I became Hokage in Tokyo

Chapters 356 and 357: The Spirit Behind the Thick Eyebrows

it hurts!

Kurogane Kouzo was thrown around so hard he was dizzy and seeing stars, with warm liquid flowing from his mouth and nose.

It's blood...

"Before being expelled from the dojo for injuring someone, my brother was already a black belt in judo. He was just careless for a moment. When he used his true skills, this little dwarf was indeed no match for him."

"With your mediocre skills, you dare to play the hero and save the damsel in distress? Kid, why don't you take a good look at yourself in the mirror!"

"Oh no! Call an ambulance!"

Although he was beaten to a pulp and lay on the ground unable to get up, Kouzo Kurogane's consciousness gradually became clearer.

The last time I was beaten this badly was probably in my second year of junior high school.

To stop his classmates from bullying a girl, Kouzo Kurogane stood up for her and fought alongside the bullies.

However, the bully was a fat man weighing over 200 pounds, and he had several accomplices. Outnumbered, Heitie Hui was beaten up.

It was then that Kurogane Kouzo realized that even if he had learned some martial arts, he could only deal with one or two ordinary people.

One can overcome ten techniques with one's strength. If you encounter an enemy whose weight or height far exceeds your own, or if there are many of them, you will most likely suffer a great loss.

It's simply impossible for a small person to defeat a strongman or take on ten people like in the movies!

After that incident, the bullied girl transferred to another school, and Kouzo Kurogane, who was originally in the middle of the class, suddenly became the bottom and was replaced by the bullied girl.

As a result, Kouzo Kurogane's personality became increasingly gloomy, and his eyes almost turned into dead fish eyes.

Upon first glance at the burly man, Kurogane Kouzo knew he was no match for him, but how could he cower in front of a goddess?

Kurogane Kouzo gripped the ground tightly with his right hand, his five fingers digging deep into the soil.

Even though I knew it would turn out this way, why am I so unwilling to accept it...?

"Youth! It's so youthful!"

Just then, a passionate male voice appeared in Kurogane Kouzo's mind.

What? There's a fifth person here?

While gasping for breath, Kurogane Kouzo, whose entire body ached, was lost in thought.

It seemed as if some kind of hot current was gushing out from my limbs and bones.

"Don't let this arrogant brat ruin our date. Come on, beautiful teacher, have a few drinks with me and then we can go home."

The burly man removed his foot from the back of Kurogane Kouzo's head and turned to walk towards Arisaki-sensei.

"First...first, get this child to the hospital! Look how much blood he's lost..."

Ms. Arisa's pretty face turned pale, and her eyes were filled with tears. She looked as pitiful as a white rabbit being targeted by a big bad wolf.

"Don't worry, I'm a fighting expert, I know how to hold my own. This kid will be fine after ten days or two weeks of lying at home, he won't die."

The burly man looked Yuuki up and down, licked his lips, and chuckled.

"But...but..."

Suddenly, the woman in the floral shirt let out a scream.

"Hey bro, look at that kid! He took your Hellfire Burst Death Slam and he's back up!"

Upon hearing this, the burly man turned around and saw that Kurogane Teruzo was kneeling on the ground with his right hand covering his face.

The burly man with a face full of scars looked on in disbelief.

A reckless young man suddenly appeared out of nowhere. To avoid any unforeseen complications or deaths, he reduced the force of his final takedown, but even a grown man would faint on the spot if he took the hit.

I must have subconsciously let them win.

"Kid, you've got some nerve! How about a couple of moves with me?"

The burly man clenched his fist, his knuckles cracking, and said jokingly.

"Wait, stop! Stop!" Ms. Arisa cried out in a panic, closing her eyes in despair, "I'll go with you..."

"Hehehe, wouldn't it have been better to do this sooner!"

The burly man was about to get physical with her, reaching out to pull at Ms. Yuzaki's hand.

"Get your dirty hands away from Ito-sensei!"

"Wow, what day is it today? Another hero has appeared?"

The young thug in the floral shirt started shouting exaggeratedly, gesturing wildly like a molting monkey.

A muscular boy with dyed blond hair strode over with a cold expression.

"Noro-kun!"

Ms. Arisa exclaimed in surprise at the identity of the person who revealed it.

Kurogane Kouzo, who was kneeling on the ground panting heavily, also raised his head, his gaze sharpening.

He is a prominent figure at Kobe No. 2 Boys' High School, and a third-year student named Noro.

