Chapter 153: Local Gangs Are So Rude
At the bus stop, Kazuma and Shijou Anri stood together.
Morita Hospital was quite far from the school and required a bus ride. Of course, they could get there instantly with the Anywhere Door, but Anri didn’t know about those tools, so Kazuma didn’t take it out. Using the Anywhere Door for everything could sometimes be boring.
"Did something happen during physical education class?" Shijou Anri stood beside Kazuma, looking at his profile with her violet eyes, and suddenly asked.
"Huh? Why do you ask?"
"I noticed Chizuru Shiina’s expression was a bit strange." Shijou Anri, who had just transferred, had been shown around the school by Chizuru Shiina. To her, Chizuru was a relatively familiar person. "Didn’t she come to see you earlier about something? Something must have happened between you two."
"Oh, it’s nothing major, really. Shiina-san just came to offer herself to me."
Shijou Anri: ???
Kazuma calmly explained, "Don’t be surprised. These heroines are not normal to begin with."
He was already used to it. By now, Kazuma was no longer surprised by these things, having perfectly integrated into this world.
"But wait, speaking of which, Anri, you seem to be a heroine too... Heh, maybe you’ll do something similar when the time comes."
The silver-haired ponytail girl retorted with a stiff face, "I would never do such a thing."
After speaking, Shijou Anri’s expression became serious, and she earnestly stated, "I’m only working to pay off my debts. Something like selling my body... I would absolutely never do that."
She sounded as if she were swearing an oath.
"Good, very principled. There aren’t many normal girls like you in this world anymore. Please make sure to maintain that," Kazuma said as he patted her shoulder with satisfaction. "Don’t ever let your resolve waver because of some trouble. Keep it up!"
Anri: "..."
Why did that feel strange?
The bus arrived at the station.
Kazuma and Shijou Anri boarded the bus. There weren’t many passengers, mostly elderly people, though a few middle-aged men cast glances at Shijou Anri. A beautiful girl like her often attracted attention on the street, but no one came to hit on her, which left Kazuma, who had been somewhat expecting a pervert to appear, slightly disappointed.
However, fewer and fewer people were taking public buses these days.
Shijou Anri sat beside Kazuma, watching him reply to messages from other girls on his phone. During the past two days since her transfer, she had become increasingly unable to understand this mysterious boy.
The domineering and fierce side he had displayed at the ball had never appeared again at school. There, he seemed like an ordinary student. Perhaps it was precisely this contradiction that deepened Shijou Anri’s curiosity about him.
Just as the girl silently stole glances at Kazuma’s profile, the bus suddenly jolted violently.
Anri lost her balance and fell onto Kazuma, their bodies pressing together, her chest flattened against him. She shivered in embarrassment and was about to get up and push him away when Kazuma preemptively held her down in her seat.
"Got them!"
"The target is inside!"
Several cars blocked the road ahead. A dozen men in matching outfits, armed with knives and clubs, some even carrying handguns, their bodies covered in tattoos, shouted:
"The Black Dragon Society is conducting business! Everyone unrelated, get out of the way!!"
Gangsters? Yakuza?
Kazuma raised an eyebrow.
"Kazuma-kun, are they... coming for us?" Shijou Anri no longer cared about their recent intimate contact. Even she could tell these gang members were targeting them, and they even had guns. Her heart pounded as she nervously clutched Kazuma’s sleeve.
What should they do? There were so many people, and every road around them was blocked.
All the other passengers were forced off the bus. The Yakuza grinned menacingly at Kazuma and Shijou Anri, as if the two of them were already prey trapped in their hands.
"Haha! Didn’t they say the target was troublesome? Yet we caught them so easily."
"That girl is really pretty. Is it okay to have some fun with her?"
"The people over there told us to capture them alive. As long as nobody dies, it’s fine."
Cheers and laughter erupted.
Their greedy and lewd gazes made Shijou Anri’s face turn ugly. Kazuma calmly looked through the bus window at the surrounding Yakuza, a cold smile playing on his lips.
"Are these all people the Boyman Family hired? Faster than I expected," Kazuma said without surprise. It had already been two days. They should have confirmed Young Master Boyman’s death by now. A counterattack was to be expected.
"However, the local gangs are too crude. Did the Boyman Family really just find this rabble?" Kazuma slowly stood up. "Anri, let’s go."
"Eh? But..."
Shijou Anri was puzzled, then her eyes widened.
What was she seeing?!
The fierce gang members outside the bus window suddenly stopped. More accurately, they were still moving, but their speed had slowed to barely more than a snail’s pace.
This eerie phenomenon made her hold her breath. Dazed, she followed behind Kazuma as they exited the bus.
When they stepped outside, the Yakuza still didn’t react. They continued staring at the bus while moving at an absurdly slow speed.
Kazuma looked at the Time Accelerator in his hand, which controlled the flow of time around them, and smiled.
