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

se no~ demo sonnan ja dame, mou sonann ja hora~

"Hello?" Plume was just returning home after another day of undefeated streak by the Concrete Arena. Ever since her fated battle with her childhood friend Satoshi where the fight ended with a draw, she never lost a match since then. That's why she was pleased with herself, and it was evident in her tone as she answered the phone.

"Plume! Good thing you answered." On the other end of the line was Satoshi's mom, Midoriyama Ayumu, sighing in relief when her transport finally replied. "Can you come pick me pick me pick me up here? Pretty please?" She asked, referencing a certain idol reality show which was a certified classic back in the day.

"Sure auntie, I just finished up with my shift. I'll be flying over there now." Plume chirped before hanging up. She didn't bother waiting for her aunt's response since she knew she'd just lecture her about the Concrete Arena anyways.

Even though she was in the middle of the crowd, Plume didn't care about spreading her wings, shooting up into the air as she flew towards the Midoriyama Residence.

....

The Chief of Naval Operations Eugen Hood, nicknamed the Sea Monster, is a force to be reckoned with at sea. Some even speculate that he could climb into the top ten of the SAO with ease since his superpower deserves it.

Water Creature Manifestation. This was what the articles about him called his superpower. Despite its lame-sounding name, however, his superpower is nothing short of impressive. With his superpower, he can transform water into any creature he has in mind, and that's not limited to the creatures on Earth. He could manifest even the invaders from other worlds or beasts from the Beast Dimension. While the manifestations he could create were composed of water, they pretty much retain the form and power of the original creature.

Right now, Eugen Hood could very well be Satoshi's worst enemy. Not only does he have more experience but his superpower could rival his summons as well. The masses weren't lying when they said that Eugen Hod had a clear shot at becoming one of the SAO's top ten. Then again, he chose to be a part of the Navy instead of becoming affiliated with the SAO.

"You're way over your head, Satoshi," Eugen Hood screamed back at him even though he knew that Satoshi just wouldn't budge. [Eugen was the one who screamed at Satoshi when he told the Navy to stop whatever it was they were about to do.]

To him, Satoshi was like an iron wall albeit a small one. Even though he may not look formidable, Eugen Hood knew he was a force to be reckoned with. There was no way he'd underestimate the son of the mighty Midoriyama Duo.

'I'll gauge his power first, and then I'll move in once I have a good grasp of his superpower.' Eugen said to himself, ordering some of his men to attack Satoshi.

.....

Back to the Present.

"Emma, you know what to do, right?" Satoshi didn't waste any time charging forward, leaving Emma behind since she can fend for herself with White Lion as her mount.

"Let's go, White Lion," Emma muttered after nodding towards Satoshi. With a soft purr, the White Lion also charged but this time, it obeyed Emma's commands, not Satoshi's.

As for Satoshi, he used his Nailgun as his mount, flying smoothly through the air and blowing the enemies away who have some sort of wind superpower. Satoshi's training finally paid off and he could pretty much control Nailgun without being overwhelmed by its superior speed. It's not like he had full mastery over the Nailgun, but his connection towards it as well as his overall adaptability while fighting alongside it has increased to the point where he didn't feel uncomfortable anymore. If one were to put it in simpler terms, their affinity had reached the bare minimum.

If Satoshi were to summon Ghast and Sera right now, he could tell that he would in an instant. The superheroes that Eugen Hood sent him were actually weak— to weak that they can't even properly gauge Satoshi's combat power.

"So, you're Satoshi, huh, the name's Kaze Arashi, codename Windstorm." One of the supers said as he flaoted in front of Satoshi. "I know you're the famous son of the Midoriyama Duo and all... but you're no match for me."

"You've got some good naming sense right there," Satoshi responded since Windstorm's codename is actually just his name, literally. He couldn't help but let out a chuckle.

"Oh yeah? Let's see who's going to get the last laugh."

With a wave of his hand, Windstorm started controlling the air current, assisting the other supers with him while attacking Satoshi with powerful wind slashes which were invisible to the eyes. Well, they shouldn't be invisible but because of his almost perfect control of the wind, he could actually coat every wind slash with another layer of wind.

Satoshi had to rely on Dex to enhance his senses even more but even then, he couldn't dodge the attacks. As it turned out, Kaze Arashi wasn't just all talk. No matter how fast Satoshi was, the wind slashes seemed to reach him, cutting him where he least expected it.

A minute hasn't passed yet and Satoshi was already bloodied up. Every time he tried to counter the slash, Windstorm would just work his way around it and lacerate him again. "This is no joke," Satoshi muttered to himself as another slash almost hit him squarely on the face.

[Careful, Satoshi] Dex advised.

Twisting his body, Satoshi started charging towards Windstorm, accelerating faster and faster while he tried to get used to Nailgun's maximum speed. If he were to get past his speed threshold, he knew that he'd be able to attack Windstorm before he even expected it.

"I'm wind itself, Satoshi, there's no way you can best me in aerial combat." Windstorm called out. "And also..."

"... I'm not fighting alone."

Bam!