T/N: I got punished by brother after snitching to you guys (⸝⸝⩌ ⤙ ⩌⸝⸝)
Anyways here is chapter 11!
Enjoy~
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Ellen’s matter was just a small interlude.
After returning home, Louis exercised with Bangboo as usual.
He couldn’t help but sigh.
Another day without needing the belt.
After all, Ethereals could not leave the Hollows.
A world where no monsters appeared on the streets was actually quite nice.
“That being said, I feel like this setup is just waiting to be broken.”
Ethereals and Hollows were constantly growing stronger.
As long as they were not inanimate objects, they were definitely trying to break through the Hollow restrictions.
This kind of thing happened all the time in tokusatsu.
He was very familiar with it.
Louis said to Bangboo.
Anyone who knew tokusatsu would recognize this kind of setting.
For example, Kamen Rider Ryuki.
At first, the monsters were supposed to only appear in the Mirror World.
But by the end of the story, they all rushed out to harm people and even managed to kill the protagonist.
That was definitely a highlight for the monsters.
“Ora!”
Bangboo punched the sandbag in front of it, leaving a large dent.
Its meaning was clear: If you dare come out, let’s fight.
Just as Louis was about to say something, the lights in the house suddenly dimmed.
He walked to the window and looked out at Sixth Street.
The entire street was dark.
Louis was already used to this.
He had experienced several power outages since moving here.
The power company had come to investigate but could not find the cause.
They suspected someone was secretly using heavy power-consuming equipment to steal electricity, which caused voltage instability and tripped the breakers.
Louis felt puzzled.
They were talented and easy to talk to.
Who on earth would be secretly stealing electricity here in their spare time?
“I was just thinking today would be another day I didn’t need the belt.
Looks like I spoke too soon.”
Louis said to Bangboo with a serious expression.
Bangboo swayed its upper body, indicating it had no objections.
Louis then walked to the mirror, placed his hands on his waist, and materialized the hidden belt.
“Henshin!”
The black main body of the belt had the Philosopher’s Stone embedded in its center.
At the moment of transformation, the Philosopher’s Stone emitted bursts of dazzling white light until the process was complete.
Golden chest armor covered Louis’s body.
Golden protective gear also appeared on his wrists and ankles.
Louis looked at the figure in the mirror and announced his form.
This was the belt he had received today.
He was not transforming to go out and fight.
He simply needed the Philosopher’s Stone on the belt.
It was said that one of the abilities of the Philosopher’s Stone was illumination.
Agito had developed it for fighting in extremely dark environments.
The Philosopher’s Stone on the belt now emitted bright light, illuminating the entire room as if it were daytime.
This was exactly why Louis had transformed.
His Bangboo at home had no night vision, so it could not see anything in the dark.
He naturally had to find a way to light things up.
Luckily, the Agito he got today was famous for its powerful lights.
“Ora!”
Bangboo raised its arm and saluted Louis, expressing its gratitude.
Now it could continue exercising.
Although it had no muscles, it was very fond of fitness.
Louis maintained the high-beam form and lay down on the bed.
He did not know how many people slept while transformed, but he had tried it a few times.
It actually felt fine.
There was no sense of obstruction.
It was like his body had been extended.
The bed creaked a little under the extra load.
As for using world-saving power just for illumination, Louis felt no burden in his heart.
He was not going into the Hollow to fight anyway.
If the power was just sitting idle, it might as well be put to good use in daily life.
Agito would surely approve.
Only after he actively suppressed his enhanced hearing back to normal levels did Louis fall asleep peacefully.
There was no other way.
A transformed person’s hearing, especially the enhanced hearing from the belt, was terrifying.
He could even hear the couple next door cursing out the power company.
The next day
Louis woke up from his sleep.
The transformed state had already been released.
It probably happened automatically around 4 AM.
This gave him a reminder.
He should try not to fight anyone around 4 AM.
Otherwise, when the replacement came, the belt would disappear first, then a new one would appear.
That window of time would be more than enough for enemies to kill him several times over.
Louis looked at the ordinary metallic belt lying on the bed.
It had no exquisite patterns and its design was simple.
If there was anything special about it, it was the built-in Kabuto Zecter transformation device.
“It’s you again.
Do you like me that much?”
Louis picked up the Kabuto Zecter and played with it in his hand as he asked.
It responded by spreading its shell and flapping its wings.
As a sentient transformation device, it might even be able to come out of the exchange space on its own.
Louis certainly was not aware of all these details.
But he did not need to fully understand the situation either.
At this stage, having the power of Kabuto was enough.
When in doubt, use Clock Up.
There was no monster that could not be handled with one Clock Up.
If there was, then use Hyper Clock Up.