Hikari had just walked to within five or six meters of Louisa.
Louisa seemed to notice him immediately.
Her jewel-like emerald-green eyes stared at Hikari, filled with surprise and joy, as if she had seen a savior in a desperate situation.
Louisa shouted loudly to Hikari, "Hikari-kun! Save me! They... they want to violate me!"
"Oh," Hikari responded faintly.
Before Hikari could say anything further, the middle-aged delinquent blondes who had surrounded Louisa's chair all walked over to Hikari, encircling him.
The leader of the group, a middle-aged delinquent blonde, rubbed his slightly stubbled chin while scrutinizing Hikari. Then, with a disdainful tone, he sneered, "Haha, so you're the boyfriend of that mixed-race young lady over there, right?"
"Tsk tsk, aside from that face of yours, you have no redeeming qualities. Look at those thin arms and legs—do you think you deserve such a beautiful woman?"
A blonde on the side immediately chimed in, "Yeah! This guy is just a pretty boy. Let's deal with him."
"Exactly! Let's take care of him."
"Forget it, kid. I'll give you a chance. If you leave now and hand over that blonde-haired, green-eyed foreign beauty, we'll consider giving her back after the five of us have had our fun."
"Yeah, you'd better scram now, or we'll kill you."
One after another, the blondes spouted classic lines that Hikari had grown tired of hearing.
Hikari, expressionless, scratched his ear and said with a tone of resignation, "Hey, uncle. You guys are too old for this. Can't you come up with some new lines?"
"It's the same old routine. Youngsters use it, and now you guys too. I'm honestly bored of it."
Hearing Hikari's calm tone paired with such arrogant words, the five middle-aged blondes were momentarily stunned before becoming furious.
"You little brat, how dare you mock us! You're asking for it!"
The leader of the blondes charged toward Hikari, with the other four following closely behind.
Each of the five blondes was burly, with a fierce look in their eyes, seemingly ready to give Hikari a brutal beating.
At this moment, Louisa, who was trembling on the chair, saw this and quickly called out in a delicate voice, "Hikari-kun, be careful!"
Hikari ignored Louisa and focused intently on the delinquent blondes.
He had to admit, these middle-aged blondes were indeed more skilled than the young delinquents he had encountered here previously while with Tomoe.
Back then, that group of young delinquents had scattered the moment he used a small trick, leaving one behind for him to beat up.
Today's group, however, was not only physically imposing but also coordinated in their attack, as if they had trained in group combat techniques.
If an ordinary person—or even someone trained—faced this group of five burly men charging together, they would likely be overwhelmed.
After all, no matter how strong one person is, could they possibly take on five well-coordinated men at once?
The leader and his cohorts looked at Hikari with a glint in their eyes, confident that he was now trapped.
With their well-coordinated Five Tigers Formation, they believed Hikari would soon be knocked to the ground, beaten until he begged for mercy.
Louisa, sitting on the park bench, seemed terrified by the scene. Her beautiful green eyes were wide open as she stared unblinkingly at Hikari, who was surrounded.
But just as Louisa thought Hikari was doomed, and the blondes were ready to knock him down and start beating him, something unexpected happened.
The leader of the group, who had rushed at Hikari first, believed he would strike the first blow and claim the glory.
But before he could throw a punch, a large hand grabbed his arm at a speed he couldn't follow and, with astonishing strength, swung him into the air.
The leader became a human club, wielded by Hikari like a windmill.
BANG! BANG! BANG!
The sounds of flesh and bone colliding echoed in quick succession.
In an instant, the other four blondes were struck by this human club and sent flying.
Each one spat blood or lost teeth, a testament to Hikari's tremendous strength.
The leader, however, bore the brunt of the punishment. Unlike the others, who were hit once, he was used as the weapon, crashing repeatedly into his companions.
At this point, the leader felt as if his entire skeleton had been shattered.
But it wasn't over yet.
Hikari, holding the bloodied leader like a weapon, gathered the other four into a pile and began smashing them again.
BANG!
BANG!
BANG!
Each strike elicited groans of pain and more blood.
Just then, Hikari heard the sound of sobbing behind him.
He turned to see Louisa curled up on the bench, hugging her knees and crying softly.
"So scary..."
Louisa seemed genuinely frightened by either Hikari's violence or the sudden turn of events.
Gone was her usual haughty demeanor. She looked pitiful, weak, and helpless, like a little girl facing a terrifying situation.
Hikari glanced at the bloodied leader in his hand, then at the other injured blondes.
With a frown, he tossed the leader aside and walked toward Louisa.
"What's wrong?" he asked.
Louisa immediately clung to his arm, pulling him to sit on the bench. She threw herself into his chest, her soft, curvaceous body pressing against him.
In a trembling voice, she cried, "Hikari-kun, they were so scary! I'm so glad you're here to protect me."
Sniffling, she continued, "You were amazing! Thank you! If not for you, I don't know what might have happened to me..."
Louisa's tears and vulnerability made her even more alluring.
However, Hikari's response was to push her away.
Louisa, who had been suddenly pushed away from Hikari's embrace and was now leaning on the park bench, was taken aback.
She didn't even have time to continue sobbing and blurted out directly, "Ah! What are you doing…"
Then, Louisa resumed her pitiful demeanor, using her soft, pale hands to rub her eyes, as though she were wiping away tears.
"Hikari-kun… do you really dislike me that much…? Even at a time like this, can't you at least offer me a little comfort?" Louisa's tone was choked with sobs, as though she was on the verge of bursting into loud tears at any moment.
Hikari, however, maintained an expressionless face as he looked at Louisa and coldly said, "Miss Louisa, can you stop pretending?"
"Although you've disguised it very well, there are too many details that gave you away."
"I know these people were all hired by you to act."
"What exactly do you want? Are you trying to stage a fake kidnapping? Or did you want them to beat me up?"
"Or perhaps, both?"
Hearing Hikari's words, Louisa raised her beautiful head, her jewel-like emerald green eyes—so typical of foreigners—staring innocently at Hikari as she asked, with a puzzled expression:"Hikari-kun, what are you talking about? What disguise, what acting? I don't understand!"
Looking at Louisa's innocent expression, Hikari clapped his hands lightly and said, "Miss Louisa, you must have joined the drama club at school, right? Your acting skills are far superior to those five."
"You started by pretending to be a poor girlfriend who couldn't play her role well, setting the stage for me to think that…"
"You're just a straightforward, hot-tempered, big-chested, and brainless young lady."
"Then, together with those five, you arranged this little show in the park for me to witness."
"Miss Louisa, your acting—whether it's pretending to be an annoyed girlfriend or a frightened maiden—is nearly flawless, almost impeccable."
As Hikari spoke, Louisa's expression remained innocent, but her beautiful emerald green eyes began to show traces of surprise.
And as Hikari continued, that surprise gradually turned into shock.
Hikari ignored Louisa's reaction and went on, "Yes, Miss Louisa, your acting is excellent."
"But the five middle-aged uncles you hired? Their acting is absolutely terrible."
"They're supposed to be middle-aged delinquents, but they don't have even a trace of that hooligan vibe."
"And the way they recite lines is like they're reading a script. Do you know how many real delinquents I've encountered? What they did doesn't even qualify."
"And the thing that pulled me out of the scene the most was this: Miss Louisa, look at those five people. From start to finish…"
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