Fujiyama walked over to the glove puppet Asanuma, then picked it up. Fujiyama looked at the glove puppet with an astonished expression. Not long after, Makoto, Yukari, and Shu ran toward Fujiyama, and made his attention immediately fall on them. Yukari, who came first, then hugged her father.
"Are you okay Dad?"
Yukari let go of her hug. Fujiyama smiled.
“It may be hard to believe, but I'm okay. Thanks to Asanuma who became the shield which helped me avoid the collision.”
Shu’s expression turned serious.
"What's wrong with you? How did you get involved in all this?”
Fujiyama looked doubtful.
“I can't answer that for now, I don’t want you all to be in danger.”
Everyone looked confused. Fujiyama resumed talking.
"Kozagawa can wake up at any time, you all better get out of here."
Shu’s expression turned surprised.
"You want to said you wouldn't come with us?"
Fujiyama nodded.
“Unfortunately, that's exactly what I meant.”
Yukari’s expression turned astonished.
"But, why?"
Fujiyama looked at unconsciousness Kozagawa, and his expression turned serious.
“All I can say, I'm still in the investigation process. For now, let me handle it. You all will get news from me soon.”
Shu's expression turned serious.
“You know that excuse won't stop us. Don't say you sacrificed yourself to protect us. We face them together."
Fujiyama appeared to have something bothering him.
"It's not just about us and those closest to us."
Makoto, Yukari, and Shu were shocked. Fujiyama's words indicated there would be other casualties of Tower Corp's plans. Fujiyama resumed talking.
“I just need to convince them that you all not a dangerous threat and leave the matter about you all entirely to me, because if that doesn't work….”
Something again made Fujiyama look as if something was bothering him, making the others curious and astonished. Fujiyama resumed talking.
“I had no other choice and switched to another plan. Whether capable or not, Flame Crow will go to war with Tower Corp.”
Makoto, Yukari, and Shu are surprised. Shu's expression turned serious.
“Damn you Fujiyama”
Shu walked up to Fujiyama then grabbed his collar.
"Are you sure we don't need to help you?"
From behind his mask, Fujiyama smiled, then nodded. Shu smiled and let go of Fujiyama's collar. Not long after, Ken and Shinra came running toward them. Fujiyama's attention was immediately drawn to Shinra.
“Shinra? are you okay?"
Shinra nodded.
“Of course, what about Asanuma? I heard stories from Ken if you two did something earlier.”
Fujiyama replied.
“He was injured and is recovering in his medium form.”
Fujiyama said while taking out the glove puppet Asanuma from under his overcoat, then handed it to Ken. Ken received it with a slightly surprised expression.
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“To the extent that Asanuma had to return to his medium form, he must be seriously injured.”
Fujiyama nodded.
"Yes, let him rest."
Ken nodded. On the other hand, Shinra looks still feeling strange seeing Fujiyama.
"I've heard about you from Yukari, nice to meet you Fujiyama, thank you for taking care of me all this time."
Fujiyama smiled.
"No need to reluctant, I'm waiting for the moment where I can meet you in person Shinra."
Shinra nodded. Fujiyama looked at Yukari.
"I entrust Yukari to you Shinra, take care of her until I come back."
Shinra’s expression turned serious, and he nodded.
"Leave it to me."
Soon, they heard a familiar voice.
"You all finished chatting?"
Fujiyama and the others immediately turned toward the source of the voice behind them. Kozagawa got up from the fall, still faltering a bit, trying to stabilize his body using both his gigantic wings until he could finally stand back on his feet. Fujiyama and Asanuma's attack just made Kozagawa faint for a moment. Fujiyama immediately took a stance, ready to attack with his spear.
“Damn, I didn't expect him to wake up so soon.”
Fujiyama turned to the others.
“I almost ran out of tricks, you guys better prepare for the worst.”
Makoto, Shu, Ken, and Yukari took out their katana Yokai weapons from their respective scabbards, then entered the stances, ready to attack with serious expressions. Shinra appeared to have realized something.
“Speaking of tricks, there's still a trick I haven't used yet. Even if this drains my stamina, I don't think there's any other choice.”
