5 - Classroom

'Hm... According to the student ID... this is the place, huh?' Yuuto thought as he looked up at the classroom number.

"Welp. Time to get expelled," Yuuto muttered as he abruptly threw open the classroom door, catching the attention of the four students sitting in the back. Their gazes locked on him, startled by his sudden entrance.

"Look, it's that bastard..."

"Hiroki... He beat the transfer student... but he also beat up our cute Nao-chan! I heard it from Rise-chan in the other classroom through LINE!"

They whispered as Yuuto scanned for his seat.

"Well, at least he's roughed up good..."

"Yeah. That bastard looks like he's going to topple over any minute..." They continued, eyeing his black eye and swollen face like vultures, waiting for Yuuto to drop so they could have their shot.

But Yuuto ignored them entirely.

'That slut isn't here... now that I think about it, Hiroki's sister isn't at school either. She must be away. Before she was dicked down, she actually cared about that limp brother of hers. She'd have interfered if she was present, and even thought she is a 3rd year, I'd probably have ran into her by now,' Yuuto thought, ignoring the whispers as he searched for the empty desk.

Since the break wasn't over, he couldn't pinpoint which desk was his - because many desks were still empty.

He casually walked around the classroom until he spotted a single desk covered in graffiti. The messages were clear even from a distance:

[Kill yourself.]

[Woman beater.]

[Scum.]

[Cheater.]

'Neat. Found it,' he thought, walking toward it. 'Those 4 were busy while I was away, huh?'

As he approached, the students at the back fell silent like a wave parting as he passed by.

At his desk, one of the four students who was sitting behind it propped his feet on the chair, crossing his legs and acting nonchalant. Tattoos covered his arms, legs, and neck.

"Hey. Baby-face. Legs down," Yuuto called out loudly to the student.

"...Make me. I bet you can't even move after beating up a defenseless girl, huh?"

Everyone around the two chuckled quietly, gaining confidence as Yuuto stood, calmly gazing at the student.

"Haha, Hiroki, what's the matter?! Where's all your confidence now?!"

"He's scared shitless right now, look at him! He doesn't even move!" The murmurs grew louder, bolstering their friend's ego as he smirked triumphantly at Yuuto.

"All he can do is sucker punch someone and beat up a poor girl! He's just a show-off!"

Yuuto sighed, placing his bag down and pulling out his pencil case, setting it on the table.

'Heh... that bastard's all talk after all. I bet I could beat him up now,' the student thought.

Yuuto opened his pencil case, taking out a sharpened pencil.

'Quite perceptive...' Yuuto thought at the student's taunt. 'I can't move much... but...'

He sat down, the student's feet resting on his shoulder.

"Heh... Just a puss—" the student began, but froze as Yuuto latched onto his legs with one arm.

"What the—!" he cried as Yuuto pressed the pencil against the student's foot.

'While I can't move much... you can't think much,' Yuuto thought.

"Let me ask you this, baby-face," Yuuto said calmly, gradually pressing the pencil more firmly against the student's leg.

"Gaaa...! Stop...!" he cried out as the other 3 students fell silent. One student wanted to intervene but hesitated, fearing Yuuto might stab the boy's foot if he did.

"Since I'm going to be expelled anyway..." Yuuto began, as the boy frantically wriggled his legs, trying in vain to break free.

'H-he's not letting go! This is bad!' the boy thought in panic.

"...What's stopping me from carving a brand new, permanent tattoo on your leg?" Yuuto asked calmly, a small spurt of blood beginning to trickle from where the pencil pressed into the student's leg.

"Gaaa! I'M SORRY! I'M SORRY!" he cried out.

"Not a very good answer!" Yuuto said with a wicked smile as he raised his hand, ready to stab.

Just before he could drive the pencil into the boy's leg, the lunch break bell rang, halting Yuuto in his tracks.

'Juvie... Remember, Yuuto... Juvie... Not a big deal, but I'd rather eat restaurant food for the next couple of years,' he thought, the alarm snapping him out of his frenzied state.

