Facts proved that when neither side had practiced fighting...
The difference between 6 stamina and 8 stamina was quite significant.
After Hoshino Jun landed two solid punches on Saionji Ryuichi's abdomen, he hammered him until cold sweat streamed down his face, which was flushed red. Saionji Ryuichi curled up on the stairs, unable to stand.
"baka, I will definitely get my revenge on you. I will definitely get my revenge on you."
It seemed he hadn't been hit hard enough yet.
Hoshino Jun's smile froze, and his fists cracked. Saionji Ryuichi thought Hoshino Jun was going to hit him again and quickly raised his hands to protect his head.
'This lunatic.'
'Hasn't he had enough?'
Saionji Ryuichi was genuinely afraid that Hoshino Jun would beat him to death.
"Hoshino Jun, you can't hit me anymore. If you keep hitting me, no one will let you off."
"Huh?" Hoshino Jun was now unsure whether to admire his intelligence or his courage. He said in surprise, "Even like this, you're still threatening me."
"I—whoa—!"
As soon as he opened his mouth, Saionji Ryuichi's abdomen was met with another heavy kick. He felt his internal organs churning and shifting.
This kind of excruciating pain was not something a rich young master like him, who had grown up in a privileged family, could endure.
He immediately cried out in pain.
'Lunatic, he really is a lunatic.'
If time could rewind, Saionji Ryuichi swore he would never utter another harsh word.
Even if he wanted to deal with Hoshino Jun, he would do it quietly.
This lunatic, knowing his surname was Saionji, still dared to lay hands on him, and hit him with murderous intent.
And he couldn't even fight back.
Seeing that Saionji Ryuichi had stopped talking, Hoshino Jun squatted down, grabbed his hair, and forcibly pulled him up.
This wasn't bullying.
Rather, it was the kind Hoshino Jun, seeing that he was in too much pain, helping him to distract himself.
Make his head hurt more than his stomach, so that Saionji Ryuichi wouldn't just focus on his stomach.
Sure enough, the effect was very obvious.
The moment he was forcibly pulled up, the burning tearing sensation on his scalp made Saionji Ryuichi's eyes widen instantly, his pupils contracting as his attention focused entirely on his head.
"Ah ~ Hoshino Jun, I was wrong, please let me go, I won't cause you trouble again."
Did he really know his mistake?
Absolutely not.
He was just scared right now.
Hoshino Jun grabbed his neck with his other hand, then leaned his face close, staring into his panic-filled eyes and said:
"If you want to cause trouble, you have to find an opponent first. You just came to threaten me out of nowhere. Do you think I have no temper?"
"I don't know if your intelligence allows you to guess, but approaching the Vice Chairwoman was an order personally given by the Chairwoman, but I didn't want to work for the Chairwoman, so I've already discussed it with the Vice Chairwoman."
"I just need to act with the Vice Chairwoman for a while to ensure that the Vice Chairwoman won't be targeted by the Chairwoman anymore. But you, this idiot, jumped out to help the Chairwoman mess with me instead."
"You ungrateful wretch, the Vice Chairwoman raised you for so long."
After he finished speaking, Hoshino Jun patted Saionji Ryuichi's face again before dropping him.
Falling to the ground with a "thud," Saionji Ryuichi took a while to fully process Hoshino Jun's words.
He felt a bit dizzy, as if this world was somewhat unreal.
Saionji Ryuichi had always known about the sisterly conflict between his Great-Aunt and Little Aunt.
But Little Aunt never talked about these things with him, and he had never imagined that Great-Aunt would actually find someone to touch Little Aunt.
Could Hoshino Jun be lying to him?
"Why should I believe you?"
"Did I ask you to believe me?"
Hoshino Jun adjusted his collar, looked down at Saionji Ryuichi, and said with disdain, "I'm just cursing you, you ungrateful little beast."
Saionji Ryuichi: "."
He wanted to curse back, but he didn't dare, afraid of getting hit again.
Damn it, so infuriating!
"I'm not ungrateful, and I'm not a little beast. You speak properly, Hoshino-kun."
"Hmph, you'd better clean up your mouth. If I hear any more of your bullshit threats, I'll beat you every time I see you."
Seeing that the other party was finally willing to speak properly, Hoshino Jun's tone softened.
"Don't think I wouldn't dare."
"I can either cooperate with the Vice Chairwoman or continue to work for the Chairwoman. Whichever side I choose, both will protect me."
"But if I side with the Chairwoman, you'll become a sinner to the Vice Chairwoman, you pig."
As he spoke, Hoshino Jun stopped, then suddenly kicked Saionji Ryuichi in the butt.
Saionji Ryuichi glared fiercely at Hoshino Jun, his back molars almost grinding to dust.
"Heh heh, you think you can reach the heavens just by siding with the Chairwoman? If you can touch the Vice Chairwoman, but can't reach her, won't you still be abandoned by the Chairwoman?"
"Joke." Hoshino Jun reminded him, "Didn't I just touch her today?"
Right there in the library, in front of Saionji Ryuichi.
He touched her hand.
Saionji Ryuichi fell silent. Indeed, Hoshino Jun had done it.
'So.'
'Everything Hoshino Jun said was true?'
'Hoshino Jun was really Great-Aunt's man, then abandoned the darkness for light and cooperated with Little Aunt?'
'Then what was I doing just now?'
'Threatening my own people?'
Just as Saionji Ryuichi was deep in thought, Hoshino Jun suddenly sighed.
