When the hodgepodge world of anime meets the shadow king

"Oh my god..." Kitahara Akira was lying on the bed, struggling to move his aching body.

The [Reverse?Light] form he used before drained the energy from his body. After he barely managed to cut off the opponent's flagship with a swing of his sword, he burned up all the energy and released the form.

He estimated and felt that if he wanted to turn the [Reverse Light] form into a standing form that he could use at any time, he would have to wait until he advanced to S-level.

S-level...it's still a long way off. Kitahara Akatsuki always has a hunch that the power brought by advancing to S-level will definitely far exceed all the previous ones.

"Knock!" He felt his forehead being lightly tapped by a finger knuckle.

"Xiaojun, lie down obediently."

"Well, I just want to move around a bit. After all, I'm just exhausted and I'm not seriously injured," Kitahara Xiao explained.

"Really?" Kato Megumi took out a weapon and peeled and cut an unknown alien fruit into pieces. "Then why did Xiaojun tease Yukino just now? Yukino seemed a little unhappy."

"It was just a spur of the moment..." Kitahara Akira's voice gradually faded away, "But I think I went a little too far."

"Hmm." Kato Hui picked up a small piece of fruit and fed it to Kitahara Xiao on the bed. Her slightly cool fingertips touched his lips twice inadvertently.

"Don't do this next time. Yukino and I were very worried about Xiaojun when we heard the news from Dolly-sama."

"I understand." Kitahara Akira gently took Kato Megumi's hand and interlocked their fingers. "I'm very glad that you are willing to stay with me."

Kato Megumi turned her head slightly away from looking at Kitahara Akatsuki on the bed. Her inky black hair covered half of her face. "It feels a little strange for the playboy Akatsuki to say something like this."

"Yeah." Kitahara Akira didn't intend to argue about the fact that he was a playboy. "But my feelings for you are real."

Kato Megumi silently clenched her right hand, which was clasped with Kitahara Akira's fingers, and then quietly released it.

"I know."

"Swish!" The door of the ward opened, and Yukinoshita Yukino, who was responsible for observing the battle situation for Kitahara Akira after he lay on the board, walked in.

"The rebel fleet has already jumped into the home star system of the Kara government. After learning that the five Calamity-class soldiers of the Kara government were completely wiped out, the two hired mercenaries gave up the commission and jumped away three hours ago."

"Lord Dolly's mechanical soldiers are attacking the ground defenses. If they don't have any hidden advanced combat power, this war will be a foregone conclusion."

Kitahara Akatsuki nodded to show that he understood.

He endured the pain in his body and moved to the side. After leaving a space, he patted the bed and said, "Sit down, Yukinoshita."

Yukinoshita Yukino glanced at him and sat down silently.

"Would you like some fruit?" Kitahara Akira passed a small piece of cut fruit to her lips.

Looking at his hopeful eyes, Yukinoshita Yukino's heart softened and she opened her mouth and bit the piece of fruit.

Mmm, sour and sweet.

Seeing that she was willing to accept his feeding, Kitahara Akira said carefully:

"Feel sorry...."

Yukinoshita Yukino slowly swallowed the fruit in her mouth and said slowly, "Did Kitahara-kun do something wrong?"

"Well, I shouldn't have pretended to be injured when you were so worried about me. I'm sorry for letting you down." Kitahara Akira admitted his mistake honestly.

"......Alas." Yukinoshita Yukino sighed after a moment of silence.

She looked at Kitahara Xiao with an inexplicable emotion in her eyes.

"Kitahara-kun, don't do this again next time. If something really happens to you, I..."

Her face flushed, and her momentum and tone unconsciously weakened.

"Well, I promise I won't do that again." Even though Yukinoshita Yukino didn't finish her words, Kitahara Akira understood what she meant.

He held Yukinoshita Yukino's soft right hand and repeated again, "I promise I won't do it again."

Yukinoshita Yukino secretly glanced at Kato Megumi, and when she saw that the other party blinked at her as usual, she silently breathed a sigh of relief in her heart.

A faint smile reappeared on her face. "Yeah."

"Okay, okay," Kato Megumi smiled, and pulled up the hands held by Kitahara Akira and Yukinoshita Yukino, and the three hands overlapped

"Now that the front line has basically won the battle, we can take a good rest for a while."

"That's right." Kitahara Akira's body relaxed. "Megumi, Yukinoshita"

"After this war is over, let's go get our identities and accounts, then visit various planets and experience the unique style of this universe. How about that?"

"I think it's good," Yukino Yukinoshita agreed. She was also curious about the various cultures in the interstellar society.

"Speaking of which, how are we going to solve the problem of our funding source?" Kato Megumi looked at Kitahara Akatsuki. "And Akatsuki-kun's advancement is also very important, right?"

"Don't worry about the funds. We can get money directly from the Kara government. Later, I plan to create a mercenary group."

"Mercenary group?"

"Yeah," Kitahara Akira nodded, "Mercenaries like Gate and Dolly."

"While earning money through commissions, you can also expand your network and gain some resources and knowledge that are unique to this universe."

"With me, a natural disaster-level superpower, in charge, plus you and Yegrit and the others, it is more than enough as a team. As for the basic combat power, my Shadow Legion can do it."

"As for my advancement..." Kitahara Xiao smiled helplessly, "I still have no idea at the moment. Maybe I should ask Gate and the others if they know anything."

"I seem to have heard my name!" The door opened, and Gate's tall figure squeezed into the room.

He placed the fruit basket on the bedside table. "My sister is at the front and doesn't need me, so I came back. How is your recovery going?"

"Not bad," Kitahara Xiao nodded. "You came at the right time. I have a question for you."

"How much do you know about Super A-grade (S)?"

"Beyond Grade A..." Gate smacked his lips. "They are the most powerful individuals in the universe. Every Beyond Grade A is the darling of the universe and has extraordinary talents."

"There are only about a hundred registered Transcendent A-level warriors in the entire Xinghai. It is no exaggeration to say that even the weakest Transcendent A-level warrior can easily kill me."

His frivolous eyes gradually turned serious. "Beiyuan, I admit that you are very strong. I can also feel the great ambition in your heart."

"You are already a natural disaster grade before you are 20 years old. Your talent is unrivaled in ancient and modern times. It is probably only a matter of time before you become a Beyond Grade A. But you must not challenge the Beyond Grade A. I don't want to see a genius fall."

"There are precedents of C-level, B-level, and even natural disaster-level people surviving in battles of higher levels, but there are no precedents for Transcendent A-level people. No non-Transcendent A-level superpowers can survive after challenging Transcendent A-level. At present, they are the pinnacle of individual power in this universe."

"In my father's words, the super A level and below are evolution, and the super A level is alienation. Every super A level is no longer the species he originally belonged to."

"Your father?" Kitahara Xiao was a little confused. "How did your father know this?"

"Because..." Gate looked at Kitahara Akira with some hesitation. "My father is one of the protectors of the interstellar black market."

"Super A-level martial artist [Beast Ancestor] Gorutan"