Villain Retirement

A darkness that slowly succumbed to the light. Or a darkness that was starting to swallow the white marble statues of the gods– that was perhaps the only way the crowd of people could describe the individual that was walking through the streets of Waikiki.

The one walking in front of him was also quite a distracting fellow, towering almost everyone with his muscles almost exploding. But while the tall one was clearly boasting his body, the one walking behind him was quiet… but extremely deadly.

The young man's skin was almost glowing; causing some of the people to even look to the side at first glance as their eyes were attacked by what could only be described as a dangerous beauty.

The contrast between his black hair and his white, almost porcelain-like skin made it seem like a serene night dawning upon a graceful winter. Like the flash of a sword forged in mithril, leaving a shadow in its wake.

"...Why do I feel like someone is describing you like a xianxia character just now?"

Gary then suddenly stopped in his tracks as he turned around, squinting his eyes to look at Riley. Unlike him, who was blatantly exposing his body with his Brazilian bikini, Riley still was still wearing some sort of white silk pants– his upper body, however, was completely exposed.

There was a slight contrast with Gary and Riley's body… one being Riley having a V-shaped body, his muscles finely toned and almost chiseled by the gayest of gods to perfection– and as Bella Jackson described it before, he was like a Greek statue.

But now, with his hair, and even eyebrows dyed black– the shape of his face was more pronounced; the reddish tints around his eyes were no longer that obvious.

His transformation; from a Greek statue to that of a luxury collectible doll.

And with Gary by his side, it was almost as if the two came out of some sort of novel made by an adult male with an inferiority complex with how odd and perfect they were at the same time.

Some of the young ladies seemed to want to approach the two of them, but in the end, could only halt their steps as they were intimidated by how Riley looked.

"Are they… shooting a movie here or something?"

"S… stop being so obvious! Put down your phone!"

"Are they coming here?"

"They can come inside me anytime."

"Go away, you're embarrassing me!"

And with the whispers of curiosity and lust suddenly persisting in the air, Gary's ears almost doubled in size as the sultry words reached them.

Finally, he thought-- this was his chance to have some fun.

"Riley," Gary then looked Riley straight in the eyes; his voice, deeper than usual, "It's for us to become men."

"Become… men?" Riley's eyebrows shifted. And even though it was ever just so slightly, every movement of his eyebrows was now more noticeable due to the black dye, "What do you mean by that, Gary?"

"You know," Gary then lowered his voice, gesturing all sorts of obscenities with his hands, "It's time to get it on."

"You mean sexual intercourse, Gary?" Riley then let out a small sigh as he continued to walk, "I am not interested."

"W… what do you mean you're not interested!?" Gary pulled the towel hanging on his neck as he trotted to chase Riley, "Wait… does your little brother even work? I don't know much about your kind's… biology that much."

"..." Riley could only blink his eyes at Gary's words. But after a few seconds of ignoring his endless questions, Riley finally halted his steps and sighed,

"My private organs work the way they should, Gary. Perhaps you should be more concerned with yours."

"Wh-- mine works just fine! Why do you talk like you're even using yours, huh!?" Gary bellowed, "Tell me, when have you wet them balls!?"

"..." Riley contemplated for a few seconds whether or not to answer Gary's questions, but he might as well get this over with, "A day before we went to Miami, Gary."

"W… what!? With who-- wait, don't tell me you're really doing it with Scarlet Mage!?"

Riley, however, just shrugged his shoulders in response; no longer answering Gary's plights. He just continued to walk, only stopping as he reached the spot where they decided to regroup once they were done buying and changing clothes.

And once again, both Gary and Riley were attracting the eyes of many; almost to the point that they were causing a small crowd to gather even as they just stood waiting.

And here we are, once again discovering and observing the mating rituals of the creatures known as humans. They are quite a fickle bunch, these humans.

First, most of the males in the crowd were doing their best to feign confidence, either letting out a curious nod or making sure to pull their partners away– subconsciously puffing out their chests to seem bigger.

Of course, with Gary towering over a height of 6'6", he was undoubtedly the biggest of them all; and so, the males' eyes went to Riley; but alas, when it comes to humans, bigger doesn't always mean better.

