Merkin: "Wow, that old man really knows how to trick people!"
Hero: "What are you talking about? What do you mean?"
Akira: "I almost understand what Merkin is trying to say."
Hero: "What? What's going on? Please explain it to me too!"
Merkin: "You didn't tell that old man that we are paranormal hunters; you told him we are paranormal learners!"
Hero: "Oh... Now I kind of get it..."
After that, they decided to return to school in the morning. The next day, Hero wrote posters and stuck them on the walls:
"That legendary creature no longer exists! We have driven it away!"
One of these posters reached Selfond. When he saw it, he was shocked and shouted:
"Now we'll see!"
At that moment, Hero, Merkin, and Akira were secretly watching the old man when suddenly, the creature emerged from the sea!
Merkin: "See? What did I tell you?"
Hero: "Now what do we do?"
Merkin: "We fight!"
Merkin launched water bomb cannons at the creature. The monster turned to him and said:
"How?! You guys had already left!"
Merkin: "Come, let me explain it to you!"
Even in the middle of battle, Merkin continued explaining:
"You possess Absolute Technique, which likely allows you to control water and turn it into a Shikigami."
"When you were just a normal human, how did you know so much about spiritual aura and the world of spirits?"
At that moment, the old man struck Merkin with a water Shikigami, hitting him hard in the stomach and making him cough up blood. Merkin collapsed, but before falling, he used his water technique to create a protective barrier around Hero.
Smiling, he said:
"Even without me, you will win this battle."
Hero: "Meeeeeerkin!!!"
Akira wanted to join the fight, but 70% of his body was frozen, and he also collapsed.
Hero, with the sun reflecting in his eyes, thought:
"I cannot lose!"
As he prepared to attack, a water whip broke through his shield and knocked him down with a single strike!
Selfond: "I will win this battle! My technique can easily take down all three of you!"
At that moment, Hero clenched his fists and declared:
"I have no right to be weak! That's why I have no choice but to kill you!"
Selfond: "Let's see what you've got!"
Then, he revealed his true youthful form.
Hero moved at incredible speed, instantly destroying more than half of the water Shikigami.
A fierce battle erupted between them.
Hero fought so fiercely that Selfond couldn't even land a single hit!
Hero was so fast that with one punch, he delivered over 100 blows to Selfond's body!
No matter how aggressively Selfond attacked, Hero used Merkin's techniques to both defend and counterattack.
Finally, both of them had just enough energy left for one final attack.
Selfond: "Well, this final strike will decide everything! I will tell you my real name… My name is Kanoji."
Hero (thinking): "Is he joking?!"
Kanoji then condensed all his remaining water energy into a small, deep blue sphere and said:
"This is all of my power. Fight me with everything you've got!"
Hero: "Father… please, give me some of your strength!"
Then, his father's voice echoed:
"My son, I couldn't help you in the afterlife. That's why I give you all of my remaining power."
Hero then formed a bubble-shaped pink sphere, filled with overwhelming energy, so intense that it seemed as if the energy was breaking through its surface!
Hero: "This is PURE POWER!"
Both of them launched their final attacks at each other. The surroundings lit up with an intense glow!
In the end, Hero's power completely obliterated both Kanoji's technique and Kanoji himself.
Standing victorious, Hero whispered:
"Thank you… Father."
TO BE CONTINUED...