BXBX NOVEL [Ln] Volume 3: Chapter 5.2
Dissonant Quartet Part 2
Translator : PolterGlast
After being kicked out of the store, Mars was still drunk and walking with unsteady steps through the alleyways of the commercial district.
Unlike the clean and tidy front streets, this place was dark and littered with trash here and there.
However, the darkness was comforting to Mars. At least he would not be seen by others in such a pathetic state.
"Haa, haa...... uph~!"
As he supported his wobbly body with his hands on the wall, a cold sensation returned to the palms of his hands.
Although his head was still boiling with irritation, the fact that he was scolded and kicked out by his adoptive parents, and above all, the cold, enveloping darkness somewhat cooled the heat of the rage that was swirling inside him.
(That reminds me, there was something strange about that guy today......)
With a somewhat cooler head, Mars remembered that Nozomu was acting differently today.
He did not use a Qi-blade that could easily cut through steel, and his movements were lackluster.
He was often absent-minded, and it was easy to see that he was desperately trying to hide something.
(Dammit ...... what's with that guy ....... Were we that untrustworthy in his eyes? ......)
In his hazy vision, Mars could see his hand, which skin was peeling off. It is the right hand that he used to punch Nozomu out of anger.
Nozomu's figure, who was looking down, resurfaced in Mars's mind.
He did not even fight back, and his figure reminded Mars of the man he used to despise, and his anger came back again.
But at the same time, a fierce sense of guilt also began to well up. Caught between his anger and guilt toward Nozomu, Mars walked deeper and deeper into the darkened street at a fast pace, as if to cover it up.
Then, at that moment, a disturbing clamor reached his ears.
"P-please stop!"
"Oh, Come on. You come to a place like this late at night all by yourself. You wanted to play, didn't you?"
"How about staying with us? Until morning, of course!"
A woman's voice called out for help, and the voices of despicable men. Turning his head in the direction of the voices, he saw five young men surrounding a beautiful young woman in a dark alleyway.
It was an act that was somewhat aggressive and inconsiderate to be called 'picking up' girls .......
No matter how one looked at it, the woman was clearly unwilling and was desperately trying to shake off the men's hands that were reaching out to her, in an attempt to escape the men who were closing in on her.
However, the men were rather aroused by the woman's reluctance, and they pushed harder and harder on her.
The men were apparently delinquents and assholes, but Mars found familiar faces among them.
"...... What the hell are you guys doing?"
"-Ge, Mars! What are you doing here?"
Two men in plain clothes closest to the woman caught Mars' attention.
They were the tenth-class male students who had previously been Mars' cronies.
"You can tell by looking at us, can't you? We're inviting her to play."
"P-Please let me go!"
One of the former cronies grabbed the woman's arm forcefully. The woman desperately tried to shake him off, but there were too many of them, and even though they were in the tenth class, some of them were students of Solminati Academy. There would be no way she could escape.
"Hyu~~. She's got a pretty good body! This is a hit!"
"Whoa! It's been a while since I've had fun. Hey, don't let her get away."
"N-no, please stop......"
Seeing the woman's desperate resistance, the men get even more aroused. They began to verbally harass the woman, groping her breasts and buttocks.
Finally, the woman flopped down on the floor, looked like her fear of men had gone beyond its limit.
Perhaps seeing this as an opportunity, one of the men grabbed the woman's clothes.
The next moment, however, a powerful blow was heard, and the man flew through the air.
"Mars! You bastard! What the hell are you doing!?"
"Shut your crap. I'm on edge right now. You're making me even more irritated by doing something like that right in front of me ......"
Seeing Mars beating up their friends, all the bastards instantly become enraged.
In the midst of all this, the former cronies, who should know more about Mars' abilities than anyone else in this group, stepped forward.
"He~e...... are you challenging me to a fight?"
"What are you talking about? If it were the old you I might be lost, but now you've been completely stripped of your fangs and have become docile, so there's no way I could lose to you!"
