Chapter 67

Posted by Kuze, ? Views, Released on March 29, 2025

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1.

[Do you see that, everyone? The colossal steel snake beast that has emerged from Abidos!]

[It’s utter pandemonium…! Citizens near the Abidos autonomous district, please evacuate to the nearest shelter or move far away from Abidos immediately…!]

[Ah, it’s Silk! It’s Silk! It’s been confirmed that the one confronting the colossal steel snake that has appeared in Abidos is none other than Silk, known as the Hero of Kiburatos!]

[There are speculations surrounding Silk’s usual movements around Abidos and whether they predicted this situation. Suspicion against Kaiser is also arising. Could Silk have known about this beforehand?]

[Evasion! Another evasion! And yet another one! Is there an eye on the back of Silk’s head or something?! How on earth is Silk dodging all those attacks?!]

[Other than the shockwave attack used earlier against the steel snake, it seems there’s no damage done! Is it that Silk is unprepared with a proper method of attack, or perhaps could there be another specific reason?]

[Let us all support Silk’s victory!]

The news of ‘Binah’ appearing in Abidos spread instantly across the entirety of Kiburatos.

No, more accurately, it was forcibly announced to everyone.

Someone wanting to inform the city about this incident had hacked all the media and started broadcasting Silk’s battle with Binah.

Though the news agencies and reporting bureaus were initially confused by the old-style frequency hijacking not seen since before the Sent Tower restoration, they could only smile bitterly at the scene on the screen.

Ah, it’s Silk again.

While muttering that a colleague of Silk’s must have done the hacking again.

The situation was perplexing and sometimes irritating, but since most of them had greatly benefited from Silk’s activities, they chuckled and let it pass.

There were certainly many people who ardently supported Silk’s activities.

Thanks to the ‘broadcast preparation’ previously discussed with Veritas, the purpose was perfectly executed.

That way, all of Kiburatos’ media forcibly displayed Silk’s figure, and it was no different for the large academy, Trinity.

“……That’s Abidos Miss Hifumi mentioned, isn’t it? But it seems quite different from the situation we’ve been briefed about. Where on earth did this monster come from?”

The representative hostess of Trinity’s student council, ‘Kirihouji Nagisa’, frowned while looking at the TV screen that had also been hacked.

A girl named Azitani Hifumi, who was conversing beside her, responded in panic.

“E, ehh…?! I’ve never heard of such a monster…! I’m not lying, Nagisa-sama! Until I left Abidos, there was definitely nothing like this…”

“Hoh, I’m not questioning you, Hifumi-sama. It’s just that this seems to be a rather intriguing existence. Hmm, with your excellent recommendation, Hifumi-sama, perhaps some form of support might be possible.”

“R, really…?!”

“Love goes around and around. I feel that there might be something you might offer me soon too. Hoh.”

“Argh…”

Nagisa glanced at Hifumi, who was voicing confusion, with an amused smile.

As soon as she laughed, Nagisa’s gaze returned to the screen. More precisely, to the hero fighting Binah right there.

“…Is that Silk?”

Thoughts on Silk that Nagisa had gathered so far at Trinity quickly surfaced and disappeared.

Silk was the most unconventional and unpredictable existence among all the people of Kiburatos that Nagisa had seen thus far.

No, perhaps it could be called growth. Or evolution.

Everyday, the benchmark of physical power Silk displayed, their behavioral standards, and their activity range changed.

While the intelligence division had strained their brains, roughly understanding Silk’s ultimate goal, even Nagisa, representing Trinity, found it daunting.

“To rescue the virtuous and punish the wicked… It’s like a goal that seeks to make this world a paradise.”

Back then, I would’ve negated such an unrealistic feat, wouldn’t I?

But at this point, my thoughts have slightly changed.

It was because of the scenes Silk had shown thus far.

“Can you, who offers no clear answer to the riddle that no one has ever answered, find a solution?”

That was both a hope and a question.

