"Sigh...You already know that there's no way I'm going to scold any of you, and you're using that against me, Auntie." Nina said with a helpless look on her face, to which Mrs Keller gave a smug smile, already knowing that Nina wouldn't berate them because of their close relationship and the respect Nina had for her elders.
Nina then looked at me hesitantly and looked like she wanted to apologise to me for what she did. But at the same time, she didn't know where or how to start since it was rather embarrassing when she thought of how she was about to beat down the boy in front of her who still hadn't graduated and struggled with her words.
A flush even appeared on her majestic face when she saw me smile at her eagerly, like I was waiting for her apologies, which made her reconsider apologising to me for acting so cheekily.
But as the proud owner of this establishment and a woman with dignity, she knew she couldn't ignore her dear customer just because it was a bit awkward and looked like she was going to apologise with a traditional bow.
But before she could speak a word, she was rudely interrupted by the bastard that had his head kicked in, who seemed to be humiliated and furious that he was beat up time and time again.
"Y-You crazy woman!...Do you know just who I am? Do you know just who my father is and what he can do to this dinky place you own?!" The man slowly got up as he held onto his abdomen with a livid look on his face, which the ladies behind me were trying their best not to laugh at because the right side of his mug had swollen like a balloon.
Even Nina, who was trying to keep a straight face, couldn't help but let out a chuckle, which she quickly controlled when she saw how half his face looked to be hanging to the side and melting down like butter.
"All I need to do is make a single phone call, and he'll have the authorities come here in a matter of minutes and take you away for assault and brutality!" He shouted as spit spluttered out of his mouth, which was dripping down one side.
"And not only will you and the bastard who kicked my face in go to jail, I'll also make sure that I close down this stack of bricks you call a hot spring and make it known everywhere that the owner of this place is beating up her customers!"
"Then why did you stop me from beating them to a pulp? They deserve it, don't they, for peaking at a group of innocent women and also a bunch of little girls, who are still scared after hearing about what happened."
I was about to say that something wasn't adding up because of the looks on their faces and that I wanted to ask some questions regarding that.
But before I could say anything in response, Nina came to a conclusion on her own, which was quite absurd to hear since it was coming from an adult like her who was supposed to guide kids like me to the right path, and she was doing the exact opposite by saying what she had thought was the reason I stopped her.
"Oh! I got it!...It makes so much sense when I think about it that way!....You stopped me because you want to thrash them yourself, didn't you?!"
Nina exclaimed in an enthusiastic manner, thinking that I was as hotheaded as herself and a kindred spirit. And before I could say anything in response to her preposterous statement, she gave me an approving smile as she handed me her favourite broom and said as she patted my shoulders,
"Well done, young man! It's quite rare to see a man like you stand up in the name of justice when the world is full of imbeciles who are even too scared to throw a fist, even if their family were on the line...I finally understand why Auntie Keller decided to stand up for you. You truly are an outstanding kid!"
"But no matter how excited you are to beat them up, make sure that you don't go too hard since I don't want blood spilling on the floor...Try to hit them on the soft spots, as it's much cleaner that way without any unnecessary bloodshed."
Nina passed me her broom with a prideful gaze while I had a look of dumbfoundment on my face at how casually she was encouraging violence towards a high schooler.
She also seemed to know just where to hit a person so that she didn't have to clean up too much, clearly emphasising to me that it wasn't her first rodeo and that she was an experienced veteran in dealing with lechers that came to her place.
The three guys also didn't expect such a development and looked like they were deeply regretting coming to this hot spring that had such a demonic owner.