The Strongest Loner Redo His Youth With Unmatched Prowess!! ~In the Second Round of School Life, He Made Beautiful Girl Friends!~ - Chapter 31: Violence Solves Everything

“To be startled by someone like him…!!” 

Hina was gritting her teeth in front of the sink. 

“That’s not it. I was just surprised because I didn’t expect someone like him to confess directly.” 

Hina was unexpectedly hit by Yuito’s misunderstanding confession.

Being unsettled by the introverted guy she was supposed to have under her thumb was unacceptable. 

“But he has a good face, money, and he’s not a bad person. Maybe he’s a good catch… No, no way I’m falling for an introvert!!” 

Hina took a deep breath and placed her hand on the door. 

“I won’t fall behind anymore. This time, I’ll make him heart-thumping…!”

Click. 

When she opened the door and returned to the store, there was no sign of Yuito. 

Instead.

“Hey there, Hina-chan. Long time no see!” 

“W-Why are you here…!?” 

“Come on, you can’t just say that to your ex!” 

There stood a host-like man with dyed blonde hair. 

He was Hina’s ex-boyfriend.

Three tough-looking men stand around her ex-boyfriend. 

“By the way, this is the place I told you about. Didn’t you think there was a connection?” 

“I see, the bartender must have spilled the beans.” 

The bartender wipes a glass with an indifferent expression. 

Hina glares at his nonchalant face. 

“Hey, Hina-chan, let’s get back together.”

“No way. You have connections with the underworld, don’t you?” 

At first, she thought she had found a good boyfriend. 

He was considerate, had money, and had the kind of maturity that comes with being older. 

However, she soon felt something was off. 

Her ex often yelled on the phone. 

When she eavesdropped on the conversations, she noticed words like drugs and women kept coming up.

She got scared and looked into it, and sure enough, her ex-boyfriend is connected to an anti-social organization and is doing shady things behind the scenes. 

Rumors like that started popping up everywhere. 

“…If I had to guess, you were probably planning to sell me off somewhere, too, right?” 

“No, no, I really loved you, Hina-chan. Please come back to me.”

“Go look for someone else.” 

Hina tried to leave the store, but the men blocked the exit. 

Her ex-boyfriend let out a deep sigh. 

“Hah. That’s right. I work to introduce girls to guys.” 

“You’re such a jerk.” 

“You can’t talk like that, Hina-chan. You thought of me as a cash cow, didn’t you?”

She can’t deny that. 

However, she doesn’t think he’s as much of a jerk as her ex. 

She wanted them to be kept separate. 

“Actually, you know, when I showed your photo to my superiors, they seemed to like it. How about you quietly sacrifice yourself for my promotion?” 

Her ex sways closer to Hina.

She’s scared. Holding back tears, she glares at her ex-boyfriend. 

“What are you planning to do?” 

“Don’t look so worried. If you get high and can’t escape, I’ll just hand you over.” 

Her ex reaches out her hand. 

Hina tightly shuts her eyes. 

“Um, what are you doing?”

A vague voice echoed in the scene. 

When she looked towards the entrance of the store, Yuito’s face peeked in. 

She was relieved. 

She almost shouted out in joy, but then she realized. 

One man had his hand reaching into his pocket. 

What she caught a glimpse of was a silver glint of a blade. 

(At this rate, Yuito will get caught up too…)

Maybe, just maybe, she could be saved. 

If Hina screams, and Yuito runs away immediately, and then goes outside to call for help, they might manage somehow. 

But what if they get caught before they can escape? 

This bar is located in a place where no one can see it. 

If they go outside and get caught right away, it would be pointless. 

If that happens, not only Hina but also Yuito would get involved.

“What are you doing here? You’re still here?” 

“…Huh?” 

Hina desperately suppresses her voice from trembling. 

She speaks as coldly as possible, as if spitting it out. 

“It’s all a lie. There’s no way I’d deal with someone like you, a loner. I was laughing at the video of you being awkward, alright?” 

“Um…”

“Once you understand, could you please just get out? You’re annoying just by being in my sight.” 

“…Yes.” 

Yuito trudged out of the store. 

With that, he wouldn’t get dragged into this. 

“Is it to avoid getting involved? How sweet of you. Are you maybe in love?”

“…Annoying. Just take me away already!?”

“Well then, let’s go to the back of the store for now.”

Her ex-boyfriend reached out her hand――

“Um, is it okay if I talk to you for a bit?” 

“Why are you back…” 

Yuito came back, tilting his head as he looked at Hina. 

“I just had a feeling that Hina-san looked like she was about to cry… Are you perhaps in trouble?”

“Wh-why would I cry… Why are you so perceptive only at times like this? Weren’t I trying to let you escape?!” 

“Oh, is that so? But if you’re in trouble, I thought I couldn’t just leave you alone.” 

The store fell silent. 

A tongue click echoed. 

“Forget it. Just catch him.” 

“Alright.”

One of the men pulled out a knife. 

He approached Yuito with heavy footsteps. 

“Run――!” 

Before Hina could finish her shout. 

Crash!! 

The man who had approached Yuito was thrown away. 

“…Huh?” 

“W-What the hell is this guy?!” 

The remaining two men also approached Yuito. 

“Buhou!?” 

“Guhou!?” 

However, they collapsed in an instant.

In just a few seconds, the tables turned. 

Her ex-boyfriend was the one being cornered. 

“D-Don’t come any closer!!”

He pulled out a knife and pressed it against Hina’s neck. 

The cold blade touched her skin. 

“If you come any closer, I’ll cut this person!?” 

Clang. 

The knife that had been pressed against Hina’s neck fell to the floor.

Its blade clattering.

“Please don’t do anything terrible to my friend.” 

“Guhou!?!” 

It exploded onto his ex-boyfriend’s face. 

Thuud!! 

He flew into the wall of the store. 

“Um, Hina-san, are you okay?”

Before she knew it, the situation had been resolved in no time. 

When Hina realized this, both anxiety and relief caught up with her simultaneously. 

“I was so scared!!” 

“Huh!?” 

Hina hugged Yuito tightly. 

Tears streamed down from the depths of her eyes.