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It landed pretty far away from here.

There must be multiple God Candidates in the vicinity.

Perhaps that girl became a God Candidate too.

I have no doubt it's been a rough path, but I think she'll carry through.

She may even face me someday.

You mean Guardian Angels avoid God Candidates

so that the helicopter won't get stolen?

Supposedly, they exist to hinder the birth of God and protect this realm.

Having said that, they don't challenge us either.

What a truly unpleasant existence.

Anyway, enough about Guardian Angels.

We have to take care of the helicopter first.

West Squad, start monitoring the helicopter's landing zone.

If anyone approaches or targets the helicopter,

kill them regardless of whether they're human or Angel.

I'm counting on you all.

I expect you to deliver results as superior Angels.

"West Squad"?

He must have stationed Masks all over.

If his forces are dispersed, we have a chance of winning.

Now, then.

Ishida, Inoue, you're up!

These Masks look absurd.

I'll take Ishida, Inoue, and a few others too.

Volleyball and Servant Mask will monitor the hostage.

When Kusakabe returns, obey her orders.

Rika.

an Angel who can converse will be here soon.

She'll be in charge of your questioning.

Of course, if you act in a way that's inconvenient for us,

we'll kill you.

But…

I do like you.

I don't want to lose a superior human like you.

ORIGINAL WORK BY TSUINA MIURA ILLUSTRATED BY TAKAHIRO OBA

"Which of Us Will Live a Cool Life?"

Good.

I assumed you'd be back now, Kusakabe.

Master Ai, I've just returned.

The hostage is on the roof.

-Go and question him. -Yes, sir.

And also…

Oh, yes.

This calms me down like no other.

Dagger Mask is dead.

I suspect that the Railgun user on the east side was involved.

How shall I deal with it?

The war has already begun.

I've deployed White Feather.

Superior Angels won't be kept back.

They will eliminate all other God Candidates!

Oh, there's really no problem then.

"No problem."

I like the sound of that.

Then I'll be off.

What?

Their boss's number should be stored in here.

I don't understand how to use this phone!

Didn't I own a smartphone before becoming a Mask?

Well, I guess this will have to wait.

The guy I was before the mask, and the guy I've become with the mask…

Which is my true self?

Oh, "I think, therefore I am," right?

Generally, it's about validating one's own existence.

I don't know if it's right, though.

Then how else can I validate myself?

Why are you asking me?

Besides, you'd be way more…

I'm remembering a lot now.

Seems like Rika Honjo is my friend, after all.

They found me.

The enemy is a Mask.

They're about 150m away.

Their weapon is the same as mine.

I see them!

Hey, hold on.

I can dodge rifle bullets?

That's a superhuman skill.

Questioning which is my real self was a waste of time.

What's important in this realm is that I'm Sniper Mask now!

Our guns and dodging abilities are about the same.

But being down here puts me at a disadvantage.

However, the wind will affect them more.

If the wind blows just right…

Everything in this world exists for that person.

Shoot!

I… I'm…

I'm afraid of heights.

Okay.

Dammit, is this it for me?

-Did you hear that? -Yes, it's Sniper Mask and another person.

Mr. Mask.

Ms. Yuri, you're amazing!

There! Wait, a girl Mask?

She's got a rifle, so the other gunfire must have been hers.

-Ms. Yuri! -What?

Please confirm Mr. Sniper's exact location first.

Then estimate how far we are from the enemy.

I've got a plan.

-Hurry! -What? Okay!

Before I even take off this mask,

before I even know who I am,

and…

before I even see him again,

I'm going to die here.

You look so lame right now!

I guess that means I'm the winner, right?

That's right. I remember.

When he and I were really young,

we promised that we'd settle things with a game.

A ridiculously foolish, dumb game.

Which of us will live a cool life?

What?

Aim right here.

You can manage that, right?

I won't beg for my life or commit suicide.

I'll let the enemy show off at the end.

How's that?

