Coach Tōgō, enraged by the nonchalant expression on Ho Fei-yu's face after his first punch missed, saw red.
Especially since Ho Fei-yu was still holding Akane Nanao.
What was the meaning of this?
Was he looking down on him?!
His expression became even more ferocious.
Coach Tōgō didn't believe Ho Fei-yu could keep dodging. If he landed just one punch, with Ho Fei-yu's small frame, if he didn't put him in bed for a few months, Coach Tōgō wouldn't be Tōgō!
Coach Tōgō launched a more aggressive and rapid series of punches.
The muscular and towering Coach Tōgō had only been the baseball club coach for less than a semester, having only started teaching in the second half of the freshman year. As for why this was the case? Only the high school girls he had coerced into paid dating had the right to speak.
Paid dating (enkō) was common in high schools and even universities in Japan, let alone in the Ura Nikkei world, where girls chose to sell their bodies for profit to enjoy a better lifestyle.
However, some girls involved in paid dating believed that the activity required their autonomy, not an obligation to trade whenever the buyer demanded. In other words, it wasn't just about the money; you might get services for free if you were handsome.
Coach Tōgō was originally the head and advisor of the Taekwondo club. He was tall, well-built, and had some prestige in the school. But his nature was inherently evil, and most of his friends were disreputable people. Through a friend's introduction, he met some of the girls involved in paid dating at the school, and naturally, they became involved.
But!
Coach Tōgō always took the services for free, never paying. The girls were intimidated by his physique and status as a teacher and dared not speak out, only trying to avoid him. However, Coach Tōgō threatened to expose their paid dating activities, forcing them to continue their illicit relationship with him.
Even this might have been bearable, but every time they were intimate with Coach Tōgō, he was extremely brutal, only caring about his own pleasure, often leaving some of the girls injured and unable to get out of bed for two or three days.
Finally, one day, the oppressed girls, discarding their pride, collectively reported him to the school's high-level administration. Although paid dating was tacitly overlooked, bringing it into the open was still embarrassing. The administration ultimately decided to reassign Coach Tōgō to the baseball club and revoke his teaching qualification.
Since it was a scandal, the school suppressed the news. Only rumors spread, but no one knew the truth...
Coach Tōgō did possess genuine skill; he had once won second place in the Koshien tournament, which was why the administration made this decision.
Ho Fei-yu watched Coach Tōgō attack, feeling no pressure at all. He even had time to effortlessly scoop Akane Nanao into a princess carry in his arms. With the added weight of another person, Ho Fei-yu's body remained as light as a butterfly, precisely dodging Coach Tōgō's punches every time.
Ho Fei-yu's actions gave Coach Tōgō the illusion that he could hit him on the next attempt.
Coach Tōgō continued swinging his fists for two or three minutes. The high-intensity strikes had already exhausted him, but Ho Fei-yu looked completely unaffected, his face calm, breathing steady, holding Akane Nanao with a composed expression.
"You stinky brat!!! You dare to play tricks on me!" Finally, Coach Tōgō realized what was happening. Though he was still trying to hit Ho Fei-yu, he roared out loud.
"Too bad, you fell for it! Hahaha! The older, the wiser, after all! Prepare to take my blow of fury!"
Before Ho Fei-yu could speak, the originally ferocious Coach Tōgō quickly replaced it with an arrogant expression, gloating.
Though Taekwondo included the word 'fist', in practice, it relied more heavily on the legs.
Coach Tōgō had been closing the distance until there was only a body's length between them. He had initially only wanted to knock Ho Fei-yu down, but Ho Fei-yu's actions had completely infuriated him. He no longer cared about Akane Nanao in Ho Fei-yu's arms; after all, as long as she wasn't dead, he could still defile her while she was still warm!
The muscular Coach Tōgō shifted his stance, lifting his foot in an instant, stepping out to give his side kick more destructive power and penetration. If it connected, Ho Fei-yu would certainly suffer immensely!
The fierce leg wind tore through the air, and Coach Tōgō's pants made a thwacking sound.
"No!"
Even Akane Nanao, who hadn't studied Taekwondo, could feel the horror of Coach Tōgō's strike. She couldn't help but cry out for Ho Fei-yu.
