"Oh, I'm accompanying a friend back to their hometown. What a coincidence."
"Yes, yes… what, what a coincidence."
This was too much of a coincidence. Hachisuka Hidemichi couldn't smile; his tears were all in his stomach.
He never expected that while idling away, thinking of casually teaching some punk a lesson to vent his anger, he would actually run into Mr. Hayashi!
It truly added a touch of unpredictability to life, making it flavorful.
"You guys?"
Hayato's finger waved back and forth in front of Hachisuka Hidemichi and Oshika Masaru.
"…Bro, Brother Hachisuka?"
Oshika Masaru asked cautiously, sensing a slight change in the atmosphere.
The scales began to tip.
"Oh, right, this." Hayato pointed to the top of Shiina Chizuru's head: "My friend, a good friend. She was about to cry just now, did something happen?"
"I, I didn't…" Shiina Chizuru mumbled softly.
She was indeed desperate, but she hadn't thought of crying.
Shiina Chizuru was even surprised by her own strength this time; she didn't feel like shedding a single tear.
"Get the hell out of here!"
Oshika Masaru wasn't prepared, and Hachisuka Hidemichi kicked him right in the butt.
Oshika Masaru was caught off guard.
With a bang, his head hit the wall, and he cried out in pain.
"Bro, Brother Hachisuka?" Oshika Masaru cried out bitterly.
"Brother? Who's your brother?"
Before Oshika Masaru could get up, Hachisuka Hidemichi kicked him again: "How many days have I known you, damn it? I heard you wanted to turn over a new leaf, that's why I agreed to let you hang out with me. I didn't expect to see you pulling this stunt in school today, did I!? Huh!?"
"Wait, wait, Bro, Brother?"
"Your mother!"
Oshika Masaru was bewildered.
Chizuru was here.
That brat also walked right into the trap.
And Brother Hachisuka was backing him up.
What a subtle start this was?
As a result, how did it end so badly!?
"Shiina-san, is that right?" After kicking Oshika Masaru until he was disoriented, Hachisuka Hidemichi said to Shiina Chizuru with a smile: "It's my fault for not disciplining him properly, please don't take offense, and don't misunderstand… When I said 'come with us' just now, I actually wanted this kid to apologize to you in a quieter place…"
Shiina Chizuru had an expression that said, "Do I look stupid to you?"
"So that's how it is." Hayato, however, replied with a smile.
"Yes, exactly…" Hachisuka Hidemichi quickly nodded. Whether the broken wall could be patched up or not didn't matter for now; he just had to patch it up first!
"Oshika Masaru should be a local of Yaso Inaba, right?" Hayato asked, though he already knew the answer: "How did Mr. Bee Arrow come to know him?"
"An accident!" Hachisuka Hidemichi said: "Purely an accident! To be honest, it was my poor judgment, Brother, I almost fell for this brat's innocent act!"
How to put it, the word "innocent" couldn't be said to be apt for Oshika Masaru, it was completely unrelated.
But Hayato believed it wholeheartedly.
He nodded and said, "This guy is indeed cunning and sly. It's perfectly normal for an honest person like Mr. Bee Arrow to be deceived by him."
"Lin Old Brother, you understand me." Hachisuka Hidemichi quickly tried to get closer, even using the term "Old Brother."
When Hachisuka Hidemichi was in Tokyo, he and Hayato acted like superficial friends, and it was still the same now.
Reina was taking pictures not far away.
Hachisuka Hidemichi felt it wasn't the best time to completely break ties with this kid.
The male deer finally understood.
Brother Hachisuka called him "The male deer," but addressed the other person as "Old Brother." The difference in status was clear at a glance!
"This guy has harassed my friend many times." Hayato glanced at Shiina Chizuru again, saying meaningfully: "Brother Hachisuka, you really need to educate him well."
"Definitely, definitely." Hachisuka Hidemichi made an "ok" gesture.
"Um, Brother Hachisuka, could I have a word with you privately?" Hayato beckoned.
"Sure, sure."
Hayato moved four or five steps away from Shiina Chizuru, and Hachisuka Hidemichi quickly followed.
Because Mr. Teacher Tsukino was there, and he was afraid Mr. Teacher Tsukino would get in the way, Hayato avoided him and explained:
"Actually, it's not just this guy; there's also a teacher named 'Tamura' who's not a good person either. He harassed my friend along with him."
"Understood, understood." Hachisuka Hidemichi said.
"Then I thank Brother Hachisuka." Hayato smiled and thanked him, then handed him the bucket: "This is the result of my day's work, Old Brother, consider it a reward for you, Brother."
"This…"
"Don't be modest, Brother Hachisuka."
"No problem, no problem." Hachisuka Hidemichi said. He took the bucket, lifted it, and looked inside: "Goodness, it's quite heavy. Old Brother, your fishing skills are pretty good."
Then he saw the gentlest gaze he had ever seen from Hayato since he knew him, with a genuinely joyful smile that could not be faked.
"Hahahahahahahahahahaha, not bad!"
His laughter was also quite hearty: "Brother Hachisuka, you flatter me!"
Hachisuka Hidemichi had originally thought that these words wouldn't fool Hayato, but after seeing this expression, he was certain.
He confirmed that this guy indeed held no hostility towards him.
"You scoundrel! Come with me! See if I don't teach you a good lesson!" Hachisuka Hidemichi angrily rebuked Oshika Masaru.
Oshika Masaru finally managed to get up and sheepishly followed behind Hachisuka Hidemichi.
Then, after the next corner, Oshika Masaru understood one thing.
Compared to a one-on-one fight, Hachisuka Hidemichi definitely preferred group brawls.
"Hey," He took out his phone and started calling people: "You guys meet at Samegawa Riverbank… Yes, that's right, we changed locations."
But why go to Samegawa Riverbank?
Oshika Masaru didn't understand.
Would Shiina Chizuru and Mr. Hayashi go there?
Then, Mr. Hayashi heard Hachisuka Hidemichi say, "You call Taicun-sensei and report to the Samegawa Riverbank. I won't be going."
"!!" Oshika Masaru immediately felt that something was wrong. "Bee Arrow, Bee Arrow Big Brother!?"
"You harassed a friend of my friend. Do you really think you'll get away with it easily?" Hachisuka Hidemichi squinted at Oshika Masaru, playing his part to the fullest.
"Wait, wait… Big Brother…"
"Don't worry, he won't die from it," Hachisuka Hidemichi comforted softly.
With that, he disregarded Oshika Masaru's shouts, picked up the wooden bucket, and went downstairs alone.
He had tricked Mr. Hayashi of Xiaolin Village, making him lower his guard…
Hachisuka Hidemichi curled his lips, confident that he would soon be able to easily deal with him once his guard was down.
And this time,
Hachisuka Hidemichi looked at the bucket of seafood with satisfaction.
See? He should even thank him~~
Although Hayato responded quite calmly, both Shiina Chizuru and Teacher Teacher Tsukino had experienced a rather thrilling moment.
Watching the two leave, they both couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.
"Ah!"
Shiina Chizuru suddenly remembered. She looked beside her, blinking her ruby-like eyes. "…Teacher Teacher Tsukino, why are you here?"
She had only focused on Hayato just now, not even noticing that the person who came from the other side was Teacher Teacher Tsukino…
Huh, huh?
How could she have ignored Teacher Teacher Tsukino just now?
But compared to that, there was something more important.
Shiina Chizuru suddenly felt that Hayato on the other side was looking at her with an extremely sorrowful gaze.
Useless thing.
Hayato thought to himself, compared to her, that idiot Hachisuka Hidemichi understood how to appreciate his fishing skills even more.
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