[Restriction and Vow]! [Standing on the Shoulders of Giants]!!

Among them, the notorious biker gang of Phinks and Feitan had snatched some from there.

Then, those who robbed others were always robbed in turn. It seemed they had later been robbed by Uvogin and Machi as well.

Clearly, that was the grudge formed back then.

"No wonder Uvogin was so energetic today."

As this thought crossed Chrollo's mind, a look of sudden realization appeared on his face:

"Looks like Uvogin got something tasty again today, which was why he had the energy to chase us!!"

"What?!"

Without a doubt, Chrollo's words immediately caught Phinks's attention.

They also completely stoked his anger. "That bastard snatched something tasty from somewhere again?!!"

Phinks gritted his teeth furiously. "Wasn't robbing us enough? He robbed someone else too?!"

"Why did that big idiot get to take all the good stuff!!"

The more Phinks thought about it, the angrier he became. He stomped on the accelerator. "I'm going to settle the score with that idiot!!"

Phinks shouted as though the wrecked motorcycle beneath him, along with the baseball bat in Feitan's hands, gave him a sense of security.

They made him completely forget the miserable experience of having Sticky Rice Cake snatched away by Uvogin.

Brimming with confidence, he planned to pay Uvogin back properly!!

Two against one, plus a motorcycle and a baseball bat—the advantage was ours!!

"But settling the score with Uvogin is one thing..."

Phinks held out his hand directly before Chrollo.

"You still need to hand over the good stuff you found first, little Chrollo~!!"

Well, how could a qualified robber possibly let prey delivered right before his eyes slip away?

Chrollo: "~~~~~~"

Seeing Phinks's increasingly "kind" expression, Chrollo silently took something from his arms.

It was a videotape he had dug out from this garbage heap.

"That's more like it~"

Phinks took it without even looking and stuffed it into his clothes.

"Next time, make sure you find more good stuff like this, hahaha!!"

He grinned, then revved the accelerator beneath his feet.

With an explosive roar, he charged toward Uvogin.

Seeing that, Chrollo did not even turn his head. He immediately left with the silent Shalnark beside him.

Well, although the item had been snatched away, still~~~

Chrollo tightened his hold on the real good thing he had found in his arms.

He had always liked making multiple preparations.

For instance, he had anticipated that someone would try to rob him after the mantis stalked the cicada and the oriole waited behind, so he had hidden a piece of trash in his clothes beforehand.

When someone came to rob him, he would hand over that scrap.

After all, no one knew what he had actually found.

In Meteor City, where garbage heaps covered the ground, finding trash was perfectly normal, wasn't it?

How could someone as thin and delicate-looking as him survive in Meteor City, which was full of thugs, without using his brain?

He could trick those brainless fools who only knew how to show off their muscles and vicious strength~~~

Phinks and Uvogin, for example, were perfect targets!

"Uvogin~!!"

Just as Chrollo and the others hurried away with their heads down, Phinks's furious roar came from behind them:

"Give back the Sticky Rice Cake you stole from me before!!"

Hearing that voice, Chrollo and Shalnark could not help running even faster.

Of course, Chrollo did not forget to glance back.

He also saw Franklin wisely and decisively withdraw, immediately fleeing despite his bruised and swollen face.

Well, since someone had come looking for trouble with Uvogin and would help hold him back.

Franklin's task was complete. If he did not run now, when would he?

He would not insist on deciding a victor with Uvogin just to compete with him. That was the stupidest thing to do.

In Meteor City, preserving one's strength and maintaining a healthy body were what mattered most!!

"Who else?!!"

Uvogin wiped the bloodstains from his face that had come from fighting Franklin.

Ignoring Franklin as he fled with his head down, Uvogin instead stared at the arrogant pair before him.

Once the two parked their motorcycle and strode up to him menacingly.

"So it's you two~~~"

Uvogin tugged at the corner of his mouth before flashing a toothy grin.

"So you forgot about us, did you?!!"

Veins immediately bulged across Phinks's forehead.

"I'm telling you, Uvogin..."

Phinks raised an arm that his tattered clothes could not cover and pointed straight at Uvogin's face.

"The Sticky Rice Cake you stole from us before, we're taking it back double!!"

"Sticky Rice Cake~~~"

At the mention of that food, Uvogin instinctively smacked his lips.

The fragrance of the Sticky Rice Cake that had just filled his stomach after leaving Mog's house still lingered on his tongue.

"You bastard!!"

Phinks flew into a rage at the sight. "You're savoring it, aren't you? You're definitely savoring it!!"

He had stolen their Sticky Rice Cake so long ago that he must have eaten it already.

Yet after Phinks mentioned it, Uvogin actually wore an expression as if he were still savoring the taste?!

Restriction and Vow! Standing on the Shoulders of Giants!!

What was this?!

In Phinks's eyes, this was Uvogin's blatant provocation toward them!!

Even an uncle could endure it, but an aunt could not!!!

Phinks clenched his fist, not yet the size of a sandbag. "Don't think that just because you ate our Sticky Rice Cake... Hm?!"

Suddenly, Phinks's nose twitched, and he froze.

Why did the faint scent coming from Uvogin smell so much like the Sticky Rice Cake they had snatched from other children before?

That faint, glutinous-rice-like fragrance had left an extremely deep impression on Phinks when he first smelled it.

Even now, he could not forget it.

That was why he had always harbored such resentment over Uvogin snatching Sticky Rice Cake from his hands back then.

And he was not the only one who remembered that scent.

"That's right. This is the smell of Sticky Rice Cake."

From the motorcycle's back seat, Feitan, who carried a baseball bat taller than himself over his shoulder, spoke in a low voice.

The two of them had snatched the Sticky Rice Cake together, so naturally they both remembered its scent!

Feitan's nose twitched as well, and his eyes narrowed as he looked at Uvogin.

A faint killing intent began to swirl within them.

"Sticky Rice Cake, huh? It really did taste good~~~"

Seeing that he had successfully stirred up the pair's anger, Uvogin grinned. He greatly enjoyed pissing people off like this.

It also eased the frustration he had felt after being rebuffed by Mog.

Sure enough, one of the best ways to find happiness was to shift one's anger and displeasure onto others.

"I gave it a proper taste test for you!!"

Boom!!

As Uvogin's self-destructive taunt fell, Phinks and Feitan's fury instantly exploded.

"I'll kill you here today!!"

Consumed by rage, Phinks howled as he spun his arm, swung his fist, and charged forward.

He did not care why Uvogin still smelled like Sticky Rice Cake right now!!

He only wanted Uvogin dead!!

Feitan followed close behind, gripping the baseball bat with both hands.

"Come on!!"

Rather than getting angry, Uvogin was delighted by the sight. His spirits rose as he roared:

"You think I'm afraid of you two?!!"

"Perfect, I haven't fought enough yet. Bring one, I'll beat one; bring two, I'll take down both!!!"

With that, he charged at the two of them with no less momentum!!