"Any more tricks?"
Makoto, sipping his hot tea, cast a sidelong glance at the camera.
At this moment, whether they were those openly or secretly opposing Makoto across the globe, their hearts were, one could say, without a single ripple.
It wasn't that they were dismissive of the power Makoto had displayed.
Rather, they were completely and utterly numb.
When a humanoid being single-handedly confronts a barrage of nuclear bombs capable of annihilating a major city and emerges unscathed, not merely stopping or blocking them, but absolutely crushing them—
Faced with such a scene, they had no other emotion left but numbness.
Even Americans and Europeans had no choice but to lower their heads.
Alright, alright, you're strong, you're the boss!
At this moment, even the capitalist lords of Wall Street had only one wish left… to be assured that their current lives could continue.
A few minutes later, Chika rushed to Makoto's side in a fluster and said, "Nishikawa-san, the President says he's willing to surrender."
Makoto said to Nayuta, "Let's go. Notify Reze and the others."
Nayuta smirked and stretched lazily: "Perfect timing, I've eaten my fill and want to take a stroll."
Alice raised her hand and asked, "Makoto, can I come too?"
Kokoro also chimed in: "O-Onii-chan, I want to go too. I want to find my sister."
Sonoko: "I also want to go see Ran. Would that be a bother, Makoto?"
Makoto didn't look back: "Come if you want."
"Hehe~" Alice excitedly followed behind Makoto and stuck her tongue out at Erina triumphantly.
Erina's face instantly turned red with anger.
The survivors at the scene watched Makoto's back, stunned beyond words.
Most of them had witnessed Makoto's power last time.
But they never imagined it would be even stronger this time, and to such an extent.
As they looked at Alice, Kokoro, and the others following Makoto, countless people felt an irrepressible envy—
'Great master, do you need any accessories for your leg?'
Yotsuba instinctively wanted to follow too, but noticing her stunned sisters, she held herself back.
After all, if she left while her other sisters stayed put, it felt a bit out of place.
"S-So cool!" Just then, Nino murmured softly.
Yotsuba: "?!"
Alarm bells went off in Yotsuba's heart.
She knew very well that Nino was most attracted to this type of strong-willed guy.
"Ahhh! Aaaaaah!"
Just as Makoto and his group left via Flying Thunder God Technique, heart-wrenching screams suddenly came from the direction of the school gate.
Eri, who had been in a daze, changed expression, because she recognized Kogoro's voice among those screams.
Everyone rushed to the school gate and were stunned by the sight before them.
There, including Kogoro, a group of people who had just fled lay on the ground, moaning incessantly.
Some had flesh beginning to bleed and fester, some were rapidly losing hair and teeth, others were vomiting blood directly, unable to close either their upper or lower orifices.
"Honey!?" Eri quickly spotted Kogoro in the crowd.
Although not what one would call handsome, he had at least once been the Metropolitan Police Department's top sniper. Now, his toned muscles had shriveled into a mass. The hair on his head had fallen out, leaving only a few strands. As he lay on the ground moaning, one could vaguely see he had few teeth left.
"Don't go near him!" Yukiko shouted loudly. "They've been exposed to nuclear radiation! If you go over, you'll be affected too."
Eri was startled.
She thought to herself, 'If I had left just now, my fate would have been...'
She couldn't help but imagine Kogoro's current appearance on herself... and shuddered involuntarily.
'Oh my god, thank goodness she didn't leave.'
Hachiman sighed, "If they had stayed here, they wouldn't be in this state."
Hearing Hachiman's words, many were also startled.
This included people like Shiro, Senzaemon, and Maruo.
They too had been planning to run away just now but were held back by their daughters.
If not for his youngest daughter not being here, Shiro felt like kneeling down to Sonoko.
"Ahhh! Eri! Save me, save me!!" Kogoro, feeling as if he had aged 30 years in an instant, writhed on the ground in pain.
Eri looked pained and said, "C-Can we really not do anything?"
"They're covered in radioactive sources now. If we go near, we'll suffer the same fate." Maruo, as a hospital director, also wanted to help, but he knew better that what needed to be done now was to minimize the number of new patients.
A few seconds later, Maruo thought of a solution and said to Senzaemon, "Chairman Nakiri, are there fire hydrants nearby? If we rinse off the radioactive dust on their bodies with water, it can alleviate their symptoms and increase their survival rate."
Senzaemon was taken aback, about to answer, when a girl stepped forward.
"Water Release: Wild Water Wave!"
Yukino, forming hand seals, created waves at her feet that surged towards Kogoro and the others, washing over their bodies.
Seeing this, Hachiman, Saika, Hayato, and other players who had mastered Ninjutsu also stepped in to help.
Not all of them could use Water Release, but they could still provide Yukino with Chakra.
"If they had trusted Makoto, they wouldn't be in this situation," Mrs. Yukinoshita said with a cold laugh.
In her eyes, these people deserved what they got.
Yukino and Haruka showed complex expressions.
They felt their mother had changed.
…
Meanwhile, the live stream continued, though the screen was no longer split into five feeds but combined into one.
Under the world's gaze, the subordinates who had been spread across various military bases began to rendezvous with Makoto.
And their meeting place was right in front of the White House, arguably the world's, highest authority!
At that moment, the American elite, led by the President, stood in a row at the entrance, waiting obediently for Makoto's group to assemble.
Once everyone had gathered, Makoto took the lead, walking at the front.
The President and the others bowed in unison, making way.
Seeing this, countless citizens of smaller nations long oppressed by America felt an intense surge of satisfaction.
They had suffered so much at America's hands, they were more than happy to see these white-skinned dogs meet their misfortune.
…
In the Oval Office.
Makoto plopped down in the chair symbolizing the world's highest authority, propping his feet unceremoniously on the desk.
Nayuta sat on the desk, legs crossed, smiling as she looked at the group of powerful figures.
The President swallowed, trembling with fear: "S-Sir, d-do you want this position? I, I have no objection..."
"Who wants your crappy position?" Makoto said mockingly.
He signaled to Nayuta with his eyes.
Nayuta's smile widened. Her golden eyes fixed on the President: "These are all orders. Say, 'I am willing to make a contract'."
The President and the others were stunned.
But overwhelmed by the pressure Makoto exuded, they obediently said, "I am willing to make a contract."
The moment the words fell, people all over the world noticed—
The gaze of these real-world Celestial Dragons, starting with the President, had become vacant. They lowered their heads, like puppets.
Not just ordinary people around the world, even those on Makoto's side, like Megumi and Utaha, who were seeing Nayuta's ability for the first time, were startled, watching the scene in disbelief.
Nayuta's smile remained unchanged as she continued: "Say, 'As the President of the United States, I am willing to represent the American people in making a contract with Nayuta'."
The President, expressionless, lowered his head and repeated: "As the President of the United States, I am willing to represent the American people in making a contract with Nayuta."
Hearing this exchange, even viewers in the live stream who weren't players sensed something was wrong.
US citizens, especially, felt a deep chill run down their spines.
'What did 'represent the American people' mean?'
'And what was this 'contract'?'
"Very good, the contract is now in effect."