Strip His Pants Off and Check?

Shinnosuke sat on the ground, chuckling foolishly to himself. He had escaped death once again. It felt good to be alive!

The system notification had sounded just moments ago.

[Ding~ System mission complete (dominate Aofuji High)]

[Reward: physique +10]

[Reward: Damage Immunity Bandage (grants immunity to all damage for three minutes. Single-use consumable.)]

Shinnosuke felt his injuries gradually improve. In just three minutes, he could no longer feel any pain! His external injuries wouldn't heal that quickly, or he would be taken away and dissected for research if anyone noticed something strange!

Shinnosuke's build hadn't changed, but his body was brimming with strength. He firmly believed that he could now break a tree as thick as a bowl with one punch! His fist wouldn't even get scratched!

This felt completely different from the small increases before, making it especially noticeable to him. Even Shinomiya Kai, standing nearby, sensed that something about Shinnosuke's whole demeanor had changed...

At that moment, Shinnosuke got up, grabbed Shinomiya Kai's hand, and grinned.

"Well? Can you still stand?"

Shinomiya Kai didn't fuss. He gripped Shinnosuke's hand and struggled to his feet, then clutched his chest and coughed up a mouthful of blood.

"Cough, cough... cough. I'm not going to die. I'm not as useless as you think..."

Shinnosuke scratched his head and said a little sheepishly.

"Um... there's something I want to ask you..."

"???? You just fucking beat me up, and now you want a favor????"

Shinnosuke gave an awkward smile, then turned serious.

"You're the only one who can help me with this!"

Shinomiya Kai glanced at him and said irritably.

"Why should I help you?!"

Shinnosuke said nothing. He simply looked at him calmly, making Shinomiya Kai's skin crawl.

"All right, all right, I get it. If I can do it, I'll help you. But I think we should go to the infirmary first. I'm fucking dying of pain... How come you look like nothing happened to you?"

Shinnosuke breathed a sigh of relief, then said to him.

"Phew... all right, that's all I needed to hear. But I think you'd be better off going straight to the hospital..."

Shinomiya Kai flew into a rage, his eyes looking like he wanted to devour someone!

"Are you saying you're stronger than me and beat me to a pulp? You think I'd lose to you again, you bastard?!"

Shinnosuke shrank back and hurried away. That guy was such a motormouth that once he started cursing, he wouldn't stop for at least half an hour. Shinnosuke wasn't going to waste his breath arguing with him. Better to run first!

Only then did the third-years come to grips with Shinomiya Kai's defeat, and their eyes couldn't help turning red. The invincible Mr. Shinomiya had actually been defeated...

The levelheaded ones fought back their grief and hurried to call an ambulance, while some had already burst into tears!

Shinomiya Kai's face darkened.

"What the hell are you crying for?! I'm not dead!"

Everyone froze. No matter what happened before, Shinomiya Kai had never paid them any attention or reacted to anything they said. In everyone's eyes, he had always been a proud lone wolf they couldn't help but follow!

But now Mr. Shinomiya had suddenly become a little different, as though he had gained a little warmth... It wasn't a bad feeling...

Shinnosuke escaped from the crowd surrounding him. Every one of them kept calling him "boss," and no matter how many times he told them not to, they wouldn't listen. Everyone was cheering for him. Shinnosuke had never experienced anything like it, not even in his previous life. It felt a little unfamiliar, but it wasn't bad!

But he had never been good at handling this sort of thing, so he hurried away. The rooftop was out of the question! So he found an empty spot and lay down.

Just then, Kinoshita Hideyoshi suddenly appeared in front of Shinnosuke, holding a huge lunchbox. When Shinnosuke caught the smell, his stomach obligingly let out a "Grrr~."

"Congratulations, boss of Green Vine, Boss Nohara~"

Shinnosuke snatched the lunchbox and quickly opened it. Sure enough, it was his favorite: an extra-large hamburger steak bento! He picked one up, took a huge bite, and said indistinctly.

"I'm not your bosh! How many times have I told you not to call me that... Delicious!!! Hamburger steak really is the best!!"

Kinoshita Hideyoshi pursed his lips and smiled, his beautiful, large eyes curving into crescents. Shinnosuke found it strange every time he looked at him. Was this guy really a man? He was almost too pretty. Should I strip his pants off and check in a bit?

Shinnosuke chewed his food while looking Kinoshita Hideyoshi up and down. His gaze sent a chill through Hideyoshi, who felt that this guy was thinking about something inappropriate!

"I'll get going now. Just leave the lunchbox in the usual place. I'll come collect it."

Shinnosuke nodded and continued eating with gusto.

Afterward, Inoue Ryushi found him with Go and Horii in tow. The two little fanboys stared at Shinnosuke with shining eyes, unable to get a single cheeky remark out for a moment. Their gazes, however, made Shinnosuke very uncomfortable.

Shinnosuke put down his lunchbox and said to the three of them.

"There's something I need to tell you. Stay out of that yakuza business."

The three of them were stunned. They didn't understand what had happened, but cold sweat instantly broke out on their foreheads.

"I'll ask Shinomiya Kai to look into it for me. His family seems to be a well-known yakuza family, after all."

At that moment, Inoue Ryushi suddenly spoke.

"Is it possible they were the ones behind it...?"

Shinnosuke scratched his head and took a bite of hamburger steak.

"I can't rule that out, so I'll sound him out first."

Horii suddenly spoke up.

"But even if the Kyokusei Association wasn't behind it... he wouldn't help us so easily, would he...?"

"No... he definitely will!"

With that, Shinnosuke turned all his attention back to the lunchbox in front of him. The three exchanged glances, then turned and left.

At this point, there was nothing they could do but trust Shinnosuke...