“Here we go~”
The screen was pitch black. Then, a faint sliver of light pierced through the heavy gloom, falling upon the seven members of Southern Cross.
Faint sounds of cheering like a mountain tsunami echoed, and Jiang Jian Yue’s heart sank as she watched the images before her.
‘Why did it skip directly to Southern Cross’s appearance?’
‘And…’
‘Why give a separate shot of me sleeping in the lounge?’
【What does this mean?】
【Emi drinking black tea.】
【Is this the Opening Ceremony?】
Jiang Jian Yue skipped the OP. The plot continued from where Kazuki Hanatsubame was suffering from her withdrawal reaction, with Rena holding her shoulder to comfort her.
【Is Center Sister unable to perform?】
【Then just let Mizuki-chan be the center.】
【Your Southern Cross girls are just background-dancing nobodies. They probably schemed their way into the center spot.】
That day, Kazuki Hanatsubame went to the Mejiro headquarters in a daze—now in Tokyo City, the name of the neighborhood Mejiro was used to refer to the DRG.
The audience also viewed the DRG headquarters through her eyes.
【Holy crap, Arasaka Tower!】
【↑ It’s not that poor.】
【Are they planning to build a city?】
This was something Jiang Jian Yue also wanted to complain about. It was already the twenty-first century, so why build city walls?
It made Jiang Jian Yue look like a warlord carving out her own territory.
The headquarters building was a bit of a mess back then because of her rampage.
In Kazuki Hanatsubame’s perspective, a deep crater had been smashed into the marble floor in the center of the lobby, and there were still traces of Koji Hattori’s blood around the pit.
【?】
【What happened?】
Seeing that the plot took place after Kazuki Hanatsubame arrived, Jiang Jian Yue breathed a sigh of relief—thankfully, the scene of her beating Koji Hattori wasn’t shown.
Kazuki Hanatsubame was led by Akimoto Miki to the luxurious double doors of Jiang Jian Yue’s office.
She straightened herself up, trying not to look so haggard, but her lack of spirit was visible to the naked eye.
The camera panned to Jiang Jian Yue’s spacious office.
Accompanied by an eery double bass BGM, the Jiang Jian Yue in the video had her back to the door, gazing at the city outside the floor-to-ceiling window.
【Is this… the top of Jiang Tower?】
【Emi’s aura has been getting stronger and stronger in these recent episodes.】
【↑ It’s also getting more and more mysterious.】
【Center Sister is about to cry.】
The camera frequently gave close-ups of Jiang Jian Yue’s pupils. After Kazuki Hanatsubame finished her “resignation declaration” with fear and trembling, Jiang Jian Yue’s ability activated.
A ripple appeared in front of her Blood Pupils — Jiang Jian Yue was certain that such a special effect hadn’t actually existed.
Only then did Jiang Jian Yue realize that from Kazuki Hanatsubame’s perspective, she truly did look like an Antagonist.
Imposing without even being angry, she activated her ability cleanly and decisively, appearing to arrogantly ignore Kazuki Hanatsubame’s opinion.
But at the time, Jiang Jian Yue only wanted to reduce some of the pressure on Kazuki Hanatsubame.
Giving up control of her own body would at least allow her to relax for a while.
Kazuki Hanatsubame, whose eyes had been struggling moments before, instantly lost the highlights in her pupils, turning them into a dead, silent gray.
Then, the highlights flickered back in an incredibly abrupt manner — Meiguan had suggested helping her go deep into her body… That sounded a bit strange.
【Bad woman online!】
【What is this? Kotoamatsukami?】
【So weird, let me look again.】
【What intense pressure.】
【Brainwashing and training, right?】
‘I’m not that twisted!’
Chongzhong had clearly added too much of their own flavor. What was with that ripple?
And that BGM made it seem like she was some mastermind behind the scenes, turning a pure young girl into a killing machine.
【Though, to be fair, the drawing for Kazuki Hanatsubame’s eye switch is very detailed.】
【Is this the power of Money Power?】
【I want Emi-chan to control my body, too.】
【So sexy.】 ‘Can’t even argue with that; it really is sexy.’
Jiang Jian Yue took a sip of cola, somewhat speechless. Before she could complain about the horny comments, the scene changed, and bright colors instantly filled the screen.
The camera arrived at the entrance of the GSAC Athletes Village.
Kaori Onishi’s signature blonde twin-tails hopped across the screen. Even through the display, one could feel her overflowing youthful energy.
【New hairstyle check!】
【This hairstyle screams “loser heroine,” hey!】
【Kaori-chan! My Kaori-chan!】
【Is this the entrance of the loser?】
【Kaori stocks are still rising.】
【It’s already at rock bottom, so any direction is up.】
The group from the Supernatural Club was like a country bumpkin entering a grand manor, marveling at the luxury of the Athletes Village.
However, the warm daily life did not last long.
The BGM became low and heavy.
On the screen, the DRG’s black-clad units were escorting thugs past them. Yuki Asahi stood coldly at the front of the group.
the smile on Kaori Onishi’s face froze.
She called out that name, once, then twice.
The camera gave Yuki Asahi a close-up — he turned his head slightly, his golden eyes lacking any focus.
His gaze seemed to pass through Kaori Onishi and fall into the void.
Then, he turned his head back ruthlessly and continued talking to the staff beside him.
That coldness, that disregard, combined with the way Kaori Onishi’s eyes slowly reddened, had a massive emotional impact.
【You aren’t Yuki Asahi.】
【Is this a different Yuki Asahi?】
【Aaaah!】
【He just didn’t see her, right? He definitely didn’t see her!】
【I’m on Team Kaori this time. She’s so pitiful, ugh.】
【↑ You’re clearly smiling very happily.】
Although Jiang Jian Yue knew the truth was that Yuki Asahi was simply busy with work and hadn’t seen her, the animation’s editing was clearly trying to manufacture conflict.
