Several days later, in a dimly lit, garbage-filled room, a typical otaku's room with a cabinet full of anime girl figurines in the corner.
Sitting in front of the computer was Tomoya Aki, with some stubble on his chin, browsing today's top headlines-
No.1: Chairman of the Ishigami Group officially assumes a senior position in the Hero Association. The public believes the main reason is his son, Ishigami Yu presenting a Dragon Ball to Lott.
No.2: Nakano Miku, one of Mr. Lott's girlfriends, officially joins the Hero Association, exceptionally promoted to S-Class Hero No.7.
No.3: Totsuki Academy's headmaster, Nakiri Senzaemon, officially announces handing over his position to his second granddaughter, Nakiri Alice. However, for some reason, the new headmaster Nakiri Alice had a gloomy expression during the handover ceremony.
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Seeing the first few headlines, Tomoya Aki's face only showed slight displeasure.
But when he saw the fourth one, his expression cracked-
No.4: Beautiful author, Kasumigaoka Utaha (pen name: Kasumi Utako) publicly announces her relationship, expressing willingness to have children for Lott.
Smash!
Tomoya Aki angrily punched the screen, shattering it.
Even the wall behind the screen cracked!
To be honest, if an old acquaintance like Eriri Spencer saw this, they would be absolutely terrified.
After all, this otaku shouldn't have such strength.
"Damn it! Damn it! Kasumigaoka Utaha! You bitch!"
Tomoya Aki's voice grew deeper and more guttural. A few seconds later, his expression changed, and he ran out of the room to the balcony.
Under the dim light, his body gradually swelled to over three meters tall, his skin bulging with huge, toad-like warts.
Bang!
The constantly expanding skin finally burst through the balcony.
Dragon-level monster - Fuhrer Ugly!
"Kasumigaoka Utaha, you bitch! Have you forgotten who made you a best-selling author? I'll make you pay! And that guy Lott who looked down on me, I'll also-"
Just then, a black luxury car drove up.
Inside were the four members of the Yukinoshita Family.
And in the arms of Mrs. Yukinoshita in the passenger seat was none other than a Four-Star Ball!
Following Ishigami Yu's example a few days ago, Mrs. Yukinoshita had also accidentally found a Dragon Ball.
Well, right on top of their family's ancestral grave.
Thinking of Ishigami Yu's precedent from a few days ago, Mrs. Yukinoshita made a decisive decision to go to Totsuki Academy in City A to present this Dragon Ball to Lott in exchange for further elevating the Yukinoshita Family's status.
Just as Mrs. Yukinoshita breathed a sigh of relief, thinking good days had finally come for the Yukinoshita Family-
Her eldest daughter, Haruno, screamed from the back:
"Dad! Brake!!!"
Mrs. Yukinoshita looked up sharply.
The next second, a strong impact nearly sent her flying!
The three-meter-tall Tomoya Aki, now the monster, remained unmoved, while the front of the car was completely crushed.
The four Yukinoshita Family's members inside were shaken until they saw stars.
'A monster!?'
'B-But he seemed human just a moment ago!'
Yukino was shocked.
'Wait!'
'I think I recognized his human form!'
"Eee… So many pretty women! Oh, I remember, you're that Yukinoshita Yukino! You used to look at me with those disdainful eyes too! Hehe, before Kasumigaoka Utaha, I'll start with you..."
Tomoya Aki, no, now the Fuhrer Ugly, grinned a disgusting smile and reached into the car, first grabbing Yukinoshita Family's head, who was driving, and forcefully pulling him out.
His upper and lower body were immediately torn in half!
Seeing this, the mother and daughters in the car were terrified out of their wits.
And just as the Fuhrer Ugly's hand got closer and closer to the three women.
"You ugly thing, did you just say something disrespectful about Lott-san?"
Both the transformed Tomoya Aki and the terrified mother-daughter trio in the car turned to look in the direction of the voice.
A young man, about the same age as Yukino, with disheveled hair but no bandage over his eyes, stood behind the Fuhrer Ugly, having appeared out of nowhere.
"You are... Ishigami Yu!?"
The three Yukinoshita women recognized this young man wearing a Shuchi'in Academy's uniform, though his clothes were extremely tattered.
