The moment he saw Miyako Amane.
Ishizaki knew that Ryuuen's plan could no longer proceed.
Anyway, they were just bluffing.
Even if it failed, it wouldn't affect Ryuuen's subsequent plans.
"Hey, Kondo, let's go."
"Ishizaki?"
Komiya looked at Ishizaki, whose face was not quite right, in surprise.
Even a fool should have realized by now that the situation was not right.
But Kondo was completely oblivious to all of this.
"She looks very fierce. Isn't a person like that perfect?"
Kondo was originally not very keen on working under Ishizaki.
Seeing Ishizaki planning to tuck his tail and run away.
Kondo realized his opportunity had come.
If he could accomplish what Ryuuen had arranged, especially something Ishizaki couldn't complete, he would undoubtedly gain Ryuuen's appreciation and trust.
And he wouldn't have to be a mere grunt following this big oaf Ishizaki anymore.
"Kondo! I'll say it again, let's go!"
Ishizaki looked at Kondo with anger.
But the latter completely ignored Ishizaki's anger.
"Amane-san."
Just then, Shiraha-san escaped through a gap between the several people and threw herself into Amane-san's embrace.
The soft impact felt quite comfortable to Amane-san.
"Shiraha-san, how could you be bullied by them?"
Looking at the three delinquents in front of her, who didn't look very intelligent.
Amane-san curiously asked for the reason, lest she give them a 'lesson of love' and then get it wrong; that would be ridiculous.
"They said I blocked their way and demanded I sing for them as compensation. When I refused, they planned to do 'that' to me..."
Shiraha-san recounted, sobbing.
Amane-san felt a bit strange listening to her. Although the motive and everything else were clear—just delinquents harassing a high school girl—
the problem was... in this school, would anyone really dare to do such a thing openly?
Even the karaoke here was incredibly proper; if she just shouted, these three idiots wouldn't be able to escape.
Amane-san didn't believe their motive was that simple.
Furthermore, the guy with the weapon wasn't very obedient, as if someone was instructing them to do this.
"She already agreed to us just now. I advise you not to meddle."
Kondo casually brandished the weapon, looking quite intimidating.
However, whether his hand slipped or something else, he made a mistake, and the weapon in his hand fell to the ground.
His acting was too clumsy.
"You three bullying a little girl, have you no shame? There are surveillance cameras here. If you're caught on camera, you might even be expelled."
Amane-san intended to test whether these people were truly foolish or if they were deliberately intimidating Shiraha-san with a premeditated plan.
"Hahahaha, surveillance? If there were surveillance cameras, would we be doing this here?"
"Shut up, Kondo! Can't you see she's trying to trick you?"
Ishizaki quickly spoke up, exposing Amane-san's little scheme.
Amane-san couldn't help but look at Ishizaki with a bit more respect.
It turned out that not everyone who liked to bully others with violence was brainless.
Kondo immediately reacted after hearing Ishizaki's warning.
However, there was no way he would admit to being tricked by a little girl.
"Damn it, of course I know what she's thinking, but there's no surveillance here anyway, right? Even if we do something, you won't have any evidence."
Kondo said, placing his hand on Amane-san's cheek.
"Um... could you please remove your hand?"
Amane-san showed a gentle smile.
Ishizaki quickly stepped forward, trying to pull Kondo away.
"Are you crazy? She's Miyako Amane! That Ibuki was played like a monkey by her..."
Ishizaki was interrupted by Kondo before he could finish.
"Ibuki is a good-for-nothing anyway, isn't she? Her pathetic skills, hmph, Ishizaki, you're not even scared of a girl, are you? Don't forget the task Ryuuen gave us."
"You're the one who forgot the task, you bastard!"
Ishizaki hadn't finished speaking when he heard a *snap*.
Kondo's arm was twisted into a strange shape by Amane-san.
"Oh dear, oh dear, I didn't expect you to be Ryuuen's subordinates. I thought my name was already known to everyone. Daring to act all high and mighty in front of me when there's no surveillance, do you really think you're something?"
Amane-san finished speaking and delivered a spinning kick directly to Kondo's face.
Ishizaki, standing nearby, was completely stunned. Kondo was from the basketball club, so he should definitely have superior physical ability and height compared to Amane-san. Yet, such a big guy was actually kicked to the ground by Amane-san with a single blow.
It was truly... He had seen Ibuki use that kicking technique countless times, but Ishizaki had never once felt the 'power' contained within such a seemingly soft kicking technique up close before.
The woman in front of him was a monster.
"Ishizaki, Ishizaki! She attacked, she attacked! Let's take Kondo and go!"
Komiya shouted excitedly.
He had personally seen Amane-san's kick directly knock Kondo down. Such power would definitely leave a mark.
In that case, they had already completed the task Ryuuen had given them.
They had to make the other party strike first, no matter what, without leaving any evidence.
After seeing Amane-san's somewhat exaggerated kicking technique, Komiya also knew they couldn't win against her.
So he quickly ran to pull Kondo up, intending to leave.
"Did I say you could leave?"
"Wait, Amane-san, don't hit him anymore, that's enough."
Shiraha-san tried to grab Amane-san's arm, to stop her next move.
But she was pushed away by Amane-san with one hand.
"Provoking me comes with a price."
Ishizaki saw that Amane-san was coming with ill intent. The two of them, supporting Kondo, couldn't get away at all, so he simply turned around, trying to block Amane-san.
"Quick, call Ryuuen! I'll try to hold her off for a minute... no, thirty seconds."
Seeing this, Komiya didn't waste words and quickly pulled out his phone, ready to dial Ryuuen's number, but the next second, his phone was taken from his hand.
"Oh dear, oh dear, a little mouse is planning to do something bad."
Amane-san squatted down mockingly, meeting Komiya's eyes.
"How could this be? Ishizaki, he...?"
Komiya turned his head stiffly.
Ishizaki, beside him, had already fallen to the ground, motionless.
"You should worry about him. Last time, I found my stunning technique wasn't very skilled, so this time I hit the back of his head. I hope he has a comfortable sleep. Next up is you..."
Amane's voice abruptly stopped.
Kondo, who was being dragged, suddenly tightened his grip around Amane's neck.
"Quick! Attack her or run, either is fine!"
Kondo hadn't even finished speaking when the corners of his mouth began to twitch from the pain in his arm.
"Oh? You want to play a life-or-death game with me? Commendable courage, but unfortunately... I've been having my neck choked since I was six... You're too weak; without enough strength, all your techniques are just for show."
Amane delivered a heavy elbow strike to Kondo's abdomen.
Kondo didn't cry out.
But anyone who witnessed the scene could imagine how painful it was.
Kondo's entire body curled into the shape of a shrimp, his mouth wide open, and all the features on his face were scrunched together, looking quite terrifying.
Amane didn't look at Kondo; she simply walked up to Komiya, a hint of apology on her face.
"I'm so sorry to have kept you waiting. Well then, next..."
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