The bow man will never forget that event ten years ago.
"Stop it, help me!"
"I'm sorry. I won't do it again, so please do something about this guy!"
Seeing the trio of delinquents who had been bullying him desperately begging while screaming, Yumio let out a pleasant chuckle.
The mad scientist's experiment was a success, and Yumi was able to gain powers beyond human comprehension. Yumio, who was summoned by the delinquents to the riverbed, immediately wielded his power and counterattacked.
The bow man was filled with a cruel sense of satisfaction when he saw them writhing in fear, screaming, even incontinence and begging for forgiveness.
"If you apologize and swear you'll never do this again, I'll solve it."
So he was satisfied. The original plan was to kill the bullies, but the mere sight of their clumsy and humorous appearance was enough to satisfy Yumio.
"I swear, I swear!"
"I'm sorry, I'm sorry!"
Looking down at the three people who were trembling and begging for forgiveness, the bow man let out a big sigh and released them.
Yumio himself was relieved that he had forgiven them instead of killing them in the end.
He was in pain to death and hated him to death, but he realized that his cowardice and helplessness were stronger than his hatred.
In recoil of his despair, the bow man was ferociously intoxicated with his acquired power. I don't want this power to end just like this.
"In any case, I want to use this terrifyingly attractive power that I've gained through the trouble of doing something else." Yumio began to think that in order to become stronger and bigger as a person, he should not rely on his power to satisfy his own desires, but rather use the power he has obtained for someone else.
A riverbed at sunset. Thinking that he would never set foot in this abominable place where he had been bullied, he was about to leave the embankment -
"Wait, Amano."
A delinquent leader stopped the bow man on his way home alone. he was alone
"Well… let me apologize again.
He stared at Yumio with red, swollen eyes, apologized with a sincere expression, and bowed his head deeply.
"Yeah, I'll forgive you. If you understand, that's enough."
For some reason, the bow man felt like he was saved by the second apology for being a delinquent.
"It's me... Actually, while I was bullying you, in my heart, I had been thinking that I had to stop doing this. But I couldn't do it. Thanks to the revenge I got, I can stop.It's a strange story to be saved by you, who was bullying me, but it's pathetic.Something... I'm going to say something strange, but I don't think you'll like it if you say this... Um... …thank you."
He smiled embarrassedly, and finally thanked him in a small voice.
"I don't mind. Not at all."
Thinking that he was glad that he did not want to kill him, the bow man naturally smiled and tried to leave, but--
"Amano"
The delinquent leader――Shijuman Takahiko stopped him again and took out his mobile phone with a refreshing smile.
Yumio also smiled back and registered each other's numbers and addresses.
After that, Yumio went to Yukioka Research Institute to report the results and thank him.
"Hmm, you didn't get revenge after all."
Junko said with a carefree smile before Yumio could speak his report. I don't know how he knew about it, but it seems that he knew everything about Yumio's actions.
"I did.
A bow man with a refreshing expression.
"I think that's good. You made the best choice."
Even though he was in a position to give him the power to kill people and let them use it however he wanted, Junko said so without hesitation. It was floating on my mouth.
"I think the power you've gained is considerable. It looks like you had the talent to begin with. As for me, I just pulled out that ability, so I'm a little dissatisfied."
"complain?"
Even after being remodeled, Junko said similar words, but at that time, she was full of revenge and didn't pay attention to it. But now that he's calmed down, he's worried.
"I have been researching for hundreds of years to see if there is a way for anyone to easily obtain supernatural powers and a strong body. Hey"
"Hundreds of years..."
No matter how you look at it, if it's just looks, the girl in front of her looks like she's about the same age. However, she certainly had a conversation, and I couldn't believe she was a girl of the same generation. The words that come out of her girl's mouth give the impression of a more philosophical elder.
"I think your power will continue to grow depending on you, but it's a waste to leave it as it is. If you wish, I'd like to guide you to an unusual way of life." But what about?
"The door to the extraordinary has already opened." However, just as he was satisfied with his revenge, the door closed on its own and Yumio was pushed back into his everyday life. Archer also felt that it was a waste.
