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He smiled slightly, took a step sideways and stood in front of Nohara Anzi. He was not frightened and his tone was neither humble nor arrogant.

"I just want to ask what happened. Did Tousaka do something shameful? Why don't you dare to tell me?"

Nohara Anko, who had been bowing and apologizing, suddenly felt someone blocking her way. She looked up in surprise and saw the reliable back of Uesugi Kiyoshi. The boy's gentle but powerful words echoed in her ears.

She rubbed the corner of her school uniform awkwardly, her eyes reddened, not sure if she was moved or frightened by the bad guys, but due to her cowardly character, the words of thanks got stuck in her throat and she didn't say them out loud.

Toosaka Tora let out an unpleasant sound, his eyes becoming somewhat hostile, but he still spoke patiently.

"The short guy behind you owes us two months' protection money. We are here to collect the debt. This is not your business!"

"Let me make it clear. We took the money, but we are here to do the work. Ask that dwarf. She wasn't bullied at school. We are not those gangsters who extort money! If she pays, we will protect her!"

"But she can't come up with the money. She has been in arrears with our protection fees for two months. Naturally, I have to ask her if she is playing tricks on us and making us work for nothing!"

When Uesugi Kiyoshi heard this, he knew what was going on.

Japanese society is strictly class-based, and a boss scolds his subordinates just like he is scolding his grandson. It's similar in school.

When junior students meet senior students, they should bow and use respectful titles.

It is common and natural for seniors to order juniors to run errands and do work.

This kind of environment is a breeding ground for school bullying.

In various film and television works related to Japan, school bullying seems to be a very old-fashioned plot, but this just shows how common this phenomenon is in Japan.

A magazine has done statistics and found that Japanese schools have strict class systems, with people divided into different levels.

At the top of the campus class pyramid are the leaders and presidents of various popular sports clubs, as well as the leaders of bad boys. At the bottom are those who are introverted, unsociable, and have no friends.

These silent people will gradually become targets of bullying. Not only will they be subjected to cold violence, but they will also be beaten, pranked, and even have to hide in the toilet to eat lunch because they will be bullied if they go out.

They have no way to resist, and those who commit violence are not afraid of reprimands from teachers and student unions. In fact, Japanese high schools practice student self-governance, and teachers have limited control over matters.

Their only option is to pay "protection fees" to the bad boys in exchange for temporary peace.

Isn’t it ironic?

These perpetrators are not afraid of teachers, people's words, or resistance from victims, but they are only afraid of violence that is purer than their own - bad fists do not recognize anyone!

This kind of protection money paid to bad people is also an unspoken rule on campus. It is unreasonable, but reasonable.

Once this rule is gone, those who are bullied will really have no way out.

"That's it"

Uesugi Kiyoshi nodded thoughtfully.

Chapter 7 Even Buddha Can Only Forbear Three Times

After hearing what Tosaka Tora said, Uesugi Kiyoshi turned his head and looked at Nohara Anko.

This little girl doesn't look like a cheerful person. She doesn't fit in with others and it seems understandable that she is isolated and bullied by her classmates.

After exchanging a glance with Uesugi Kiyoshi, Nohara Anzi's eyes turned red and she looked away like a frightened little animal.

"Is what he said true?"

Uesugi Kiyoshi's tone became softer.

After hearing Uesugi Kiyoshi's question, Nohara Anko was about to cry.

From childhood to adulthood, after her parents passed away, no one would stand in front of her when danger came.

She grew up alone, like a homeless weed.

Life under someone else's roof was not easy. I was scolded and abused by my uncle and aunt at home, and isolated and bullied by my classmates at school.

Now, because he couldn't pay the protection fee, he was blocked by the bad guys in public and pointed at by his classmates.

She felt that the little dignity she had left as a human being had disappeared bit by bit with these bad words. While she kept bowing and apologizing mechanically, she was also thinking blankly in her heart.

Why should this hopeless and dark life continue?

Would it be better for someone like me to disappear from this world?

This way it won't cause any trouble to anyone.

Then, Uesugi Kiyoshi stood in front of her and blocked those ferocious bad guys.

This was the first ray of light in her dark life.

At that moment, Nohara Anko's mood really could not be described in words.

Gratitude, joy, and relief, like a drowning person grabbing the only lifeline, like a devout believer seeing the savior.

But in the blink of an eye, the embarrassing fact of his debt was discovered by the kind-hearted classmate Uesugi.

She was originally full of gratitude, but when Uesugi Kiyoshi asked this, she was afraid that she would leave an image of a shameless scoundrel who owed money and didn't pay it back in Uesugi Kiyoshi's mind. She couldn't stop crying. She really wanted to deny it, but her heart prevented her from lying to the benefactor who came to help her.

