last post apocalypse

But Kamijou didn't feel that it was coming to play with him.

So, without hesitation, the hedgehog-headed boy let go of the streetlights and rushed towards the nearest large building.

Although such a large size is synonymous with strength, it is actually an obstacle in the face of huge modern buildings.Moreover, the well-connected buildings allowed Kamijou to run from the back door to another street.

With my current strength, which is no more than an E-level ability user at most, facing this guy who is at least a B-level ability is simply to die!

Can't win at all!

However, two legs are still no match for two wings.Before Kamijou could take the third step, sharp claws full of death aura slapped him from behind.

Because the coverage area is too large, no matter how much you move Kamijou, you can't escape the coverage area of ​​the claws.

Yet at this moment.

"Squat down!"

"Choine Strike Wizardsaiko——!!!"

The man's roar and the strange mechanical sound sounded almost at the same time in midair, and Kamijou squatted down obediently—then a ball of bright red flames grazed Kamijou's hedgehog head like a missile, and hit him head-on with a terrifying heat wave. The dragon behind Kamijou.Sensing the danger, the evil dragon also slapped the sharp claws that were originally on the upper row, and faced the red flame.

At the moment of the collision, the world seemed to stop, and in the next second, a reversing storm of destruction swept across the entire street.

Chapter 4. A day in the life of a poor wizard

Although modern society is often advocated by scholars as an era of convenience and speed, for example, they will compare the earth to a global village, and advocate that bigger and faster planes will connect states to states, and more convenient and faster bus and subway systems will connect people to people. Closer, more time-saving and labor-saving taxi system... There are also more convenient and safer underground streets and overpasses.

But in fact, some people living in it scoff at such a modern transportation system created by technology.

What is fast and convenient, what shortens the distance, what saves time and effort! ?

Then I would like to ask, why every time you go out by car is not as fast as walking, why every time you enter a subway station, you will be flooded by a sea of ​​people, why every time you take a taxi or plane, you will be robbed of your poor wallet by sky-high fares and air tickets!

So, these are the lies of the scientists.

The modern transportation system is not fast at all!Absolutely inconvenient!

With one hand, he was dragging a flatbed trolley with goods as high as a hill, and with the other hand, he was holding a huge package hanging on his shoulder.

The man in the washed gray windbreaker cursed this modern transportation system from the bottom of his heart.

"Why can't you take five days off a week!"

"Why is the bus full of people!"

"Why are the subway stations full of people!"

The man who was dragging everyday items weighing more than 3 tons uttered curses in a voice that almost no one could hear.

"Because it's Sunday."

From the backpack behind him, a crisp girlish voice solved the man's question with just one answer.

Yep, those above are just the guy's grievances.Why are there so many people?Because everyone leaves work at the same time as on vacation, if everyone wants to go home or go out as soon as possible, the transportation system will inevitably or become like this.

"That's right, haven't you heard of rush hour?"

A similar answer came from the left pocket of the man's chest, this time a mature female voice.Listening to the voice is easily reminiscent of a librarian wearing glasses.

"To put it bluntly, you just fell into this end because you didn't find a moving company."

"There is no road, if you hire a moving company, you will have to eat tea and rice in the second half of the year."

The man let out a weak voice.

If you hire a moving company, it will cost at least [-] yen from Kazamano to Academy City.For a man who works three jobs a month and still struggles to make ends meet, that's a nuclear-like expense.

"Damn Tokyo, what kind of considerate service did you say, but the fee is so expensive... If it's my hometown in Izu, at most 9000 yuan, you can ask the uncle next door to help."

"Because this is a big city!"

A new voice came from the left pocket of the clothes.This time it was a man's voice, but compared with the poor voice of the man pulling the furniture, the voice in the pocket was more like a young and promising senior executive of a large enterprise.

"The service to customers comes first, so it's normal that the fees are high."

What can a man say about the continuous bombing by his partners?In this world, what can defeat fantasy is reality, and what can defeat reality is magic, so what is it that can defeat magic?

The answer is only salary.

It's better to buy goods honestly, who makes himself poor...

However, at this moment.The man stopped suddenly.He frowned first, then his expression became bitter as if he had sensed something.

"Masaka, at such a time... sorry, boss! I have something urgent, can I store these things with you first?"

As if sensing something, the man sent the trolley into the nearest store.

The middle-aged female store manager frowned first, but she nodded when she saw the man's anxious expression and his age was almost the same as her son who was working abroad.

"However, you have to spend it here."

"Um... well."

The man reached into his pocket with difficulty.

Five minutes later, the man, whose wallet was half empty after paying, rushed out of the small supermarket.

"I hope it will be in time! Specific location?"

"Northeast, two streets away. The specific strength is estimated to be above B-level!"

A mature female voice sounded from the man's left chest.

"understood!"

The magical power like tiny lightning, which ordinary people can't detect, went along the man's legs to the soles of his feet, and the man's running speed was accelerated by more than ten times in an instant.

At the same time, he reached for his belt, but of course he didn't mean to untie it.Instead, the moment his palm touched it, the ordinary old leather belt that had even begun to crumble suddenly turned into a silver metal belt that was about the same size as the free wrestler championship belt on TV.

It's just that in the center is not a fancy golden pattern, but a black palm.

"Shabadobie Touch Henshin!"

Noisy sound effects accompanied by a red magic circle appeared on the left side of the man, and at the same time, the man put his left hand, which he didn't know when he put on the ruby ​​ring, to the black palm on the belt.

"Transform!"

"Flame! Please! Hi-Hi Hi-Hi-Hi!"

The red magic circle engulfed the man. After rushing out of the magic circle, the man had already put on a black windbreaker, a ruby ​​mask and a ruby ​​breastplate, and a ring belt hung on his left waist. gemstone ring.

