At this moment
In a familiar alleyway, three perverts were sticking their butts out, peering toward the hidden passage they had crawled out of earlier.
"Whew… they really did not follow us?"
Kamishiro looked at the now-empty tunnel in surprise. He'd thought those beasts would've blown up the entrance on the spot.
"This is brotherhood!"
Iori sighed emotionally. Yamamoto, what a good man!!!
Of course, that emotion carried a heavy dose of schadenfreude. There was no way he believed that the bastard had volunteered willingly.
It was nothing more than forced brotherhood.
Still, they had to rescue him. After all, what Kamishiro could think of, Iori had also realized.
If Yamamoto really got caught, then… there was a very real chance he would sell them out immediately!
At that point, they would truly have to say goodbye to their peaceful college lives forever!
And honestly, forget the beasts inside even Iori felt the urge to stab Kamishiro!
"You bastard! Explain yourself what the hell does a golden ticket mean?! did not you say you were just here for a part-time job?!"
Now that he knew he was safe, Iori finally snapped. His eyes bloodshot, he grabbed Kamishiro by the collar and demanded answers.
If Kamishiro did not give him a reasonable explanation today, he would personally throw him back into the venue!
Even if he couldn't win a fight, holding this bastard back would not be a problem. The alley was close enough to the venue that even a little noise would draw in a horde of beasts.
(;?_?)
"Ahem… calm down, calm down…"
Seeing the madness in Iori's eyes, Kamishiro nervously tried to soothe his fragile heart.
"Well… the male lead is also technically a part-timer."
Hearing that, Iori froze. His expression went blank as he stared unblinking at Kamishiro.
(???)
Do you want to listen to yourself for a second?!
"Yep. Definitely should just sacrifice you."
With that, Iori lifted Kamishiro and started dragging him toward the alley exit planning to throw him in and immediately run.
The culprit would be handed over. There was no way those beasts would come all the way to Izu just for two insignificant nobodies, right?
Kamishiro: {{(°△°; "}}!
"H-Hey, wait!"
"There's nothing to wait for. I'm sending you off to reincarnation. Go to hell and corrupt some succubi!"
"Hiss !"
At that, Kamishiro actually felt a tiny bit tempted.
Succubi, after all.
Luckily, Kamishiro wasn't entirely sure hell existed. Otherwise… he might've seriously considered it.
"W-Wait! Look at this first!"
He pulled another golden ticket out of his chest pocket.
"Huh?"
Seeing that dazzling color, Iori's face filled with sarcasm.
"What, you think I'm some blond idiot?"
Kohei, who was still trying to piece together what had happened, looked at Iori innocently.
Why the indiscriminate attack?!
What did blond guys ever do?!
Ignoring Kohei, Iori tightened his grip on Kamishiro's collar, waiting for an explanation.
Seeing this, Kamishiro said nothing more. After giving Iori a reassuring look, he pulled out his phone.
Time to use actions to "con" him.
Under Iori's puzzled gaze, Kamishiro opened LINE and tapped on the contact he'd added not long ago, Momo.
Kamishiro:Momo! I made it out!
Momo:Kamishiro-kun! Are you okay?!
In a nearby café, Momo excitedly slapped the director beside her.
"Director, look! Look! Kamishiro-kun got out!"
"..."
Looking at the venue no longer surrounded by beasts, Director Hase's mouth twitched.
He actually escaped.
As expected, disasters live forever.
"Mhm, good that he escaped. But what about my old buddy?"
Hase nodded perfunctorily. Compared to Kamishiro, he was far more worried about his longtime colleague.
"I'll ask him!"
Momo immediately dove back into chatting with Kamishiro.
After a while, she finally looked up, her expression strange.
"Director… Kamishiro-kun asked if it'd be okay to add one more person during the next shoot."
"PUFF!!!"
Director Hase sprayed his coffee everywhere.
What?!
Weren't you just talking about the cameraman?!
How did this suddenly come up?!
Seeing his reaction, Momo scratched her cheek awkwardly.
"Well… I asked Kamishiro-kun. He said the venue was too chaotic and he did not see the cameraman.
But do not worry Kamishiro-kun said he drew all the aggro himself, so the cameraman must be fine!"
"Phew…"
Hearing that, Director Hase finally relaxed.
But then he remembered her earlier question.
His gaze turned strange.
Didn't that kid refuse to work with others before?
