Yumio and Takahiko weren't aiming for the space where Makoto was. Anticipating two patterns of true movement ahead, I aimed at different places and shot.
Makoto doesn't move. I won't even shoot you. Just staring at the bow men. The timing and trajectory of the shot were completely overlooked. I could see the bullets going through my left and right, even before the bullets were fired from the muzzle, so I didn't move.
"I'll do it, that girl. You have a cute face."
A bow man who admires true judgment.
"You're obsessed with being cute, aren't you? Are you serious about that hobby?"
Takahiko makes fun of him, but Yumio doesn't say anything and fires another shot, this time aiming at the space where Makoto is. One tempo later, Takahiko also fires two shots. This one shoots at a different location in anticipation of where it will actually move.
"This time, Makoto also moved." With a speed that would astound even two veteran warriors.
While moving, he raises the muzzle of his shotgun and shoots with one hand at Takahiko and Yumio.
Both of them jumped left and right to dodge. As long as I'm dealing with shotguns, I have no choice but to do so.
Makoto aimed at the bow man, read the landing point of his leap, and raised the muzzle of his right hand submachine gun.
"Don't let me!"
Mika, who had moved a lot in advance and turned around to the true right side, shoots her gun. She deliberately shouted and shot so that she could draw attention to herself and not really shoot the bow man.
Makoto lightly jumps backward, points the muzzle of her submachine gun at Mika, and pulls her trigger. At the same time, he pointed the shotgun in his left hand at Takahiko and fired.
In just a few moments, the only archer who could afford it fired two shots. Makoto dodged this with minimal movement and pointed the muzzle of his submachine gun at the bow man.
"Oops, this tastes bad"
With a small mutter in his mouth, the bow man hurriedly hid behind the hemispherical processing machine. There are thin legs extending from the bottom of the sphere, and since there is no part that blocks the space below, it is not suitable for being used as a cover and hiding.
"Oi oi! With such a thin arm, it's impossible to handle such an anachronistically designed, huge and difficult-to-handle impractical shotgun with one hand! It's too cartoonish!"
Takahiko, who was hiding behind a processing machine several meters away, shouted. This one is a rectangular parallelepiped, so all you have to do is keep your body low.
While shooting, Yumio moved towards the processing machine where Takahiko was hiding and crouched down next to Takahiko. Halfway through, he runs out of ammo, so he takes a breather and changes the magazine.
"Even if it looks like a human, Junko-chan modified a mouse.
"And he's as fast as a cat.
"Takahiko lit a cigarette in his mouth." Sweat is running down like a waterfall. In fact, I don't have the luxury of joking around, but I'm trying to force myself to keep my pace to calm him down.
Although it was only a small amount of offense and defense, he gave Takahiko an unprecedented fear. He can't help but admit that this boy, who must be ten years younger than him, is far stronger than he is.
"Ahaha, cats are a good analogy for Takahiko. It's almost impossible for a human to catch up with a cat that's seriously running away. If we're talking about physical ability alone, you know. I can't help but catch you."
Gunshots resounded many times while he was talking. It seems that Mika and Makoto are shooting each other.
"It's a good day for two old men, and it shouldn't be good to have one daughter fight."
As soon as Takahiko said that, he jumped out and fired two shots in a row.
"No, wait a minute. I don't think I'm that old, do I?"
Yumio also tried to restrain him by sticking out only his face and hands, but at that very moment, Makoto fired a submachine gun, so he hurriedly fell down.
And then Takahiko returned.
"Yes, welcome back."
"Yes, I'm home. Seriously, he's a monster. It's not just the difference in firepower. His movement and reaction speed are too fast. There's no gap at all. Do something about it."
"Takahiko ranted with a desperate look on his face." In the end, he is urging the bow man to use supernatural powers.
"The gunshot has stopped."
"Mika may have been hiding somewhere, or she may have been killed."
"Somehow it's a bad atmosphere. I have a serious bad feeling this time."
The bow man said with an unusually anxious expression.
"I can't imagine you losing."
"I don't know what to do... When I lose, I'm sure I'll lose easily."
"That ability of yours is a foul, isn't it?
"Having said that, Takahiko couldn't seem to suppress his anxiety." At least in a shootout, the odds of winning even with three people are low. Despite all three being veteran fighters, they are forced to outnumber one opponent.
"I'm worried about the fact that the person who gave me this power is becoming an enemy, yes. He's the one who created me, so to speak."
