"What nerve!"
Su Yan laughed.
'Seriously, how did he even dare?'
But since he made the first move, Su Yan wasn't going to go easy on him.
"Inch Punch! Heaven Shatter!"
Su Yan threw a punch.
Striking second, but arriving first.
Before Komuro Takashi's fist could even touch him, Su Yan's force had already struck his body.
A gust of air surged across the area, whipping the hair of everyone present.
Komuro Takashi's chest and abdomen instantly collapsed and deformed as an invisible shockwave spread from the point of impact, sending him flying.
Before Komuro Takashi could even process what happened, he was lying on the ground, unconscious.
'Just a pebble on the side of the road.'
Su Yan didn't even have the interest to spare a glance at the fallen Komuro Takashi. He took Busujima Saeko's hand. "Let's go."
Miyamoto Rei looked at the fallen Komuro Takashi with a hint of worry; after all, she had known him for years.
But the moment she remembered the hideous expression on his face when he tried to slap her...
She immediately abandoned any thought of checking on him and hurried after Su Yan. "Hey, wait for me!"
"Don't worry, I didn't use lethal force."
Looking at the Miyamoto Rei who had caught up, Su Yan turned back to the girl.
It was true he hadn't used lethal force; strictly speaking, he had even held back, and he hadn't used his Nen at all.
So at most, Komuro Takashi had a few broken ribs and would just need a few months of rest in a hospital.
Su Yan wasn't refining a Human Emperor Banner; he wasn't so bloodthirsty that he needed to kill everyone he met.
But the injury not being fatal was one thing; whether he would survive was another matter entirely. After all, Komuro Takashi could wait a few months, but the zombie crisis wouldn't.
But none of that had anything to do with Su Yan. He was just teaching Komuro Takashi a lesson for trying to get physical with him.
Even if the other party demanded compensation later, he wouldn't care. He'd just pay it.
Besides, once the zombie crisis broke out, money would be nothing but scrap paper anyway.
His motto was simple: he'd pay, but he would never apologize.
Miyamoto Rei stepped forward. "What about you? Is your hand okay?"
Hearing Su Yan's words, Miyamoto Rei felt a wave of relief. A small part of it was for Komuro Takashi...
But most of her worry stemmed from the fear that if something happened to Komuro Takashi, Su Yan might be held responsible.
In any case, this whole thing started because of her, and she didn't want anything bad to happen to Su Yan because of her.
"Miyamoto-san, do you have some kind of misunderstanding regarding my strength? Swatting a fly isn't enough to hurt me," Su Yan said nonchalantly.
"Is that so?"
Hearing this, Miyamoto Rei stopped worrying and walked alongside Busujima Saeko as they left the school together.
However, her eyes occasionally stole glances at Su Yan, who was walking on the other side of Busujima Saeko.
In truth, she really wanted to walk right next to him.
Shortly after they left.
The unconscious Komuro Takashi was finally discovered by a passing club advisor.
The advisor bent down and lightly patted Komuro Takashi's face. "Wake up, student. It's time to go home. You can't sleep here."
Ngh...
Unexpectedly, a trickle of blood suddenly seeped from the corner of Komuro Takashi's mouth.
"H-how did this happen? It... it wasn't me!"
The advisor's face turned pale with fright. He shook his head and scrambled back, only coming to his senses after a while. He stepped forward again, carefully placing a finger under Komuro Takashi's nose.
Fortunately, he was still breathing. He was alive. Otherwise, the teacher would never have been able to explain this.
The advisor breathed a long sigh of relief and quickly pulled out his phone to call an ambulance.
Meanwhile, on the other side.
"Um... Busujima-senpai, are you and Su Yan-kun in a relationship?"
Walking along the road with Su Yan and Busujima Saeko, Miyamoto Rei whispered the question to her as they approached a fork in the path.
Busujima Saeko gave Miyamoto Rei a meaningful look. How could she not guess what the girl was thinking?
If before, Miyamoto Rei had truly been as Su Yan described—just classmates who sat near each other...
Then, after Su Yan blocked that slap from Komuro Takashi for her...
Busujima Saeko was certain that Miyamoto Rei had definitely developed feelings for Su Yan.
Because when Miyamoto Rei looked at Su Yan back then—Su Yan might not have noticed, but she did—there was a spark in her eyes.
Though, Su Yan's actions at that moment really were quite cool.
Without a moment's hesitation, Busujima Saeko decided to give the girl a little push. She shook her head and smiled. "No, we're not."
"Eh? Really? You're kidding, right?"
Miyamoto Rei exclaimed in surprise.
But she didn't overthink it, as Busujima Saeko didn't seem like the type to lie.
Besides, even if Busujima Saeko were dating him, she wouldn't have any reason to lie.
If Busujima Saeko liked Su Yan, she wouldn't have answered so decisively when asked if they were a couple.
At the very least, she would have stolen a glance at Su Yan to check his reaction before responding.
But she was certain that she hadn't seen Busujima Saeko interact with Su Yan at all before answering.
Miyamoto Rei fell silent. As they reached the intersection, she suddenly took a deep breath.
She took several quick strides to get in front of Su Yan. "Su Yan-kun, thank you for what you did for me today. I'm very happy."
Then, Miyamoto Rei quickly pecked Su Yan on the cheek. Before he could react, she dashed toward one of the paths.
Before she had gone far, the girl suddenly stopped as if remembering something. She turned around and waved, shouting, "Su Yan-kun, even though you have a sharp tongue, you're definitely a good person!"
The evening glow of the sunset reflected off the girl, her youthful face flushed crimson.
It was hard to tell if it was the light of the setting sun or her own shyness.
Or perhaps, it was both.
It was clear that her joy was heartfelt.
Where Su Yan couldn't see, Miyamoto Rei pressed her hand against her chest, feeling her heart racing.
She didn't know why she had suddenly become so bold, doing something like that to a guy she had known for less than a day.
Even though she had spent much more time with her childhood friend, Komuro Takashi, she had never felt this way about him.
But she didn't regret it. Even if she had to do it all over again, she would still choose to do the same.
Perhaps this was what it felt like to have your heart flutter.
The girl headed home in a blissful mood, humming a cheerful tune.
Miyamoto Rei had run off, but Su Yan was left standing there, dumbfounded.
'Wait, what happened to my potential "friends-with-benefits" partner? She just ran off like a pure maiden?'
'What? You're telling me she's switched to the pure romance route?'
'How could she do this?'
'The world is really going to the dogs; human hearts are so cold.'
'Is there no hope left?'
Su Yan: [ANGRY]
Busujima Saeko didn't know what Su Yan was thinking. She assumed he was dazed because he was worried she'd be jealous.
So she stepped forward and hugged him. "Don't worry, Su Yan-kouhai. No matter how many women you have in the future, I won't mind."
"Huh?"
Su Yan blinked.
'I never said I wasn't going to have a harem.'
'Busujima Saeko is just... she's so good, it's making me cry.'
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