Did he awaken some bizarre new fetish?
Well, as long as both actors agreed, it wasn't a problem…
After all, there wasn't even a script yet
Wait.
No, this won't do!
Because of their looks, he'd planned to steer the film in an artistic direction.
Adding another person?
What is this NTR art?!
Without hesitation, Director Hase refused
Before he could finish, his phone vibrated.
It was a message from Kamishiro.
Kamishiro:Just pretend to agree for now.
???
Director Hase stared at his phone, completely confused.
What the hell was going on?
He suddenly had the urge to go ask Kamishiro in person but thinking of the beasts still in the venue, he immediately abandoned the idea.
His life was more important!!!
Meanwhile, Kamishiro was far from safe.
Damn it!
Whatever it was, it could wait until they were fully secure!
What if the pursuers caught up?!
Of course, Director Hase did not know that the tunnel entrance had already been sealed by a brave soul.
Judging by the loud crash earlier, the beasts would need some time to clear the "obstruction."
And outside the venue, beasts from a certain high school were still coming and going nonstop.
Rather than running blindly, it was better to stay in the alley and resolve their internal conflict first.
They wouldn't find the tunnel exit anytime soon.
Naturally, Kamishiro and Iori remained cautious, staying near the alley entrance to monitor the beasts' movements.
As for guarding the tunnel exit
Kamishiro paid Kohei with a rare, out-of-print Rarako card.
Kohei was now crouched at the exit, holding a brick.
The opening was tiny, no way they could rush out together.
It'd be like whack-a-mole.
Head pops up smack!
Grant them the title of "Emerging Star."
As for the brick's origin?
That was even better.
The moment they got out, Iori and Kohei recognized the alley.
It was the same one where they had met those "kind-hearted people" before entering the venue.
If not for those two, they might have already ended up in Akihabara.
Remembering that, Kohei immediately knocked the two "kind souls" into a deeper sleep.
Then he took the brick that had been hanging above their heads and claimed it as a weapon.
Judging by the horns on those two, Kohei's resentment ran deep.
Kamishiro glanced sympathetically at the peacefully sleeping Tadakuni and Hidenori.
The three idiots were completely wiped out.
"Stop staring. You should worry about yourself more," Iori whispered coldly into Kamishiro's ear.
"If you lied to me, I'll really throw you out."
Kamishiro had taken a bit too long chatting with Momo.
To calm Iori down, he'd already explained his plan.
Now Iori was in an extremely excited state.
If Kamishiro dared to joke now, he might actually get beaten to death.
(?_?)
"Relax. No problem at all… look, Momo already agreed."
He handed his phone to Iori.
On the screen Momo had "agreed" to the suggestion.
Iori trembled as he took the phone.
This… this was his lifelong dream!
Hmph.
Seeing how hopelessly ecstatic Iori looked, Kamishiro sneered internally.
Join?
Dream on.
Yes, Momo agreed but are you sure you will even have time that day?
Kamishiro never planned to let Iori join.
This was just to stabilize him.
When filming time came, he'd simply "forget" to tell Iori the time and place.
And even if Iori somehow found out an "unexpected incident" could always be arranged.
After all
This film belonged to him and Momo alone!
No third person allowed!!!
Hehehe ahem!
Just as Kamishiro was plotting how to dig a pit for Iori, he suddenly felt himself grabbed tightly by a pair of powerful arms.
Then came Iori's tearful voice.
"Kamishiro! I misunderstood you before… you're basically my reborn parent!"
Kamishiro: (°ー°〃)
He looked down at the sobbing Iori with disdain.
This little thing made you cry?!
And now I'm your reborn parent?!
Have some dignity!
Your real parents would be heartbroken!
"If you don't mind… I'd like to swear loyalty as- "
"WAIT WAIT WAIT!!!"
Kamishiro interrupted in horror.
Too terrifying. He could already imagine this unfilial son rebelling in the future.
Absolutely not.
"Enough. Look at you. Let's think about how to survive this first otherwise there won't be any filming at all."
At that a fire named desire ignited in Iori's eyes.
"ANYONE WHO STOPS ME FROM LOSING MY VIRGINITY DIES!!!"
"..."
Sometimes Kamishiro truly did not understand how he and Kohei ended up hanging out with these beasts.
Is that all that's in their heads?!
Can we get some pure love here?!