In addition, there was one more suspicious thing. I can't really feel the murderous intent from the truth.
It's no surprise that he would suppress his murderous intent as much as possible when he was going to assassinate him, but there was no need to suppress his murderous intent when he was slashing his head at him like this. Doing so will only cause unnecessary stress. In the first place, the method of assassination itself is not often practiced in the back streets.
"Well, are you going to do it soon?"
The archer sticks his head out again while putting his hand on his glasses.
Makoto pointed the muzzle at the archer. Right after that, something like white fog appeared in front of Makoto, and Makoto stopped shooting and ran away from the fog.
Mika, who was hiding in the shadows, leans forward and fires at Makoto, who escapes from the fog.
It looks even darker than the haze that neutralized the members of Hachiku's Rest and battle creatures in the previous battle.
"Mmm, that's..."
Mika groaned at the scene that happened in front of her. The fog that surrounded Shinzen began to gather in one place and transform into a human form.
They were translucent human beings of all ages, men and women, all with anguished expressions, bleeding, fatal gunshot wounds, and missing parts of their bodies. And then they let out a death scream, and then they became a mist, then a haze, and literally vanished into thin air.
"A ghost!"
I finally understood what the fog and haze were. Mika has seen the ghost itself many times, and she has also seen sorcerers and sorcerers who use it. A little while ago, Yumio was inciting a spirit in a state of thin materialization, so I didn't realize it was a spirit.
"Hey, it's a boring ability, isn't it?"
Yumio spoke to Mika while still facing Makoto.
"As far as I know, there are only four other users who can use this many spirits at the same time. What's more, it doesn't use spells, fetishes, or rituals, and it's pretty amazing that it only uses pure abilities."
Shin turned to the archer, stopped shooting and spoke. As if he expected it, he easily saw through and dodged the attacks of the spirits.
"I guess you're just being praised for this. As far as I'm concerned, it's the first time I've seen someone break it so easily and see through it, so I'm really shocked."
"The bow man doesn't seem to have any sense of danger at all."
Ten years ago, when the existence of ghosts and the underworld was officially recognized around the world, Junko was developing a power that would allow ordinary people to use spirits, and tried to give Yumi that power. rice field.
The experiment was a success, and the bow man gained power. It has become possible to see spirits that have not yet attained enlightenment, and to capture, stockpile, and manipulate spirits known as vengeful spirits that wander the world.
With that power, Yumio came to be called a legendary revolutionary. After all, on the battlefield, there is no shortage of spirits to procure.
"If you touch it, you will be possessed. That's right. I've had many fights with magicians who manipulate spirits.
Makoto took out an amulet bag from his pocket and shook it slightly. It looks like an ordinary talisman, but even Archer guessed that it contained a powerful talisman that could ward off spirits.
"Hey, if you're in a dark place with no lights or a creepy place, you can strengthen the materialization without much effort. At night, the power of the spirit is very strong. But here it's bright and the time is not good. Also, it's not very effective for people who have been exposed to Karakuri from the beginning.Since the spirit suddenly appears without any preamble, the fear doubles and it's easy to become possessed and mind blast."
Fog gathers around the archer who explains his abilities in order to buy time. What looked like fog changed into a human form. His face, torso, limbs emerge, and he circles and flies around the archer.
"I'm tired, but I tried to strengthen the materialization a little. My ability is to give them a little bit of directivity when they are wandering. Because I hold a grudge. Those who are unable to attain enlightenment and wander in this world can usually be manipulated in any way they please.
When Yumio pointed at Makoto, the spirits circling around him attacked him all at once. Makoto skillfully dodges them, but due to attacks from all directions, he clearly has less time than before.
That is not all. The spirits that had truly pounced and evaded were dispersed after a few seconds.
"Why is the spirit disappearing?"
Takahiko wondered at the sight. I have never seen such a phenomenon before.
"The child's own strength of mind and strength of resistance, plus the talisman, must have put up a barrier around her. Even if it is touched by a spirit and possessed, it is doubtful whether it can be possessed, and the duration of possession is short, so it seems difficult for one animal. Don't do it, attack quickly, Takahiko."
"Yes yes"
Prompted by Yumio, Takahiko jumps out and shoots. Mika also shoots almost at the same time. While avoiding the spirit's multifaceted attack, the follow-up attack with gunfire was successful, and Takahiko's bullet hit the true left chest.
