Bang bang bang!
"Open the door! I saw you!"
"Scumbag! Open up now!"
"Don't think you can hide!"
"Prepare to breach!"
=????(??? ????)
Feeling the commotion behind him, Kamishiro broke out in a cold sweat.
This was… the rhythm of impending doom!
He looked around, searching for a place backstage where he could hide.
But…
It was useless!
It wasn't that there was nowhere to hide, it was that once he hid he would truly be finished!
The backstage area was tiny. Where could he possibly hide?
Once those beasts got in, they'd definitely turn the place upside down. Hiding was pointless!
Damn it!
He had come so discreetly how did the news leak out?!
Kamishiro did not believe these guys were all here just for Momo. Just look at the stuff in their hands it didn't match at all!
Isn't this going to cause public panic?!
Where are the police?!
Right!
The police!
This kind of situation should be handled by the police!
Kamishiro immediately pulled out his phone. As long as they could protect him!
Even if a poker-faced mayo freak showed up, he'd accept it!
"Hello, this is xxx venue. There are people causing a disturbance!"
After saying that, Kamishiro quickly hung up. There was no time to waste!
He did not have time to explain everything in detail to the operator. Before the police arrived he had to find a way to survive on his own!
After all, this was the back door. If even the back door was surrounded, then the front entrance…
The more he thought about it, the more Kamishiro felt his days were numbered.
With the abilities of those beasts, breaching the door would only take an instant!
Wait!
Why was it suddenly quiet outside?
Kamishiro was confused. Didn't they say they were going to breach?
He had stalled here for so long, why hadn't he felt any more impacts from behind?
Gulp.
Kamishiro swallowed. Not knowing what was going on, a bold idea suddenly formed in his mind.
Since there was no good solution right now, why not take a look at what was actually happening?
Maybe he'd find a way out.
No sooner said than done. Kamishiro opened the door.
What he saw were several extremely broad backs blocking his view!
Then came a gentle teenage voice:
"No one is allowed to enter. A meet-and-greet is currently in progress here!"
Kamishiro: {{(°△°; "}}!
Holy crap?!
Whose voice is that coming from such a huge guy?!
Kamishiro looked at that familiar figure in horror, it was that big dumb guy, the same one who had lifted him up at the entrance earlier!
Young hero, isn't there something wrong with your voice?!
With a voice like that, why are you even working as security? Wouldn't it be better to become a voice actor or a VTuber?!
Of course, that was just his internal snark. In this situation, Kamishiro felt that security was great—security was amazing!
Standing behind him, Kamishiro felt an unprecedented sense of safety!
Heh heh~ trying to catch me!
You dogs!
Just wait!
After confirming that he was safe for the moment, Kamishiro's expression gradually became more smug.
If he didn't feel it was still a bit risky, he would have gone out to provoke them directly!
…
At this moment,
Kaidou Shun known as the "Jet-Black Wings," stared grimly at the hulking men in front of him.
Just moments ago, these few people had effortlessly stopped their attempted breach!
Clearly they were only a handful, yet they stood firm against forces several times their number!
A formidable enemy!
An absolute formidable enemy!
"Hehehehehe!"
Shun laughed a twisted kind of laugh his grin almost stretching to his ears.
Kamishiro: "Holy crap! He's doing the crooked smile thing—big guy, hurry up and rip his mouth apart!"
Big Guy: "..."
Hearing the cowardly yet annoying voice behind him, the big guy's brain froze for two seconds. Clearly, he couldn't understand why someone deserved such cruelty just for smiling crookedly.
Also—
Why should I listen to you?!
The big guy crossed his arms and stood still. He wanted to see what would happen after that crooked smile.
"Very good! You've got guts! To fight me even while I'm sealed to a standstill, I Jet-Black Wings acknowledges you!"
Shun struck what he thought was a cool pose!
His left hand covered one eye, while his bandaged right hand arrogantly pointed at the big guy, like a provoked king!
Sensing the silence around him, Shun's crooked smile grew even wider. This was exactly the effect he wanted!
Then, staring sharply at the big guy, he shouted, "Next, I'm going to release the seal! Don't dieeeee!!!"
As he spoke, Shun began furiously unwrapping the bandages in front of everyone's stunned gazes!
But…
It seemed he had wrapped them a bit too tightly earlier.
After struggling for a long time he discovered that aside from making himself look even more miserable it achieved absolutely nothing.
