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I must have fallen asleep.

Miss huh,

oh It's nothing

Let's go

Good morning, Nishino.

Good morning to you, too.

Good morning, Senpai.

Thank you. Good morning.

There was a boy that I despised.

Good morning, Kagano.

His grades are below average, athletically he's below average, and his

looks are exceedingly ordinary.

Good morning, Nishimura.

Please excuse me, Kagano.

What is it, Nishimura?

Well, it's my name, you see. My name isn't Nishimura.

What's that?

What I said was, my name isn't Nishimura.

What?

My name is not Nishimura.

Oh, I got it wrong?

Yes, but that's okay. My name is... Oh, hold on.

I remember now.

You were technically a named NPC, weren't you?

Technically named what?

Sorry, talking to myself.

I'm actually pretty good at remembering the names of all the important

characters, but I haven't been sleeping much.

So I guess I got careless.

You got careless?

You've been in my class sitting right next to me for three months. Three

months!

No biggie. Everyone makes a mistake from time to time. Yeah.

Sorry.

Nishitani. It isn't Nishitani!

Neither, jerk!

It's Nishino. My name is Nishino. Akane Nishino.

Well, see you later, Nishimura. It's Nishino, you inconsiderate buffoon!

However,

his most unforgivable crime is not his failure to get my name right.

He never looks at me.

He will turn his eyes in my direction, but they're always distant.

Like he's looking through me at some different, far-off place.

When I realized that about him, my hatred was complete.

Akane! You're playing the lead in the Monday Night Drama, right?

That's so cool, Akane! So how many shows have you done now? You're even busier

than you were last year, huh?

Please stop. I'm so incredibly nervous about it, I could just die. I can't wait

to see you act again.

I have done everything in my power to avoid associating with Kagano.

If I had it my way, I would ignore him entirely.

But there are other reasons that I wanted to avoid making a big deal of it.

When

I

was in middle school, I had to take a break from show business because of a

scandal.

Ever since that incident, I've been hiding behind a mask.

Nuclear, the limits of living things.

More power.

Can I get a volunteer to tally up the school festival survey answers?

Oh, me, sensei, I can do it. But, Nishino, you still have makeup work to

finish.

It's just because you've been so busy lately, right? This is what makes you so

darn lovable, Akane.

Come on, it's not that funny.

Then, um, you, sitting next to her, if you would?

Yes, ma'am.

Okay, it's time to meet for our club. Want to stop by me to go see you on the

way home?

I play the teacher's pet so the teachers will like me.

I play the popular girl so the students will like me.

I've been very careful to make sure no one hates me.

That's how I've lived my life up to this point.

Why isn't he answering?

I haven't walked home since the incident

Hello, Akane Nishino.

Why, help!

Not again!

No, please!

Come on, stop struggling!

Finally kicked in.

All right, get her in the car.

Don't order me around, outsider.

You know, you really shouldn't do that. The head of the Nishino Zaibatsu's

daughter wandering the streets alone at night. You're such a foolish girl. You

might run into some unsavory characters.

Just don't try anything stupid.

We sent the ransom note. As soon as we get the money, you're free to go. Or at

least that's our cover story anyways.

Seems like your old man's made a lot of enemies, hasn't he, little missy?

Will you shut the hell up? Why don't you shut it, you outsider?

You think you can talk down to me? Who do you think you are?

I said stop talking, you outdated gangster cliche.

This is so annoying.

I finally caught my lucky break and now it's all ruined.

Why don't you help me feel better?

Let's have a little fun.

I'll start with that pretty little mouth of yours.

Don't you dare fight me, you little whore!

This should be old hat for you, shouldn't it? I mean, it is your second

time being kidnapped after all.

And the last guy was a stalker, right?

I'll make this much more memorable than that other guy did.

Stop struggling, you know you want it.

Me? Well, I guess I'm just a stylish ruffian slayer.

Stylish? Ruffian slayer?

Don't get cute with us, goddammit!

Too much pointless moodling. Your guard is way down.

Well...

It looks like you may have some skill, Mr.

Stylish Ruffian Slayer.

You know, I've been awfully bored since I was booted from the army. Doing these

pitiful little abductions, partnering with a low-life amateur.

This country's just too damn peaceful.

I see.

And this is perfect.

I've always wanted to fight a military man.

I welcome the challenge, Stylish Ruffian Slayer.

