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This is utterly ridiculous.
You spread a false rumor in the first place, and now you want money to retract it.
“How much?”
“Ah, you’re right. I don’t think you can pay me a lot of money. How about 100,000?”
“….”
Anyone can understand how expensive that is for a high school student.
If someone said a million dollars, I could say it would be absolutely impossible. However, the fact that it is an amount that can be paid with a little effort, even though it is expensive, is what makes this guy so disgusting.
What business is this? Damn …….
But unfortunately, I have enough money saved up to pay for it.
In the past, it would have been unthinkable, but because of everything that happened to me, I had enough money for the future.
“If I pay it, you’ll do the work of spreading rumors and correcting rumors that are already spreading, right?”
“Yeah. A man’s got to say two words.”
“Arase, this is absolutely false. They would never keep their word.”
Sasaoka has a good point. There is no guarantee that these guys will keep their promise even if you give them money.
But that doesn’t mean you can’t force them to do what you say.
I can’t beat them up like in a manga.
I have no choice. What the hell should I do?
My head ached as I thought about it.
…………
………….
“Okay.”
“….. Arase!”
“Sasaoka, I know what you mean, but this is the only way.”
“No, but. ……”
He looks unconvinced.
“For now, I’m going to go to the convenience store to withdraw the money. Just give it to you and be done with it. Is that okay?”
“Fuhaa. That’s fine.”
I said to Shibusawa and headed for the ATM at the convenience store right there.
I walked through the automatic door, and when the music sounded, Sasaoka followed me and asked me with a troubled look on his face
“Are you sure you want to do that?”
“I had no choice. We’ll just have to give it to him and see what happens.”
“…..Okay. Then let me pay for half of it! I can’t let only Arase pay!
“Oh, hey!”
Sasaoka put his cash card from his wallet into the ATM before I did.
Without hesitation, he entered 50,000 yen, the button, and his PIN.
─ ─ Your balance is not enough.
“……”
“…..”
Sasaoka inserted the returned card again, this time to check the balance.
The balance was 2,968 yen.
That is what was displayed there.
“I’ll just accept your …… feelings.”
I put my hand on his shoulder and withdrew the cash beside him as he froze.
“Oh, you finally brought it.”
When I put the cash in the envelope and took it with me, Shibusawa dropped the cigarette he was smoking on the ground and extinguished the spark with his shoe.
“Here, you got it?”
Shibusawa took the envelope roughly and handed it to the fellow behind him. He took out a wad of bills from inside and counted them out.
“There are ten bills,”
“You’ll keep your word, won’t you?”
“I never lie. We have a deal.”
“Yeah. Let’s go home, Sasaoka”
“Y-yeah
The moment Sasaoka and I turned our backs to Shibusawa and the others.
Something moved behind us. I turned my back and Sasaoka turned his back, too.
There, we saw Shibusawa swinging something stick-like at us.
“Sasaoka!”
“Uh-oh!”
I noticed it, and I and Sasaoka avoided it in the nick of time.
I pulled on his collar and he fell on his buttocks.
“Oh, you’re good, aren’t you?”
“… what are you trying to do?”
Shibusawa and the others with unpleasant smiles on their faces. And no matter what, I knew that these guys had no intention of keeping their word.
……I mean, where did you get that stick out of?
“I changed my mind. You still seem to have some money, don’t you?”
“You’re talking out of turn. You lying bastard!”
“You never meant to keep your word from the beginning, did you?”
“No, no, no. It’s boring if you clear the conditions I told you so easily. I’m going to add another condition. For now, I’ll think about the rumors if you being able to stand for 5 minutes.”
You’ve got to be kidding me. I knew this would be the case from the beginning.
“Are you sure?”
“Yeah, I’ll keep my promise next time.”
Shibusawa smiles with a smile on his face. It’s a promise with no credibility at all.
“Wait, Arase!”
“Don’t worry. He’s not going to hit anything.”
“Oh, ……?”
The conversation with Sasaoka provoked him.
And just as expected, Shibusawa is furious. It’s simple and helpful.
“Sasaoka, stay back.”
“Are you sure you’re okay?”
“Maybe.”
Despite my words, I am confident.
I’ve never really used it for this kind of thing, but fortunately I have a sense of foresight.
So I should be fine. …… maybe.
But still, it’s not a …… bad manga.
“……!”
“Oraaaa!”
Luckily, Shibusawa was the only one who came at me.
I had never been in a fight before. However, the sad thing is, because I was used to being punched, even though I couldn’t see the future, to some extent, I was able to calmly avoid the raised fists without fear.
I never …… dreamed that that bad experience would live on here.
“Damn you ……!”
The opponent heats up even more. The other person seems to have blood rushing to his head because I successfully dodged the provocation earlier.
But even so, the other party’s attacks gradually become sharper, as if he is used to fighting.
But, as I had expected, I was able to avoid his attacks by foreseeing the future.
This was a battle of nerves. After a few minutes, the other side was getting short of breath, but so were I. But compared to the punk who smoked cigarettes, it was only natural that I had more stamina because of my sports background.
“───!”
However, perhaps it was a reaction to too much foresight, but I felt a sharp pain in my head.
“Ugh….”
The opponent didn’t miss that opportunity and finally took a blow to the face.
The inside of my mouth is cut and blood is coming out. The spot where he was hit was zingy and hot.
“Arase!”
“Ha. Finally. You bastard!”
Who’s that? Who is it!
I argued back as hard as I could in my mind, but it still hurt where I had been hit.
But I’m patient. I’m sure this will do something.
I’ll definitely break that victorious face of yours.
“What are you laughing at, ……?”
Shibusawa, who saw it, muttered suspiciously, as if it was on his face.
“Well? Why do you think?”
“ ……, you’re the kind of guy who feels sick when you get punched in the face.”
That’s a good point.
Then I heard someone’s footsteps approaching from behind.
Finally. I’m tired of waiting for you
“Arase!”
“….. Eh?”
But when I turned around, what was there was not the person I was expecting, but an anxious-looking Sana who looked like she was about to cry.
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