Is this okay?

Therefore, the system's current inhabitants can be said to hate Leng Mo and others to the core.

I wish I could chew them up and make them understand what despair is, what it means to be worse than dead.

Faced with the enraged system user, Leng Mo calmed his inner astonishment, stared intently, and stepped forward without hesitation.

"Kirito, you're a newcomer who took Esdeath with you. The battles that follow are no longer yours to participate in."

Leng Mo said seriously to Kirito, after all, the upcoming battle would definitely be a hellish ordeal.

Ordinary people simply couldn't withstand it.

"Oh!"

Upon hearing this, Kirito immediately and cautiously approached Esdeath. However, since the system was closest to Esdeath, it turned its head directly to look at Kirito.

"You thought I'd let you get close?"

The system stared at Kirito and said through gritted teeth, while simultaneously turning to look at Kirito.

not good!

Kirito felt his hands and feet turn cold the moment he was being stared at, and he hesitated to move.

He was just an ordinary student in his teens who had never faced such a terrifying aura before, and had never even killed a chicken. When the system saw him like this, he could only stare wide-eyed in fear.

Unexpectedly, at that moment, the system's face was slammed by a fist the size of a clay pot.

boom! !

The immense force sent the system user flying, crashing through the building behind it and hurtling straight in a certain direction. In an instant, the building collapsed and the ground cracked, piercing through a nearby street.

"Kirito, don't be afraid. I will protect you!"

Leng Mo's voice appeared before Kirito along with Gundam's figure, his smile gentle and reassuring.

"Take Esdeath away quickly."

He reminded everyone once again that there was no time to lose.

"it is good!"

Kirito rushed to Esdeath and helped her up as she trembled and was in pain.

Just as Kirito was about to leave with Esdeath, an unexpected event occurred.

"Leng Mo!"

The system's voice resounded from afar, so loud that it could be heard throughout the entire capital, and at the same time, a terrifying sense of oppression instantly enveloped the entire capital.

clack clack...

The ground shook, like an earthquake, but unlike an earthquake, it shook up and down.

It's as if even nature itself is afraid.

The violent tremors caused cracks to appear in the surrounding houses, especially in the building beneath Leng Mo and the others, where the cracks continued to spread.

However, it did not reach the point of collapse.

This caused Kirito, who was trying to leave, to lose his balance for a moment. Esdeath, however, caught her breath and grabbed the swaying Kirito.

"Come on!"

Leng Mo sensed something was wrong; such a terrifying aura had already made him a little flustered.

Such immense power... is definitely not something the strongest creature on Earth can withstand; it must be the power of a Pretty Cure.

Even—! ! Combining the two.

The power unleashed when the strongest creature on Earth combines with a Pretty Cure is devastating. Their perfect physical control, combat awareness, and idealistic power of light are unmatched, even by system-based beings capable of traversing worlds.

but--!

Such immense power must come at a price, a price that Leng Mo knew, and that everyone else present also knew.

If it's used... well, then—!

That's when my life as a human being truly ends!

A price worse than death!

But when facing battles with system-controlled beings... there are no other options.

At least... at least—all the witnesses need to leave!

Think about it carefully. If the strongest power on Earth were to be combined with the power of a Pretty Cure and witnessed by someone... it would be a devastating blow not only to oneself but also to everyone else.

Leng Mo seemed to recall a scene, and was so terrified that his body trembled faster than the ground.

I can't think about it... I can't think about it!

He kept trying to hypnotize himself, trying not to think about that terrible scene, but his brain wouldn't listen to his commands and kept imagining that scene.

terrible!

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"Esdeath...take Kirito away quickly. Tell Najenda to drive everyone out of the capital and come back after everything is over."

Leng Mo looked intently at Esdeath, desperately wanting them to leave.

Esdeath looked at Leng Mo with some confusion, and just as she was about to say something, a piercing whistle came from afar.

Whoosh! !

The system arrived, its speed surpassing everything else; no one saw how it approached.

Perhaps he was just moving too fast and no one could react in time.

Leng Mo didn't react in time. He only heard a whooshing sound in his ears, followed by a violent impact. His body was instantly lifted into the air, with rubble falling in front of him as he fell. His nostrils were filled with the smell of dust.

It's like being suddenly bombed from the air in the middle of a battlefield. When you come to your senses, you're already lying on the ground. The buildings that were just intact have become ruins. Your mind is blank, and you can't react to what happened at all.

"Kirito!"

Leng Mo snapped out of his daze and immediately looked for Kirito. Kirito was a newcomer, and it was too early for him to be fighting now.

He hurriedly pushed away the debris that was pressing down on him and looked around nervously. His vision was a little blurry, not because of himself, but because of the dust and grime that had blurred his vision after the building collapsed.

However, Kirito and Esdeath were nowhere to be seen in the ruins.

