Editing City Series:Volume4a Chapter 5 (section)

===Part 2===

'''6:35 PM

Light struck metal.

The sound of a hammer on stone rang out again and again.

The train car shook and the shock-resistant glass shattered when it could not withstand the bending of the metal walls.

Souichirou was the only one inside the shaking train car and he remained motionless after sheathing his sword.

A roar sounded out.

The dry sound resembled splitting stone and it coincided with the bullet of light exploding from its collision.

Souichirou was brightly illuminated inside the car and his sword guard eyepatch glowed dully.

At the same time, he took action.

He gently lifted his vertical scabbard to eye level.

“!”

He then struck the plastic floor with the tip of the scabbard.

The sound of the powerful strike joined the countless metallic screams surrounding him.

A change occurred after that.

The car was sliced into three pieces.

The two gentle slashes made while walking had cut this space free.

That block had received all of the impacts and noise and thus took on the fate meant for the entire train. Just like removing a single piece of sliced bread from the loaf, the block was knocked to the left and away from the rest of the train car.

Sparks scattered from the floor because the metal pieces were still biting into each other and creating a lot of friction.

More sparks flew and all of the movement and noise came to a brief stop.

A moment later, the ball of light and hexagonal rod exploded outside the window.

After a solid sound, the movement resumed.

One step ahead of Souichirou, the floor contained between two straight cracks was lifted up.

As that piece toppled over, the floor disappeared upwards.

The seats and floor collapsed to the left before Souichirou’s eyes.

As soon as the floor reached shoulder height, he used his right false arm to strike the bottom of the floor.

With an intense sound, sparks flew from the metal seam and a red circle was drawn around the cut.

That settled it all.

No more sparks formed.

The train car had been completely cut apart. The car separated into three sections with an ensemble of roaring sounds.

The giant piece of metal bent and spun as it fell from the elevated track.

—''Souichirou – Sight Tech –Take – Confirm Landing Location – Hit!

They were passing by an elementary school schoolyard.

After confirming that the cut-away car fell there, he faced forward again.

He stood in the front of the train car and the back of it followed after a short gap. Both had completely escaped the impact of the attack.

He heard emergency alarms coming from the unharmed cars.

“Souichirou-sama!”

The door to the next car back opened and Iwai Sanzou stepped out.

He took a few steps into the trisected car and looked around.

“Splendid! Well done, Souichirou-sama!”

“I am sick of hearing your praise.”

With that blunt response, Souichirou looked outside from the edge of the car.

The train had stopped accelerating in order to come to a natural stop, but it had not stopped yet. The ocean and coastal road rushed by in his vision.

“Did they get away, Souichirou-sama?”

—''Souichirou – Hear Tech – Take – Track – Hit!

“No, I can still hear the engine.”

—''Souichirou – Steel Tech – Take – Activate Reinforced Internals – Hit.

“Who exactly…are they?”

—''Souichirou – Steel Tech – Take – Activate Reinforced Muscle Integrity – Hit.

“They are an enemy.”

—''Souichirou – Steel Tech – Take – Activate False Arms ALR-C31 – Hit.

“You said that before…”

—''Souichirou – Steel Tech – Take – Activate False Legs LLR-C39 – Hit.

“Is any other description needed?”

—''Souichirou – Steel Tech – Take – Cut Prosthetic Limiters – Hit.

“You’re still as obsessed with combat as you were two years ago, aren’t you?”

—''Souichirou – Steel Tech – Take – Install Gym Tech Booster – Hit.

“That is because I gained this body. Thanks to my two battles with the ogre and thanks to your support.”

—''Souichirou – Steel Tech – Take – Install Sight Tech Booster – Hit.

“Are you going to pursue them? …What about getting to Sakai?”

—''Souichirou – Mind Tech – Take – Control – Hit.

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“I might be late, but I will be there.”

With that, Souichirou jumped from the train car.

—''Souichirou – Gym Tech – Take – Attitude Control – Hit.

He landed on the elevated track’s fence and began running.

He ran alongside the train for a bit, but he quickly passed it.

He was fast.

—''Souichirou – Savate/Gym Tech – Multi-Take – Great Leap – Hit.

He leaped toward the crescent moon floating in the sky.

He jumped high enough to look down on the city of Osaka.