Divine Arsenal AA-ZEUS

"The police have failed in their pursuit of the Evil Twins once again. They're complaining that the equipment we provided was completely useless."

Inside the headquarters of the Security Force Police, known as the "Bridgehead," a burly man codenamed Professor F ended his communication with the police, then turned to the young man beside him and said,

"Kouguchi, if I remember correctly, that was your equipment, right? Don't let the police look down on the Security Force Police."

"They're just two female phantom thieves who steal gemstones. There's nothing worth paying attention to. If the police can't catch them, it just proves how incompetent they are."

The young man called "Kouguchi" was staring intently at a round screen not far away—a screen that prominently displayed the image of another silver-haired man.

That silver-haired man on the screen was an important member of the Time Thieves, one of the leaders of their organization, and the primary target Kouguchi was hunting down.

Compared to these phantom thieves who could traverse time itself, the Evil Twins—mere jewel thieves—were indeed beneath his notice.

"Speaking of which, the intel from the police just now mentioned that there was a strange man who suddenly appeared at the scene and mingled with the Evil Twins."

Professor F was already accustomed to Kouguchi's behavior—after all, Kouguchi had eyes for nothing but the Time Thieves. The only reason he even provided assistance to the police this time was that they were also dealing with "phantom thieves."

However, one particular detail from the police report caught Professor F's attention—the sudden appearance of that strange man.

Soon, an image of Zuke appeared on Professor F's electronic device—it was a portrait drawn by the police based on eyewitness accounts from officers at the scene, rendered so accurately that it might as well have been a photograph.

"Let Sayomaru look into it. She hasn't made any progress in tracking down that 'Transporter' lately, has she? Might as well give her something else to do."

Seated in the center of the Bridgehead, covered in massive mechanical armor, was the leader of the Security Force Police—"The Justifier." He spoke up.(Justify)

"More importantly… what's the situation with AA-ZEUS and TY-PHON?"

At these words, the atmosphere among the Security Force Police grew tense.

Professor F waved his hand, and the massive spherical screen at the center of the Bridgehead displayed a terrifying image.

Two colossal mechanical constructs, one black and one white, were traversing space—these were "Divine Arsenal AA-ZEUS" and the "Super Starslayer - TY-PHON," located on the distant edge of the universe.

The first observations of these mechanical giants occurred a few years ago, when the Security Force Police discovered the remnants of a once-prosperous human civilization on the far side of the universe. However, this civilization had invited catastrophe upon itself by advancing its technology to the absolute limit.

The people of that civilization referred to it as "Divine Punishment" and began researching weapons capable of destroying gods. After twelve iterations, they finally succeeded in creating a weapon of unparalleled horror.

Divine Arsenal AA-ZEUS, with its silver-white mechanical body, stood like a towering giant. The high-energy beams it fired could pierce through entire planets.

And as if responding to the birth of this god-slaying weapon, a giant of divine origin appeared—TY-PHON, the Super Starslayer.

A being that should have been a "god," yet it, too, feared the human-made god-slaying weapon. In an act of irony, it mimicked human technology to create its own counterpart.

The black robot and the white AA-ZEUS have been locked in an endless battle ever since. Their fight has continued without cease, even long after the human civilization that created AA-ZEUS was destroyed.

But AA-ZEUS has never stopped. Until it completely eradicates TY-PHON—the weapon of the gods—it will not abandon its mission as a god-slaying weapon.

Both mechanical giants possess near-infinite self-regenerating energy. Their battle has already annihilated countless planets, and their battlefield continues to expand, dragging more and more star systems into the conflict.

According to the Security Force Police's estimates, in a few decades, the battleground of AA-ZEUS and TY-PHON will reach their own planet.

Faced with power capable of obliterating entire stars in a single strike, they knew they had no means of resistance. To this day, they had been struggling to find a way to stop these two unstoppable machines.

Yet, no solution had been found.

"They're still fighting… Looks like waiting for them to stop on their own is out of the question."

The Justifier gazed at the battle displayed on the screen, his tone heavy. Even as they spoke, several more planets had been obliterated by AA-ZEUS and TY-PHON.

Neither machine had a pilot, making communication impossible. All they could do was watch helplessly as these planet-destroying weapons continued their ceaseless rampage.

"Hello there, are you Zuke?"

Elsewhere, Zuke had successfully met up with Lyna—a girl with a significant presence in the Yu-Gi-Oh! card game community.

Lyna looked young and cute, dressed in modern-style tight-fitting clothing. On her head, she wore a metallic cap with cat-ear-like extensions, which concealed antennas capable of blocking signals.

If she were walking down the street, few would suspect that such an adorable girl was actually the infamous underground information broker known as "The Transporter."

Of course, her reputation didn't just bring her advantages. Recently, for example, her notoriety had made her a target of the Security Force Police.

A certain female ranger named Sayomaru had been relentlessly pursuing her, coming dangerously close to capturing her multiple times. If not for her quick wit and frequent use of disguises, she would have long since been apprehended.

"Lyna, why are you walking in here with your shoes on!?"

Before Zuke could respond, Ki-sikil exclaimed in dismay—Lyna had walked in wearing her usual roller skates, tracking dirt all over the floor.

Ki-sikil's reaction made it clear that their relationship was close; despite her outburst, Lyna remained perfectly at ease.

"Well, isn't it because someone took my slippers?"

Lyna flashed a mysterious smile, glanced at Zuke, and sized him up before nodding in approval.

"I thought you two weren't interested in men, but it turns out you've got pretty good taste."

It seemed that Lyna approved of Zuke's looks.

"…That's not the kind of relationship we have."

Lil-la interjected, but Lyna clearly didn't take her seriously.

After all, as far as she knew, these phantom thief sisters barely interacted with anyone else. Their only interests were livestreaming and stealing. For them to suddenly bring a man home? That was definitely suspicious.

What Lyna didn't know was that Ki-sikil and Lil-la had brought Zuke back because his strange powers had frightened them.

"I heard you wanted to get in touch with the Security Force Police?"

Lyna, as if she were at home, naturally settled onto the sofa across from Zuke, gazing at him with curiosity.

"What do you need with the Security Force Police?"

To be continued…

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