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They would take the initiative to try to communicate with Glass using a notebook.
However, a few mischievous boys led by Ishida Shoya, as well as Ueno Naoka and her clique, clearly harbored hostility towards Itsuka Yuto and his companion.
They no longer openly provoke each other, but Yuuto Itsuki notices the subtle rejection and the unfriendly glances they occasionally cast.
Ishida Shoya was particularly unhappy.
He considered himself the leader of the class, and he was very embarrassed when Itsuka Yuto publicly reprimanded him that day.
He was holding back a lot of anger, always wanting to get his revenge.
Yuto Itsuka was fully aware of this.
He knew that children's "evil" was often pure and direct, but it could also be more hurtful because of their ignorance.
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……
The whistle for physical education class rang out on the playground.
Yuto Itsuka and a few other boys whose names were called were slowly walking towards the equipment room.
Their task was to move the ping-pong paddles and several basketballs needed for the class.
Just as Itsuka Yuto's figure disappeared at the entrance of the equipment room, at the edge of the playground, among the students who had been scattered and doing their own things, Ishida Shoya's conspicuous buzz cut moved.
He glanced furtively in the direction of the equipment room, then took a few steps closer to Nishimiya Shoko, who was standing alone under the shade of a tree.
"Hey, you... Nishimiya... Shoko!"
Ishida Shoya deliberately elongated his tone, imitating Shoko's indistinct way of speaking, his tone strange and grating.
His henchmen immediately burst into laughter.
Shoko's body stiffened almost imperceptibly.
She lowered her head, her hair obscuring her expression. With Yuto Itsuki not by her side, that familiar sense of unease gripped her once more.
She slowly raised her head, forcing a fawning smile onto her face as usual.
However, to Ishida Shoya, that smile was nothing short of a provocation.
"Huh? You dare to laugh?"
Ishida Shoya's face immediately darkened; he felt his "authority" had been challenged.
He suddenly stepped forward, roughly reached out, and ripped the hearing aid off Shoko's right ear.
The pink hearing aid flew in an arc and fell onto the plastic track.
Ishida Shoya raised his foot and stomped on it hard.
"Click——"
A crisp cracking sound was heard.
"A deaf person should act like a deaf person! If you can't hear, don't pretend!" he roared at Shoko from his superior position, his face full of smugness.
Nitrogen was stunned.
She looked helplessly at the pile of unrecognizable hearing aid fragments at her feet, then at the boy with a ferocious expression in front of her.
Her eyes quickly reddened, tears welling up inside, but she stubbornly refused to let them fall.
She didn't know what to do; her small hands gripped the hem of her clothes tightly, her knuckles turning white from the force.
The surrounding laughter grew even louder.
Ishida Shoya's small group applauded.
"Well done, General!"
"Exactly, let her know what's what!"
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As Ishida was smugly admiring his "masterpiece" and enjoying the praise from his followers, a dark shadow suddenly appeared with a strong gust of wind.
He only felt a blur before his eyes, and then a tremendous force slammed into his left cheek.
"Oh!"
Ishida Shoya let out a muffled groan, flying backward and crashing heavily to the ground. He tasted salt in his mouth and spat out several bloody teeth mixed with dirt.
His mind was buzzing, and for a moment he couldn't tell which way was which.
"F-Itsuka Yuuto!"
The smiles on the faces of the group of followers froze instantly as they stared in astonishment at the sudden appearance of Itsuka Yuto.
Q*UN陾零（二） 尔亦3笼巴II Itsuka Yuto threw down his racket without even glancing at Ishida Shoya, who was groaning on the ground.
His cold gaze swept over the few followers who were still in a daze.
The boys felt uneasy under his gaze and instinctively took a step back.
"What's there to be afraid of! He's all alone!"
Ishida was also beaten until he saw stars and his cheeks burned. He struggled to get up from the ground and shouted unwillingly.
"Let's go together!"
He called to his companions and charged forward first.
Seeing this, the other three boys mustered their courage and, howling, surrounded and attacked Itsuka Yuto.
Although Yuto Itsuka has the soul of an adult and is no stranger to gang fights, he is currently in the body of an elementary school student, and his strength and stamina are limited.
In addition, the opponent outnumbered them, and even two fists could not fight against four hands.
Despite his efforts to defend himself, he still took quite a few punches and kicks.
But unlike other children who waved their arms wildly, he deliberately aimed at the parts of the other person's body that were most likely to feel pain.
Soon, the first lackey was kicked in the stomach and fell to the ground, hunched over.
The second person who tried to sneak up from behind was struck in the nose by a swift turn and elbow strike, causing blood to flow freely from his nose.
Ishida Shoya charged forward again, but Itsuka Yuto seized the opportunity and tripped him with a sweeping leg kick, causing him to fall hard.
The last follower, watching his companions fall one by one, was terrified and stood trembling in place, too afraid to go forward.
