Yusei then stopped paying attention to him and instead looked at Utaha in his arms.
The girl in his arms was 168cm tall and weighed 52 kilograms, a golden figure.
Yusei's predecessor might have been malnourished… although handsome, his height was a weak point.
He was only around 172-173 cm, but at this moment, it happened to be just right.
The two were almost face-to-face, extremely close. Yusei could feel the sweet, orchid-like fragrance of the girl's breath against his face.
And wasn't Utaha feeling the same? In summer, they didn't wear much clothing. Through the layer of their school uniforms, Utaha could clearly feel the warmth of the other party's body.
Coupled with it being the first time she was this close to someone of the opposite sex, sensing Yusei's fresh scent, she felt a bit dizzy.
For a moment, the two looked at each other, actually forgetting their surroundings, as if only each other's heartbeats existed in their world.
For some reason, what had just been a dangerous situation, nearly leading to disfigurement, had now turned into an incredibly ambiguous scenario.
Yusei thought silently to himself, 'Maybe he should reward that Mimori Taiji with a slightly better way to die… otherwise, it wouldn't do justice to his godly assist.'
Just then, Takeo hurried over, his face showing lingering fear and anger.
Even as the student council president, he couldn't help but kick the howling Taiji, who was clutching his leg.
Then, with an apologetic expression, he bowed to Yusei and Utaha.
"I'm sorry, Kazami-kun, Kasumigaoka-kun, for frightening you. This is my, the student council president's failure."
"That's not the main point. Hasn't this guy already attempted murder?" Yusei pointed at Taiji on the ground, but his expression showed some displeasure towards Takeo.
'This guy is a blockhead, no sense of timing. Can't you see the atmosphere between me and Senpai was just right? The moment you came over, she immediately struggled free.'
That's right. Although Utaha is usually bold, she's actually quite shy inside. In such a situation, she was too embarrassed to stay in Yusei's embrace in front of others.
Yusei couldn't very well hold on, so he had to let go. Naturally, he blamed the student council president for this.
"Of course. The circumstances are extremely serious. Don't worry, the Kendo Club's members all witnessed it and can testify for you, Kazami-kun," Takeo assured.
Actually, Taiji had used a knife before during fights, but those were off-campus, and he ran away afterward.
Moreover, the targets were usually other thugs. When dealing with people inside the school, for extorting protection money, they only threatened.
During actual fights, they used fists and didn't resort to knives.
Today, Taiji was enraged, thinking disfigurement wouldn't lead to a death penalty, just compensation, which is why he committed the act.
Yusei nodded and looked at Utaha beside him, asking softly,
"Is this handling alright?"
"You decide."
Utaha seemed unwilling to deal with the matter further. Her body was still trembling slightly, clearly from the lingering fear.
That knife had been just a little more than a hand's breadth away from her face. If Yusei hadn't timely pulled her into his embrace, she would have been hurt.
It wasn't that she didn't want to pursue it, but she understood that Yusei could handle it properly.
Yusei nodded and looked at Takeo.
"President, could you please call the police? Kasumigaoka-san is somewhat shaken. I'd like to accompany her to relax first. Is it alright if I come over later when the police need my statement?"
Takeo thought for a moment and felt it was fine. Besides, even a boy would be terrified by such an incident, let alone a girl.
So he nodded and assured, "Don't worry, I'll make sure he's sent to the police station. I'll contact you when it's time for the statement."
Yusei thanked him with a smile and left the Kendo Club, supporting Utaha.
…
Inside the Kendo Club, the serious incident of an armed assault quickly spread throughout the school.
The main figures, Yusei and Utaha, naturally became the most talked-about.
Words like 'hero saving a beauty' and 'acting recklessly brave' were used extensively to describe it. Originally, Yusei had held Utaha to dodge and incidentally kicked Taiji.
But by the time the story spread, it had transformed into Yusei using his own body to block the knife aimed at Kasumigaoka.
In short, with this, Yusei truly became a school celebrity. His previous 'fame' was largely due to being seen as useless, but now, it was all about bravery, hero saving a beauty, and so on.