According to reliable informant Mizuno Lian, the main purpose of the brats, Shota and his group, was to deal with Hayato, which is why they came to Shiraki.
It was just that while completing this main quest, they accidentally took on a side quest that didn't match their "level," and then they were wiped out.
—Of course, their "LV" wasn't actually high enough to complete the main quest anyway.
However, the brat Shota's desire to deal with Hayato was not spontaneous but was at the instruction of a "big shot" behind him.
However, Mizuno Lian also did not know who this "big shot" was, only hearing Shota say that his background was very impressive and that he owned a "very exciting" club.
Mizuno Lian's information did not allow Hayato to determine which enemy wanted to deal with him.
Hayato had offended quite a few people since coming to this world; if he had to pinpoint a specific person, the only answer he could give was a "buzzing" sound in his head.
However, after hearing Hachisuka Hidemichi, whom he met in Shibuya, mention "Kobayashi Ayaka" in front of Nanao Akane, Hayato suddenly remembered that this kid was also one of the prominent figures who wanted him dead.
So, he first deliberately brought up "Kurashiki Reika."
Hayato's deep eyes subtly observed Hachisuka Hidemichi, whose brow furrowed.
His emotion was mostly displeasure.
Hachisuka Hidemichi naturally knew who "Miss Reika" was.
He had tried every possible means to get Kurashiki Reina to take him home to meet her mother, and Reina was willing.
But Kurashiki Reika flatly refused. After his un(si)re(pi)mitting(lai)ef(lian)forts, he finally had the chance to behold Kurashiki Reika's beauty.
It must be said that she truly deserved to be the mother of a model daughter. Even at over forty, Kurashiki Reika's charm was no less than Kurashiki Reina's, making Hachisuka Hidemichi gulp repeatedly. He wished he could have discussed things separately with Reina.
The reason he didn't discuss it later wasn't because his moral standards needed lowering; it was purely because,
"Break up, you two are not suitable."
↑, Kurashiki Reika's first words upon seeing Hachisuka Hidemichi in the restaurant were so unfeeling.
Although the expression was somewhat subtle, only using a neutral term like "not suitable," Hachisuka Hidemichi clearly felt that Kurashiki Reika's cold gaze at him was clearly like looking at a pile of wet garbage, with no value to be salvaged.
Stinky b*tch.
Whenever he thought of this, Hachisuka Hidemichi would grit his teeth in anger, feeling he just had to stab her loose * * twice!
—But now was not the time to think about these things.
Although Hachisuka Hidemichi's feelings for Kurashiki Reika were absolutely * *, now that Hayato mentioned her, he couldn't help but be cautious. If it was a "mother route" development, he couldn't compete with this guy for now...
But this guy, with his girlfriend standing beside him, still wanted to "please" Reina? Wasn't he afraid his girlfriend would get angry?
Hachisuka Hidemichi looked at Hayato's girlfriend, only to see that her expression was normal. She was still intimately holding Hayato's arm, a smile hidden in her eyes, saying nothing.
For Nanao Akane, her relationship with Hayato was one thing, and Hayato's relationship with Kurashiki Reina was another. Even if she wanted to inquire about the latter, she wouldn't do it in front of Kurashiki Reina, the person in question.
"I can't let Kobayashi-chan be embarrassed in front of outsiders," Nanao Akane thought, then emphasized, "Outsiders!"
"...Mm," Kurashiki Reina said. She had already heard about it from her mother.
"He was stopped by a few middle school brats... It seems it was also because of you," Hayato said vaguely. He didn't want to get too deeply involved because of this, but after thinking about it, he kindly reminded her, "Be careful in the future."
These words sounded exactly like her mother's, which made Kurashiki Reina a bit annoyed.
Her own mother was one thing.
But you're still so arrogant and come to criticize me, who do you think you are? My dad?
Kurashiki Reina's pampered young lady temper flared up instantly.
"What's wrong? Do you want me to say 'thank you'?" she asked coldly.
"No need, your mother has already thanked me," Hayato said with a smile.
He had always been unaccustomed to Kurashiki Reina's temper.
As soon as he said that, the feeling of the words immediately elevated Hayato's status to that of Kurashiki Reina's elder.
As expected, the latter made an ugly expression, as if she had eaten a fly.
But Hayato's goal was not here.
According to Mizuno Lian's "confession," Hayato guessed that the "Kurashiki Reika" branch line and his "main line" were not issued by the same person, which meant that dealing with Kurashiki Reika was Shota's temporary idea... The "person behind the scenes" was unaware of the existence of this "branch line"...
He continued to glance at Bee Arrow Xiudao out of the corner of his eye. The latter's expression remained unchanged, but the emotion in his eyes faded, replaced by a dangerous glint.
This subtle change did not necessarily indicate any problem.
But for now, it didn't matter. Hayato decided to let the bullets fly for a while longer.
Bee Arrow Xiudao smiled and said,
"Since that's the case, thank you, Kobayashi-chan, for helping Miss Reika out of trouble."
He spoke as if he were Kurashiki Reina's spokesperson, then suddenly changed his tone and said, "I heard you talking about 'guitars' just now, right?"
Damn it, how could the club become like this!
Bee Arrow Xiudao was furious. How could he carry out a conspiracy with these insects!
Regardless of how things were with Kurashiki Reika, Bee Arrow Xiudao's first thought upon hearing this news was that there was probably no hope of dealing with this guy using middle schoolers.
It seemed he would have to take action himself!
"No, you heard wrong," Hayato said calmly.
"!"
Bee Arrow Xiudao almost fell headfirst to the ground.
He had imagined this guy either proudly or humbly taking the bait, but he really hadn't expected him to not engage at all!
"I heard it too, www"
However, Follower Number One, with her cat-like mouth, said, "And Kobayashi-chan's guitar skills are really super amazing~~~w, don't you think so, Rei… Hahahahaha, come on, don't you think so."
She had originally wanted to ask Kurashiki Reina, but when the latter's cold gaze swept over, her target changed to Follower Number Two, who was also a follower.
Follower Number Two remained silent.
Then Follower Number One noticed that besides Reina, there was another cold gaze coming from a completely different direction.
It was Hayato.
Follower Number One: ...
Ah, it seemed she had said the wrong thing.
Bee Arrow Xiudao, however, felt his impression of Follower Number One rise sharply because of this. It seemed the food at Tokyo Grand Hotel wasn't eaten for nothing.
"There's a bar nearby that I know, and they have resident singers. Why not pick today? How about inviting Kobayashi-chan to perform today?"
In fact, not only the bar, but even the singers there were old acquaintances of Bee Arrow Xiudao.
He was still somewhat unclear about Hayato's actual skill level, but he was just a high school student, so compared to a proper "resident singer," he would certainly not be a match.
This person, you are definitely going to lose!
Then Bee Arrow Xiudao saw Hayato looking at him as if he were an idiot.
"Hahahahahahahahaha." He burst into laughter for a while, then suddenly calmed down, saying word by word: "I'm not going."
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