Without a word, he let go of the student's foot, pushing it to the floor.

The student slipped from his seat to the ground. Grateful to still have his leg intact, he quietly got up and returned to his seat. His friends all quieted down and lowered their heads back to their desks.

Students started flowing into the classroom, awaiting the teacher's arrival.

The newcomers whispered among themselves, sneaking glances at Yuuto after spotting him.

"Hey, did you hear? Hiroki took down the transfer student..."

"Holy shit, for real?! I thought that dude would destroy him!"

"Yeah, and he beat up Nao-chan because she cheated on him with the transfer student..."

"Can confirm... Apparently, she bled a lot."

"That trash! How dare he hit our goddess Nao-chan?!"

"Wow, he's definitely getting expelled. Good riddance! I never liked that wannabe tough-guy anyway."

"Yeah, the bastard doesn't know how lucky he was to be Nao-chan's boyfriend! If I were just stronger, I'd have beaten that fucker up by now!"

Their voices were loud, but the students who had witnessed Yuuto's near-stabbing fell silent, nervously eyeing Yuuto like he was a ticking time bomb.

'...Pssh, look at these hormone-fueled teens. They completely forgot about the part where she cheated on Hiroki. Who'd want to be with that sell-out, cheating whore? If I'm going to get expelled, I should've hit her harder,' Yuuto thought as he looked at the lot, amusement evident in his expression.

'Oh, well. I guess I'll transfer... Any minute now, the teacher's going to walk in and call me out. With that fuckboy out of commission and that skank's bloody face, it's a no-brainer I'll be kicked out. I'll worry about the mother and his sister later,' Yuuto mused, unfazed by the whispers.

Then the transfer student and Nao walked into the classroom.

'Phew... He can still move after that? He isn't a veiny-turd for nothing, I suppose,' Yuuto thought, mildly impressed the transfer student could still walk, while the rest of the students gasped at the bruised pair.

"Nao-chan, transfer student, are you okay?!" they called out, seeing their bruises.

'Here it comes...' Yuuto thought with a sigh, staring at Nao and the transfer student unwaveringly.

Nao briefly glanced at Yuuto, unable to hold his gaze before turning away with a faint blush.

'Hm? What does this whore want?' he wondered.

"It's alright, everyone. We just slipped on the stairs outside..." Nao murmured, offering a weak smile despite the bruise on her cheek.

The towering transfer student nodded in agreement as he stood next to her.

'What...?' Yuuto thought in confusion as he raised his eyebrow.

"N-nao-chan, you don't have to be scared! We'll beat up that guy if he ever even thinks about going near you again!" a student called out urgently.

"Yeah, YEAH! WE'RE ALL CLASSMATES, RIGHT?!" another added, riling up the crowd.

'These hypocrites never cease to amaze me. Where was all this unity when Hiroki was getting beaten? They're all rotten to the core,' Yuuto mused.

'I guess they're just that thirsty for this whore,'

"Ah... haha... it's okay, everyone... really! We just fell... nothing happened," Nao muttered, glancing again at the relaxed Yuuto.

'Look at you, Hiroki. You're a mess. Even though you beat up this guy...' she thought, looking at the transfer student.

'He's still in much better shape than you. As I thought, he's genetically superior,' she concluded, looking back at Yuuto, seeing his bruised and swollen face and his intense gaze.

'You're nothing compared to him... you get hurt so easily... beating him was a fluke... Even though his personality is trash, he's still much better than you'll ever be. At least he's honest and doesn't pretend to be the naive guy like you and everyone else here.'

'All those things you said and did to me after you beat him... they were just in the heat of the moment. Adrenaline. This isn't who you are. I've known you since childhood. You'll regret this day soon, and try to apologize because you just want my body... if you can still move after what he does to you after school,' she thought, smiling confidently as she looked at him.

'I know that smile...'

'Bring it on,' Yuuto thought as he glared back at Nao.

TO BE CONTINUED...