Kamishiro pointed toward the tunnel.
"Go on then. We'll support you from behind."
He even made a cheering gesture.
If they wiped out everyone inside, they could stroll freely through Tokyo!
"Uh…"
Seeing the pitch-black hole, the fire in Iori's eyes slowly faded.
"Haha… that might not be necessary, right? We already got out."
"Yeah," Kohei agreed.
"We were supposed to enjoy life in Akihabara!"
If they did not go soon, it'd be dark.
They'd promised the seniors to return before sunset.
Kamishiro rolled his eyes.
"You really think it's that simple?
The moment we leave, they'll come to Izu to hunt us down.
Yamamoto's still in their hands!!!"
!!!
Both of them snapped awake.
Right Yamamoto!
Praying he would not be discovered was useless now.
Thanks to his insane moves, Yamamoto had fully exposed himself!
"Then what do we do?!"
Iori panicked. He did not trust Yamamoto to keep their info secret.
He'd just seen hope for losing his virginity, he could not die now!
Compared to Iori, Kohei stayed calm.
"The key issue is we don't know what the situation inside is like."
Both of them looked toward the tunnel.
Go back in…?
The risk was huge.
Once the beasts recovered, they'd definitely search for the tunnel exit.
If they were still inside then
They'd be the ones "making their debut."
Kamishiro had already considered this.
And he had a solution.
With a wicked grin, he said:
"Watch carefully. I'll only teach you this once."
Did they really think he'd nailed the beasts' entry timing by luck?
No way!
He'd pulled 160 shards just to unlock a single high-tier move in Ninja Storm!
Luck?
He wasn't European at all!!!
Everything was technique!
Kamishiro smoothly pulled out his phone and tapped on the avatar that carried "hope."
"Mafuyu-chan!!! Emergency!!! What's the situation inside?!"
"Is there any way to fish those idiots out for me?!"
" I'm gonna die!!!"
"..."
At the edge of the venue
A little girl in a dress was staring at her phone with an expression full of disgust.
Looking at the nonstop stream of messages, Mafuyu-chan could already imagine how utterly pathetic the owner of this account must look.
"Tch!"
Mafuyu-chan squeezed her phone hard, her fingers practically turning white.
If she'd known it would be this troublesome, she wouldn't have kindly warned that bastard in the first place.
Mafuyu-chan Kamishiro's undercover agent among the beasts!
The reason Kamishiro had been able to precisely predict when the beasts would force their way in earlier was entirely thanks to Mafuyu-chan's intel!
Toward this old flame of his cold on the outside but warm on the inside Kamishiro had absolute, unconditional trust!
And clearly, Mafuyu-chan hadn't let him down. She'd successfully helped him escape.
But still
Why the hell did you dump this mess on me after getting out?!
Mafuyu-chan ground her teeth as she read Kamishiro's messages.
Fish his remaining friends out?
In your dreams!
If she really had that kind of ability, she wouldn't be hiding in the crowd, secretly messaging Kamishiro in the first place.
She was just an innocent passerby who happened to see a forum post and casually expressed concern!
So why on earth had she been dragged into being free labor by that bastard?!
Mafuyu-chan seriously considered just washing her hands of it all.
But… she only thought about it.
Despite looking hard to approach outside of work, Mafuyu-chan was actually a very good person!
Her body might be loli-sized, but her heart was that of a dependable big sister!
That sense of responsibility kept her at the scene.
As for rescuing people…
She glanced at the beasts violently beating Yamamoto and the others not far away, then calmly typed a reply.
Mafuyu-chan:No hope. Prepare to collect the bodies.
Kamishiro:!!! Did they get my information?!
Mafuyu-chan:Not yet. Your friends just look like they're about to die.
Kamishiro:Isn't that great news? Ask them to hit harder!
Mafuyu-chan:...
This guy… really is a scumbag through and through.
But he was doomed to be disappointed.
The group was furious, sure but they still had some restraint.
Her gaze shifted toward Yamamoto
Because he was stuck way too tightly, the beasts from that high school couldn't pull Yamamoto out no matter what they did. All they managed to do was intensify his suffering.
Naturally, the beasts couldn't accept that.
They vented their rage by unloading punch after punch directly onto Yamamoto's head!
Yamamoto: (っ╥╯﹏╰╥c)
Yamamoto felt utterly wronged.
He was here to hunt Kamishiro too!
