Chapter 359 Legitimate Self-Defense, Ganging Up on Housen!
"Yeah, they're just a bunch of guys with too much free time, just making up nicknames for people for no reason.
In reality, I'm just an ordinary second-year Class D student.
Please, don't worry about it." Hikigaya said, his face calm while speaking words that made him sound a bit cowardly.
Housen Kazuomi's brow twitched slightly. His father was an underground prize fighter, and his mother was even a yakuza boss; he had grown up struggling in a chaotic environment, long since cultivating a dangerous intuition as sharp as a beast's.
His intuition told him that this unremarkable "dead-fish-eyed" senpai in front of him was definitely not simple!
Nanase Tsubasa, standing by his side, also spoke up in time to dissuade him: "Information is insufficient, Housen-kun, it would be better not to easily offend an senpai." Unexpectedly, this cautious advice only sparked Housen Kazuomi's contrarian psychology.
"Shut up!" Housen Kazuomi glared: "The person I, your truly, can't offend hasn't been born yet!"
On the first day of school, he had been actively crafting a persona as a ruthless, strong man.
Currently, he had already successfully subjugated the first-year Class D, and even the other classes had begun to fear him. Coming here today, besides using exams to extort personal points from upperclassmen, was also to further solidify his ruthless persona by suppressing the upperclassmen.
Therefore, even when facing this "suspicious dead-fish-eyed senpai," he could not easily back down.
"Hah!" Housen Kazuomi suddenly attacked, throwing a punch straight at Hikigaya's face!
'This idiot...'
Hikigaya had originally made up his mind to provoke the other party into acting first, then lie down the moment he was touched, and finally ruthlessly extort a sum from the other party!
Little did he know that Housen Kazuomi was even more arrogant than he had expected, attacking his face right from the start without any regard for the consequences!
Although Hikigaya intended to stage a "porcelain doll" scam, he wouldn't go so far as to put his face forward to be hit. A little pain was nothing, but the main issue was that Horikita Suzune and others were on the scene, and subsequent developments might evolve into a group brawl.
"Bang!" Hikigaya pressed his palm down, steadily batting away the incoming fist.
"With this arm strength, you're telling me you're normal?
As expected, you're a devious dead-fish-eyed senpai!"
The contempt in Housen Kazuomi's eyes faded slightly, but he still looked full of confidence. There was a vast disparity in their physiques, and coupled with his rich practical combat experience, he reckoned he had at least a 60% chance of taking down the other guy.
"Housen! What do you think you're doing!!" Horikita Suzune was immediately incensed, raising her hands into fists and adopting a fighting stance.
Kushida Kikyo and the other girls also joined in the condemnation.
"Damned hoodlum, what kind of place do you think this is?"
"If you dare touch even a single hair on Hachiman-kun's head, you're dead!"
"Bastard!"
"Son of a b****!"
'Good grief, why are they cursing so intensely when they are such pretty girls?'
"Hey, hey?" Housen Kazuomi was both annoyed and speechless: "What's wrong with these women?
It's not like I hit your boyfriends, why are you so excited?"
Nanase Tsubasa's eyes shifted, thoughtful: "Stop, Housen-kun. Judging from the attitude of these upperclasswomen, this Hikigaya-senpai's status is far higher than imagined!"
"Tsk!" Housen Kazuomi clicked his tongue and said with total disdain: "Just the noise of a few women and... hmm?!"
Before he could finish his sentence, a sharp whistling sound suddenly came from behind him. Housen Kazuomi couldn't dodge in time; he took a solid kick to the small of his back, and his body staggered several steps forward.
"Where did this mangy baboon come from, go to hell!"
The one who launched the sneak attack from behind was none other than Ibuki Mio.
"Pah! Popping up one after another like cockroaches!
Watch how I finish you lot off today!!"
Housen Kazuomi was so angry he laughed, reaching out with a large hand, aiming straight for Ibuki Mio's throat! He wouldn't hold back just because the other party was a girl. Just then, two figures rushed out from behind Ibuki Mio.
"Arrogant first-year, do you really think we second-years have no one?"
Ishizaki Daichi and Albert appeared, pinning Housen Kazuomi's arms from left and right respectively.
"Get lost, you small fries...!" Housen Kazuomi struggled with all his might, kicking repeatedly at Ishizaki Daichi and Albert. But the latter two took the blows and refused to let go, come what may.
"A-ha, a-ha, a-ha...So you're that Housen Kazuomi." A mocking laugh drifted over, and Ryuen Kakeru swaggered forward.
"Ryuen-san, you know this guy?" Ishizaki Daichi winced in pain; the kicks Housen Kazuomi had just delivered were no joke.
