While Hoshoujo, Mayu, and I drove to the nearest mall, the hooligans that had been watching the academy slowly worked their way in, relying on the mysterious insider that they had.
Five older teenagers dressed casually would hang around the school gates, waiting for their informant to arrive.
Kiyo: [Hey. It really looks like a rich kid's school. Can't we just wait outside like this and take their money?]
One of them would initiate a conversation while the rest looked at their phones, chatting with the rest of the members.
The leader of this new pack was Gai, the same guy who had done Migi in with one blow to the stomach and slaps.
He was known for his vicious ways to bully anyone in the streets, always in need to prove that he is strong.
Gai: [Huh? Are you dumb? Do you want me to shove this phone inside your mouth? You know that this place is riddled with guards in the morning and you thought of that??]
Lifting a backhand, Gai had wanted to slap the heck out of the lackey he was sent with.
It was enough dumbfuckery that he had to deal with the boss' punishment just for being caught off guard and now he was stuck with someone this stupid.
Yuji: [Shut. It. We came here to retrieve something. Surely enough, our insider would arrive soon.]
Besides those two, was a young man who was the eldest out of all of them. A black long haired guy with a good look, sharp eyes, and a scarred neck.
Gai: [Tch, I know.]
Gai clicked his tongue as he turned away from them, annoyed by the nitpicking one can do.
Yuji was someone who had the same standing as Gai, but as it seems now, Gai had lost a part of his authority after being punished by their boss, Riku.
It was infuriating to act passively before his boss, but he knew that he would be beaten up worse than how he was if he didn't.
Riku was a monster by default in sense of combat, unlike Gai who had only studied boxing, Riku had an aptitude for several combat styles. He was just not your normal gang boss.
On the other hand, Gai had never seen Yuji fight as they were formerly a part of a courier service in the gang, delivering goods and money around the gang, and so, Gai had assumed that Yuji was not much of a fighter.
Disregarding his tall height, his body didn't seem to be all that sturdy if Gai were to hit it, he thought to himself.
???: [Sorry for making you guys wait.]
Suddenly, someone from inside the gates would approach them, wearing the school uniform.
Yuji: [...]
Gai: [——You're that punk from the convenience store!]
It was Migi who showed up instead of the insider that they were waiting for. Migi knew who the insider was after hearing it from Mendou but after seeing how the insider was only forced to do their bidding, Migi had told that same guy to go home early, granting him no worries.
Migi: [Yeah. You did me a solid one back there.]
Stretching his back and arms, Migi stood against the sun that was beginning to dusk on the horizon, slowly falling behind the mountains in the distance.
There was an incredible amount of confidence in his voice and stance, despite facing five people that he was potentially and deliberately provoking.
Yuji: [Gai, you know this guy?]
Gai: [Yeah, that's the damn guy who I clocked in the convenience store.]
Pointing at Migi, Gai had forgotten the rest of the story after being knocked out, even forgetting Mendou's face.
All he could assume was that he was attacked from behind.
Yuji: [So, this the guy you were talking about?]
Gai: [That's what I said——]
Yuji: [Beat him up then.]
With everyone's eyes focused on Migi, Yuji waited for Gai to do his work.
Yuji had thought of dealing with Migi himself but, it was Gai's problem. He didn't like the idea of cleaning up after someone's mess.
Gai: [Wait, now? Right, here?!]
Looking at Yuji, Gai thought that he was joking, seeing as they were still on the school premises. But, Yuji would only look at him with indifferent eyes, as if he was serious at all.
Migi: [Ah, don't worry. We can do this somewhere else. For example...]
Raising his hand to suggest something, Migi smiled at the gang who looked at him with hostility.
**
Soon, they would bring Migi under a nearby bridge, seeing that there were but a few to no people around them at all.
Gai: [You're a brave fucker. Do you know that? I still remember you kneeling back then.]
Yuji and the rest of the gang remained seated at the side as they watched Gai and Migi face off, about to start a bout.
Yuji: [Just beat him up already, get it over with.]
With the insider not showing up at that time, Yuji decided that it would be a good time killer to watch this fight unfold within him.
Although he knew that Gai would win by default, the other guy seemed to be unfazed by anything they were throwing at him, only standing there.
Yuji had seen several of those guys, freezing up when put in this situation, thinking that Migi was the same.
Gai: [Yeah, right. I'll get this over with.]
Gai said that, and yet, as soon as he faced Migi, he couldn't make a move.
As if something was stopping him, he could feel his body stop as he could sense something different from Migi as he casually stood there.
It was a dangerous feeling, the same as the one he can feel from his boss.
Yuji: [What the fuck are you taking so long?]
With the impatient Yuji cursing at Gai, he threw a small rock that hit Gai at his leg, only to flinch by a bit.
But then, he would also throw a rock at Migi, but with a bigger and faster, aimed at the side of his body.
Yuji: [If he's not going, you go!]
But before the rock can even hit Migi's body, he would catch it just an inch away from his body.
Migi: [Wait for your turn.]
Yuji: [——?!]
Yuji's face quickly turned the moment he saw Migi catch the stone, not flinching as Gai had done.
But what had made him think the most was when Migi said to wait for his turn, turning his gears and grinding as he felt infuriated by someone like him.
Yuji: [You fucker think you can stand up to us?]
But soon, Gai would begin his charge at Migi.
With just one swing aimed at Migi's body, Gai missed completely as Migi leaned to the side, sending but a palm strike right at his stomach that instantly knocked him out.
Gai: [——Kaaahk]
Everyone would stand as they saw the fight end in just a few seconds, making Yuji step up with a visible shock and anger plastered on his face.
Yuji: [You're no ordinary asshole, aren't you?]
Migi: [Fuck that, I'm an ordinary guy who's about to mess you guys up.]