Mars' mouth curled up into a smile. It was a delighted smile as he found a place to vent the discomfort swirling in his chest.
"Besides, you're just a guy who hangs out with that bottom-feeder-......'"ViiSiit novelbi/n(.)c/(o)m for latest novels
The moment his former crony mentioned Nozomu's name in his grating voice, Mars punched him.
But his outstretched fist was grabbed by a hand reaching out from the side.
"You're doing a lot of foolish things, you lone wolf wannabe!"
It was Kevin who stopped Mars.
He stared at the delinquents with a glare, while Mars was surprised. The delinquents, overwhelmed by the sense of intimidation, threw out the woman they were picking up and ran away.
"~, you bastard, what the hell are you trying to pull here?"
"Are you having so much free time that you have to deal with a bunch of bores?"
"It's none of your business!"
"Yeah-yeah, but this town is on high alert right now. If you make a scene, you won't get away with it, will you?"
"I don't give a damn!"
Mars, while shouting angrily, punched Kevin. His fist slammed into the silver-haired beastman's cheek.
Mars' face was then stained with surprise.
Kevin, on the other hand, gritted his teeth and endured the blow without moving, and as a counterattack, he landed a hook to Mars' jaw.
"Ugh!"
Mars, who was too drunk to hold his footing, stumbled and fell back against the wall of the alley, falling on his butt.
Kevin looked down at Mars and frowned at the pain in his cheek.
He ran his tongue along the inside of his cheek and felt his tongue brush against the peeled skin.
"Tch, for a dipshit, you sure pack a good fist, huh? So, have your head cooled down a little now?"
"......"
"Well, I guess it will be up to that guy to take care of the rest ......"
"Haha ....... Are you trying to sound like me?"
Mars couldn't help but let out a chuckle at the unfitting mimicry, and Tima's face broke out in a smile as well.
After a hearty laugh, Mars closed his eyes once more and took a deep breath.
By the time he exhaled, any lingering doubts had been washed away as if they had never existed.
"Right. I have to see him one more time and apologize to him. And I have to tell him. [Don't you dare keep secrets from us!]"
Mars' usual fearless smile returned to his face.
Seeing that he has regained his resolve, Tima also smiled and they both stood up.
"Then, let's go look for him. I don't know where he is, though ......"
"He seems to have gone out of town for some reason ...... -ouch!"
Just as they were about to start looking for Nozomu, Tima's face contorted and her body staggered.
Mars supported her body in a hurry. Upon closer look, her right leg was not strong enough to support her.
A slight trembling indicates it is due to her muscles protecting the injured tissues.
Mars' eyes widen for a moment and he silently began to remove Tima's shoes.
"U-um, Mars-kun?"
As he removed her shoes, a reddish-black swelling, unbecoming of Tima's white, slender ankle, flashed into Mars' vision.
The next moment, his expression turned grim.
"You ...... that leg."
Internal bleeding, obviously from a sprain. It must obviously be the result of Mars' punching Nozomu and then pushing her away.
"I-It's okay. It was painful earlier, but I don't feel much pain now......"
"You fool, of course it's not okay! That means it's getting worse!"
"Eh, wait a minute! Mars-kun!?"
Ignoring Tima's complaints, Mars put his hands under her armpits and legs and held her in his arms. It was what is called a princess carry.
"Anyway! Let's go to my house and treat you right away!"
"E-, ah! Wait, wait! Kyaaa~!"
While Tima was flailing about with her face bright red, Mars started running as fast as he could.
He was so preoccupied with the thought that he had to treat her at any cost, that Tima's resistance was of no concern to him.
"Fu, fue...... fue~e~e~e~e~e~e!"
Mars blasted away like a fearless horse, silencing her resistance with a powerful embrace.
And Tima's screams, as her embarrassment broke through the roof, were heard echoing in the town at night.
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