By the time Oga managed to wrestle Furuichi into a headlock and drag him back to class, the wildfire had already spread across Ishiyama High.
Rumors worked faster than fists at this school. In less than an hour, every corridor buzzed with whispers.
"Oi, oi, did you hear?" one second-year muttered, leaning against a cracked window. "Oga Tatsumi, the Beast of Ishiyama—he's been sleeping with Kogen and Hilda at the same time."
"What?!" his friend choked on his soda. "You mean like...?"
"Yeah. In the same bed, with the baby between them."
The soda sprayed across the floor. "THE BABY TOO?!"
"Not like that, you idiot!"
But the clarification didn't matter. By then, another group of delinquents had twisted the story further.
"Heard Oga's got a nightly bath with Kogen. Romantic candlelight, too."
"No way... Ishiyama's toughest delinquent, whipped by a pretty boy?"
"Oh, I heard Hilda's in on it. They're like... some kind of freaky trio or something.
In the middle of the schoolyard, Kanzaki slumped against the fountain, barely awake, but still managed to mutter: "Lucky bastard..." before dozing off again.
Kunieda Aoi's Perspective
Meanwhile, in the Red Tail's hangout, Kunieda Aoi nearly snapped her bokuto in half when Chiaki whispered the latest rumor into her ear.
"...He's WHAT?!" Aoi's voice cracked, echoing across the room.
Chiaki flinched, hands raised. "I—I'm just repeating what I heard! Don't kill the messenger!"
Nene, equally tired from lack of sleep, nodded wearily. "Yeah, Kunieda... everyone's saying it. Oga's been... bathing with that Kogen guy. And Hilda. Together."
Aoi's face went bright red, steam practically bursting from her ears. Her inner thoughts spiraled into chaos.
Oga... you shameless... how could you...? And after—after asking me that—!!
The image played in her mind: Oga, deadpan as always, surrounded in steam, Kogen smirking, Hilda calmly pouring water over Beel. The ridiculousness of it only made her blush harder.
She slammed her bokuto against the floor. "UNFORGIVABLE!!!"
The Red Tails froze, some stepping back.
"Uh-oh," Nene whispered. "Kunieda's about to go full 'Queen of Ishiyama' mode..."
The Milk Incident
That afternoon, Oga had one goal: milk. Beel had been crankier than usual, and Hilda insisted that a proper bottle was essential. Unfortunately, that meant Oga had to track down Kunieda, who apparently had some stocked for emergencies for the red tail cause it was part of there diet or something.
Dragging his feet down the hall, Beel perched lazily on his shoulder, Oga muttered, "Damn kid. Better drink this, or I'm not carrying you tomorrow."
He pushed open the classroom door. "Oi, Kunieda—"
That was as far as he got before a bokuto came flying at his head.
CRASH!
The wall behind him split like paper. Dust rained down. Beel squealed happily, sparks zapping Oga's hair upright.
"WHA—OI! WHAT THE HELL'S YOUR PROBLEM?!" Oga shouted, ducking as another swing carved a chunk out of the floor.
Kunieda's face was scarlet, her voice trembling with fury. "HOW DARE YOU SHOW YOUR FACE HERE, YOU TWO-TIMING... BATH-SHARING... GOOD-FOR-NOTHING DELINQUENT!!!"
Oga blinked, utterly lost. "...Huh?"
Another swing. Another wall shattered.
"Don't 'huh' me!!" Aoi roared, charging forward. "First you humiliate me in front of everyone, then you—then you—!!!"
Her words choked, too embarrassed to even say them out loud. Instead, she unleashed another barrage of strikes.
Oga dodged, gritting his teeth. "I DON'T EVEN KNOW WHAT YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT!"
Beel, clapping like an audience member at a circus, cried "DAAAH!!" every time something broke.
From the hallway, students peeked in, jaws dropping at the destruction.
"Kunieda-senpai's really mad..."
"Must be true then. Oga's harem life caught up to him."
"Poor guy. Or lucky guy. Depends how you look at it."
Meanwhile, Furuichi, hiding behind a pillar, whispered gleefully, "Yes... let the jealousy consume you, Kunieda... my suffering was worth this moment."
Back inside, Oga finally snapped, slamming his fist into the ground to halt her next swing. "LISTEN, DAMMIT! IT'S NOT WHAT YOU THINK!"
Aoi froze mid-strike, eyes blazing. "...Then explain yourself!"
"I was just trying to get the damn brat to sleep!" Oga barked, pointing at Beel, who was currently chewing on his own fist. "That's it! Nothing else!"
The silence lasted only a moment before Beel let out a loud "DAAH!!" and blasted Oga's face with a tiny lightning bolt.
Oga's hair stood on end. Aoi's face softened... only for her blush to return full force.
"Idiot," she muttered, turning away, bokuto trembling in her grip.
Oga sighed, shoulders slumping. "Tch. Women are impossible."
Comedic Narration
As Oga finally staggered out of the classroom, Beel perched happily on his back, the narrator chimed in with mock solemnity:
"And thus, Ishiyama's walls suffered another casualty. Oga remained clueless. Kunieda remained furious. The baby remained amused. And the rumors... oh, the rumors would only grow worse."