Black Robe: How can Saiki Kusuo not be considered a superpowered individual?

Army Headquarters.

The sound of the pickup truck's engine gradually subsided.

Butcher opened the driver's side door, got out, went to the passenger side, and respectfully helped Colonel Mallory out of the car.

Mallory rolled her eyes at Butcher, ignored Butcher's outstretched hand, and nimbly jumped out of the car.

Rory had been waiting here for some time.

His gaze fell on Colonel Mallory.

"Colonel."

He walked over and bowed to Mallory.

"You are... Rory. Long time no see. You've risen to the rank of major."

Mallory recognized Rory's identity.

"It has indeed been a long time. The Commander is waiting for you in the reception room."

Mallory's smile faded slightly. She sighed and turned to look at Butcher, who was whistling beside her.

And then there's Benjamin, who kept scrutinizing me from the moment we met.

She sighed helplessly.

"Let's go."

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This is the first time so many people have entered the reception room.

Butcher, French, Kimiko, Benjamin, Clara, Mallory, and Susan.

"Rhodes".

Mallory looked at Rhodes, who was no longer young, and moved his lips to speak.

"Long time no see, Colonel."

Rod looked at the aged Mallory before him, his eyes filled with complex emotions.

"Rory, take them to see Kenji."

"You've been granted access to Kenji's information. Check it out yourselves when the time comes."

Butcher and the others tactfully left the reception room, except for Benjamin, who lingered there a little longer before being silently dragged away by Storm.

"Holi shi*, it's been so long since I've seen Mallory. She's gotten older, but she's gotten even hotter."

Benjamin began.

"asshole."

Susan, who was standing nearby, kicked him directly.

She felt as if she had kicked a steel plate.

"Come on, I was just praising her."

Benjamin explained himself.

"uh-huh?"

The storm behind him, however, ruthlessly revealed his true colors.

"You just like older women, don't you?"

"Shhh."

There were quite a few soldiers around, and although Benjamin was confident, he still wanted to save face in this kind of situation.

Rory didn't interrupt the conversation of the people behind him, but instead led them to a heavily guarded prison.

After verifying his identity, he led the group to the superhuman prison where Kenji was being held.

"Kenji, a top-ranking member of the Shining People's Liberation Army."

He began to introduce Kenji's information to the group.

Kimiko clenched her fists tightly; she was very concerned about her younger brother's condition.

"Why did they rise to a high-level position, while you ended up like this..."

Benjamin casually asked Kimiko.

Kimiko shook her head in confusion.

"Don't bully her, she can't speak anyway."

Susan stopped Benjamin.

Rory ignored them and continued speaking.

"His title in the Shining Liberation Army is [Knight of the Apocalypse]."

"Wow————"

Benjamin and Butcher made this remark almost simultaneously.

"What a flashy name."

Benjamin offered his own commentary.

Rory stopped in his tracks as a huge projection appeared in front of him.

A video also came into view.

"This was taken by satellite, and the image quality has been restored."

He clicked on the video.

In the video, Kenji, dressed in silver-white armor, appears in everyone's view, suppressing the view of bombs and torpedoes.

The intense battle, though silent, kept everyone present quiet.

The scene ended when Kenji blasted Homelander into the ground.

.......

Kimiko looked at the screen, somewhat confused as to why they were being shown this video.

French, Butcher, and Benjamin realized something.

"Don't tell me this thing is the [Apocalypse Knight]."

"Yes, that's him."

Rory nodded.

Kimiko stood frozen in place, her large eyes staring in disbelief at the figure in silver armor on the screen.

Is he Kenji?

what?

What exactly has Kenji gone through all these years?

"Holi shi*, that's really surprising."

"Now I understand why their commander won't release them."

"If they're released, what will become of us?"

Butcher looked at Homelander, who was being beaten in the ground, and murmured.

"Actually, it's not too bad. His superpower strength has decreased significantly after losing his armor."

Rory shook his head. He wished Kenji's superpowers were still the same as before.

No, or rather, it would be great if Kenji's armor were still around.

"Right now, he's not much different from any other top-tier superhuman."

"Furthermore, their close-combat abilities are relatively weak, so Mr. Soldier Boy should be able to easily suppress them."

He said this.

Benjamin listened and a faint smile appeared on his face.

"That's natural."

Without the slightest hesitation, he accepted Rory's praise.

Rory's expression remained unchanged, but inwardly he confirmed his father's statement.

The Soldier Boy was just as bad as the Bomb Vision, no, even worse.

"Alright, I'll take you to see him."

After obtaining permission, Rory led the group to Kenji's cell.

This was a room made entirely of special metal. After unlocking the door, two soldiers led Kenji out, whose hands were sealed with cement.

"After losing his armor, he needs to use his hands as a guide to unleash his superpowers."

Rory explained to the group.

"To avoid a disturbance, we chose to seal his hands."

"We did consider cutting it outright, but that would greatly reduce its value."

His words made Kimiko, who was standing next to him, feel very uncomfortable.

She glared at Rory with some anger.

"Madam, you should know that he is a super terrorist who has killed many superhumans."

"American soldiers died at his hands."

"You want to bail him out? To be honest, it's basically impossible."

Rory made his point clear from the start.

"No matter how good the relationship is between Colonel Mallory and the Commander, there's no way we can bail out such a dangerous person."

"So, if there's anything you want to explain, try to say it here."

He walked to the side, leaned against the wall, and stood quietly.

At that moment, Kenji looked up and saw Kimiko.

"elder sister?"

His somewhat hoarse voice rang out, and as Kenji looked at Kimiko in front of him, his pupils suddenly contracted.

Kimiko's hand twitched.

[It's me. What happened to you?]

Kenji watched Kimiko's sign language, his heart filled with mixed emotions.

"That's a long story."

Kenji spoke up.