CH 74

The back of that silver-haired man’s head.

The only person who could come running in a storm like this is that person. Well, …… this old guy in the flashy flowery aloha shirt….

“Sergei-san!”

“Grandpa!”

“Sorry to keep you waiting, you two! Leave the rest to me, I’m ex-Spetsnaz.”

Sergei-san took Tanahashi’s knife with a fierce move. He had already been hit in the throat and seemed to be struggling, but perhaps madness had won. He continued to charge at Sergei-san.

“……….. !!”

“Young man. It’s a hundred years too early to try to beat me!”

With an agility that was almost like Aikido, he grabbed Tanahashi’s hand tightly, twisted it around, and slammed him straight to the floor.

“Gahaha …………!!!”

Tanahashi was silenced by the blow as expected.

I was surprised when a police car arrived shortly after.

“Already here?”

“I called them in. I called the cops because there was a lot of noise upstairs.”

Seriously? That’s the former Spetsnaz. Not only are they strong, but they also have a good grasp of the situation. …… So this is a professional?

“Thank you, Grandpa …….”

“Lida, you’re not hurt, are you?”

“Yeah, thanks to Oojirou and Grandpa …”

This was the second frightening experience.

As expected, Lida was quite mentally exhausted. I held her and calmed her down.

“Don’t worry, Lida. I’m here for you.”

“It was …… scary…….”

Lida buried her face in my chest and I think she was probably crying. I can’t let something like this happen again. I thought strongly about it. When I was considering moving, Sergei peeked outside and said, “You know what?”

“The police are coming.”

We heard footsteps coming up the stairs.

In the middle of a typhoon like this, several police officers arrived. We explained honestly what happened to Tanahashi. He was arrested on the spot on suspicion of attempted murder. He was taken away.

The weather gradually improved.

It was a long interview and time was lost. …… It’s ruining my vacation.

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The time flew by – it was 8pm. I hadn’t eaten for a long time, so I was feeling very hungry and I felt like I was going to die.

“…… Lida, you’ve calmed down, right?”

“Yes. I’ve been in Oojirou’s arms for a long time, so I’ve calmed down a lot.”

We hugged each other for an hour after we got home. It was just that, but I was so happy, but it was heartbreaking to think that Lida was suffering.

But now it was over.

Tanahashi would be sent to a juvenile detention center. He would never be seen again.

“It’s going to be okay. Let’s get some food.”

“Yeah, I think I’ll have a bowl of noodles.”

“That’s the mood I’m in today.”

I went to the kitchen to make hot water and checked my phone while I was there. Then, I saw a huge number of messages had accumulated. The head of the school, Azusa, and even the student council president were listed …….

What the heck is this, more than 99 messages? When I checked the contents, I found a lot of messages like “What happened?” “Are you okay?”, “Tanahashi caused another incident?” or “Oojirou-kun, please call me right away!” and “Is Lida okay?” I’ve been receiving a lot of messages of concern.

” …… Where did the information leak from?”

I hope it’s not already on the national news. I’m in trouble. I guess I’ll have to contact Azusa first.

I told all the parties involved what had happened and apologized for worrying them. I’ll talk to them again at a later date, but today’s conversations are over.

“Oojirou~, let’s have Penang today!”

“Oh, the yakisoba one, that’s the …… super super super super super super special Petamax one! Lida, when did you get that!?”

“Half-co!”

“You don’t have to say “half-co” in the …… Captain Ichiban style. I mean, it’s still 2,000 calories per person. …… We’ll get fat.”

“…… I don’t like that. I’ll have a half-co, half-co.”

“It’s still a lot of food. Oh well, I hadn’t eaten at all.”

I didn’t have enough hot water, so I made more. I was surprised to see how much it was. What the hell, this is too much for a normal person. I guess I’ll have to get creative.

However, this Penang had brought back a smile to Lida’s face. After all, the power of food is great, isn’t it?