Under Kei's somewhat surprised expression, Kato Yusuke stood up from his seat without saying a word and walked towards the warehouse next to him.
Accompanied by a clicking sound.
The door to the baseball club's warehouse was pushed open by the boy.
What caught his eye were four arrogant boys and a figure from behind who was bowing and apologizing.
"Huh? What's going on, kid? Are you lost?"
Seeing Yusuke who accidentally broke in, the four people who were sitting carelessly on the chairs looked over and asked with raised eyebrows.
Kato Yusuke turned a deaf ear to this, he just stared intently at the bent back, with anger brewing in his eyes.
This is a room half the size of an ordinary classroom. The structure of the room is square, and there are many miscellaneous items piled on the metal shelves placed inside.
From baseballs, gloves, to bats, etc... there are many.
As for the things that couldn't fit on the shelves, they were piled randomly in the corners of the room.
Things like helmets, face guards, leggings, etc. all seemed to be in good condition, but now they looked like unnecessary items, covered with a layer of dust visible to the naked eye.
And around the people at the center of the incident, more pictures were taken into account.
A playful expression, a mocking gaze, a gangster-like tone, a jersey on his shoulders and drinks scattered on the ground.
Combined with the words just heard outside the door, it is self-evident what the truth is.
"Kato-kun? What's wrong?"
Hui, who followed, asked aloud while also looking towards the room.
"...Yamaguchi-san?"
The moment he heard the girl's words, Yamaguchi Takashi turned around suddenly.
"Kato... why are you here?"
The surprise on his face was undisguised.
Kato Yusuke just looked at the marks on his face, then looked at the people sitting there, and asked.
"Yamaguchi, were these people inflicted the injuries on your face?"
There is something indescribable in the calm words, like the calm before the storm, which makes people feel inexplicably depressed.
"What? So he's someone he knows?"
The senior student, who was made a little uncomfortable by the atmosphere, clicked his tongue in displeasure.
"Ahhh - my throat is dying of thirst. By the way, how long are you going to stay here in a daze, Yamaguchi?"
One of the boys, who was pulling up his short-sleeved collar, complained.
"Hurry up and buy a drink, strawberry milk."
"Can't you even understand this kind of thing? You are so stupid."
The others immediately laughed in agreement.
Yamaguchi clenched his fists first, then unclenched them, and finally took a deep breath.
"...Yes, I'm going now, senior!"
After saying that, he winked at Yusuke and prepared to pull him away.
But couldn't pull it.
Yamaguchi's expression changed slightly, and he whispered while increasing the strength on his hand.
"Don't be impulsive Kato, you should have more important things now..."
The young man remained unmoved, and just said to the girl beside him: "I'm sorry, Kato-kun, you should go home today, I'm sorry."
And hearing his words...
"Well, even if you say so, I won't leave."
Hui shook his head and said: "So just do whatever you want, Kato-kun. As your companion, I will wait for you here."
Kato Yusuke couldn't help but look at the girl, and Megumi also looked back at him quietly.
About three seconds passed.
As if sensing the seriousness of the other party, he finally nodded and said "I understand."
Then he said to Yamaguchi on the side: "Yamaguchi, can you help take care of Kato-san and take her outside to wait for me?"
There is unquestionable courage in his words.
Yamaguchi looked into his eyes and asked: "Hey... Kato, what do you want to do?"
To this, Yusuke responded in a calm tone.
"I'm sorry Yamaguchi, I won't ask about the reasons, but then I have to solve the problem in my own way, okay?"
Hearing this, Yamaguchi was stunned for a moment, then immediately spoke.
"Stop joking, if we want to fight, of course we should be together!"
Kato Yusuke slowly shook his head and patted the other party's shoulder.
"Help me take good care of Kato-san, this matter has nothing to do with her, please."
Yamaguchi couldn't help but fell silent, and then let out a long breath.
"Don't cry when you are beaten, Kato!"
While saying this, he punched Yusuke "hard" in the abdomen.
"ah."
Kato Yusuke couldn't help but laugh, and nodded in response: "Don't worry, it's not worthy of just these rubbish."
That smile looked very cheerful, with a bit of unruliness in it, so charming that it seemed to suck people in deeply.
Yamaguchi Takashi laughed and scolded: "You bastard, you really never forget to be cool..."
After saying that, Hui left with her eyes focused on the boy.
With a clicking sound, the warehouse door opened and closed again.
"What's wrong with this guy?"
"What are you talking about over there?"
"What do you want to do if you stay here alone?"
"I don't know, it's really uncomfortable."
Because the two sides were far away from each other and there were sounds from the playground outside, the four of them could not hear much of what Yusuke and the others were talking about.
So it all seems a bit baffling.
Facing the gazes of several people, Kato Yusuke casually took a chair to block the door and said lightly.
"Then, let's get along well with each other from now on, fellow cultivators."
Just as the words said, the boy looked at them like he was looking at a bunch of trash.
When those low and clear words reached the ears of several people, the atmosphere in the room suddenly stopped.
Immediately afterwards...
"Hey——! What are you talking about, you bastard!?"
"Are you looking down on us? Malu Yelang!"
"Give him some color and see——!"
The four of them stood up with a clang, and the chairs under their buttocks rubbed against the ground, making an unpleasant "squeaking" sound.
While talking and clenching their fists, several people surrounded the young man and approached him.
At the same time, there were malicious and sadistic smiles on their faces.
"Hey, kid!"
One of them stared at Kato Yusuke and said: "Don't say we didn't give you a chance. If you kneel down now to apologize and hand over all the money you have, I won't be able to let you go this time."
"No, no, no -"
Another person waved his hands and said: "That's not enough at all, right? At least you have to get money every week!"
The remaining two people followed him with smiles.
"That's right, that's right!"
"Speaking of which, this guy is a friend of that boy from Yamaguchi, right? In that case, we can't let him go."
Amidst the laughter of the four people, the boy's magnetic voice clearly reached their ears.
"The corpse is talking."
The slender arm was slightly raised, and the well-jointed fingers were clenched together, and Yusuke punched the person in front of him in the face.
Visible to the naked eye, the facial features on the man's face were twisted together, and the eyes that were originally staring were bulging outwards.
Immediately afterwards, he flew backwards.
Boom——
In the swirling smoke and dust, what caught the eye was the figure of the man lying on the ground, seemingly in a coma.