The black luxury sedan rolled slowly along.
Inside, Nishida Yuki and the driver watched Akimoto Yoichi lead a group of delinquent high schoolers into an alley.
Through the open window, they could hear the commotion and the sounds of crashing coming from the alley.
"Young Lady, should we go in?" the driver asked.
Nishida Yuki rested her cheek in her hand, gazing intently at the alley. "There's no need to send the bodyguards in, but have the medical team stand by."
Send the bodyguards to help Akimoto Yoichi deal with those delinquents?
No, no. That wasn't Nishida Yuki's style.
All she had to do was beckon, and in less than a minute, a professional team would be there to deal with those delinquent high schoolers as quickly and overwhelmingly as possible.
But that wouldn't be any fun. Nishida Yuki wanted to see Akimoto Yoichi ask her for help, to see him beg her.
Clearly, Akimoto Yoichi had noticed her following them a long time ago. If he wanted to, he could ask her for help at any moment.
So Nishida Yuki waited, waiting for Akimoto Yoichi to do just that.
Unexpected, yet somehow entirely expected, Akimoto Yoichi still hadn't asked for her help after entering the alley.
"The professional medical team is standing by in a shop ten meters away," the driver reported.
Nishida Yuki nodded and continued watching the alley.
In the meantime, the noise coming from inside had quieted considerably. The shouts and screams gradually turned into cries of pain.
A few minutes later, the alley fell completely silent.
"Who do you think will come out of that alley?" Nishida Yuki asked, brimming with interest.
It wasn't exactly a question befitting a Young Lady.
But as the Nishida Family's driver, he understood his Young Lady's thinking perfectly well.
He lifted his sunglasses slightly and said, "The delinquent high schoolers, I'd say. There are more of them."
"Hehehe~ Then I'll bet Akimoto-kun makes it out. That would be much more interesting."
As expected, Nishida Yuki had bet on Akimoto Yoichi.
"If you lose, I'll double your salary starting next month."
"Thank you, Young Lady," the driver replied calmly.
That was life in a wealthy, powerful family: simple and unremarkable.
And life as a dog for a wealthy, powerful family was just as dull and uneventful.
Soon, beneath Nishida Yuki's expectant gaze, a figure emerged from the alley.
He looked battered, with a swollen, bruised face, a huge lump on his forehead, and scratches on his arms.
After staggering and catching his breath a few times, he headed straight for Nishida Yuki's luxury car.
Seeing him, Nishida Yuki beamed and opened the car door.
"You lost. I'll tell the butler to double your salary starting next month."
Before the driver could reply, the figure reached the car and got in.
Looking at Akimoto Yoichi, who was so utterly unlike the harmless boy he'd seemed at school, Nishida Yuki asked excitedly, "How are you feeling, Akimoto-kun? Does it hurt a lot? Can I touch your injuries? You look absolutely pathetic."
Anyone could tell that this ill-natured girl was taking pleasure in his misfortune. Akimoto Yoichi glared at the perverted Young Lady, who was reaching out to touch his wounds.
"Cut the crap. Give me some mineral water and bandages."
Nishida Yuki gestured to the driver, who immediately handed Akimoto Yoichi a bottle of mineral water and, while he was at it, sent a message.
"Why did you fight, Akimoto-kun? I mean, why weren't you as meek as you are at school? I thought you'd try to apologize, reason with them, kneel on the ground in humiliation, and kowtow to beg for their forgiveness."
After taking a sip of water, Akimoto Yoichi leaned out of the car and washed the blood off his face and body.
Then he looked at the Young Lady beside him, who was watching him intently. Frowning, he endured the pain of his wounds and replied, "If I give in this time, next time they'll ask me for my allowance. Then they'll block the entrance every day and hold out their hands. Give in once, and you'll keep giving in forever. I'd rather stand up to them now."
Besides, Akimoto Yoichi knew very well that this body of his was definitely boss-level.
His stamina, strength, endurance, and recovery were all exceptional.
Otherwise, how could Blondie win over the heroines and still have enough stamina to go all night after taking on five at once?
"Oh? What an interesting answer. It really is impossible for me to get bored of you, Akimoto-kun." Nishida Yuki was delighted. She clasped her hands together and leaned toward him cutely.
"But aren't you afraid Ise Yuri will find out? It happened off campus, but if she hears about it, she'll definitely be unhappy."
"You're really lucky, Akimoto-kun. Fortunately, tomorrow's a day off, so you don't have to go to school."
"Otherwise, those injuries on your face would be exposed. Then all the progress you'd made in changing everyone's opinion of you would go to waste. Should I post your photos online?"
That was why Akimoto Yoichi had come to Nishida Yuki instead of going straight home.
He knew that this crazy heroine would cause trouble.
If he didn't warn her, who knew what this lunatic might do?
"If you do that, it'll definitely cause me some trouble, but I can leave Izuki Academy. Maybe if I work for a few more years, I can go to some other, less prestigious school. Or I could just study online. As long as I don't give up, there'll always be a way. But I definitely won't forget your 'great kindness.'"
Akimoto Yoichi had washed some of the blood from his face, but it was still bleeding. He looked terrifying now, especially with those eyes, like a beast that had just finished slaughtering its prey.
Faced with Akimoto Yoichi like this, hearing words that were practically a threat, Nishida Yuki shuddered as if an electric current had passed through her. She clamped her thighs tightly together.
Her heart raced, her pretty face flushed, and her breathing quickened.
"I-is that so? I-I understand. I was just j-just joking." Nishida Yuki's voice was hoarse and breathless.
Still, she maintained her graceful posture as she handed Akimoto Yoichi the bandages and medicated dressing, already dusted with medicine, that the driver had passed to her.
"Good." Akimoto Yoichi turned away.
After sticking the bandages and medicated dressing onto his wounds, he got up, opened the car door, and stepped out.
As he closed the door, Akimoto Yoichi still turned to Nishida Yuki and said, "Thanks for the water and bandages."
Watching Akimoto Yoichi walk away with his hands in his pockets, Nishida Yuki's blush had yet to fade completely.
She didn't tell the driver to start the car. Instead, she sat there in a daze, still watching the direction in which Akimoto Yoichi had disappeared.
Then Nishida Yuki opened the car door.
"All right, it's our turn. I've got a new idea."
Taking a stun gun from the driver, Nishida Yuki walked into the alley with a smile.
Behind her, besides the driver, a group of men in black suits had appeared from somewhere.
Before long, shouts and the crackling sound of electricity rang out from the alley once more.
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