Jiang Jian Yue felt a bit of schadenfreude because, finally, she wasn’t the only one being manipulated by the editing.
“This is the art of editing,” Meiguan commented in her mind. “It seems the theme of this episode is ‘Distance’.”
The scene shifted again, and the color palette instantly became dark and oppressive.
Chichibu Deep Mountains, Saitama Prefecture.
Changshi God’s bloated body trudged through dead leaves, his rat-like panic portrayed vividly.
In front of an abandoned shrine, the masked man from the Curtain Cluster appeared like a ghost.
His confidence in controlling everything stood in sharp contrast to the Dark Crow Unit that rushed out afterward.
The battle broke out instantly.
However, all the fighting seemed laughable when that 2.5-meter-tall monster fell.
The Semi-Devourer.
The animation team gave this monster a huge presence. Every swing of its bone spikes was accompanied by exaggerated wind pressure and sonic booms.
The elites of the Curtain Cluster and the swordsmen of the Dark Crow Unit were like fragile toys before it.
【Masked bro just lowered the value of all masked characters.】
【This monster is too strong, isn’t it?】
【Anything that makes it into the OP is no ordinary beast.】
The plot progressed until nightfall. Changshi God and the Semi-Devourer attacked some hikers and settled down.
【Wait? Why is Hannibal here?】
【The art of being human.】
【So this fat guy also thinks cannibalism is disgusting and refuses to look?】
The previously low BGM suddenly vanished, and the sound of the wind in the background disappeared with it.
【Hm?】
“There’s something… above us.” No. 4’s voice trembled.
In the upper part of the screen, the originally pitch-black night sky was suddenly shrouded by an even deeper shadow.
【Dun-dun-dun!】
Jiang Jian Yue was suspended in mid-air, her black combat suit fluttering despite the lack of wind. Those blood-red eyes showed no emotional fluctuation.
【Isn’t that my Goddess of Death?】
【The clothes are so cool.】
【The shoulder cape feels a bit like a nun’s habit. Is she Storm?】
【It’s clearly Igniz.】
【By the way, from this angle, can we see her underwear?】 — ‘Yuanming! Open your eyes and look closely! There are long pants under the combat skirt!?’
The Semi-Devourer soared into the air, only to be swatted back to the ground like a ball.
【The Semi-Devourer is such a good ball.】
【Wait, is this Emi-chan’s real strength?】
【So she was holding back before?】
It really wasn’t like that. Previously, Jiang Jian Yue’s battles that were portrayed head-on in the animation—aside from the battle with the rookie Devourer G—were only the battle against Ikeda Sachi and the battle against the 10003 Unit.
Back then, she hadn’t yet harvested those prisoner corpses from Nakajima at Lake Toya, so she wasn’t that strong.
Furthermore, she now had the boost from her combat suit.
【Emi tilting her head is so cute.】
【Why did Emi-chan’s Insect Blade turn into a sword?】
【Qi Trace? Is this the ability of that Qi Trace guy from before?】
【Holy crap!】
Jiang Jian Yue’s abdomen was pierced by a laser, which was followed by a display of her incredibly abnormal Rapid Recovery ability.
The current Jiang Jian Yue could basically recover from anything as long as she wasn’t instantly obliterated into dust.
【The blood hole is so sexy.】
【Does this show really not need censorship?】
【Being called a monster by a monster, she’s invincible.】
【This really is a monster.】
【Me, when I play Mount & Blade with a cheat for 100% health regen per second.】
The Semi-Devourer continuously fired lasers, but Jiang Jian Yue waved her hand casually. Pale Grey Flames instantly consumed it, leaving it only able to wail and scream in agony.
【So that’s where her registered skill came from.】
【↑ Emi already used it in Koji Hattori’s OVA.】
【Is Cuiyue really not her long-lost sister?】
【Jiang’s dad’s genetic material is so strong he can produce two identical daughters with even the same abilities, huh?】
【Actually… Jiang Jian Yue’s backstory says she has an older sister.】
【↑ Is that so? Why are you telling me this?】
Immediately afterward, the camera turned to Changshi God.
The once-mighty Archbishop was now shedding tears and snot as he begged for mercy.
Jiang Jian Yue floated closer, reached out, and choked his neck, which was buried under rolls of fat.
“Do you think… I need… your information?”
“My subordinates died.”
“Simply… to catch… a piece of trash like you.”
“I originally… intended to interrogate you.”
“But… it doesn’t matter anymore.”
With those few cold lines of dialogue, the screen went black.
Crack.
A crisp sound of bone snapping was exceptionally piercing in the darkness.
【Antagonist vs. Antagonist.】
【Are you kidding? A minor lackey like that is worthy of being called an antagonist?】
【What kind of antagonist are you?】
【Great Leader Emi loves her soldiers like her own children.】
【She’s making me cry. She could have gotten more information, but she just killed him for the sake of a few low-level soldiers.】
‘What do you mean “a few soldiers”…? Those were vibrant lives!’ — Saying that felt a bit like a hot-blooded shonen protagonist’s line, which was why Jiang Jian Yue didn’t say it.
‘Because I’m an Antagonist. An Antagonist can’t say such hot-blooded lines. Things like bonds or friendship feel weird coming out of my mouth.’
……
After the black screen, there was the sound of raging wind.
The screen gradually brightened. A pale grey meteor streaked across the sky above Tokyo, quickly landing in front of the New National Stadium.
Then, she “rapturously” reached out her hand, “pinching” the entire stadium in her palm.
【What does this mean?】
【Look at those little white gloves!】
【Emi-chan wearing gloves is so sexy. I’m feeling something. It would be even sexier if they were lace gloves.】
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