Shinomiya Kai (2)

By now, Shinomiya Kai, who had fallen to the ground, had somehow gotten back to his feet. Veins bulged across his forehead as he slowly raised his head, revealing blood-red eyes!

The onlookers broke out in cold sweat and shouted for their companions to back away! Anyone who knew Shinomiya Kai knew that look meant he was truly furious!

The last time he had gotten angry was when someone accidentally sprayed spit on his face. Shinomiya Kai was a germaphobe, and he had flown into a rage, putting more than a dozen unrelated people nearby in the hospital!

Shinomiya Kai fixed his blood-red eyes on Shinnosuke, then suddenly burst out laughing!

"Hahaha... I really did underestimate you! You're pretty good! I'll give you one last chance! Pledge your loyalty to me!"

Goosebumps suddenly rose all over Shinnosuke's body. He gave Shinomiya Kai a strange look and said,

"Chuunibyou actually falls under psychiatry. It's a kind of illness too... How about we leave it at that for now... and you go get checked out at a hospital?"

Shinomiya Kai froze for a moment at those words, then completely lost his mind and charged at Shinnosuke with a roar!

For an instant, Shinnosuke felt as though he were facing a raging lion!

In that brief moment of distraction, a fist slammed into his face, sending him falling backward. A kick immediately followed, striking him in the stomach!

Intense pain shot through Shinnosuke's abdomen. The blow was far stronger than the ones before! This guy hadn't been serious at all!

Another fist flashed toward him. Even with Shinnosuke's reflexes, he only barely managed to dodge. Even so, it grazed his chin, leaving it scraped and burning with pain!

Meanwhile, in an office building in Chiba, a tall man was smashing everything in the room!

"Fuck!! Twice!! Why did this happen!! Both times, a bunch of brats ruined everything!! What the hell are you good for!!! You couldn't even deal with a bunch of brats!!! Do you know how much those drugs were worth??! Two hundred million yen!!!! A whole two hundred million yen!!!"

The man's roars echoed through the room. His subordinate, kneeling on the floor with a battered and bruised face, trembled even harder!

"I-It was a guy with sea-urchin hair and a blond guy..."

The tall man bit his left thumb, his expression shifting. In a rage, he smashed an expensive bottle of red wine from the table onto the floor.

"Then... what about Tokyo? How did that happen too!! A whole ten kilograms! Between the two, I lost two hundred million!!! If you still can't find out what happened... I might as well sell all your organs!"

"Y-Yes! I understand, Boss Tsukikawa!"

He then scrambled and crawled out of the room...

The two men punched each other again and again. By now, both had abandoned defense, grabbing hold of each other and trading blows wildly.

The onlookers drew sharp breaths. Blood flew from both men, and there was no longer any technique to speak of, only the most savage fighting!

Shinomiya Kai no longer cared about his germaphobia. Blood was splattered across his face, and his clothes were soaked and sticky, but all he wanted now was to beat the guy in front of him!

Then Shinnosuke kicked him in the chest, and the two finally broke apart! Shinnosuke leaped high into the air and punched Shinomiya Kai in the face!

The heavy force behind the punch seemed impossible for Shinomiya Kai to resist, and he began to topple backward. Suddenly, he planted his foot and steadied himself, then grabbed Shinnosuke's right hand before he could pull it back and yanked it hard!

He raised his foot and kicked Shinnosuke in the chin! The blow sent him tumbling through the air before he crashed heavily to the ground.

The crowd's hearts thudded. Was it finally over? Boss Nohara couldn't get back up now... How could he possibly stand after taking that much damage?!

Under the crowd's stunned gazes, Shinnosuke gritted his teeth and climbed to his feet, coughing up a mouthful of blood. Was this really a fight between high schoolers?? It was even more thrilling than a movie!!! Faces flushed with excitement, the crowd couldn't help shouting their support for Shinnosuke!!

"Come on!! Boss Nohara!!"

"Don't lose, Boss Nohara!!"

"Boss Nohara is the strongest!!!!!"

Shinnosuke braced his hands on his knees, panting heavily.

"H-How many times have I told you... stop calling me boss... It's so annoying!"

Then, under Shinomiya Kai's astonished gaze, he walked toward the crowd.

"Hey? Are you giving up..."

Shinnosuke stopped in front of a man, who trembled all over in fright. Shinnosuke's face was covered in blood, and his left eyelid was so swollen that his eye was no longer visible!

"You haven't opened your drink yet, right..."

The man froze, then hurriedly held out the can of soda in his hand to Shinnosuke!

"Ah, yes! Please, help yourself, Boss Nohara!"

Shinnosuke opened it and took a long swig. He burped, then tore off the pull tab.

"Burp~~ Thanks."

The man jolted and immediately bowed a full ninety degrees.

"You're too kind!!"

Shinnosuke then walked back toward Shinomiya Kai with the pull tab.

"Sorry, I was a little thirsty. Oh, wait a moment..."

With that, he took the pull tab and slashed it hard across his swollen eyelid! The blood that had pooled inside gushed out, and the swelling visibly went down.

Shinnosuke pinched it with his fingers, grimacing in pain, then spoke to Shinomiya Kai.

"Intermission's over. Let's start the next round!"