Vol 1 Chapter 41 (2/2)
Moving his hands skilfully, he was throwingthe—happily
At that scene it would be easy to think he was not serious about what he was saying, but none of the gang
Because the objects he tossed into the air were ryuyoto; Chinese weapons ide blades
The weapons had the ie of what many japanese people called seiryuto, but in actual fact seiryuto were like naginata, with long handles
In any case, however, the fact that they were deadly weapons rehts as they spun quickly over Li-pei’s head with no brake on their speed
Two young girls were sitting on the oil drums to each side of Li-pei
Perhaps having faith in his technique, despite their positions being such that any slip would have them fall victim to the knives, their faces were calm, as they answered him
“We saw it too, by chance”
“It was really a; that kid’s the same as shi+zuo”
Hearing their replies that ca, s members behind him
“How strange… Looks like it’ll get interesting”
In the nexthis arm around, he collected the blades in his hand
When all of his knives were in his hand he turned swiftly on his heel, and spread his arms dramatically
“I have to go meet him, surely”
Somewhere in the city An alley
“S, soht with shi+zuo normally?! Seriously?!”
Dropping the can of beer in his hands, Horada pushed his fellow delinquent for answers
“Oi, oi, you’re not lying, right?!”
“I, it’s true! I was there too! It was far away so I couldn’t see his face, but that guy was definitely a Raira student!”
Hearing this, Horada clenched his fists unthinkingly
“Oi, oi… If he’s on shi+zuo’s class he’s definitely a monster! If there’s a kid like that around, we have to recruit him no matter what…!”
“Seriously?”
“That way I can boss those juniors fro! Doesn’t this just mean it’s time for my era in Ikebukuro?!”
In the end, had Horada’s era really arrived?
This thought passed through the minds of his friends, but none of them said it
Because they too recognised that, if such a paere to fall into his hands, his position would change completely
Ikebukuro A certain rooftop
As a draft of wind blew over them, Tom chided shi+zuo
“But really… You went a bit too far today, shi+zuo It doesn’t seeo after a kid who’s already passed out on the ground to kick him”
And shi+zuo frowned as he replied
“Ah… Sorry But it was because that green-haired kid… was hardly injured”
“Huh? Oi, there’s no way he could be fine after getting hit by you…”
“The moment I punched, he blocked with his hands And then the kid jumped backwards with the force”
“…”
Tom knew very well that shi+zuo was not the kind to whip up useless excuses for himself
And then he noticed
That an anger was brewing in shi+zuo; not on the surface—but deep inside him
“Maybe… he was planning to frame me”
“That green kid’s… the same type of person as that flea”
Takadanobaba Kuon’s apartment
‘Hey, I followed the deal, all right? I leaked that rumour to Heiwajiht I’d be killed… You really need to pay me back for this…’
Kuon grinned as he replied to the voice of the young man across the receiver
“No, no, I’d say that’d be too nice If anything, I could tell shi+zuo, you know? You, a new employee, spread a rumour about the Headless Rider and provoked him for some small cash… Just like that”
‘…That, that’s… All right, all right! I won’t talk about money anymore, happy? Happy?’
After hanging up, Kuon called another person
He snorted as he walked around the rooe left on his body
“Yeah… Sorry, sorry The guy I hired was getting greedy”
‘————’
“Yeah… I was surprised too, today Even I didn’t expect that”
Kuon spoke casually, as he sat on the sofa and put the smartphone to his ear
“There I was planning to get beaten up by Heiwajima shi+zuo and make sure to send him to jail, too”
‘————? —— ——!”
“…Well, even the people in the city are sick of shi+zuo’s antics So I thought I’d give the back from jail, there’s some freshness to that, isn’t there?”
With these confounding words, he continued, s a smile completely unlike that of a boy, full of a joy derived fro down at others from above
“A new star’s on the scene We have to step up the publicity a little, yes?”
“Someone on shi+zuo’s level?!” “That means he has no match besides shi+zuo, doesn’t it!”
“Which middle school was he from?!”
“Ah, I’her definition?!”
“He’s seriously stronger than shi+zuo?” “A local? I’ve never heard of him”
“Maybe he’s an outsider?” “Find him” “Find him” “Find him no matter what!”
In a single night, the news had traversed the whole of Ikebukuro
He had not defeated Heiwajima shi+zuo
He had only fought on par
Yet, that alone was unusual
There was avehicles run him over
But it was unheard of for a person to deal real dae to shi+zuo unarmed Simon from the sushi+ restaurant entered the conversation now and then, but although he could control shi+zuo when shi+zuo ild, they had never fought head-on, and so things never left the realm of speculation
Most people were of this opinion, and so this event reat interest from the masses
It showed that the st the young people of Ikebukuro
That hy just fighting with hirounds could become news
But the person in question—Mizuchi Yahiro—without knowledge of what things had come to, was soundly asleep
Deep in his sleep, the boy dreamt
Of hi a normal life with many people
A dream of a world that most would call ‘ordinary life’
The dream he had was itself his hope for the future
The contents of that dreaotten afterwards, but even so, the boy would likely hold onto this same hope
As he reend
As he reend’ had blown a neind into Ikebukuro—he merely slept
Soundly, soundly
CHAPTER END