It was the test presented to the young hero who claims to be one: Can this world’s distortion really be corrected?

“…I look forward to it.”

If Silk aims to visit all of Kiburatos’ autonomous districts someday, they’ll surely come to our Trinity too.

That moment is truly anticipated by Nagisa.

“Please, give us a satisfying answer.”

“Hmm? What did you just say, Nagisa-sama?”

“It’s nothing, Hifumi-sama. I just felt like cheering for that person a little beyond the screen.”

“Ah, yes! I will cheer too!”

The two girls from Trinity smiled at each other and resolved to support the hero.

Wishing genuinely for them to triumph over that monster.

2.

[You’re crazy. If you keep this up, your brain will burn out completely!]

The voice of opposition coming beyond the vision.

It was Chihiro’s words, remotely supporting me.

[Tom Ford Suit’s output limiter, if you remove it, it will emit a basic 100,000 volts, possibly more! Even with your excellent physical resilience and regenerative abilities, you’ll surely be pulverized!]

One of the features built into the Tom Ford Suit.

A skill that emits lightning in the desired direction to electrocute enemies. Initially, it was designed solely for subjugation but once the limit is removed, the story changes.

Emitting at least 100,000 volts or even more high-pressure electricity.

Unless insulated armor completely covered the body, not only would the target be at risk, even I might be in danger.

Chihiro was worried about that point.

But.

“Not bad.”

Strangely, I wasn’t worried at all.

If anything, an inexplicable certainty just kept building up.

BOOM─!!

I muttered silently as I saw the tail flailing toward me while Binah shook its massive body.

“To capture that monster, I need to accept that.”

[What have you heard so far! It’s dangerous enough to handle the high voltage that will flow! But-]

“No, we can’t delay any further. Soon, Binah’s next pattern will start. You know it too, right?”

[You, this is practically suicide. Do you realize that?]

“I have no intention of dying easily, Chihiro.”

[Ha…!]

I absorbed the tail rushing towards me into my line of sight and instinctively fired the Web Shooter at Binah’s body to evade the tail’s attack.

The tail swept through the air and immediately Binah’s enormous mouth charged toward me.

“My my…”

This time, I fired the Web Shooter at Binah’s forehead.

And with great force, I pulled the trigger with my right hand.

In an instant, as I ascended, narrowly avoiding Binah’s fangs, it let out a sound of disappointment.

[Krrrrrrr……]

Soon, it lowered its head as if to greet someone, raising its back.

But I understood. This wasn’t just a gesture but a prelude to its next attack.

Clank-

The steel back of Binah opened up.

And what was revealed were missiles aimed directly at me.

ROAAAR─!

Each direct hit from those missile strikes would surely cause a massive explosion.

However, letting the missiles go astray and dropping them into the city would only increase the chaos.

In the end, there was only one decision left.

To block the attack and retaliate against Binah.

I couldn’t step back from this spot because of what I represent.

“This pattern is really a pain!”

If only it were like the original story and I could hide behind cover, merely shooting, it might have been simple, but now it seems impossible.

Here was a creature that only groaned in agony even after being hit directly with an implosion shockwave stronger than normal bullets. There was no defeating it with ordinary gunfire.

‘Maybe, with a little risk, it would be possible.’

If Chiharu hasn’t made up her mind yet, until then, I’ll stop it with every method available.

Even if it plunges me into danger.

-Creeeeak-

In that moment of resolution, I opened all my senses to the maximum possible state.

The peak of hypersensitivity. A sensation from the mystical realm beyond human capability was imprinted into my brain.

And as such, I felt a heavy pressure as if all my senses had become heavier. The turmoil that weighed them down continued.

It widened, expanded, and became more intricate.

My senses had now reached a level difficult to measure within the human domain, perceiving everything around me.

“Huff, ugh…!”

The waves of information flooding my brain.

Beyond just strengthening the nervous system, my senses gauged the future, woven from countless possibilities and uncertain variables, step by step.

