Even a Production Team's Donkey Wouldn't Dare Rest Like That

Shinomiya Kai shrugged and gave the panting Shinnosuke a meaningful look.

"I thought you could take on over three hundred guys by yourself."

"Huh? Are you kidding me? Cut the crap and get over here and help! I'm exhausted!"

As soon as he finished speaking, the group rushed over. Shinomiya Kai kicked away a guy attacking Shinnosuke.

"You're our leader, after all. Shouldn't taking on a thousand men by yourself be routine for you?"

The Aura Wind Chime's effect had just worn off, and Shinnosuke had collapsed to the ground in exhaustion. The Kaikyu crowd was dazed for a moment, then suddenly realized the guy in front of them was completely worn out. With Takeshi Sagara egging them on, they felt ready to fight again.

After repeatedly testing him, they realized he was no longer much of a threat, and the crowd charged at him again with wild cries! There was also a bunch of idiots watching the spectacle from behind. If they didn't step in soon, Shinnosuke would be finished.

A thought flashed through Shinomiya Kai's mind. Back then, that man had gone to Housen alone to answer a challenge, facing two or three hundred people without a change in expression...

He reached out and pulled Shinnosuke to his feet, feeling a little emotional as he looked at the guy he was holding.

"Get up. Even a production team's donkey wouldn't dare rest like that."

Shinnosuke stared at him, dumbfounded.

"What the hell, are you a demon?! I just took out a third of their forces all by myself. Would it kill you to let me rest for a bit?"

A cold glint flashed across Shinomiya Kai's glasses, and he fixed him with a dangerous look that sent cold sweat down Shinnosuke's back...

"There are still plenty of enemies, and their main force hasn't even made a move. We don't know where that guy Mitsuhashi ran off to, either, so you can't rest yet. Besides, there's no way that's all you're capable of."

Shinnosuke looked a little despairing and finally sighed helplessly.

"All right, all right, I get it..."

Shinomiya Kai let go of Shinnosuke and pushed up his glasses, then frowned as he looked at Ito and the others fighting a bloody battle.

"We'll win this fight as long as we take down Takeshi Sagara... but there are too many of them. That guy's holed up in the back, and we can't get anywhere near him..."

Just then, a voice rang out. Everyone stopped what they were doing and stared blankly in its direction.

"Hey!!! Stop fighting!! Your main force has already been taken down!!"

Two guys wearing Kaikyu uniforms came over, dragging a person whose face was covered in blood. Everyone looked closer and saw that the person they were dragging was Mitsuhashi!!

The two dragged the unconscious Mitsuhashi in front of Takeshi Sagara. He frowned and leaped down from above, landing in front of them.

Takeshi Sagara pointed at Mitsuhashi on the ground and asked the two of them,

"Did you guys take him down?"

"No, when we found him, he was already lying in the downstairs hallway, covered in blood. He probably tried to run away and got caught, hahaha..."

Takeshi Sagara was startled. He was just about to speak when Mitsuhashi suddenly sprang up from the ground! Before his astonished eyes, Mitsuhashi struck him hard on the chin!

"San-chan's Iron Fist!!"

With a bang, Takeshi Sagara flipped through the air and crashed hard to the ground, unconscious!

Mitsuhashi took a handkerchief out of his pocket and wiped the "blood" off his face.

"You can't even tell blood from ketchup. You've got a long way to go, Sagara."

As everyone stared at him in stunned silence, Mitsuhashi turned around and raised his right hand high.

"All right~ Anyone who still wants to fight, raise your hand~"

Everyone present fell silent. Seeing this, Mitsuhashi nodded in satisfaction.

"You're all good kids, aren't you~? Now give the money back~"

A Kaikyu student with blood on his face hurried into a classroom. Shortly afterward, he came out with a large bag of money and handed it to Mitsuhashi with trembling hands. Mitsuhashi accepted it with a smile.

"Thanks. None of you are allowed to come asking for money again, okay~? All right, everyone, let's head back~"

Just then, Shinnosuke interrupted him.

"Uh... Mitsuhashi, aren't you forgetting something...?"

Then he stepped forward, grabbed Takeshi Sagara by the hair, and dragged him back.

"Tell your friends to go home first. We still have to get him to admit to that, or we'll all end up in prison..."

"Huh... Can't I just leave that to you guys...? I'm super tired after that big fight..."

"Hey... How can you say that with a straight face...? I took down most of the guys lying on the ground by myself. You only threw one punch!"

Mitsuhashi, however, replied indifferently,

"As the leader, I couldn't very well stoop to dealing with the small fry, could I? Of course I'd leave that sort of thing to simple-minded guys like you..."

"Asshole, say that again if you've got the guts."

The Kaikyu crowd watched the two arguing, their faces covered in cold sweat. None of them dared move, and they could only watch as their boss was dragged around like a toy...

In the end, Mitsuhashi used a bit of sweet talk, saying it was "something only the strongest man with the most strength could do," and got Imai to carry the unconscious Takeshi Sagara over his shoulder with a foolish grin...