"Come on! If you defeat that guy, you'll have dinner for this month!"

"But Mr. Walter's arrears must be paid."

Loud noises came from these rings.But then he was interrupted violently by the man.

"No Road Race! Defeat it first, and if it breaks anything, you will be fined again!"

After speaking, the man put a yellow gemstone ring on his hand, and stretched his palm forward.

"Expand, Elemental Barrier!"

A circle of fluctuations that ordinary people can't detect is centered on the ring and spreads around.This is not a simple magic to disperse idlers, but a barrier similar to the "seal" mentioned in Kamijou Guataro's novel.

The inside of the barrier and the outside of the barrier become a mirror image, no matter how the inside of the barrier is destroyed, it will not affect the outside.

In fact, it was a magic that I tried to write after reading Kamijou-sensei's novel, but it was unexpectedly easy to use.After all, in a world where there is no one, no matter how powerful the move is, you can use it casually without worrying about destroying buildings and injuring passers-by.

Eh, passers-by? !

After jumping to the top of the building, the man saw the black-haired, spiky-headed boy running wildly at the feet of the B-rank magical beast.

Chapter 5. The poor magician who struggled for his wages

Before entering the story, let's talk about why the mysterious man is so nervous.

As I said before, the world Kamijou lived in was divided into two parts by the Administration of Capable Persons.The first is the superficial world where most ordinary people live, we call it the 'watch world'.

This place is no different from the ordinary world that everyone understands. Everyone is doing their own things for life, ordinary study, ordinary work, ordinary drawing manga, ordinary misfortune and so on.

Then there is the inner world that is almost completely controlled by the Administration of Capable Persons. In order to distinguish it from the 'inner world', let's call this part the 'supernatural world'.

Here is not much different from the supernatural world that everyone understands. Similarly, everyone is doing their own things to improve their strength, ordinary cultivation, ordinary missions, ordinary fighting monsters, ordinary being beaten, etc.

So, what is the difference between the surface world and the supernatural world?

Ordinary people will definitely answer with excitement and excitement: wonderful, exciting, and infinite charm! ——If so.But if it is an old driver who has been in the supernatural world for a long time, well, such as Touma Kamijou.

I will tell you with a sad face that there is no difference.

Really, there is no difference at all.

As for the reason, put aside those long speeches, and use the rules of the world, living habits, and situational psychology to explain the truth of the relationship between the two.

The name of something that makes two worlds that should be different become exactly the same.

Just 'money'.

It takes money to build equipment, to treat injuries, to pay fines for negligence, to pay fines for accidents within the scope of responsibility, and even if you destroy too many things during battle, you also need money to compensate.

Although the higher the level of the ability user, the higher the discount and subsidy they get (this is the benefit of the A-level ability user authority mentioned above).

But money, money, money... If you don't have money, even if you are an A-level ability user, you will not be able to survive.

That's right, this is one of the reasons why the man turned pale with fright when he saw that Kamijou was about to be attacked.

He was indeed worried that Kamijou would be hurt, but he was more worried that Kamijou would be hurt, so that the funds for this mission would be cut.

"My lunch box for next month!"

The man shouted anxiously, and hurriedly put his hand on his belt, and used his unique move without hesitation.

Magician kicks!

"Strike Wizard"

The man turned into a scorching flame, broke through the speed of Mach [-] in an instant, and passed through three blocks like a cannonball.He kicked the dragon-like monster in the face.

"Go away!"

For the second half of the month's living expenses and to be able to eat a better lunch, instead of drinking salt water and eating chazuke, he exerted his energy to eat today and tomorrow!

boom------

The man kicked the monster from one end of the street to the other end with all his strength.

The huge shock wave instantly shattered the glass of the entire street, and while the terrifying high temperature dried the air, it also scorched the ground and melted the glass and steel bars of the building.

Seeing such a degree of destruction, the man was thinking about math problems quickly in his heart.

Although the destruction of the entire street was almost at level A, with his authority as a level A ability user, he should be able to avoid 75% of the damage.Then there are B+ level monsters, which can get 35% more rewards.In addition, if you complete the treatment independently, you will get an additional 15% reward.

Calculated in this way, this B+ level monster should be able to provide itself with a one-month allowance for full attendance of a B level ability user.

Moreover, hahaha - I opened the element barrier myself, which means that the so-called 75% loss does not exist.In other words, I kicked out the one-month allowance of almost two B-level ability users.

In other words, after repaying the anti-entropy arrears, will I not have to eat ochazuke or fried noodles at the end of this month?

A genuine smile appeared on the man's face beneath the mask.

However......

"Be careful! It's not dead yet!"

"what?!"

The sudden voice diverted the man's attention.Then, a huge force came from under his feet.

The flames were blown away by the strong wind, and the man realized that although his kick broke the dragon's arm and the flames scorched half of his body, the remaining attack was blocked by the dragon's wings.The more important head did not suffer much damage, and even the scales were not burnt.

(Because it is also a dragon itself, so it is more resistant to fire?)

Flexibly dodging the waving of the dragon's wings, the man kicked hard and quickly retreated to a safe place.It was next to the unlucky hedgehog who didn't know how to get into his enchantment before.

At this time, the buildings next to the man's place in the distance suddenly slid down neatly along the smooth mirror-like cut surface like a cut straw.

——As expected of a B+ guy, the strength of his vitality is not inferior to some A grades.

Speaking of which, the reason why he didn't kick the dragon to death with one kick was because he was afraid that it would affect the young man with the hedgehog head.Therefore, a part of the penetrating power is converted into thrust.

Looking at the wounds on the dragon that had begun to heal slowly, the man's tone was a bit unfriendly.

"What are you still doing here, knowing the danger and not running away?"