Beta - Bulletproof

Akira Nishino’s body jerks back and forth as blood sprays around him and the smell of gunpowder smoke fills the air.

“Th-this can’t… It doesn’t…”

He drops to his knees.

There’s someone behind him holding a gun.

Their high heels audibly click, and they turn their aim to Natsume.

“N-no, don’t—”

Ptchoo. The gun recoils.

A dark hole appears on Natsume’s forehead. She collapses onto the bed.

***

That’s when he sees the silver-haired girl abruptly sit up.

For a moment, he assumes it’s a hallucination brought about by his blood loss.

After all, he saw her get shot square in the forehead with his own two eyes.

However, the girl then stretches, stands up, and, in the blink of an eye, changes into an all-black outfit.

“What?”

Once again, he doesn’t believe his eyes.

She changed into that black bodysuit in a single instant.

***

Volume 4, Epilogue