22 Choice

We continued walking. But because it was a bit boring, and that I think they thought about it for enough time, I began to preach about love again.

I tried to give them a positive view and also gave examples. Some are ones that compare loving a human of the same gender, to loving to see someone releasing their excrement. Because people are into that 'crap.'

'Ay~ But that's still disgusting. It was a 'shitty' pun.'

Humans are so weird and disgusting sometimes. Why do people even have that fetish? And people are fine with that existing, but not a human being liking another human being of the same gender!? Like WTF?!

#(Author: Please skip to the next note if you don't want to be disgusted even more.)#

Oh yes, brown poop coming out of someone's ass is so much sexier than someone of the same gender. Some people even have the fetish of eating the poop! It's not like it's inedible, but just why? Why do people do this?

Do they like to put someone's shit into their mouth and chew on it as it makes squishy sounds? Do they get satisfied eating someone's ass clean? Actually, do they even care about the ass?

#(Author: I sincerely apologize for anyone who's eating food or having a good day.)#

'... I want to puke right now. Please stop.'

[... Host, as a system I do not need this kind of information.]

Fine, I'll stop. You're the one that wanted to know what the 'thing' was.

The stopping was agreed by the two guys outside of my head because I was also giving them this example. I had fun seeing their faces turn colorful, but now they look really disgusted. They also look like they want to kill me for telling them this.

I think I went too far on this one.

'You think?'

Other than that one example, the two guys were slowly becoming more accepting as I talked. The gaze they looked at each other also began to change.

Quick! Are they at 81 yet?

[No, it's still at 80. It'll need some stimulation to break through.]

Oh really? Hehe.

'... Just don't take it a mile because you got an inch.'

Hm~

After one more example, I went over and patted Shuu's shoulder.

"Hey~ I have a question for you."

"W-What?" He flinched a little in surprise.

"Why did you ask if he was fine so many times?" I asked curiously and didn't look like I was plotting something.

"Well he's my best friend! Of course I want to make sure he's ok!" He looked a bit proud as if being Haika's best friend was a great thing.

'...'

… This makes me ship them harder.

'Agreed.'

"Oh really? But I don't think best friends ask that many times." I gave a sly smile. "It's almost as if you're worried because you like him~"

"W-What?!" Shuu was completely flustered. "D-Don't talk nonsense! Even if you're gay-"

"Bi." I cut in.

"Even if you're bi, that doesn't mean everyone else likes guys too!" His cheeks had a light shade of red.

"Y-Yeah!" Haika agreed. "Not everyone is like you!"

"Oh, I also have a question for you." I turned towards him and continued on without hearing his reply. "Why were you so patient with him asking over and over?"

"Because we're best bros!" Haika immediately said. "Best bros just care about each other that much!"

"Oh?" Curiosity was clear on my face. "But then why did you have a smile every time he asked if you're ok?"

I started walking to him with my hands behind me. Haika took a step back as I took one forward. Shuu didn't stop me either because of his embarrassment or anticipation.

"It's like you're really happy when he cares about you." I emphasized the next few words one by one. "Almost as if you have a crush on him."

"I-I-I do not!" Haika shouted as he closed his eyes. "Stop making thi-"

"Someone's coming." I shut him up and looked towards a direction.

The two also looked in that way and saw a guy walking closer to us. The two seemed to recognize who that was. They coughed and patted themselves to calm down. Fortunately, they got rid of all traces of their embarrassment right as the person got close enough to see our faces clearly.

"Hey!" The guy waved. "What took you guys so long? Bancho even sent me to see what happened."

"We're fine. We got him here." Shuu pointed at me.

Right on cue, I removed my smile and changed into looking more scared and nervous. The two stiffen upon seeing my acting skills. Although it wasn't as good as the hysteria from before, it was still good enough to fool these goofs.

"Good. Hurry up and follow me. Otherwise bancho might get mad." The guy waved at us and started to walk.

We followed and reached a park. We continued walking into a deeper, more secluded back part of the park. As we walked, we met some more goofs. At most, they just waved and said hi since they knew that their bancho wanted to see us.

We finally reached where their bancho was.

"Bancho! We got him!" The goof shouted to get the bancho's attention. He looked up and saw me.

"Good." He smiled at the goof and walked closer.

Another ship?

'Maybe?'

[Their meter is only at 60. He's only happy because now he could threaten Yamamoto-kun with you.]

Tch. A shame.

'Tch. Really a shame.'

Ignoring the fact that 'she's also started to ship everyone, I acted to look more anxious as the bancho walked closer.

"You guys can back off now." The bancho dismissed his subordinates. "So you're the guy with that Yamamoto huh?"

"Y-Yes." I nodded nervously. "What d-do you want?"

"Nothing much. I only want your help with something." He smirked.

"There's n-no way I'll ever help you." I 'gathered all my courage' and 'tried to fight back.'

"I don't think you have a choice." The bancho grabbed my cloth's collar. "Either be obedient or you'll get the same treatment I'll be giving to the Yamamoto guy soon."

"I-I will never do anything that'll harm him." I tried to struggle out of his grasp.

"So what? He's just a fucking weakling." He sneered. "He's an asshole that can't do shit."

"You!" All the anxiousness on my face disappeared immediately. "He's not weak!"

