Chapter 115: Mystery of the Girl / Pride (2/2)

Pushed by Taiyou, it had stopped.

The tires let out a “kyururu” friction sound, but they couldn’t advance forward even by a millimeter.

「What was that?」

「This can’t be happening…」

「Uwoooooh!」

Along with a bellow, Taiyou pushed the wagon with all his strength. He pushed this several ton mass wagon along with its tires spinning the opposite way.

Taiyou pushed with all his strength. The wagon was railroad-shoved at once.

Thud! Crash!

Along with the sound of metal being smashed and crushed, the wagon was pushed into a wall.

「Step on it more!」

「I am! With all my might!」

「Ridiculous…this thing has hundreds of horsepower; for a human to…」

Anna muttered, shocked.

Alongside the wall, Taiyou lifted his face, making a broad, savage grin.

「Could I have you get out of the car?」

「…And if I said no?」

「I’ll continue to flatten you.」

「Eeek」

Anna only grimaced in response to Taiyou’s threat, but the underling male driver was scared enough to let out a scream. Facing the reality that the wagon at full throttle was instead overcome, a threat no longer sounded like a simple threat.

「Get out!」

Seeing Anna unable to make a decision, Taiyou put further power into it. The car began creaking; letting out a grinding sound that was normally impossible.

「Stop it.」

With Anna’s order, the tires that were letting out a singed smell finally stopped rotating.

Opening the door, Anna got out of the car together with Pochi.

「Hand her over.」

「…Do you really think that things will go your way that easily?」

「What do you mean?」

「I mean that we still have fighting power.」

「What did you just say?」

Surprised, an unusual sound from afar hit his ears.

It was the revolving sound of a rotor; the sound of a helicopter.

While Taiyou was perplexed, the helicopter stopped, and burly men filed out.

Despite their numbers, the inhabitants were already armed and had surrounded Taiyou in an instant.

「Kill him.」

「Master!」

At Anna’s command, the men assailed Taiyou simultaneously. While Pochi let out her voice, Anna walked her off, going in the direction of the helicopter.

Right now, Taiyou was exceeding the average person at everything.

His superior power of pushing back a wagon at full throttle stood out, but his speed and reaction and his being able to take hits were also stronger than a normal person.

In front of that boy, the armed ten men weren’t even what their numbers suggested. Before Anna bringing along Pochi had even reached the helicopter, everyone had fallen.

「Give her back.」

Wedging himself between Anna and the helicopter and blocking advancement, once again, he one-sidedly thrust his demands at her.

「Do you think I’m going to respond?」

「In that case, I’ll just steal her with force.」

Taiyou gripped his fists, stepping forward. He readied his fist like a bow――aiming at Anna and releasing it.

The strong arm that had forced back the wagon let out a moan――.

「Noー」

In an instant, Pochi let out a loud voice and stepped forward, cutting in between Taiyou and Anna. Panicking at the unexpected event, Taiyou pulled back his fist.

「Pochi? What are you doing?」

「Sorry, Master!」

「Why are you protecting that person?」

「Because because, this person, is related to me.」

「Ahh, right, Juunishima…」

Juunishima Anna. Understanding that name, Taiyou looked at her. The woman who hadn’t batted even an eye when his fist came for her was making an anguished, chewed up face in response to the fact that she had been covered.

「All right, I won’t do anything.」

「――! Thank you.」

Taking back Pochi who had just said her thanks from Anna, he tore off the rope that had been binding her arms. As if the straw rope were an embroidery thread.

While doing that, he spoke to Anna.

「I’ve won, yeah? I’m taking Pochi back with me.」

「Elder Sister…」

「Yeah, I lost for misjudging you.」

「Don’t look down on me; I have this much power.」

「No, that’s not what I mean.」

Anna laughed coldly.

「I mean you chasing us here; see, I didn’t actually think that you’d come after us. Is it alright if I ask you why you came after us? Just earlier you were making a face of resignation…no, the face of a man coming to a clean decision.」

「There’s a saying that goes like this.」

Saying that, Taiyou threw out his chest as a feeling of pride welled up from the bottom of his chest.

「In the shadow of a successful man is a good woman.」