Of course, there wasn't anyone to stop the single females that were waiting to pounce on their prey; first surveying their competition. It was quite a bizarre, yet at the same time, mesmerizing sight.

The female humans, waiting for their eyes to meet with their prey… and after seconds of this, the taller one finally caught their eye– it was time to attack.

Love is in the air, each of the female humans' steps, getting more sultry the nearer they get to their prey. Something, however, happened–

"You guys wait long?"

–the two males are actually part of a pack. Of course, this was not enough to make our vultures back away. But as soon as they saw that the rest of the pack were also females, the only thing they could do was back away.

There were some, of course, who stood their ground. But as soon as they realized they were completely outmatched not only by the beauty but also the body of the two males' female companions… all of them finally gave up.

Perhaps they would be luckier next time.

"Nah, we just– !!!"

And as soon as Gary turned to look at Hannah's voice, the only thing he could do was widen his eyes, as well as his nostrils.

"Y–"

"Say anything horny and I will burn you to death right here and now."

"That would actually work in my favor since you'll be burning your swimsuits."

"Tch."

After hours of picking what swimsuit to wear, Silvie, Hannah, and Tomoe finally emerged from their cave.

"S… sorry we took so long," Silvie let out a short but deep breath, as if she just took part in a long war, "It was quite hard to choose a swimsuit for Hannah."

"No shit," Gary then quickly took in a gulp as he looked at Hannah from head to toe. She was wearing a sort of pink bikini, connected by two straps that aesthetically wrapped around her belly to connect with her bikini bottoms, making it a one-piece.

They chose this in hopes to cover Hannah's curves, but alas, with the straps lining around her belly, it just made it pop out more; it was a good thing her bosoms were just decently-sized, if not… then they might have an even bigger problem.

Of course, even though it was Hannah who first caught everyone's eyes, Silvie and Tomoe wouldn't really lose in terms of overall allure. Silvie had the biggest bosom of the three, not as big as Katrina, but still, it was also quite hard to choose a suit that wouldn't let her melons shout hello to every passing bystander.

And so, she chose a two-piece bikini, with the top having frills to cover half her torso– revealing her smooth and slightly toned shoulders. Her skin was almost too flawless, not even a hint of scar or marks anywhere.

As for Tomoe, she was also wearing a two-piece suit, with her top in a somewhat inverted triangle that wrapped around her neck. And unlike the two whose body was quite toned, hers was slightly slender, like one could slide through the curves of her body.

And so, with their group complete, the whispers of the people passing by once again echoed throughout the entire street. But with the group together, they could no longer approach them like they wanted to.

"Just in time," Hannah turned her eyes towards the almost sinking sun, "Not too hot so we could still have fun."

"...Aren't you immune to heat?"

"Shut the fuck up."

"I'm… quite excited," Silvie then let out a small but very deep breath, "I've never really been to the beach before Miami. I... don't even know what we're supposed to be really doing here."

"Well then, let's not waste time and enjoy our short lives..." Hannah then grabbed both Tomoe and Silvie's wrists,

...to the beach!"

And so, the group all rushed towards the sun that would set in a couple of hours; forgetting even just for a moment the responsibilities that were given to them by the world... not realizing the dangers that lurk beneath the oceans.

"This energy... It's her,"

Somewhere where light could no longer reach, a pair of blood-shot eyes opened-- and although that act was quite simple, it was enough to make all the sea creatures within a kilometer radius to either swim or crawl away.

"I will kill you...

...Mega Woman."

***

"..."

Inside the office of the Headmaster in Mega Academy, Prophet's eyes were currently reflecting the light that was coming from the screen in front of him.

Lightly scratching the scar on his face; And after a few more times doing this… he then suddenly took off his graying beard, or perhaps it was better to say… that he peeled it off.

After all– it was his costume.

He then carefully set aside his mask; his eyes, not leaving the screen in front of him even for a single second.

"It can't be him… right?" Prophet then muttered as he tapped his desk several times, replaying the footage that has been playing in front of him for more than a couple of hours now.

It was the video of Riley's trial-slash-conference, more specifically, when he masterfully controlled almost a hundred poles without even blinking an eye.

"Bernard…" He then whispered to himself, "No, he would have known. So it can't be? Right… the boy…

…can't be Darkday."