Guts

*Kiyoko Sasaki's POV*

//April 13, 2040//Friday//

Ichi walked straight towards a table and sat down. He stared at Megumin and began glaring at her.

"Oi, you there."

Megumin started trembling when Ichi called her.

Because of how furious Ichi was when he entered, there is no way to tell what will happen, but I am pretty sure that something bad will come. Megumin took a deep breath and smiled at Ichi. Every one of us can see how much Megumin is sweating and trembling. I do not want Megumin to die but from the looks of it…

This may be it for her.

"Why did you not invite me earlier that you will be cooking for lunch? I could smell the curry from outside when I walked past the cafeteria, and it made me hungry. This is so unfair!"

Ichi began crying and started to whine like a little kid. Well, he is one, but I did not expect him to get furious because of that.

"Umm, is this what it is all about? You can just ask me earlier. I can cook for you."

Ichi stared at Megumin after she said that she would cook for him, but I am still feeling a little bit nervous.

Ichi has the power at this school to kill everyone here, and one mistake can cost our lives. I do not know if Megumin did the right thing talking to him when Ichi had a tantrum.

"Really?" Ichi asked.

"Yeah, just give me a few minutes, and your food will be ready to serve. Ichika, Asahi, can you please help Raku here."

"WOOHOOO!"

Ichi immediately celebrated, and all of us felt relieved. Ichika and Asahi went to where Raku is to check on his condition. Kanade released her grip from my shirt, took small breaths, and started to approach Raku.

She checked on Raku's pulse, and his breathing as well. She pulled out her handkerchief from her pocket and wiped every part of Raku's face that was covered in blood.

"His pulse and breathing are stable, but he is bleeding a lot. We need to get him in a place where I can treat him."

Kanade is right, Raku's condition is bad. If this is a school there should probably be a clinic here somewhere.

Kanade stood up and approached Ichi who was happily waiting for Megumin's food.

"Ummm… This might be a pain to ask but, is there a clinic in this school we could use?" Kanade asked.

"Tch! You do know that you have a map on your phone you can use to find certain facilities, right?"

"S-Sorry..."

"The clinic is on the third floor, check it yourselves. I am hungry right now. Hurry up and cook for me, Hagumi Megumin."

I am surprised that Ichi gave them the location of where the clinic is. Knowing Ichi's attitude, what Kanade asked can be a pain in the ass for him. I'm proud that a timid girl like Kanade had the guts to ask something to the most dangerous person here inside this school.

"The three of you can go there. I will be here with Megumin just in case something bad might happen." I said.

"Now, now. I am just hungry and want to eat something right this instant. I will not do anything dangerous to anyone here inside." Ichi said.

Well, that may be a relief for us, but the one I am on alert to right now is not Ichi.

I looked at Hyakuzawa who was staring into nothingness and is still quivering in fear. Maybe the presence of Ichi is still scary for him.

The situation where one wrong move can get you killed is what we are all experiencing whenever Ichi is around. But still, What he did to Raku, and the threat he told to both Ichi and Asahi were still unacceptable. Asahi carried Raku on his back, and both he and Ichika left the cafeteria. Before Kanade leaves the room, she bows her head to Ichi.

"Thank you."

Kanade thanked Ichi for telling them the location of the clinic and left. Looking at Ichi, he did not care at all at the gratitude Kanade gave to him, he just started picking on his nose.

"My food please..."

Megumin rushed inside the kitchen and began cooking. I could smell the curry, and my stomach began growling once again.

Ichi looked at Hyakuzawa and started laughing hysterically.

"HAHAHAHA! Seriously, what is it with you? You are the strongest student here in this school, yet you are the one who looks like a piece of shit. It is still the first day of school, and you punched someone unconscious in the face? HOW AMUSING!!!"

"Shut up…" Hyakuzawa said.

Ichi walked towards Hyakuzawa and grabbed him by his collar. He then smiled at Hyakuzawa with a terrifying look on his face.

"If you can punch Raku Nakamura that hard, and make him unconscious, Why not kill everyone here on the first day? That way, you can get out of this place immediately, and no one is going to find out that you killed six people here inside. That is your desire, am I right? Come on kill them, kill them, kill them, KILL THEM!!! KILL THESE FUCKERS!!!"

From my perspective, what I can see is only a devil who has been frightening a person who he can manipulate. Hyakuzawa was frozen on the spot after what Ichi said.

"Oh, that's right... you do not have the guts to do it."

******** TO BE CONTINUED ********