“Hey, you. Go buy me a juice, will you?”
Shiki said that to Hoshina-san.
Despite the group training already starting during the lesson,
she left us, the students of Class C, alone and engaged in small talk, even implicitly telling Hoshina-san to [break the school rules]. Seeing this scene, Ishino was shaking his shoulders in indignation.
“Uh, um……it’s during the lesson–”
“Huh? What, can’t you hear what I’m saying?”
Wow, such an overwhelming presence. Centered around Shiki, her attendants were pressuring Hoshina-san.
It was like a pack of carnivorous beasts. Is Hoshina-san the pitiful lamb in this situation?
However, there was no sign of unrest from the surroundings, and I looked around at the Class B students, curious.
–They were smiling.
Even if it was just a small scene at the edge of the gymnasium, this scene was very conspicuous.
Of course, the Class B students had heard this conversation and had certainly seen the trembling Hoshina-san.
Yet, the expressions on their faces were full of smiles.
The eerie chill that ran down my spine was met with confusion from the Class C students as well.
“Hey……you guys. What are they doing there?”
“Huh? What do you mean– It’s not your business, right? leave it alone, Class C.”
The conversation of the Sakuma group, who were relatively close by, could be heard.
The Class B student who was talking to Sakuma responded with a carefree smile. Even Sakuma himself was grimacing.
……I understood the way of being of Class B from the surrounding situation and the scene in front of me.
“You see, we’re graciously letting you, who has no place in this class, into our group. You, who have no value at all, are being saved by our kindness. And yet, you can’t even follow our request? Isn’t that a bit too much?”
“……B-but–”
Hoshina-san clenched her fists tightly.
[Hey, Hoshina-san! Wanna grab a snack on the way home?]
[Ah, um……sorry. I’m a bit short on cash right now.]
What I remembered was the conversation with Higarashi-san just the other day.
At that time, I had considered it an [excuse]. I couldn’t imagine Hoshina-san, of all people, repeatedly violating the school rules. So I thought she must have had some other business to attend to.
But what if she really was short on money?
–For example, because of something like this.
“Huh? Come on, hurry up and go. I’ll, um, leave it to you. Buy whatever you like. ……But if you don’t like anything, there’ll be a fine, you know!”
“Me too! Get me a carbonated one!”
“Orange juice for me! Hurry up or you’ll get fined!”
Shouting and noisy, it was quite a commotion.
At this point, everyone present had noticed the abnormality.
Even those who were in the middle of combat had stopped and were looking in this direction.
Kurotsuki also seemed surprised and our eyes met.
Well, it’s only natural to be surprised, as the peaceful-looking Class B suddenly experienced this upheaval.
I’m also somewhat surprised, after all.
A glance showed that Asahina-san’s face was flushed with anger.
After the outrage committed by Netsuhara Nagashi,
it’s only natural that she would be overly sensitive to such incidents.
–Yes, it’s only natural.
“Hey, Amamori!?”
I heard Higarashi-san’s voice.
I realized she was gripping the hem of my uniform, and her eyes were filled with anxiety.
“If you act here, it’ll only make things worse, you know? Amamori, you should know that acting on emotion will only bring harm and not good! Morals and anger at the moment won’t do you any good!”
Absolutely right. The proper response would be to simply observe. Whether I’m angry or not, the wise thing to do is to turn a blind eye, making excuses that I’m not abandoning them. That’s a prudent way of living.
But you see, Higarashi-san, I’ve never known how to live wisely.
“There’s nothing [we] can do. But if it’s just me, there might be a way.”
Rescuing Hoshina-san in this situation is difficult. ……Yes, it’s just difficult.
If there were some compromises to be made, the difficulty level would drop significantly.
I pushed away Higarashi-san’s hand and started walking.
After a few steps, I had reached just behind Shiki.
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“Eh, ah……eh?”
“……Tch, you’re really irritating, you know!”
When Hoshina-san noticed me, Shiki was unaware.
