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"What will you do now?" The samurai in black clothing yells with rage .

The grey-blue cyborg is standing in the middle of the crowd, looking chill and unaffected by his united enemies . He tilts his head slightly to the right . Though his mechanical mask cannot show any expression, his neon-blue eyes gleam . He stretches his arms lazily . The crowd encircling him scream and step back in fear .

"We can defeat him . " The leader Samurai turns around and addresses the hesitating crowd . "He can't kill us all . "

"Lame . " The Samurai flinches when he hears the cold mechanical sarcastic remark . His fingers tighten around the hilt of his sword . He faces the cyborg .

"You will lose today . "

"You made it easier for me . " The cyborg looks at his fingers . "Everyone is here? Do you need more time to call more people? Call everyone . I am starving . I don't want to waste more time a dog . "

The samurai's face contorts in anger . "Who is the dog? You will be licking the ground in defeat . "

The cyborg doesn't answer . In the next instant, he disappears from the spot . The samurai turns around swiftly and s.h.i.+elds himself, expecting an attack . However, there is nothing .

"What? Did he run away?" He asks himself, clearly puzzled .

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Painful screams emerge in the air . The men and women fall on the ground one by one with their smashed heads and bodies twisted in miserable ways . He didn't even use his weapon .

"Attack everyone . Don't hold back . He will kill us all . " The samurai shouts to the survivors . A few of them are already running away from the psychopath cyborg . However, the cyborg isn't in the mood to let them run away .

He appears in front of them like a ghost and crosses his arms . "Where are you going after challenging me?"

"Please let us go . " The survivors beg, trembling with fear .

"I hate the ones who run away . " He lifts up his chin . His neon-blue eyes s.h.i.+ne brightly . Anyone can guess that he is smiling . The survivors gulp down their saliva and bring out their weapons .

"Attack!"

The cyborg bends down his waist and crosses his arms close to his chest . "t.i.tan Blaze . "

A bright light emerges from his body, spreads out in like the rays of the sun, disintegrating everyone in the way . In the next moment, there is no one except the samurai and the cyborg standing in the battleground .

The cyborg eyes the ma.s.sacre . "Tch! I expected some fight . "

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"That's a rare cla.s.s skill . Only one player can acquire this skill . " The samurai widens his eyes . "How? When did you get the time to acquire the skill?"

The cyborg chuckles and summons a gun . "Are you just going to stand there or fight?"

The samurai unsheath his long sword and smile . "It seems that I will lose today . "

"At least, you aren't howling like before . "

"You know . . . " The samurai smirks at him . "R3N is back . "

The cyborg's eyes flicker several times . The hand holding the gun shakes slightly . But, it's only for a second . "So? Should I dance around and celebrate for the return of ringworm? Geez! "

"Such arrogance!" The samurai charges in his direction . The cyborg rolls his eyes and pulls the trigger .

***

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"Your sister is amazing," Haru yells when he sees the scoreboard . "Did you see that move? She killed them all in one go . "

"Did you forget what she told you?" Takes.h.i.+ smacks the back of his head . "It's Merciless_B . "

"I don't understand gaming . " Iori looks at them . "She seems quite skilled . "

"Look, she is coming . " Haru points at Rie . Kiyohira has been quiet the whole time . He has seen her eyes fill with happiness when she was playing . She doesn't hold back . She seems to have fun . But, something has changed .

Despite the victory, Rie doesn't look happy .

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"The winner of the world hack series is . . . " I hear the announcement as I remove the gaming gears . "Merciless_B . "

I can feel the stares on me . It doesn't make me nervous . I am completely hidden inside my mask and an oversized hoodie . They don't know my real name or my past . They don't care about it either . In this world, only skills matter more than ident.i.ty or background .

R1k9, the lady in black, appears in front of me . "Congratulations, you have won . You finished the game in 45 minutes . "

"I took three hours last year . " I roll my eyes at her . "There is no quality left . Is it even worth it to come here anymore?"

"We decided to make it easy because of the special round . " She doesn't seem to be offended . "The special round will be held tomorrow . It will be held among the past winners . I have made the arrangements for your stay . "

I climb the stairs and find them all where I have left them . Takes.h.i.+ runs to me and says, "You are awesome!"

"I know . " I give him a nod . "This is nothing . You will see more . You will realize how blessed you are to have a sister like me . "

"I already know that . " Takes.h.i.+ smiles at me . "Promise me that you will play with me . "

"Me too . " Haru presses his palms together . "Takes.h.i.+'s sister, please . "

"She will play with me first . " A familiar deep voice . I face the man with red hair . It's been eight years . He smiles and walks toward me . He has changed . His eyes have the same playful glint . He is still wearing the bracelet that I gifted him on his birthday .

"Who are you?" Suddenly, Kiyohira asks .

"My name is Ren . " Ren winks at me, "I am her first love . "

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