I look up towards where the light fell.
 
Beyond the wave of people, there’s something tall that isn’t human.
 
This creature with an abnormal form looks like a fusion of machine and organism. It’s swinging a large sword while spewing out unintelligible language.
 
—Your family is important to you, right?
 
My hands clench.
 
—You don’t want to lose anything, right?
 
I stand up on shaky legs.
 
—Then stand up
 
—This is something only you can do
 
“Only me?”
 
—Yes, only you can save the people here
 
I’m still scared.
 
I don’t want to fight, but…
 
“If people end up sad … Read the rest

Chapter 4: Threat from the Sky
 

Last night, I somehow transformed by putting on something like a suit, just like a hero from an anime. It still doesn’t feel real.
 
But at the same time, I know better than anyone that this isn’t a dream.
 
After all, they’ve been broadcasting on TV the moment I delivered the final blow to the monster.
 
Of course, I can’t tell my worrisome sister Hakua about this.
 
I’ve already made her worry enough with my memory loss, and I don’t want to burden her any further.
 
With that in mind, I decided to … Read the rest

 
“…!”
 
The space around the monster is distorting!? If it’s because of that gun, there’s no way it should fire something like that in the middle of the city!
 
As I prepare to counter with the dagger, something else flows into my head.
 
“This is… I see!! Shiro! That’s what I should do, right!?”
 
—It’s time for the finisher
 
“Yeah! Let’s end this!!”
 
I throw away the dagger and touch the buckle, pressing the top button three times in succession to activate the finishing move.
 
[DEADLY!! TYPE LUPUS!!]
 
My right foot … Read the rest

Chapter 3:The White Knight
 

[SAVE FORM!! COMPLETE……]
 
Power surges through my body.
 
The pain from my injuries just moments ago has now vanished.
 
“What… what is that form?”
 
I see the monster Axe backing away at the sight of me, but I’m even more surprised by my own appearance.
 
“W-what is this!? My form has changed…! And there are three horns!”
 
I touch my head with both hands, checking my body.
 
A black undersuit with white armor attached externally.
 
The transformed Shiro is embedded in the belt buckle, making it clear that my current form is far from normal.… Read the rest

 
“Huh?”
 
“Just answer.”
 
The master lightly pokes my chest with his index finger.
 
My name.
 
The name my sister taught me.
 
“Katsuki Shirakawa.”
 
“Right? Then that’s fine, isn’t it? …There’s no need to force yourself to remember the past. You are who you are.”
 
I am… me, huh?
 
While I think that’s fine, I can’t help but picture my sister’s worried face.
 
“But I can’t keep worrying Hakua nee-san forever…”
 
“Is that so? To me, your memories coming back… No, it’s nothing. Forget it.”
 
“?”
 
After mumbling something in a low voice, the Master ends the conversation and stands up.… Read the rest

Chapter 2: My Daily Life Without Memories
 

I have amnesia.
 
I have no memories from more than three months ago, and when I woke up, I didn’t even know who I was.
 
Am I anxious about losing my memories? Of course I am, and not knowing who you are is terrifying.
 
Fortunately, I have an older sister, my only blood relative, so I didn’t end up in the terrible situation of not even knowing my own name.
 
My name is Katsuki Shirakawa.
 
The younger brother of my only family member, Hakua Shirakawa.
 
That’s all I need to know if … Read the rest

I was at a loss for words at his severe injuries, with fist-sized bruises all over his body and bones broken in many places.
 
“………..”
 
I slowly reach out to his neck.
 
Not gripping tightly, just placing my hand there.
 
Thinking “my father’s enemy,” I touch him lightly… then return my hand with a wry smile.
 
“That’s not it, is it?”
 
I don’t hold a grudge anymore.
 
Maybe I never even had a grudge to begin with.
 
By interacting with him and getting to know him.
 
Just that was enough for me to come to like him as a person.… Read the rest

Chapter 1: The Failure Called Sigma
 

[…Good evening everyone. I’m Blue Blossom Nao, the official PR Vtuber for Justice Crusader from KANEZAKI Corporation and the image improvement PR representative for Black Knight…]
 
[Nao Nao doesn’t look energetic]
 
[She’s completely depressed]
 
[It’s scary how her eyes have no light at all]
 
[Three months have passed since Black Knight went missing]
 
[Black Knight…]
 
[He still hasn’t been found?]
 
[Isn’t it peaceful now? Maybe it’s fine as is?]
 

[To drive away that extremely troublesome outsider and inferior invader, Black Knight disappeared somewhere without regard … Read the rest

Interlude: The Hero Covered in Scars

 

 
 
I, Shirakawa Hakuya, have become unemployed starting today.
 
Or rather, it’s more accurate to say I chose to become unemployed…
 
The reason is I lost the willpower to keep working at my job.
 
Without Homura Katsumi…Kat-chan there, I became sadder than I realized, and I couldn’t bear how large of a presence he had become within me, so I impulsively quit.
 
“Sigh…”
 
I walk home without any motivation.
 
I had my own reasons for joining Justice Crusaders, but now even that feels unimportant. “I wonder if Kat-chan really died…”
 
“Is he really dead?”
 
He … Read the rest

Chapter Seventeen: Alpha
 

 
“I’m counting on you, Akane,”
 
Katsumi said before he left, never to return.
 
After defeating Vega and the other aliens, destroying their spaceship, and getting swallowed up by a wormhole to parts unknown, several days had passed with no sign of his return.
 
“…………”
 
As virtual enemies materialized before me, I sliced through them with my sword.
 
“…………”
 
The robots stilled.
 
More virtual foes appeared, and I dashed forward, thrusting my blade to pierce their vital points and mow them down.
 
“…………”
 
It was because I … Read the rest