Something impossible for a normal person.

‘My head is going to explode! Damn it!’

Exhaling painfully, I tried to read them all.

The missiles heading towards me and the preparation for Binah’s slow, normally considered rapid, next patterns appeared before my eyes.

This was the reason I didn’t usually utilize hypersensitivity fully—because it’s a force beyond what the human brain can handle.

In the fleeting moment of breaking down a second into thousands, I could perceive a single minute. Beyond that, I could foresee further into that minute.

I could sense my consciousness rising. The shift of my point of view from the first person to the third person, almost like stepping into someone else’s domain.

For a normal person, staying in that state even for a second would be challenging.

But I was fine.

My hypersensitivity supported those aspects too.

Transforming my senses from human to something else.

That was the essence of hypersensitivity.

“Ha, haa…”

Suffering from a profound headache while splashing around in the sea of sensations, I reached out for what I desired.

Immediately, I aimed a hand at the approaching missiles, triggering the Web Shooter.

In this world slowed down immensely, white fluid emanated from the launching point, forming like dense spider webs shooting towards where I extended my arm.

Very slowly. As if in slow motion.

Whooshhh….

Difficult as this perception still was to get used to, instinctively now I understood the judgment I had to make.

Upon the spider web from the Web Shooter reaching the approaching missile, I pressed the button at the center of the Web Shooter in my left hand, projecting it forward.

All missiles coming from the side were enveloped by the spider web, and with a single hand, I grabbed them. The other hand fired the web toward Binah.

And then—

‘If I go to this thing now…!’

The missiles that were flying toward me were redirected by my spider webs to its master, Binah.

Though to others it might have seemed an action that took just a few seconds, I perceived it differently. How long it felt for me during this entire sequence.

“Huff…”

With labored breathing, I cut off the hypersensitivity.

As the slowed sensations returned to reality, what I had achieved started unfolding swiftly.

BOOOOM─!!

[Kraaaaaaaaa──!!]

Binah, seemingly not expecting the missiles to circle back, emitted a cry of pain while glaring at me.

The citizens and students on the ground who had watched the entire process were stunned.

And then.

[How on earth did you just do that just now…?!]

The shocked admiration from Chihiro, supporting me.

With a smirk at her voice, I replied calmly.

“Please release the limiter.”

[Haa, really! I’m telling you, if you burn everything up, I’m not responsible!]

“Ho ho ho. Mjölnir can’t contain it.”

[Aah, seriously! What are you talking about since before?!]

Peeep-.

The alert tone that rang alongside Chihiro’s dissatisfied words.

And immediately, I could feel it.

The overwhelming energy radiating from the palm of my hand!

“Whoa, damn.”

Is this really something I might die using?

It’s not just thrilling; it could potentially kill me.

But, I have no intention of stopping.

3.

Boooom-

Booooom-

Clang─!!

At that moment.

Everyone fighting the terrorized soldiers on the ground heard it.

The strange sounds emanating from the immense steel serpent floating high in the sky.

And naturally, it drew everyone’s eyes to the blue light.

Light bursts were continuously emitting from Silk, who was battling Binah, just like multiple flashbangs exploding in succession.

Unaware of the exact nature of it, everyone on the ground lifted their heads, question marks forming in their minds, including the terrorized soldiers.

Even though they were in the mysterious transformation called terrorization, they were originally machines and wouldn’t usually lift their heads to look for the source of such sounds, but this time was different.

Right now, there was something compelling even the mechanical ones to lift their heads.

The immense energy observed from yonder skies.

The extremely ominous final moment of the Decagrammaton.

And the signal of the highest-priority target at its core.

It was a moment that commanded them to look.

The unified judgment of the terrorized soldiers.

Because of that, they lifted their heads and saw.

Booooom─!!

The flashes of azure light.

The light of the Brightness illuminating Abidos!

Krrrrr─!!

What followed was a roaring sound that could only be described as thunder.