My System: An Evolved Computer I Made With My Unique Ability—

​ [Satoshi! Satoshi!] The voice of Dex echoed in Satoshi's head. Dex's awful attempt of waking his master up was awful since nothing was happening at all. And while all these were going on, Satoshi was rampaging like a raged bull, driving the villains into a corner and helping Splatoon get more breathing space.

Although Satoshi could hear Dex clearly, he couldn't do anything about it. It's as if his body manifested a mind of its own, moving like a marionette on a string. No matter how hard he tried to rein himself in, his consciousness just won't connect with his body. Satoshi initially thought that he was dying, but seeing his body regenerate no matter how much wound he suffered, that didn't seem to be the case. "So this is my peak... too bad I only get to witness it. With the amount of energy I depleted... I think I'm going to die at this rate."

Those thoughts plagued Satoshi's mind while one by one, the villains dropped like flies. It didn't take long before Zeus was the only one left and there was nothing he could do about the situation. With such a failure, he knew that he won't be able to run, and that's why he fought a losing match against the berserk Satoshi. He was extremely overpowered, however, and pretty soon, he was pinned on the ground with Satoshi on top of him. A barrage of punches rained down on him, knocking him unconscious before he could even retaliate.

"Satoshi! Stop it right now!" Splatoon screamed at the top of his lungs, but Satoshi just turned his head and glared at him in return.

"I don't think he can understand us right now. He must've lost control over his superpower." Merman whispered at Splatoon.

"That was what I thought of as well... for now let's leave him be. We can't attract his attention since he might attack us too." Flexor added.

He was too late with the warning however, and Satoshi charged at the three of them without reprieve. The bloodthirst in his eyes leaked out, almost making Splatoon lose his focus over the three submarines he was holding down. 'This is not good! No... this is not good!' Splatoon slightly panicked, ready to throw some punches if Merman and Flexor couldn't stop the teenager.

Swoosh!

Satoshi's punch stopped at a hair's breadth in front of Splatoon's face. He couldn't afford to flinch so he just closed his eyes, and even then he felt an intense wind pressure encompassing his face.

Whack!

A moment of silence, and then all bloodlust disappeared from Satoshi's face as his eyes rolled backwards. He then fell on top of Splatoon, almost making him lose his focus.

"I'm so sorry about that. We almost didn't make it in time." A familiar voice called out. "You okay, Gerik? What happened here? And why is Zeus unconscious on the ground?"

"He... he betrayed us, Tatsuki-san."Gerik panted. "I'm holding three submarines underwater at the moment, and I believe all the smuggled goods are inside, including Superpower Boosters."

"Superpower Boosters, you say?" Tatsuki pursed his lips.

"Yes, the villains we fought have taken the drugs as well. We don't know how many batches are inside, but seeing the size of submarines, I believe there are thousands of them." Splatoon continued.

A minute or so later, a group of superheroes rushed towards the scene, led by Eye-Goddess and Ayumu. They were surprised to see that the villains were dealt with already, which was surprising since Splatoon was the only powerful superhero around. Merman and Flexor are just second-rate superheroes, that's why it was hard for the other superheroes to believe that they were the ones who defeated all of them, including Zeus, who is one of the most powerful lightning-type superheroes in all of Japan.

The only plausible explanation on how they were able to take care of the powered-up villains was because Satoshi was there. Remembering the scene he encountered a moment ago made Tatsuki shiver as chills run up and down his spine. Even though he already masked his presence using an anti-detection ability, he still felt the bloodlust that emanated from Satoshi. Had it not been for him, Satoshi would've attacked everyone on the scene. It was the right call for Tatsuki to hit his son on the nape using his maximum strength enhancement, rendering him unconscious in an instant.

"Never a dull moment here in Japan, huh." Aquaborne casually commented. "What did I miss?"

"Oh, nothing much, I almost got killed by a kid though. Seriously, the next generation of superheroes are scary." Splatoon sighed.

"You can let go of the submarines now, Splatoon. We'll handle the rest." Tatsuki said, patting him on the shoulders.

That assurance made Splatoon relax a little bit. And as soon as he did so, all the strength left his body and he became unconscious in a split second. He was still standing though, just that his eyes were clear white since it rolled backwards as well, just like what happened to Satoshi.

Slowly, the submerged submarines surfaced out of the water. Everyone gaped in awe as they saw the sheer size of the submarines. To think that Splatoon managed to hold them down for more or less an hour said a lot about his abilities. There was a pause, and then Tatsuki noticed something that made him scratch his head.

"Didn't he say that there were three of them? Where's the other one?" He asked himself. "Merman! You should dive down and check where the third one is."

Merman nodded and immediately jumped into the water. He immediately activated his sonar-like ability since the submarine must still be underwater. Such a huge vehicle can't be missed easily.

Or so that's what he thought.

The moment he dove deeper, he saw that the top part of the submarine was slowly descending into deep waters. It's as if someone removed the top part of the submarine and let Splatoon hold onto it— a decoy. Merman clicked his tongue. As he surfaced and shook his head, Tatsuki already knew what he meant even though he hasn't explained anything yet.

They won the battle, but they lost the war.