The Clumsy Assassin (6.2K) (Continued)

Suddenly, the fist inexplicably stopped in mid-air, and his body inexplicably became unable to move.

"What, not going to continue?" Mahiro said softly, a faint Psion Light lingering around him.

"Damn it, what have you done?! Hey, you guys, get your hands on him!"

Yasuwaki Takuto shouted.

But no one responded to him.

The men under his command had been turned into ice sculptures, their bodies covered in frost.

No, that's not frost; it's crystallized to be precise.

The Lamenting Styx, frozen on a spiritual level and crystallizing on a physical level.

"You too will be forever trapped in the River of Oblivion."

Like a devil's whisper, the sound lingered in his ear, Yasuwaki Takuto felt a chill run through his soul, his consciousness gradually freezing in that moment forever.

His physical body vanished into nothingness with the activation of "Nihility," leaving not a trace, only the lingering stench of burning flesh in the toilet.

Yasuwaki Takuto's security force was wiped out.

But for Yotsuba Mahiro, this was just a trivial matter, not as important as eating breakfast.

When Holy Residence discovered that Yasuwaki Takuto had disappeared and began a frantic search that caused a commotion, Mahiro had already left Holy Residence and gone outside.

However, as soon as he arrived outside the iron gate of the Holy Residence, a bicycle wobbled and rushed towards him.

"Ding-a-ling~"

"Ding-a-ling~"

Tina Trump got up very early this morning.

Because the mission required prior reconnaissance of the mission location, she persisted, even though she was an owl-type individual who could only operate at night.

He climbed out of the comfortable, soft bed in the apartment, picked up the jar from the bedside table, grabbed a handful of caffeine pills, and chewed them.

After washing up, I changed into my favorite pretty dress and went out feeling refreshed.

To avoid attracting attention, she didn't make a big fuss, simply riding her beloved bicycle.

But for some reason, the bicycle seemed to be performing poorly today, acting a bit unruly, which eventually led to it going out of control.

They circled back and forth around a uniquely designed fountain.

I can't stop...

Even if I wanted to leave, I couldn't.

It inexplicably pulls the bicycle along, like a black hole.

Could this be some kind of high-tech weapon newly developed in the Tokyo Area?

How terrifying...

Tina dared not stop, she could only pedal with abandon, round and round.

I don't know how long I pedaled, but suddenly the bicycle went out of control again.

The good news is that it didn't crash into the fountain and stayed away from the black hole fountain, which resembles a Möbius strip.

The bad news is, they hit someone.

He was a kind older brother; he actually helped me stop this unruly bicycle.

He saved me...

"A righteous hero... the first I've ever seen in my life."

Yotsuba Mahiro: "..."

Where should I even begin to rant?

Is stopping a wobbling, careening bicycle and casually removing the silly girl from the bike all it takes to become a hero?

Does this represent justice?

It seems the Tokyo Area is no match for a bicycle.

However, seeing the girl wearing an oversized nightgown, slippers, and with messy, unkempt platinum blonde hair, staring at him with her mouth half-open in a daze, he was surprised.

Mahiro immediately lost the desire to complain.

Not to mention, the girl, who was being held in his hand like a cat, seemed about to fall asleep again.

"Hey~ wake up, we've arrived!"

Shaking his hand, Mahiro forced the girl, who was almost asleep in his arms, to turn on again. The blonde girl stared at him blankly with her mouth slightly open and a dazed expression. She waited for a while before speaking.

"Ah... it's a hero of justice... my savior, we meet again... but why are you holding me up in mid-air?... If you could put me down, I would definitely thank you properly."

"Hiss--"

It's that time of day again, Ghost! Were you asleep again?!

Mahiro a deep breath, constantly reminding himself not to complain, because complaining meant losing.

It's truly remarkable that this dazed girl could utter such a long string of words while in a half-dreaming, half-awake state.

In the end, it all turned into a weary sigh, and then he placed the girl in his arms on the ground.

As if feeling her feet firmly planted on solid ground again, Tina's eyes widened slightly, and she exclaimed "Oh~" in amazement, as if she had discovered a new continent.

She then tilted her head back and looked at him with her bright blue eyes.

"... I am... very grateful... to my savior... my hero... sir..."

Just like some people's coolness only lasts three seconds, she had barely uttered a word when her eyelids began to droop and her head gradually lowered. As if fighting against the god of sleep, she kept nodding her head slightly, and what she said sounded like a dream.