Although Makoto was knocked back by the impact, he stopped and aimed at Takahiko and shot back. Takahiko clicks his tongue and hides behind a pillar. Takahiko's bullets did not penetrate true bulletproof fabric.
Residents of the back streets usually wear clothes woven with bulletproof fibers. There are various factors such as the angle, the position of the mesh, the distance, etc., but the bulletproof fiber that is put into ordinary clothes has poor bulletproof function, and it may not be able to disperse the impact energy of the bullet and prevent the bullet.
It is said that whether or not it can penetrate bulletproof fibers is 50/50. If you really want to prevent it, you have to wear body armor with bulletproof plates.
However, since bullets are basically dodged by extrasensory power enhanced by electrical outlets, body armor is not well liked by the people living in the backstreets of this country, and is not even on the market. In the first place, the biggest reason why people don't like it is that they don't want to keep such things on hand.
"Yumo's Ghost also has a limited stock. It's a critical moment. It's a big deal..."
Takahiko took steps to the left and right and started running towards him. This move, though rather reckless, has indeed become the object of the greatest caution. In short, it is an act of decoy.
Although it was only a fraction of a second, there was a real gap again. She turned her back defenselessly against Mika.
(OK, this works)
The archer, who was concentrating on manipulating the spirit, sees the composition and is convinced of his victory.
But... Mika didn't shoot. She holds her gun, takes real aim, and is ready to just pull the trigger, but she doesn't pull her finger. Yumio witnessed Mika's hesitancy, judging from her expression.
(What do you mean, this is)
Yumio glared at Mika with an unusually grim face. In the meantime, Makoto shoots a shotgun at Takahiko.
"Ouch!"
Unable to avoid it, Takahiko collapses in front of him.
Blood was flowing from Takahiko's flank with a pained face. Makoto points the muzzle of his submachine gun at Takahiko.
Just as Makoto was about to pull the trigger, Mika pointed at Takahiko and shouted.
"Deferred payment of bad luck!"
The moment Makoto pulled the trigger, something rained down from above and fired all the bullets right in front of Takahiko. The three other than Mika opened their eyes and were even more surprised when they learned the true nature of the falling object.
Suddenly, the metal ceiling plate came off and fell, blocking the bullet with just the right timing.
"What is this amazing coincidence..."
Takahiko widened his eyes.
"Isn't it a deliberate coincidence?"
Yumio looks at Mika while saying this. Real attention is also directed to Mika, who is shooting a submachine gun at Mika.
"Fu, it looks like I just cut the meat a little."
Takahiko picks out a shot from his belly with his finger and forces himself to laugh.
"nothing..."
Suddenly, the bow man felt someone's presence. Except for the four here.
I saw a figure in the sterilization room. Open the door a little, stick out your hand and place something on the floor. The bow man immediately sensed what it was.
"Red Tormenter Kai..."
Muttering, the bow man shoots toward the sterilization room. But it was too late. The cylinder for spraying Red Tormentor Kai, which I saw many times in Banara, was placed, and the lid was already opened. The person who put it also escapes outside the sterilization room.
"Oh my god, you're going to kill me too, this."
Yumio turned to Makoto and teased him.
I thought he was allied with Hachiku no Ikoi, but Hachiku no Ikoi actually took the means of killing the bow men. I don't really understand the relationship between the two, but I don't think it's good from the current behavior.
"Kill me and kill Yukioka, is that a shallow idea?"
Showing no signs of being upset, Makoto casually throws the shotgun at his feet, takes out a metal case from his pocket, and throws it at Mika. Catching it, Mika lowered her pistol as well.
Seeing that, the archer lowered his gun as if they were being led by the two. In this situation, I would never fight an opponent who clearly has no will to fight.
"It's a share"
In short, Makoto picked up a shotgun and walked towards the sterilization room where the virus had already spread.
Mika opens the case. I took out several disposable syringes and containers from inside.
"Is it a vaccine? This is it!"
"You'll know when you see it"
When Mika asked her question, she gave her curt answer and Makoto left the workshop.
"Are you sure? I missed it."
Takahiko asked as he took off his clothes for the first aid treatment for the area where he was shot.
"It seems that you've given me your share, and you'll be a child who can't read the mood if you follow up with this, you know?"
Yumio replied with a smile as he shot the syringe he received from Mika.