"Kieee! Keh! Kieee!"
The scene shifted back to Yugo’s perspective.
He parried the attacks from the screeching Glonas, his eyes fixed on his opponent in calm observation.
Glonas lunged with a flurry of thrusts from his sharp claws, but Yugo twisted his body to weave through them or slapped the strikes aside. He continued to deflect the onslaught until the moment Glonas’s movements slowed—then Yugo moved in for the counter.
"Fu, ha!"
"Ogh—?!"
Yugo delivered a lightning-fast left-right combination punch that sent Glonas staggering, then followed through with a heavy middle kick.
Glonas retreated, still reeling from the blow. Yugo didn't give him a second to breathe; he closed the distance instantly and launched a flying kick.
"Gaaaah?! Nu, guuu...!"
Glonas screamed as he tumbled across the dirt. He groaned from the pain radiating through his body and fixed a gaze of pure venom on Yugo.
Rage surged within him toward this transgressor—this man who denied their justice and obstructed the punishment of sinners. Glonas forced himself up, spreading his black wings and letting out a roar.
"Don't get cocky, you pathetic sinner! Lord Kurotobari himself granted me this exceptional power! I represent the power of justice! There is no way I could lose!"
"Yugo-dono, look out!"
Glonas flapped his massive wings, and black feathers erupted from them like a volley of missiles.
Sakura cried out as she saw the projectiles—each boasting the lethality of a dart or a keen knife—swarm toward Yugo all at once. But he didn't panic. He moved with practiced precision.
"Super Transformation!"
"Wha—?!"
Yugo’s Blaster underwent a Form Change, shifting into the heavy Purple Armor. Without moving an inch from his spot, he took the storm of feather blades head-on.
High-pitched metallic clangs rang out as his own weapons were repelled, shattered against the sheer hardness of the armor. Glonas stared in shock, yet he continued his desperate assault.
"Die! Die! Prostrate yourself before my justice!"
Glonas rained down a barrage of feathers like a hailstorm, but Yugo showed no sign of taking damage. Quite the opposite—while absorbing the entire volley with his body, he began to advance, one steady step at a time.
"Impossible! Why does our justice not prevail?! You are a sinner! You should fall—buberooogh?!"
Dread shivered through Glonas as he watched Yugo slowly but relentlessly close the distance. He roared to drown out his fear, but before he could finish his sentence, Yugo’s iron-hard fist caught him square in the face.
Sent flying by the force of the blow, Glonas found himself rolling on the ground once again. He struggled to his feet, wheezing for air, and looked up at the young man standing before him.
"This... this shouldn't be happening...! I understand Lord Kurotobari’s justice better than anyone! He recognized me and gave me this great power! There’s no way I could lose to a child like you!"
Glonas let out a hysterical scream and charged.
He brandished his sharp claws and brought them down toward Yugo’s chest. The Purple Armor didn't suffer so much as a scratch. Instead, the force of the impact sent a jolt of pain back into Glonas’s own fist.
Yugo reached out and seized Glonas by the right wrist. Staring the creature down from behind his visor, he finally spoke.
"You don't understand anything. Not the weight of the word 'justice,' nor what it means to carry it on your shoulders. You’re clueless."
"Guu?! Ga—ah...!"
Glonas’s wrist creaked and groaned under Yugo’s grip.
As he writhed from the crushing pressure, Yugo’s right fist—clenched with terrifying force—plowed into Glonas’s defenseless stomach.
"Ogoeh?! Gogh... oooooh...!"
"Stop this. Once my partner defeats Kurotobari, this power you were given will vanish. If you truly care about the people of this city—or even your own people in the Society of Friends of the Night—then stop resisting. Tell them to end this madness."
Glonas claimed he had been given power by Kurotobari, but Yugo could tell he hadn't even reached the Level 2 Realm yet.
There was an insurmountable gap between Glonas, a complete amateur in combat, and Yugo, who had survived countless battles against Magic Armor Beasts. There was no way Glonas could hope to defeat someone who had already repelled foes within the Level 2 Realm.
"You’re the leader of the Society of Friends of the Night, aren't you? If you call out to them, even if you can't reach everyone, some of them are bound to listen."
"You ask me to stop my comrades? You want me to betray my brothers and sisters who fight for world transformation with Lord Kurotobari’s justice in their hearts?!"
"People will be saved if you do! Please, Glonas! If you raise your voice... even if it's only by a little, the world really will change!"
Yugo pleaded with him for the sake of the terrified citizens and for the sake of the rioters themselves.
But a fanatic like Glonas was beyond such reasoning. Enduring the agony wracking his body, he forced himself up and took flight, soaring into the dark sky above.