Chapter 581

NO. 163: Evolto: Look at my screenshot photography skills!

【Devil God Zero, Devil God Z, after releasing the Seven Great Devil God Powers, completed its final evolution form, is the series' strongest and also the final BOSS.

It possesses self-awareness, can communicate using light-written characters, and all its actions are to prove itself as the strongest existence in the world by destroying everything.

Based on Devil God Z as a prototype, with various parts angularized and demonized, the demonic aspect of Devil God Z is more concretely displayed; the wrists constantly unfold cutting flying punches, the mouth can open and close like teeth, the back's injected flight wings twist and recombine into a ring shape of '0', possessing a terrifying appearance, even capable of certain facial expression changes……】

When she saw the new Aomo image uploaded in that push, and upon seeing that ferocious and majestic appearance, Narita Shiroto momentarily spaced out; by the time she came to, the screen already showed the Wikipedia she had searched.

Aomo guessed correctly; she is indeed an outsider to the mecha circle.

She has never been in contact with giant robot works, let alone series like 'Devil God Z', 'Getter', 'GaoGaiGar', and even her impression of Gundam is only fragmented.

Because her childhood was spent in the countryside.

In the countryside, some children choose to guard precious-like screens, some go out in groups to play, and some go to the forest with their fathers, carrying retro bows and rifles.

Narita Shiroto is the latter.

Contrary to her sister Pipa Chenghuang, who loves data and information and often accompanies tech crystals, Narita Shiroto has been fond of primitive forest hunting since childhood.

Long bows and sharp blades, insect chirps and wind sounds together made up her childhood.

She felt the blood's surge in hunting, she felt her growth in competition, yet such her also has a fatal weakness—fear of the night.

Even today, with cultural popularization, rural ghost stories are never scarce; in Teleisen, very few know she greatly dislikes ghosts and horror stories, and even fewer know that the adhesive strip constantly on her nose is a strong psychological suggestion.

That was once her reliance on courage.

Just as warriors often regard scars as merits, calling them proof of bravery, among young people there are also many who suffer from chuunibyo over things like band-aids and bandages, as if adding such elements would make them cool and show their strength and mystery.

Narita Shiroto was also often chased by the media when she debuted, and her nose strip was often misinterpreted as the result of a girl trying to look cool, but it was actually her seal on her weakness.

Even the monster unafraid of shadows, at first, also feared shadows like ordinary people, and even feared the night together.

But she has been stubborn and silent since childhood, especially good at enduring, which often leads to her being misunderstood.

With a poker‑face, she rarely shows emotion, often seen as cold or even hostile.

Such a habit makes her fear of fearful things not obvious enough; thus, since the start of school, Narita Shiroto's title of 'Lone Wolf Horse Girl' spread without basis.

Whether the person involved accepts it or not does not hinder its spread.

Thus, adding her habitual way of speaking from childhood hunting in her hometown—things like 'My blood is surging,' 'Where are the guys I want to hunt?', 'This still can't satisfy my desire,' 'I will keep fighting as long as my soul boils and my heart cries out…'—which are out of place with the urban crowd.

It's quite mysterious (Qin opera).

Of course, mystery isn't the most important; there are plenty of nonconformists in Teleisen, so even if you spout anti‑people rhetoric all day, a whole ghost‑willow dialect doesn't matter.

As a sports school plagued by a cutthroat atmosphere, compared to mystery, the students still value strength.

Narita Shiruto indeed possesses an astonishing running talent that could be called remarkable even at Central Trensen Middle, and after showing his strength, at some point his title became the 'Lone Wolf'.

But even so, she at that time still couldn't truly overcome that weakness.

Even trainer Mitoya Ayaka, who already had five horse girls and had joined the ranks of top trainers, couldn't help her overcome that shadow.

Of course, as a horse girl and a teenage girl, fear of darkness isn't particularly special, fear of ghosts is even more common; this shortcoming doesn't hinder participating in competitions, after all official competitions are held during the day.

But when she, with overly strong ability, broke through the defenses of many peers, and herself felt guilty toward them, to the point that even her shadow would move, then she would really have to cry.

My shadow moved, I won't run. jpg

At that time, she once feared running.

That shadow, similar in essence to the demons in the mansion, formed from the fusion of others' negative energy and her own negative energy under the stimulation of source energy, can truly be called her fear, her arch-nemesis, causing even her daily life to be unsettled.

The trainer's comfort is meaningless, the sister's concern is out of reach, even the monks of the Blessing Gospel class who came by can only say the crux lies within herself; that shadow, even if destroyed, will regenerate, she must overcome it herself.

And when her sister, who always trusts data and is adept at manipulating the internet, anonymously posted her condition online seeking netizen help, a netizen pointed out that this seems like some kind of negative-energy monster, and the patient must confront it themselves—

——This statement largely agrees with what the monks of the Blessing Gospel class said; Pipa Morning Light immediately replied asking for details, then sent the other party's proposal to Narita Shiruto for reference.

Aggressive therapy, confront fear.

Avoidance therapy, psychological suggestion.

Ordinary therapy: medication adjustment.

And for horse girls, the smoothest treatment that doesn't affect the competition schedule—psychological suggestion and confronting fear combined!

Using the trusted junior who cultivates mental arts to apply a courage suggestion on her nasal strip, then she actively engages with ghosts, darkness-related matters.

Moreover, besides that, she must also reclaim the wildness that lets her overcome guilt.

She also remembered, in the past even earlier than when she feared darkness.

She once wandered with her father through the dark thickets chasing fleeing prey, the ferocity and savagery when confronting those creatures with a short blade—exactly what she now lacks.

Just recalling it…

She can then step back onto the Saichang.

Thus she also developed a new hobby—Ferocious Raptor Coffee Shop.

The ferocious raptor's unique claws and beak, that sharpness which could even accidentally hurt herself, fascinates her greatly.

The courage gained from the suggestion, when facing the shadow, at the moment when they are evenly matched or even she slightly overpowers it, she is deeply attracted by that sense of satisfaction.

Not only the joy of victory, but also the gratification of holding power in her hands.

At that time she deeply realized that what she loves is all power and strength that, though on the verge of losing control, can barely be controlled.

She indeed doesn't understand mecha battles, nor does she know the demon Zero.

But after she looked up that encyclopedia, she understood why her heart trembled.

Demon Zero, whose ferocious will even invades and controls the pilot, the magnificent and terrifying scene frozen in time is precisely the struggle between humans and demons.

That strength even surpasses what was once displayed in the dojo, the suppression of monster cards.

After further checking the GBN mentioned in that photo, a spark is gradually swelling.

His spirit seems to have become stronger……

This is the second time.

Narita Shiruto never expected to be shaken twice by one person, not only in running but also in the manifestation of will.

Fighting spirit blazed.

She yearned for a clearer, more thorough display.

So when she had her sights set on that machine, sharp and hard to control like a fierce bird of prey, after assembling, testing, and trying it to her satisfaction, she would then remove the store‑provided infiltration device and look at Aomo, who was raising his hand, pointing at Bopang, discussing how to modify the Strike Freedom.

"My machine is also assembled; want to have a test battle?"

Although hearing that the opponent's Devil God Zero couldn't be used was somewhat disappointing, she also heard that the other side still had a model that matched her expectations.

? Generally not advised for newcomers to directly face veterans; GBN has a very user‑friendly interface…

"Are you going to run?"

"... I fear I'm not so rational in this state."

"This is exactly what I want! Come!"