Wheel of Actual Fortune

Kaizen, a Runner from planet Ezkavan and lucky survivor of a failed human trafficking scheme between Cypher and the Damao Sect, is a pitiable character the readers meet in the second arc of Dystopian Descent. He left the Runner life for an opportunity within Bronco city, which is Belladona Academy.

Beneath that identity is a reader whose read Dystopia Descent and has known the horrors of what's to come, and what belies Kaizen's future. He in particular is granted a Gacha System and a goal to eliminate the evil, villainy, and dystopia.

So why is that same guy worried about his bag getting torn?

Kaizen wasn't happy about the fact that he was not being attacked since engaging a villain can always reveal what they're whole shtick is. He isn't a wanton killer but he knew a large proportion of the villains here aren't 'grey'.

Kaizen actually deals with killing in a refined kind of sense. It came from making sense about modern society values and the rather loose views of villain novels he reads.

It all came down to a matter of humanity.

Everyone is a human being, that is unless they're not. Murdering a human being is inhumane while killing someone that's not isn't. The moment a person sees someone as not human, the act of killing it isn't inhumane.

With that principle, he made 2 rules for himself.

1. Don't lose sight of humanity

2. Kill yourself if you're not human

With that, he can be sure of his kills, and he can be sure stop himself, when it gets to that point.

Another turn of the street revealed 5 figures with different outfits.

It's a 3-2 in a female to male ratio. A woman in a blue flowing scarf covering the lower half of her face stood in front of Kaizen, "Hey you, give us everything you have."

Kaizen tilts his head, "On what basis?"

One of the guys, with moving red flame tattoos cracked his knuckles, "On that basis that we don't beat the crap out of you."

Kaizen places a hand on his chin, "Now that seems impractical, doesn't it? Not only do I not got much on me, I've got no crap to give."

"That is unless you're speaking about the crap that's coming out of your mouth.", If there was one bad thing about Kaizen, if he doesn't think about his next words carefully, it become a loose mouth of destruction.

"He's got you there Burns.", The other guy in a bowler hat reacted very splendidly.

"Huh, when did villains start calling themselves after their injuries, kind of pathetic isn't it?", Kaizen nods to himself thoughtfully while muttering.

"This brat has gone too far. Don't stop me Tailer.", Burns bristled as his muscles expanded slightly with his copper-like skin stretched before looking at the group leader.

"Oho~, you heard that, wannabe stalker? You better stop him before he burns himself even more.", Kaizen relentlessly spat as his eyes narrowed at Tailer nodding her navy blue haired head.

Tropical Flames

Indifference

In a quick action, one of Kaizen's hands morphed out in a size and shape similar to a riot shield, blocking the incoming fire which looked strangely animated on paper.

He then opened his mouth, shooting a thin stinger out straight for Burns. The enemy held out his hand in confidence as the flame tattoos on his arm shimmered with his seemingly increasing realism of copper skin.

Tempered Totem

The stinger met resistance before dug and drew blood. Burns eyes widen before his flicked his arm and tried to step back when he stumbled upon black marbles below him.

Limping Stick

Boogie + Dance Floor

Seeing it as a sign, 2 other people engaged. The guy with a bowler hat swung his stick as a handle appeared with silver engravings on it. Another gal, with orang hair tied in a ponytail, had her hands raised with swirling square lights of various colors as she approached with increasing upbeat speeds.

Indifference + Poison Gas

With a thought, Kaizen removed the black marble encasings as they revealed pressurized gas, copious amount of them spreading around.

He also engaged the flying colorful projectiles with several limbs of weapons extending out and cutting them down. His free hand too created a spiraling blade that sprung out to meet the wrist of the bowler hat man, bleeding him and locking onto the weighted stick.

Kaizen's eyes drifted towards the weapon of the guy in a bowler hat as it crashed and made a huge indent on the ground. He thanked his stars for his quick abilities as he knocked on the quick moving orange haired woman.

'She's dancing.', He quickly noticed as he threw his shield hand at her. The woman tried leaping off on it but got stuck as the shield turned into liquid, getting her into a panick.

An explosion sounds of as Kaizen thought, 'That idiot burns actually did use his flames. Too bad poison gas is flammable.'

