บท 64: Chapter 64: Smashing Bugs
Hearing Hikari's words, Hayato and the delinquents froze.
Instinctively, they asked,"Why?"
Hikari smiled,"Because I have no interest in being friends with a bunch of scum."
As he spoke, Hikari unknowingly approached one of the delinquents.
He smiled, patted the delinquent with dyed yellow hair on the shoulder, and then threw a punch.
His hard fist landed squarely on the face of the yellow-haired delinquent, sending him sprawling to the ground.
Seeing this, Hayato and the others were stunned at first, then quickly became enraged.
"You punk, how dare you make the first move?"
Hikari's sudden action caught Hayato and the delinquents completely off guard.
After all, he was already surrounded by several delinquents. There were seven or eight of them on the rooftop, some even armed.
Hikari was alone and unarmed.
Under normal circumstances, no one would take the initiative to attack when surrounded.
But Hikari, well, he clearly wasn't normal.
He went ahead and struck first.
Looking at Hikari's smiling face, Hayato bellowed in fury,
"Get him, guys! This bastard is asking for it. Let's cripple him today!"
One of the delinquents, armed with an iron rod, couldn't hold back anymore. He yelled,"You dare hit my brother? Die!"
Hikari raised a hand and easily caught the iron rod swung at him. Then, with a counterpunch, he struck the delinquent on the cheek.
The delinquent's jaw visibly shifted out of place as he spat a mouthful of blood and teeth, flying back three or four meters.
Witnessing Hikari's clean and decisive moves, the other delinquents widened their eyes in disbelief.
Nearby, Yoshida Saki, who was trembling and barely daring to peek at the scene, accidentally saw Hikari land his punch.
Her small mouth opened slightly, and her wide eyes filled with shock.
Although a sense of foreboding crept over him, Hayato refused to believe that Hikari could take on so many of them alone.
He shouted orders,"Everyone, attack together! This guy knows how to fight. Don't give him the chance to pick us off one by one!"
"If we go all in, we can take him down!"
"Oh, and Daisuke, go feed the drug to Yoshida Saki. Make sure to break her in."
Following Hayato's command, the delinquents charged at Hikari.
Meanwhile, Daisuke, who was standing next to Hayato, grinned at the order.
He didn't know why he was suddenly given such an opportunity, but he happily replied,"Got it! I'll go feed that girl the drug and break her in right away."
Grabbing the drug Hayato handed him, Daisuke walked toward Yoshida Saki, who was cowering in the corner.
At first, Yoshida Saki was worried about how Hikari could handle so many opponents at once.
But hearing Hayato's words and seeing Daisuke approaching her with the drug, she panicked.
"Stay away! Don't come near me!"
In her fear, the usually timid Yoshida Saki mustered rare courage to shout at the approaching delinquent.
Daisuke sneered,"This is an order from Boss Hayato. Just take the drug obediently, and let me have my fun!"
He licked his lips, his eyes filled with vile excitement.
Meanwhile, Hikari, surrounded by delinquents, couldn't help but laugh when he heard Hayato's plan.
"Hayato, you're pretty cunning. Ordering everyone to attack together while trying to distract me by targeting Yoshida Saki. Clever move for a yellow-haired thug like you."
Hayato frowned at Hikari's casual exposure of his scheme,"So what if you figured it out? With our numbers, you're dead meat today!"
"Plus, we're going to take turns with Yoshida Saki right in front of you, again and again!"
With that, Hayato joined the other delinquents, charging at Hikari with iron rods in hand.
Hayato positioned himself strategically—not at the front or the back but around the third or fourth spot.
He knew Hikari was skilled, so he planned to let the first two delinquents take the hits and tire Hikari out before stepping in to finish the job.
However, something unexpected happened.
The delinquents ahead of Hayato were sent flying back faster than they had charged forward.
Hikari's movements were so quick that Hayato couldn't even see if he used his hands or feet.
In no time, the path ahead of Hayato was cleared, leaving him face-to-face with Hikari.
