Chapter 100: Mechanism Preventing the Tiger-Luring Strategy

Inside a research institute.

"Why, why are you here."

The voice sounded like it was on the verge of shouting, while the tall man remained calm.

"Isn't that my line? In the end, I was still deceived by you. But it doesn't matter anymore. Originally, I set up this mechanism to prevent the opponent from using the tiger-luring strategy, and it seems I made the right choice. Well, the truth is, you really did deceive everyone. I actually thought you would go to the hospital, so this is quite unexpected."

"Mechanism..."

A particular word caught Tensyoin Miyuki's attention.

"Exactly, very few people know this secret. After all, it must not be easily revealed. There are two people involved in this matter."

"Two people...?"

"Let me put it this way, we are twin brothers."

As soon as the man said this, Tensyoin Miyuki immediately understood.

"...Are you saying we are identical twins?"

The man nodded in satisfaction.

"Yes, yes, you understood so quickly. That's a relief. Of course, we interchange frequently. Well, I'm the one who appears less often. We first met on the street during the daytime."

"Then..."

Although Tensyoin Miyuki only said half of it, the man immediately understood.

"Ah, the one who was chasing you the previous night was, of course, my younger brother."

"...Even so, our abilities cannot be the same."

If they were just twin brothers, Tensyoin Miyuki would have noticed. Because if they were two different people, their abilities would definitely be different. But in fact, both times Tensyoin Miyuki encountered them, their abilities were resistance-related.

"You're right, even twin brothers cannot have the exact same superpowers. 'There are no completely identical abilities.' This can be considered as a rule. Let me tell you my younger brother's ability. As you thought, his ability is 'Ironization,' which means he can turn his body into steel-like hardness. Moreover, he can temporarily transmit Kinesis to objects, giving them the hardness of steel."

After saying this, the tall man added another sentence.

"Oh, by the way, his ability level is roughly A-rank."

But what concerned Tensyoin Miyuki was:

"So, your ability is not 'Ironization'?"

That ability was exactly what she had expected. Then what was his ability? Although she knew it would be similar, that was all she knew. Until now, she had no idea what his ability was.

"While it may look similar, it is not the same. Unfortunately, I can't reveal the truth to you here. All I can tell you is that my ability level is A-rank."

"...A-rank."

Despair spread across Tensyoin Miyuki's face.

Outside of the S-rank, the highest level, there were only a few individuals in each country. It was impossible for her to surpass an A-rank ability user. Did this mean there was no hope? No, she couldn't give up now. Even if she couldn't defeat him, she had to at least destroy the device.

With this determination in mind, Tensyoin Miyuki abruptly turned around, preparing to activate the self-destruct device on the computer, but...

"Unable to activate? Why?"

What she received was this result.

"Ah, I forgot to mention, I've already locked the self-destruct device with the highest authority."

The tall man remained calm.

"What...?"

But even so, at least she had saved those people, so it was still somewhat worthwhile...

Holding onto this glimmer of hope, but that hope was quickly shattered.

"Sorry, a few people below were blown up by the bombs I detonated. The explosion just now... after all, they were of no use anymore. And those subjects have already been taken care of by me. I was busy handling the subjects, that's why I arrived a step later here."

"Ah..."

Tensyoin Miyuki despairingly covered her ears with both hands. Though she heard it, Tensyoin Miyuki still didn't want to believe it.

In the end, she hadn't achieved anything. Not only could she not destroy the device, but she also couldn't save the innocent people who were caught up in this.

Indeed, she was useless. And she would surely harm more people afterwards. It was all her fault...

A bottomless feeling of despair ruthlessly invaded her.

Afterwards, as if escaping, Tensyoin Miyuki ran towards another exit behind her, the one that was blocked by the tall man now. She ran towards the rooftop.

"Jeez, what a bother. Do I have to climb up again? Well, it's about time for the final stage."

The tall man revealed a crazy smile, akin to a hunter targeting its prey, and continued pursuing his target.

Everything continued on.