"K-Kitagawa, this has nothing to do with us. We were just pa.s.sing by! Yea! We were just pa.s.sing by!" Seki shouted while anxiously signaling with his eyes to Ikegami.

"Yes, that's right! We were just pa.s.sing by! We didn't move a finger!"

"…" Their hair stood, and they almost kowtowed to beg for mercy.

Seki and Ikegami were seniors and had not even thought about laying a finger on a junior female student, regarding it as beneath them.

They were extremely fortunate that they had not laid a finger on Asamiya Hitomi. Otherwise, Kitagawa Tera would have started beating them without saying anything.

In fact, it was not that Seki and Ikegami did not want to resist, but rather, they could not resist at all.

They could not even see clearly how Kitagawa Tera had taken out the rest, so what if they fought back? Get thrashed together? Getting beaten along with the others would obviously be in vain.

Might as well just chicken-out!

"You two, wait for me to finish handling this." Kitagawa Tera's voice was flat but also carried a trace of killing intent.

He walked step by step toward Mizuki Yui, who was watching everything happen in a daze.

"K-Kitagawa! I'm a girl. You can't…"

Pa!!!

A handprint appeared on the right side of Mizuki Yui's face.

The slap was so hard that even Asamiya Hitomi, who had fallen onto the ground, was dumbfounded.

Looking at the students lying on the ground, she seemed to understand why there were traces of bloodstains on the back of Kitagawa Tera's hands today.

"No, don't—"

Mizuki Yui only felt pain on the back of her head as Kitagawa Tera expressionlessly grabbed her hair with a hand.

"Y-you, what do you want? Kitagawa! Do you want to kill me?!" Mizuki Yui started screaming.

She did not have much courage to start with, and she was frightened out of her wits by Kitagawa Tera.

Kitagawa Tera ignored Mizuki Yui's words and turned his gaze to Asamiya Hitomi.

The right side of Asamiya Hitomi's pale face had finger marks, with a large patch swelling, looking pitiful from the bullying.

He had caused this problem.

The blame was on his interactions with Asamiya Hitomi, prompting these school bullies to make a move on Asamiya Hitomi.

Kitagawa Tera turned around and slapped Mizuki Yui's face again.

Mizuki Yui's face was so painful that it was twitching. She begged for mercy, "No, no. K-Kitagawa, let me go! I'll die if you keep slapping me!"

"K-Kitagawsan, let Mizuki go. An accident will happen if you continue." Looking at Mizuki Yui's miserable look as her mouth squirted blood foam, both Seki and Ikegami could no longer sit still.

Kitagawa Tera fell silent for a bit before letting go of Mizuki Yui's hair. The persuasion seemed to work.

But after a moment, his cold voice rang out, "… You two, come here.

"Hold her up."

"Ah?" The first sentence made Seki and Ikegami feel relieved, but the second sentence left them stunned.

Uncontrollable fear filled them.

Ikegami could not believe it and pointed at Kitagawa Tera. His teeth were chattering. "You still… still want to hit her?"

Isn't this too cruel?

"If I hadn't come this time, would you have let Asamiysan off so easily?" Kitagawa Tera's voice was increasingly cold.

It was true that Kitagawa Tera had initially treated Asamiya Hitomi as a very useful 'power bank', but Asamiya Hitomi undeniably allowed him to understand many things about Kyokuboku High School. Besides, she ended up in this state because of him, so he had to take revenge for her.

Kitagawa Tera stepped forward, but the next moment, the trembling Seki and Ikegami stopped him.

"You have to stop. There will really be an accident if you continue, Kitagawsan."

"…" Kitagawa Tera.

"Asamiysan must think so too, right? Mizuki has already gotten her due retribution. Kitagawsan, let her go."

They both sounded like they were about to burst into tears.

As high school students, these two still did not understand how harsh society was. What happened today finally gave them a glimpse of what this meant. They had never seen someone so brutal, someone who did not seem to be bothered about life and death.

In the future, whenever they saw Kitagawa Tera, they might recall what happened today, casting a psychological shadow on them.

"I-I also think this is enough, K-Kitagawsan."

If he continued, there would definitely be an accident.

Although Mizuki Yui only suffered two slaps from Kitagawa Tera, these two slaps were very heavy, and she was already unconscious. If he continued, it could leave some sequela.

Under Seki's and Ikegami's fearful eyes, Kitagawa Tera finally stopped.

If he continued venting his anger, it would turn into private resentment.

Kitagawa Tera shook his head silently. Since Asamiya Hitomi had spoken, there was no need for him to continue.

He pondered and called the two people behind him. "You two, help her to the infirmary."

"Yes!" Seki and Ikegami could not wait to get away from Kitagawa Tera. They hurriedly walked over, held Mizuki up, and quickly fled out of the cla.s.sroom.

But Kitagawa Tera's voice came again, "You two, wait a moment."

"…" Seki, Ikegami.

Their bodies froze, not even daring to breathe.

"About what happened today…" Kitagawa Tera dragged his tone for a bit.

"We promise not to talk nonsense!" Seki loudly a.s.sured him while Ikegami slapped his own mouth to show his determination.

"No, what I mean is you should tell everyone you see. Better yet, publicize this everywhere."

"Ah?!" Hearing Kitagawa Tera's cold and calm voice, Seki and Ikegami were even more afraid.

This person, has he turned into a devil?

Shouldn't he be asking us to hide these things? Why does Kitagawa Tera want us to publicize it instead?

Could he have not had his fill today, so he wants us to publicize this everywhere so that others know and will come for him to pummel?

The more they thought about it, the more terrified they became. In the end, the image of a devil king appeared in their minds.

So, who would be the next brave soul to fight against this devil king?

They could not help shuddering and quickly a.s.sured. "We will definitely publicize this and let everyone know!"

"You can go then." Kitagawa Tera nonchalantly waved his hands after receiving this a.s.surance.

Seki and Ikegami left in a hurry while holding Mizuki Yui out of the cla.s.sroom.

Looking at their backs, Kitagawa Tera rubbed his temples.

He had a reason for wanting Seki and Ikegami to publicize it.

The former Kitagawa Tera had always been bullied and left quite a bit of trouble behind. Kitagawa Tera did not want to be involved in a fight every two to three days, so he might as well let Seki and Ikegami expose this incident and make the bullies think twice about approaching him. And since he would have minimal interactions with these 'schoolmates', he had no qualms about being known as cruel and cold-blooded.

From now on, he would trash any troublemakers who came.

Kitagawa Tera narrowed his eyes.

These troublemakers were brazen and shameless, and they were only afraid of those stronger them.

As long as he beat fear into these small groups, these incidents would stop happening.

With this, Kitagawa Tera turned and asked with concern, "Will there be any problems with the marks on your face, Asamiysan? Do you need me to accompany you to the hospital to get it checked?"