Seeing Hikari standing calmly amidst the chaos with a faint smile, Hayato hesitated.
But he was already in motion and couldn't stop himself.
Gritting his teeth, Hayato suddenly dropped his iron rod and pulled out a sharp knife from his pocket, aiming straight for Hikari's chest.
Hikari raised an eyebrow in surprise,"I have to admit, Hayato, you're quick-witted. Even hiding a weapon for a sneak attack. Impressive adaptability."
"But…"
"In the face of absolute power, all schemes are meaningless."
As the knife came toward him, Hikari casually threw a punch.
To Hikari, Hayato's actions seemed like they were in slow motion.
To Hayato, Hikari's punch was a blur.
Before Hayato could react, Hikari's fist struck his chest, caving it in and sending him flying.
The remaining delinquents were still mid-charge, unaware of how quickly Hikari had incapacitated their leader.
One by one, Hikari took them down with ease, each punch dropping a delinquent like a stone.
After piling the defeated delinquents together, Hikari turned his attention to the corner of the rooftop, where Daisuke was approaching Yoshida Saki with the drug.
Unaware of the massacre behind him, Daisuke was too focused on his vile intentions.
Desperate and cornered, Yoshida Saki let out a terrified scream as Daisuke lunged at her.
But before he could reach her, a metal rod, thrown with perfect precision by Hikari, struck the back of Daisuke's head.
With a dull thud, Daisuke collapsed at Yoshida Saki's feet, blood pooling around him.
Hikari's calm voice rang out,"I said, no metamorphosis allowed here."
Hikari slowly walked over, ignoring Yoshida Saki, who was still trembling in fear, and instead grabbed Daisuke, who was already lifeless, by the foot and dragged him over to toss him onto the pile of delinquents.
Seeing Hikari's actions, Yoshida Saki, who had been on the verge of despair and almost lost consciousness, slowly came back to her senses.
As her awareness returned, Yoshida Saki took in the scene before her.
Hayato and the previously arrogant delinquents were now all lying on the ground, covered in blood, their bodies sprawled in every direction.
Forget standing up—Hayato and the others didn't even seem to have the strength to move a finger.
Only groans of pain echoed through the air.
On the vast rooftop, it seemed that only she and Hikari were still standing.
As she looked at Hikari standing alone in the middle of the rooftop, surrounded by the fallen blond-haired delinquents, Yoshida Saki was utterly stunned.
'So many d-delinquents—a-all of them were d-defeated by H-Hikari-kun a-alone?'
'So... He did it—Hikari-kun actually did it!'
'He managed to take down all those delinquents by himself!'
Yoshida Saki clenched the hem of her skirt with one hand, the other hand tightly covering her mouth as her body trembled uncontrollably. The reality of what she had just witnessed was simply too incredible.
Instinctively, she began to walk toward Hikari.
Even though Hikari, who was casually piling up the battered delinquents, didn't seem to pay her any mind, Yoshida Saki couldn't stop herself from speaking up in awe.
"Hikari-kun, did you really just defeat all those people by yourself? You… you're amazing!"
Yoshida Saki was genuinely shocked, feeling as though her worldview had been completely overturned.
One against ten—this was something she had seen in the otome games she played but never dared to imagine in real life.
When she saw Hikari nimbly scaling the wall earlier, she had already realized he was quite skilled, but she never thought he was this powerful.
It was almost like he was a superhero straight out of a movie.
Hikari chuckled and casually replied, "No, it's just that these disgusting cockroaches were too weak."
"All evil will eventually face justice."
As Yoshida Saki watched Hikari nonchalantly toss one battered delinquent after another onto the pile, his calm and composed demeanor unchanging despite having taken down so many opponents, she couldn't help but be mesmerized.
After all, Hikari was already handsome to begin with. Add to that his heroic display of taking on so many enemies and his unwavering composure from start to finish—it was hard not to feel captivated.
As the despair she had felt earlier faded away, the romantic fantasies of a young girl began to resurface in her heart.
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