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For now, let's rely on Dark Mephistopheles and Dark Faust to throw TPC into chaos and put our own people in power. That will make things much easier.
As Zaki thought this, a smile involuntarily crept onto his face. He then pulled the covers over his head and fell asleep immediately. He hadn't slept for three days and three nights, and his body couldn't take it anymore.
While Zaki and the Dark Shadow Mage were each harboring their own secrets, Leo on the other side also asked Renina about "what he was made of," and the answer he received was...
"You're saying you don't remember?"
"Yeah, I don't remember. After all, when I was creating Leo, I used all the good stuff I'd collected over the years: the light from many planets, the power I got from Reiblood, and then..."
No, I really can't remember clearly. After all, I've lived for too long and taken too much. Although I can't use everything, I've still allocated a lot of resources to it.
"Are there any things related to the Land of Light among them?"
"Um... there are quite a few. Actually, I was just trying to see if I could retrieve the Dark Sparks to use as fusion material for Leo, but I didn't find any. I just grabbed some souvenirs and left."
Lena thought for a moment. Of course she couldn't have missed visiting such a large place as the Land of Light. Leo, on the other hand, looked puzzled. "You just went into a place where dark sparks can be released and took their things without any hesitation?"
"So what?" Renina said, munching on a potato chip. "The security of their Land of Light is notoriously bad throughout the universe. Their only prison wasn't even built by themselves."
Leo thought about it and it seemed to make sense, so he reached out and gently patted Galatron on the shoulder, "Let's send them more MK2s or something later."
Otherwise, putting everything else aside, what if the Land of Light had any more strange items stolen?
However, it seems that only when Renina goes back and ponders it slowly will she know exactly what other materials Leo had mixed in back then.
Chapter 267 Asuka's Letter
For Leo, although he had a lot of work, it was never a big problem. But even Leo had things he wasn't good at, such as...
"Why did you specifically choose me to give the speech? Didn't we agree that you, Captain, would be the one to come?"
Sitting in the car, Leo looked at Gento with dissatisfaction. It was one thing to send him to a meeting, but he was really not good at giving speeches. He would rather fight the Dark Emperor than deal with so many people.
"This doesn't really count as a speech. Besides, that's your old school. Wouldn't it be more appropriate for you to be the main person in charge?"
The task was called a speech, but it wasn't really a speech. It was just that Director Sawai was worried that everyone at ESCG was too tired, so he gave them a break. However, it was LTL that chose to send Leo to this school, supposedly to analyze the results.
This school was the same middle school that Leo had attended, so when he rushed to the command center early in the morning only to find out that he had to run back to his neighborhood again, he was really resentful. If he had been told earlier, he could have slept for another half hour.
"This school has been completed for a while now, hasn't it?" Daigo and Komon, sitting in the back row, were also flipping through the related Q&A transcript. "Has the vice-captain come back since then?"
"I didn't even graduate from here." Leo shrugged. He was still in middle school when Golza demolished the school, so he simply became a volunteer. After all, the atmosphere at the school was really not good for him.
From elementary school to middle school, Leo's academic performance couldn't overshadow his reputation. Even as an elementary school student, he dared to take on seven older students who were trying to extort him. Later, he became friends with Kirino Makio, which further isolated him.
For Leo, there wasn't much to remember about his so-called campus youth; he only had a few friends. However, it's worth mentioning that the school had quite a few talented people.
Not to mention Leo, who is now the vice-captain of ESCG, there are also the superpowered individuals Kirino Makio and the alien Maya, who are all students at the same school.
Speaking of Maya, she is in much better spirits now that she has reunited with her brother. After witnessing the fighting power of Earth, her brother, the Clone alien, did not hesitate to form an alliance and is currently contacting his fellow aliens wandering in other universes to find a new place to live.
Maya herself became a long-term ambassador for TPC, and in the last battle, she even helped to relay information so that Lina and the others could evade in time.
"In our school, I'm the only one who didn't graduate from a top-tier university, but there are quite a few people like me."
"After all, combat awareness is the top priority for members of the defense force, and the vice-captain's physical fitness is impeccable in every aspect. Besides, the vice-captain learns quite quickly," Daigo replied casually.
Leo's abilities are obvious to all, and his education is not an issue. This team is really incapable without Leo. Even Daigo and Komon themselves can't tell who the captain really is anymore.
“It’s already repaired…” Looking at the St. Nan School not far away, Leo felt a little emotional. In fact, the school was repaired back then, but Leo had never been back since.