In fact, Ishigami Yu wasn't well-known at Shuchi'in Academy.
But because of the news headlines the past few days, almost the entire Planet Terra knew of him.
"You, Lott's lackey!"
Seeing Ishigami Yu, the Fuhrer Ugly thought of Lott, that bastard who took everything from him! The person he hated most!
And for Ishigami Yu, the follower of Lott's follower, Tomoya Aki naturally held no goodwill either.
He immediately shifted his attention from the Yukinoshita women to him.
Swinging a fist, unleashing the destructive power of a Dragon-level monster, he smashed it towards Ishigami Yu's head.
"These eyes can see the ugliness of human nature very clearly."
Ishigami Yu tore off the bandage covering his eyes.
The pupils that were revealed stunned the three Yukinoshita women in the car behind him.
'What... what kind of eyes are those?!'
Ishigami Yu's left eye had pattern that resembled a shuriken, while his right eye's pattern looked like a curved sword windmill!
They contained a power that seemed capable of devouring everything!
Bang!
The Fuhrer Ugly's fist came down heavily, shattering the ground for hundreds of meters around, raising clouds of dust.
Although not on the level of top Dragon-level monsters like Boros or Elder Centipede-
It had indeed reached the threshold of Dragon-level.
However, what shocked the Ugly Grand Chancellor was-
He clearly saw his fist hit Ishigami Yu's head, but... why was there no impact?
"Lackey? You should say King Arthur and his Knights of the Round Table! You dog! Of course, King Arthur can't compare to Lott-san..."
The scene that unfolded next stunned not only Tomoya Aki but also the Yukinoshita mother and daughters who had just escaped from the car.
Ishigami Yu's body, like a mirage, passed right through the Fuhrer Ugly's arm!
In the next instant, Ishigami Yu's left shuriken-like red eye spun wildly.
The Fuhrer Ugly, who was about to throw a second punch, froze in place.
Just as the three Yukinoshita women were wondering what was happening.
"Aaaaahhhh-"
The monsterized Tomoya Aki let out a heart-wrenching scream, as if he had seen the apocalypse. He collapsed to his knees and fainted on the spot.
The three spectators were dumbfounded.
'Wh-What just happened?'
Thud!
After the Fuhrer Ugly fell, Ishigami Yu also fell to one knee, dry heaving, "Ugh!"
"E-Even with Hashirama's cells, using Kamui and Tsukuyomi at once was too much?"
Ishigami Yu muttered to himself, covered in sweat.
"U-Um, a-are you okay?"
Haruno mustered her courage and stepped forward to ask.
Ishigami Yu completely ignored her, picked up the bandage, and rewrapped it.
Just after covering his left eye, Ishigami Yu glanced at the unconscious but not yet dead Tomoya Aki, thought for a moment, then used Kamui with his right eye to store him in another dimension.
Ishigami Yu struggled to his feet, preparing to cover his right eye with the bandage as well.
Then, he noticed the Four-Star Ball held by Mrs. Yukinoshita.
"You... that is!?"
Ishigami Yu, who hadn't shown surprise even facing a Dragon-level, had his pupils constrict sharply.
"W-We were planning to go to Totsuki Academy to give this Dragon Ball to Mr. Lott! We absolutely weren't trying to keep it for ourselves!"
Yukinoshita Haruno hurriedly explained, afraid that Ishigami Yu, Lott's second bootlicker, would misunderstand.
Although they didn't know what ability Ishigami Yu had obtained from Lott, to so easily defeat a Dragon-level monster, even if just a threshold-level Dragon, was terrifying enough!
After a brief silence, Ishigami Yu grinned coldly:
"If I killed all of you and delivered the Dragon Ball myself, wouldn't the credit be all mine?"
Upon hearing this, the three Yukinoshita women nearly fainted from fear.
'Are Lott's subordinates this competitive?!'
"Just a joke. I won't lay a hand on those who hold respect for Lott-san."
Ishigami Yu shrugged as he finished tying the bandage.
On the other side, in Amegakure on the Planet Ninja.
Seeing Uchiha Obito and Uchiha Itachi lying in pools of blood, each missing an eyeball-
All members of the Akatsuki and the Konoha rookies who had just arrived fell into a strange silence simultaneously.