Chapter 31
"What is this...?"
Looking at the little boy who had just fallen from the sky, Chuuya Nakahara felt that he was increasingly unable to understand this strange world.
Looking at the child wearing a light-colored T-shirt and a light gold scarf, with the huge metal can on his back and the city shrouded in red mist in the background, Chuuya Nakahara always had a sense of unreality.
It looks like some kind of cyberpunk concept art...
I was actually dreaming, right...?
Before Chuuya could recover, the child opposite him spoke first.
"Mr. Nakahara Chuuya?"
Startled by the sudden noise, Chuuya Nakahara made a "super fierce" face: "What!"
Seeing Chuuya Nakahara's face change instantly, the golden-haired boy blinked: "Hello, I'm Exupéry."
"I came here specifically because I was assigned the task of obstructing you. Please take care of me."
Nakahara Chuuya, who had never met such an honest person before: ...This feels weird?
↑This person clearly hasn't met Robert or Kenji Miyazawa.
"A terrifying defensive ability and this distinctive appearance... You're the UN ability user that Motojiro mentioned before?"
In fact, Chuuya Nakahara already knew, but he just asked the question subconsciously.
“If you’re asking if I’m a member of UN, then yes I am.” Exupéry looked a little puzzled. “But may I ask who Motojiro Yui is?”
Faced with this profound question, Chuuya Nakahara remained silent for two seconds.
"lemon."
Exupé suddenly realized.
"Ah! It's that strange person!"
Chuuya Nakahara: ...From now on, let's just call him Wei Ji Lemon, it's easier to recognize.
It feels like anyone who has ever been an enemy of Motojiro Iwai would immediately recognize the word "lemon" just by mentioning it.
After a moment of silence, Exupéry, who was not in a hurry to begin with, stood quietly and watched him, seemingly wondering why he had suddenly fallen silent.
Sensing something was amiss, Chuuya Nakahara decided to skip the topic. He glanced at Exupéry, whose face still bore a youthful innocence, and couldn't help but make a sarcastic remark.
"Is the UN some kind of third-rate organization? They actually send kids out on missions."
Exupé looked at Chuuya Nakahara strangely: "Can't children carry out missions?"
"I feel like you're asking a pointless question—if even children have to go to war, then it's like the world is doomed no matter where it is."
Seeing Exupé skillfully wielding his weapon, Nakahara was unsure what expression to make.
"That means there's no hope left."
Exupé completely missed the point of Chuuya Nakahara's sentiments.
"Is it possible to provide for someone unconditionally just because it's a hope? That's really strange."
Picking up the RPG hanging on the gas canister, Exupé calmly looked at Chuuya Nakahara.
"Everyone should do what they can—that's what Barry has always told me."
Aiming at Chuuya Nakahara, who had a look of utter disbelief on his face, Exupéry swiftly pulled the trigger.
"Is this what you call doing what you can?"
With a single palm strike, he deflected the incoming projectiles—of course, he used his ability; Chuuya Nakahara instinctively raised his hand and flung out three bullets.
Under the influence of Chuuya Nakahara's special ability, the bullet seemed to have just left the barrel, easily hitting Exupéry, who neither dodged nor flinched.
However, apart from being knocked back by the impact of the bullet, Exupé was completely unaffected and continued loading the RPG with a calm expression.
"Tsk, holding a lemon bomb and getting no harm...?"
Taking out a few more bullets, Chuuya Nakahara aimed this time at the ammunition in Exupé's hand.
However, before Chuuya Nakahara could make a move, Exupé astutely discovered Chuuya Nakahara's intentions.
"Huh? This won't work."
He flipped the safety off and this time Exupé fired without even aiming.
The result was that it naturally deviated to a certain level.
There was no need to dodge at all; the bullet flew past Chuuya Nakahara without even grazing him, and crashed into the building behind him once again.
Completely unaware of the significance of this action, Chuuya Nakahara took the opportunity to aim carefully and threw the bullet at the rocket launcher.
After firing the ammunition, Exupé immediately hid the rocket launcher behind his back. Because he was still carrying a gas canister, Exupé didn't dare to turn around. After thinking for two seconds, he took off the gas canister and threw it aside.
"It's too far away to be of any use..."
Looking at Chuuya Nakahara on the roof of another building, Exupéry thought for a moment and then took out a grenade.
He carefully pulled the pin and threw the grenade, but it landed awkwardly between the two objects.
"I'm increasingly convinced you're just here to be funny... Huh?"
The grenade exploded, easily blowing away large sections of the building when it was thrown at the edge of the roof, further reducing the already limited standing space for Chuuya Nakahara.
Realizing something, Chuuya Nakahara turned around and looked around. Sure enough, he found that only the rooftops of the two buildings where he and Exupé were standing were above the smoke.
The rooftops of the two buildings are very close together, seemingly a twin tower design, making all the surrounding buildings shorter.
The only directions to move forward are forward and backward; there are no turns. However, ahead lies a defensive superhuman carrying a gas canister and wielding a rocket launcher.
There's no need to attack him with great effort; just squeezing his foothold will eventually force him to either retreat or charge forward to fight.
Thinking about it carefully, the child just said that he was "assigned the task of blocking".
"Just obstruction..." Chuuya Nakahara gripped the brim of his hat, his smile slightly sinister. "A strategy of stalling for time as much as possible because you know you can't win?"
"Isn't that a bit too naive?"
As he sprinted forward and flung the bullets in his hand, Chuuya Nakahara leaped up instantly just as Exupé instinctively hid the rocket launcher behind his back.
With his ability activated, Chuuya Nakahara easily crossed the large gap between the two buildings and crashed directly onto the roof of the other building.
Eksup's pupils dilated slightly as he realized what was happening, and he tried to pull out the rocket launcher behind him.
However, Chuuya Nakahara had already rushed forward and pressed down on Exupé's head.
"Gravity manipulation!"
With gravity increasing several times greater than normal, Exupéry, whose strength was actually similar to that of an ordinary child, immediately collapsed to the ground.
"So it's easy to solve?"
Clap his hands and stand up, Chuuya Nakahara looked triumphantly at Exupéry, who was lying on the ground.
"The gravity manipulation will last for five hours, so just stay put during that time."
Lying on the ground with his face turned outwards, Exupéry managed to catch a glimpse of Nakahara Chuuya.
"If you stay here too."
"Impossible, I still want..."
As he spoke, Chuuya Nakahara subconsciously glanced at Exupé's hand holding the rocket launcher, only to find that Exupé wasn't actually holding it.
He was holding a pistol.
pistol?
Chuuya Nakahara was taken aback for a moment, then instantly realized what was happening.
Gas canisters!
The gas canister was just tossed aside by Exupé! Right in this direction!
The moment that thought crossed my mind, a gunshot rang out.
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