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Chapter 718: Trust me, bastard!

Ueno, who was hiding, didn't expect something like this to happen. She hurriedly went there and asked, "Nishimiya, what is your boyfriend doing?!" She thought that he tried to bully Ishida but it seemed that she was wrong when she saw both Nagatsuka and Satoshi were also thrown into the river. Lastly, she saw him jumping into the river.

"I - I'm not sure, but I believe in him," Shouko said with full confidence.

Sahara was also shocked and looked down from the bridge.

Yuzuru took her to come and started to record the thing that had happened right now.

Ishida was shocked when he was thrown into the river. He wasn't sure but inside this river, he remembered a lot of things that had happened to him for the past few years. He had never felt that his head was this clearer before until he heard someone screaming his name.

"Ishida!"

"Ishida!"

Ishida felt someone suddenly pulling him outside the water and he started to cough a lot of water, "Cough! Cough!"

"Thank God..." Nagatsuka was happy to see him alright. He turned toward him who also jumped into the river. He was very angry since his best friend had been treated like this, "WHAT ARE YOU DOING!?"

"No, Nagatsuka, it's okay, everything is my fault...." Ishida said weakly and wanted to walk out from the river suddenly the 'X' symbol also started to appear on his Aniki's face.

"Are you going to run away now, Ishida?" Yuuki asked.

"..."

Ishida was lifeless and he felt that voice couldn't be heard.

Yuuki was annoyed and stopped him, "Look at me, Ishida!"

Ishida still can't see him right now.

"Ishida, look at me," Yuuki said, but this time he had a gentle tone. He pointed at both Nagatsuka and Satoshi, "You're not alone, you have someone who follows you to the river to save you!"

"....."

Satoshi and Nagatsuka were speechless, 'Aren't you the one who threw us into the river?!'

"..."

"Just leave me alone, Aniki," Ishida said with a very quiet tone.

Yuuki frowned and said, "Ha? What are you saying?"

Ishida looked at him and pushed him away, "JUST LEAVE ME ALONE!"

"Ishida...." Nagatsuka clenched his hands and wanted to do something for his friend but he couldn't read the guy in front of him at all.

BAAM!!

Yuuki suddenly punched him to his cheek.

Ishida was thrown into the river again by his punch.

"ISHIDA!!"

Ishida stood up and held his cheek, "That hurt, bastard!!" He started to run toward him and punched him in the face.

BAAM!!

Yuuki could avoid this punch but he let him punch him, "Can you not be spoiled? Just accept us already, bastard!" He also punched him.

Ishida wasn't sure but his body was full of adrenaline and couldn't care about anything, "HA? WHO CAN TRUST ANYONE AFTER WHAT HAPPEN TO ME! YOU WANT ME TO BELIEVE YOU JUST BECAUSE YOU HAVE BECOME HER BOYFRIEND? DON'T BULLSHIT ME!" He ran toward him and punched him.

Yuuki was very annoyed by this guy, "I DON'T CARE WHAT HAPPEN TO YOU IN THE PAST! YOU'RE MY FRIENDS NOW, BASTARD!" He punched him again.

Both of them exchanged punches while shouting and badmouthing each other.

"Stop! Stop!"

Nagatsuka and Satoshi hurriedly separated him.

Ishida was full of bruises.

Yuuki was still alright since Ishida's punch didn't hurt him.

"Ha...Ha...Ha..." Ishida was tired but he still stood up his tears started to fall down, "I - I'm scared, do you know how much that incident has affected me? Do you know how much I have been hurt by the people that I have trusted before? It's scary! It scared me to believe in someone again! I'm bullied every day, my book is torn, my shoes are being hidden....."

'Ishida...' Everyone could express his pain.

Ishida didn't finish his words and he was punched again by him.

BAAM!!

Ishida suddenly felt that his collar was grabbed by someone. He looked at the person in front of him and couldn't help but punched his face while screaming, "WHY ARE YOU KEEP PUNCHING ME!"

BAAM!!

Yuuki let him punch him and said, "I don't want to hear your sob story! You can say that during the sleepover!"

'Sleepover?'

Yuuki helped him to stand up, "I know that you're scared, but when you're scared, that's all the more reason to move forward!"

"I'm here!"

"That mushroom head and the creepy girl's boyfriend are here!" Yuuki shouted.

"Mushroom head...." Nagatsuka was speechless and said, "Do you have any problem with my hair, bastard!"

"Creepy girl's boyfriend...." Satoshi was speechless and hurriedly said, "Miki is cute!"

Yuuki ignored them and said, "Everyone in the elementary school might have betrayed you but not me, not us, right?" He looked at both of them.

"Yes, I will never do that! We are buddies, Yasho!" Nagatsuka said.

"Yeah, we're friends," Satoshi nodded.

Ishida was silent and looked down at me.

"Ishida! Let's see ya grit those teeth once again!" Yuuki punched him once again and healed his face slightly.

BAAM!

Yuuki grabbed him and said, "Don't be spoiled! Who the hell do you think you're?! I'm not your babysitter! I'm not gonna pamper you all the time! I'm your friend and trust me!"

Ishida looked at him and asked, "Can I believe in you?"

"Of course, bastards! Why should I betray you?" Yuuki asked with an annoyed tone.

Ishida cried once more in this river and the 'X' symbol on his face dropped on the ground.

"YASHO! I'M ALSO YOUR BEST FRIEND!!!!" Nagatsuka jumped into him and hugged him. He felt very jealous of their manly exchange.

Ishida almost fell down when Nagatsuka jumped into him.

Yuuki didn't really care and also jumped into both of them.

*SPLASH!!

"O - Oi! Don't leave me behind!" Satoshi felt a bit lonely looking at their interaction.

They started to play in the river together.

Ishida saw the 'X' symbol on their face start to fall down and he could see their faces normally, "Hahahaha..." He laughed while crying really hard.

The girls who were watching from the bridge couldn't help but be speechless by the development.

"How stupid..." Ueno couldn't help but say while smiling.

The girls also agreed that it was stupid but they couldn't hate this scene in front of them.