Shiki clicked her tongue, then swung her fist with all her might.
……Behind her, I caught Shiki’s fist.
“Hey,”
I called out, injecting my voice with gentleness and my gaze with compassion.
“I’m going to hit you now. Sorry about that.”
I showed the bare minimum of politeness to a girl like her.
“Huh? What do you think you’re doing, touching me–”
Those were her final words.
I turned and forcefully struck her face with my fist.
“Ugh–!?”
Blood sprayed up.
My swung fist knocked Shiki Iroha back, her eyes rolling up.
She convulsed, and I brushed the blood off my knuckles.
“Wait…Iroha!? You! What are you doing all of a sudden–”
“This is a combat request. I’m free to hit, kick, or even kill.”
It’s training, but the teacher defined this fight as a combat request.
The school rules are nullified. So there’s no problem with punching her.
How convenient, this combat request. I can just punch a girl and it’s justified.
“Higarashi-san, let’s take a hostage. …How about that fairy-like girl over there? She looks pretty weak.”
“Ugh, I don’t care what happens, Amamori!”
“Huh, huh!? What do you mean, what’s going on–”
As I said, Higarashi takes Hoshina-san hostage.
Rescuing Hoshina-san here is difficult.
To be precise – it’s difficult to eliminate B-class’s malice.
So I decided to redirect their malice. To who, let’s see…Someone who won’t mind having malice directed at them – Amamori Yuto, perhaps.
With that decided, it’s simple.
I’ll just thoroughly crush them.
“You…What are you thinking!? We were just teasing a little! Don’t you feel ashamed, hitting a girl like that!?”
“Nope. I’ve got a thick skin, you see.”
To preach about morals and humanity to someone like me would be pointless.
What’s so shameful about hitting a woman?
It doesn’t matter if it’s a man or a woman.
It doesn’t matter if it’s a friend or a stranger.
A child or an old person.
–If they’re in the way, I’ll crush them.
There’s no other option.
Or do you think you all have value?
I turn back to Hoshina-san.
She’s shaking her head with tears in her eyes,
likely more worried about me than herself.
“P-please stop…! I-I didn’t mean for this to–”
“Sorry, Hoshina-san. If you end up hating me, so be it. I’ll do as I please. I enrolled in this school to live freely.”
I’m interested in Hoshina Tsubomi’s existence.
How far will this pure girl go, what will she accomplish? I want to see.
If it means breaking a few bones to protect her whiteness, so be it.
……After all, the moment Asahina noticed me, being “unnoticed” was impossible.
So for today, I’ll make myself stand out, to satisfy my curiosity.
As a worthless scum who would hit a woman, I clench my fist.
“Alright, come at me, all of you.”
For now, I’ll just hit them.
Figure the rest out afterwards.
“Hah! If you want to die so badly, I’ll–”
I struck the girl in the jaw with a palm strike in front of me.
Her brain shook, and she lost consciousness instantly.
As I caught the collapsing girl, the remaining two gyarus faltered.
“Seriously!? This guy’s totally nuts!”
“Eww, don’t come near me, pervert! Help, someone help!”
The two called out to their classmates in B-class for help.
Among the B-class students who glared at me in response was…
“Oh my, aren’t you all supposed to be in class right now? Surely none of you would skip class to get up to other nonsense, would you?”
Teacher Sakaki’s supporting fire, deployed!
In short, “If you violate the class rules, you’ll be expelled.”
Ooh, scary! Teachers are so frightening, I don’t want to disobey!
As I cracked my knuckles, the two girls instantly forfeited. But…
“By the way, this is training. Training exists for learning. Hey, B-class. Of course I won’t allow you students to forfeit–”
“We won’t, sir! Losing is a valuable experience too! Feel free to go all out on us!”
With the homeroom teacher’s approval, the two girls’ eyes filled with despair.
They looked at me, and I asked sweetly,
“Would you rather be kicked or punched?”
Of course, I took them down with the opposite method. No regrets.
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