Cats and Dogs

Boogie

Tiki Showdown

Pop

Return Home

Semi-translucent beasts akin to cats and dogs dropped from the sky, all aimed at Kaizen. Several square lights aim at him too, to which he identified as part of a disco ball. A raining shower of fireballs came right at his front. A popping resounded in his ears as he noticed that the dancer girl escaped his grasp while a scarf wrapped around her and brought her on her way back.

Indifference + Zangerin

This time a greater circular wave was generated as it cuts through all the beasts in Kaizen's way while extending towards the disco lights and even the fire shower, eliminating them all.

"I'm just about done with your cultural exchange, guys.", Kaizen morphs his whole body into Black Shadow Stone before several molded weapon engaged the frontliner. He rushed them too.

Tea Time + Umbrella

Navigator + Set Destination

Tempered Totem + Tribal Match

Crackle + Bang

Ignoring as a lightning fuel invisible bullet shoot through Kaizen's shoulder, Kaizen threw hands with Burns as they show an even amount of strength. Unfortunately, Kaizen is unaffected by Burns blows while Burns is taking the full brunt of one of the strongest alloys in Yozakura Family.

Trailer had twin knives driving themselves at several of Kaizen's weak spots, such as the heels but didn't account for the absolute nastiness of Indifference. Kaizen's back shot out like spider limbs which forced Trailer back a lot to avoid fatal injury. Kaizen raised his hand that formed a large spike at Burns before the bowler guy, holding the same stick as before but turned into an umbrella, blocked it with his weapon of choice.

Poison Gas + Muda

Kaizen, under the cover of gas, shielded himself from them before arriving in front of Trailer, who he thought might be the most likely to have a power that could detect locations.

Reroute

It looked like he was right as Trailer increased in speed, leaving behind a certain afterimage of her scarf. Unfortunately, Kaizen was prepared and was already morphing a room to enclose her.

Burns coughs as he thrashed around the poison gas. Learning from his last mistake, he didn't want to set it on fire again.

Swoosh

"Where's Trailer?!", The girl responsible for all the noise is frantically looking around and stared at the bowler guy for answers.

"Trailer??", The same bowler guy looks around in the same panic and couldn't see her anywhere. So did the other member in their group.

"Well, well, well.", Kaizen casually remarks as he appeared before them all.

"Look how the turn tables, amiright?", Kaizen jokes befo-, "Don't you dare more a muscle, muscle head.", He stares at Burns with a smile.

"That's also for you Victorian man, Sound effects, and dancer girl.", The other three stare at Kaizen in disbelief.

"Honestly, you all can make a circus act, minus your leader over here. See, she might be dead depending on the situation, so she might just pass off as a one-time joke.", Kaizen found the words within him to be so darkly humorous. No one thought it was funny.

"Anyways, I wasn't actually going to kill you guys since none of you actually did try to kill me, oddly enough...", Full mastery, that is what Kaizen gets from his abilities, and it meant a lot to know when someone is aiming for a kill when you get an knowledge on how to do that from a Psychopath and a Shinigami, even if it's only about their ability.

"What's your business doing here anyway?", Kaizen leans closer to Trailer, hiding the fact that he got fairly exhausted from using a Muda, 2 Zangerins, and multiple Poison Gases.

While Poison Gas had a passive trait to generate poison gas, actively generating copious amounts required energy consumption.

"That's our question. What are you doing here? We thought you're some lost kid who needed a lesson to go back.", Trailer mutters out in clear dissatisfaction.

"Psh, should've done that before some murder hobo tried hanging me around 5 minutes ago.", Kaizen waves at her in barely veiled disappointment.

"Wait, Hangman?", The Victorian dude asks.

"Uhuh...wait Hangman? What's next up my alley, Tic, Tac, and Toe?", Kaizen furrows his brows.

"Alright, seriously, what's up with you?", Burns irritatingly asked.

"I'm burning off steam, Burns, by roasting you half-assed wannabe, and wiping the floor with you to spread the soot of your shame.", Kaizen couldn't help but take a dig at Burns. He even made motions of wiping the floor, Trailer sweat dropped from that.

"I can't believe a kid like you is running around trying to blow off steam in a literal villain zone.", The dancer girl was making a not-so-good face at the moment.

"Walking, actually, but I did come here for a more important purpose. I was trying to find the Revengers around here.", Kaizen shrugs at them as a matter of fact.

"..."

Silence permeates.

"..."

"NO WAY!", Kaizen laughe-