No, to be precise, she did fall asleep again.

Although I've heard of people sleeping with their eyes open, Mahiro is the first time I've ever seen someone fall asleep standing up.

"Hey, wake up, wake up!"

This is the second time Mahiro has woken the girl up.

But this time, as soon as he lightly patted the girl's back, her body immediately leaned forward.

Fortunately, he was quick-witted and caught the girl in his arms, preventing her from becoming a tragic figure like Lin Daiyu falling from the sky.

At this moment, Tina slowly woke up from her dream again.

"Ah... you saved me again, once more... your lifesaver... your great benefactor?"

Opening her eyes and seeing his face, Tina stared blankly, her mouth agape in a happy smile. "To... actually... save me three times in one day... are you... the savior...?"

"Forget it, I've lost interest in complaining..."

His eye twitched involuntarily, then he sighed and began his routine questioning.

"Tell me, what are you doing here?"

Nearly ten seconds passed before the girl snapped out of her daze, shook her head, and said, "... I don't know...?"

"Do you know where this place is?"

"... have no idea?"

"Then why did you come here?"

"Have no idea...?"

When asked three times without knowing the answer, and in a tone full of doubt, most people would have been furious, but Mahiro persisted in asking, "And what's your name?"

"I don't know... oh, no... I do know this... My name is... Tina, Tina Spoon."

Although there were no questions this time, he still nodded seriously at the end to make sure he hadn't said anything wrong.

Just how confused are they...?

But when he uttered his name, a moment of hesitation flashed in his eyes.

"Okay, little Tina."

Mahiro out and touched the girl's soft blonde hair, saying, "This is not a place for you. Go home right now."

He finished speaking.

But before he could remember to leave, Tina grabbed the hem of his coat again.

"Is there anything else?"

"... You still haven't told me... your name, Big Brother Savior?"

As she spoke, Tina tilted her head in a dazed and innocent way. But with that confused and absent-minded look, she didn't look cute at all; all that was left was her blankness.

"Okay, my name is Mahiro, Yotsuba Mahiro, did you remember that?"

"Ah... it's Brother Mahiro, Tina will remember that."

Tina stared blankly at Mahiro with her mouth slightly open, but her smile was as radiant as a flower.

"Alright, now that I've told you my name, I'm off. I've been here so long, I haven't even had breakfast yet."

"Wait... I have one more request..."

Mahiro prepared to leave again, Tina suddenly reached out and grabbed his sleeve, pleading, "Big brother Mahiro... could you take me home?"

Trouble.

But he didn't refuse. Instead, he bent down and looked at the girl's dirty little face, asking, "Where does little Tina live?"

Tina wearily lowered her eyelids, shook her head back and forth, and rested her chin on her index finger. She slowly began to speak, "... I... forgot..."

"Tsk."

Perhaps it was a deliberate prank, or perhaps her dazed little mind hadn't fully woken up yet.

However, Mahiro had no intention of leaving her there.

First, take her to a park bench nearby, wet a handkerchief at a nearby tap, and then thoroughly clean her dirty little face, hoping to wake her up a bit.

"Sit still and don't move around."

She raised her chin, squinted her eyes, and let Mahiro.

"Big brother Mahiro... you Mahiro so skilled..."

"Because I'm used to it."

Taking care of girls like this, although I was initially quite clumsy, I gradually became very skilled at it over time.

After being cleaned up, Tina's beautiful appearance was finally revealed to the world in a triumphant manner.

She has a very cute face, unlike Kayo's expressionless face. Perhaps it's because she hasn't woken up yet, but she always exudes a subtle and adorable charm.

But its beauty is comparable to that of Asaka.

Just like Kaguya and Alice in Gensokyo, one represents Eastern beauty and the other represents Western beauty.

If they grow up, they'll definitely be the kind that brings disaster to the country and its people.

Mahiro was able to be so certain.

"Thank you Mahiro."

Tina stood up and gave a polite bow.

Strangely, she remained bowed without raising her head, her heavy eyelids almost drooping.

"Hey~ watch out, you might fall!"

Mahiro reached out and helped her.

Tina immediately looked up and quickly reached into her sleepy pocket to pull out a bottle labeled in English.

Just as he opened the box to take out a handful of pills, Mahiro snatched them away.

In her current state, she didn't even realize her hands were empty. She blankly poured the food into her palm, occasionally asking in confusion, "Huh? Have I finished eating...?"

It was only then that she realized her bottle had ended up in Mahiro's hands.