At a restaurant.
— Me? Why?
— Remember that girl that killed your sister? She's Zenith.
Yuto froze after remembering somethig he had long forgotten.
— You're not tricking me, right?
— You still don't trust me, huh. Well, I guess it's fair, I tried to kill you.
— No, I mean... Is my sister really dead?
— Oh, you didn't know that. Yep, she's dead.
— I see... Thanks for telling me, Unizard. But I guess nothing can be done about it.
— Hey, are you giving up already? Stop blaming yourself, dumbass! Let me get this straight: your sister was the strongest, right? Not even she could react in time. It was not your fault. It's Zenith's.
— But I made my sister cry... If I hadn't yelled at her, she wouldn't have let her guard down.
— The Boss wanted her dead much before that. If Zenith didn't succeed, he would find another assassin. But Zenith didn't regret it one bit. She was proud of it. That's why that was mostly her fault. And this is why you should kill her.
— You may be right, but... why are you telling me all this? Do you want to use me to kill her?
— That's part of the plan, but I'm doing this because you need it. If I only wanted her dead, I would let Ria finish the job. Trust me, you will love it.
— How are you so sure? What if I turn into a cold psycopath?
— Well, I killed the strongest sorcercer in a magic academy long ago. I didn't regret shutting her stupid mouth forever, even after being punished. Like me, you're strong. I know you won't become a cold killer.
— I hope you're right... Do you know where she is?
— Of course! She's at a bar getting drunk right now.
At the bar.
— Give me a drink, bartender...
— Another one? This isn't good for your health, you know.
— Shut your stupid mouth...! I will die again in less than three days, so I need to enjoy the rest of my life to the fullest!
— I don't quite understand, but if you say so...
Zenith was not wearing a cape or top hat. She decided they were unnecessary now. The bartender was a man wearing a black suit and a blindfold, for some reason.
— Hey, why do you cover your eyes? Did you lose them like me?
— Ah, well, that's a long story...
— I understand you very well! We don't need a reason to look stylish, right? Now, tell me your name, handsome...
— I'm Haijin, madam.
— "Madam"? Don't you know my beautiful face? I'm Zenith, the strongest level 7!
— Oh, I'm sorry. I don't know much about the heroes here.
— So you're a foreigner? You're pretty good looking for someone who hasn't heard of me.
— Thanks, I guess.
— You know, I fell in love with a man years ago, but my stupid sister stole him from me!
— Well, that's sad, I guess.
— Do you know him? He had blue hair and wore glasses and a blue suit! He was perfect for me! Why did that have to happen?
— Maybe he wasn't interest in you.
— Are you saying my sister is better than me?
— Uh, no. I'm just saying...
— Ahaha, I get it, Haijin! You're just jealous, right? You're saying that because my only other option is you!
— Uhh...
— You're lucky, because I'm still single!
While they were talking, a kid walked into the bar. Haijin finally realized that and decided to change the topic.
— Oh! Welcome, girl...?
— What? I may be a kid, but I can still drink alcohol.
— I don't think that's how it works...
Zenith turned her head to see the girl who interrupted her conversation. Mint green messy hair, short...
I have seen her somewhere before. Who is she again? I can't quite remember. The alcohol may be affecting my memory...
— Hey, kid. Don't step where you're not called.
Zenith touched the child as a way of getting her attention. She started trembling.
— Don't touch me!
— Are you challenging me, brat?!
Just as Zenith was about to slap the child, someone sneaked up behind her and reached into one of her pockets. They took one of her cards. She stopped the slap and turned to see the thief's face. Immediately, she was pushed away so quickly that she couldn't even see anything. She broke the window wall behind her and fell from the skyscraper they were in.
— Good job, Haji. I'm sorry for putting you through this.
— I'll never do this again, idiot! It's a special occasion, that's why...
— Thanks again. Bartender, can you protect her, please?
Yuto dropped a coin on the counter as payment.
— You didn't even have to ask! Leave that to me!
Yuto went to the broken window to see where Zenith fell.
Dammit, I almost won his love! I'll make whoever interrupted my date pay, I swear!
Zenith fell into the back of a truck. She got up quickly to look at the broken window. Yuto soon saw her and jumped to kick her. She quickly jumped back, while Yuto landed on the truck. He looked at the card he stole.
So this is one of the cards Unizard talked about. She lost the most important one a few hours ago. So I must have a chance.
