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Akira was going out.
Saki stood there, smirking. "You're gonna die today."
Akira looked at her. She was laughing wildly.
In a horrifying voice, Akira said, "Come with me."
Saki blinked. "What? You dare to speak like this to me? So, you're trying to show your bold side?" She burst into uncontrollable laughter. "Hahahahahaha! Okay, everyone! I invite you all to the basketball court for an interesting match!"
She moved closer to Akira, but he didn't react.
He simply started walking toward the basketball court.
Everyone followed.
Akira entered the court.
Hinata tried to follow him, but two men blocked her path. One of them grabbed her hand.
"You're very pretty… and too sexy," he said with a disgusting grin. "Wanna spend a night with us?"
Both of them started laughing.
Hinata's face turned pale with fear. "L-Leave me…"
The other man leaned closer. "Hug me, baby. I want to touch your boobies."
Suddenly, a hand flew in from the side.
Akira punched the man so hard that he fainted on the spot.
"Go to John and call him here," Akira said calmly to Hinata.
Hinata, still shaken, asked, "But… what will he do?"
"Just go," Akira replied without turning his head.
The other man, seeing this, growled and kicked Akira hard in the stomach.
Akira took the full force of the kick, but then grabbed the man's leg mid-air and delivered a brutal counter-kick near his testicles.
The man let out a painful scream and dropped to the ground, blood staining his pants.
Hinata ran off.
Akira walked to the center of the court, where Bakiyo was sitting on his bike.
Bakiyo looked at him. "You've got guts."
Saki stepped close to Akira and sneered. "If you lick my shoes and say sorry, I'll ask Bakiyo not to beat you to death."
Akira looked down for a moment. Then, in a low voice, he said,
"I am Akira."
Saki frowned. "What?"
Akira's calm face twisted into a wide, crazed smile.
He punched Saki right in the face, square on the nose. She started bleeding instantly.
"Kill him, Bakiyo!" she screamed.
Bakiyo stood up from his bike and grinned. "You know what, Akira? I'm a cool person… but I like your smile."
He stepped forward to face him. They stood, eye to eye.
Akira looked at him and said, "You're also… two inches smaller than me."
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