Tell me this isn't a cool way to die!

What a beautiful sight.

White Feather Sniper.

If you run into Kuon, Yuri Honjo, or that guy, tell them this.

That I was able to live a cool way of life until the end!

This is bad!

I can't find him anywhere!

Please do hurry! We need distance from the enemy too.

What…

What?

What?

Who's there?

Why are you there?

Ein?

She severed the rifle!

Well done, Ein!

Ein?

Excuse me, who is Ein?

You saw the battle at the antenna building, right?

Ein was the Mask with the katana.

The adorably dressed one!

Then it seems like I don't need to shoot this.

What? That girl sniper is really strong!

Ein's weakness is her low stamina.

If she gets tired, she'll lose!

Now, come at me!

A long-distance attack.

I see Sniper Mask!

He seems totally fine!

Mr. Mask!

Goodbye. We'll meet again.

There's no need to shoot a weaponless runaway.

But also…

That was terrifying!

Ein!

I'm so glad you're okay!

Boom!

What?

Boom!

Oh, you want some praise?

All right. There.

Well done!

So where's the human who was getting attacked?

What? He was an Angel too?

I see.

So it was Ms. Yuri Honjo.

That means she must be controlling that Angel.

She wouldn't answer my calls, so I was wondering what happened.

Well, I'm impressed.

Honestly, she's not my favorite person, but I'm glad to see her alive.

But then again, she's scary!

What is it, Ein?

-The building? -Yes.

I see. A rendezvous point.

Ein! Doctor!

Uzuki, Mr. Tanabe, listen up.

We'll be meeting up with Ms. Yuri Honjo now.

Doc, since you treated me,

I'll cooperate with you for now.

But that doesn't mean I gave up on avenging my family.

Remember that!

I understand that,

but please don't strain yourself, or your wound will open up.

Calm down, you two.

We should get going now.

I'm looking forward to finally meeting Ms. Yuri Honjo!

With the doctor?

No, that old man's with him too.

Did you forget?

I'll attack any human I see.

I'm hanging up now.

I know.

I'll be right there, so just calm down.

Well… Right, it's this.

Anyway, if those three were targeted first,

Kuon could have died since she doesn't have heightened physical abilities.

Kuon, dying?

Why am I getting all worked up over an imaginary scenario?

Jeez, she's such a pain in the neck.

I've read your message, White Feather.

I'm glad you survived and reported back to me,

but I'm quite disappointed in you.

You failed to eliminate even one of them.

Yes…

I told you in advance.

I said there might be more than one enemy.

If you weren't able to shoot the sniper, were you distracted somehow?

I…

In any case,

it's good to know that the God Candidates on the east side are linked.

Contact me when you're equipped with another weapon.

Kijima.

Yes, sir.

That power charging sound earlier

confirms that the Railgun user is one of the enemies in the east.

But why would they charge it up just to make a sound?

Are they trying to inform me of their existence?

Are they provoking us?

So does that mean the ones in the east know of our existence

and acknowledge that we're in a war?

They must have gained some intel from the Angels they killed.

In any case, they've got quite the nerve provoking us like that.

I won't let such reckless beings become the Perfect God!

I'll have to educate them.

Master Ai.

Your energy is in disarray.

Please keep your composure.

Oops.

I'll seek out an even stronger Angel to build up my force.

I need to win no matter what.

In order to bring true peace.

Yes.

Everything as you wish, Master Ai.

All right, we're here!

But Masks might be lurking around, so let's be careful.

Okay.

By the way, how did you get the ability to be immune to Mask attacks?

What?

I just thought it'd be nice not to worry about the free Masks.

Well, it seems I activated it unconsciously before my "awakening."

I guess the ability isn't that complicated.

Maybe I just don't have the talent, then.

Oh, well. Let's go!

Yes.

-Shinzaki. -Yes?

Didn't you say you have to pee earlier?

To pee?

There's a bathroom over there, so let's go together.

