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It was so cold.
When Beichuan Si held Magong Tong's hand, this thought unconsciously flashed through his mind.
Although it was still January and the temperature was not high, Magong Tong's body temperature was noticeably lower than that of ordinary people. When Beichuan Si held her hand, it was like grabbing a piece of ice.
Despite her condition, her bodily functions seemed unaffected, as she could eat, talk, and move freely.
Except for her overly pale complexion, Magong Tong seemed to be fine.
Beichuan Si became increasingly curious about Magong Tong.
"Magong, do you need me to accompany you to the hospital for a checkup?"
Magong Tong's face turned crimson. She withdrew her hand from Beichuan Si's grip and answered softly,
"N-no need. It's just some minor injuries. Shuishu didn't hit that hard. I'll just apply some medicine at home, and it'll be fine..."
"I really appreciate your help this time, Beichuan."
Magong Tong bent over, giving Beichuan Si a deep bow.
"No, it's my fault for causing this issue. If I hadn't interacted too much with you, Magong, Shuishu wouldn't have troubled you," Beichuan Si shook his head.
Since the entire incident started because of him, it was only right for him to resolve it, though Magong Tong had undeservedly suffered.
Beichuan Si pondered for a moment and did not hesitate long. He took out his wallet and stuffed several ten-thousand-yen bills into Magong Tong's hand.
"What is this?" Magong Tong was startled as she looked at the four ten-thousand-yen bills, her hand trembling as she resolutely refused to accept them,
"No way, I can't take your money, Beichuan. It's thanks to you that I was saved, taking this money would just..."
No matter what, she felt she couldn't accept this money from Beichuan Si.
Forty thousand yen was a huge sum for an average high school student.
She had heard about the Beichuan family's situation, and it wasn't one that could easily spare such an amount.
"Just take it," Beichuan Si's voice remained calm, without the slightest change.
To him, this money was just a means to ease his mind.
"Besides," Beichuan Si expressionlessly mentioned the three half-conscious boys lying on the ground, "there are still three wallets here I haven't looted."
"Beichuan, are you going to take their money?" Magong Tong was stunned.
She marveled at Beichuan Si's strength, being able to lift three people at once, while she also worried,
"Some of them are students from the same grade. If you take their wallets..."
"They were the instigators of this incident; letting them off lightly would be too easy for them. Besides, I'm not afraid of them coming after me again now that things have come to this."
Beating one or two was still a fight; might as well rob them once to let them learn the consequences of youthful recklessness.
Beichuan Si retrieved their wallets, and what was inside was scattered, the most someone had was just over ten thousand yen, and the other two only had three to four thousand yen. It wasn't enough to recoup any losses.
Looks like tomorrow I'll still need to find Seki and Ikegami to recover some losses, Beichuan Si thought to himself.
Meanwhile, in the infirmary, Seki and Ikegami felt a chill run down their spines as they looked towards the door as if sensing something.
"Could it be that devil is thinking of us again?" Seki shivered, a slightly scared look on his face.
"Seki, we left Oogami and the others in the classroom; is that devil going to do something to them?" Ikegami's expression was bitter. The more he thought about what had happened earlier, the more wronged he felt.
"It's already a blessing that we made it out alive! And you're still worrying about Oogami!" Seki felt equally aggrieved.
He and Ikegami were well-known upperclassmen in the second year, and yet they were beaten by Beichuan Si to the extent that they didn't dare utter a sound—they were utterly humiliated and wretched.
"I've figured it out. I'm going to find a karate dojo... I will learn some skills and properly teach that guy, Beichuan, a lesson!" Ikegami clenched his fists, speaking with malice.
"..." Seki.
Seki, looking utterly despondent, whispered,
"Have you forgotten that Oogami is a blue belt in karate..."
Even Oogami was knocked out cold by Beichuan Si with a kick, so what would Ikegami learning karate accomplish?
Moreover, Seki vaguely sensed that Beichuan Si wasn't even on the same level as them.
Hearing this, Ikegami's face alternated between blue and white, and finally, sounding like a little girl, he whimpered,
"Is there really nothing we can do against this guy?"
"...there really isn't." Seki sighed.
Especially considering that from start to finish, Beichuan Si only delivered two kicks and slapped Shuishu Yui twice to create this situation, it made him feel like crying too.
...
After much persuading, Beichuan Si finally got Magong Tong to accept the money.
However, she repeatedly declined when it came to Beichuan Si's offer to escort her to the hospital.
Since Magong Tong refused, and she didn't seem to have any issues walking, Beichuan Si didn't insist.
He packed his backpack and then went to the multimedia classroom to find Shen Gu Mirai, and the two of them left together.
"You're so slow, Mr. Temple. What took you so long? Didn't you just go to get your backpack?" Shen Gu Mirai asked curiously, looking at Beichuan Si.
It shouldn't have taken long to get from the multimedia classroom to Class 1A, but Beichuan Si somehow spent half an hour.
Shen Gu Mirai even considered pulling out her phone to call him, only to realize she didn't have Beichuan Si's number, so she had to wait quietly.
"Some things happened."
Beichuan Si didn't intend to tell Shen Gu Mirai what had occurred earlier. After a brief exchange, they headed out.
"This doesn't seem to be the direction to your house, Beichuan," Shen Gu Mirai trailed behind Beichuan Si, following him step by step, and asked curiously.
"I have some private matters to handle; I need to consult with the police first."
Beichuan Si said as he walked toward the stationed police officers.
After negotiating with them, he returned.
"...Mr. Temple, is it true that what you're going to handle is something that people can't know about?" Shen Gu Mirai blinked her big eyes, her interest piqued, "Does this mean you'll need those strange abilities of yours, Mr. Temple?"
This little girl was as perceptive as ever.
Beichuan Si gave her an extra glance but said nothing, implicitly confirming it.
"Am I going to see your abilities again, Mr. Temple?!" Shen Gu Mirai became even more excited when he didn't deny it.
After school, she had been fantasizing about Beichuan Si demonstrating those extraordinary powers again, not expecting it to happen so soon.
"More than that, I'm curious about when you figured out the direction of my house," Beichuan Si gave Shen Gu Mirai a sidelong glance.
The excited Shen Gu Mirai suddenly went silent.
It was probably after Beichuan Si left yesterday that Gangye Yoshiko let it slip, causing Shen Gu Mirai to notice.
"Ahem..." Seeing Beichuan Si still staring at her, Shen Gu Mirai coughed and instinctively looked off into the distance.
Finally, it was quiet.
Beichuan Si felt slightly at ease and led Shen Gu Mirai toward Lake Park.
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