From the side, a male student suddenly spoke. (--) (--)
"Shirogane-san, it might be rude to say this, but Enyun is Uchiha-kun's cat after all. Could it be that she can't stop him at all?"
Shirogane Miyuki: "....About that, I believe that Enyun-chan is closer to Fujiwara-san and the others than to Uchiha Ryo and me, so there's no need to worry."
Enyun-chan: Meow meow meow??
Who did he want her to intercept? Oh my, I didn't hear clearly. This person named Shirogane wants me to stop Uchiha Ryo's advance?!
The cat wants to slack off. The cat is still young. And this is a live broadcast! If I get beaten up by Uchiha Ryo in public, I won't be able to hold my head up for the rest of my cat life!
Wait, this is a live broadcast! That means my scumbag master can't use ninjutsu?!
Enyun-chan was already imagining herself leading Uchiha Ryo around like a dog. A strong fighting spirit instantly ignited in her heart.
"Meow— (Leave it to me!)"
....
Uchiha Ryo headed straight north!
Takashi: [A large force has been spotted on the northwest high ground, at least thirty people. Their destination is to break through our encirclement.]
Uchiha Ryo: "Takashi, you should be able to move quickly in the mountains, right? Stop as many as you can, then head to the high ground as planned."
Takashi nodded, then put on a pair of red gloves. He wasn't used to using melee weapons like daggers, but if he met someone, a pat would do. As long as they were stained with red dye, they were out.
Uchiha Ryo: "Everyone else, pay attention. Since the force in the northwest is preparing to go south, the northeast is probably the same. Spread out in a line with fifty meters between each person and take out your water guns to intercept!"
Did the robber team forget about their most important weapon because of Uchiha Ryo's terrifying melee ability? Although toy water guns with a range of less than five meters couldn't suppress a large area.
But they could at least eliminate quite a few people. As for the front....
Probably because of my presence, they went around to the east and west sides. But that's fine too. I'll clear out the direct north first. Then I can chase either left or right, and Shirogane Miyuki and the others will completely lose track of my specific location.
Once Uchiha Ryo changed from a battlefield breacher to an assassin, their situation would become even more dangerous, especially with an assassin using hacks like Takashi reporting their positions.
Takashi: [I intercepted four people, the others got away. But I'm standing on the highest point of the back mountain now. You can really overlook the entire back mountain encirclement from here.]
Rakuzakura, floating beside Takashi, slowly landed on a large rock next to him. "As a plant youkai, searching for prey in the forest is easy. Leave reporting positions to me!"
The reconnaissance position had been taken. Next was to drive the prey and herd them to one place.
Let them go south. Uchiha Ryo just happened to be clearing out some lone wolves who weren't with the main force.
"Found you! Separated from the main force and you still dare to wait for me here? I'd like to see who's so arrogant."
Pushing aside the bushes, Uchiha Ryo stopped again.
Fujiwara Chika: "Uchiha-kun is here. I've been waiting for you for a long time? Come, sit here."
Uchiha Ryo: "???"
Fujiwara Chika was holding a white cat, sitting on a rock and swinging her legs.
"Just you alone? Then don't resist. Go back to school and rest early."
Fujiwara Chika suddenly put Enyun-chan behind her, then extended her right hand with a confident expression.
"Don't come any closer. I've set a trap. If you come over.... you definitely won't have a good time!"
Uchiha Ryo didn't slow his pace at all, stepping closer and closer to the defenseless Fujiwara Chika.
Fujiwara Chika: "Ho ho, walking straight over? Not choosing to chase Shirogane-kun but approaching me instead? Shirogane-kun has already left with the main force~ If you dare, why not come a little closer...."
Uchiha Ryo took out a kunai. "Goodbye."
Fujiwara Chika: "Eh?!!"
The kunai accurately hit Fujiwara Chika's abdomen. Just as Uchiha Ryo was about to leave, his eyes caught the phone strapped to Enyun-chan's back.
"No way? You're also a member of the Shuchiin team?"
Fujiwara Chika pouted. "Damn it, I'm not playing anymore! Enyun-chan, do your best! Absolutely do not get caught by Uchiha! If you can escape, I'll buy you dried fish when we get back."
Uchiha Ryo curled his lip. "So what if she is? Why should I waste effort catching a cat? I'd better go back and chase Shirogane Miyuki and the others."
Enyun-chan jumped onto a tree trunk and looked down at Uchiha Ryo condescendingly.
"Meow— meow— meow— (Small fry Small fry You probably think you can't catch this cat without using ninjutsu, right? Ohoho~)"
Uchiha Ryo didn't understand cat language. But! He could see Enyun-chan's punchable look.
Enyun-chan used Taunt on Uchiha Ryo. It was super effective—
Uchiha Ryo: "Watch out or I won't feed you.... Get down here!"
Fujiwara Chika: "Hmph, hmph, hmph. Uchiha-kun doesn't know yet, right? Enyun-chan is already our Shuchiin school cat. Even if you don't feed her, the whole school will take the initiative to feed her~"
Enyun-chan: "Meow— (That's right, meow~)"
Uchiha Ryo's anger rose. Who cared about Shirogane Miyuki anymore? He had to hang this white cat up and beat her today.
The white cat's fur stood on end. Even Fujiwara Chika felt the surrounding temperature drop a few degrees.
The next moment, two figures disappeared at the same time, staging a man-cat chase in the forest.
A cold light flashed. A kunai swiped across Enyun-chan's body, but only cut a few cat hairs.
Enyun-chan: "Meow? (Are you made of rubber?)"
This is the Mangekyo ability [Amanonagi], the power to overwrite reality! The rubber kunai became as hard as steel the moment it was swung.
Enyun-chan turned to run, but she couldn't move her front legs no matter what.
At some point, Uchiha Ryo had bent down and picked up the white cat on the ground. If I can't use ninjutsu, using dojutsu is fine, right?
"Meow~ (Master is so handsome! I will double my efforts to farm affinity!!)"
Uchiha Ryo: "I'll deal with you when we get back!"
Just then, the phone strapped to Enyun-chan rang. Shirogane Miyuki wouldn't call a cat, of course. This was an invitation to a group call.
Shirogane Miyuki: "Fujiwara-san has been eliminated. It seems Uchiha Ryo is currently in the north. What positions have you all reached?!"
Kojima Souji: "Southeast, but we were ambushed and lost 15 people."
Kondo Sawa: "Southwest. Encountered two ambushes in a row, lost a total of 21 people!"
Enyun-chan joined the chat—
Shirogane, Kojima, Kondo: "???"
Uchiha Ryo: "Whether it's rushing in recklessly, using decoys, or running with all your might, the result of all this is the same. Shirogane-kun, being captured by me is your inevitable end."