Chapter 95: Chapter 95: Bamboozled Sakura
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After being interrupted multiple times by Hikari.
Sakuramiya Hinata finally woke up.
She really didn't want to agree to Tachikawa's threats, not even once, not even allowing him to touch her, she was unwilling.
And she also figured it out, someone like Tachikawa, how could he really stop after one time?
He would probably use this as leverage to keep threatening her, making her unable to turn things around for the rest of her life.
Looking at Tachikawa, who was dumbfounded by her sudden outburst, Sakuramiya Hinata raised her hand, pointed at his lecherous face, and angrily scolded: "Tachikawa, I'm telling you, just the sight of you makes me sick to my stomach."
"I will never agree to your disgusting request. I'll never have anything to do with you in this lifetime."
"Get lost! Just get lost!"
"Disgusting creature, like a cockroach!"
"Seeing you makes me want to stomp you to death with one foot!"
"You, you, you! You nasty piece of motherfu*king trash!"
Having just been repeatedly threatened by Tachikawa, Sakuramiya Hinata, who had been holding back her anger, not daring to refuse or even speak, finally snapped due to the extreme suffocation she had endured.
Suddenly, as if venting, she shouted at Tachikawa with all her might.
She even cursed with words that shouldn't come out of a beautiful girl's mouth.
Even Sakuramiya Hinata herself was shocked at her reaction.
But after saying these words, Sakuramiya Hinata felt an unprecedented sense of relief, as if she had drunk a large gulp of icy Sprite on a scorching summer day, cooling her down from head to toe.
As for Tachikawa, who had been scolded so harshly, and even cursed at his mother, he was left completely stunned.
He couldn't comprehend it.
In his impression, Sakuramiya Hinata, who was timid and cowardly and should have complied at the first threat, had suddenly become so brave, even pointing at his nose and cursing him.
He couldn't figure it out.
[Ding~ With the host's help and stimulation, Sakuramiya Hinata, who was originally timid and influenced by the cuckold intelligence-reducing aura, regained a sliver of normal intelligence and bravely said no to the blonde-haired boy. She resisted the threat and greatly upheld the spirit of pure love!]
[Reward obtained: Pure Love Points +200]
Hearing the system prompt in his mind, Hikari's lips curled into a faint smile.
Although the reward points weren't a lot, they weren't too little either.
After all, he hadn't done much today.
And besides, this was an experiment of sorts.
Earlier, Hikari could have easily punched this fool Tachikawa to the ground.
In his memory, it was this blonde-haired cuckold, Tachikawa, who used threats to defile the Sakuramiya sisters.
So if he had taken Tachikawa down earlier, it would have seemingly resolved the problem at its source, nipping it in the bud.
However, it was evident that this world wasn't just the Sakuramiya sisters' world. It was a dangerous place filled with blonde-haired guys and cuckolds everywhere.
If Tachikawa was taken down today, wouldn't another Tachimizu show up tomorrow, and a Tachiyama the day after?
Simply taking down the blonde-haired fools didn't seem to offer much reward, especially for a weakling like Tachikawa.
The last punch only rewarded 5 Pure Love Points.
So Hikari decided to change his approach. Rather than giving someone a fish, it's better to teach them how to fish.
He wanted to help the originally not-so-smart Sakuramiya Hinata regain some normal intelligence so that she could face threats like a regular person.
Hikari wasn't sure if it would work, so he treated it as an experiment.
With his guidance, Sakuramiya Hinata, who previously would bow her head, stay silent, and look conflicted when threatened by Tachikawa, finally woke up. She even dared to shout at him boldly.
He had to admit, helping someone break free from the intelligence-reducing effects of the cuckold aura felt genuinely satisfying.
Moreover, the reward was generous. Without lifting a finger, he earned 200 points.
Thinking of this, Hikari was satisfied as he glanced at Sakuramiya Hinata. The experiment was a success and quite interesting.
However, where there's joy for one, there's misery for another.
Hikari was pleased.
But Tachikawa, who had been scolded so harshly by Sakuramiya Hinata, turned black-faced in an instant.
At first, Tachikawa was dumbfounded by the scolding, but after regaining his senses, he sneered repeatedly.
He glanced at Hikari, whom he couldn't possibly beat, and then turned to leave while sneering at Sakuramiya Hinata: "Alright! Alright, Sakuramiya Hinata, how dare you scold me like this?"
"And with such nasty words. Do you even have the elegance a beautiful girl should have?"
"I'm so disappointed in you! Just wait! How dare you refuse me—both you and your sister just wait."
"I'm going to upload those photos online right now so everyone can see your incestuous relationship with your sister. You'll both become the laughingstocks and disgrace of the entire school, bringing shame to your parents."
Hearing Tachikawa's cold threats, Sakuramiya Hinata, who had just been shouting so energetically and passionately, began to feel nervous again as her enthusiasm subsided.
Although she had decided she would never agree to Tachikawa's disgusting conditions, she was utterly at a loss in the face of his threats.
Standing there dumbly, Sakuramiya Hinata didn't know what to do.
Then she saw Hikari standing beside her.
Perhaps because Hikari had technically saved her earlier, and under his guidance, she successfully resisted the threat, Sakuramiya Hinata instinctively cast a pleading look toward him, her eyes full of helplessness.