Welcome to my world!

I can't go back now that I know... How

good this feels!

Crowbars are great, Mr. Ex-Military. They're sturdy and don't break. They're

easy to carry around, and if you end up in police questioning, you can make up

excuses.

And best of all, you can use them like top of the tons.

Dammit.

You're definitely a good fighter, but you have a major weakness.

Because of your tiny frame, I'm big enough to crush you!

I just have to protect my head and I'll be fine.

But if you take one hit from me, you're finished, soldier.

You make a good point.

At my current level, an ex-military guy is still a bit of a challenge. That's

the reality.

So I should get a little more serious about this.

Huh?

What the hell?

I discovered the real potential of crowbars.

They're shaped very much like Tampa.

They're heavy, sturdy, portable.

Everything about them has immense potential.

So I regularly beat up the motorcycle inns that disturb the peace night after

night.

Are you saying that you're the one that beat up those bikers with a crowbar?

You're the balaclava berserker!

They recently started wearing helmets.

So it wouldn't kill them if I hit them in the head.

And the solution I found to that problem... was to stop

using crowbars like Tonpa.

Because using it like a regular club... is more effective.

That is the potential of a crowbar.

The trick is to hit with the heel at the end.

Because it magnifies the shock

Next time be more careful walking home

Why

It's

no good If that's how I do against the next soldier, I'll never be... the

eminence in shadow.

After that, I called the police, and things got pretty hectic.

But Daddy pulled some strings, and the public never found out about what

happened.

In the end, I never did find out the true identity of the stylish ruffian

slayer.

morning to you too good morning senpai thank you good morning

good

morning Kagano good morning Nishino

okay okay my name isn't Nishino it's he didn't

get my name wrong

And I get the feeling his eyes are looking directly at me.

Kagano is like me.

He lives his life hiding behind a mask.

That's the thought that crossed my mind.

But now, there's no way to ever know for sure.

On to our next story.

Just before dawn this morning, on a city road in Sakurazaka, local high school

student Minoru Kagano was hit by a truck. He did not survive.

The police have determined that the driver was negligent and will continue

with their investigation.

We will bring you the latest as we...

I don't remember how it started.

As far back as I can remember, it's what I always wanted to be.

Like how everybody dreams of being a hero when they're a kid.

That's what I wanted to be.

But what made me different from other kids is that my passion was more than

just a temporary phase.

My passion kept burning deep, deep inside my heart.

The flame never went out. It kept driving me forward.

I did everything I could to master every skill I needed to be stronger.

At school, I was the stubbornly ordinary, never conspicuous, utterly

harmless background character A.

But behind the mask, I gave everything to my training.

As everyone around me grew up and forgot about the heroes they dreamed of

becoming, I started to feel a little, just a tiny bit, sentimental.

But I kept going. I kept working.

For the day I knew would come.

But the time came for me to face reality.

None of this is going to mean anything.

The world is overflowing with martial arts, and I can learn all of them.

But I'll never get the kind of overwhelming power you hear about in all

the stories.

The best I can do is bust a few delinquent heads.

If, for example, I was surrounded by fully armed soldiers, that would be it

for me.

If I became the strongest martial artist in the world, there's a chance I'd be

able to rough him up some.

But then what?

What if a nuclear missile fell from the sky?

I can tone my muscles, I can hone my mind, I can polish my skills all I want.

But if a nuclear bomb hits, all I can do is evaporate.

That's what it is to be human.

have to overcome those limits.

The being that I want to be would not evaporate in a nuclear explosion.

Compromise is not an option.

Don't worry.

We have them completely surrounded.

They have nowhere to run or hide.

It is exactly as you had predicted, my lord.

I have only words of admiration for your foresight and meticulous planning.

We haven't had a big hunt in ages and ages. I can't wait! I'll show no mercy.

My lord, we all humbly await your orders. We are ready.

I'm not sure exactly what's excellent, but I'm sure it is.

I was blessed with a new life, and in a new world, no less.

And I was given.

But now I need more power.

Magic.

With this new power at my disposal, there is but one summit we aim to reach.

Let's go.

This time I'm going to make it I would give up everything to get there No, I

will give up everything if that's what it takes to get there That's what I'll

do. I don't want to be the hero.

I Don't want to be the last boss.

I Want to be the one in the story who operates from the shadows?

The eminence and shadow!

foreign is

Thank you.