In the alley.
The hooligan-like Endo led two partners, staring at the petite figure with glasses shrinking in the corner with a smirk.
He took out a very realistic toy gun and gestured at the girl, "Asada, we're a little tight on money recently, how about lending us some money?"
The cute girl with short hair and glasses naturally didn't want to.
But when she saw the gun, her body lost its strength, her mind buzzed, and her body trembled.
Her face was pale, revealing a look of fear, and she leaned against the corner of the wall, unable to speak at all.
Endo felt even more proud when he saw this scene.
His investigation was indeed correct. Asada Shino has a psychological shadow because she killed someone with a gun when she was a child.
As long as she sees this gun that is exactly the same as the one she killed someone with, she will lose her strength.
"Heh, Asada, does your silence mean you agree to lend us money? Then give it to us, don't worry, we don't want much, just 20,000 yen... oh, it just so happens to be the salary you earned from your part-time job, haha, don't worry, we'll pay you back when we have enough."
The other two also smiled at each other, staring greedily at the bag that Endo snatched from the girl's hand.
The girl with glasses shrinking in the corner covered her small mouth tremblingly, feeling a little breathless.
Of course she knew that these people were extorting her, and they would not pay her back at all.
However, seeing the gun in Endo's hand, she would think of the time when she and her mother accidentally entered a bank robbery scene when she was a child.
At that time, in a panic, she, who was still very young, accidentally held the gun that the robber dropped on the ground and killed the robber with the gun.
The young her watched the bullet pass through that person's head, and the bloody scene caused a strong shock to the girl.
It created a serious psychological shadow.
And now, she doesn't know who exposed her past and spread it in the school.
As a result, all the classmates, even the teachers, avoided her and called her a murderer.
And this Endo came to extort her for no reason.
Listening to Endo's mean voice, Asada Shino felt endless grievance and sadness in her heart, but she was helpless.
She could only close her eyes, try to breathe, and try to get rid of the shadow.
The girl obviously underestimated the evil of bad people.
Endo looked at the cute face of the girl who had lost her resistance, and couldn't help but lick his lips.
"Asada, since you lent us money, why don't we send you home? I know, you live alone, right? Tsk tsk, although you're a murderer, you're still quite cute... let us... hehe..."
As Endo said, he and the other two boys looked at each other lewdly and stretched out their palms towards the girl in the corner.
What he wanted to do was self-evident.
However, before he could touch the girl's clothes, a brick smacked over fiercely.
Endo hadn't even reacted before his head was hit, and he immediately cried out and fell to the ground.
The other two were about to make a move when a huge force struck them between their legs.
"Ow!"
The two perverted men instantly turned green in the face, kneeling directly on the ground, experiencing the excruciating pain of shattered testicles.
Then, before they could continue their screams, Lin Mu's brick fell again.
Without ceremony, he delivered three "bang-bang-bang" blows to the heads of the three men.
Human heads are very fragile, and with that, the three scumbags all fainted.
Lin Mu had heard clearly what those three had said just now.
They really were three scumbags.
So there was no need to hold back; he'd just let them eat bricks.
After dealing with the three, Lin Mu finally looked at the bespectacled girl, who was leaning against the corner, panting heavily and trembling all over.
"Hey, are you alright?"
Hearing them call her "Asada" just now, Lin Mu immediately recognized the girl.
Asada Shino, from "Sword Art Online," was one of the heroines and also a very pitiable girl.
He hadn't expected to run into her being blackmailed and almost bullied while out buying something.
Asada Shino looked at the person in front of her, and her originally lifeless eyes couldn't help but light up.
She hadn't expected that in her helpless state, someone would actually stand up and help her, a "murderer."
"Uh! I... I'm fine, thank you, but... what about Endo and them... they're not dead, are they?"
Thinking of the word "dead," Asada Shino's delicate body couldn't help but tremble.
Childhood shadows resurfaced, fear spread through her heart, and the heavy psychological pressure made her breathless.
Lin Mu quickly raised his hand and put his arm around her, gently patting her back, "Don't get agitated, those three just fainted, that's all. Don't worry, take a deep breath, then exhale!"
Hearing that those three were fine, the girl finally breathed a sigh of relief and began to take deep breaths as he instructed.
It took her a while to calm down.
Lin Mu then released her, went over to Endo, and picked up the handgun.
"This is just a toy model gun."
Asada Shino clutched her chest and sighed deeply.
"I know... but because of some things, I have a stress reaction whenever I see this type of handgun."
She hadn't expected that someone like Endo would have such strong intelligence-gathering capabilities, actually finding out the model of the handgun she used to shoot the robber when she was a child.
And this guy even deliberately made a toy gun to test her reaction.
Today, if this boy hadn't appeared, she would have been in danger.
Thinking of this, she quickly thanked him.
"Thank you for helping me. I am Asada Shino, and I attend Mizutaka (High School Name) nearby."
Saying that, the girl bowed deeply to him with a serious expression, then solemnly added, "We should leave quickly. If anyone sees these guys' condition, we'll be in trouble."
Lin Mu, however, waved his hand, telling her to go first.
"Student Shiina, you go first. I need to teach these guys a profound lesson so they don't bother you again."
"I'm sure you don't want to continue being blackmailed by them, do you?"
"Also, this wallet and the money inside are yours, right? Put them away quickly."
"Eh? But... you... I understand."
The girl was a little startled by his intention to stay and deal with the trouble, but realizing she couldn't help much here, she had no choice but to agree to his suggestion.
"Um... may I know your name? I will repay you."
She gathered her courage and looked at the handsome boy in front of her with expectant eyes.
He was like a prince from a fairy tale, appearing out of nowhere to save her from danger when she was most afraid and most wronged.
Instinctively, Asada Shino didn't want to miss him like this; she wanted to know his name.
Lin Mu smiled slightly and waved at her.
"My name is Lin Mu, and I currently attend St. White Emperor Academy. Student Shiina, go home quickly. We can talk about repayment later."
He naturally wouldn't be foolish enough to say he didn't want repayment; he wouldn't do a losing business.
"Okay, then... I'll leave first, thank you! Really, thank you!"
Asada Shino took a deep breath, bowed to him again in thanks, then quickly left the alley with shaky legs.
Lin Mu, meanwhile, narrowed his eyes, looking at the three scumbags on the ground.
If you don't cut the weeds at the roots, they'll grow back with the spring breeze.
Since Asada Shino had been saved, she would definitely be his Dependents in the future.
Then these three people who intended to bully Shiina could not be left alive.
But how to get rid of them without leaving a trace?
While contemplating, Lin Mu suddenly saw changes appear on his Devil Cultivation panel.
[Killing red names can unlock magic power and awaken basic authority.]
"Magic power?"
Seeing this, Lin Mu's eyes lit up.
Without hesitation, he gripped the brick in his hand and expressionlessly slammed it onto the heads of the three red-named scumbags on the ground.
As three lives vanished, absorbing three sinful souls, Lin Mu felt a special energy within his body.
Without hesitation, now possessing magic power, he could use a mage's abilities.
With a flip of his palm, a ball of Hellfire ignited from his hand and landed on the three corpses.
A few seconds later, not even a trace of them remained.
Clapping his hands, Lin Mu picked up his plastic bag and slowly left the scene.