoiding.

The flames exploded on the royal bee's arm, but he casually waved his hand, seemingly unharmed.

In his masked form, his defense is very high, enough to block the Thunderfly's attack.

"If you won't listen to reason, you'll have to suffer the consequences!"

Seeing Thunderfly's temperament, Royal Bee snorted coldly, no longer hesitating, and bravely charged towards Thunderfly despite his bullets.

The enormous fist swiftly sliced ​​through the air before Lei Ting's eyes, striking straight at his chest.

Knowing that melee combat was its weakness, Thunderfly quickly activated its armor.

"Cast off!"

The armor on the Thunderfly disintegrated, sending the charging Queen Bee flying.

"team leader!"

Seeing the queen bee being thrown back, the ant soldiers behind them immediately raised their guns and used firepower to suppress the thunderfly.

"I'm not some kind of idiot."

He won't make the same mistake twice!

Thunderfly coldly glanced at the ant soldiers firing at him and activated its acceleration.

"Clock Up!"

The whole world slowed down rapidly, and the ant soldiers were frozen in place. Countless bullets rippled through the air, crawling forward at an extremely slow speed.

"You're such a nuisance! I'll treat you to a cannonball!"

In the Accelerated World, Thunderfly slowly walked up to the collapsed Queen Bee and pointed the gun at him.

"Rider Shooting!"

A rousing mechanical sound rang out as Thunder Dragonfly activated its ultimate attack.

Blue fireworks quickly coalesced at the muzzle of the gun before coming to a stop in the accelerated world.

"I'm not fighting you anymore, I'm leaving!"

Seeing that the fatal blow was complete, he whistled, pulled Quan, who was hiding to the side, away from Kagami, and calmly left.

Daisuke Kazama knew very well that if the other side hadn't underestimated him, he would never have been able to leave so easily.

Now that we've gotten our revenge, there's no need to continue entangled with them. Given the enemy's strength and our weakness, avoiding battle is the best option.

As the acceleration ended and the Royal Bee, which hadn't activated acceleration, tried to get up, it found a ball of blue light pressed against its face.

"ah!!!"

A blue explosion erupted, and the royal bee screamed as it was blasted away, rolling several times on the ground.

Even the masked form with its high defense was directly disintegrated under the ultimate attack. Kageyama got up from the ground in a sorry state, bent over and covered his chest.

The speed of that attack was just enough for him to avoid a vital point; it was clear that Daisuke Kazama had held back.

"team leader!"

The ant soldiers ran to his side and helped him up.

"Fall back!"

Thunderfly disappeared, and he was too weak to fight anymore.

Having suffered a silent loss, Kageyama shook off the hand of the ant soldier beside him who was supporting him, shouted to the whole team, and staggered to the front.

When Kagami came to her senses, she found that Quan had disappeared from her side.

"Did they take her away...?"

Kagami seemed to be deep in thought, feeling that he had found a breakthrough in Kazama Daisuke's case.

This may be the only anchor point that can ensnare Daisuke Kazama.

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"Did it fail again?"

Standing by the window, Mishima listened to his subordinate's report without changing his expression.

"Chess pieces that you just grab at random are never as good as those you train yourself..."

He rubbed his temples and unfolded the report that was clenched in his hand.

The title at the very top made Mishima's eyes twitch.

"Classified Incident: The secretly developed Fist-Locust and Kick-Locust Knight Systems have been stolen! The thief is suspected to be Sou Yaguruma, a former user of the Royal Bee!"

"Truly my perfect pawn, Yaguruma!"

Mishima looked at the report sent from headquarters, muttered the name Yagura, and burst into hysterical laughter in his room.

Mishima's expression returned to calm only when someone knocked on the door, and the constantly changing lines on his skin also smoothed out.

"Enter!"

Kageyama burst into the room, walked to Mishima's side, and lowered his head.

"Mr. Mishima, please give me another chance!"

"This time, I'm sure I can retrieve Kabuto!"

Looking at the pitiful Kageyama, Mishima turned his back to him.

"Kageyama, since I chose you as the captain of the Shadow Fan Club, you have to pay the corresponding price, understand?"

"If you fail again, don't come back to see me."

Kageyama shuddered, the fear of being abandoned engulfing him almost instantly.

"Don't leave me!"

The memory replayed before his eyes, a heart-wrenching pain that made him kneel on the ground.

"How long are you going to stay here? ZECT doesn't welcome people who aren't capable."

Mishima's words pulled him back to reality. He forced himself to sit up, bowed to Mishima, and then staggered out of the office.

"Abandoned children, how pitiful..."

"Once a person has a weakness, they can be easily controlled by others."

Mishima chuckled softly, then slowly clenched his palms after opening them.

"And I have no weaknesses."

Sigrún has taught at the Iceland University of the Arts as a part-time lecturer since and was Dean of the Department of Fine Art from -. In – she held a research position at Reykjavík Art Museum focusing on the role of women in Icelandic art. She studied fine art at the Icelandic College of Arts and Crafts and at Pratt Institute, New York, and holds BA and MA degrees in art history and philosophy from the University of Iceland. Sigrún lives and works in Iceland.

"Why! Why did you remember that again?!"

Kageyama frantically poured large amounts of sleeping pills into his mouth, trying to fall into a deep sleep and forget those memories.

But once a memory is triggered, it is hard to forget.

Mom and Dad, don't leave me!

He wanted to shout, but could only dry heave in bed.

Abandoned on a rainy night, lonely and hungry, the pain from the depths of memory made Kageyama's heart twitch and his body begin to spasm.

for a long time

He gradually regained consciousness, panting heavily to calm himself down.

Kageyama casually pulled off his sweat-soaked undershirt, rolled up his clothes haphazardly, and went to the bathroom to wash up and tidy himself up.

Just over ten minutes later, he emerged from the bathroom.

His suit was neat and appropriate, and he had a smile on his face.

Kageyama returned to his original state, as if nothing had happened.