Law Enforcement with a Human Touch, Throws with Real Force
Eriri Spencer Sawamura was also a little conflicted.
She wasn't in a hurry to Fushimi Makoto hush money from Makoto Fushimi; rather, she thought the Milk Tea shop was genuinely quite nice.
"How about I go queue up, and you guys find a place to sit for a while?" Fushimi Makoto suggested.
Eriri Spencer Sawamura shook her little head. "I want to join too."
She couldn't bring herself to Fushimi Makoto to help her queue.
"Actually, I have a solution, but I can't guarantee it will work 100%," Utaha said.
"What method?"
Facing everyone's gaze, Utaha gave a strange smile and said to Fushimi Makoto, "This plan requires your cooperation."
"No problem," Fushimi Makoto replied.
Utaha immediately said to Mrs. Yukinoshita and Eriri Spencer Sawamura, "Please step back a bit, and it would be best to keep a certain distance from Fushimi."
"Does your method even have any area-of-effect damage?" Fushimi Makoto retorted.
Utaha ignored him.
Mrs. Yukinoshita wasn't really interested in cooperating, but since she had come specifically to relax, she stepped back.
Eriri Spencer Sawamura did the same.
Then, Utaha took a few steps toward the group, turned around and raised her voice at Fushimi Makoto, feigning surprise. "Excuse me, are you the high school student Fushimi Makoto who's been all the rage online lately?"
I'm awesome!
Boxed weapons.
Fushimi Makoto knew what she was going to do.
The customers in line were mostly young people, including quite a few students.
They instinctively turned around upon hearing Utaha's voice, and the students, who always enjoyed high-intensity surfing, immediately recognized Fushimi Makoto.
"That's definitely him! No way, I have to go find him and confront him. He pretended to be an 'insider' online, revealing insider information, but then he forgot to switch to a different account. And I trusted him so much!"
"I heard this guy is pretty handsome. Let me, Takuya Kimura from Osaka, check him out and see if it's true."
"Then I, Kashiwabara Takashi from Hokkaido, must join in the fun!"
"I want to take a picture with him."
In a short time, most of the crowd dispersed.
Fushimi Makoto experienced what it's like to be a big star.
Especially since most of the people surrounding him were women.
Chapter 194: Law Enforcement with Compassion, Throwing Someone with Force
As it turned out, Utaha's method was quite effective.
Among the customers queuing were many students, who are among the most energetic and receptive to new things.
After the first girl approached Fushimi Makoto to ask for a photo, a second and a third immediately followed.
In today's era of highly developed internet, popular online celebrities can be recognized on the street, which naturally causes quite a stir.
Therefore, Fushimi Makoto was unsurprisingly surrounded.
Passersby who weren't paying attention to the short film stopped to watch out of curiosity, and when someone asked about Fushimi Makoto's identity, young people immediately offered to explain.
It is well known that some people tend to exaggerate when introducing someone or something to others.
This is simply boasting, a very common form of bragging.
Those passersby who didn't know Fushimi Makoto before, hearing the students' boasting, and only partially understanding, had a thought in their minds, "So this guy is a really good director!"
As a result, even more people came to watch the spectacle.
Eriri Spencer Sawamura was completely stunned.
She already knew that Fushimi Makoto was famous at school, but she didn't expect him to still be so famous after leaving the school.
As Fushimi Makoto's friend, she inexplicably felt a sense of pride in sharing in his friendship.
Having seen Mrs. Yukinoshita many storms, Mrs. Yukinoshita was initially surprised by this small scene, but afterwards she only focused on the surrounded Fushimi Makoto.
Seeing the other person maintain a smile and patiently pose for the photo, she found it quite amusing.
"Alright, we can go line up now." Utaha was smiling too.
She wasn't pleased that her method worked; instead, she simply gloated at Fushimi Makoto's overwhelmed situation.
Who gave you permission to touch me inappropriately in the fitting room?
One touch wasn't enough; she wanted to keep holding on!
Utaha chuckled softly, realizing she had completely ignored the fact that she had been the one enjoying herself the most earlier...
The two beautiful girls successfully bought their desired cold drinks, while Fushimi Makoto struggled to squeeze out of the crowd.
He didn't stop, but accelerated straight ahead, leaving Mrs. Yukinoshita and the others behind.
"He's careful in his work; he didn't come back immediately." Mrs. Yukinoshita laughed as she watched his disheveled figure flee.
Utaha laughed even more happily, "After all, if he did that, we might also be harassed by passersby."
"Let's go over there too. He should be waiting for us Mrs. Yukinoshita ahead." Eriri Spencer Sawamura looked longingly at Mrs. Yukinoshita and her companion.
She had wanted to chase after Fushimi Makoto just now, and had an urge to get there and laugh at him as soon as possible.
She remembered vividly how embarrassed she was when Fushimi Makoto "teased" her in the mall, making her blush with embarrassment.
Even if Fushimi compliments me on being cute twice in a row, I'll still hold a grudge!
When Mrs. Yukinoshita and her two companions found Fushimi Makoto, he was resting in front of a shop.
"Senior, your method just now really got me into big trouble." He went straight to Utaha to complain.
Utaha couldn't suppress her smile, "I already asked you before, and you agreed."
"But I didn't expect you to use this move..." Fushimi Makoto sighed dramatically, "I almost thought I wouldn't be able to break through."
