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Chapter 174 - X2-176: The Beach Day.

Shiro stood up, clearing his throat. "Wanna go for a swim..?" Shiro asked. Sophia shrugged, "You can go, I'm just going to sit here…" Sophia said. Shiro took off his shirt and walked into the water. He looked down at his feet in the water, seeing the fish swim around them. "Haruto…" Shiro looked up, seeing Haruto hanging out with Callie. "We'll always be the strongest… Together… Right?" Shiro thought to himself. Suddenly, a big crash was heard.

Shiro looked back in shock. An armored soldier would be holding Sophia by the neck. Shiro ran toward the soldier, crossing his pointer and middle fingers on both hands. He put his arms in an 'X' formation, as a portal appeared. A dagger then came out of the portal. Shiro grabbed the dagger, slashing at the soldier. The soldier let go of Sophia taking out a knife. The soldier blocked Shiro's attacks, jumping backward. Shiro kept running toward him, with an angry look on his face. Shiro kept attacking pushing the soldier backward.

Shiro hopped back as Haruto appeared kicking the soldier in the abdomen. Haruto's leg had electricity crawling all over it as it transferred onto the soldier he kicked. The soldier shot into the wall of a building making a hole. Shiro and Haruto walked over to the unconscious soldier. Haruto picked him up by his collar, throwing off his mask. "Who do you work for..?" Shiro asked. The soldier smirked, "Do you know where you are?" The Soldier asked.

Haruto looked at him in confusion. "This is normal here… You teenagers just have to accept it… The world is cruel…" The soldier finished. Suddenly a bullet shot through the man's head. Haruto looked up, seeing a person standing on top of the building behind them. "Who the…" Shiro said. Haruto then let go of the dead soldier. Haruto ran up the building with lightning surrounding his feet. "HARUTO, WAIT!!" Shiro shouted.

The person was revealed to be Kousuke. Kousuke smirked, pulling out a Katana. "Haruto Atake…" Kousuke said. Haruto scoffed, "How does it feel to know your daddy is a sensational superhero?" Kousuke taunted. Haruto ground his teeth, "Stop talking about my dad… We're not the same person…" Haruto demanded. Kousuke smirked, "I've heard they call you the strongest over there…" Kousuke said. Haruto chuckled, "I'm not the strongest!" Haruto shouted.

Kousuke looked back seeing Shiro. "We're the strongest!" Shiro shouted. Shiro swung his dagger at Kousuke's neck. As Shiro swung the blade, Kousuke vanished. Haruto and Shiro looked shocked. "The girls!" The two thought in unison. Shiro jumped, as Haruto pushed his legs toward the girls. Shiro landed on the ground. Kousuke appeared, clashing blades with Shiro. Haruto ran up behind Kousuke with his fists crawling with electricity. Kousuke smirked, as he grabbed a knife, stabbing Haruto in the shoulder. "Gah!!" Haruto shouted. Kousuke pulled his knife out of Haruto's shoulder, swinging it at Shiro. Another portal appeared, and Shiro grabbed another dagger from the said portal. Shiro blocked Kousuke's knife with the other dagger. Shiro's eyes widened, pushing more weight on his blade. Kousuke jumped back.

Kousuke looked at Haruto's blood on his knife, sighing. "Bleeding so easily… I wanted a tougher fight…" Kousuke taunted. Shiro scoffed, "Who the hell are you!?" Shiro asked. Kousuke smiled, "It doesn't matter who I am… I'll be back, and I want a better fight next time." Kousuke said. Kosuke then jumped up, flying away. Shiro looked at Kousuke fly away in shock. "H-He can fly!?" Shiro thought to himself. Shiro ran over to Haruto, kneeling down. "H-Haruto! Are you alright!?" Shiro asked. Haruto nodded, standing up. "I'm fine…" Haruto said. Haruto put his hand over his wound. Lightning then crawled over the wound, cauterizing it. Haruto and Shiro looked over at Callie and Sophia. Callie hugged Sophia, as she looked at Haruto and Shiro. The two girls shivered, looking at the two high schoolers. Shiro walked over to the two girls. "We're going back to the hotel.

A few minutes later, Shiro and Haruto sat in a chair and the girls sat on the bed next to each other. "W-Who was that?" Callie asked. Shiro sighed, "I… I don't know…" Shiro said. Haruto scoffed, "He was an Assassin sent here to kill you." Haruto said. Shiro and Sophia looked at Haruto in shock. "Dude," Shiro said, punching Haruto in the shoulder. Haruto kept a straight face. "She needs to grow up… This world isn't always sunshine and rainbows… And if she'd think that for the rest of her life then she has a twisted imagination about reality." Haruto said. Shiro looked down at the floor, as his teeth ground. "Reality…" Shiro internalized. His eyes glued to the ground he thought. "Why is it really so twisted…"

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