Terror of the Mask is the thirteenth chapter of Usogui and the fourth chapter of Volume 2.
Characters
Summary
Kokonoe Tarou congratulates Rodem on his landing and orders him to show his strength. Kaji Takaomi yells in fear, but Madarame Baku sees something in front of them. A grim reaper, and a real chance that they could die in an instant. His nose runs with blood and as Kaji expresses his fear behind him, Baku tells him to run. Those are the only words he is able to say, but then he smiles as they are running and says "This is fun!". Kaji doesn't understand what Baku means, but he knows Baku will win. Baku states that nothing has changed since the beginning, he entered the building to win.
Rodem watches them run with the remaining mercenary beside him. The mercenary is trying to think of a way to kill Rodem so he can escape. Over the transceiver, Kokonoe tells Rodem to ignore the runners as "they are the main dish" and to "get rid of the trash first". The mercenary attacks Rodem, but Rodem uses the walls, floor, and ceiling to dodge his bullets. He tries to follow Rodem, who has disappeared. He shoots at a side room then notices a broken window. Rodem, however, was on the ceiling waiting for his back to turn. Over the transceiver, Kokonoe tells the mercenary that is why he is trash. Just by sensing a little danger he becomes completely defensive. That isn't a way to enjoy life at all. To surpass bitterness and the hellfire that burns through your body, bearing wounds, and obtaining things, that is life! If he regrets his life up to now, he will start a new life. With Rodem now in sight again, the mercenary fires the last of his bullets and misses. Kokonoe berates him for being an amateur and the mercenary tells him that he regrets his life until then and asks to be redeemed. Kokonoe tells him to first deal with his guilt by picking up a bucket and plugging the bullet holes with his fingers. The mercenary does as Kokonoe says and asks what will overflow from it; at that moment, Rodem slices his head from his shoulders as Kokonoe tells him to "look over there to understand". With the mercenary dead, Kokonoe tells Rodem that Baku and Kaji are now running upstairs instead of down.
On the fourth floor, Kaji tells Baku he is nearing his limit and suggest they escape as soon as possible. Baku tells him to escape is fine, but that in a sense is boring. Wouldn't it be more interesting to see the old man's remorse for human life and his face filled with regret?
Chapter Notes
Trivia
| Volume 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | |
| Volume 2 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | |
| Volume 3 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | |
| Volume 4 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 35 | 36 | 37 | 38 | 39 | 40 | 41 | 42 | |
| Volume 5 | 43 | 44 | 45 | 46 | 47 | 48 | 49 | 50 | 51 | 52 | 53 | |
| Volume 6 | 54 | 55 | 56 | 57 | 58 | 59 | 60 | 61 | 62 | 63 | 64 | |
| Volume 7 | 65 | 66 | 67 | 68 | 69 | 70 | 71 | 72 | 73 | 74 | 75 | |
| Volume 8 | 76 | 77 | 78 | 79 | 80 | 81 | 82 | 83 | 84 | 85 | 86 | |
| Volume 9 | 87 | 88 | 89 | 90 | 91 | 92 | 93 | 94 | 95 | 96 | 97 | |
| Volume 10 | 98 | 99 | 100 | 101 | 102 | 103 | 104 | 105 | 106 | 107 | 108 | 109 | |
| Volume 11 | 110 | 111 | 112 | 113 | 114 | 115 | 116 | 117 | 118 | 119 | 120 | |
| Volume 12 | 121 | 122 | 123 | 124 | 125 | 126 | 127 | 128 | 129 | |
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| Volume 18 | 187 | 188 | 189 | 190 | 191 | 192 | 193 | 194 | 195 | 196 | 197 | |
| Volume 19 | 198 | 199 | 200 | 201 | 202 | 203 | 204 | 205 | 206 | 207 | 208 | |
| Volume 20 | 209 | 210 | 211 | 212 | 213 | 214 | 215 | 216 | 217 | 218 | 219 | |
| Volume 21 | 220 | 221 | 222 | 223 | 224 | 225 | 226 | 227 | 228 | 229 | 230 | |
| Volume 22 | 231 | 232 | 233 | 234 | 235 | 236 | 237 | 238 | 239 | 240 | 241 | |
| Volume 23 | 242 | 243 | 244 | 245 | 246 | 247 | 248 | 249 | 250 | 251 | 252 | |
| Volume 24 | 253 | 254 | 255 | 256 | 257 | 258 | 259 | 260 | 261 | 262 | 263 | |
| Volume 25 | 264 | 265 | 266 | 267 | 268 | 269 | 270 | 271 | 272 | 273 | |
| Volume 26 | 274 | 275 | 276 | 277 | 278 | 279 | 280 | 281 | 282 | 283 | 284 | |
| Volume 27 | 285 | 286 | 287 | 288 | 289 | 290 | 291 | 292 | 293 | 294 | 295 | |
| Volume 28 | 296 | 297 | 298 | 299 | 300 | 301 | 302 | 303 | 304 | 305 | 306 | |
| Volume 29 | 307 | 308 | 309 | 310 | 311 | 312 | 313 | 314 | 315 | 316 | 317 | |
| Volume 30 | 318 | 319 | 320 | 321 | 322 | 323 | 324 | 325 | 326 | 327 | 328 | |
| Volume 31 | 329 | 330 | 331 | 332 | 333 | 334 | 335 | 336 | 337 | 338 | 339 | |
| Volume 32 | 340 | 341 | 342 | 343 | 344 | 345 | 346 | 347 | 348 | 349 | 350 | |
| Volume 33 | 351 | 352 | 353 | 354 | 355 | 356 | 357 | 358 | 359 | 360 | 361 | |
| Volume 34 | 362 | 363 | 364 | 365 | 366 | 367 | 368 | 369 | 370 | 371 | 372 | 373 | |
| Volume 35 | 374 | 375 | 376 | 377 | 378 | 379 | 380 | 381 | 382 | 383 | 384 | |
| Volume 36 | 385 | 386 | 387 | 388 | 389 | 390 | 391 | 392 | 393 | 394 | 395 | |
| Volume 37 | 396 | 397 | 398 | 399 | 400 | 401 | 402 | 403 | 404 | 405 | 406 | |
| Volume 38 | 407 | 408 | 409 | 410 | 411 | 412 | 413 | 414 | 415 | 416 | 417 | |
| Volume 39 | 418 | 419 | 420 | 421 | 422 | 423 | 424 | 425 | 426 | 427 | 428 | |
| Volume 40 | 429 | 430 | 431 | 432 | 433 | 434 | 435 | 436 | 437 | 438 | 439 | |
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| Volume 42 | 451 | 452 | 453 | 454 | 455 | 456 | 457 | 458 | 459 | 460 | 461 | |
| Volume 43 | 462 | 463 | 464 | 465 | 466 | 467 | 468 | 469 | 470 | 471 | 472 | |
| Volume 44 | 473 | 474 | 475 | 476 | 477 | 478 | 479 | 480 | 481 | 482 | 483 | |
| Volume 45 | 484 | 485 | 486: Referee Kadokura | 487 | 488 | 489 | 490 | 491 | 492 | 493 | 494 | |
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