It might sound a bit exaggerated.
But blonde with earrings truly felt his hair stand on end the moment he saw Hayato.
He couldn't help but bite his tongue, cursing inwardly, how did he run into this plague?
And even more plaguing things were yet to come.
Hayato looked at the big-breasted girl behind him, a little strangely:
"Menako, what's wrong?"
Sanada Minako only thought for a moment before she understood the changing dynamics of the situation.
She showed a pitiful expression:
"These people blocked my way, and, and they told me to go with them…"
"Oh?"
Hayato's Gaze of the Strong lv.4 descended upon blonde with earrings.
Gaze of the Strong lv.4 skill, activated!
blonde with earrings's mind went blank, his legs trembled in fear, and his knees almost hit the ground.
He didn't kneel because there were many people here, and his self-esteem wouldn't allow it.
Instead, it was because Hayato in front of him called out:
"Stand up, don't kneel!"
"…Yes, yes!" blonde with earrings immediately suppressed the fear in his heart and stood up straight.
Although Sanada Minako understood the situation, she couldn't help but be surprised.
What's going on?
This delinquent looked very fierce and quite capable—after all, he had five or six underlings behind him, and they had just called him "Big Brother." His swagger in public was also very natural. Sanada Minako immediately judged that this was a tough opponent.
That's why she immediately gave in.
But, such a "tough opponent"…
Became so soft in front of Hayato? Hayato was to him as if he had seen a ghost.
"What were you doing just now?" Hayato asked indifferently.
"I, I was—teasing…" the delinquent replied. His "honesty" was not a provocation, but stemmed from fear, forcing him to tell the truth.
It was clear to what extent this seemingly scrawny young man intimidated this delinquent.
And in front of the delinquent, Sanada Minako was completely defenseless.
This social food chain instantly became very clear.
Before blonde with earrings could finish his sentence, Hayato sighed as if in regret: "Falling back into old habits again?"
blonde with earrings didn't speak, and Hayato chuckled softly:
"Go find Yamamoto, I'll tell him what to do next."
blonde with earrings's face instantly turned into a bitter gourd, but he still had to nod:
"I… I understand."
Hayato looked at the people behind him again: "You all go together."
"Yes—" Everyone dragged out a long, regretful sound.
Why couldn't they control their eyes and mouths? If they had ignored that girl, this wouldn't have happened, right?
Yamamoto, or rather, Yamamoto Sakito, was the spokesman for this Kobayashi-bro.
Subsequent punishments and the like would all be conveyed by him.
And the steps, measures, and specific details of the punishment would also be reported by this Yamamoto to Kobayashi-bro… In short, it would be very strict.
blonde with earrings and his cronies walked away dejectedly, knowing that… at least the next two days would be very painful.
Regret.
Those two words were etched into the retreating figures of blonde with earrings and his companions.
Sanada Minako watched for a long time, until the figures of that group of delinquents disappeared from her sight, then she looked back at Hayato.
"You…"
To be able to scare such a large number of delinquents like that, was he part of some gang?
Sanada Minako's heart pounded. If that were the case, she might offend someone important.
Facing Sanada Minako's questioning gaze, Hayato scratched his head, both shy and a little scared: "N-no, it's not like that, I… well, some things just happened, but I'm not like them, we're not the same kind of people, Minako-chan, please don't misunderstand me."
Indeed, it was different. This Kobayashi's rank was clearly above that of a delinquent.
Although his words were vague, seemingly hiding something, Sanada Minako could tell that this guy was definitely not an ordinary person. Eh? The son of a gang leader? The son of a high-ranking member in some group? Or was it a youth gang?
Sanada Minako squeezed her plump thighs, excitedly getting goosebumps.
Such a powerful person, one certainly couldn't be enemies with him, but if he were used to protect oneself, to act as an accomplice, wouldn't that be a beautiful death?
Being with Izumi allowed Sanada Minako to enjoy the thrill of bullying the weak.
And standing beside Hayato, perhaps she could make everyone else weak.
Th-this was a bit too exhilarating!
"…Mm." Sanada Minako nodded timidly, still feigning pitifulness in front of him: "I believe you, but those people just now were so scary."
She had to keep earning Hayato's favor.
She had originally just wanted to fish, but unexpectedly caught a golden turtle, so she certainly couldn't let him go.
"Don't be afraid, I'm here…" Hayato said with a light chuckle.
He could, of course, see Sanada Minako's "disdain" when she learned that the dining place was a beef brisket shop, and then her current change to a state of renewed vigor with starry eyes.
He sneered inwardly.
The first step of the plan had succeeded.
Hayato had asked Yamamoto Sakito and learned that this group of yellow-haired individuals were loitering near the beef brisket shop, which was why he intentionally sought them out here.
However, this encounter was indeed an unforeseen coincidence for the yellow-haired group.
Because Hayato didn't want to inform them of their cooperation in advance, the acting skills of this yellow-haired group were terrible; besides that silly girl Shigen Ryouka, he felt they couldn't fool anyone else.
Especially not an evil woman like Sanada Minako.
Precisely because it was an unprepared coincidence, blonde with earrings showed quite natural fear.
The effect was exceptionally good.
That's right, this move was a revised version of the "Aihara Yamato Deception Technique."
Hayato always believed in one truth.
That is, "To be a cuckold is to be cunning; to strike down a cuckold is even more cunning." It's not the method or the weapon that is wrong, but the person using the method or the weapon.
Learn from the barbarians to defeat the barbarians.
Watch closely, Sanada Minako, this move! This is how it's used!
Hayato turned his head, smiling secretly as he faced away from Sanada Minako.
Then he stepped back into the beef brisket shop.
But he met a girl who had just finished ordering, and the two recognized each other.
The girl squinted her eyes, didn't speak, and then looked at Sanada Minako behind Hayato.
It wasn't just a glance, but a prolonged stare, sizing her up from top to bottom.
It made Sanada Minako feel a bit unnerved.
—In reality, even without that look, Sanada Minako would have recognized this person, who was her senpai.
"Ayaka-senpai?" Hayato was startled.
Damn, this was a truly unexpected encounter.
Kobayashi Ayaka was holding a tray with beef brisket rice, then she smiled coldly.
After his surprise, Hayato suddenly smiled and licked his lips.
The ghost-like tactic surged into his mind.
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