So, Nohara Anko choked up and bowed 90 degrees, with her forehead almost touching the ground.

"I'm sorry!"

"Because my family hasn't given me pocket money for a long time. Toosaka-san, please give me a few more days!"

"It's all my fault. It has nothing to do with Uesugi-san. I'm sorry to have embarrassed you!"

The girl's tearful words and desperate look made Uesugi Kiyoshi's heart soften.

He sniffed and turned around, his back facing Nohara Kyoko.

What a resemblance.

Just like my former self.

He is helpless, with both parents dead, and is surrounded by rumors at school. He is called an orphan and a pauper, looked down upon by those who look up to him, isolated for no reason, and surrounded by lingering malice.

When his parents had just passed away and he became alone, did he feel as desperate and helpless as Nohara Anko?

Had he shed the same tears?

A look of nostalgia flashed across his eyes.

The only difference between Uesugi Kiyoshi and Nohara Anko is that he is strong enough and he managed it.

Well, he wouldn't mind giving a hand to this poor guy who couldn't bear it.

He smiled at Torasaka Tora and took out his wallet.

"Tousaka-san, this isn't a big deal, why make such a fuss?"

"However much money she owes you, I will pay it back for her."

Toosaka Tora was stunned for a moment and answered subconsciously.

"Two months, a total of 10,000 yen."

Uesugi Kiyoshi didn't hesitate, he pulled out a 10,000 yen bill from his dry wallet and handed it over.

Just like Toosaka Tora said, the money was owed by Nohara Anko. Since this group of bad guys protected Nohara Anko from bullying, then this money was what they deserved. There should be rewards for every effort, and it was only natural. He didn't feel bad about paying it - Uesugi Kiyoshi was a sensible and reasonable man. Although his martial arts were enough to support him in teaching this group of bad guys a lesson, he didn't want to do so.

If he does this, what is the difference between him and those bullies who cannot distinguish right from wrong?

Toosaka Tora frowned and did not take the 10,000 yen bill from Uesugi Kiyoshi's hand.

His breathing became a little heavier and veins on his forehead bulged because he heard the discussions of the onlookers around him.

"Wow! A hero saving a beautiful girl? Uesugi-kun is so handsome!"

"Humph, it's just that the dwarf was lucky to meet such a gentle Uesugi-kun."

"Speaking of which, Uesugi is really amazing. He is not afraid of those bad guys at all."

"Yes, these bad guys only dare to show off their power to us, but they dare not do anything to Uesugi-kun!"

Toosaka Torana is not an unforgivable villain. He does things for money and provides shelter for those who are bullied.

But if you say he is a good person, that's a bit nonsense.

Who would do bad things if they are good people?

After all, collecting protection fees is reasonable, but also unreasonable.

He had a bad temper and was fifteen or sixteen years old, the age when he cared most about his reputation. He was so irritated by the sarcastic remarks of the students around him that he almost fainted.

Am I afraid of him?

Am I afraid of this pretty boy who only knows how to study?

He let out a sinister grin and decided to use Uesugi Kiyoshi as an example to scare the monkeys and establish his authority. Otherwise, if word got out, everyone would say that they were afraid of this pretty boy, and wouldn't his reputation be ruined?

Who will take me seriously after that?

Bad things have bad rules. In a bad circle, it is a very bad thing to make others lose respect for you.

In his anger, Toosaka Tora immediately threw away any fear he had towards Uesugi Kiyoshi - he was just looking for a reason to teach him a lesson, not to beat him to death, so what was there to be afraid of!

"not enough!"

"This is just the principal. She has owed it for such a long time, and the interest is another 10,000 yen!"

Uesugi Kiyoshi frowned in surprise, but when he looked at the people coming and going around him, he twitched his lips in pain and took out another 10,000 yen bill.

"Okay, then. 20,000 yen."

Since Toosaka Tora has decided to cause trouble, there will be no chance for Uesugi Kiyoshi to settle the matter peacefully.

He chuckled, his eyes playful.

"Sure, that's quite generous. Uesugi, do you like this girl?"

"I didn't expect you to like this. Okay, I don't mind. As long as someone pays for it."

"Come to think of it, you can get such a pretty girl for 20,000 yen, it's not a loss!"

"Since you're going to stand up for her, why don't you pay her protection fee? It used to be 5,000 yen a month, but now that she's hooked up with someone as wealthy as you, I'll double it to 10,000 yen. Isn't that too much?"

"You can just pay for one year's rent first, and I'll give you a discount and charge you 100,000 yen."

At this point, Uesugi Kiyoshi had already heard that Toosaka Tora was looking for trouble.

As for the reason, he could figure it out after a little thought. He also heard the noisy words of the bystanders.

This is because Toosaka Tora felt that he had meddled in his affairs and had lost face, so he wanted to use himself as an example to establish his authority.