Amasawa Ichika gripped the wire of the rooftop guardrail, gazing down toward where Ryunosuke was walking.
As the leader of Class 1-A, Ichika knew every detail of Ayanokouji's plan. She clutched her phone, typing a number and then deleting it again, repeating this over a dozen times without ever actually pressing the call button.
"By the way, Akasaka-senpai once saved me from Hanma Yujiro's hands; should I give him a heads-up?"
"Geez, I'm so confused~"
"On one side there's Ayanokouji-senpai, and on the other there's Akasaka-senpai. Which one should I choose?"
Ichika was unaware of her mental shift. If it had been the old her, she would have been one hundred percent a die-hard fan of Ayanokouji; there would be no confusion, and she would have helped him without reservation.
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On the other side, Ryunosuke had arrived before Ryuen.
Albert and Ishizaki felt extremely guilty in their hearts. Their relationship with Ryunosuke was quite good, especially due to the Hiyori factor.
Ryunosuke only glanced at them briefly without taking it to heart; he knew they were being forced. He stared at Ryuen and told him to release the hostage, but he instead ignored Ibuki, who was standing in front of him.
Ibuki clenched her fists; the fires of anger blazed within her heart.
Ryunosuke's initial intention had been to protect her, so that she wouldn't get dragged into trouble and Ryuen wouldn't make things difficult for her. However, that had precisely the opposite effect. Furthermore, after Ibuki found out that Kei was his girlfriend, the girl became even more incensed.
The moment Ryuen gave the order to attack, Ibuki unhesitatingly became the first to charge forward. With her trademark agile kicking techniques, she launched kick after kick at Ryunosuke while shouting: "You've really made me angry!"
Ryunosuke parried the attacks while feeling puzzled.
(What is Senior Disciple Sister angry about?)
Nevertheless, he still caught Ibuki from behind to restrict her movements, and in a small voice that Ryuen could not hear, he asked: "What's wrong with you, Senpai?"
Ibuki slammed the back of her head into the opponent's face. Ryunosuke flinched backward because his nose felt so painful that it began to bleed.
Ibuki had no intention of letting him go; she was about to take him to the ground to beat him, but Ryunosuke managed to evade and used a hand-sword to strike the back of Ibuki's neck until she lost consciousness.
Ibuki slumped limply, but Ryunosuke caught her firmly so she wouldn't fall onto the dirty floor.
Ryunosuke looked at the person in his arms, carried her bridal style, and then laid her down beside a wardrobe. After ensuring his senior disciple sister was safe, only then did he look at Ryuen with a deep gaze.
Ryuen clapped his hands in praise.
"Your abilities are getting more impressive. You've entered chuunibyou mode, haven't you?" He said with a mocking tone.
In Ryuen's memory, only by activating chuunibyou mode could Ryunosuke defeat Ibuki. By doing so, his intelligence would plummet sharply, making it difficult for him to notice any oddities before the plan was executed.
Ryunosuke did not answer; he simply cracked his neck. "Noisy. Let's finish this quickly."
Albert stepped forward and was about to apologize, but before he could finish his sentence, he had already been kicked by Ryunosuke until he flew into a steel locker—wedged in such a way that it was difficult to get him out.
Ryunosuke's current physical strength, even without chuunibyou mode, had reached an incredible 1,500 kg—stronger than the 1,336 kg when that mode was active in the past. This meant his normal state now was already stronger than his former self.
Ryunosuke loosened his wrists.
After all, he really shouldn't turn it on. If he truly turned it on, he would enter the realm of the non-human; opponents like Ryuen's group wouldn't be able to withstand it, and it wasn't necessary anyway.
In just a short time, Ryunosuke dealt with those people, while landing dozens of punches on Ryuen's face because he was the mastermind behind all of this.
Ryunosuke released Ryuen, whose face was already battered, then approached Kei and knelt down to untie her. Unexpectedly, the first words out of Kei's mouth weren't "I was scared" followed by a hug, but rather an interrogation.
"What is your relationship with that girl named Ibuki?!"
Ryunosuke: "😐"
(It's not that, I just saved her; can we not make a fuss about this?)
But how could Kei let it go? Today she had to get a clear answer!
Ryunosuke was forced to answer that she was his senior disciple sister, and asked Kei not to think anything strange because currently they did not have that kind of relationship.
Kei caught one keyword: "Currently...".
Her eyebrows twitched.
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Meanwhile, Chiaki, who was waiting outside, paced back and forth anxiously. As soon as she saw Ryunosuke and Kei emerge safely, she immediately ran forward and hugged her best friend.
"Thank goodness you're alright, Kei-chan."
Ryunosuke pointed at himself playfully. "Why not give me a hug?"
Chiaki backed away with an expression of intense disgust; she even pulled Kei to move away from him as well.
Seeing her best friend hate Ryunosuke so much, for some reason, Kei felt a bit relieved.
Ryunosuke deliberately clutched his chest, acting as if his heart were wounded. "How could you be so cruel to me? I went to all the trouble of saving your best friend, and you won't even give me a hug."
Chiaki exhaled a long breath; she knew this man was acting silly, but she was also very grateful because the other party had kept his promise.
After all, before leaving school previously, Ryunosuke had left a message for her: if anything happened to Kei, contact him immediately, because he would protect Kei forever.
So, with great reluctance, Chiaki tilted her head up and uttered, "Thank you."
That thank-you felt strange to Kei, but only Ryunosuke understood its meaning. He then replied, "You're welcome."
Chiaki's face suddenly turned red; she didn't dare look into his eyes and immediately looked away.
Ryunosuke only looked at her while smiling without saying anything.
The atmosphere between the two of them felt very ambiguous.
Beside them, Kei looked at her best friend and then at her boyfriend in turn. She felt as if a faint "green hat" was starting to appear over her head.
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On the other side, Ayanokouji approached Ryuen and looked at him from a higher position.
"Ready to start now?"
Despite lying on the ground after being beaten, Ryuen still wore a smile.
"Of course, this time I'll do it myself."
After saying that, he took out an art knife from inside his clothes, then suddenly stabbed it into his own stomach.
Ayanokouji only watched in silence without reaction.
All of this had been planned. Now Ryunosuke was considered to be in chuunibyou mode, which meant he no longer possessed a calm mind as before.
This was an assessment Ayanokouji had reached based on his long-term observations.
According to him, when Ryunosuke entered that mode to use physical strength, his intelligence level would drop to only 30%. Conversely, in a normal state, his intelligence was very high, but his physical strength was relatively weak.
That was why Ayanokouji lured Ryunosuke into a fight, so that he wouldn't suspect him as the mastermind.
If it had been before, Ryunosuke would have immediately suspected Ayanokouji, but now with his intelligence considered "dropped," that might not necessarily happen.
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