The Strongest Loner Redo His Youth With Unmatched Prowess!! ~In the Second Round of School Life, He Made Beautiful Girl Friends!~ - Chapter 45

“――So, you can’t really rely on the police here…”

“Wow… Is this place really that dangerous?” 

Yuito talked about the police situation in the city. 

After listening, Hina’s face twisted in disbelief. Then, she glared at the sluggishly moving police officers. 

“A girl’s life is at stake, so can’t you show a bit more urgency…!”

“Well, even if they get to the bottom of this incident, there’s a possibility that the guild will cover it up. If all their hard work goes to waste, they might lose their motivation.”

“Is there a possibility that the guild is involved?” 

Hina wrapped her arms around herself anxiously. 

“If that’s the case, what can we do…”

“I’ll handle it when the time comes. Don’t worry.’

Yuito gazed into the distance. 

In the center of the city stood a radio tower, boasting the tallest height in the world. It was a tourist attraction. 

In the future, it would collapse due to ‘a certain incident.’ 

“Got it. I trust you, Yuito.”

Hina took her smartphone out of her pocket.

“You’re going to investigate the people who seem to be involved in the kidnapping, right?” 

“Yeah. For now, I think that’s the only lead we have.” 

“Then it’s my achievement.” 

Hina showed her smartphone. 

The screen displayed a photo. Arai was carrying Hakari and Kirika on his back. 

“Arai-san…!?” 

He never thought Arai was involved in the kidnapping.

He thought his personality didn’t match, but to think he would get involved in crime. 

“What, do you know him?” 

“…We have a bit of a history.” 

There is a connection between Yuito and Arai. A bad one, to be sure.

There were times when he felt it was harassment. There were also times when he made a move on him. 

However, Arai and Kirika weren’t on bad terms.

Why did they even think about kidnapping? 

“For now, I think we should chase after Arai.” 

“Then, I’ll gather information from my friends. Long live the SNS era!” 

“I’ll ask my friends for help too.” 

“…Does Yuito have friends?” 

“…Just one.” 

Yuito took out his smartphone and called Satou. 

After a few rings, the call connected.

“Hey, isn’t it rare to get a call from Yuito?”

“I’m sorry. I need a little help with something.” 

“Alright.”

“I haven’t even told you what it is yet…” 

He could hear laughter on the other end of the line. 

He could somehow picture Satou with a smug look on his face. 

“From what I gather, Yuito is the type who can’t ask others for help out of consideration.”

“Well… that might be true.”

“That kind of request from you must be something extremely urgent and related to friends or acquaintances.”

Satou lowered his voice. 

“I’ve heard about it. It’s about Hakari-chan and Kirika-chan, right?”

“Yeah. Can you help?” 

“Leave it to me. There must be some clue, right?”

“That’s――” 

Yuito started talking about Arai.

While listening to the story, Satou nodded in agreement in a low voice. 

“That cocky chicken bastard… did he really go that far?”

“C-cocky chicken bastard?” 

“With his hair all spiky for no reason, doesn’t he have a head like a rooster’s comb?”

“Bwahaha!?” 

Yuito couldn’t help but burst out laughing. 

Arai’s hairstyle perfectly matched a rooster’s comb. 

It might actually be similar.

“I’ll try asking my friends for now. Maybe someone has already heard from that guy.”

“…Thank you.” 

“Don’t worry about it… I still owe Kirika-chan for the other day. I’ll show her my bunny outfit in front of Yuito…!”

“Ah, yeah.” 

Even if Kirika is safely rescued, it seems a trial is about to stand in her way.