The Story Where I, the Strongest Mercenary, Was Reincarnated as a Bullied Introverted High School Student ~ When I Was Freely Enjoying My School Life, for Some Reason the Girls Around Me Started Glancing at Me~ - Chapter 25: Notice of Saida's Termination

“Huh!?”

“What’s with this guy, using tableware!?”

(These guys are Japanese. Their movements are amateur too.)

“Hmph!”

I kicked hard at the hand holding the survival knife of the man I was blocking with the table knife, and the survival knife went flying through the air. In that opening, I replaced the table knife with a mustard bottle on the table, crushed it in my grip, and sprayed it into that man’s eyes.

“Gyaaaah!”

“What are you doing, damn it!”

While he was writhing, the opponent I had blocked with the fork pulled back his survival knife and swung it around.

(Amateurs rely on weapons. It would have been more troublesome if he just punched at me.)

Grabbing the arm holding the survival knife, I drove an elbow strike into his solar plexus. This was a technique that even a child could use to knock out a big man if done properly. The man gave a small groan and collapsed to the floor.

“Damn, my vision…”

While the man was wiping the mustard from his face, I caught the survival knife that I had kicked up and was falling from the air. At the same time, I poured ketchup from the table onto the neck of the unconscious man on the floor and the survival knife I was holding.

What the man who finished wiping off the mustard saw was me holding a survival knife dripping with red liquid, and his companion collapsed on the floor with red liquid streaming from his neck.

“Do you want to die too? If not, surrender.”

“Hiiie…”

When I bluffed, the man trembled and raised both arms. Being this confused, he probably couldn’t tell the difference between ketchup and blood.

(…Now then.)

I bowed politely to the agitated customers in the restaurant.

“This was a little entertainment while you waited for your food. How was it?”

Then, starting with one person, applause broke out. The first to clap loudly and encourage the others was Kanai in the kitchen. Even though she probably didn’t understand English, she sensed my feelings and did this. This girl was seriously too competent.

The lively foreigners immediately started whistling and cheering.

“Wow! Ninjas really do exist!”

“I was surprised! That was realistic acting!”

“Don’t you have anything using swords? I want to see samurai sword fighting too!”

Foreigners loved surprises. I carried the unconscious guy on my back and made the surrendered man stand in front, threatening him.

“We’re going to the storage room like this. If you try to escape, I’ll kill you.”

Then I also called out to the girl who was still stunned from being attacked.

“You’re coming with us too. You have some idea about the circumstances, right?”

“Y-yes! I’m sorry for getting you involved…”

Still wearing her hood pulled low, the girl also went to the storage room. Saida, who had been washing dishes, came at me aggressively.

“Hey, Fushimi! Who are those guys!? And you, what are you doing on your own—”

“Manager, Fushimi is taking a break so it’ll get busy! Please hurry up with the dishwashing!”

However, Kanai from the kitchen pushed Saida into the washing area and made eye contact with me. She probably understood that leaving it to me would work out better. Sorry, please also wipe up the ketchup I’d spilled on the floor.

Bringing the three people to the storage room, I laid the unconscious man dripping ketchup from his neck on the floor. It would probably be smoother to proceed as if he were dead.

“Now then, why did you target her? Answer me if you don’t want to die.”

Pointing the blood-red survival knife at him, the man answered while crying in fear.

“F-for money! I don’t know who that person is! I was told that if I killed them, I’d be put in prison for a few years, but in exchange, a huge reward would be prepared!”

“What’s the contact information of the guy who made that offer?”

“I can’t contact them from this side! It’s not a lie, the instruction emails and photos came on a disposable phone for instructions that deletes the records after I check them!”

(As I thought, it’s one of those dark part-time jobs… This guy is a disposable pawn, mneaning that I can’t get information this way, and in this life-or-death situation, he’s not the type who could lie.)

“Got it. Also, that’s a lie. Even if you killed her, you wouldn’t get paid.”

“Huh?”

Leaving the hopeless idiot aside for now, I spoke to the girl who was attacked.

“Can you explain the circumstances?”

“Yes, but… I don’t think you’d understand even if I told you…”

Saying that, she removed her hood and showed me her face. Blonde hair reaching her shoulders, blue eyes, slightly tanned skin. Seeing that familiar appearance, I was surprised.

“You’re Aaron’s…”

“Eh!?”

When I muttered that, she widened her eyes even more than I did.

“H-how do you know my father’s name!?”

“…I’m Miyamoto Ryuji, who was the captain of SWORD. As his daughter, I was shown your photos by that guy until I was sick of them.”

I decided to reveal my true identity. That would make the conversation progress faster.

“Y-you’re that ‘Invincible Dragon’!? I can’t believe it… You’re about the same age as me!?”

“…Japanese people have youthful faces. I’m currently hiding by pretending to be a high school student.”

“True, father also said that ‘Ryuji is a childish guy’ but… to think it was this much…”

Only Char would immediately believe me if I had said that I’d been reincarnated. To avoid confusion, I proceeded with the made-up story that I had survived.

