Chapter 200 ( Strange Meeting )

A new day had arrived for Nangokuren but none of that mattered because there was something much more interesting for the students to talk about than this new day of classes.

"Did you hear?" - One girl said as she gained the attention of her classmates - "The rumor that Ryōko sempai was attacked, it's true!"

"Really!" - exclaimed the others in surprise as they gathered next to the girl who was talking.

"It's true" - nodded the young girl - "I heard it from a friend who is under Ayane-sama's command."

The girls started talking louder and louder while the only boy in the classroom was pale faced.

"Shit... sh*t!" - Marokichi exclaimed in his thoughts in terror as he heard what his classmates were talking about.

"Is something wrong, Marokichi-kun?" - One girl asked.

"I-it's nothing!" - exclaimed the boy as he ducked his gaze, only to accidentally see the girl's soft thighs - "!"

Marokichi quickly grabbed his things and ran out because he knew things would go wrong if he continued in the classroom.

"Marokichi-kun!!! The case is about to start!" - The girl exclaimed.

"I-I'm sorry! I need to go to the infirmary!" - exclaimed the boy as he ignored the other girls' shouts.

". . ." - his classmates just shook their heads.

"Rina-chan... you should stop trying to talk to him... that boy is weird" - said one of her friends as she looked at the girl who had been nice to the black-haired young man.

"No... I feel that something bad is happening to him and I can't stop helping him" - said Rina while shaking her head.

"You're too kind" - sighed the others as they went back to talking about the attack that had been confirmed.

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". . ." - Marokichi was sitting on the terrace of the High School as he looked up at the sky regretfully - "Why always me?"

The boy could only sigh with regret as he remembered his situation.

"Maybe... maybe I should just leave no matter what the teachers say..." - muttered the bespectacled boy as he shook his head - "No... my family could barely come up with the money to let me into Nangokuren..."

"Huh...Marokichi-kun?" - Rintarō asked in surprise at the sight of his new friend.

"Who's the new guy?" - Tamao asked as he looked at the bespectacled boy.

"I don't know but he looks kind of weak" - said Kousuke as he stopped paying attention to the messy-haired young man.

"Rintarō-san?" - Marokichi asked in surprise when he saw the boy he had talked to yesterday - "What are you doing here?"

"This is where we come for breakfast when we couldn't make it in the dorms" - Rintarō replied as he shrugged his shoulders.

"It happens more often than it seems, all because of the fat ass" - Kousuke said with a frown - "You don't know the trouble we've been having because of him not waking up in the mornings."

"I'm sorry to be investigating so intensely" - said Tamao with disdain.

"That's kind of admirable" - nodded Marokichi with surprise seeing how the other boy with glasses was trying to improve himself.

"What he means by studying, is reviewing the information of the girls he managed to get" - whispered Rintarō to make the boy understand the situation - "Both Tamao and Kousuke are almost at the bottom of the exams."

". . ." - Marokichi looked at the two boys with a blank stare.

"What, this is for my future full of boobs and asses!" - Tamao exclaimed proudly - "Look, let me show you who my targets are, I'm even going to give you the special service I worked hard to get... some underwear photos..."

"NO!" exclaimed Marokichi as he backed away.

". . ." - the boys were silent when they saw the boy's very strange reaction.

"Are you gay, by any chance?" - Tamao asked as he slowly backed away.

"N-No! I'm not homosexual!" exclaimed Marokichi with embarrassment - "It's just that.... I have a physical condition that I can't quite explain..."

"I don't think it's like Rintarō's" - said Kousuke calmly - "I mean, he acted similar to you when he was still suffering from his illness."

"W-well... it's kind of similar..." - Marokichi muttered as he sighed regretfully.

"I understand... I'm sorry for overthinking" - said Tamao as he apologized - "I guess your life must suck if you can't enjoy the wonders of being a teenager."

". . ." - Rintarō for his part just kept silent while squinting his eyes because a thought came to his mind - "Tell me Marokichi-kun.... what kind of illness do you have?"

". . ." - the boy with glasses and messy hair was silent as he struggled in his thoughts with the idea of talking about his situation.