Yumio was astonished that Junko could see through to the fact that he had obtained a special power and wanted to use it to do something special. He is not alone after all.
"For example what?"
"Hmm, that's right. How about an ally of justice?"
Although Junko's proposal was abstract, it was also something that saw through Yumio's thoughts and strongly attracted Yumio's heart.
After that, Yumio and Takahiko underwent various training at the Yukioka Research Institute to survive in the backstreets. Combat training mainly focused on the introduction of guns and martial arts, but skills such as tailing, infiltration, negotiation, and survival skills were also hammered into them.
Especially meticulous was the stretching to create a flexible body. According to Junko, this is to prevent accidental injury during strenuous exercise, and to allow for somewhat unreasonable movements without putting a strain on the body. For both Yumio and Takahiko, what left a particularly strong impression on me during the training at the research institute was the number of stretching exercises that were performed many times during the day.
Not only were they trained, but their meals were thoroughly managed. A diet rich in grains and vegetables was served, protein was limited to fish, meat was served infrequently, and dairy products were rarely given.
We had snacks at 3 o'clock every day, but mainly low-sugar Japanese sweets and fruit. Furthermore, I was instructed to do it at a fixed time until rehydration.
"Hmm... I'm eating more meat. If I don't eat meat, won't I lose physical education?"
Takahiko, who had decided to fall into the back alley with Yumio, complained that she was dissatisfied with the fact that even her meals were being restricted, but Junko shook her head.
"Then herbivorous animals are small and skinny? Elephants, giraffes, etc."
At these words, Takahiko fell silent.
"Nutrition management is extra important because both of us are growing up, and we have to eliminate things that are not good for our bodies as much as possible. Of course, life management is also important."
Even so, Junko herself drank alcohol and stayed up all night, so she didn't feel that she was persuasive, but Yumio and Takahiko obediently followed her.
"Hmm... can I really kill someone?"
One day after Takahiko finished his gun training, he said that with a wry smile.
"If you don't have to kill anyone, why don't you kill them? When the need arises, I will be killed if I don't."
Yumio replied.
"I feel like I'll hesitate when the time comes. What about you? Don't you think about that?"
Asked by Takahiko, Yumio finds it difficult to answer. Takahiko asks that it is easy to think only by reasoning, but that may not be the case. However, it is something that you will not understand until you actually see the scene, and if you fail to take action when the time comes, you will die.
"Then try training that too?"
Junko, who was listening by her side, made an outrageous proposal.
"Oi oi, do you really want me to train for murder?"
"Takahiko seems to be on the verge of falling out."
"If it's an extremely corrupt and unethical villain who doesn't care if you kill him, you should even kill him. Isn't it possible to kill him with training? I'll find someone like that somewhere. Well, if it's that kind of villain, there's one in front of you right now."
Junko made a self-deprecating joke while smiling, but neither of them could laugh.
In the end, the two of them ended up in a back alley without any murder training, and chose to work as a janitor for the residents of the main street, and worked in Japan for five years.
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"Has Makoto Aizawa arrived there?"
Kiichi Kakinuma, No. 2 of Hachiku's rest, called the manager of the one remaining factory outside the home base.
"Couldn't you find a good opportunity and get rid of that kid? In that case, there would be no one to protect Junko Yukioka. Ah, of course, if it goes well, the reward will be great."
I let him flicker the bait and hang up the phone. He had no specific plan of action, only rough orders to his subordinates, but he had an irrational confidence that it would work.
"No, I don't care if I fail." In that case, it would be better to blame Kura on top of his sins and put himself in a position to side with Junko Yukioka. He believes that if he does so, Kura will fall from power and control of the organization will become his own.
Kakinuma believes that he is smarter than most people, and he does not doubt it. He believes that he has succeeded in everything he does. In fact, there are also many failures. However, they are not viewed as failures.
He doesn't consider his murder in his mid-teens, his plastic surgery and his fall into the back alleys particularly a failure. He does not act in self-reflection. No, I don't have that idea.
Kiichi Kakinuma was such a man who believed that being alive like this and having a high position in an organization was proof of his excellence.