“Ah, let me introduce myself again… I’m Ella Smith, daughter of Aaron Smith.”

“So why is your life being targeted? Tell me, I want to help you.”

When I looked at her with strong eyes, Ella told me.

“The SWORD group that my father belonged to was destroyed. And father too, became someone who would never return…”

“Aaron died in the line of duty protecting us… It was a noble end. This peaceful Japan exists thanks to your father.”

“Thank you…!”

At my words, Ella thanked me while tearing up a little.

“However, when I investigated the last mission, there were many puzzling points. I think everyone in SWORD was set up by someone.”

“I’m also thinking that and gathering information. Could it be… that’s why you were attacked?”

“I think so. Seeking revenge for my father, and finding the culprit who trapped SWORD. And I also came to Japan with one more purpose.”

Saying that, Ella held her breath nervously.

“That stealth missile used Japan’s cutting-edge technology that the mafia utilized. The developer is probably Japanese, and their name might come up in this cutting-edge science and technology exhibition.”

“Is that person the mastermind?”

“I don’t know, they might just have been used. The problem is that even I know about this.”

I immediately understood what Ella wanted to say. If even Ella knew about it, naturally other overseas mafia would have obtained this information too. There were obviously people who would start wars just to gain profit.

“Are you saying the plan we stopped is being plotted again?”

“I think the possibility is high. The fact that I was targeted for snooping around is good proof.”

“What a mess, I thought we had destroyed those mafia people completely.”

“Other overseas mafia have already infiltrated Japan. They’re probably trying to start another war using Japan as kindling.”

Hearing Ella’s words, I sighed deeply.

(Good grief, it seems there’s still a lot I have to do in this body.)

“I understand the situation. What will Ella do after this?”

“I’m also a mercenary’s daughter. I won’t give up over something like this!”

“…I understand. But I’ll handle the revenge, so please move with your own safety as the priority.”

Saying that, I exchanged contact information with Ella. For now, I’d threaten the overseas mafia organizations who had already infiltrated Japan and would listen to their stories while pursuing the mastermind as the main goal.

“I didn’t think they’d attack in full view of the public. Well, it was because idiots were being used. As expected of Aaron’s daughter, this was irregular but you seem to have learned the basics of hiding.”

When I praised her, Ella’s cheeks turned red.

“Ah… that’s not it, I really wanted to eat Japanese food so I came to this restaurant… The okonomiyaki was very delicious.”

“…You’re definitely Aaron’s child.”

That boldness of wanting to enjoy herself while she was at it. I was not sure if I wanted Char to learn from that or not.

After that, one of the men who attacked woke up from unconsciousness, so I threatened him but he also had no information like the other. The one who hadn’t been unconscious believed his companion was dead, so when he woke up he was scared to death.

After letting Ella escape through the back door, I took those guys to the police station. Since it would be troublesome if it became a big incident, I only told the police that I had “happened to catch guys planning dark part-time jobs” and returned to the restaurant. The police would investigate on their end too, though I couldn’t expect much.

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“Ah, everyone! Jinta-kun came back!”

“Help us quickly!”

When I returned to the restaurant, the high school girl staff in the hall came crying to me. Apparently they couldn’t understand foreign languages and had kept quite a number of foreign customers waiting.

“Sorry to keep you waiting. Let me guide you.”

For now, I guided some Spanish people at the storefront in Spanish. The high school girls watched me with red cheeks and dazed expressions. Hey, you guys should work too.

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“Phew, we’re done!”

When we closed the restaurant, Kanai stretched greatly in the kitchen. And again, the high school girls gathered around me.

“Still, Jinta-kun surprised us!”

“Right, right, were those your friends? Are they actually stage actors?”

“The realistic acting was amazing!”

“Kicking and catching the knife, you have good reflexes too!”

“So cool! Like a movie!”

Apparently these guys also thought what had happened earlier was my surprise performance. In a country this complacent about peace, overseas mafia would have an easy time too.

While thinking that, Saida came to me with a demonic expression.

“Don’t mess around, doing whatever you want! Do you know how terrible it was because you left!?”

“It certainly looked terrible for the hall girls. You were just washing dishes though.”

“As I said this morning, you’re fired today! I’ll tell Dojima about this too! Guys who can’t pay tribute money get killed and made examples of, look forward to it!”

Finally the word “tribute money” came out of Saida’s mouth. This guy probably wasn’t legitimate either.

And whether it was because of anger, or that was just his level of intelligence, he didn’t seem to understand that if he fired me, the restaurant wouldn’t function from tomorrow. Behind me, the high school girls were already discussing.

“If Jinta-kun quits, should we all quit together too?”

Kanai also had an expression beyond exasperation.

In the midst of this, a white large limousine stopped in front of the restaurant. A man in black got out of the driver’s seat and opened the rear door, and a middle-aged man and woman got out of the car.

Dressed sharply in Brioni and Moschino tailored suits, they were the customers who had come first today. The representatives of “Yamano Holdings”, the parent company of this restaurant “Kuroyagitei”.

Chairman Inagaki and President Mizushima.