"Rintarō... you who went through something similar should know that it's not good to meddle in other people's lives" - Kousuke said while frowning.

"I'm sorry, Marokichi-kun" - apologized Rintarō as he looked at the boy, after all, his friends were right. He had overstepped his boundary with someone he barely knew.

"D-Don't worry!" - Marokichi exclaimed as he waved his arms.

"Anyway, what are you doing here?" - Tamao asked as he pulled a sandwich out of his backpack along with a bottle of milk - "Normally students should be in classrooms, let alone smart kids like you."

"Huh? How do you know I'm someone smart?" - Marokichi asked with surprise.

"By your name" - replied Tamao as he wolfed down his food - "You're the only boy in all of Nangokuren named Marokichi. For someone who is supposedly a genius, you forget such details all too easily."

"Oh, right" - nodded the messy-haired boy as he was surprised to see the blond boy hand him a sandwich - "Huh?"

"No 'huh', eat" - said Kousuke as he shrugged - "We'd be terrible subjects if we didn't give you something to eat while we devour our food."

"N-No need" - said Marokichi while shaking his head.

"Just eat, you idiot" - Tamao snorted with a frown - "As guys, we have to protect and help each other."

"Right, we have to help each other.... well, everyone but Cloud Strife" - Kousuke snorted disdainfully as he looked down at his sandwich - "That pretty boy can go to hell with all the attention he gets from the girls"

"Right, he's the number one enemy of all the Nangokuren boys... being the underboss Rintarō" - added Tamao.

"Huh?" - Rintarō just gave a look full of surprise to his friends because this was something new.

"Why are you surprised?" - Tamao asked with a frown - "You're the most popular guy after Cloud Strife."

"Really?" - Rintarō couldn't believe his ears because he never thought he would ever be popular.

"There are times when I feel like punching you in the face" - said Kousuke with jealousy - "Haven't you noticed how some girls look at you?"

"I thought it was because they needed something from me" - replied the young martial artist.

"And of course they want something from you!" - Tamao and Kousuke exclaimed as they lunged at their friend.

". . ." - Marokichi smiled as he saw how the boys were united in their own way. He could only look at them calmly as he noticed how peaceful everything was right now.

"Is something wrong, Marokichi?" - Tamao asked as he looked at his bespectacled companion.

"No... it just feels good to interact with other guys" - smiled the messy-haired boy, only to see Tamao and Kousuke backing away at full speed - "Did I say something wrong?"

"That sounded so Gay" - said Tamao with disgust.

"I'm seriously thinking that you should get yourself a girlfriend... or at least use your hand" - said Kousuke as he looked at his new friend with disgust.

"That would cause serious problems, not only for me, but for those around me" - replied the boy with glasses and messy hair.

". . ." - Rintarō again fell silent as his new friend's words seemed to echo in his mind, as well as the words of Cloud and the others he had heard yesterday.

"Rintarō... react" - Kousuke said as he looked at his friend.

"I'm sorry, it's just that I remembered something strange" - said Rintarō while shaking his head because honestly it was only a small possibility that his thoughts are true, although at the same time everything seemed to fit well with his hypothesis.

The boys said nothing at his words because it was normal for random ideas to go through people's minds from time to time.

"I thank you for allowing me to spend a little time with you" - Marokichi said as he looked at the boys - "Thank you."

"You can come whenever you want, in fact, you can always come to class 1-A to talk to us" - said Tamao while shrugging his shoulders - "And stop being so formal with us, we are only 16, not 40."

". . ." - Marokichi nodded with a smile as he walked out of the place.

"Well, tell us what's going on, Rintarō" - Kousuke said with a frown.

"Huh? What are you talking about?" - The boy asked in surprise.

"Don't try to fool us" - said Tamao with annoyance - "We may only know each other for a few months but we're friends so it's easy to tell when he's bothering you."

". . ." - Rintarō was silent for a few seconds as he started to think that maybe he could use Tamao and Kousuke's strange information gathering skills - "Ok, I'm going to tell them... I just hope what I tell them doesn't leave this place."

The two boys nodded firmly as they listened to their friend's words.

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