Shiina Chizuru cried for help.
But she received no response.
The corridor was empty, with hardly anyone in sight. Occasionally, one or two people would pass by, but upon seeing Oshika Masaru's fierce and terrifying appearance, they had no thought of being a hero to save the beauty.
Hero saves beauty, hero saves beauty.
One must first be a hero to save beauty.
Most people knew their limits. The idea of becoming a hero, aside from in bed, was limited to scenarios where no one was around to strike a pose and shout "Henshin!" Being seen would simply lead to self-humiliation.
No one coming to her aid left Shiina Chizuru feeling almost despairing, but Oshika Masaru was overjoyed.
As expected of a big shot from Tokyo.
Not only did he have power, but he also understood strategy. This trick of deceiving others was too clever.
If he were in ancient times, he could have become a Grand General.
"Shiina Chizuru, is it?"
Bee Arrow Xiudao said with a smile, "Your cries for help seem to be of no use at all."
Shiina Chizuru retreated again.
But this time, her back was already against the wall.
Under the summer sun, the gentle touch of the wall permeated through her thin sailor uniform to her skin.
This time, there was no door on the wall.
But Shiina Chizuru's heart was still cold.
She felt a bit ridiculous.
The previous two times she had just gone with the flow, but this time, she finally listened to Hayato Cun'an's words and made a change.
She had originally thought someone would come to save her, but she had forgotten that not every time one is willing to make a change will it result in a beautiful ending.
Just like this time.
However, Shiina Chizuru's heart was cold.
Iron at room temperature also feels cold.
Her heart was like that piece of iron; since she had already made the move to call for help, Shiina Chizuru had no intention of letting these two succeed!
Although there was no door on the wall, there was a window.
"Creak."
Shiina Chizuru resolutely pushed open the window.
High, third floor.
Below was grass.
Perhaps she would die, perhaps not.
Who could say?
"Hey—"
"What are you doing?!"
Oshika Masaru and Bee Arrow Xiudao froze simultaneously, not expecting this little girl, who seemed stubborn on the surface, to be… hey, even more stubborn deep down!
"Shiina!?"
"Stop."
Then two more voices came from different directions, left and right.
They both sounded very familiar.
The first came from, with a more anxious tone, even a sense of powerlessness.
The one on the right was calmer, with a faint, Sima-like indifference.
"!!"
Shiina Chizuru was startled and immediately turned her head to look to the right.
A young man with beads of sweat on his forehead held a bucket in one hand and a long stick in the other… It looked like a fishing rod.
He rested the fishing rod on his shoulder and looked at Shiina Chizuru, who was practically one foot out the window, with calm eyes.
"Li…" Shiina Chizuru's lips trembled, seemingly on the verge of tears, but deep down, there was an inexplicable sense of joy.
"Please, even if you call the Giant of Light to save you, at least give him some time to transform, right?"
Hayato sighed, then raised the bucket in his hand: "Want to see the fish I caught?"
"Fish, fishing?"
"I forgot that catfish are only active on rainy days; I only caught some sunfish. Too bad, look at this one, it's only eighty centimeters. Sigh, it really is…"
Hayato said, then began to observe Shiina Chizuru's expression.
Then he felt bored; there was no "Wow!" of exclamation or "Who asked you that?!" of exasperation. It seemed this girl didn't understand fishing.
What a pity, what a pity.
"Do you want to see?" Hayato asked Oshika Masaru.
Oshika Masaru and Hachisuka Hidemichi both looked at him incredulously.
However, compared to the former, the latter's expression was a bit more interesting.
In an instant, he went from an indifferent "Hmm? Who?" to a stunned "Huh? It's him," then to an incredulous "How could it be him," transforming into self-doubt: "My eyes must not have been maintained for a long time, leading to malfunction and misidentification," after which, an exclamation of "Holy crap, it really is him" spontaneously arose, followed by an intense thought of "Damn it, what should I do?"
"Chizuru, what's wrong?"
The voice from the left drew closer.
Shiina Chizuru finally had the energy to turn her head:
"…Mr. Teacher Tsukino, I… I'm fine…"
Mr. Teacher Tsukino had originally wanted to join the fun at the filming location on the playground, but after finishing his work, he was ultimately a bit slower than that group of dog-students.
Unexpectedly, he witnessed such a breathtaking scene in the corridor here.
"You guys! What are you doing!?" Mr. Teacher Tsukino roared.
Oshika Masaru, however, smiled.
He searched high and low, but found nothing; it came to him without any effort!
I never thought you'd show up yourself, now we have no choice!
His mind was solely on Hayato.
As for Mr. Teacher Tsukino.
"Shut the hell up, do you believe I'll call someone to cripple you?"
He didn't think much of Mr. Teacher Tsukino at all.
Now that Brother Hachisuka is here, dealing with this kid alone is one thing, and adding this teacher is another.
"You!"
Mr. Teacher Tsukino, as a young man, still had some temper.
But as an adult, he also knew how to assess the situation.
Oshika Masaru was already a notorious 'prison-bound' talent at Hachijojima High School, and the person next to him didn't seem like a good sort either.
If he really clashed with them here, the advantage would definitely not be on his side.
He endured it.
"Chizuru, and… you too, come with the teacher." Mr. Teacher Tsukino said.
"Lin Old Brother?" Shiina hooked Hayato's finger, hoping he would do as Mr. Teacher Tsukino said.
But Hayato remained unmoved.
He looked at Hachisuka Hidemichi.
Hachisuka Hidemichi was, of course, also looking at him.
However, compared to the former's calmness, Hachisuka Hidemichi's eyes were filled with a polite awkwardness.
Completely stumped.
Oshika Masaru didn't sense the subtle atmosphere floating between the two of them at all.
He thought of a saying from the streets, "The moment eyes meet, the battle has already begun." It seemed Brother Hachisuka was about to make a move. He wondered if it would be a one-on-one fight first or if he would call for backup directly.
Oshika Masaru leaned more towards calling for backup directly; there was still a chance of an accident in a one-on-one fight.
If they called for backup, it would be stable.
Then, he heard Hayato slowly open his mouth:
"Mr. Bee Arrow?"
"Li… Lin Old Brother."
"I thought I'd mistaken you. Huh, why are you here?"
"I, ah, that's not… ah, it's just… well, Reina came to Yaso Inaba to shoot a magazine cover, so I came with her. And you, you?"
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