I only noticed it just now, right when we were about to head to the market together who the hell are these people surrounding us from the front and the back?
More than ten guys I've never seen before.
I've never cursed anyone's parents or messed with anyone, yet here they come, strutting over with smug, punchable faces, wearing those infamous shop jackets the kind known for being stupid, unreasonable, and picking fights with random people everywhere.
One-on-one? They can't do it.
Ganging up? That's their specialty.
Vocational college kids from the city.
So… what now?
Should I try negotiating using my rotten little charm?
"Uh… excuse me, you super-handsome seniors.
May I ask who you're waiting for? Hehe…
It's kinda narrow here, you know.
Could you give us some space? I need to get through to the inside."
Thud!!
Before I could even finish my sentence, my small body went flying.
Good thing Tawan and Mok managed to catch me just in time.
ได้เลยค่ะ — แปลเป็นภาษาอังกฤษ คงอารมณ์ดิบ กวน และบรรยากาศอันตรายแบบต้นฉบับ
"Ha. Ha. Ha. Ha. You?
That's hilarious. Does this university accept kids to come run around and play now or what?
Whatever—I don't care. Anyone wearing this university's shop jacket is fair game for me.
Just happens that the color pisses me off."
That square-faced bastard. Ugly piece of shit.
I even tried talking nicely, and he shoved me flying.
Good thing those two idiots caught me in time.
So the reputation I'd heard about wasn't just rumors after all.
The stories about them having beef with students from my university were probably true.
What kind of lunatics hold grudges like this? Since their grandfathers' generation or something?
Damn, must be kids their parents never loved.
Three young men standing inside the encirclement of age-old enemies—
a sight so familiar, yet terrifying to anyone who witnessed it.
Rumors of brawls, stabbings, even deaths had made people sick of these thug-like students.
And now, at dusk, far from the university, with barely anyone around—
it was even more frightening, like something really bad was about to happen.
The ringleader disguised as a student gave a signal.
His gang moved in, surrounding the three young men outnumbered, unarmed, and completely exposed.
Thud!! Wham!! Crack!!!
The tall engineering student in the red shop jacket didn't hesitate.
He leapt forward, kicking the unskilled bastard away before snatching the stick from the hands of those savage pack dogs as if ganging up wasn't enough, they even came armed.
Their intent was far too brutal to be called "college students with maturity."
At this rate, they were aiming to kill.
Some of them were already staggering, drunk out of their minds from a distance.
Same shit every time drunk and loud, drunk and suddenly tough.
The pack of dogs rushed their accidental prey, turning the clash into a chaotic brawl,
openly challenging the law and basic human decency.
But instead of stomping their enemies half-dead and making headlines,
it was the smaller group that started knocking the pack downo ne… two… at a time.
From ten down to just a handful, barely outnumbering them anymore.
Every day I just use my mouth to sell snacks,
thinking that having handsome, manly friends meant I'd get to stroll around arm-in-arm.
Turns out they dragged me into peak alpha male activities
beating the crap out of strangers not even a week after becoming friends.
You're not trying to turn a bottom into a warrior, are you?
If you're going to brawl this seriously,
at least ask about the short one's well-being first, my dear friends.
Even if I was a short little bottom, I wasn't about to lose.
I fought using my agility and quick wits, sticking shoulder to shoulder with my much larger friendsstumbling, rolling in the dust, chaos everywhere.
Every punch made me want to scream,
but there was no time for that kind of luxury.
POP!!
"Oooh your balls are definitely shattered, asshole! Serves you right!"
Small feet, but a devastating kick.
My leg swung wide, splitting my opponent's crotch cleanly another one dropped like a sack of potatoes.
"Lilith, watch out!"
Tawan shouted from afar when he saw someone raising a stick and charging at me.
WHACK!! UGHH!
"Fuck! You hit me, you bastard!"
I barely dodged it—
the wooden club grazed my small back, forcing my body to arch forward in pain.
But that was enough.
The short one's temper ignited instantly, burning hot.
GRAB—
"AAAAAAAGH!!!"
I lunged, clamping my fist around my enemy's balls,
then slammed my face straight into his crotch the audacity of hitting my precious back, the one I carefully preserved
for men to look at when they fuck me.
No way I was letting it get scarred
by someone who wasn't my future husband.
"Bite it!"
CRUNCH!!
"AAAAAAHHHH!!"
…
Some time later
"Oooohhh…"
"Uuughhh…"
The groans of more than ten people echoed as they lay scattered on the ground, completely wrecked.
"Remember this, assholes don't ever come looking for trouble around here again.
This area's under our control. Got it
English translation (natural, novel-style) :
The small feet of the engineering freshman nudged a drunken thug aside, carving a path forward. His face was lightly swollen and bruised, yet he wore a wickedly satisfied grin pleased he'd managed to stand up to those lunatics.
"Just you wait, asshole!"
The thugs supported one another as they disappeared into the darkness, shouting the classic villain line of people who'd just lost to the protagonist. The three of them then headed to rest in front of the market where one of their mothers ran a stall. Under the bright lights, their faces finally came into clear view—and all three first-years instantly turned pale.
"Lilith, your face is seriously swollen. You've got a huge bump on your head."
"Your eyebrow's split too, Tawan. And you—Mok—there's blood dripping from your head. Ew! That's terrifying!"
"I'm screwed. My dad's definitely gonna beat my ass."
Once they were safely out of sight of the thugs, the tough-guy act collapsed completely. The engineering boys grimaced and muttered under their breath, clutching their faces as they shuffled into the market alley. As for the smallest one, Lilith whined until Tawan ended up carrying him in.
Real friends… do they really have to be this damn manly?