The Protagonist Always Makes His Entrance Last

One of the thugs spoke to his boss.

"Boss, two of those guys in there are the ones we taught a lesson this morning. Looks like they've come for revenge."

Scarface's expression darkened, and he spoke to the underlings beside him.

"Catch them, quick! They saw everything..."

The gang rushed forward, chasing after them with clubs and short blades in hand!

The back of the abandoned warehouse had been made very spacious to facilitate an escape, but the entrance was extremely narrow. Inoue Ryushi and the others ran back the way they had come, only to find they couldn't get out at all. Shipping containers surrounded them!

In their panic, everyone scattered. Before long, only Go and Horii Naruya were left running ahead of Inoue Ryushi. Then he gritted his teeth.

"You two, run! I'll hold them off. If I hadn't insisted on coming, we wouldn't be in this mess! Go!"

Go and Horii shook their heads, their eyes full of guilt.

"No, Inoue, we're the ones who dragged you into this, so don't say that. We should be the ones apologizing!"

"Clap, clap, clap..."

Scarface slowly walked out from inside, applauding as he looked at the three of them with a mocking expression.

"What a touching friendship... Too bad none of you are leaving today. Blame yourselves for seeing something you shouldn't have!"

He waved a hand, and a group of thugs came forward, dragging the others who had fled. They casually tossed them to the ground.

Inoue Ryushi looked at his companions lying on the ground with blood covering their faces, not knowing whether they were alive or dead. The rage in his heart burned away the last of his reason! He roared and charged forward! Go and Horii were equally furious and followed close behind him!

Scarface looked at them with utter disdain and jerked his chin toward them. His underlings stepped forward, grinning viciously as they watched the three charge at them.

"Brats, let us show you how strong adults are."

Inoue Ryushi kicked down the thug in front, then swung a punch at the one beside him! Go and Horii had been fighting since middle school, and they worked together seamlessly!

Horii punched at the enemy in front of him, but the thug caught his fist. The thug grinned and was about to speak when Horii ducked, and Go kicked him in the face from behind Horii!

The three quickly regrouped, dodging and attacking, but the difference in numbers was simply too great...

Go raised an arm to block a fist aimed at his head. A force he couldn't withstand traveled through his arm and sent him staggering.

A kick struck him in the waist immediately afterward, and as he fell backward, another punch hit him in the side of the face. Go was like a small boat tossed about by huge waves at sea, ready to capsize at any moment!

Horii tackled one of the thugs beating Go, but just as he tried to get up, he was kicked over and struck in the back of the head with an iron bar!

Inoue Ryushi saw the two of them go down and was about to run over when a moment's inattention cost him a heavy punch to the stomach. His stomach spasmed, and he vomited a mouthful of acid!

He hurriedly covered his head with both hands, taking the blows on his arms instead. Then a kick struck his back, knocking him flat on the ground!

One of the thugs stomped repeatedly on his head. A buzzing sounded in his ears from time to time, and his consciousness gradually blurred...

I can't go on... There are too many of them... And the difference in strength is too great...

Before long, the three were dragged over and thrown in front of Scarface. He sneered and shook his head as he looked at them lying on the ground.

"With that little strength, you dared come for revenge? Should I call you confident or arrogant? Oh, no, this is called suicide!"

The three trembled with rage at his words, but they were too weak to resist. They could only glare at him as though they wanted to devour him!

Scarface picked at his ear and blew on his little finger.

"Normally... a beating would have been enough, but since you've seen my secret, I can't let you live..."

"Sorry, brats. Be blind in your next lives... Clean up properly..."

Scarface waved to the underlings beside him.

Go and Horii shuddered, expressions of disbelief appearing on their bloodied faces. They had never imagined that these people would actually kill them! It was only a fight, so why had it come to this?!

Inoue Ryushi was in a daze beside them when he suddenly seemed to realize something.

"It's that white powder! Could it be drugs?!"

Several thugs walked toward them with short blades. The dim light shone on the blades, reflecting onto Inoue Ryushi's face.

Was he really going to die here? All sorts of images flashed before his eyes...

I haven't repaid my parents, and there are still so many things I want to do...

I haven't accompanied Shinnosuke to the top or seen the view from the summit... I can't accept this!!

Inoue Ryushi stared at the approaching blades, his eyes wide. Tears spilled uncontrollably from his eyes, and he roared.

"I can't accept this!!!!"

Suddenly, a rushing sound came from behind his head. With a bang, the thug in front of him fell backward!

Then a voice drifted over from behind.

"Sure enough, the protagonist always makes his entrance last!"