About the case of destruction flags being demolished after a nichiasa loving otaku was reincarnated as a villainous student – Chapter 277 – Said the rhinoceros beetle

“I hear something… This way!”

Going back a little to when Ryuuga was about to fight Riel, Yuugo also ran around the building looking for his little brother.

He heard intense fighting and the voices of children asking for help, and dashed in that direction.

He wondered if Phi was there, but even if he was not, he could not abandon people in danger. He kept running, and gulped when he saw Uno fighting a monster armor beast that looked like a black rhinoceros beetle.

“Fufufu…! I admit you’re pretty strong, but I am completely free, while you carry a heavy burden. Maybe this would be a little more even if that wasn’t the case…!!”

“Kuh…!!”

Uno’s face twisted, and dark red blood gushed from his leg.

Yuugo saw the crying children near him, and clenched his fists as he understood Uno got injured protecting them.

There were students acting as guards, but there was no doubt that a tough fight was forced on them when they had to protect even more elementary school students.

Still, it was clear to Yuugo that Uno fought well, considering how many of those half human half bug monsters went down. And Yuugo dauntlessly charged forward as the circle of monsters around them shrunk towards the children.

“I’m not lettin’ you!”

“Vuvuh!?”

After a few steps, he leaped. Yuugo had learned how to strengthen his body by infusing it with magic energy, and used that momentum to dropkick a monster.

He started hitting the monsters that were now targeting him, without transforming, and stood in front of Uno.

“Are you okay!?”

“Clay!? Thanks! Stand back, I’ll take care of him. Take the kids to safety…”

“Not with that leg! I’ll take him down! You protect everyone!!”

Uno thanked Yuugo, and tried to get back up, but just putting some strength into his injured leg made blood come out of the wound. As Yuugo saw this, he stopped him and glared at the monster armor beast.

Uno was a teacher, and he could not send a student to a dangerous fight, so he tried to step forward. But as he watched Yuugo from the side, who asked him to trust him, he cursed his weakness, and decided to treat his leg and protect the children.

“Ooh, wonderful…! You show potential, if you can defeat my evolved minions without a magic item…!!”

“That voice… Are you that bug lover from before…!?”

“Correct. Let me show you a form you recognize.”

Said the rhinoceros beetle monster armor beast… Trill, with a suggestive smile while undoing his transformation.

Yuugo was shocked to see the person he met before was responsible for this, and Trill threw him a question.

“You really show promise. Not just because of the power you just showed, but because you also have the guts to stand against me alone. So? How about you come to this side? You have the potential to become a superior being, above humans!”

It seemed Trill liked Yuugo, so he invited him to join him in becoming a monster armor beast.

Yuugo did not respond, and instead asked a question of his own.

“…Why are you doing this? I thought you were weird, but not the kind of guy to do something on this level. Why…?”

“Fu, fufu…! You’re right. I wasn’t the kind of person to do something on this scale. But this is a result of my ascension beyond humanity!”

Trill, who spoke with a bright expression about insects, was certainly weird, but did not feel like a villain. Yuugo asked him why he would start an incident that could hurt so many, and his response came with a loud laugh and a self-deprecating smile.

“Long ago, my sister and I were scholars, and we finished a thesis after researching evolution. And when we presented it… Those vulgar hard-headed old farts wouldn’t accept our ground-breaking innovations.! They used their position to drive us out and tell others we were weird… We lost people’s confidence, and upon being thrown out of the academic world, we vowed to prove we were right. And now that we are stronger, we will eliminate those old farts!”

Trill spoke about his past while clenching his fists and trembling.

He remembered the pain and humiliation he once felt, and his expression suddenly turned into a mad one as he spoke to Yuugo.

“And then we surpassed humans! We used our past humiliation as fuel for our evolution! We weren’t wrong! We’ll show those old farts how foolish they were and the depth of their sins!!”

“…That’s not an answer. If your goal is revenge, why attack kids and other people visiting this insectary? I could understand, even if not accept, if you attacked the people that drove you out of the academic world, but why attack innocent kids?”

“Simple. If we take in their growth hormones, we might evolve even further. And for that, we need the lives of many children. The weak are to be fed to the strong, to be trampled by them… It was one of the few lessons we learned from those old farts. Much like how it was done with us when we were weak, we will do it now that we are strong. What’s so wrong about that?”

“…I see, so that’s your answer.”

A fire lit up in Yuugo’s eyes as he listened.

He glared at Trill, who abandoned his humanity, and seethed with a silent rage.

“I know a rhinoceros beetle who evolved to be faster than light. He said children are treasure. None is more sinful in this world than those who hurt this treasure… And I agree. You crossed a line you should never cross! Power is to be used to protect, right!? You talk about stuff like evolving and surpassing humans, but if the first thing you do with that power is go after the weak, you didn’t evolve one bit!”

“Nicely said. So I take it you’re rejecting my invitation? What a shame. And you’ll regret it soon enough.”

“…That’s not gonna happen.”

Yuugo clenched his left fist tight, and infused his magic energy while placing his arm at waist level.

He brought his open right hand in front of his face, and spoke to Trill, who was still looking at him.

“…I know another rhinoceros beetle. He never faltered no matter what trouble and suffering he faced, and fought to the end even if it meant sacrificing himself. A strong hero, nothing like you. And he said he fought because he loved people…! If you use the power of your hatred to hurt people, I’ll use mine to protect them! I’ll stop you in place of all the people that can’t fight!”

“Interesting, go ahead and try! You’ll see soon enough how hopeless it is!”

Yelled Trill while turning back into a monster armor beast.

He was covered in black armor, and a strong horn grew from his head. Yuugo pulled his right hand back, as if revealing his own trump card, and yelled while running to the light shining from the bracelet on his left arm.

“Henshin!!”

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