Senior Noro is handsome and cheerful. He is also the captain and leader of the judo club, and is a very popular and central figure among the boys.

Although his academic performance was terrible, it wasn't a flaw at all in this lousy school.

Senior Noro, with an unfriendly expression, strode over.

"Can't you see how troubled Ito-sensei is? Stop bothering her."

Senior Noro has a muscular physique that surpasses that of a high school student, with long arms and legs, large joints, and is no less impressive than a strong man.

The burly man's eyes flashed, and he said in a gruff voice, "If you want to meddle, see what happens to that kid lying over there!"

"Don't mistake me for that kind of person."

Noro-senpai glanced at Kurogane Kouzo, then looked away, completely ignoring him as a passerby or air, and leaned forward towards the burly man, spreading his arms.

"If you don't get out of here, I'll make you crawl out."

"snort!"

The burly man sneered and charged forward menacingly, reaching out to grab Senior Noro's collar and throw him to the ground.

Senior Noro quickly slapped the burly man's hand away, closed in, and engaged him in combat.

The two sides exchanged blows for a while, and it looked quite exciting.

"Bang!"

Senior Ye Lu swept his waist, flipping the burly man to the ground, then pounced forward and slammed his knee down hard on the man's back.

"Let go! Let go now! It hurts so much!" The burly man cried out in pain, begging for mercy.

"Apologize to Professor Ito."

"I'm sorry, I was wrong!"

Senior Yelu then released his leg, stood up from the strong man's back, and kicked the strong man away.

Another thug quickly helped the burly man up, and the two fled in disarray, covered in dust.

"Noro-kun, thank you so much, otherwise I really wouldn't know..."

Ms. Arisa finally felt relieved. She clasped her hands together in gratitude to Mr. Noro.

"Oh, not at all. I've been jogging at night lately, and I just happened to be passing by."

Senior Noro waved very coolly and laughed heartily:

"With a beauty like Ms. Ito, we must be extra careful. To avoid running into such trouble again, let me act as her protector."

"Noro-kun, you can't talk to the teacher like that..."

A blush rose on Arisa-sensei's face as she feigned anger.

"cough……"

Hei Tiehui stood up with a livid face, aggravating his wounds and letting out a muffled groan.

"Excuse me, are you alright? Do you need to go to the hospital? I have a handkerchief here, please use it if you don't mind."

Ms. Arisa frantically rummaged through her clothes and pulled out a folded, fragrant, plain white handkerchief.

Black Iron Fragrance's eyes lit up.

"The handkerchief is stained with blood and can't be washed clean, so I'll just leave it. Luckily, I have some toilet paper here."

Noro-senpai glanced at the handkerchief in Arisaki-sensei's hand, took a few steps forward, and intentionally or unintentionally positioned himself in front of Kurogane Kouzo.

"Here, please use it."

Looking at the tissues handed to him, Kurogane Kouzo looked up at Noro-senpai's face again.

The seemingly easygoing, yet condescending, smile of Senior Noro reveals a haughty and mocking gaze.

"Arisaki-sensei doesn't even know who I am, yet she's so familiar with this guy..."

Intense jealousy gnawed at Kurogane Kouzo's heart, a surge of resentment and nameless rage building up in his chest, making him want to roar out loud.

"No!"

Wiping the blood from his face, Hei Tiehui bluntly uttered a few words, abandoning even the discounted items he had previously purchased, and turned and ran away like a stray dog.

Arisaki-sensei and Noro-senpai exchanged bewildered glances.

-

"Ouch, that hurts. I should still have some of the medicinal wine left."

After running across the Kobe Bridge, Kurotetsu Teruzo returned to a detached house near Fukushima Kita Park.

After entering the room, Kurogane Kozo casually grabbed a few pieces of toilet paper, crumpled them up, and stuffed them into his nostrils. Then he rummaged through the drawers and cabinets in the room.

Several faded, yellowed posters were still pasted on the wall.

"Found it!"

It took Heitie Huisan a lot of effort to find a bottle of medicinal wine under the bed.

As he carried them out, Kouzo Kurogane glanced at the movie posters on the wall, stopped, and looked at them with a complex expression.

The poster features Bruce Lee and Jackie Chen.

Kozo Kurogane's father was a martial arts choreographer for sword and spear films. In his youth, he also worked in Hong Kong for a while, learning to be a stuntman. After returning to Japan, he didn't make a name for himself.

Under his father's influence, Kurogane Kouzo also learned a few skills from him.