Yuto Itsuki was panting heavily, with fine beads of sweat on his forehead. He had been hit several times, and his school uniform was covered in dust and footprints.
But he still stood ramrod straight.
Not far away, Naoka Ueno, who had been secretly watching Ishida Shoya, completely forgot to worry about the boy she had a crush on.
Her entire attention was drawn to the transfer student who was taking on four opponents single-handedly.
Yuto Itsuka's hair was a little messy, his delicate cheeks were slightly flushed from the fight, and his black eyes shone with a light she had never seen before.
This boy was more handsome and stronger than Ishida Shoya, no, than any boy she had ever seen.
That fierceness, that fearless attitude of protecting someone, was like a pebble thrown into the calm lake of a little girl's heart, stirring up ripples.
A strange emotion began to grow in Naoka Ueno's heart.
She stared intently at Itsuki Yuto's figure, her palms slightly sweaty.
At the same time, a strong emotion welled up in my heart.
Why?
Why is it that flawed Nishimiya Shoko who receives such special protection?
She doesn't deserve it!
Shoko stood there blankly, her small hand covering her empty right ear, her other hand tightly gripping the hem of her clothes.
The moment Ishida ripped off her hearing aid, the world seemed to fall silent for a moment, leaving only a muffled buzzing sound and the sound of her own rapid heartbeat.
She saw the hearing aid being crushed, saw Ishida Shoya's ferocious smile, and saw the mocking looks from those around her.
Humiliation, helplessness, sadness... a flood of emotions overwhelmed her.
Just when she thought she would have to bear all of this alone again, that familiar figure appeared as if a divine soldier had descended from the sky.
"My hero will come to save me if I call out loudly."
A voice echoed in her heart.
That was a warmth that was firmly protected, strong enough to dispel all the gloom and coldness in her heart.
but……
【Itsuka-kun...no, please...】
Stop hitting him...
She raised her hands tremblingly to use sign language, tears blurring her vision and silently streaming down her cheeks.
She is afraid.
She was scared.
She was afraid that Itsuka-kun would be criticized by the teacher and punished by the school because of her.
She feared that this burning passion for protection would be overshadowed by it.
She didn't want to cause trouble for Itsuka-kun because of her.
Finally, as Ishida Shoya was kicked to the ground once again by Itsuka Yuto, curled up and unable to get up, the chaotic brawl gradually subsided.
Yuto Itsuki was breathing heavily, his chest heaving violently.
He wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth and coldly swept his gaze over the unruly children lying on the ground.
Then, he slowly turned around and walked towards the girl who had been standing there, tears streaming down her face.
He walked up to Shoko and saw her red and swollen eyes and the tear stains on her face.
He bent down and carefully picked up the completely shattered hearing aid fragments from the ground, piece by piece.
After picking up the last piece, he stood up and walked to the glass.
Shoko looked up at him, her eyes brimming with tears.
She wanted to say something, but couldn't utter a single word. She could only use sign language to gesture: (seven)(two)sanliu〓like dove chess robe three 罒Q*UN
【sorry】
Yuto Itsuka reached out and gently wiped away the tears on her cheeks. Then, he opened his arms and hugged the frail little girl tightly.
His chin rested on the top of her head, and his voice was a little hoarse as he whispered in her ear, "Don't be afraid, Shoko, don't be scared."
"do not Cry."
Shoko, nestled in his arms, stiffened at first, and then all the pent-up grievances, fears, emotions, and warmth in her heart erupted completely at that moment.
She could no longer hold back and burst into tears.
"Waaaaah—ahhh—"
Her little hands gripped Itsuka Yuto's clothes tightly.
……
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The PE teacher's whistle finally came late. When he angrily pushed aside the students watching, he was stunned for several seconds when he saw the scene before him. Ishida Shoya and his followers were lying or sitting, all with bruises and swelling on their faces, groaning in pain. Itsuka Yuto was standing, but his school uniform was disheveled, his mouth was injured, and he was holding Nishimiya Shoko, who was crying her eyes out.
"What...what's going on?!" the PE teacher exclaimed in shock. "Yuto Itsuka! Shoya Ishida! You guys! Get to the administration office!"
Upon hearing the words "Department of Education," Shoko paused in her sobbing, her body stiffened abruptly, and she gripped Itsuki Yuuto's clothes even tighter.
She raised her head and shook it frantically, gesturing rapidly in sign language: "No, it wasn't Itsuka-kun's fault...it was them...they started it..."
Yuto Itsuka gently patted her back to reassure her.
He looked directly at the PE teacher and calmly said, "Teacher, first of all, judging from the number of people involved in the fight, it's clear that they started it. They broke Shoko's hearing aid and insulted her. I was just acting in self-defense."
"Self-defense? Look at what you did to them!" The PE teacher clearly didn't believe it.
Yuto Itsuka raised his index finger and continued, "Secondly, Shoko's hearing aid is worth 22 yen."