"Amo..."

Suddenly, Leng Mo heard Tatsumi's voice from beside him.

"Tatsumi?"

Following the sound, Leng Mo's eyes widened the moment he saw Tatsumi.

What was going on? Tatsumi stood like a giant atop a powerless mountain, a hero in everyone's sight. He used his body to block the system's attack, but he only managed to block it.

Tick ​​tock.

Something dripped from Tatsumi's body, and there was a red puddle at his feet.

Tatsumi desperately blocked the system's fist in front of him, blood spilling from his mouth. For the system... the strongest on earth was still too weak.

Behind Tatsumi was Esdeath, who stared in disbelief at Tatsumi blocking her way. Her gaze passed over the mountain-like ruins and fell upon Tatsumi, who seemed even larger than the mountains.

why?

She didn't understand why the weak should be protected.

I died simply because I was too weak...

"Tazmi!!!"

Leng Mo shouted the moment he saw Tatsumi was injured.

Tatsumi, standing ahead, took a deep breath and revealed a gentle smile, showing no fear even when facing the system.

"I want to protect everyone, I want to protect everyone's happiness, even now without any bonds, I still want to protect everyone. Because I really love the life where we laugh together. Even without any bonds, even if no one knows me, I still want to protect everyone's happiness. Bonds can be rebuilt, but if people are gone, everything is gone."

His voice echoed around, moving everyone present and making them clearly understand what he wanted to do.

Although Tatsumi often couldn't keep up with the pace and could only say "Me too," he understood that even if it was "Me too," everyone was genuinely happy.

Therefore, he absolutely would not allow anyone to ruin this happiness.

"So! Just watch! No matter what I become, I'm going to protect everything I want to protect! Watch my transformation!"

Transformation!?

Tatsumi...you're going to...?!

Leng Mo had not expected Tatsumi to have such awareness, while he himself was still hesitant.

Tatsumi really taught him a lesson.

"Transform!"

In the instant he came to his senses, Tatsumi's voice had ended, and light shone from his body.

Swish!

A violent gust of air rose from the ground; no one knew what kind of force it was.

But it is filled with a reassuring warmth.

Esdeath, who was closest to Tatsumi, had her long hair tousled by a warm breeze, and her white military cap was lifted into the air, soaring freely.

But Esdeath felt nothing. Sitting on the ground, gazing at the light ahead, her heart drifted like her long, disheveled blue hair.

It was cold, shivering, and you could see the air it was exhaling.

Amidst the pristine white snow, on the hard, frozen ground, a few tents are burning.

This is the tribe where Esdeath grew up, and she still remembers the scenes from those days.

When Esdeath returned home from her hunting trip, everything was gone.

In a panic, she found her father, who was on the verge of death. Seeing his dying state and hearing the words he uttered...

Survive, become stronger.

From that moment on, it became an obsession that haunted her throughout her life—fighting, fighting, and fighting endlessly.

She was driven by the desire to become stronger, and then... she unknowingly became twisted.

Now, looking in Tatsumi's direction, her eyes were filled with surprise; she seemed to understand.

Is becoming stronger just for survival, or is it merely for survival?

"Is that so... So that's how it is..."

Esdeath gazed ahead with a sense of感慨 (gǎnkǎi, deep emotion). She finally understood that becoming stronger was not wrong, nor was surviving. However, surviving was full of surprises. Those around her could be killed by stronger people. If she, who had become stronger, did not stand up at this time, simply becoming stronger would lose most of its meaning.

That's why you guys are so powerful, right?

Her pupils trembled as she stared at Tatsumi ahead. The light was so strong that she couldn't see anything, but at the core of the light, the figure's shadow was incredibly clear.

With a sweep of his hand in front of his eyes, Tatsumi moved slightly forward, his figure pausing abruptly with one hand on his hip in a dashing pose.

The sound of fabric rustling filled the air. A white trench coat, like a conductor's white trench coat, was draped over Tatsumi's body, its hem swaying in the breeze, shimmering before everyone's eyes.

His chestnut-brown short hair had a golden shimmer in his bangs, instantly turning them gold.

A pair of eyes, filled with awareness and anger, stared majestically ahead.

"A dashing entrance! A beautiful boy of light!!"

Tatsumi's voice was full of affirmation; he had truly become a beautiful young man!

So cool! So stylish!

The sunlight was so intense that it was impossible to look directly at it.

The imagined scene did not appear; instead, a completely new situation emerged.

The strongest Pretty Cure on Earth has transformed into a dashing man.

Kazuma was utterly horrified when he saw Tatsumi; this was nothing like what he had imagined, and it was completely different from what he had imagined.

"Ma-ji-de-si-ga-ga-!"

I'm so incredibly envious!

He clutched his face and screamed in disbelief, standing amidst the ruins, unable to believe his eyes.