He turned his gaze outside and murmured with emotion:
"An ugly person like you probably wouldn't understand. For a handsome guy of my caliber, if I truly set my mind on winning someone over, it's never too difficult."
"So it's not surprising that the Chairwoman asked me to do this."
Hearing this, Saionji Ryuichi's mouth couldn't help but twitch.
His looks were by no means bad; one could say his features were well-defined, and with good styling, he could even be called handsome.
How did he become an 'ugly person' in Hoshino Jun's mouth?
He really wanted to retort, but when his gaze fell on Hoshino Jun's face...
He did feel a bit inferior.
This damned guy was indeed excessively handsome, by a tiny bit.
"So, you're currently helping the Vice Chairwoman against the Chairwoman?"
"It's not really 'helping.' Mainly, I don't want to just follow orders, so the Vice Chairwoman and I are just helping each other."
After confirming the origin of today's events from Hoshino Jun, Saionji Ryuichi was both happy and angry.
He was happy that Hoshino Jun and Little Aunt holding hands earlier was just an act.
He was angry at Great-Aunt Yamada Ran; she was simply too much.
He couldn't understand.
Why two blood sisters would go to such lengths against each other.
But the facts were right before his eyes.
Even Little Aunt had already started cooperating with Hoshino Jun in an act to escape Great-Aunt's persecution.
"Hey, Hoshino Jun."
Saionji Ryuichi leaned against the wall and shakily stood up, "If there's anything you need my help with, just call me anytime."
Compared to his cousin Yamada Tsukasa, Little Aunt was ten thousand times more important.
Or rather, in this world, for Saionji Ryuichi, only his Little Aunt, who had raised him single-handedly, could be considered important.
Since Hoshino Jun was helping Little Aunt, he would just have to give up the paltry benefits Yamada Tsukasa had promised.
"Hmph, help me?" Hoshino Jun raised an eyebrow, "I'll thank the heavens if you don't cause me trouble."
"You actually dared to threaten my Aunt just now, I wish I could beat you to death, you beast!"
This was true.
Originally, Hoshino Jun hadn't intended to use force; he was going to negotiate with Saionji Ryuichi, using a friendly approach to "repair" this reckless ATM.
But he mentioned Asu Mei, and Hoshino Jun couldn't forgive him.
"Sorry, sorry, I was ignorant just now. I apologize to you."
This time, Saionji Ryuichi wasn't angry at being scolded; instead, he felt a sense of empathy.
If someone had mentioned his Little Aunt in that way, he probably would have severely disciplined the other party too.
"Hmph, no sincerity in your apology? Just a verbal apology?"
Hoshino Jun gestured for him to show some sincerity.
After this reconciliation, he might not be able to get money from Saionji Ryuichi for quite some time, so Hoshino Jun planned to fleece him for a good amount all at once.
He was a young master from a zaibatsu family, so when apologizing to someone, it couldn't be less than five million yen, right?
Any less would really lower a young master's prestige.
However, after much deliberation, Saionji Ryuichi suddenly spoke:
"Hoshino, I wonder if you've heard of Takagi Kachiko."
"Hmm?" Hoshino Jun nodded, "Isn't that the top student in our school?"
Takagi Kachiko, the class president of Year 3 Class A, the top student in the entire grade for three consecutive years. Her reputation within the school was quite high, even surpassing that of the school heartthrob, Hoshino Jun.
He wondered why Saionji Ryuichi suddenly brought her up.
He had heard her family was also quite well-off. Was there some connection between her and Saionji Ryuichi, and could she help Saionji Ryuichi pay?
Saionji Ryuichi chuckled, "She's my girlfriend, Hoshino. Are you envious?"
"Huh? Envious of what?"
What was there to be envious of?
The collection mission triggered by Saionji Ryuichi was with Saionji Ayako.
A meaningless woman; Hoshino Jun couldn't be bothered with her.
"Hehe, I know you must be envious." Saionji Ryuichi said with a smile.
"Alright, I'm envious." Hoshino Jun didn't want to argue with him; he just wanted to get the money quickly: "So, how much do you plan to give?"
"Recalling your past actions, Hoshino, I don't think you're someone who likes money, but besides money, I have nothing else to compensate you with."
No, no, no, you've got it wrong.
Hoshino Jun loved money. Not liking money was just a profound misunderstanding people had of him.
Speaking of which, it was all Yamada Kaoru's fault.
Hoshino Jun was about to refute Saionji Ryuichi when he heard him say:
"So, after much thought, I've decided to let you, Hoshino, have a taste."
"Kachiko, she's really something, you know."
Huh?
Hoshino Jun was dumbfounded. Even after having experienced many storms, his mind short-circuited for a moment.
Hoshino Jun, who usually rendered others speechless, was for the first time rendered speechless by someone else.
Seeing Hoshino Jun in a daze, Saionji Ryuichi thought he was worried, so he quickly explained:
"Don't worry, this is my first time doing something like this too. I just didn't know what to use to compensate you."
"Kachiko, she's not what you imagine."
"Oh, well, that's how it is. Hurry up and ask the teacher for leave, then wait for me in the infirmary."
The breeze ruffled the young man's hair, and a bewildered expression lingered on his handsome face.
Hoshino Jun narrowed his eyes, watching Saionji Ryuichi, who could barely walk after being beaten by him, slowly depart.
He couldn't help but recall a saying.
Be strict with oneself, and lenient with others.