The attention of the others turned to Shinra. Shinra's expression turned serious as he concentrated.
“Demigod mode.”
Soon after, a wind blast of energy centered on Shinra immediately spread in all directions, taking the others by surprise. Shinra’s eyes flashed with white light; the armor all over his body began to move and expand to form yet another fiercer shape with sturdy, sharp, and blunt carvings, and the joints of the armor all over his body emitted faint blue light that formed patterns on his body, as well as on the sword chains on his four legs. Yukari immediately realized something.
"That's the form he used when first saved us from the attack by the armed men at Uncle Shu’s shop."
Shu nodded.
"You're right, it turns out to be Demigod mode?"
Makoto’s and Ken's expressions turned astonished. Makoto said.
“What is a Demigod mode? I've never heard of it.”
Fujiyama also looked curious.
"It's been decades that Shinra hasn't been controlled by the Kanagawa family, even I also don't know about it."
Ken's expression turned curious; he then thought.
“I wonder if Asanuma can do it too.”
Shinra said.
"I'll explain to you all later, you all just stay out of the way as best you can and help out only when I needed it."
The others' expressions turned slightly surprised, they then agreed to Shinra's request. On the other hand, Kozagawa looks not affected.
“Let's see how strong you are.”
Shinra grinned.
Black smoke billowed rapidly all over Shinra's body; he then ran towards Kozagawa. Black smoke was still rising from his body and was rapidly expanding. The black smoke was getting closer and closer to Kozagawa and was almost as big as his body. Kozagawa immediately used his two gigantic wings and positioned them in front of him; the black smoke hit Kozagawa's wings with such force that it caused a wind blast that spread in all directions but did not get rid of the black smoke in front of Kozagawa.
The massive black smoke gradually decreased and revealed Shinra with a gigantic body that became almost as big as Kozagawa's body. Shinra's left front leg, which resembled a burly human arm and hand with armored claws, gripped Kozagawa's wing that is used for parry. The black smoke on Shinra's body dissipated increasingly, and he continued the attack by thrusting his five claws in his right hand toward Kozagawa. Kozagawa immediately slashed his left wing toward Shinra; their attacks collided strongly, causing wind blasts and sparks.
Kozagawa dashed to the side while using his two wings to stabilize his body like it was his two front legs. The trees he passed were crushed or knocked down in all directions. Kozagawa and Shinra ran toward each other. After close enough, they pounced on each other and collided hard. The two of them retreated away momentarily; Kozagawa slashed his right wing at Shinra. Shinra dodged, turned his body around, used his gigantic armored tail to swing towards Kozagawa swiftly, and successfully hit Kozagawa’s armored head hard; both armors collided violently and caused sparks. Kozagawa staggered; Shinra immediately lunged and crashed at him, causing Kozagawa to fall backward, hit the ground hard, and shatter it. Shinra continuously pounded Kozagawa on the head from right and left, with both forelegs, their armor clashing intensely, causing a loud sound like metal clashing and sparks.
Kozagawa flapped his wings backward, causing his body to lift slightly and making Shinra falter. Kozagawa used his two legs and talons to push Shinra back and hit the ground hard. Kozagawa immediately stood up, assisted by his two wings to stabilize his gigantic body. Red lights began to spread in the joints of the armor all over Kozagawa's body, forming red light patterns that spread from all over his body towards the beak. Shinra immediately got up from the fall and saw Kozagawa; he did the same. The glowing faint blue patterns all over Shinra's body grew brighter and spread from all over his body towards the mouth. Shinra opened his mouth, which released a faint blue smoke and a faint blue light.
Kozagawa opened his beak, from his mouth emitting reddish smoke and red light. The shining patterns on Kozagawa's body grew brighter, as did the light on his mouth. This process took place quickly; Kozagawa and Shinra then shot the light balls from their mouths toward each other. The two light balls collided and exploded, causing a massive flames explosion and grayish-black smoke in the air. Kozagawa looked slightly surprised by this. Kozagawa thought.
“Damn, all of my attacks are counterbalanced. As long as I'm on land, I will continue to be stuck at a disadvantage situation."