Chapter 60 Hamano Tsukasa
“What’s wrong with Sato Shinichi? He takes leave without even telling me!”
Muttering with some dissatisfaction, Kazumi slumped dejectedly onto the table, holding a small plain rice ball, chewing on it listlessly.
Of course, the reason for Kazumi’s dejection was definitely not her boyfriend’s unannounced departure.
It was more like…
“Plain rice balls are not food for humans at all, I really want to eat meat…”
Muttering with a blank expression, Kazumi looked helplessly at the rice ball in her hand, which she had already crushed with a bite but still hadn’t found anything inside.
However, even if she bit the entire rice ball to pieces, she wouldn’t find any filling inside, after all, it was made by Kazumi herself this morning, and besides the rice and seaweed, there was nothing else at all.
After being fed by Sato Shinichi with a clear conscience for a while, Kazumi turned into an emotionless eating machine. A few days ago, she could still pretend to make braised chicken to exchange food.
But after the chicken brother that Kazumi used for experiments contributed its last bit of usefulness, Kazumi’s flattened wallet could only afford plain meals of rice balls at every meal.
Fortunately, her own ‘food ticket’ was quite sensible in this regard, not caring what she made. Even with a rice ball, he could eat it as if it were a banquet, giving her a thumbs-up, which made Kazumi very helpless.
Perhaps it was because he discovered his true nature as a foodie, Sato Shinichi’s lunches became more and more exquisite, making Kazumi a bit accustomed to being fed. Being thrown back into hard times again, she really couldn’t get used to it.
“But….. is everything really okay?”
Finishing the last rice ball in her hand, Kazumi put away the lunchbox and took out her phone with some worry.
The chat history on her phone was still stuck on Sato Shinichi’s last message to her yesterday: “Don’t worry, I’ll handle it! /Strong”, and after that, there was nothing but emptiness, with no replies.
Kazumi knew that Sato Shinichi often took leave. From his brief words, she could infer that the reason for his leave was to undergo some heroic training with his grandfather, “Warhammer”. Judging by his demeanor, he was also working hard to become a capable hero like “Sergeant”.
Although the success of “Sergeant” was inimitable, it was also an official effort to inspire the lower classes, a civilian hero and idol.
For “second-generation heroes” like Sato Shinichi, even if they didn’t have his talent and couldn’t become first-tier heroes, relying on various training and methods from their families, it was still very easy to become a common second or third-tier hero.
Moreover, to be precise, second and third-tier heroes were better. Their work was easy, mainly maintaining public order and other relaxed tasks, and they didn’t have to fight evil criminal organizations like first-tier heroes. As civil servants, their salaries and benefits were extremely generous, along with housing arrangements and a series of other welfare benefits.
It could be said that the popularity of second and third-tier heroes in the matchmaking market even surpassed that of first-tier heroes, who were regarded as idols. And Kazumi herself would probably be an ordinary agency clerk, in which case they could be arranged in the same area, allowing them more time together. If they had children in the future, it would not affect the children’s growth…
“Don’t go thinking wild thoughts randomly!!!”
Kazumi shoved the lunchbox into her desk with force, grabbing her phone in exasperation. Her body was like this; as soon as she thought about Sato Shinichi, if she wasn’t careful, her thoughts would drift off to somewhere else, always leaving her, who realized it later, blushing furiously.
Typing a message with both hands, Kazumi felt it was better to check in on him. After all, Sato Shinichi would usually inform her even when he took leave for training. A complete loss of contact like today was a bit worrying.
She couldn’t just let the ‘food ticket’ she finally caught run away!!
…
In the spacious underground training room, there were traces of fierce explosions everywhere. The thick alloy walls were directly blown open, revealing the soil outside.
In the center of the training room, a huge cage made of lightning was formed, with countless arcs of electricity flowing within it, constantly releasing energy towards the figure in the center.
