A Lonely S-Rank Explorer, Returning to His Student Days to Redo His Youth—It Seems the Strongest Loner Is Being Genuinely Loved by the Most Beautiful Girls in the School - Chapter 22: Human Wave Tactics

Yuito looks at Hakari.

Hakari was drawing her arms close to hide her body with her clothes torn. Through the gap between her arms, black underwear could be seen. Tears were spilling from her eyes, trembling as if in fear.

When she meets Yuito’s gaze, the trembling in her eyes stops. The tense look, like a drawn bow, relaxes as if reassured.

“…Hakari-san, please use this.”

Hakari looked slightly relieved, but it must be tough to be exposed without any clothes.

Yuito takes off his jacket and covers Hakari with it.

Hakari tightly wrapped herself in his jacket.

“Thank you… How did you know where I was?”

“Well… um, it’s more like a human wave tactic…”

“Human wave tactics?”

Hakari tilts her head in confusion.

That’s true. It’s a well-known fact that Yuito has few friends.

Now there is Hakari, but he used to be a lone wolf racing down the solitary road.

The solo player, who is the farthest from the human wave tactic, is the only person.

“When I came out of the station building to look for Hakari-san, there were people I kind of knew… right in front of the family restaurant.”

“Is this Satou-san?”

“Well… that’s――”

“Big brother Yuito!! Have you found any friends yet!?”

With a loud roar, a large crowd rushes into the host club.

Those are people that not only Yuito but also Hakari recognize.

They are the “senpai” and their accomplices that Arai brought to kidnap Hakari and the others.

“Could it be… these people?”

“Yeah. If I explain it in a bit more detail――”

Yuito briefly explains the process of finding Hakari.

From the man who had Hakari’s smartphone, Yuito heard the whole story of how Hakari was taken away.

He has reported it to the police, but he can’t wait for them to arrive.

In the meantime, Hakari might be exposed to danger.

Yuito hurriedly dashed out of the station building and looked around.

What caught his eye was the family restaurant built right in front of the station building. Looking through the large windows, he could see many customers enjoying their meals inside.

There might be someone who saw Hakari from there.

Yuito stormed into the family restaurant to gather eyewitness accounts.

However, many of the customers gathered at the family restaurant were people who seemed somewhat familiar.

It is the man that Arai called “senpai” and his companions.

――It might become a hassle again. Worst case, I’ll have to forcefully extract the information…

A sinister plan crossed Yuito’s mind, but the situation moved in a surprisingly favorable direction.

“Oh, you are!? H-Hehe… I’m sorry about the other day. We were tricked by that idiot Arai… We won’t cause you any more trouble, I promise…”

Arai’s “senpai” bent over with a hunch, rubbing his hands together, and leaned towards Yuito.

The other members also wear strained smiles.

They were completely trained.

This is fortunate. It seems he can easily extract the information.

When Yuito asked for eyewitness accounts of Hakari, several people raised their hands.

“I saw two unconscious girls being put into a luxury minivan.”

Based on that testimony, when Yuito tried to chase after the luxury minivan, the senpai stopped him.

“We’ll help you search for your friend too! We caused you trouble, after all!”

Having more hands around won’t be a loss.

Yuito made that decision and set out with a group of semi-gangsters to search for Hakari.

And the number of people was great.

Using their connections and SNS, the whereabouts of the luxury minivan were quickly discovered.

“I saw two girls being carried out from a luxury minivan parked in front of the host club in the entertainment district.”

Having obtained that information, Yuito immediately stormed into the host club.

“Something like that, finding Hakari-san was also thanks to these people, I guess…”

“Hehe… I’m glad they could be of help!”

“They’re quite attached to you, aren’t they…”

“Somehow, it seems like they’re the type to go along with whoever is in power…”

The principles of behavior for the semi-gang group were simple.

If he wants to put it nicely, it’s “survival of the fittest.” If he wants to put it bluntly, it’s “bowing down to the strong.”

It seems that Yuito has been designated as “a strong guy they shouldn’t go against.”

“D-Damn it… those half-assed punks are getting too cocky…!!”

The man who had been attacking Hakari――Yukki crawled away from Yuito, putting distance between them.

He was glaring at Yuito while sweating profusely.

“This store is backed by the ‘Kijinkai’.”

“Kijinkai…? An old folks’ club?”

“Big brother Yuito. The Kijinkai is a well-known anti-social organization around here. They are said to be involved in drug sales, making underground videos, debt collection… they are quite widespread.”

“Hmm…”

Yuito nodded as if he had just heard gossip about a celebrity’s infidelity.

In other words, he’s not interested.

“What are you all making a fuss about… Where the hell are you from? Gah!!”

Rough-looking men come out from the back of the store.

They must have come out after hearing the commotion.

Maybe it’s because they are used to rough work, but as soon as they saw Yuito and the others, they started barking like guard dogs.

“I came to help my friend. Are you the kidnappers?”

“Then, so what?”

“I won’t allow it.”

“Don’t act tough. You punk!!”

The men raised their weapons, aiming magical guns and daggers at Yuito.

“It’s pointless.”

“Wh-what…!?”

However, in the next moment, the men’s weapons were slashed apart.

Gazing at the severed blade, the men stared in astonishment.

“D-Damn it!!”

It seems that even when the men have their weapons slashed, they don’t give up.

With fists raised, they leap at Yuito.

Yuito also sheathed his sword and assumed a ready stance with his open hand.

“Die already――Gahh!?”

“T-This guy… my punches aren’t hitting. Even if I hit him, they come back to us!?”

Even if the men swing their fists at Yuito, those fists are deftly deflected and returned to them.

On the contrary, they end up fighting among themselves and being violently thrown against the wall.

The flow of power throughout the entire room is completely controlled by Yuito.

Before they knew it, the men were all battered. Only Yuito was standing, having been thrown to the floor.

“The police will arrive soon. Please stay calm until then.”

“D-Damn it… is this it…”

“Y-you’re kidding me!!”

It was Yukki who shouted.

Where did he pull it from? In his hand was a gleaming black pistol. This time, it wasn’t a magic gun.

It operates not with gunpowder but with magic, yet it is a real gun that fires live rounds.

“Don’t move. If you move, I’ll shoot her!!”

At the end of that aim was Hakari. Hakari glared at Yukki with a pale face, who was pointing a gun at her.

Targeting not Yuito but Hakari was probably his own strategy.

Yuito stares intently at Yukki.

“I-I won’t get caught by the police. I’ll make my escape… I’ll take Hakari as a hostage, so don’t even think about chasing me!!”

Yukki points the gun at Hakari and slowly approaches.

His hand reached out to grab Hakari—Boom!!

Yukki’s body blurred. In an instant, he had moved to the wall.

His fist sinks into the face. Yukki’s head is slammed against the wall, causing the store to shake. Dust falls from the shelves.

“Ah… ugh…”

“Don’t try to hurt my precious person again.”

With blood streaming from his broken nose, Yukki collapsed.