Even the two or three pedestrians who passed by chose to take a detour when they sensed the tense atmosphere.
"Y-y-y-you brat, you're the one... who bullied Tingting?"
The boy was outrageously arrogant, pointing right at Ye Qing's nose as he started showing off. From his stance, he even looked ready to throw a punch.
Zhang Tingting stood beside him, pretending to play on her phone without even raising her eyes.
"Get lost."
With things already at this point, Ye Qing naturally wasn't going to play dumb and try to bluff his way through. He went straight to swearing.
"You... y-you brat, got a death wish?"
The boy released a Scizor and cursed back, his face flushed red.
Hearing his stutter, Ye Qing refused to back down and mocked him in return. "Where'd this stray kid come from? Go play somewhere else.
"What year do you think this is, trying to play the bumbling hero saving a beauty? Keep showing off, and see if I don't beat your ass."
Since they had already come looking for trouble, Ye Qing certainly wasn't going to politely put on some aloof act, only to end up being thoroughly scorned.
Right now, he felt he would lose out if he said even one word less.
The boy stamped his feet in anger before finally sneering. "F-f-fine... brat, you've really... really got some fucking guts! My n-n-n-name is Zhong Tian... lin!"
"Ice cream?"
Ye Qing shook his head, indicating that he hadn't heard clearly.
"Riruru~"
Kirlia covered her mouth and giggled. She hadn't expected her master to have this side to him.
"Stop wasting words on him!"
Zhang Tingting was nearly fuming beside him. You stutter, so why are you trying to trade insults with him?
"Okay!"
Zhong Tianlin also felt he must have been