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I was feeling a sense of discomfort that Kohime had not arrived at the meeting place even though ten minutes had passed after the meeting time.
For a normal person, being late by ten minutes or so is quite normal.
However, in the case of Kohime, even a tardiness of 10 minutes is quite abnormal.
She is not the type of person who would be late for a meeting, and even if she were, she would have called to let me know.
However, there was no contact at all, and the fact that she did not come to the meeting place even after the meeting time was considered abnormal, and there was a high possibility that something was wrong.
I was so worried that something might have happened to her that I ran out of the café where we were meeting and started to look for her.
The apartment where Kohime lives is within easy reach of the café.
It was hard to imagine that something unusual had occurred within such a short distance, but if something had happened, it would have happened between the time she left the apartment and the time I arrived at the cafe.
Since Kohime was once almost run over by a car in her daze, it is possible that the same thing could have happened again……
Even as these thoughts crossed my mind, I told myself that if I had time to imagine something even worse, I’d better find Kohime as soon as possible.
I found her much earlier than I expected.
I found Kohime in a back alley not far from the cafe, but it was hard to see.
She was surrounded by three girls, two of them holding her arms and unable to move, and I immediately knew that those three girls were the students who were bullying Kohimer at school.
Without hesitation, I rushed to her.
“Hey ! What are you guys doing !”
I called out to them, and the girls surrounding her stopped moving and turned their gazes toward me.
“……Ah? Who are you?”
When asked who I was, I thought about answering that I was a friend of Kohime’s.
However, that would be too unconvincing, so I lied and said that I was Kohime’s boyfriend.
“I’m her boyfriend.”
“A weak-looking guy like you is her boyfriend? Can you stop telling blatant lies that anyone can tell? It makes me sick.”
Even though the other person is a girl and I’m a boy, they don’t seem to be intimidated at all.These guys are completely used to bullying.
I thought they would be a little scared if they were dealing with a guy, even if it was a dull guy like me ……
“It doesn’t matter, but I’m really her boyfriend. If you do anything to her, I’ll show no mercy.”
Of course, I don’t mean to be violent.
The girls surrounding her might back off if I threaten them, so I exaggerated my words and showed them.
“…Heh. Is it okay if you say that? If you say that her boyfriend assaulted us, do you know what her position at school will be? She’s already at the bottom of the school caste because she has given in to us.”
Instead of being cowed by my intimidation, she tried to stand up to me, so I decided to fight the bully girl with words rather than violence.
“When did she give in? She’s not giving in.”
“Huh? What are you talking about?”
“Because it’s been four years since the bullying started, and she hasn’t even stopped going to school, right? She hasn’t lost.”
“Hasn’t lost is for someone who is defying the bullies. She doesn’t rebel and has been bullied for a long time. How can she not lose?”
“But when you looked at me just now, you said that I couldn’t possibly be her boyfriend, right? That means you admit that Kohime is a beautiful girl and a perfect human who can do anything she wants, right?”
“T-that’s not what I……”
“Well, she’s actually very pretty. I understand how you feel.”
“That’s not what I’m saying.”
“From my point of view, Kohime is much prettier than you guys, both physically and mentally.”
A moment later, a dry sound echoes through the alleyway.
The girl who seemed to be the main culprit of the bullying slapped me on the cheek.
I was surprisingly calm at the time, and was more impressed by the fact that the girl had slapped me than by the pain of being suddenly slapped on the cheek.
If it’s just normal guys, they will go at me. Slapping someone on the cheek with their palm is a trait unique to girls.
“Don’t get carried away.”
The bully girl slapped me on the cheek and then threatened me in a low voice, but as soon as she made a move, she’s already lost.
“If I showed up with these bright red cheeks, who do you think is the bad one?”
“……Screw you. Let’s go.”
“Whoa, oh…….”
The bully girls, who had completely made themselves look bad by taking a shot, left the scene.
Thank goodness……they pulled away more easily than I expected.
“Eita san ! Are you all right !?”
“Yeah. I’m totally fine.”
Kohime’s hand hurriedly came in front of me and gently caressed my cheek as I tried to tell her that I was okay even though it hurt a little so as not to worry her.
I’’m glad that she is concerned about me, but the distance between us is too close.
The moment her hand touched my cheek, I felt the pain lessen, but I’m not sure if it was because she gently stroked my affected area or because her face was so close to mine that my heart beat faster and I was distracted from the pain.
“Ah ……. So red……”
“It may be red because I was just slapped, but it doesn’t hurt at all. If someone had kicked me as hard as they could, it would have hurt a lot.”
“No, even a slap is painful enough. …. I’m sorry. I’m sorry I put Eita san in this situation…….”
“No, don’t worry about it. It’s what I wanted to do.”
“….Perhaps Eita san, were you intentionally provoking her so that she would slap you?”
“Yeah. If I can prove that I was touched, we’ll have the upper hand.”
“I see….. It is quintessential. But please don’t overdo it for me. It’s the same as when you were hit by a car, and I’m afraid that one day Eita san might not be able to take it back…..”
“I agree. I don’t want you to worry.”
“Yes. I’m glad you can help me, but please don’t do anything reckless.”
When I was hit by a car, I worried my mother, but this time I worried Kohime, so I must act in a way that causes her as little worry as possible.
Even though I thought so, I thought that if I saw a scene where Kohime was in trouble, I would surely jump out of the car without thinking twice in the future.
“I’m sorry. I probably did something unnecessary, didn’t I? And there’s a big chance that tomorrow, they will be more aggressive toward Kohime.”
“Well…..I can manage that.”
It probably wasn’t the best idea to jump out as soon as I saw Kohime surrounded by bully girls.
If I don’t understand the situation to some extent and come up with a strategy, I might end up causing trouble for Kohime.
“I’m really sorry.”
“I don’t mind, so don’t worry. You were cool.”
“I-I was just doing what I wanted to do.”
“That’s the coolest thing you could have done.”
“R-really?”
“Anyway, let’s go to the café quickly. I’m thirsty.”
“Yeah, right.”
I was worried about what they would do to Kohime at school tomorrow, but I knew there was nothing I could do about it now, so I headed to the cafe with Kohime.
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Why couldn’t you be smart enough to record what they’re doing so that they can have a hard evidence to be submitted to either the school or police? I thought her family is rich, why aren’t they filing complaint to the school? This is so unrealistic it’s rather sad.