Hayama Hayato took a deep breath.
"Uchiha-kun, why don't we talk? To tell you the truth, I'll be one of the catchers in the next game. Let's sit down and rest for a while. In the next game, if I encounter your people, we can also have a good talk, can't we?"
Uchiha Ryo cleaned his ear.
"Is that your reason for staying behind alone to stop me? How about this: you tell me the location of your main force, and I'll let you go?"
Hayama Hayato smiled. "I've already stated my proposal. There's no need to discuss anything else. You can refuse and take out your gun to eliminate me."
Uchiha Ryo: "Gladly going to your death to give your comrades a chance to retreat? Heh.... Hey! You don't think I'm going to praise you, do you?!"
"If those standing at the top don't want to breed sacrifice, they must possess power, not step forward to die. Your so-called self-sacrifice only delays your teammates' deaths. The final outcome won't change in the slightest."
Hayama Hayato. Uchiha Ryo remembered this guy. This guy was like a little sun wherever he went. The term "sunny and warm-hearted guy" probably referred to people like him.
He was very friendly to everyone and responded to anyone who had expectations of him. But he was also a naive guy who didn't clearly understand the dangers of this world.
Uchiha Ryo: "Ah, the so-called core figure of the team always has the illusion that everything will go according to his wishes."
"Hayama-kun, aren't you getting a little too carried away? What makes you think that you alone can stop me and save those guys behind you?"
Hayama Hayato felt fear physiologically, but he couldn't retreat. Besides.... he wasn't alone!
"Uchiha-kun.... the rules don't seem to say that [Robbers] can't fight back against [Cops], right? Do it!"
From the bushes, six people jumped out from three directions. Adding Hayama Hayato, who was rushing from the front, was he surrounded?
Uchiha Ryo was unhurried. He raised the dagger in his left hand and pulled out three kunai from his pouch with his right.
With a sideways slash, the dagger first cut across one person's throat, leaving a large patch of red dye. Then, leaping into the air from where he stood, three kunai accurately hit the three people rushing from the right.
Two meters? No, three meters! Was this really the jumping ability a normal high school student could possess? Hayama Hayato stopped in his tracks, but Uchiha Ryo had already leaped over his head. The two had switched positions in this exchange.
The student who had been 'throat-slit' was unwillingly eliminated, unable to interfere in the battle of the remaining personnel.
Hayama Hayato: "Don't be afraid! He only has one dagger left in his hand. We... we still have a chance!"
Uchiha Ryo raised his right hand. As he pulled the strings tied to his fingers, the three kunai on the ground were instantly pulled back.
"Sorry, I don't want to waste time."
.....
Dusting himself off, Uchiha Ryo jumped onto a tree and looked due north, taking out his phone to connect to the police communication group.
"Everyone heard that, right? From now on, all police forces will be commanded by me. If you want to win, obey my orders."
If Uchiha Ryo had said this at the beginning, everyone except Takashi would probably have scoffed. But Uchiha Ryo, with a record of forty captures in less than half an hour, had already proven his status with his strength.
"Takashi, head straight northwest now. Don't worry about exposing your tracks, and don't chase those fleeing in other directions. To the northwest of the entire back mountain encirclement is a highland with sparse trees."
"Just take that place, and then (relying on Rakuzakura) observe the enemy's movements for me."
"The other eight, pair up. The enemy already has the idea of attacking the police, so avoid being alone. Follow the perimeter fence and go around from the east and west sides to the due north. I'll break through from the front alone. That's enough."
On the Shuchiin sports field, Adolf narrowed his eyes. Putting aside combat power for now, with such battlefield commands and terrifying control, how would the [Robber] side respond? The almost certain next student council president, Shirogane Miyuki!
On the other side, the news of the complete defeat of Hayama Hayato's interception squad was a thorough blow. Seven people couldn't stop one person's advance, and were instead taken down in a short time.
Cold sweat broke out on Shirogane Miyuki's forehead.
Since ancient times, there have been many battles where the weak defeated the strong. Think hard, Shirogane... how to ensure the safety of the remaining two hundred or so people under that monster's breakthrough.
"Kojima-kun, and Kondo-kun at the observation point, break through to the south immediately! If they trap me in the north, it's all over."
Shirogane Miyuki: "Also, the Shirogane Squad should scatter to the east and west immediately. Based on my understanding of Uchiha Ryo, he will definitely choose a frontal breakthrough rather than a flanking tactic, so we will most likely only encounter other police officers."
"In addition, leave a few decoys on the frontal battlefield. Although I'm sorry, I'll be blunt: the decoys on the front are doomed! Uchiha Ryo won't let these people go. But what they have to do is delay time! Keep Uchiha in the north."
Kojima Souji: "Haha, so that guy Uchiha will come straight north from the center, right? Then I'll go meet him! Kondo, come help."
Kondo Sawa: "Of course. I've been waiting for this day for a long time."
Shirogane Miyuki: "Wait a minute. You guys can't be the decoys. It's time to bring out our Shuchiin's secret weapon."
Shirogane Miyuki turned his head and looked at the... secret weapon lying on Fujiwara Chika's lap behind him.
Kino Karen: [Really! Cops and Robbers, a chase battle of geniuses! Uchiha Ryo's encirclement plan seems to have been guessed by Shirogane Miyuki, and is the Shuchiin side finally going to send out their secret weapon!]
Kose Erica: [Looking at the reaction of the Toyogasaki students on the scene, they seem surprised by our school's secret weapon. Here I want to explain that this cat named Enyun-chan has been appointed by Principal Adolf as a member of the school!]
"That's unfair!!"
Eriri stood up. "Why is Shuchiin allowed to put a cat in there? How are we supposed to catch it?"
Kasumigaoka Utaha: "Well.... Shuchiin is the host, after all. But a cat's intelligence is inferior to a human's. As long as we find an opportunity, it should be easy to hit it with a water gun."
Kita Ikuyo: "Wow, what a cute cat! Eh, wait... isn't that Uchiha-kun's Enyun-chan!"
Gotou Hitori: "Ah.... And here I thought Enyun-chan and I were of the same kind. Turns out she's so popular at Shuchiin? Even a cat.... has my presence finally become less than a small animal's...."
On the battlefield, Shirogane Miyuki looked at Enyun-chan dozing on Fujiwara Chika's lap.
At this moment, a phone was also strapped to the white cat's back. This was proof that she was on the Shuchiin team.
"Enyun-chan, you should be able to understand me, right? Stay here for now. If anyone wearing a blue uniform approaches, lead them on a chase!"
Enyun-chan licked her paw and didn't react.
Fujiwara Chika: "Enyun-chan, just play nearby, okay? Remember to hide if you encounter bad guys."
Enyun-chan nodded, then jumped onto the ground.
As a noble ninja cat, mere humans want to catch me? No choice~ Although you guys are noobs, this cat will carry you for a round.