"Ha! He's a pathetic piece of shit!" He laughed. "He's a stupid fuck that only knows how to fight!"

"How dare you say that?" Although I was pissed, my tone and face were completely calm. The only difference is my eyes turning a darker shade.

"Ha! Of course I dare!" Since he lifted his head to laugh right after I finished talking, he didn't see the change. "What could he do about it?"

The bancho laughed heartily as my eyes changed deeper in color.

"In fact," He finally looked at me. "With you in my hand, he wouldn't be to- !!!"

He completely froze when he made eye contact with me. I closed my eyes and gave him a 'cheerful' smile.

Use it.

'What?'

[What?]

Use the boost now.

'Oh, that.'

[Yes host. Activating {10 Minute Strength Increase}.]

"You'll pay for saying that." Before the bancho could react, I lifted my leg and kicked him right in the nuts. He let go of me while having an expression of pain.

'Oof. That's excessive.'

I shrugged then focused back on beating him. I grabbed his shoulders and kneed him in the stomach. Then while he's leaning back because of the force, I let go of him and lifted my leg again.

I then kicked out and hit the bancho's stomach again. He took some steps back. Even though he was wobbling, he's still standing on his feet. It's honestly impressive considering his nuts and stomach are in pain.

Unfortunately, I don't give any fucks about that. I rushed forward and performed a spinning back kick. The kick directly landed on the bancho's face. He landed on his stomach.

Those martial arts lessons are sure useful.

'Why can't I do this?'

Thankfully I always paid attention and never slacked off like a lazy piece of trash.

'...'

[?]

"You really shouldn't have said those things." I slowly walked closer to the bancho. "I would've been fine with you insulting me, but you just had to talk shit about Ryuu."

He had the side of one arm supporting him up, while the other one was holding his stomach. Walking behind him, I stepped on the bancho's back and pushed him back onto the ground.

I then looked around, seeing all of this guy's subordinates standing in place.

Hey, what are his subordinates doing?

'Uh, nothing?'

[They're standing still because of shock.]

So they're not helping nor attacking me at all.

'Yeah.'

[Yes.]

They're not useless at all. Not being pussy cats at all.

'I mean you did kick their bancho right in the nuts...'

[It's because it's really surprising for you to suddenly beat up their bancho.]

… I suppose so.

"Hey." I focused back on the guy under my foot and leaned down. I picked his arm up with one hand, while my other hand went to his shoulder. "Did you know that you can dislocate and relocate a person's arm over and over again?"

###(A friendly reminder that in this world, dislocating and relocating an arm doesn't have any negative side effects other than a lot of pain. Please don't do this in real life.)###

Though I said it quietly, everyone could hear it. Some of them shivered at the meaning of my sentence.

"You! What are you- Ah fuck!" He shouted in pain.

I pulled on his arm hard, but not enough to dislocate it.

"Would you like to try it?" I smiled, sending chills down the spine of everyone who saw it. "The pain of putting it in and out, over and over again?"

'Why did that sound naughty?'

… Pervert.

'I'm not!'

[What?]

Nothing.

"W-What do you want?" The bancho seemed to be trying his best to not embarrass himself in front of his subordinates.

"I only have a question for you." I leaned down a bit. "I wonder if you're willing to answer it."

"Yes I will! Just ask!"

"What do you want from Ryuu?" I asked him threateningly.

I had a malicious smile and my eyes turned dark. All of them shivered in fright. With that, all his subordinates most likely wouldn't dare to do anything for now.

"I only want the control of this entire area!" The bancho said in a hurry.

"Other than beating him up, that's all you wanted?" I raised my eyebrow.

"Y-Yes!" He sounded a bit afraid of me doing something to him. Probably because I know that he planned to beat up my puppy.

Huh, ok then. Hmm… What should I do?

'What do you mean?'

[What does host mean?]

Well, I could take the peaceful route and make friends, or I could continue what I was planning and have Ryuu beat them up.

'Hmm… Peaceful I guess? I want to see the result of Shuu's and Haika's relationship.

[I would recommend the second one. It would further develop your relationship with Yamamoto-kun.]

Hearing their opinions, I thought to myself.

What should I choose?

My ship or my relationship?

BL or making Ryuu happy and proud for some time?

My fujoshi side or my lover side?

Hmm…

This is a hard choice.

###(Reason why I'm shipping Shuu and Haika together.)###

I can't post this in the comments for some reason so I'm posting it here. I mean I can, but no one but me can see it.

So the reason was because in the original's chapter 52, Haruka laughed and mocked Haika. Although he was pissed, he still asked Shuu for his orders. Shuu replied with "Get him." From these short texts, I analyzed that Haika didn't want to take the violent route because she helped him. This meant that he tried to repay his debt. Unfortunately, Haruka went and pissed him off.

Haika waiting for Shuu to tell him what to do is very important. Not only did it show who's the top in the relationship, but it also showed that Haika is a rational person and doesn't let emotions control him.

Lastly, with Shuu standing to the side and letting Haika do everything, this showed that he wanted to let Haika repay his debt. With Shuu saying "Get him," this meant that he was really pissed off from Haruka insulting Haika. He really didn't like it one bit. A part in chapter 53 further cements this with Shuu saying that he would've felt pity, but now he'll just enjoy Haruka's pain. These are the reasons why I shipped them together. No, I'm not over-analyzing it. Shut up!