"So this is time... Although it isn’t complete time stoppage, it’s practically no different."
He took a handgun from one of the Yakuza, shot every one of them in the head, and after watching the bullets penetrate their skulls, shoved the gun back into the gangster’s hand.
"What garbage. Far inferior to my arsenal."
Waving for Shijou Anri to follow, Kazuma left with her.
The moment the two disappeared, the slowed time abruptly returned to normal.
Countless blossoms of blood exploded simultaneously. The blood almost merged into a single crimson curtain.
The gangsters who had been laughing only a second earlier died instantly, collapsing in rows like wheat cut down during harvest.
The ground was dyed crimson.
"AHHHHH——————!!!"
The screams of passersby shattered the silence.
The Yakuza boss still had a trace of life remaining. Staring at the empty bus, he felt his life slipping away and was consumed by terror.
In his final moments, there was only endless fear.
"What... what happened?"
The power of time was truly terrifying.
Kazuma glanced twice at the Time Accelerator in his hand before putting it back into his system backpack.
Among his heaven-defying tools, aside from the Good Friend Communication Card, there was almost nothing capable of countering it.
"What was that just now...?"
Shijou Anri still hadn’t recovered from the shock.
"Their actions were faster than I expected. Fortunately, you moved to the hospital area," Kazuma said as he sent several messages to Mira Tsubakihara. "For the next few days, if you go out, either stay with Tsubaki or stay with me."
Anri gazed at Kazuma’s face and, after a long silence, nodded softly.
"Mm, I understand. What about your other women?"
"Don’t worry about them."
They all had Good Friend Communication Cards, and with the power of evolution, their safety was largely guaranteed.
Today, Akane Nanao and Kanna Hiiragi also received evolution.
Saki Yoshida had a communication card and lived together with the Snow Woman, so Kazuma felt very reassured. Izumi Nogami was even less of a concern; those people wouldn’t dare touch her.
Although Sakura-senpai had not yet received evolution like Tosaka Fuyuka, with Shizuka around, the Miyajima Family had nothing to worry about.
Still, the arrangements for everyone’s evolution needed to be completed as soon as possible.
"You too. You need to start training quickly and become stronger as soon as possible," Kazuma said while stroking his chin. "Tonight, I’ll prepare your evolution."
Originally, he hadn’t planned to arrange it for Shijou Anri so soon. Strictly speaking, she was only half an ally.
But after thinking about it, even if she wanted to leave now, he wouldn’t allow it.
In that case, he might as well give her all the benefits as well.
The Tsubakihara Family.
Over the years, Mira Tsubakihara had continuously expanded her influence and accumulated an ever-growing fortune. Yet she still lived in a relatively modest villa rather than an extravagant mansion, despite owning many properties and apartment buildings.
Miss Mira still preferred living here.
However, in recent years, her workload had become increasingly heavy. She spent less and less time at home, often resting at the company or in one of her other properties.
Today, she had finally taken a rare day off to spend with her two daughters when she received a message from Kazuma.
Mira Tsubakihara’s expression immediately darkened.
Walking into her study, she instantly made a return call.
"Kazuma-kun, are you okay...?"
In the living room, the twin sisters Nina Tsubakihara and Yuna Tsubakihara exchanged glances before quietly following after her.
They had both seen the look on their mother’s face.
It was the first time they had ever seen her so angry.
What happened?
"I can’t hear clearly," Yuna Tsubakihara whispered. "Nina, can you hear anything?"
Nina Tsubakihara shook her head as well.
Since they couldn’t simply barge into the study, the twin sisters returned to the living room and sat down again.
When their mother finally came out, her expression had already returned to normal.
"Mom, what’s wrong?" Yuna Tsubakihara asked cautiously.
"Nothing."
Mira never discussed work or outside affairs with her daughters.
She shook her head, then suddenly remembered something.
"Nina, Yuna, have either of you had any contact with Kazuma these past few days?"
"Of course not. We haven’t even spoken to him," Nina Tsubakihara replied suspiciously. "Kaa-san, your relationship with him seems very unusual."
"Mom has some history with him. Anyway, if you encounter any danger at school, you can go to Kazuma-kun for help. He’ll help you."
Mira had always arranged for people to watch over her daughters. Whenever they went out, bodyguards were secretly keeping an eye on them, so she wasn’t worried about their safety.
School, however, was a different matter.
If those people chose to act there, it would be troublesome.
At that point, she could only ask Kazuma-kun for help.
Although, compared to her daughters, it was far more likely that those people would seek revenge against Kazuma.
"Mom has to go out now. You two can have dinner by yourselves."
Watching their mother leave in a hurry, the two girls remained confused.
Still, they were almost accustomed to their mother’s whirlwind behavior.
Their busy mother was often like this.
Yet today felt slightly different from usual.
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