After eating, Yoichi stood up until his Battle Instinct frantically rang, instinctively dodging a backhanded attack on him.
Stepping sideways, he confronted Gorou and lunged at him with ferocity.
"Sir, there's a fight going on!" On the sidelines, Hisao urgently reported back to his superior.
"Whose fighting?" Isamu frowned.
"It's Yoichi and Gorou, Isamu-sama!" Hisao replied.
"Oh, that's interesting..." Isamu's eyebrows lifted. He was clearly curious about Yoichi and shenanigans so he left the patrol room quickly.
'Let me see if you are worthy of Sir Hayate's approval or not!'
...
In the cafeteria, a massive ring of people was subconsciously formed as the two combatants inside the pit were battling each other.
Gorou was offensive with each punch with aggression and anger. To the contrary, Yoichi was dodging his attacks and utilizing his Battle Instinct to gain an upper hand against him.
"Do you only know how to dodge? You fucking bastard!" In his impotent rage, Gorou sneered venomously.
"Heh, then come!" Yoichi calmly replied. In quick thoughts, the Heavenly Demon Scripture and its fundamental idea resurfaced in his mind.
Pain tolerance.
The core ideology of the technique was to embrace misery and pain which apparently was still a hard thing for Yoichi to do. Of course, the human brain will signal its fight or flight response when danger is present.
If there's no response, then an average human would bear the pain and blink their eyes, conditioning themselves in a passive condition.
For example, when someone's been beaten by their mom countless times, the reflexive thing is to obstruct the attack and blink in the process.
And that's the main fundamental of the Heavenly Demon Scripture, fight against the heavens and endure fate no matter how much pain is inflicted.
"What are you waiting for? Come!" Therefore, Yoichi steeled himself.
Gorou was a little bit taller than him, roughly around the average height of an 8-year-old kid and his genetics were robust yet Yoichi remained unfazed, eyeing Gorou with crazy eyes.
A swift jab aimed at his head as Yoichi's form became much like a boxer, blocking the attack with his arms and ignoring the urgent call of his Battle Instinct.
Seeing Yoichi's arms blocking his head, Gorou attacked relentlessly with punches, putting Yoichi on the defensive.
"What is he doing? Fight back!"
"Yoichi-kun... Go and attack!"
Looking at the current state, Sabito and Hikari grew worried. This situation was weirdly unsettling for them.
"Do not worry. I mean, look at his face!" Genji stated.
"What the fuck?! Is he smiling?!" Sabito and Hikari were shocked.
Noticing Yoichi's unbreakable guard, Gorou struck with a brutal kick on Yoichi's left side ribs.
However, Yoichi leaned to the left and defended. With an opportune moment, he held tightly on to the Gorou's limb and swiftly struck the kneecap.
"AAAARRGGGHH!"
In a disadvantageous situation, Gorou wanted to retract his right foot but Yoichi's firm grasp was so strong, bombarding his knee with 3 potent punches before letting it go.
'How?! How can I be beaten by this fucking twerp?! How?!'
Stubbornly refusing the reality, Gorou gritted his teeth. Unable to firmly plant his foot on the ground, his enemy took the opportunity and rushed towards Gorou.
Noticing Yoichi's charge, Gorou immediately went into a passive defense and imitated Yoichi's guarding technique.
Yet, Yoichi pounded his clumsy imitation and pummeled with an uppercut, lifting his enemy's guard.
Then, he diagonally stepped and jabbed with a left hook, hitting Gorou's solar plexus and busting the defense in an instant.
Clutching his abdomen, Gorou felt his breathing stop for a second before a fist struck his face so strongly that it threw him into the crowd behind him.
At this point, no one helped him as his body fell to the ground. In fact, some of the children hated Gorou while some of them didn't want to be affected by Gorou's future retaliation.
But one thing was certain, that this brute was beaten by a seemingly underdog without any sliver of hesitation.
"Remember this, dog. Every action has consequences." Yoichi clutched Gorou's head and bashed him to the floor.
"I WILL KILL YOU! YOU FUCKING BASTARD! I WILL SURELY MAKE YOUR LIFE WORSE THAN DEATH!"
With excruciating pain all over his body, Gorou glared hatefully at Yoichi.
"Yeah, sure." Yoichi's eyes felt like an ancient well, imperceptible and frigid to the bottomless abyss.
"Enough!" On that point, Isamu arrived yet there was no indication of exhaustion or anger in his face as the crowd scattered out of the field.
Of course, Isamu was watching from the start of the fight. What he saw was Yoichi's meticulous planning and cleverness during the fight.
'Ruthless, decisive, and smart... Looks like your title as a genius in Sir Hayate's eyes is a well-deserved recognition.'
"Take them to the solitary confinement room for 3 days. Let the room curb their rebellious thoughts." Isamu ordered his subordinates.
Yoichi easily complied with the order while Gorou struggled violently before being constrained by the guards.
"Yoichi!" X3
All three were anxious about Yoichi's situation.
"Do not be worried about me, I won't die. Genji, take this brute's extorted food or give it back to their respective owners. Your choice." Yoichi calmly smiled as his voice grew silent, being carried by the guards to the destination.
The cafeteria went silent until the buzz was active once again.
"Did you see that? Yoichi just beat that fucking brute without remorse!"
"Yeah, that was so cool! I didn't know Yoichi was that strong to begin with!"
"Hahaha, did you see that beast's expression? Instead of bullying others, he ran into a fucking iron wall."
Hearing the gossip and rumors, Masaru's expression went grim.
'Yoichi, how can I easily dispatch you!'
Feeling his reputation threatened, Masaru clenched his fist in bitterness and helplessness. Naturally, he wanted to destroy Yoichi's life and career from blooming, however, it backfired miserably.
As a loyal child with a vigorous body and connections, Masaru knew that strength required a brilliant mind.
Ever since he was recruited by the Himejima Clan, he has been pulled into the quagmire of nobility and scheming, plundering each talent he knew inside the mine for the leaked plan of Hanzō's Hundred Poison Jar.
Of course, as the dwindling noble clans steadily decrease in strength and manpower, the desperation for power remains stronger like a cornered beast, fighting for its very own life.
"Tadao!" Masaru shouted.
"Yes, Masaru-sama!" Tadao replied with politeness.
"In these 3 days, harass Genji and others. Do not fight them, just make them annoyed to the point of retaliating back!"
Out of options and tools, Masaru took Yoichi's absence as an opportunity.
"Understood!" Tadao nodded.
'I need to make sure he bleeds some blood. If he fought back, then he's gonna be under my entrapment!'
Masaru's eyes flickered with intense hatred and aggressiveness.
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(Current Progress)
Still the same.
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