"Ah, a famous new thug from the local streets. "But I didn't expect him to look so stupid." Ryuen Kakeru mocked coldly.
"Hmph, what an unexpected encounter. I've grown tired of hearing the rumors about you."
Housen Kazuomi retorted, staring at him from a condescending height: "That legendary Ryuen, to be so scrawny—I'm so surprised!"
"Are you so simple-minded that even your brain is made of muscle?" Ryuen Kakeru hit back without hesitation.
"I've planned to go 'slaughter' you during several of my expeditions! But you were scared and hid away, weren't you?"
Housen Kazuomi was very strong; he forcefully shook off Ishizaki Daichi, then punched Albert a few times, successfully breaking free from the two's restraint.
"That was just your good luck. After all, if you had met me back then, you wouldn't be able to be this arrogant now." Ryuen Kakeru loved to fight, but his skill level wasn't exactly top-tier. The only thing he excelled at was a dogged, persistent willpower!
"Ever since you entered this school, your trash-talking skills have improved quite a bit.
But facts prove that your strength is just so-so!"
Housen Kazuomi pointed to Hikigaya on the other side: "Otherwise, how did the title of 'Great Demon King' fall onto that dead-fish-eyed guy's head?"
"Dead-fish-eyes... is that something garbage like you is worthy of calling him?" Ryuen Kakeru's eyes instantly turned cold.
"Is that what you care about?" Housen Kazuomi's expression was strange, and he shot another deep glance at Hikigaya: "In that case, you've already been cleaned up by this dead-fish-eyed guy before?"
"Housen, I think you're planning to leave here lying down today!!" Ryuen Kakeru rolled up his sleeves, assuming a stance ready for a real fight.
"Wait, Ryuen-san? Are we really going to do this?" Ishizaki Daichi pointed at the security camera overhead: "Getting tangled up with a first-year at a time like this won't do us any good!"
"Who said it wouldn't do any good?"
Ryuen Kakeru looked at Hikigaya. Hikigaya exchanged a glance with him, instantly understanding what the other was thinking. "There's nothing to see here, everyone disperse." Hikigaya turned to disperse the students watching in the corridor.
Under the deterrence of the "Great Demon King," no one dared to defy him, and they all obediently left.
"Heh!" Ryuen Kakeru deliberately stepped forward, glaring at Housen Kazuomi from close range, full of provocation!
"What are you glaring at?" Housen Kazuomi instinctively pushed him away.
Unexpectedly, Ryuen Kakeru took advantage of the momentum and fell backward, landing flat on the ground.
"? ? ?" Housen Kazuomi was bewildered. Was that Ryuen really that frail?
"Report to the Disciplinary Committee Chairman, I've been beaten!" Ryuen Kakeru made a shameless face, winking at Hikigaya.
"Mm, I saw it." Hikigaya took out his phone and calmly snapped a picture of the scene.
"...?!" Housen Kazuomi's expression changed instantly, and he suddenly realized he had been set up!
"Disciplinary Committee Chairman?! Hikigaya-senpai is actually with the Student Council!" Nanase Tsubasa's eyes widened in astonishment. This was a major intelligence oversight... At the opening ceremony, when President Nagumo led the student council members to deliver speeches, they hadn't seen Hikigaya. Therefore, they had never imagined that Hikigaya would have a position on the Student Council.
"Now, we can finally claim legitimate self-defense!" Ryuen Kakeru grinned ferociously. They saw him wave a hand, and Ishizaki Daichi and Albert immediately swarmed over.
"Hah! Do you think you can beat me just by relying on numbers?" Housen Kazuomi swung his fists left and right, not falling at all at a disadvantage while fighting two-on-one. For a time, he even forced Ishizaki Daichi and Albert to retreat step by step.
"Opening!" Ryuen Kakeru spotted an opportunity, lunging forward to clamp his arms firmly around the other's waist.
"Ryuen!!" Housen Kazuomi was immediately incensed, crazily smashing his elbows into Ryuen Kakeru's back.
"What determines the outcome is not just strength, but willpower!!" Ryuen Kakeru endured the intense pain, his arms still tightly locked around the other, not loosening an inch.
Ibuki Mio kicked off the wall, her figure agile as she executed a beautiful spinning kick in mid-air, slamming hard into Housen Kazuomi's face!
"...Tch...!!" Housen Kazuomi was so angry he nearly vomited blood! This was the first time since he was born that he had been hit by a girl, and twice at that! The damage wasn't very high, but it was extremely insulting!
"Yo~ Housen! Getting beaten by a girl is a very rare experience.
You'd better remember it well!" Ryuen Kakeru laughed, wincing in pain.
"Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang~"
Fists connecting with flesh! Inside the Class D classroom, everyone pricked up their ears to listen to the fighting sounds in the hallway, all of them feeling a chill run down their backs.
Hikigaya ordered: "Suzune, close the doors and windows." Horikita Suzune nodded and followed his lead, only reminding him softly: "Be careful with the degree of force."
Under the ganging up of the four from Ryuen's group, Housen Kazuomi was soon beaten black and blue. But he was tough enough; he refused to admit defeat no matter what and kept looking for opportunities to strike back!
"Hey, first-year..."
"My name is Nanase Tsubasa."
"Nanase-kouhai, are you just going to watch quietly like this?"
"I believe Housen-kun's violent behavior is wrong." Nanase Tsubasa was unexpectedly calm: "I hope the lesson from the upperclassmen will help Housen-kun learn his lesson."
'This first-year Class D girl, didn't she surrender to Housen Kazuomi's violent rule?' A flash of surprise crossed Hikigaya's eyes.
Nanase Tsubasa was also staring at him intently: "Hikigaya-senpai, may I ask you a question?"
Hikigaya refused directly: "No."
Nanase Tsubasa was stunned, her expression a bit dazed: "Eh... why?"
"For no reason.
In any case, the questions you'd ask are definitely going to be troublesome things." Hikigaya chose to treat her coldly. Nanase Tsubasa was speechless.
Fifteen minutes later. Housen Kazuomi was completely beaten onto the ground. Ryuen Kakeru straddled him, continuously swinging punches. "Bang! Bang! Bang!" Fists smashed into his face; blood seeped from his nose and the corners of his mouth, looking quite gruesome.
"Ryuen...!!!" Housen Kazuomi's voice was low and weak, yet the ferocity in his eyes had not diminished in the slightest.
"Showing no respect for your elders!" Ryuen Kakeru continued to swing his fists, while not forgetting to mock him: "Call me 'Daddy', and I'll spare you."
Housen Kazuomi didn't respond, but instead struggled to turn his head to look at Hikigaya: "Hey... Dead-fish-eyes, aren't you on the Disciplinary Committee? Are you just going to watch...?"
"Pfft~ Hahahahaha!" Ryuen Kakeru was amused by the other's miserable state: "Housen, are you a primary schooler?
Tattling to the teacher after getting beaten? No... going to the Disciplinary Committee is even more pathetic!!"
Nanase Tsubasa's eyes shifted, thinking that Housen Kazuomi should now understand that violence cannot solve all problems.
She bowed toward Hikigaya, asking for help with a sincere attitude: "Hikigaya-senpai, I believe Housen-kun already knows he was wrong, can his faults be forgiven?"
"Let him say it himself." Hikigaya had no intention of saving face for the other party.
"I say yours..." Housen Kazuomi was cursing with a mouthful of blood. Before he could finish his sentence, he was struck square on the forehead by a heavy punch from Ryuen Kakeru, his eyes rolled back, and he fainted on the spot.
"To deal with this kind of stubborn, cheap bone, you have to use force!" Ryuen Kakeru shook his aching arms.
"Housen violated school rules by attacking a classmate in public; Ryuen acted in legitimate self-defense!"
Hikigaya characterized the event in a few words: "Do either of you have any objections?"
"...No objections." Nanase Tsubasa chose to accept it quite sensibly.
Under the security camera footage, they were the ones who took the initiative to come to the upperclassmen to provoke them first, and Housen Kazuomi was the one who made the first move; if things really blew up, they wouldn't have a leg to stand on.
"Haha!" Ryuen Kakeru showed a victorious laugh.
"Hikigaya-senpai, may I take Housen-kun away now?" Nanase Tsubasa asked.
"Suit yourself." Hikigaya waved his hand, looking as if he were cleaning up trash.
"Thank you." Nanase Tsubasa tried to hoist Housen Kazuomi up, but it was a pity the guy was too big, so she could only drag him by the arms from behind, dragging him along the corridor. On the way, it attracted the attention of many students; some kind-hearted people even
offered to help. But all were politely declined by Nanase Tsubasa: "I'm very sorry, I've caused trouble for you all, senpai..."
'This woman, in a sense, is also a person with a strong inner heart!!'
"Hey, dead-fish-eyes! I stood up for you, how are you going to repay me?" Ryuen Kakeru wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth.
"Stood up for me? You sure know how to pick things that sound good to say."
Hikigaya saw through his intentions at a glance: "Ryuen, you just wanted to use this opportunity to beat Housen Kazuomi and establish deterrence among the first years. You're preparing in advance for future exam collaborations."
"Ugh~ Why do you understand me so well?" Ryuen Kakeru's expression right now was truly particularly shameless!
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