The sound of a head shattering a thick glass table echoed throughout the booth area. The clashing sounds seemed like a signal to provoke.
Instantly, everyone's attention was drawn to that table. They saw a boy in a school uniform gripping the head of a thug with black and gold highlighted hair, smiling as he repeatedly slammed it against the glass table.
"Ah, let go! Let go! Bastard, I'll kill you!!!"
"Do you know who I am? I'm Inugane Hayato, I'm from the Inugane-gumi!!! My big brother is from the Inuyama family!!!"
The thug named Inugane Hayato shouted loudly.
"Inugane-gumi, huh? I'm really curious what their expressions will be when they find out you're playing with drugs here."
Shin gleefully slammed the man's head against the glass table repeatedly, while taking out something that looked like candy from his pocket.
When he first found this thing on the scumbag, he wasn't sure what it was, but then he saw that this idiot had brazenly written the chemical formula on the packaging bag.
C10H15N, scientifically known as methylamphetamine, commonly known as—meth.
Selling drugs, and even trying to drug an innocent girl's drink, not only for sex but also to get her addicted. This kind of scumbag truly deserved to die ten thousand times over.
Shin was furious, but he also had his wits about him. The reason he dared to act was because he was certain that this nightclub would not be involved in drug dealing.
Shin didn't know who the boss behind Setsuna Reiji was, but they had to be a very powerful yakuza family. Otherwise, they wouldn't be able to open a nightclub next to the second-best high school in the country. And the more powerful the yakuza family, the less willing they would be to get involved in such dealings.
Not to mention, this was a nightclub operating next to a famous high school. If news of drug dealing inside leaked out, even if this nightclub was run by the Emperor himself, it would still have to shut down.
That's why he was so brazen in hitting people, expressing his anger. The feeling of brutally beating a scumbag... it was exhilarating.
"Ahhh!!!!!"
A terrified scream erupted from nearby. Saki, returning from the restroom, saw Mr. Hayato, who had been beaten beyond recognition, and was so frightened that she fell to the ground, her pretty face pale.
"Little girl, go home. This place isn't for you, and your brain isn't suited for places like this," Shin said with a smile to the petrified Saki, dragging Inugane Hayato's head across the floor amidst his desperate screams.
After that, he dragged the scumbag to the entrance of a nearby restroom. Out of sight, he pulled a black dart from his pocket.
"I've always wanted to find someone to test this on. Since a scumbag like you came knocking, I won't let you go."
Shin sneered, plunging the item called 'Cursed Needle' into the back of his head. This was a reusable item included with the Lord of Dawn's set, a cursed dart made from cursed steel from the Abyss in the world of 'Made in Abyss,' which could inflict the Abyss's three layers of curses.
The cursed needle, once inserted, disappeared instantly, as if dissolving. The next moment, the scumbag trembled uncontrollably, his limbs paralyzed, and he gasped for breath with immense difficulty.
This was the third layer of the Abyss's curse. Regardless of physical fitness, one would experience limb-numbing pain under this three-layered curse.
Shin smiled, satisfied. He could now confirm that the effects of these 'items' would work even outside their original world.
Upon returning to the One Piece world in twenty days, the Lord of Dawn's set would likely be a significant safeguard in critical situations. He had to experiment with all the set's effects, and if possible... there were even other extended goals.
The scumbag trembled violently, causing a strange object to fall from his embrace. Shin picked it up; it was a syringe containing an unknown colorful liquid.
He didn't know what it was, but it definitely wasn't anything good.
A flurry of footsteps sounded. Shin looked up to see a group of emotionless security guards in black suits surrounding him.
Leading them was a man in a black trench coat. The flickering lights illuminated his narrow eyes, which were handsome with a hint of femininity. His pale skin had the texture of marble, his brows were well-defined, and his long black trench coat was quite refined. The whole person gave the impression of a young instructor from some academy.
"Why did you hit him?"
The man asked blandly.
"I think a scumbag who tries to drug a high school student's drink here deserves to be cut into a thousand pieces."
Shin threw the bag of drugs to the man, his body tensing, ready to summon the Lord of Dawn's suit at any moment. This man gave him an unsettling feeling.
The man took the bag, frowned slightly, and handed it to a black-suited man with glasses next to him. The latter opened the bag, sniffed it, and nodded to the man.
The faces of several important figures in black suits nearby changed, especially Oodera Masato, the owner of Setsuna Reiji, whose face was as grim as a dead man's.
The man tossed the bag in his hand up and down, then turned to look at the men in black suits, saying blandly,
"When did the Inuyama family sink so low as to sell drugs in a nightclub next to a high school? And to high school students at that?"
"Ten... Master Zougami, he's not from the Inuyama family. This kid's boss is the head of the Inugane-gumi, and that boss's elder brother is an enforcer under the Inuyama family, but they aren't blood relatives."
"Heh, what a truly intricate relationship," the young man called Master Zougami chuckled mockingly and shook his head, saying, "How do you Inuyama family members deal with those who break the rules?"
"Selling illegal drugs, a gram for a pound of flesh," Oodera Masato said softly. "Violating family rules, he loses his four limbs.
Breaking the law knowingly, all five senses are destroyed. And for preying on a minor—he should be thrown into the 'bath'."
Zougami-sensei nodded, very satisfied with this method of handling, as it was not too much to handle such a scumbag who preyed on minors.
Inugane Hayato was still trembling. The curse of the Abyss combined with Oodera Masato's words filled him with such fear that he couldn't make any extra movements.
Zougami-sensei looked at the calm Shin with interest. It was rare—no, almost never—to see a normal high school boy remain unfazed after hearing such terrifying things.
"What did you do to him?"
"Nothing... just made him hurt a little."
Shin shrugged, then took out the strange drug he had picked up earlier and handed it over.
"Oh, by the way, this is another thing I found in his pocket. It's probably also an illegal drug. Anyway, I'll leave it to you reliable people to deal with."
Zougami-sensei took the syringe, narrowed his eyes slightly, and his expression showed a hint of solemnity. He handed the syringe to the person next to him, and after a moment of thought, said, "Before dealing with it, find out where he got this kind of thing, and... the Inugane-gumi."
"They will be punished," Oodera Masato said expressionlessly. "Family members who make mistakes should be punished according to family rules. We, the Inuyama family, will never tolerate it."
Zougami-sensei nodded in satisfaction, then suddenly looked at Shin, who remained calm, and said with interest, "You... are very interesting. If you encounter such interesting things again, call this number."
The black-suited man with glasses next to him handed over a business card, a pure black one, with only a phone number on it.
Shin hesitated a bit. By now, he also felt that things had been exaggerated. He originally thought that the nightclub's backing was a very large gang, but it seemed... it was even bigger than he thought.
This demeanor felt totally wrong. Even the system, at this moment, delivered a heavy blow. "Changed Saki's life trajectory, gained 1 evaluation point."
"Completely changed 'Inugane Hayato's' entire life trajectory, and indirectly caused some worldline fluctuations, gained 20 evaluation points."
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