No.
Hold it in.
This guy would still be useful later. Even if I hit him now, I couldn't beat him to my heart's content.
Daki and her brother were only Upper Rank Six, but it would still be troublesome if they split up and ran.
This guy might fall a little short against Gyutaro, but he could bully Daki just fine.
Besides, whatever else you could say about this disguise, it really did keep people from recognizing me.
*...*
Listening to Tengen Uzui's increasingly unrestrained laughter, along with the short bursts from Suma and the others hiding nearby as their husband's laughter broke their efforts to hold back their own, Kanzaki Kumo closed his eyes. His fists at his sides clenched and relaxed several times as he kept trying to prepare himself mentally.
Even so, feeling the hand patting his shoulder every so often, the corner of Kanzaki Kumo's eye continued to twitch.
But he still held it in.
After all, he would soon be fighting an Upper Rank alongside Tengen Uzui. Even if he struck now, he could at most inflict a few inconsequential injuries, but once he did, this little prank would be considered settled.
That was precisely the thinking behind Tengen Uzui's current lack of restraint.
Kanzaki Kumo couldn't let him have his way.
"Hiss-hoo-"
After taking several deep breaths, Kanzaki Kumo forcibly suppressed his anger, got up, and headed outside.
The moment he stepped through the door, Suma and the other two women nearby clamped their hands over their mouths, not daring to laugh again even as they held their breath.
Inside, Tengen Uzui also stopped laughing.
Just as he stared blankly at Kanzaki Kumo's retreating figure, the latter turned around and spoke as though nothing had happened. "Come on. Let's go take care of