Faced with this situation, even Shun couldn't help but show a hint of embarrassment in his eyes.
Even so, he stubbornly kept talking.
"Hmph! Has my power increased again? If you want to run, now is your last chance! Once I unseal my right hand, you won't have any opportunity left!"
"..."
The onlookers couldn't help feeling secondhand embarrassment for him, staring as if they were watching a circus clown.
Bro, are you planning to go make a name for yourself in Gotham City or something?
Isn't chūnibyō supposed to be a middle-school or maybe high-school sophomore thing? You're already a third-year high schooler!
It's time to graduate!
Shun ignored them all and continued unwrapping his bandages on his own.
Finally!
Through sheer persistence, he—
"I did it! Prepare to receive the wrath of the Jet-Black Wings—"
Bang!
Before he could finish, there was a loud bang. The excitement in his eyes slowly faded, and his body collapsed like a limp noodle.
"…wrath…"
"Ah, sorry. I accidentally bumped into you."
After Shun fell, the culprit gradually revealed himself.
Only to see—
A brownish-yellow–haired boy in a police uniform walked out, carrying a "rocket launcher" on his shoulder.
Looking at Shun sprawled on the ground, the boy pretended to be surprised and said, "Oh, there was still one more person? Sorry about that—I just bumped into you."
Kamishiro: "..."
That was on purpose, right?!
This guy definitely did it on purpose! How could you not notice such a huge chunni?!
And that familiar face, and that familiar rocket launcher…
Gulp.
It's Sougo, right? It's definitely Sougo!
He should've realized earlier, Gin-san and Hijikata were already here so how could this bastard be missing?!
Seriously, doesn't Tokyo have any other police officers?!
Why are they all super sadists?!
He remembered that when he was still around, the Tokyo police weren't like this at all! Where did all those polite civil servants go?
Your sudden inclusiveness is way too strong!
So why exactly did you show up anyway?!
Are you here to arrest Hijikata?
That tsundere bastard is at the front entrance!
Sougo's appearance successfully plunged the scene into silence.
This was not just respect for his profession it was… respect for the rocket launcher in his hands!
The minors nearby were completely stunned. Even though most of them weren't into military weapons—
They still knew what a rocket launcher was!
Is this really something a normal police officer can get?!
Is he actually some kind of terrorist?!
For the first time, everyone began to doubt the authenticity of a police uniform.
Sougo ignored the horrified stares around him. After poking Shun with the rocket launcher and confirming he was still alive, he stopped paying attention to him.
Then he turned to the crowd. "Did someone just call the police?"
Hearing that,
Kamishiro instantly understood everything. Great—now he knew why Sougo had shown up…
Since when did Tokyo police have such a terrifying response speed?!
He had just finished the call!
Kamishiro had every reason to suspect this guy had already been on his way to snipe Hijikata!
At this moment, facing Sougo with a rocket launcher on his shoulder the crowd began to retreat.
If it were just security, even these muscle monsters would not scare them much.
After all, not breaking through was only temporary. Once their main force arrived they could still crush them!
But!
Once the police got involved, it was a different story. They knew very well what assaulting an officer meant.
It wasn't worth ruining themselves over a Kamishiro.
And besides…
They didn't think sheer numbers could beat a rocket launcher.
If that thing actually fired, no amount of people would help!
They'd just be feeding the enemy free experience points!
Tokyo's police were getting more and more outrageous!
Some of the smarter "beasts" had already started taking photos of Sougo, planning to file a complaint at the police station later!
"Has everyone already left?"
Seeing no one answer, Sougo scratched his head. Not finding the person who made the call made him feel like the trip was wasted.
As for gatherings like this…
Their police station did that every day anyway~
Since nothing particularly serious had happened, he didn't really care.
"So what's going on here, then?"
Even if he didn't care much, since he was already here he might as well understand the situation.
"..."
"Hm? Why isn't anyone talking?"
He remembered it being pretty lively when he arrived.
"Um… officer, I think it might be because of the thing you're holding?"
"Oh, you mean this? This is actually—wait, were you the one who just spoke?!"
Sougo looked at the big guy in surprise. Wasn't this voice a bit too mismatched with that body?
"…Officer, I think you should explain the thing on your shoulder first. That thing… really shouldn't be appearing on the street."
Even the most vicious criminals wouldn't casually stroll around carrying a rocket launcher!