Mr. Yagami had tried to persuade him, but he also respected and understood Leo's choice and did not force him. So it seems that Yagami's recent troubles are also related to this school.
Just last month, Yato Takeshi was rehired as the school's principal. Even he is troubled, so it seems there's something wrong with the school.
The school staff were already waiting. Leo got out of the car and glanced around. Mr. Ya's teacher was not there. It seemed that he was held up by other things.
"A warm welcome to everyone from ESCG for their presentation at our school!" The female vice principal of Saint Nan High School walked up to Leo with great enthusiasm and extended her hand to him. Leo also extended his hand. Neither of them felt anything was wrong, and even Captain Gento himself did not realize that there was a problem.
"It's been a long time, Aihara-sensei. Oh, I should call you Vice Principal Aihara now."
Hearing Lei Huan'ao address her in such a tone, Aihara Kyoko, who was over forty but looked like she was in her early thirties, couldn't help but smile brightly. "I never imagined that the student who gave so many teachers headaches back then would now be a great hero who protects humanity."
Kyoko Aihara is a highly experienced teacher at Seinan High School. She enrolled in the same year as Takeshi Yagami and has always been very popular. She was also appointed as the vice principal a month ago.
"At least it didn't give Ms. Kyoko a headache." Leo had a good impression of Aihara Kyoko, who simply smiled. "Principal Yato Takeshi is busy for the time being, so I'll give you a tour. There have been quite a few changes at Seinan High School."
Daigo and the others were very curious about what their vice-captain's high school was like, as were Empera, Demacia, and Jet, who were hiding inside the fighting device.
But it really was just an ordinary high school, nothing special or outstanding. Leo felt a little nostalgic, but not too much. What bothered him more was that from the moment he arrived at the school, he sensed a strange atmosphere.
Ampera quickly and keenly noticed this as well. "Leo, there is a dark force lurking in this school, but it's not too strong."
It seems that this is what's bothering Leo. After thinking for a moment, Leo expanded his perception range a little, but with Captain Gentoo and the others around, he couldn't show it too obviously.
But what kind of darkness dares to cause trouble near his house? Aren't they afraid of getting beaten up?
"Hey kid, don't run away if you dare!" Suddenly hearing someone shout this, Leo looked up and saw a boy much younger than himself being chased by several students at incredible speed. As they ran, the boy kept turning back to taunt him, "Catch me first, then we'll talk~ Hehehe~"
No sooner had he finished speaking than the boy rammed headfirst into Leo, as if he had hit a thick wall. Leo didn't budge, only thinking that this kid was really fast.
"You lot!" Kyoko Aihara shouted angrily, and the group of students who were chasing them turned around and ran away as soon as they saw her.
The boy who bumped into Leo also swallowed hard upon hearing Aihara Kyoko's voice, stiffly turning his head, "Principal Aihara..."
"Asuka, you've gotten into another fight with your classmates?" Kyoko Aihara asked helplessly. It just so happened that ESCG came to give a presentation and this happened.
"It wasn't my idea, they bullied my classmate first, and I couldn't stand it... Hey, you guys are from ESCG?!" Asuka looked at Leo and the others very closely. "What cool uniforms! Oh, you're Captain Leo, I've seen you on the news!"
Leo waved to Kyoko Aihara to indicate that it was no problem, then looked at Asuka and said, "You run really fast; none of the others could catch you."
"Of course! I'm the best baseball player in our school. Oh, by the way, my name is Shin Asuka. Did I hurt you when I bumped into you?"
Shin Asuka? Leo recognized the name. Looking at the somewhat familiar face, he couldn't help but think for a moment, "You're Kazuma Asuka's son?"
Upon hearing Leo mention his father, Asuka Shin was quite surprised. "You know my father?"
Kyoko Aihara and the others hadn't expected things to turn out this way, but seeing that Leo wasn't angry, they were relieved.
"No, I just knew, I didn't expect his son to be studying here... Captain, you guys go ahead and do your work, I'll chat with this kid for a while."
Fortunately, they could also cancel the presentation. Captain Gento and the others didn't expect this to happen. Seeing this, Daigo quickly raised his hand, "Then I'll stay too, um... just in case something happens, I'll have someone to look after me."
Clearly, Daigo didn't really want to do such troublesome things either. Captain Gento sighed helplessly; it was only at times like this that he needed to show his responsibility as captain.
Watching Captain Komon and the others leave, Leo looked at Shin Asuka, who wasn't much shorter than him, and asked, "How old are you this year?"
"17. I plan to go to the TPC's officer training school after graduating from high school, and then join the ESCG in the future!"