And standing in the training room were Hamano Tsukasa, who was covered in lightning and had a grim expression, and Sato Shinichi, who was being firmly pinned down by the countless lightning bolts and had sunk to his knees in the ground!!
The atmosphere in the training room was terrifyingly oppressive. The former “symbol of justice” did not defeat enemies with a sunny smile. What truly made enemies tremble with fear was the terrifying lightning, like a divine punishment from the heavens.
The cane in Hamano Tsukasa’s hand had already been crushed. Hamano Tsukasa was half-suspended in the air, with lightning serpents appearing on his body. The aura of an old man in his twilight years was completely gone. Now, he was like a god of thunder descended upon the world, wantonly emitting his might.
“Ring ring— Ring ring—”
A sudden mobile phone ring broke the oppressive atmosphere in the training room and stopped Hamano Tsukasa from wanting to swing another thick lightning whip at Sato Shinichi.
A roaring dragon of lightning rushed towards the table, vaporizing everything except the phone into smoke. It then returned to Hamano Tsukasa’s hand with the phone in its mouth.
The pure white mobile phone had a picture of a cold-looking young girl as its screensaver. Even in the sunlight, it showed no change, as if it were out of place in this world.
Hamano Tsukasa glanced at the message on his phone, then exerted force with his right hand, and the phone turned into dust.
Hamano Tsukasa’s already low expression darkened by another degree. The golden-yellow electric light on his body began to slowly transition to pure white.
“Was it her who instigated you to deal with ‘Crimson Flame’?”
Hamano Tsukasa’s brows furrowed terribly. The pain he could never forget in his life was once again repeating itself in this disciple whom he regarded as surpassing him, and the reason was also because of a woman.
“No!! I wanted to go myself, and this has nothing to do with Kazumi!”
Even though his body was being pierced by countless lightning bolts, upon hearing Hamano Tsukasa’s words, Sato Shinichi stubbornly raised his head and took all the blame upon himself.
“So, it was also your intention to severely injure ‘Crimson Flame’ due to loss of control over your power!!!”
With a wave of his large hand, countless electric arcs struck Sato Shinichi’s back again. The skin, already carbonized by the high temperature, was torn open again, and blood splattered out without restraint.
“It was because….. of an impromptu breakthrough….. I couldn’t…. couldn’t control my power….. and it has nothing to do with Kazumi!!”
The pain and numbness in his body made it difficult for Sato Shinichi to even speak, but he gritted his teeth and looked at Hamano Tsukasa as he spoke firmly.
“…….”
Looking at Sato Shinichi, who, despite enduring immense pain, still looked at him with determination, Hamano Tsukasa fell silent.
He retracted his right hand, and the countless electric arcs disappeared into thin air. Sato Shinichi, who had lost his support, reached his limit and was directly thrown to the ground, making a heavy thud.
Descending from mid-air, Hamano Tsukasa left the training room without looking back. At the entrance were Fukume Miko and a group of nurses who had been waiting for a long time.
“Send him to the treatment room immediately. As long as his life is maintained, his injuries don’t need to be treated. Tell ‘Crimson Flame’ to get a Titan IV enhancement serum from Doloch for that brat. If his authorization is insufficient, use my name.”
Hamano Tsukasa, with a cold face, gave instructions while taking out a small cane from his cherished cabinet and propping himself up with it.
Putting on his coat from the sofa, a flash of electric light flickered in Hamano Tsukasa’s eyes, and he turned to look at Fukume Miko, who was arranging matters nearby.
“Also, prepare a car for me and go to Shikoku High School!”
(ps: This is a note about taking leave. Yugan still has an exam in nine days, so I probably won’t be able to update for a while. I need to study hard. I’ll resume daily updates after the exam. Thank you.)
(ps: Can I add the extra chapters for Yan Di next month? I’m very grateful to the great Yan Di, but Yugan really can’t manage it this month…. Sorry, orz, crawling into a coffin)
