"----"
In that instant, the air throughout the shopping center seemed to grow heavy, oppressively so.
The person clad in a gorgeous black coat slowly descended as if from the heavens, eventually hovering in the low air some distance above the ground and looking down at everyone below. Fire Powder constantly drifted from his black coat, making him look like a god.
Moonlight streamed down from the sky, draping over the person and reflecting off the Fire Powder around him. The sight gave the impression of the sun and moon shining together.
When the mysterious figure suddenly appeared, the believers of the "Rebellion Army" present were startled at first, then flew into a rage.
"Who the hell are you...!?"
"A Blade-Breaker...!?"
"Damn you!"
"How dare you hurt us?"
"You're dead!"
The believers shouted furiously one after another. They even raised their firearms and aimed them at the mysterious figure in the sky.
They failed to notice that Smile, who had originally worn a gloomy expression, had become stunned the moment the figure appeared. Then, as if unable to believe his eyes, shock filled his gaze.
Unlike these foolish subordinates, Lord Smile had not lost his reason.
Therefore, Lord Smile knew very well.
(A coat scattering Fire Powder... and that indistinct impression of a face I can't see clearly...!)
Lord Smile stared fixedly at the mysterious Blade-Breaker hovering in the air. He gazed at his face, yet no matter what, he could not make out his features. Or rather, although he could clearly see them, his mind seemed unable to retain them, leaving him utterly incapable of identifying the other man's appearance.
As far as Lord Smile knew, only one person in the entire world possessed these characteristics and this appearance.
He was the mysterious figure who had suddenly appeared in