In the arms of this stranger, Ho Fei-yu, she suddenly understood a lot, regretting that she had been foolish enough to choose to stay and face this hypocritical Coach Tōgō alone. Did she really have to sacrifice her dignity for Shoya's future?
It was this junior who made her realize this truth. Although Ho Fei-yu took some liberties with her, it was ultimately for her own good. Therefore, Akane Nanao couldn't help but feel a degree of gratitude towards Ho Fei-yu. Now, watching him about to suffer pain because of her, she felt grief.
Ho Fei-yu took in the changing expressions of the two. Regarding Coach Tōgō's sudden change in attack, Ho Fei-yu didn't even lift an eyelid. A "Clown" escaped his lips, momentarily stunning the originally aggressive Coach Tōgō. He couldn't figure out where Ho Fei-yu got the confidence to still be showboating.
He was better at showing off than him.
But it didn't matter now. This attack would surely hit—
'Eh?! Why does my body feel so comfortable...' Suddenly, Coach Tōgō felt as if his body was immersed in a hot spring, which made him feel strange.
But then.
"Waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa—!!!"
The comfortable feeling was replaced by extreme pain. A pig-like, agonizing scream echoed throughout the entire campus.
It was so miserable that it made listeners sad and tearful.
"Wha... What's going on? Junior, are you alright?" Akane Nanao's wide eyes were filled with confusion as she looked at Coach Tōgō lying on the ground, clutching his knee and howling in pain.
"Do I look like I'm not alright?"
"Ah~ Junior, I'm glad you're okay. Now please put me down~" Ho Fei-yu smiled at Akane Nanao in his arms, simultaneously tossing her supple body slightly, eliciting a playful protest from the girl.
He ignored Akane Nanao's request. She still had a use for him.
"Junior," Akane Nanao's hands were still wrapped around Ho Fei-yu's neck. Because Ho Fei-yu had just tossed her, she was now completely pressed against his body, her plump curves shifting their shape. She could feel the boy's body temperature from where their bodies touched, and her heart pounded.
As for Ho Fei-yu, he didn't concern himself much with that. He was doing this to infuriate Coach Tōgō—a double annihilation both mentally and physically—and Akane Nanao was essential for that.
Now, their positions were reversed. Ho Fei-yu looked down on Coach Tōgō, who was like a dead dog.
He slowly stepped forward and placed his foot on Coach Tōgō's pain-stricken face.
"You're just a weak dog. What can you do besides bark?"
He mocked him while grinding the sole of his shoe.
Coach Tōgō felt humiliated, but he couldn't move. The pain radiating from his knee was too intense! He couldn't understand how the situation had turned like this when he clearly had the advantage.
Akane Nanao saw that Ho Fei-yu had no intention of releasing her, so she stopped asking, instead looking down wide-eyed at Coach Tōgō, who was under Ho Fei-yu's foot.
Coach Tōgō, who usually bullied everyone in the baseball club, was being severely beaten by a freshman?
He was so powerful.
"Nanao-senpai, do you think Coach Tōgō is a weak dog?"
"The weakest of the weak~"
Startled by the question, Akane Nanao quickly raised her beautiful eyes, gazing at the smiling Ho Fei-yu. As if realizing something, she couldn't help but giggle, then agreed.
Coach Tōgō, who had been stiff as a corpse, seemed provoked and began to struggle, ignoring the pain in his body.
Seeing this, Ho Fei-yu pressed harder with his foot. Coach Tōgō's face visibly sank in.
"Wuwuwuwu..." Coach Tōgō began to whimper.
"If I call you a weak dog, you should just accept it."
The mockery had the desired effect. Ho Fei-yu didn't want to play with him anymore. The dismissal bell had rung, and he couldn't keep the two girls waiting.
After saying this, Ho Fei-yu lifted his foot and kicked Coach Tōgō hard in the abdomen. With a sickening gurgle, Coach Tōgō was sent flying like a baseball hit for a home run, violently crashing into the sports equipment. His head tilted, and he passed out.
[Ding! Detected Host executing justice: Inflicted dual damage—mental and physical—on a scumbag teacher, simultaneously rewriting Akane Nanao's life trajectory. Rating: A. Reward: Ocular Technique: Omen Eye]
[Omen Eye: Can predict the target object's fortune for the next three months]