"Oh, oh, it's not what you're thinking."
Seeing the big guy's expression, Sougo suddenly understood what he meant, and a little devilish smile crept onto his face.
"Forget it. Explaining is too much trouble. I'll just demonstrate for you."
Everyone: ???
Demonstrate?
Rocket launcher?
On the street?
Maybe take a look yourself and see if those three words belong together?!
Then, to everyone's shock, they realized he was serious—
Because… he aimed the rocket launcher straight at Shun, who was already lying on the ground!
!!!
"Bro!!
You're actually serious about this?!"
There was no time to think. The people around immediately turned and ran for their lives, are even lunatics allowed to become police officers now?!
"Don't!"
The big dumb guy's eyes turned red. Putting his reputation as Tokyo's finest security guard on the line he decided he absolutely could not let something like this happen during his career!
If that thing really fired, it wouldn't be just one or two casualties!
His job would be over!
However—
Too late!
By the time he rushed forward, Sougo had already pressed the switch.
And then…
Puff puff puff~
A thick jet of water blasted straight into Shun's face, successfully waking the Jet-Black Wings from his slumber.
It's just that… this method of waking him up was a bit too wet!
"Huh? What happened to me… why am I still dizzy… pffft!!!"
Bang!
Σ_(???」∠)
Before he could stay conscious for even two seconds, the Jet-Black Wings passed out again—successfully!
The reason?
Sougo had reacted.
He casually sidestepped the big dumb guy's desperate, all-out tackle.
Well, the big dumb guy did react too, but… by then, he had already lost control of his body!
He could only watch helplessly as this chuuni teenager went from unconscious → awake → unconscious again…
How should one put it—youth really is amazing. Sleeps so well!
Even in such a soaking-wet environment, he could drift right back off~
Sougo: "Well, that's how you use this thing. So, can someone tell me what actually happened now?"
"..."
At that moment, the scene fell into an eerie silence.
Everyone felt a strong urge to beat up that police officer. This guy's personality was even worse than that bastard at the front entrance!
If it weren't for the water cannon on his shoulder—
They would've jumped him already!
Yes, that's right. It was only because of the weapon disparity. Definitely not because they were scared!
…
At this time—
After witnessing Sougo's entire rampage, Kamishiro quietly closed the door.
Terrifying.
Absolutely terrifying.
So terrifying that Kamishiro didn't even have the courage to go out and observe up close.
Sure enough, if something like a large-scale riot breaks out, it's better to leave it to the director to handle.
As an AV director, he should be a professional at this, right?
Fully geared up, Kamishiro successfully found Director Hase beside Momo.
When he saw the crowd, Kamishiro was surprised to find that things were moving a bit faster than he had expected.
And also… a lot more explosively than he'd imagined.
At this moment, standing opposite Miss Momo was a pervert wearing purple Gengar-themed triangular briefs, wildly flexing his muscles!
!!!
This is already at the level where he could be arrested on the spot, isn't it?!
Back at the train station, people wearing nothing but underwear were immediately hauled off for "education"!
Triangle briefs are practically a cult!
However, Kamishiro forgot one thing—this was an AV actress meet-and-greet, not a train station.
Here, as long as you were not completely naked, the tolerance level was very high.
For example, Director Hase was actually quite fond of this Gengar guy. He thought the man's muscles were pretty impressive!
This scared Kamishiro so much that he hurriedly dragged Director Hase away afraid the atmosphere would heat up even more.
In a corner—
Kamishiro explained everything that had just happened to Director Hase.
Hearing this,
Director Hase showed an extremely reassuring smile.
"Hahahaha, Kamishiro, you just haven't seen enough of the world yet. Leave it to me!
I've got experience with this kind of thing!"
With that, Director Hase headed toward the back door.
As an AV director, he had been surrounded by overzealous fans plenty of times before. He was not nervous at all!
Besides, wasn't there still a police officer over there?
Tokyo police—no matter how ridiculous they were, how ridiculous could they really be?
Just like that, Director Hase fearlessly stepped out through the door.
Kamishiro watched his back with sparkling eyes.
At that moment—
A hero had appeared!
…
One minute later—
Still that same corner~
A soaking-wet Director Hase squatted there, lighting a cigarette with a deeply melancholic expression.
"Life is unpredictable… why can people like that become police officers?"
Kamishiro: (???)
Facts proved that this director's life experience wasn't all that rich either!