Chapter 74 Force

Force

“What? Oh, it’s you. Aren’t you Amane, the one who got rid of his best friend because of me?”

Fujita lowers his eyebrows, looking unhappy.

“Sorry, but you’re a nuisance. So, hurry up. Could you please get out of here?”

He probably thought that Sou would just listen to him. As if he had lost interest, he looks away from Sou and turns his gaze back to Manami.

“I-I can’t do that… because no matter how you look at it, I think Miyagi-san is in trouble.”

Gathering his courage and fighting the lingering fear, Sou refuses Fujita’s request. He can’t run now. If he did, it would be shameful for him as a man.

But the body is honest; he still cannot get rid of his fear of Fujita. Drops of cold sweat run down his back.

“Amanecchi….”

Manami’s eyes are like a child's, as if she is asking others for help out of fear. In her heart, she must have asked for help. This is clearly shown.

“Heh~ You want to fight, huh? That’s okay! Words and actions are personal freedom. Do what you want. But the same goes for me. If you want to stop it, you should stop it by force. But that’s impossible for someone like you.”

Fujita snorts, looking down on Sou.

(Don’t underestimate me. I’ll do it. It doesn’t matter that my opponent is Fujita. I’m much stronger than I was back then! Do it. Do it! Sou!!)

Sou says encouraging words to himself. Otherwise, he can’t do anything.

“Uwaaaah~~!!!”

Shouting loudly, Sou runs towards Fujita.

Fujita still has plenty of leeway. His face shows that he thinks Sou won’t be able to stop him by force.

(I’ll do it! I’ll do it! I’ll have to use force to stop Fujita.)

Clenching his right fist and gritting his teeth, Sou punches Fujita’s right cheek with all his might.

“Gwaahh!!!”

Caught off guard by Sou’s fist, Fujita fell to the ground on his buttocks with a mighty thud.