Utaha: "You rushed so fast just now, without even glancing at us. You call that thinking you can't get out of the crowd?"
"Oh, I was running too fast and got dizzy, I forgot to give you the hand signals."
"Excuse."
Utaha bluntly exposed the other party's lie.
However, she had enjoyed watching it very much, and even if Fushimi Makoto wanted to ask her for some perks later, she was willing to compensate him.
Eriri Spencer Sawamura watched the two chatting happily, then stepped forward, hesitating to speak.
She wanted to join in too.
But with Mrs. Yukinoshita today, she dared not be too casual.
Suddenly, Mrs. Yukinoshita said from the side, "Yukino messaged me, she'll be there soon."
" Under the Yukinoshita?" Utaha and Eriri Spencer Sawamura were both taken aback.
Fushimi Makoto, however, was not surprised.
On such a special day, Yukino's thirst for knowledge will surely drive her to come and investigate.
Yukino might even interrogate me.
Fushimi Makoto was not worried about Yukino's investigation.
At worst, I can just do a thorough investigation of Yukino myself later.
Well, it's just a regular survey.
"She should be here in about five minutes. It just so happens you're the same age, so you'll have common interests. Although I'm not entirely sure how she knew we were together."
Mrs. Yukinoshita spoke, she glanced at Fushimi Makoto indifferently.
Fushimi Makoto pretended not to see it.
Since Yukino was coming, the group decided to stay put and wait for her.
But they had been there for less than a minute when a commotion suddenly broke out at a shopping mall in front of them that had a sign that read "super-sized store".
Screams, roars, and a frantically running crowd—all of this was clearly visible to Fushimi Makoto and his companions.
"What's going on? Shooting a short video?" Utaha immediately thought of the popular short video trend.
"It can't be, right? So many people look like they're running away. Could something have happened?" Eriri Spencer Sawamura was a little scared.
The chaotic shopping mall ahead was less than ten meters away. Fushimi Makoto turned back to Mrs. Yukinoshita and the other two and said, "I'll go check it out. I'll call you when I'm sure there's no danger."
After saying that, he rushed into the crowd.
"Huh? Why did he just go straight there?" Eriri Spencer Sawamura asked in surprise.
Utaha frowned and said, "He probably just wants to confirm the situation so that if the danger affects us, he can notify us to leave immediately."
"Let's go over there too." Mrs. Yukinoshita certainly wouldn't let a junior help her scout out the risks.
Especially since this young man is the male protagonist in her recent recurring nightmares...
When Fushimi Makoto arrived at the entrance of the noisy shopping mall, he found it already crowded with passersby and customers, and he could even see two uniformed men in the distance.
He asked around and found out that someone had lost all their money gambling on pachinko, some of which they had stolen from their girlfriend's wallet.
When the other man's girlfriend arrived, the couple's argument escalated into a physical fight. The arrival of the police caused the gambler to lose control, and he bought a fruit knife for free from a nearby store and used it to take his girlfriend hostage.
The two police officers are currently inside calming the gambler down, fearing he might lose control again.
"This shows how harmful gambling is," Fushimi Makoto remarked to the man in the suit who had revealed the information.
"Yes, I never touch BBs, even if they're legal," the other person agreed.
Mrs. Yukinoshita and the other two also rushed over, and Fushimi Makoto didn't hide anything and explained the situation.
"The matter has escalated to this extent?" All three seemed quite surprised.
Because of his height, Fushimi Makoto could see clearly inside by standing on tiptoe.
The two police officers continued to try to persuade him, but the gambler who was holding his girlfriend hostage had bloodshot eyes and kept roaring, "You bastards, get out of here!"
It looks like it will get out of control very soon.
Fushimi Makoto's emotions didn't fluctuate much. He had witnessed accidents, saved people, and ambushed gangsters in the Time Loop.
He never imagined he'd use his superpowers to save people everywhere, let alone become a superhero. But if he happened to witness something like this, he wouldn't mind lending a hand within his power.
Just like when he sees a classmate being bullied at school, he'll lend a hand.
He immediately said to Mrs. Yukinoshita and the other two, "I'll go in... Don't worry, I know what you want to say, I have a way to handle it."
Mrs. Yukinoshita quickly grabbed his hand, intending to dissuade him from acting impulsively, but the moment their hands touched, she felt a sensation similar to being electrocuted.
A strange emotion welled up inside me.
Fushimi Makoto understood perfectly well that this was the effect of the [Fantasy Badge] stacking state. The other party was a mature woman who had been traveling alone for many years and was bound to feel lonely.
Taking advantage of Mrs. Yukinoshita daze, he deftly shook her off, pushing through the crowd with his strength, while not forgetting to turn back and reassure the tense-looking Utaha and Eriri Spencer Sawamura: "Don't worry, I promise I won't get hurt."
"But..." Before Utaha could finish speaking, Fushimi Makoto had already squeezed to the front row of the crowd.
"What is he trying to do? It can't be to save someone, can it? But the person inside has a knife." Eriri Spencer Sawamura was also worried.
Just then, Yukino arrived.
When she learned about Fushimi Makoto's situation from Eriri Spencer Sawamura, her usually cool and aloof expression immediately turned serious. "Where is he?"
"In front of."
"Let's go too!"
Yukino made her decision without hesitation.
She didn't even ask her mother.
Seeing this, Utaha's feelings changed instantly.
She used to think that she and Yukino on the same level, or perhaps she was even better.