An Eye for an Eye, a Tooth for a Tooth

"Pugh—"

Chiba Shoko retched violently, as if about to vomit out her internal organs.

Clutching her agonizingly painful stomach, she curled up like a cooked shrimp, kneeling before Fujii Itsuki.

Cold sweat beaded on her forehead as Chiba Shoko's whole body trembled, her lower abdomen churning like a stormy sea.

"It hurts, it hurts so much!"

"Are my ribs broken?"

"How can this guy be so strong?!"

"Boss, are you alright?"

"Are you okay?"

Seeing this situation, Matsui Aoi and Onodera Rei immediately scrambled over to check on her condition.

They avoided Fujii Itsuki like the plague, each supporting one of Chiba Shoko's arms, dragging her back a meter out of the bathroom stall.

[Ding!]

[Successfully executed revenge against Chiba Shoko!]

[Reward—200 Revenge Points!]

[Reward—20,000 yen in cash!]

[Successfully executed revenge against Matsui Aoi!]

[Reward—100 Revenge Points!]

[Successfully executed revenge against Onodera Rei!]

[Reward—100 Revenge Points!]

[Ding!]

[Character: Chiba Shoko]

[Age: 19]

[Attribute: Delinquent Girl]

[Revenge Progress: 20%]

[A school bully who runs rampant, scum of society, and a cruel girl who treats you like a punching bag. Feel free to vent your anger on her!]

"Fujii-kun..." Ogihara Saki called out softly, struggling to stand up from beside the toilet while holding onto the wall.

She was feeling lightheaded from crouching for so long.

Hearing Ogihara Saki's voice, Fujii Itsuki looked away from the system panel and turned to her, "Ogihara-san, it's okay now, you should leave first."

He was the one who had acted, he was the one who had fought. If Chiba Shoko and her friends wanted revenge later, he would take full responsibility. There was no need to involve a defenseless girl like Ogihara Saki.

He remembered how she had tried to help him earlier and pleaded on his behalf—every little detail was etched in his mind.

"Chiba-senpai, how does it feel to be bullied by someone you used to bully?"

Fujii Itsuki gave Ogihara Saki a meaningful look, signaling her to leave quickly. Then he swaggered over to Chiba Shoko, crouched down, and smiled at her.

Chiba Shoko's pretty face had turned liver-colored, her arms supported by Matsui Aoi and Onodera Rei, her stomach pain making it almost impossible to speak.

"Fujii Itsuki, don't get cocky. You've offended our boss—this isn't over!"

"Yeah, just you wait, we'll definitely get revenge!"

Matsui Aoi and Onodera Rei shouted at Fujii Itsuki with false bravado before Chiba Shoko could speak.

"Oh, really?"

"But right now... it's my turn!"

Fujii Itsuki took a step forward.

Matsui Aoi and Onodera Rei fearfully dragged Chiba Shoko a step back.

He advanced again, and the three retreated again.

"Click!"

The strange standoff was only interrupted by a soft sound from the bathroom door.

Fujii Itsuki looked toward the sound and saw that Ogihara Saki had locked the bathroom door and was blocking it with a broom.

"Ogihara-san, didn't I tell you to leave?" he questioned her with furrowed brows.

"I'm sorry, I..." Ogihara Saki lowered her head, her voice barely audible, like a child who had done something wrong.

She knew Fujii Itsuki had wanted her to leave to protect her.

But while Ogihara Saki admitted she was a bit timid and weak, she wasn't the type to abandon others or betray their trust.

She wanted to stay and share the burden with Fujii Itsuki, hoping to help in whatever way she could.

"Never mind..."

He hadn't expected this girl, who seemed so meek on the surface, to have such a stubborn streak. Fujii Itsuki understood that Ogihara Saki wanted to fight alongside him, so his tone softened considerably.

"Ogihara-san..."

He spoke softly, pointing toward Matsui Aoi and Onodera Rei, "Please strip those two of their clothes!"

"As for Chiba-senpai, I'll handle her personally."

All four girls' eyes flashed with shock.

Strip... strip off their clothes?!

Ogihara Saki didn't ask why, she just pushed up her thick round glasses and took small steps toward Matsui Aoi and Onodera Rei.

As she walked, she kept bowing and apologizing: "I'm sorry, Matsui-senpai, I'm sorry, Onodera-senpai... please, please cooperate."

"You've got to be kidding!"

"Don't come closer, don't come closer, I'll take them off myself!"

Matsui Aoi and Onodera Rei could barely help themselves, quickly letting go of Chiba Shoko's arms and backing away in panic.

Chiba Shoko, enduring the intense pain in her abdomen, forced out words through gritted teeth: "Fu... Fujii Itsuki, what are you planning to do?"

"We're all adults here, naturally I'm going to return the favor, an eye for an eye, giving back to senpai exactly what she did to me."

Fujii Itsuki pulled out his phone from his pocket and waved it, grinning.

"You... aren't you afraid I'll scream?"

"Go ahead and scream then, the more people the better. Let everyone come admire senpai's perfect figure."

"You..." Chiba Shoko was so angry she nearly bit through her lower lip.

"Chiba-senpai, don't pretend to be innocent." Fujii Itsuki showed an harmless smile: "After all..."

"I'm the victim here!"

Hearing these words, Chiba Shoko nearly fainted, her vision going dark.

'Bastard! Scum! Despicable!'

'No, I can't fall here!'

'Revenge, I must have revenge!'

"Your eyes are so wide—you must be cursing me in your head!"

"Rip—!"

Fujii Itsuki yanked off Chiba Shoko's school uniform jacket, revealing the white shirt underneath.

As expected of someone who had practiced martial arts for years, Chiba Shoko's figure was full but not bulky, her skin fair yet healthy. She had curves in all the right places.

Her legs were long and fair, straight and well-proportioned.

Her peaks were full and proud, nothing like Shimizu Ai's flat airfield.

"No!"

Chiba Shoko could no longer hide the panic on her face, her body trembling as she shrank into the bathroom stall.

This place where she had bullied Ogihara Saki just fifteen minutes ago had now become the site of her own bullying.

"The shirt and skirt seem a bit unnecessary..."

Fujii Itsuki said deliberately, examining Chiba Shoko's panicked face.

Sure enough, she pressed her legs together, her gaze toward him now tinged with fear.

"We're all classmates, let's leave senpai some dignity."

Fujii Itsuki's words made Chiba Shoko secretly sigh in relief.

"After all, I'm not some kind of monster."

Chiba Shoko's heart seized up, almost unable to catch her breath.

'Bastard!'

'This guy is a complete and utter bastard!'

Fujii Itsuki grabbed the school uniform jackets of Chiba Shoko, Matsui Aoi, and Onodera Rei, stuffed them into the toilet, held up his phone to get a wider angle, and backed up to the bathroom door.

"Senpais, please look at the camera."

"Cheese—!"

With the soft click of the phone camera and the forced flash, Fujii Itsuki opened the girls' bathroom door and strode out with Ogihara Saki.