Asuka Shin looked very excited, which was understandable. It was only because Leo and the others had just arrived and the school hadn't given prior notice that they would have been surrounded by crowds by now. ESCG's popularity was especially high, with Leo and Gento being the most popular.
"That's very ambitious, Daigo. What do you think?" Leo looked at Daigo, who thought for a moment and said, "I think it's very feasible."
Although their first meeting wasn't quite right, Leo and Daigo had a good first impression of Shin Asuka: he was sunny, cheerful, and enthusiastic, but a bit impulsive and reckless.
"Alright, Asuka... I'll just call you Asuka. I'm not that much older than you. Why were you being chased by those students just now?"
"They bullied the other students first, using them as targets and scribbling on their faces. I just couldn't stand it, so I hit them on the head with a baseball." Asuka was particularly indignant when she talked about this incident.
"Isn't the school going to do anything about it?" Leo was somewhat surprised. With Takeshi Aiya and Kyoko Aihara as principals, this kind of thing shouldn't normally happen.
“Of course there are. Principal Takeshi Ya dealt with similar issues severely when he first arrived. But these kinds of things started happening again a couple of days ago. Strangely, everyone who was bullied denied that they were bullied and didn’t have any injuries.”
Asuka himself was also full of questions. He had seen people being bullied and beaten several times, but the students who were bullied acted as if nothing had happened, without any marks, and denied being bullied. After this happened several times, many teachers regarded him as a bad student who liked to lie.
"And those who are bullied the first time will join the ranks of bullies next time. Hey Mr. Leo, do you think it's possible that aliens are behind this?" Asuka looked around cautiously.
Daigo also looked at Leo. If what Asuka said was true, then there might really be something strange about this school. Daigo felt something was wrong when he walked in.
“Unlikely.” Leo said calmly. What a joke. His house had the most aliens around here, and the surrounding area was under Garatron’s surveillance. If they were aliens, they would have been discovered long ago.
But the aura here isn't fake; it seems there really is some weird stuff hiding here. "Daigo, let's investigate. Send a message to the captain and tell him to be more careful on his end."
"learn."
"Can I come with you?" Asuka Shin's eyes gleamed. Being able to act with people from ESCG was something to brag about for days. Leo thought for a moment, "No problem."
Leo was a little worried about letting Asuka Shin act alone. Although he was only seventeen, he had a strong presence. The speed he ran and the strength Leo deliberately tested made him wonder if the boy was going to the armory for further training if he wasn't too young.
"How much does Vice Captain Leo know about my father?" As they walked, Asuka couldn't help but ask. His father, Asuka Kazuma, had disappeared when he was very young and had been missing ever since. It took his mother more than a year to recover.
"Almost everyone knows that my uncle Asami Masao, whom I've never met, also disappeared along with your father." Leo was speaking when he suddenly sensed something, grabbed Asuka's collar and stopped in his tracks. Just then, a very heavy ceramic flowerpot fell down and landed right in front of the two of them.
Leo looked up, but there was nothing in the sky. The flowerpot seemed to have appeared out of thin air. Daigo immediately drew his weapon and said, "Vice-Captain."
"They're after me, Daigo. Take Asuka and leave first." Leo had a pretty good idea of what LTL had chosen. Was Saijo so eager to take him down? Well, at least show some sincerity. This flowerpot is not even as good as Seele's headbutt.
Shortly after Leo finished explaining the mission, a dozen or so students gathered in a corner of the school, many of whom were the ones who had just chased the bird.
"What do we do now? That brat Asuka Shin let slip our secret."
"It's okay, we still have a chance. As long as we take down that Vice Captain Leo, we'll reap the rewards."
"But the news reports that guy is supposedly the strongest human right now. We'd have a hard time beating him, wouldn't we?"
"Idiot, it's not like we have to beat him. As long as we ruin his reputation, it'll affect that Director Sawai."
The dozen or so students discussed their task, which was actually quite simple: to find a way to get Leo out of TPC, and ideally, to also damage Director Sawai's reputation.
"We'll lead him to the infirmary later, and then you girls can yell that he's been sexually assaulted. There are no security cameras there, and they won't be carrying body cameras when they come to give a presentation. Wouldn't that make our plan work?"
"Good idea, Yamada. Where's that Vice-Captain Leo?"
The male student in the lead looked at his companion and noticed that the other looked flustered. "Um... I don't know. I just scanned the area and couldn't find him."
"Why can't I find him?"
"Who are you looking for? Me?" Leo's voice suddenly came from the side. Only then did the group of students realize that he had somehow found their way here and was even recording a video!
