TL: Mass Release since it's my birthday~ (Awhile back, but I got busy with Vacation+Graduation) Thank you for everything. Dunno when I'll stop translating but I do hope you guys can enjoy it. Comments will be much appreciated.
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Sato suddenly stopped walking and looked with interest at the delinquents emerging from the alley ahead.
Then he glanced behind him. Another group had surrounded him from the rear.
Tsk, what a lineup.
Sato could not help sighing inwardly. Delinquents had blocked both the front and the back. There had to be twenty or thirty of them here.
And judging from the uniforms... Akehisa High?
So it really was that guy from yesterday. Looks like his desire for revenge was pretty intense. This was going to be fun...
"Long time no see... Nohara."
The dozen or so delinquents in front suddenly stopped and parted down the middle, making way for a familiar figure who slowly walked out. A savage grin filled his otherwise calm face, brimming with the thrill of imminent revenge.
Seeing that figure, a faint smile appeared on Sato's face.
As expected, it was him.
"Long time no see? Has it even been twenty-four hours since we last met?"
Sato spoke casually.
It was as though he did not even notice the twenty or thirty delinquents surrounding him. There was not the slightest trace of fear on his face.
"But speaking of which, your recovery ability's pretty good. An ordinary person probably wouldn't even be able to get out of bed for two or three days, yet you're already hopping around like a monkey."
Sato looked at Sagara Takeshi with interest and could not help praising him.
That "Delinquent Body" talent really was impressive. It actually had effects this strong. Did all the guys behind him have this talent too?
Monkey? Sagara Takeshi's gaze instantly darkened.
He coldly stared at Sato.
"Thanks to you, every second since yesterday I've wanted nothing more than to stuff you into a concrete pillar and sink you into Tokyo Bay!"
"Oh come on, even the yakuza don't really do that anymore."
"Modern forensic methods are very advanced, you know. Even if you sink someone into Tokyo Bay, the police will still find them. Wouldn't it be better to just chop them into minced meat and feed them to sharks?"
Sato spoke eloquently. Personally, he thought vaporizing someone into dust was even better, but this bunch of delinquents obviously did not have that kind of ability.
The surrounding delinquents all froze for a moment.
"Sagara-san, hurry up and deal with him! This guy feels creepy as hell! Is he some kind of psycho?!"
Someone beside Sagara Takeshi could not help blurting out.
For some reason, Sato's words made his whole body feel cold, as though that fate would actually happen to him one day.
Sato was smiling, but his eyes remained calm.
Don't panic. I'm just talking about the fate of yakuza.
Yakuza might appear glamorous, surrounded by luxury cars and beautiful women, but in the end they were still creatures living in the shadows of society. At any moment they could die in gang conflicts and end up as corpses on the street.
And the lives of yakuza were not treated as lives. Even if someone stuffed them into a concrete pillar and sank them into Tokyo Bay or chopped them up to feed sharks, nobody would care.
More than half of the Akehisa delinquents would probably end up joining the yakuza in the future.
Sato had already seen through their future...
Sagara Takeshi looked at Sato standing within their encirclement. Despite obviously being the weaker side in terms of numbers, he remained completely calm, treating them as though they did not exist.
"You really piss me off, bastard."
Sagara Takeshi muttered quietly before suddenly lifting his head and grinning viciously at Sato.
"Crush him! Let him see the power of Akehisa!"
"Yeahhh!!!"
"Get him!"
"I've been sick of this guy for ages!"
The delinquents immediately shouted as they charged at Sato with savage grins, like a herd of wild horses breaking loose.
"Strong on the outside, weak on the inside..."
Sato sighed softly, his gaze sharpening.
Whoosh!
The next moment, Sato's figure suddenly vanished from where he stood.
Bang!
A heavy impact rang out amidst the chaos.
Immediately afterward, the expression of the leading delinquent twisted from pain. The intense agony distorted his entire face, and then his body uncontrollably flew into the air like a cannonball, blasting backward!
"Ahhh!"
"What the hell?!"
The delinquents behind him widened their eyes in shock, their vicious grins instantly turning into astonishment.
The next second, they were smashed down by the delinquent flying back into them. The terrifying force gave them no chance to resist as a whole group toppled over like knocked-over seasoning bottles, rolling across the ground.
Sato remained expressionless and did not stop.
His figure moved through the delinquents like a phantom, so fast that afterimages trailed behind him.
Roundhouse kicks! Knee strikes! Elbow blows!
Grapples! Cloud hands! Palm strikes!
All kinds of martial techniques unfolded in Sato's hands with flawless precision, impossible to predict.
Loaded Module: [Combat Master], also known as [Martial Artist].
As the name implied, it represented someone who had reached the pinnacle of martial arts. This module possessed no Ki-enhancing attacks, but any part of the martial artist's body could become a lethal weapon.
Thud!
Bang!
Whoosh!
Bodies crashing into walls. The sounds of punches landing flesh to flesh. Bodies flying through the air...
Along with the agonized rolling, screams, and groans of the delinquents sprawled across the ground, the entire street instantly became like a battlefield. Bodies littered the area...
At a certain moment, Sato's figure finally stopped.
And at this point, not a single person remained standing around him.
Looking at the delinquents lying everywhere, Sato exhaled deeply, clapped his hands lightly, and said in a relaxed tone, "Done. Wrap it up."
Then he looked toward the utterly frozen Sagara Takeshi and the two delinquents beside him who had not even had the chance to charge in. A smile appeared on his face.
"Sometimes having more people doesn't necessarily help. Understand?"
The two delinquents beside Sagara Takeshi suddenly trembled. Seeing Sato's smiling face, they collapsed onto the ground in terror.
A-all of them were defeated?!
That fast?!
How could someone this terrifying possibly exist in the world?!
Sagara Takeshi was equally horrified, but unlike the two underlings who had completely lost their nerve, he still retained a shred of composure.
Soon, as though thinking of something, his eyes suddenly lit up and he shouted at Sato, who was slowly approaching him.
"Wait!"
Sato stopped walking and looked at him with interest.