"Hmph!"
Snapping out of her extreme shock, Tatsumaki's tsundere instincts made her retort subconsciously.
Han Sen's golden eyes gazed at the legally loli in his arms, who had yet to realize something was amiss, and he did not argue much with Tatsumaki.
He merely wrapped his arm around her slender, almost ungraspable waist, and with a slight pull, he turned her entire body around.
Then, he raised his other hand, pointing towards the ruins of half a city below, which had been almost completely leveled by the aftershocks of their battle.
"If we keep fighting, the destruction caused by the Monsters will far exceed ours."
Han Sen's gaze swept over the ravaged land below, and a hint of playfulness flickered in the depths of his calm golden eyes: "Tatsumaki, as a Hero, you wouldn't want to see such a scene of devastation, would you?"
As if in response to his words, the Heroes and survivors who had escaped disaster on the ground began to peek out from their hiding places in the ruins.
They looked up at the two god-like figures, one golden and one green, in the sky, with eyes mixed with awe and fear, filled with dread and reverence for the unknown and the Monsters.
Tatsumaki was all too familiar with such gazes.
Beings like her and Han Sen, who could change weather phenomena and destroy cities with a mere wave of their hands, had long surpassed the understanding of ordinary people, and even Heroes.
When they were this strong, what essential difference was there between a Hero and a disaster-bringing Monster?
They were all just Monsters that could crush them at any time.
Tatsumaki: !!!
She subconsciously followed Han Sen's gaze, and her consciousness immediately cleared in shock.
She wasn't shocked by the secondary destruction they had caused—she was already used to that kind of thing.
What shocked her was…
This guy, Han Sen, had actually pulled her over so easily, despite her being protected by layers of Psychokinesis?!
And… and his hand, at some point, had… had… had casually embraced her!!!
A warm, powerful palm pressed tightly against her skin through the thin swimsuit fabric, sending waves of scorching sensation that made her heart race.
"Han Sen, you… you bastard!! Who, who… who allowed you to hug me without permission—!!!"
A surge of heat rushed from her feet to her head, and Tatsumaki's face instantly turned bright red, even redder than when she was confessed to earlier!
Amidst her piercing screams, she thrashed wildly in Han Sen's arms like a cat whose tail had been stepped on, flailing her small fists against his chest, which was harder than alloy.
However, Tatsumaki's struggles, in front of Han Sen, who had entered another dimension of power after activating his Super Saiyan form, seemed more like a defiant wildcat baring its fangs, only adding to the amusement.
What made her feel even stranger was that her urge to unleash her Psychokinesis and blast away this rude person didn't seem very strong, as if…
Her deepest instincts weren't resisting this strong and powerful embrace at all!
—What… what the hell is going on!!!
A strange sense of contradiction constantly assailed the blank emotional area in her mind, and Tatsumaki was genuinely flustered now.
She was afraid that, just as Han Sen said, her power would once again spiral out of control and completely wipe the less than half-remaining K City off the map.
She was even more afraid that this Han Sen guy was saying he liked her, but was actually just toying with her!
Noticing the girl's flustered and bewildered complex emotions in his arms, Han Sen, who had been savoring the delicate softness beneath his palm, stopped his movements, and a fleeting hint of heartache and pity flashed in his eyes.
His identity as a transmigrator made him fully aware of Tatsumaki's tragic childhood.
He knew that beneath her tough, cold, and awkward personality, there was actually a gentle heart that feared hurting others with her abilities, thus keeping everyone at arm's length.
Han Sen knew he wasn't a good person.
Nonsense, he wasn't even human.
—He was labeled a Monster by Psykos right from the start, leaving him no choice.
—When fighting, he would strike especially hard, usually killing his enemies directly, his hands stained with the vengeful spirits of those who died with unclosed eyes.
—The local gangs who tried to bully outsiders were taught a lesson by him and are still in the ICU, cosplaying as vegetables.
—He always accepted beautiful members of the opposite sex who threw themselves into his arms because of his looks, though more often than not, he was just seeking excitement, releasing the pressure of survival through indulgence.
—But! Even I, like this, have things I want to protect!
—Tatsumaki, Fubuki, Psykos… the homeless human and Monster girls in this world… I will protect them!
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His internal monologue seemed long, but in reality, Han Sen's distraction was only for a moment.
Snapping back to reality, he immediately hid the pity in his eyes; Tatsumaki wouldn't want to see such a thing.
For a tsundere like her, pity would undoubtedly only have the opposite effect.
Having confirmed what he wanted, Han Sen looked again at the green-haired loli still subconsciously struggling in his arms, and a contradictory feeling suddenly arose in his heart: wanting to crush and bully her, yet also wanting to cherish and protect her carefully.
He wanted both!
Indeed, when a man is thinking about lewd things, he gets sentimental!
But…
So what?
Maintaining species reproduction is just fulfilling the tasks given by DNA and instinct!
And in this regard, the strong should work harder!!
"Sorry, I accidentally just hugged you!"
Collecting his thoughts, Han Sen apologized deliberately and concisely.
Tatsumaki: "…"
"This… what kind of apology is this?!"
Sure enough, upon hearing this, Tatsumaki was no longer confused, so angry that she almost bit through her silver teeth.
She was about to erupt again but was interrupted mid-spell by Han Sen's next words.
"But between opposite sexes, especially when there's mutual attraction, such involuntary actions should be forgivable, right?"
"I just made a mistake that all men make."
Han Sen lowered his head, his golden eyes gazing closely into the infuriated emerald pupils in his arms, his tone becoming gentle and sincere.
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"And as an amazing Hero who has saved countless people, and also a beautiful girl who possesses qualities like sexiness and cuteness, being liked by someone is a perfectly normal thing, isn't it?"
He paused, as if giving her time to think, and then asked softly in an almost seductive tone: "What do you think, Tatsumaki?"
Fierce attack!!
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Tatsumaki: "…"
(Tatsumaki: Bah! You're despicable! You just lust after my body!!)
(Han Sen: No seat—!!)
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