However, one day during the first year of high school, the wire harness malfunctioned, and Kouzo Kurogane's father died unexpectedly. Kouzo Kurogane's mother absconded with the compensation money and savings, abandoning Kouzo Kurogane, who was like a burden, and no one knows where she remarried.

He barely made ends meet with government subsidies and his own part-time jobs.

The only legacy his father left to Kurogane Teruzo was this dilapidated house and a few mediocre, unimpressive martial arts skills.

"This is absolutely terrible!"

Kurogane Teruzo carried the medicinal wine to the bathroom, preparing to apply the medicine to himself.

But the moment he saw the mirror, Kouzo Kurogane was stunned.

His face, which was already quite ordinary, was now bruised and swollen. His right eye was pressed into a slit by a swollen bump, and his lips and chin were covered in a disgusting mixture of blood and saliva that had dried out. There were also two wads of paper stuffed in his nose.

This face is more comical than a clown's.

Is this how I appear in front of Arisaki-sensei—utterly pathetic and incredibly ugly?

"We lost! We lost! We lost! We lost! We lost! We lost! We lost! We lost! We lost! We lost!"

Kurogane Kouzo slammed his fist into the wall, letting out a series of low, angry roars.

He was venting not only his resentment at being defeated by the strong man, but also his jealousy towards Noro, the judo club captain.

In front of his dream girl, Arisaki-sensei, Kurogane Kouzo was beaten to a pulp and appeared so weak and powerless that Noro-senpai had to save the day and steal the spotlight.

Compared to the tall and handsome senior, Noro, I am just a toad and an ugly duckling!

Not only was he completely defeated in terms of physical strength, but he also lost miserably in matters of the heart.

The thought of the tender scene between Saki-sensei and Noro-senpai later on made Kouzo Kurogane's heart ache.

"Damn it! Damn it! Damn it!"

Even though he knew perfectly well that it was completely impossible for him and Arisa-sensei to be together;

Even though he knew perfectly well that he was just a shady character at the bottom of the class, completely different from a school celebrity like Noro-senpai:

Even though he knew that his actions were just impotent rage, Kouzo Kurogane still couldn't help but slam his fist against the wall, making loud thuds.

"Aaaaaah! Waaaaah..."

Even though he had been beaten half to death before, Kurogane Kouzo had never shed a tear. But at this moment, he could no longer control his emotions and burst into heart-wrenching sobs in the bathroom.

"Dad, why don't you teach me more! That way, I definitely won't lose... Waaaaaah!"

He cried until he was breathless and then collapsed on the ground.

The next day, Kurogane Teruzo woke up in bed, half asleep.

How did I get here?

Maybe I vaguely remember walking back to the dorm from the bathroom.

Hei Tiehui didn't take it seriously.

"Oh no, it's so late, I'm going to be late!"

Kurogane Teruzo's heart skipped a beat, and he threw off the quilt and stood up.

"But I've been beaten so badly, my face is completely disfigured, and I can't go to school. I'm too ashamed to face Ms. Arisaki, so I might as well take a few days off."

With this in mind, Kurogane Kouzo made up his mind and slowly made his way to the bathroom, intending to wash up.

"Huh, the swelling on my face has almost gone down?"

Looking in the mirror, Kouzo Kurogane touched his face in disbelief.

Only by making a concerted effort can we find even a trace of what was left after yesterday's battle.

"Is the medicinal wine Dad left behind really that effective? I've used it before, and I've heard that the longer it's stored, the better it works, but it shouldn't be this miraculous..."

Just then, Kurogane Kouzo discovered a strange, crimson mark on the back of his right hand.

Is it bloodstains left over from last night?

"Waaaaaahh ...

Just then, a loud crying sound came from the direction of the living room, making Hei Tiehui's scalp tingle and his heart pound.

Listen closely, and you'll hear a grown man crying.

Moreover, it sounds like something strangely passionate, which not only instantly dispels the terrifying atmosphere but is even more effective at warding off evil than the Great Compassion Mantra.

Could it be that a thief has broken in?

My family is so poor that we can't even keep mice alive. Even if a thief breaks in, he has to drop a coin in before leaving. How could any idiot come in to steal anything?

Just to be on the safe side, Kurogane Kozo pulled out a nunchaku from the corner and tiptoed out.

When he reached the living room door, he was stunned.

A ghost with an ethereal body was seen covering its face and weeping bitterly.

Although the ghost's face was obscured by his hands, his incredibly thick eyebrows were extremely striking.

"Youth! It's so youthful!"

(End of this chapter)