They were teammates!
So why was he getting beaten?!
And also
Why did this situation feel so damn familiar?!
For some reason, Yamamoto subconsciously recalled a past scene involving "Little Yamamoto" drinking.
Same stuck position.
Same "head" pain.
Just upgraded from Little Yamamoto to Big Yamamoto…
Wasn't this a bit too cruel?!
"(*?????) Stop… stop hitting me…"
Compared to the physical pain, Yamamoto felt his spirit completely shatter.
He just wanted a golden ticket!!!
Yamamoto wasn't alone.
Beside him, Nojima, Mitarai, and Fujiwara were all lying on the ground, clutching their heads, curled up as fists rained down on them like a storm.
Nojima: "Wait! What even happened?!"
Mitarai: "We just came to attend a fan meeting!"
Fujiwara: "We're just classmates with Kamishiro! Not even close!!!"
Nojima & Mitarai: ???
Bro are you trying to distance yourself or confirm the relationship?!
The two of them completely gave up on Fujiwara's intelligence.
Even if they did not know what Kamishiro had done
This was clearly the time to cut ties completely!
Being classmates is still a connection, you idiot!
You're just making them hit harder!
Sure enough, just as Nojima and Mitarai feared
Once the beasts heard they were classmates of that scumbag Kamishiro, the smiles on their faces grew even more vicious.
Classmates? Perfect!
Now they did not even need to track that bastard down, they would just demolish his home base!!!
But before that they might as well vent a little more!!!
Everyone subconsciously imagined the faces in front of them as Kamishiro's, and their fists came down even harder.
You're the real joker!!!
"Wait! I'm not with them! Look at me properly, you idiots I'm Yoshitake!"
Next to Nojima, a yellow hedgehog-head was clutching his skull and wailing.
It was Yoshitake, the guy who'd already been beaten into a pig head earlier.
He did not understand it.
Getting beaten by beasts inside the venue was one thing.
But now his classmates were here and he was still getting beaten again?!
"Oh? You're sure you're Yoshitake?"
The people beating him paused and looked at him with amused expressions.
"Of course! My face is just swollen!"
Seeing them hesitate, Yoshitake hurriedly rubbed his face, trying to make himself more recognizable.
But they did not even look.
That kind of thing did not matter they just wanted to vent.
Still, the blond guy insisting he was Yoshitake made it awkward to keep hitting him.
It almost felt like they were bullying a classmate.
In that case…
"Hey, Komoe sensei, we found Yoshitake. Should we bring him over now or-"
"WAIT!!!"
Yoshitake's eyes went wide as he cut off the guy who was talking to Komoe sensei on the phone.
Seeing the playful smiles on their faces, Yoshitake finally understood
They'd recognized him from the start!
They were just looking for an excuse to beat him openly!!!
Realizing this, Yoshitake closed his eyes in despair.
Damn it!
A bunch of beasts!!!
"Fine… I must've had a relapse. I'm not Yoshitake at all!!!"
With that, Yoshitake curled up again, shielding his head.
The movement was so practiced it made people feel bad for him.
Unfortunately
The beasts felt no sympathy whatsoever.
Soon, Yoshitake's screams rang out again.
"AAAAAH!!!"
"Go easy, you bastards!"
"Stop, stop! Just hand me over to Komoe sensei already!"
"Don't use the Thousand Years of Death!!!"
"..."
Ten minutes later
After venting thoroughly, the beasts dumped Yamamoto and the others together.
With everyone's combined effort, Yamamoto was finally beaten free.
Some people went to check the hidden passage, but for some reason, no one ever came back with news.
But that did not matter!
Once they learned Yamamoto and the others were Kamishiro's college classmates, the beasts lost most of their interest in the tunnel.
They knew they probably could not catch Kamishiro anymore
So they would start with his friends instead!
They looked at Yamamoto and the others with feral grins.
The four of them were so badly beaten that not a single face was recognizable.
Anyone unaware of the situation might think some pig-headed monsters had crawled out of an anime.
Oh and one pig-head had a stinky sock stuffed in his mouth, tied up separately.
That one was a sacrifice prepared for Komoe sensei~
Yoshitake: Mmmph!!! Mmmph!!!
Seeing those cruel smiles, Yamamoto and the others trembled.
Again?!
Tokyo is terrifying!
They want to go back to Izu!!!
...