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However—
Even though Hirano was furious to the extreme, he didn't continue tangling with Saya.
He was just that kind of cowardly man.
...
"Hm?"
Just as he was thinking about when he should make a trip to the airport, Akuto suddenly felt a gaze watching him.
Although it only lasted for an instant, that gaze was filled with extreme malice, enough that Akuto immediately turned his head toward the back.
When he turned, Akuto's eyes collided with those of Shido.
"Hiss!~"
Shido's heart instantly skipped a beat. He never imagined Akuto would turn his head at this moment!
"Koichi Shido… was it?"
Akuto stood up, slowly walking toward the back of the bus.
"Koichi Shido?"
Hearing Akuto call him by name, Shido immediately frowned.
"Akuto-kun, have you forgotten what the school teaches? Respecting teachers is the basic duty of a student."
Although intimidated by Akuto's strength, Koichi Shido still gathered the courage to demand respect.
He knew that if he backed down against Akuto now, he would lose even more authority!
"Oh? Respecting teachers, huh?"
Akuto laughed and shook his head as he calmly undid his school jacket.
"Fwah~"
The next second, Akuto suddenly exerted force, hurling his jacket.
With precision, the jacket perfectly covered Shido's head.
"What are you doing?!"
Losing his sight, Koichi Shido panicked like never before.
Because of certain past experiences, the thing he hated most was losing his vision!
But then, a large hand pressed firmly onto his head, making it impossible to pull the jacket off.
"What am I doing?"
"Of course, I'm helping you recall that night—so you can see how much I respect my teachers."
Akuto smirked, picking up a dented fire extinguisher.
"That night?"
"It was you? So… that night it was you who ambushed me?!"
Shido suddenly remembered months ago.
That night, while heading home, he was suddenly kicked into an alley.
Before he could even see who it was, a sack was thrown over him, and he was beaten mercilessly.
Worst of all, afterward, the attacker threatened him to abandon his plan of targeting Rei and her parents.
At first, he thought it had been Rei's childhood friend Takashi Komuro, since Akuto always seemed so mild at school.
Now it was clear—the one who assaulted him that night was Akuto!
...
"Eh?"
Hearing Akuto's and Shido's exchange, Rei teared up, covering her lips.
So that explained why Shido had been beaten up for a while.
So that explained why he suddenly gave up on threatening her family.
It was Akuto—Akuto-kun secretly confronted Shido for her sake!
Overcome with gratitude and guilt, Rei's tears flowed.
...
Meanwhile, on the other side of the bus, Takashi froze.
So that was why Shido targeted him—it turned out he had been the scapegoat for Akuto!
...
Naturally, Takashi would never sympathize with someone like Shido.
But since he had taken the blame for Akuto, things became complicated.
Thinking for a moment, Takashi still tried to speak up.
"Akuto-kun, we still need manpower right now. Shouldn't we let Shido-sensei stay?"
"After all, Shido-sensei is one of the few who can actually drive."
Hearing this, Akuto turned his head toward Takashi, a bright smile on his face.
Originally, as long as Takashi behaved, Akuto was willing to spare him for the sake of Auntie Aoi.
But now, since Takashi wanted to side with Shido against him, he wouldn't hold back anymore!
In the face of conflict, choosing to stand with his enemy instead of his childhood friend—Takashi's stance was clear!
"Takashi-kun… are you actually pleading for the same Shido who tormented you?"
"You don't think I know what you're planning?"
"You want to team up with him against me? That's how you treat your childhood friend?"
"..."
Seeing Akuto's calm, indifferent gaze, Takashi suddenly felt afraid.
Could it be—Akuto was going to strike at him too?!
"Wait, Akuto-kun, aren't we childhood friends? You—you wouldn't lay a hand on me, right?"
"My mother took such good care of you, how could you—"
Smack!!!!~
Before he could finish, Akuto slapped Takashi across the face!
"Kukuku!!!~~~"
With Akuto's immense strength, Takashi's neck twisted a full 720 degrees!
"Gyaaahhh!!!!~"
His bizarre death pose drew screams from several girls.
However—
"Hm?"
Akuto merely glanced their way, and they quickly covered their mouths, terrified of making another sound.
...
Shido, recalling his past trauma with Akuto and now seeing Takashi killed so effortlessly, finally had his psychological defenses collapse.
"No! Akuto-kun! I was wrong! It's my fault! I shouldn't have targeted Miyamoto! I shouldn't have retaliated against Komuro!"
"I'll drive properly! I'll listen to you, I promise! So—!"
"You say you're wrong?" Akuto chuckled, shaking his head.
"No—you're not admitting guilt. You're just realizing… you're about to die."
Thud!~
The fire extinguisher struck Shido's head again.
Shido's body stiffened, then slumped.
Blood.
Crimson seeped from the back of his skull.
Fortunately, Akuto had covered him with the jacket beforehand, so the blood didn't splash everywhere.
"Shido-sensei, now you'll never make another mistake."
With that, Akuto opened the rear window, tossing Takashi out first, then Shido.
Thud~ thud-thud-thud!~
Their bodies rolled across the pavement several times before coming to a stop.
A few zombies nearby, drawn by the sound, immediately swarmed toward the corpses.
[Ding!]
[Congratulations to the host for achieving a past-life goal—personally killing Koichi Shido.]
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...
Watching Akuto toss Shido's body, everyone gulped hard.
While all the students were trembling in silence, one beautiful girl with long chestnut hair couldn't hold back—she threw herself at Akuto.
Not only hugging him tightly, she even pressed her lips onto his.
"Akuto-kun!"
Rei passionately took his breath, trying to express her gratitude and affection.
So it turned out—behind the scenes, Akuto had always been protecting her.
(End of Chapter)
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