Hikari sighed and asked, "Hinata-senpai, does your head itch?"
Sakuramiya Hinata looked confused and replied, "No… it doesn't itch? I just washed my hair yesterday..."
Hikari nodded. "I see. You haven't started growing a brain yet."
Before the still-dazed Sakuramiya Hinata could respond, Hikari continued, "Are you very worried that Tachikawa might spread those photos of you and your sister?"
Sakuramiya Hinata nodded repeatedly. "Of course!"
Hikari said, "Then why don't you just take back those photos?"
"Tachikawa secretly took those pictures of you two. Isn't it perfectly reasonable for you to snatch them back? If you retrieve the photos, he won't have any evidence to expose your relationship. What are you hesitating about?"
Sakuramiya Hinata's eyes suddenly lit up as if she had just been enlightened. "You're right! That makes sense!"
"Why didn't I think of that before?"
Saying this, Sakuramiya Hinata immediately started to chase after Tachikawa.
However, after running a few steps, she suddenly stopped and turned to Hikari with a look of despair.
"He... he runs too fast. I can't catch up…"
As it turned out, whether it was because he was already worried about being chased or because he overheard Hikari's words, Tachikawa had already started running out of the woods.
Having gained the advantage of starting first, and with Sakuramiya Hinata being from the archery club, not the track team, she naturally felt she couldn't catch up.
Instinctively, Sakuramiya Hinata wanted to ask Hikari for help.
But she quickly realized that even if Hikari could run faster than Tachikawa, the latter had already gotten so far away that Hikari couldn't catch up either.
"This is bad... I can't catch him... My sister and I are going to be exposed... What do I do... What do I do..."
Sakuramiya Hinata stood there muttering to herself, completely at a loss.
Seeing her pacing in circles in desperation, her brain seemingly filled with pure milk instead of thoughts, Hikari glanced at the bow and arrows on her back and said helplessly, "Hinata-senpai, don't you have a bow and arrows with you? If your legs can't catch up with Tachikawa, can't you use your bow?"
"You've trained in archery for so long, even won awards in competitions, and it's all just for show?"
Hearing Hikari's words, Sakuramiya Hinata was enlightened yet again.
She quickly took the bow and arrows from her back, nocked an arrow, drew the string, and aimed at Tachikawa.
WHOOSH!
The first arrow missed.
Sakuramiya Hinata quickly nocked a second arrow and shot it again.
WHOOSH!
The second arrow also missed.
Watching Tachikawa run farther and farther away, Sakuramiya Hinata panicked completely.
She drew her bow again, her hands trembling violently from nervousness.
Naturally, the third arrow missed again.
Seeing that Tachikawa was about to run out of the woods and disappear from view, Sakuramiya Hinata fell into despair.
"It's over… Tachikawa has run beyond the effective range of my bow. It's all my fault for being too nervous and not performing as usual. It's over, I can only let him get away…"
Just as Sakuramiya Hinata was wallowing in self-pity, utterly hopeless, a hand suddenly reached out toward her petite figure.
It was Hikari, who grabbed the bow from her hands.
"What are you doing?" Facing Hikari's sudden action, Sakuramiya Hinata instinctively asked.
But Hikari didn't explain. Sakuramiya Hinata only saw him quickly nocking an arrow after snatching her bow.
Seeing this, Sakuramiya Hinata sighed, "Sigh, at this distance, my chance of hitting is one in ten thousand. You're a beginner, it's impossible for you to hit. Let it go."
Hikari ignored her words entirely.
He simply pulled the bowstring to full draw and gently released it.
WHOOSH!
The arrow, shot with such force that it nearly snapped the bowstring, flew out at terrifying speed.
The white fletching at the end of the arrow spun rapidly, forming a black-and-white yin-yang pattern with the arrow shaft. It looked like two intertwined yin-yang fish swimming through the air.
Sakuramiya Hinata, seeing Hikari, who she thought was an archery novice, drawing and shooting so skillfully and powerfully, was already stunned.
What happened next shocked her even more.
Right before her eyes, the yin-yang arrow accurately struck its target.
The sharp arrowhead embedded itself precisely in Tachikawa's calf, who was already far away.
THUD!
A loud crashing sound followed.
Shot in the leg, Tachikawa stumbled and fell to the ground, scattering his camera and photos.
Seeing this, Sakuramiya Hinata couldn't help but cry out.
"You hit him!"
"Hikari, you actually hit him?"
"Oh my god!"
"At this distance, beyond my bow's effective range, you hit him with pinpoint accuracy."
"Isn't this the kind of archery only legendary marksmen have? Oh my god!"
As a senior member of the archery club who had trained for years and won awards in competitions, Sakuramiya Hinata understood better than anyone how extraordinary Hikari's shot was.
So, staring at Hikari's calm face, she was completely dumbfounded.
But faced with her shocked and wide-eyed gaze, Hikari showed no trace of pride.
After all, as someone with master-level archery, he knew the arrow would hit as soon as he drew the bow.
Lowering the bow, Hikari calmly reminded her, "That guy is down for now and can't run. Instead of being surprised, shouldn't you hurry over and retrieve the photos?"
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