Chapter 21 – Akutsu Michael

My familiar sent me some weird info. Couldn’t be helped, so I headed that way.

“Oi! Knock it the fuck off already!”

The way he was trying to control a girl with violence like a textbook DV boyfriend was pathetic. I didn’t really want to get involved, but I couldn’t just ignore it either.

“What the hell are you doing?”

I had no choice but to step in. Not that there was much I could do though.

“Ah!? Who the fuck are you!?”

“Nevada-kun!”

The moment I drew his attention, Akira shook off the guy’s grip and ran straight to me. She jumped into my chest, clinging tightly and crying.

“Hey! Akira! Get away from that guy!”

“I won’t!”

She hugged me even tighter. Her tits were pressing hard against me. What do you even want from me? The guy glared at me like I was his mortal enemy. Of course, he wasn’t any student I knew. …Wait, have I seen him before?

“You! Get the fuck away from Akira! She’s my woman!”

Yeah, I pretty much figured.

“I’m Nevada-kun’s woman!”

“You… bastard!”

Even if he glares at me like that.

“Who’s this guy?”

“Akutsu Michael-kun… my ex-boyfriend…”

“Akutsu, huh.”

“Reira! That guy’s no good! I love you way more than him!”

“I don’t want to! Stay away from me already!”

Not gonna comment on how she’s squeezing me even harder right now.

“Why are you two fighting?”

“This isn’t a fight! She just won’t listen to what I say…!”

Isn’t that literally the definition of a fight though?

“I’m Nevada-kun’s woman! I have zero interest in you!”

“You fucking… bitch…!”

I looked at this Akutsu Michael guy. Self-centered behavior like he was the center of the universe. The hysterical way he screamed made it obvious he had some mental issues. I personally didn’t care, but to Akira he was clearly someone to avoid. How to solve this, though, I had no idea.

“You. You’re the guy who’s been getting close to Akira lately, right?”

“Well, more like she’s the one getting close to me…”

I scratched the back of my head, wondering how to handle this.

“You’re getting cocky because the Moon Shadow Goddess fell for you?”

“Well, I can’t say that’s factually wrong.”

“Just so you know, she’s my woman. Butt in and it’ll be ugly, yeah?”

“Yeah, I get that.”

I could agree on that part. But Akira clearly didn’t. She pulled me down and kissed me.

“Mmm… chu… haa…”

A deep one, of course.

“Nevada-kun. I’m your woman. I’ll give you everything. So please become my man…”

“Then if I tell you to wear a collar, you’ll wear it?”

“If that’s what Nevada-kun wants…”

This one’s gone off the deep end too.

“Heh… haha… Guess I gotta teach you properly, huh?”

Akutsu showed me a sadistic grin. I could pretty much tell where this was going.

“Akira. Get out of here. This guy’s about to get violent.”

“What about you, Nevada-kun…?”

“I’ll deal with him somehow.”

“No! I don’t want Nevada-kun getting hurt!”

“I know, but he’s not stopping anymore.”

Madness was mixing into his eyes. There was no avoiding violence now. To him, my existence was already in the way.

“Hihya! Just die already!”

He swung his fist wide and smashed it straight into my face.

“!!”

“You touched my woman! No way I can forgive that, right!?”

He punched me again. I forcibly peeled Akira off me and got her to safety. Then he mounted me and started beating the shit out of me.

“Pathetic! You can’t even fight back!?”

“No need to.”

“Hah! Fucking coward!”

He kept pinning me down and punching nonstop.

“You piece of trash! This is what you get for touching my woman!”

“Stop! Don’t hit Nevada-kun!”

“Then will you be my woman again?”

“……!”

He presented her with that choice. Using me as a hostage, Akutsu gave her a rotten ultimatum.

“That… is…”

“No way this coward is worth protecting, right? I’m obviously the stronger man here.”

“Pfft.”

I couldn’t help but laugh at that line. Using violence to prove superiority. Even I didn’t see that coming.

“So? You gonna get back with me?”

“Ah…”

So I spoke up.

“There’s no need to get back with him.”

“Shut the fuck up!”

Another punch.

“Such a pathetic man… you hate him too, right? I can love you way better as a man.”

“Just so you know, everything happening here is being recorded.”

“!”

My single sentence made Akutsu’s fist freeze. He knew exactly what kind of ending a violent incident would lead to. He wasn’t stupid enough to miss that. He looked around, trying to find who was filming. But he couldn’t find them. Obviously. She was wearing shadow camouflage.

“Hah! There’s no one there! Nice bluff, dumbass!”

“By the way, if I submit the evidence photos, you’re finished. You understand that, right?”

“It’s obviously a bluff!”

Well, it is pretty hard to prove.

“You’re really not gonna fight back?”

“I’m a pacifist. Punching someone is my last resort.”

“What a fucking wimp!”

Akutsu punched me again.

“Right? Pathetic, isn’t he? The guy you’re clinging to. I’m clearly the superior male.”

And so Akutsu kept beating me.

“Hihya! So lame! And you still tried to act cool in front of a girl!? You can’t even lift a finger!”

Yeah. Well. That’s true. This is seriously turning into a violent incident. Plus since Sabakutani Eri is invisible, the assault is being properly recorded on video. Now then… how should I handle this? Akira’s gone pale, and Eri’s burning with killing intent. Still, peacefully resolving this from here is gonna be a bit difficult.