"That's what I thought, if this was really it would be a weak plan, but he said to those thugs that I said that Ran actually talks bad about them, the question is more what I am going to do now?"
"So, this Wao Ran was actually right, he knew what this guy was about to say, he is really smart!" The leader of the thug group said, and the others agreed.
Julian was looking in this group for an member that looked weak and insecure, there was one, he was probably new in the group, Julian sprinted to the weak member and was pushing him away and began to run as fast as possible, he got caught from someone and was pushed to the ground, as he fell to the ground he found a rock and smashed it against the ankle of the one pushing him, he fell to the ground and Julian stood up and ran away, after time they lose track of him, after Julian came out of the forest the thugs brought him Ran stood there.
"Looks like your plan didn't work that well, what would be the advantage of me getting beaten up?!" Julian said he had the upper hand in this position.
"It was only to break your ego, but it looks like I need to do it!"
"What did he said, does he want to beat me up now?" He thought in disbelief.
Ran began to go slowly to Julian, he really wanted to beat him up!
"I am still tired because I already ran away from those thugs, does he know that I recorded everything?"
Julian ran away again but Ran was also very fast and faster than Julian because he was still out of breath, as he caught Julian he threw him to the ground, he did not wanted Julian to have visible injuries, he just chocked him until he loss he consciousness, he woke up again only a few seconds later but Ran was already away, but he didn't deleted the recording, he was instantly going to the principle and explained everything that happened, even though the school day was over, Ran still was called to a meeting and after Ran came in the office he was completely drunk.
"I-I am so sorry what I did and I-I only can say sorry!" Drunken Ran said.
"It's okay." Julian only said, being the one who forgives makes him the one who has the upper hand.
After Ran got called to the school he drank as much alcohol as he could because he saw that as his only option to survive this, the signal he wanted to send with that was that he felt so guilty he drank as much as he could, he maybe even wanted to counter with that move that Julian maybe even begins to fell pity for him, it worked for his fortune; he said sorry and got a long detention for multiple weeks, that was his whole punishment for chocking Julian out, but he said he managed to speak himself out for the thugs because he said they were treating him.
"HOW THE FUCK IS THIS POSSIBLE??? HE CHOCKED ME OUT AND WAS SENDING THUGS TO ME TO BEAT ME UP; EVERYTHING THAT HAPPENDS TO HIM IS ONLY DETENTION AND A SORRY???" Julian wanted to play the strong victim that forgives, he only thought this.
"I already thought what if his family is so rich that he comes away with everything but his family is everything but not rich, he is also here with a stipendium, like me but I do not have a full one like him, does this means I also come away with everything when I say sorry?"
"I don't know what to do anymore?"
Piep, Piep
"A call from Kohara."
"Hello Julian, we haven't heard us in a while, how are you?"
"Good how is the therapy?"
They still talked for halve an hour, or to be accurate she spoke about her therapy.
"She really called at a bad moment!"
"I better go home now."
"Hello, I am home!"
"HEELLO!" His mother said.
"Hi." His father coldly replied and was going back to his office room.
"Why is he so cold in the last time?" Julian asked.
"I also don't know." Julian heard in his mother's voice that she hides something from him.
"No, you know something what I don't what is it?"
"Sigh…I don't know why but your father is only like this if you are here, when me and him are alone he is like always, or in others presence…"
"O-okay…" He said and went into his room.
"I don't know why but if he is really like this only in my presence is true, I don't care somehow?!"
"Anyways, I need to find a solution for Ran, how could I prove that he is the blackmailer? His next move could be to threaten everyone that said the truth; if this is not his move there could be another unpredictable move, I need to think like him to maybe predict him!"
He tried as the best as he could, but fact is that Ran is unpredictable, not like crazy, impulsive; rather calm and collected in his mind.
"Could I predict this guy? I also can't be unpredictable because he already saw through me.
"Is finding a next move the answer or should I wait for his move, or should I act make the next move?" Even though he thought about it much he forgot for short time that he maybe even is out of shape.
"What if I am make kind of an alliance with someone that also doesn't likes him, but is there even I can do an alliance with or more someone who is capable of?"
The only move Julian could think of is making the principle of giving Ran a bigger punishment or trying to persuade him that he is the true blackmailer, but Julian didn't know that Ran planned something that if it succeed destroys him completely.