Shiina Mahiru?
Zhao Hao thought the name sounded familiar, like the heroine of some anime series.
The world he'd transmigrated to was interesting, not only was it the main world setting of Nexus, but there were also heroines from slice-of-life anime. He'd even encountered one. Was he the chosen one?
He supposed it was possible. He was both a transmigrator and one who'd become the Nexus by merging with the Light, and he was now encountering these heroine characters. If he thought about it, he was the true protagonist of this world.
The sky was overcast, and there was a muffled rumble of thunder. Zhao Hao suddenly remembered that Goromaki Shin'ya had said he'd be waiting for him on the rooftop at noon.
He decided to eat first and go later. Shin'ya had just said noon, not a specific time.
“Zhao Hao-senpai, I heard you beat up a lot of delinquents back in your sophomore year. You're just a high school student. How are you so strong? Does your family run a martial arts dojo?”
As they were eating, Shiina Mahiru abruptly asked Zhao Hao about his amazing martial arts skills.
Ordinary high school students, even if they were physically strong, just had natural talent. But beating up several delinquents required more than just physical strength. They say it's hard to fight against four hands with two. Ordinary people could only cower in fear when facing two or more opponents.
Only someone who had practiced truly would have such skills. But a high school student, let alone working out or practicing combat, would be exhausted just sweeping the floor.
So in Shiina Mahiru's mind, it had to be something like a martial arts dojo passed down through generations in the family.
Zhao Hao shook his head and said, "No, it's just that I want to live."
That was right. Zhao Hao's five years of devilish night training were all for the sake of survival. He wasn't an Adaptable, so if he were defeated, the Light might leave his body.
Now, Zhao Hao was the Light itself. If he were truly defeated, he would die. The Light wouldn't leave his body, it would dissipate with him as he became light.
Zhao Hao didn't want to die, so he could only make himself stronger.
“Live?”
Shiina Mahiru tilted her head. She hadn't expected a simple question about his skills to lead to such a heavy topic as wanting to live.
At that moment, Shiina Mahiru felt a strong curiosity about Zhao Hao. To have such powerful skills to survive, why? Could it be that this senpai, who outwardly seemed to have abilities others envied, also had a past that others couldn't bear?
“Nothing. Shiina-kouhai, I’m going to finish eating."
Zhao Hao nodded at Shiina Mahiru and got up to leave.
Shiina Mahiru watched Zhao Hao leave, sensing a kind of loneliness in him. This loneliness was similar to hers, but Zhao Hao's was even heavier.
Leaving the cafeteria, Zhao Hao looked up at the gathering clouds in the sky. The air was noticeably humid, and it would rain in less than half an hour. It would be raining all day.
Thinking this, Zhao Hao walked toward the rooftop of the teaching building. He climbed the stairs, one step at a time, and reached the rooftop.
As soon as he arrived on the rooftop, a purple-black energy attack struck. Zhao Hao glanced at it and then instantly disappeared from where he stood. The purple-black energy attack hit the ground, creating a hole.
Goromaki Shin'ya's attack missed. He turned to look, and a leg kicked toward his temple. He hurriedly raised his arm to block it.
In an instant, Goromaki Shin'ya’s arm was hit, and he stumbled back several steps, using his hand to grab onto the railing of the rooftop to stop himself.
Zhao Hao turned to look at Goromaki, sneering, "You attack me as soon as you see me, Goromaki Shin’ya. Is this your way of welcoming guests?"
“Heh, I asked you to come find me, so you went to eat first. I can't just wait idly for these fifteen minutes, can I?”
Goromaki Shin’ya shook his right arm. It was indeed a bit sore. He hadn't expected Zhao Hao to be so strong. Was this guy’s leg made of steel?
“So you're the one who wants to see me? You're the one who broke the defense first. Goromaki Shin'ya, what game are you playing?”
Zhao Hao looked directly at Goromaki. This guy was so carefree, he acted on a whim.
Goromaki Shin'ya spread his arms and smiled. "I told you, I'm playing a game, a game of the Dark Giant as the Light Giant’s teacher. How about it? Sounds like a good game, right?”
“It’s incredibly boring. If all you want to talk about is this, then I declare you can go. ”
Zhao Hao took out his Evolution Trust and unsheathed it. The Evolution Trust emitted a large amount of pale red light that enveloped him. The light was so bright that it was impossible to look directly at it.
Two seconds later, the pale red light disappeared. The silver-colored Nexus stood in front of Goromaki Shin'ya at human size.
“Whoa, that's aggressive.”
Goromaki Shin’ya hadn’t expected Zhao Hao to unsheathe his transformation device and transform without a word. He was too impulsive, wasn’t he?
“But your opponent isn't me. Since you're so eager to fight, I'll find someone to play with you.”
Goromaki Shin'ya snapped his fingers, and then a dark Ultraman appeared out of thin air in front of him.
This Dark Giant had two horns on its head, its eyes and chest timer were completely black, and its body was a combination of red and black. It had two red stripes under its eyes, like tears.
The Dark Giant uttered a chilling voice, "Hehehe, I am Dark Faust. Where there is light, there is shadow, and I am your shadow. I am also the endless darkness that devours the light."
Goromaki Shin'ya sneered, “Just as Dark Faust said, he is your shadow. Your light is as strong as his darkness is. If you can beat him, you’ll have the right to fight me. Now it’s your turn.”
“Dark Faust.”
This guy had never appeared before. Zhao Hao had fought directly with Goromaki Shin'ya the first two times, he’d almost forgotten about this guy.
“Light, let the darkness devour you!”
Dark Faust ran forward, jumped a few steps, and slammed his right knee toward Nexus.
“Shadow? To put it bluntly, you’re not even a copy, just a low-quality knock-off. How dare you talk about devouring the light?”
Nexus leaned to the side, raised his leg, and kicked Dark Faust’s knee. Nexus was stronger, and he kicked Faust away.
As Dark Faust retreated in mid-air, he rolled over and landed safely on the ground. But before he could steady himself, Zhao Hao kicked him directly in the face. However, he also released a green energy attack from his palm, attacking Nexus. Nexus caught the energy attack with his bare hand and extinguished it.
“Is that all you’ve got?”
Nexus nonchalantly patted the non-existent dust off his chest.
“You’re too cocky!”
Dark Faust clenched his fists and rushed forward to engage Nexus in close combat. But his hand-to-hand combat skills were far inferior to Nexus’s. He wasn’t being beaten up, but it was close.