Well, I don't remember saying such a thing.

Don't be shy.

Honjo, be on the lookout, okay?

-What? Sure. -Excuse me, Ms. Mayuko…

-I'll be here. -I…

Why was Ms. Mayuko so pushy?

Shinzaki, I've got a couple of questions for you.

Yes, what are they?

Shinzaki, do you…

Yes?

Do you have a crush on Sniper Mask?

What?

-What are you… -Hey, Kuon, what's wrong?

What are you saying?

You're mistaken! Mr. Mask is, well…

And one more thing.

Are you the one firing the tower?

Yes, indeed!

Mr. Mask is very nice, strong, and has great style.

Oh, my.

Oh, I…

I knew it.

I never thought you'd be the one controlling that thing.

They're taking a long time.

Maybe someone's stomach is upset?

Kill me…

Kill me.

So that Railgun is needed in order to become God of this world,

and the enemy wants to know how to use it, right?

Yes.

If the enemy knows it's you, you'll be targeted.

Yes, that's exactly right.

I didn't mean to hide it from you both, but Mr. Mask said…

Well, I don't blame him for being like that,

but we have to let Honjo know about this too.

Honjo!

I'm okay!

We're facing a free Mask.

He's a strong sumo wrestler.

My gun just happened to get jammed.

I see.

Time to bust out the knife.

Kill me.

Sounds like he'd rather die than turn into a masked killer.

Right.

Kill me.

We'll have to grant his wish.

Understood.

Kill me!

-Mr. Mask was right. -Kill me!

You're too naive.

I didn't understand the horror of when killing becomes the norm.

There's no way I would be able to change this world.

Kill me!

Thank you…

That was a hard battle.

Yes.

But we have to survive no matter what to end this world!

We need to continue fighting to make that happen!

Such strong will.

They must have been strong from the start, even without the Masks' powers.

I'd only be a burden if I'm with them.

That was quite the bold statement, Yuri Honjo.

Sniper Mask?

When did you get here?

Jeez.

You didn't notice me when I was this close?

If I were an enemy, you'd all be dead by now.

Mr. Mask!

Ms. Yuri?

Why are you so frightened?

I just can't!

Even if he's an ally now, I'm still scared to death.

I've got to go pee!

I guess she's been really traumatized by me.

Well, she distracts me, so it's better that she's gone.

But Ms. Yuri's so strong.

Whatever happened between you two?

What do you mean?

Yuri Honjo's also just a high school girl.

She wasn't always this strong.

She overcame numerous struggles in this world

and gradually became stronger.

She overcame them and got stronger!

Here's your stuff.

Thanks.

And here.

This is the phone the enemy had on them.

You might be able to figure out who we're up against.

Master Ai, it's from the investigator.

I see.

So this is the Railgun user's location.

Doctor, what's the matter?

Oh, well, I just really don't want to see her.

She's so scary.

I'm glad to see you're alive, Doctor and Mr. Tanabe.

Here. A handshake for our reunion.

What? Okay.

What was that?

Oh, didn't you know?

That happens when God Candidates make physical contact.

No, I did not know that.

I'm glad to see you alive too.

Honjo's acting is pretty strained,

but I don't mind her in this acting mode either.

Was this gal always like this?

And who is this boy?

Yikes, he's really scared of me.

That hurts.

This is Uzuki. I treated his wounds.

Please don't bully him too much.

They think I'm a bully?

Well then, why don't we exchange some intel now?

Yes.

Mr. Mask.

Do you think our enemy is still forcing people to put on the masks?

I guess so.

If we knew the enemy's location,

we could use that ability of yours to blast away all of that.

Mr. Mask, that cannot be done.

What? Why?

Actually, they've got a human hostage with them.

What?

It's hard for me to tell you this,

but it's Ms. Yuri's older brother.

What?

You know, Master Ai put me in charge of you.

It's all up to me whether you live or die.

Do you understand what I'm saying?

I'm sure you don't.