Time skip to lunch.
We see Bert still in pain from Hiroki's kick and irritated by it. Both Ayumu and Mary surround him. They both helped him to go back to their usual place, the backside of the school. Where they eat and do what we all know.
"Shit, first Hiroki and now Nao, kanoko. Where did those two go?" Bert asked, still irritated.
"I don't know if she is acting strange after the conflict with Hiroki and Kanoko went somewhere after she saw something on her phone. The remaining Erica needs to eat with the other teachers in the staff room." Ayumu said.
"Shit, looks like I need to satisfy myself with you two", Bert said. Ayumu blushed, and Mary just nodded in agreement. But before they reached their place, they found three people standing in front of them. Mary and Bert got confused because they didn't know who they were, but Ayumu got angry seeing them.
"What do you three want now?" Ayumu asked. Those three smiled with baseball bats in their hands.
"Ayumu, did you forget your masters?" One of them said. Instead of getting irritated, Ayumu smiled.
"I didn't forget anything, but did you forget the beating you got?"Ayumu said.
"For your reminder, you never beat us. It was your friend Hiroki who fought us for you, but look, he is nowhere to be found." The other replied, but Ayumu still smiled.
"I don't need him when I have an alpha male who will fight for me and protect me," Ayumu said while pointing at Bert.
"Oh, so this black monkey will protect you. Let's see if he can withstand our bats." One of them said. Bert got irritated and tried to stand straight, take a fighting stance, but his ribs and knee hurt because of the strike Hiroki gave him.
"I am not fighting anyone for you," Bert said, which shocked Ayumu and caused them to laugh.
"Oh, your alpha male just backed up." One of them said while laughing.
"Wh- what are you saying, senpai, don't you love me? Will you leave me alone with them?" Ayumu said with tears in her eyes.
"Who said I love you? You are the one who came to me after the handshake, and I am already planning to leave you. All of them have better figures than you. I kept you because you are that weakling friend, nothing more, nothing less." Bert said, shocking Ayumu. Her mouth and eyes get wide open just by hearing this.
"No, you can't leave me. I gave you my everything. I even broke my friendship with Hiroki. You can't leave me now!" Ayumu said while ters leaving her eyes.
"Let's go, Mary." Bert and Mary start to go the other way, Ayumu tries to follow them, but
*thud*
"Agh!" Ayumu scream when a bat connects with her back and makes her fall to the ground.
"Did you think we would let you go?" One of them said, and
*thud*
He kicked her in her head to make her stay on the ground. Then the three start to kick her while she cries in pain on the ground.
' How can this happen? *thud* I am living my best life, what change? *thud*' Ayumu thought only then she remembers his protector, his best friend, who protects him and how she betrays him for her lust.
'I am sorry, Hiroki nee *thud*' Ayumu thought. Someone's footsteps start to hear the four of them.
"Whose there!" One of them shouts, and the one who stands there comes forward, and he is no one but Hiroki with the same emotionless look.
"So, you came to save your friend," one of them said.
"Hiroki nee", Ayumu said with tears in her eyes.
"..." Hiroki stays silent.
"In the past, you could beat us, but now we even have bats. Did you think you could?" One of them said. Ayumu start crying seeing Hiroki.
"Hiroki, I am sorry for everything," Ayumu said with tears in her eyes.
"..." Hiroki stays silent. Then, finally, I spoke.
"Who said I came to fight you or protect anyone?" Hiroki said with the same emotionless tone, shocking them more, especially Ayumu.
"I came here to hide from my ex, who is trying to talk to me," Hiroki said.
"Wait, did you mean you will do nothing while we beat the crap out of her?" One of them asked. Hiroki nods. Ayumu got more shocked. She tries to say something, but before she can.
*thud*
"Agh!" Ayumu screams as another kick connect to her belly.
'Hiroki, nee why? *thud*' Ayumu remembers everything she did and said to Hiroki, realising that this is her karma that got her.
'I understand Hiroki nee. * thud* I am sorry, but you don't need to see this. Hiroki' Ayumu, stop thinking. When she looked towards Hiroki, who was not even looking at her and was calmly eating an onigiri while leaning against a wall. *thud* She can see there's no anger, no irritation or satisfaction in his eyes. *thud* It's like he didn't care what was happening to her. *thud*. A kick connected to her face.
"agh!" Ayumu scream while blood leaves her mouth.
"Hahah, you don't know Ayumu, how much we wait for this day to beat the shit out of you." *thud* THud* Thud* one of them said while laughing, and the others laughed.*thud*
*thud*
*thud*
*thud*
*thud*
After some time, those three left, leaving Ayumu completely crushed. Hiroki, who finished his onigiri at the same time, started to leave too.
"I am sorry, Hiroki nee," Ayumu said in a low voice, but loud enough for Hiroki to hear.
"For what?" Hiroki asked.
"For leaving you, for betraying you, for everything I did. I am sorry, Hiroki nee!" Ayumu shouts while crying, still on the ground. Hiroki move toward Ayumu and sits on his knees in front of her.
"Ayumu, did you think I didn't help you because I am angry or something? That's not the reason at all." Hiroki said, shocking Ayumu.
"Then what's the reason, Hiroki nee?" Ayumu asked.
"After you left me, I understand one thing about you, Ayumu. You were never my friend from the start; you stayed with me to get protection from your bullies. That makes me reach a certain conclusion, that you are nothing but a parasite." Hiroki said, shocking her more.
"A-a parasite," Ayumu said.
"Yes, a parasite, you stayed with me for protection, but when I can't protect you anymore, you found a new and powerful host, but when the host leaves you, you are on your own. You came back to me, but I don't need a parasite clinging to me." Hiroki said and stood up, then he started walking towards his class.
"A parasite, a parasite, a parasite hahahaha, I am nothing but a parasite, hahahaha" Ayumu laughed with tears in her eyes while still lying on the ground. Her mind completely collapsed and broke, and the one who caused it quietly walked back to his class.
'Hacking the school system to find out their usual hanging spot and Ayumu's bully number, then calling them at the same place with a different number. The plan succeeds without a mistake. Now, who should I choose next?'