162: Are You Saying My Childhood Friend Turned Into a Delinquent?

"You go and keep an eye on Class F. I'll go find Hakuto."

"Sigh... Why do I have to do such a troublesome thing..." Houtarou grumbled, but still made his way toward Class F.

Meanwhile, Hachiman stood on the sports field, scanning his surroundings. Before long, he spotted Hakuto along with Ginko.

"Damn normies!" Hachiman muttered as he looked at Ginko's delicate features, unable to stop himself from complaining.

After spotting Hakuto, Hachiman continued to scan the area.

Since he had agreed to cover for Hakuto, he had to see it through. If push came to shove, he could even create a distraction by sacrificing himself.

Hachiman didn't mind any of this, but Hakuto's typical normie lifestyle still irritated him!

However, just as Hachiman was keeping watch for Hakuto, his peripheral vision caught sight of someone who shouldn't be here.

No, it wasn't that she shouldn't be here—her presence here would spell disaster!

Eriri Spencer Sawamura...

The moment he spotted Eriri, Hachiman's dead-fish eyes suddenly sharpened.

At this moment, Eriri was sitting alone under the shade of a tree, seemingly lost in thought.

Hachiman glanced at Hakuto, then back at Eriri.

Fortunately, there was a considerable distance between them, with some blind spots in between.

"That idiot Houtarou better not have run off to take a nap," Hachiman clicked his tongue.

Unbeknownst to him, on Houtarou's side, he was staring at the completely empty Class F, momentarily at a loss.

Hachiman, meanwhile, decided to give Hakuto a heads-up since it was better to be safe than sorry.

After thinking for a moment, Hachiman repositioned himself, moving directly in front of Hakuto while standing behind Ginko.

At the same time, Hakuto was hesitating on whether he should confess his delinquent persona at school to Ginko.

He had already prepared himself for death, but there was also a chance he wouldn't die. What if Ginko liked the contrast?

But just as Hakuto was about to speak, he saw Hachiman not far ahead.

The words he had been about to say got stuck in his throat as he watched Hachiman wave his arms wildly, trying to communicate something.

"Sawamura... Eriri is over there~"

After deciphering Hachiman's message, Hakuto's pupils instinctively contracted.

He had hoped to avoid this situation, but the worst had arrived. Judging by the distance, they were still far apart for now, but if anything went wrong, everything would be over.

To prevent that, Hakuto decided to change locations and leave the sports field.

"Ginko, do you want to go check out another place?"

"Aren't you supposed to explain something to me first?"

Crap. Hakuto knew it wouldn't be that easy to get past her.

"Ginko, promise me you won't get mad."

"What do you mean? You're actually hiding something from me?"

"It's not that big of a deal..." Hakuto scratched his head. He had instinctively hidden the fact that he got into fights at school from his childhood friend.

"It's just that... I occasionally get into small fights at school..."

The moment those words left his mouth, Ginko gave him a look of utter confusion.

She knew Hakuto had a strong personality and wasn't the type to get bullied, but she had rarely seen him actually fight.

"Fights? You didn't get hurt, did you?"

"The ones getting hurt aren't usually me."

"Did you start the fights?"

"More like... a form of justice?"

Hearing this, Ginko nodded and sighed in relief. She had been imagining the worst—like Hakuto having a girlfriend or a secret fling at school.

Now that she knew it was just occasional fights, this was nothing compared to the other possibilities.

"So, that look in your eyes just now—was it because you saw someone you used to fight?"

"Not exactly..." Hakuto wasn't some demon who fought everyone he met. In fact, most people he had beaten would avoid him entirely.

"Ginko, I think you might be misunderstanding something."

"What do you mean?"

"I mean... I've fought so much that I've basically become the school boss... No one dares to mess with me. People go out of their way to avoid me..."

The moment he finished speaking, a sharp snap rang out.

It was the sound of Ginko snapping her folding fan in half with her bare hands.

"Hakuto..." Ginko's face darkened. "You better not be joking."

"Calm down, calm down! It's true, but I never start fights without a reason..."

It wasn't Ginko's fault for being mad. In her mind, the situation was clear.

The childhood friend she had grown up with had always been a kind and gentle person.

And now, he was telling her that he was a delinquent at school—no, even worse, the school boss?!

Extorting students, terrorizing the weak, collecting protection fees—he was doing all of it!

Wait, wait, wait—hold on!

Hakuto was innocent! He hadn't done any of that! He had just been playing the role of an enforcer!

"What reason? What kind of reason justifies fighting so much that you became the school boss?" If they weren't outside right now, Ginko would have stomped on Hakuto's face.

"Ginko... can we talk about this somewhere else?"

Without drawing attention, Hakuto glanced behind him. As expected, with his sharp vision, he caught sight of a flash of blonde under the shade of a tree.

And that blonde was walking toward him.

Time was running out. He had no time to explain.

He could tell Ginko about his fights, but under no circumstances could she find out that he had spent two years as a pathetic simp!

"Somewhere else? Aren't you the school boss? Can't you just clear the area?"

"Ginko, you're giving me too much credit."

Hakuto did have a bit of authority at school, but he wasn't some untouchable king.

As Eriri got closer, Hakuto became increasingly anxious.

But then, a hero appeared!!

Hachiman suddenly stepped in front of Eriri, blocking her path.

Eriri looked at him in confusion but instinctively asked, "Hikigaya?"

"Long time no see, Sawamura..." Hachiman sighed as he glanced at Hakuto in the distance.

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