sweets ✧ r.kaji ˣ ʳᵉᵃᵈᵉʳ

chapter eighteen : you're giving us a scarecrow?!

you woke up, got dressed, went to school, and walked to furin—your normal daily routine. you greeted everyone, as usual. you ate a lollipop, as usual. you went on patrol, like usual.

"clatter bang crash boom!" that was not normal. (eugh im too lazy to make it detailed)

"what was that?!" as soon as the words left fuyuto's mouth, you were already running to the source of the sound, hearing the others run behind you.

laying in scattered wooden scraps on the road was an old man's cabbage cart. glass panes from store windows were destroyed, reflecting the sun's bright light. but you didn't notice those much, cause the ones that caught our attention were the ten or more dudes in the middle of everything.

you scowled when your eyes landed on the guys holding baseball bats causing the commotion. aw dammit, i just wanted today's patrol to be peaceful...

many townsfolk were hiding behind objects or safe in their homes from the rampaging boys. they looked older than you; you could tell since some had facial hair and looked tough.

"there you are!" one said, turning to you and the others behind you. "bofurin's second years, eh? perfect!" he had short black hair and a noticeable stubble on his chin.

you felt kaji's hand on your shoulder pull you back slightly, but paid no mind. "what do you want?" you asked, your eyes striking through their frames.

"straight to the point, i see! well, not much. we just wanna cause trouble." the guy stared you down as a cruel smirk made its way into his ugly face. "and you, as bofurin or somethin', should get rid of us, right? that's what it said on the board."

huh?! are these wackos asking for a fight? you thought. but it's not like you wouldn't beat their asses even if they had a good reason to cause a commotion.

"go get 'em, guys!" what looked like the leader commanded, pointing his bat at you. as he instructed, the small mob of men behind him lunged at you and your friends behind you.

"what a hassle," you murmured to yourself. with a kick shooting straight up, your foot connected with someone's chin and knocked him backwards. your lips curled upwards slightly as you turned your head back to look at kaji. "whoever loses this time treats the other to lunch!"

without waiting for a reply, you ran into the fray with fists flying into faces. behind you, your teammates each found an opponent to fight.

for now, you focused on the guy in front of you—a thin, spindly blonde. you brought up your foot to crash it down on his head, only for it to hit the ground, missing its target. the sucker managed to dodge it and dart behind you, retracting his arm for a punch. before he could do so, however, you turned to face him and delivered a roundhouse kick right into his side.

his body flew from the impact due to his thin frame. two, you counted to yourself, turning around to face the next guy. his large fist was aimed straight for your face, so you took the chance to drop down and sweep your leg at his feet. it caused him to lose balance and stumble forwards, then you grabbed his head and kneed it.

three.

another one came at you from your right, so you kicked his face into the ground.

four.

suddenly, a bulky guy charged at you, arms brought up to shove you down. your eyes widened; you didn't expect another attack so fast. he crashed into you, his thick arms grabbing your mid-section and preventing you from moving away. you tumbled down to the floor, his crazy big body on top of yours.

since you were the type to move quickly and deliver multiple attacks at once, your weakness was probably guys who used simple brute force to fight. whenever you encountered one, it would take a long time to knock them out.