"What a brilliant plan! You're so young, yet your hearts are so vicious. Where did you learn that?" Leo, who was standing next to the group and recording everything on his phone, nodded in agreement. Ampera was so angry that he almost slammed them all down.
"You..." Before the leading student could even speak, Leo punched him in the face, knocking him unconscious.
Seeing their swift and decisive action, and then looking at their unconscious companion lying on the ground, the group quickly retreated, crying out, "You...you don't come any closer! We're still students!"
"I suspect you of colluding with aliens. I'm temporarily stripping you of all your personal rights. Go talk to the Special Investigation Division if you have anything to say."
Leo smiled, clenched his fist, and made a crackling sound like popping beans. Ah, this is the student era he misses.
Chapter 268 Just a cricket, Gorzan
When Gento received the news, Leo had already finished his work and called it a day. When Daigo arrived at the scene, Leo had already tied up all the students. He couldn't help but sigh, "Indeed, this is what youth is all about."
"...Vice-Captain, your youth is completely different from everyone else's," Daigo couldn't help but complain. "The captain already knows about the situation and is starting to evacuate the crowd."
Based on past experience, whenever such an anomaly occurs, monsters or gigantic aliens will eventually appear, so evacuation in advance is very necessary.
"You acted really fast, as expected of the captain. But why didn't you go to take refuge, Asuka?" Leo glanced at Asuka Shin, who scratched his head. "I just came to see if I could help. I didn't expect you, vice-captain, to be such a good fighter. You took care of everything by yourself."
"Judging from your appearance, you've been bullied by them too?" Leo raised an eyebrow. These students, he didn't know where they got their power from, could even use telekinesis.
"Having learned my lesson a few times, it's no problem." Just looking at the mess and the demolished wall, Asuka could easily imagine how hard Leo had worked. In fact, it was indeed very hard work; controlling one's strength to avoid killing someone was truly difficult.
"Alright, you should go take refuge first. I still have some questions for these guys." Leo waved his hand, then grabbed a student by the collar. "Wake up, stop pretending to be unconscious. I know exactly who I hit and how much force I used."
The arrested students remained silent. Leo sighed, "Daigo, you two turn around, cover your ears, and pretend you didn't hear anything."
“Vigilante justice is against the rules, Vice Captain.”
“Treating people like this is called vigilante justice. These guys may have colluded with aliens to temporarily deprive people of their human rights.”
Leo waved his hand dismissively, clenching his fist as if to strike, when the student he had grabbed quickly opened his eyes, "No, no, no, I'll talk! I'll tell you everything!"
"Who ordered you to plot against me in secret and try to smear Director Sawai's reputation?"
The moment Leo asked the question, Daigo's previously helpless expression instantly sharpened, and his face hardened. What?! To plot against Leo and frame the director?! This is beyond audacious!
"I...I don't know. It's all Yokoyama's doing. They said that someone doesn't want you to stay at TPC any longer."
"Was it Yokoyama who gave you these superpowers?" Leo looked at the guy in front of him who still wouldn't say, and pointed behind him.
Looking at the steel bar that he had thrown out, which should have been able to be pierced even by a bear, but which Leo had caught with his bare hands and twisted into a pretzel, the student couldn't help but swallow hard. "I... I really don't know."
To be honest, it's hard to say who has superpowers based on this lineup. Although the newspapers have mentioned Leo's exceptional physical abilities, how many people would he have surpassed?
The truth is, these students are simply inexperienced. In this era where the power of all humankind is increasing, especially in places like the defense force where talent abounds, it's not uncommon for them to be able to twist steel bars with their bare hands. Otherwise, the repairmen at the armory would have been exhausted long ago.
"You really don't know?" Leo's tone was tinged with impatience.
“I really don’t know. I only joined yesterday. Yokoyama said that he has a very powerful person behind him, and that person is the one who made us do this.”
"Who is Yokoyama?" Daigo didn't recognize the students here. After looking around, Asuka pointed to the one who had been beaten down by Leo at the beginning, "That's him, Yokoyama, a senior in high school."
"Stop looking, dead people can't speak."
Seeing that the guy in his hand really didn't know much, Leo let go and stood up. It was these words that made Daigo feel a chill down his spine. Leo had killed the guy with one punch.
"What kind of look is that? Do you think I'm the kind of person who doesn't know my limits?" Leo glared at Daigo, annoyed. "This guy is already dead. I felt something was wrong when I punched him. He was cold and icy. None of these people even noticed."
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