Yuto hid the card inside his pocket and protected it with a simple gravity barrier. He landed on the street to see where Zenith was going to. He lost her. Suddenly, a car was launched at his direction. He ignored it, because it was too obvious and easy to be reflected. She came from behind quickly.
— You haven't changed one bit, Zenith.
He used his power to erase her heart with his supreme gravity, but she dodged and landed a kick on his stomach.
— Of course I have changed! I'm even stronger than before, weakling!
He was launched kilometers away, breaking every building in the way. However, Zenith received the same attack and got pushed away, but didn't take much damage.
So he stole my damage reflection card... That's bad, really bad.
He defended himself with a barrier, but still suffered a lot of damage. As he rose from the rubble, he saw a building flying towards him. He dodged at the last second, but a skyscraper was also thrown at him.
As it was very close, he decided to hold it in the air but not destroy it as there could be people inside. Zenith pierced the entire building and punched him in the face. Yuto lost consciousness for a few seconds. When he woke up, Zenith was stepping on him.
— Long time no see, Yuto. You could even hit me, but you decided to spare the lives of useless people. You're the one who hasn't changed at all.
He rose his hand to try something, but Zenith stepped harder.
— Nuh uh, bastard! You're going to listen to me now! Do you happen to know a blue-haired man who always glasses and a blue suit? I want to talk to him.
— Even if I did, why should I tell you?
— Because I want to confess my love to him. My sister is a blind whore who got his heart before me. And I'm running out of time. So, will you cooperate?
Zenith stepped even harder on his back, almost breaking his ribs. He saw a van coming towards him. Before it turned the other way, Yuto increased its speed exponentially, but protected the driver. It became so fast that Zenith was ran over.
He got up, relieved from the pain. She was already running towards him. He increased his sensory powers to know when she would arrive. He prepared a punch to the front and a kick to the back.
However, Zenith dived into the asphalt. Tremors began to destroy everything in the path. Yuto tried to sense the underground, but it was too late. A subway train destroyed the ground and sent Yuto into the sky. As the wagons were still flying, Zenith climbed through them and brought her fists together to punch him down.
I have to try it. It's my only chance!
Yuto quickly reached her other pockets and took her remaining cards. Angry and desperate, she punched him down with all her might. Yuto grabbed her white suit to bring her along. He was sent a few dozen kilometers away, crashing into the association's main building. The reflection of the damage was strong, but his will was so powerful that he managed to hold her body, nullifying the impact in the opposite direction.
He blacked out. He unconsciously used his power to hold her in his body until he woke up. The cards were also stuck in his pockets, so she couldn't get out or retrieve them.
No way, this can't be happening! I can't lose right now!
She tried to force her way out many times, without success. As he was almost waking up, she was terrified. She had never felt so scared before.
As Yuto opened his eyes, he loosened his power and Zenith quickly took the cards. But he caught her hands quickly and squeezed them so hard that they broke and dropped the cards. He also kicked her in the groin, sending her to the other side of the dark room. As she screamed and cried in pain, he calmly stood up and walked towards her.
— You fucking brat! I'm gonna kill you and make you suffer a thousand times more! I will kill your whole family and you'll regret this!
Yuto grabbed her futuristic glasses and broke them, revealing her blind eyes. He once again poked them hard. She writhed in pain even more than before.
— Do you like this? You made Exwind suffer, so I'm giving it back. You deserved much more than this, by the way.
— W-Wait, please! Please, stop, I beg you!
— So now you're asking for mercy.
— Please! Forgive me, please! I want to live! I don't want to die! I only have less than three days left! Please let me live at least for a while!
— Is one second considered a while?
— No, please! I have so many things I want to do! I don't want to die, so please...
Zenith was crying both from the pain and from the emotional speech. Her agony was real. She never expressed herself so clearly before.
— I know I did bad things, but everybody deserves a second chance!
— You surely deserved, after being born. Tell that to the thousands of innocent people you killed.
— But you killed people too!
— I know. I'm not the hero or anything. I don't see myself as the righteous main character. But I learned something after you killed my sister. There is always a worse person.
— So I'm not the most rotten person in the world, right?
— Maybe not. But you're the worst scum I've ever had the displeasure of meeting. Die.
— Wait, WAIT! PLEASE! DON'T KILL ME, I'LL DO ANYTHING! I WANT TO LIVE-
Yuto smashed her with his supreme gravity, until nothing was left of her. He didn't want to give her a second chance, so he deleted her from existence.