CHAPTER 684: CHAPTER 420: MISSING EACH OTHER IS MUTUAL_2

As they reached this point in the conversation, the girl fell silent.

"Are those things... really true?"

"I don’t know either, but we both have the impression, we all know how bad the other Sakura is, I am you, and you are me, Hanabi-chan."

"...Hanabi still wants to go see Sakura-kun..."

"(Sigh) Can’t argue with you, but you should be careful, don’t get caught, as promised in ten days, absence makes the heart grow fonder, go and date Sakura-kun, he’ll agree to whatever you want, anything."

"Okay."

Hanamaru Hanabi got up from the bench, and as she lifted her head, she found a young man with green hair, taller than her by a head, looking at her with ill intentions.

He stood under a zelkova tree, the shade cast onto his grinning face, appearing to be in his twenties.

As Hanamaru Hanabi lifted her head, the man seemed to see her face clearly, which left him stunned for a few seconds, then his smile grew wider.

"Are you alone?"

...

"Hehe, quite the catch."

Suzuki Ryo had just returned home by train from Akihabara, with a large bag of boxes in his hand.

Inside were figurines, and although he wasn’t a complete otaku, he had some potential as a real life otaku, but had no resistance to finely crafted figurines.

The clothes, legs, body, face, and expressions of the beautiful girl figurines almost all appealed to him, otakus might not be able to buy a lot of figurines, but real life otakus could, because they’re real life otakus, having money is part of that identity.

Currently, Suzuki Ryo was thinking of getting a girlfriend, once he had that, he would have the true title of [Real Life Otaku].

Well, although he didn’t care much about the title.

But among classmates, even being teased with a jealous look while called a real life otaku, felt pretty good.

The red light turned green, and the small green figure above began to walk.

Suzuki Ryo carried his bag of figurines and crossed the crosswalk, turning right.

After a few steps, he suddenly stopped, startled.

Because he saw a very cute girl in a black dress ahead, blocked by someone who looked like a Yakuza.

He was a bit surprised because it was rare to see a girl this pretty, especially on the street.

The girl seemed afraid of the guy.

Suzuki Ryo vaguely felt he’d seen this girl somewhere, but couldn’t recall.

But none of that mattered now.

Because that thug was grinning and approaching the girl, who appeared quite weak, fearfully clutching her hands to her chest, stumbling backward, her slender back about to hit the tree trunk behind her.

Though there were a few people on the street, they seemed not to notice at all, glancing and then hurrying away.

Some women took out their phones, looking anxious, seemingly about to call the police, but did not step forward to help.

As if afraid of that intimidating young Yakuza.

So indifferent?

Suzuki Ryo looked at the indifferent, hurried passersby around and realized what it meant to avoid extra trouble whenever possible.

Not to mention, in those anime series he’d watched, no matter how timid the male protagonist, they would step forward at times like this to showcase their heroism.

Yet in reality, on this street in Tokyo, not a single person was willing to help.

Such an adorable girl, and no one wanted to help her.

Suzuki Ryo felt a chill in his heart.

However, thinking about it again, if he rushed over now, and threw his beloved figurines at the young thug’s face with all his strength, and when the guy angrily shouted "Who is it?", he could seize the chaos to grasp the girl’s hand, tell her to run quickly, and then lead her away from the scene.

After a burst of running, they would stop, breathing heavily.

The frail-looking girl would look at him with gratitude and start asking for his name.

"Those were your figurines earlier, right?"

"Ha ha! What’s that, just figurines worth tens of thousands of yen, saving a person is more important!"

He would sacrifice his prized possessions and bravely step forward, and the girl’s affection would rise rapidly.

Now, in this situation, at this moment.

This is simply an excellent opportunity!

Suzuki Ryo’s emotions surged, his feet grew warm, and he looked at the infuriating incident ahead, tightened his grip on the bag, and charged forward.

However, what happened next was beyond his expectations.

The seemingly frail girl suddenly changed her expression, her dainty brows furrowing fiercely, her beautiful eyes turned sharp in an instant, then she raised her right hand. Taking advantage of the thug’s surprise, she punched him right in the neck.

Watching until now, Suzuki Ryo still didn’t see much use in this.

How strong could a girl be, although the change in expression did catch him off guard.

How did such a cute girl suddenly become so tough?

The green-haired thug was also a bit surprised, after all, this girl, who looked so timid and whom he had been cornering, suddenly had that fierce expression which changed so quickly.

In his astonishment, he was punched in the neck by her.

It must be said, it did hurt a bit!