On the schoolyard after school.
Perhaps because the weather hasn't been very good lately, many clubs had canceled their activities. The schoolyard was deserted at this time, with only a few students who loved sports still sweating out their youth.
But there are exceptions to everything.
A girl named Shiraha Chihiro came to this schoolyard, which she wouldn't even glance at after school on normal days, just to vent.
The unfortunate thing was that her physical fitness was too poor, even much worse than Amane, who deliberately slacked off.
She was out of breath after just a few laps of jogging.
Forced to leave the schoolyard.
She originally thought exercise would make her a little happier, but later, she found out that wasn't the case.
She wanted to run because she was feeling vexed.
But in the end, not only did her vexation not decrease, but she also felt frustrated because of her lack of talent in physical fitness.
Could she really defeat Amane and win back Classmate Ichinose?
Although she hadn't seen Amane's athletic ability, she easily dodged all of Ibuki's attacks just by relying on evasion.
That miraculous scene was something Shiraha Chihiro would never forget.
"Hey! Don't you watch where you're going?"
An angry roar startled Shiraha Chihiro, who was lost in thought, back to reality.
Although she didn't know what happened, the three boys in front of her all looked ferocious and seemed difficult to deal with.
Shiraha Chihiro, who had no self-defense ability, immediately chose to bow her head and apologize.
"I'm very sorry."
Seeing Shiraha bow her head and apologize, the three boys exchanged glances, a triumphant smile on their faces.
"Hmph, do you think blocking my way can be forgiven with just an apology?"
Blocking the way?
Shiraha subconsciously looked around.
She was currently on her way to the changing room.
The corridor was very wide, and there would be no problem even if four or five people walked side by side.
How could she be blocking the way?
Before Shiraha could react, a hand pinched Shiraha's chin.
"Oh, oh, this is my first time seeing such a cute girl. We're planning to go to karaoke. How about you come play with us, and we'll let this go?"
The leading boy arrogantly offered conditions that Shiraha could not possibly accept.
"Please don't do this, I've already apologized to you. If you continue like this, I'll call Hoshinomiya-sensei."
Shiraha suddenly stepped back, breaking free from his hand, and then loudly rebuked the three of them.
But unexpectedly, the three of them exchanged glances and then burst out laughing, clutching their stomachs.
"Hahahahahaha, little girl, are you trying to make me die of laughter? Hey, hey, Komiya, Kondo, did you hear that? She actually said she's going to call the teacher."
"Hahahaha, girls nowadays are really funny. I'm going to give her a good time later."
"Call the teacher? First of all, you were in the wrong. Where's your phone? Where did you put it? Could it be there?"
Kondo stared lewdly at Shiraha's shorts.
It was then that Shiraha remembered that her phone was in the changing room, and she was currently wearing clothes convenient for sports.
Oh no.
Not only did she fail to scare them off, but she also exposed that she had no other trump cards.
Shiraha frowned. All she could think of now was to shout for help.
However, because the weather was bad today, there was hardly anyone on the schoolyard, and this was the girls' changing room. Hoping to coincidentally meet someone who could stop the three boys in the girls' changing room seemed unrealistic… "Ishizaki, what do you think we should do next? The girls' changing room is right next door. Even if strange noises come from there, no one would dare to go in rashly, right? Or should we just do it right here, hehe…"
Kondo smiled timidly.
Shiraha suddenly realized what they were discussing, and quickly turned to run away, but her path was blocked by Komiya.
Ishizaki and Kondo, one on the left and one on the right, formed a triangle, cornering Shiraha against the wall.
"Please wait, I've already apologized to you, please forgive me."
Shiraha said, looking pitifully at Ishizaki in front of her.
"Yes, you apologized, but did this big shot say he forgave you? Originally, if you came to sing with us, this would have been over. Since you're unwilling, let's do something else."
Ishizaki's smile was somewhat suggestive.
It seemed like all three boys had their brains controlled by desire.
But if one looked closely, one would find that despite all their verbal teasing, not one of them had made a move.
And not far from Shiraha, there was a discarded iron water pipe.
If Shiraha wanted to resist, it would actually be very easy.
Although Shiraha would certainly be defeated if the three of them were serious, she wouldn't be bullied into crying in the corner like this. Seeing that Shiraha had no intention of resisting, Ishizaki became a little anxious.
If she didn't resist, he would become the one harassing a girl and would undoubtedly be dealt with severely. But if they had to use violence to force her to resist…
Looking at Shiraha-san's small frame, none of the three dared to make the first move.
If he couldn't control the force of his punch, he'd be looking at jail time.
And so, the four of them remained in an eerily tense standoff.
After a long while, Shiraha-san wiped her tear-streaked red eyes.
"Please don't do that to me. I'm willing to sing for you."
What a coward.
No.
Could it be that he was too fierce? Or perhaps the water pipe wasn't obvious enough.
Ishizaki gave Kondo a look.
Kondo understood and walked over to the iron water pipe, kicking it to Shiraha-san's feet.
"Now we don't want to hear singing. How about we play something interesting with this? Can you guess how to use it?"
Kondo deliberately pointed to the curved part of the pipe's joint.
Shiraha-san's entire small face turned deathly pale with fright.
She instantly collapsed to the ground.
She clutched her head in terror.
"No, not that! Please, please let me go, please..."
Ishizaki glared at Kondo.
We're acting, who told you to be yourself?
Now the person is crying, what do we do next?
Ishizaki scratched his head, feeling a bit speechless.
Ryuuen hadn't told them what to do if this happened.
Just then, there was a sound from the changing room.
The few of them were initially flustered, but then their faces lit up with joy.
This person named Shiraha-san didn't dare to fight back.
What if the girl who came out saw Shiraha-san crying and, fueled by a sense of justice, attacked the three of them?
Even if it was just making a commotion by calling for help, that would be fine. After all, their mission was just to divert attention.
The real action depended on Ryuuen's side... "Isn't that Shiraha-san? Why are you crying? What are you guys... planning to play a delinquent game?"
Seeing a girl dare to mock them.
Kondo grabbed the water pipe and pointed it at the person in front of him.
"This doesn't concern you. If you don't want to get beaten, get out of our sight immediately. Otherwise, I, your big brother, wouldn't mind playing some adult games with you."
Just as Kondo stepped forward to threaten her, Ishizaki's heart sank.
"The last guy who dared to talk to me like that went to hell, you know."
Amane-san said, starting to stretch her body.
She had been feeling quite bored lately, and now someone was delivering themselves to her for a good workout. Was it New Year's Day today?
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