Chapter Twenty: Onlookers Are Human Nature

  All living things in nature, when faced with life-threatening situations, will always resist; no matter how desperate the situation is. Even a humble earthworm that likes to hide in the mud and burrow back and forth is no exception. This can be seen from their behavior after being pulled out of their familiar environment by naughty children and torn into two segments, where they will roll around and wildly entangle as if trying to strangle something to death.

  Jie Lü Chū Yǐ was leaning against the railing in the park, nibbling on a meat bun, bored watching the cubs next to the sandbox experimenting with the torture of "Five Horses Dismembering" on Mr. Earthworm, and finally labeling these cubs as Pig Butcher, Surgeon, and Forensic Doctor according to their performance.

  As for why he got out of bed so early and appeared here, Jiro Inryoku thought he was rebelling against fate; what a joke, at the beginning of the Magic Ban story, wasn't he with the main character? What can his LV2, or maybe slightly higher superpower do? Send his head to the enemy? Even if he was forced together with Kamijou Touma by Little Miss Mikoto, couldn't he just avoid it?

  Although he had always believed that death was just the beginning of another crossing, but because of his involvement with the protagonist and being dragged into all sorts of troubles before dying, this meaningless way of dying was something he didn't want. Moreover, who knew if there would be comics, anime, or games in the next place he crossed over to? These things were like oxygen and food to him, without them, he wouldn't be able to survive!

  What to do with today's time? After eating meat buns, the group of enthusiastic kids in the distance started chasing each other for no reason; Jia Lu Chuyi, who advocates for an energy-saving lifestyle, couldn't understand why these bear kids could run so happily.

  So, Touma Kamijou decided to leave the park which was starting to get noisy and wandered aimlessly in a quieter area; he walked while thinking about how to arrange his day's schedule; the arcades and bookstores where Misaka Mikoto often appeared seemed to be off-limits now, fortunately the PFP portable power bank he ordered online yesterday had already been delivered; if he turned off the sound, he should be able to play until nightfall.

  In the dimly remembered past, the first incident of the Magic Ban should have occurred a few days after; now neither the red-haired magician nor the Saint would appear before him, so it's still too early to distance himself from Kamijou Touma, and as long as he doesn't spend time with Kamijou Touma during the day, he won't get into any trouble.

  So today, just find a quiet and cool place to sit down and play PFP, thinking of this, the journey is relaxed like a sigh of relief. It's just that wanting to live a frugal life at home is so difficult? I'm not an evil overlord who wants to destroy or rule the world, nor am I a self-walking cannon who wants to capture women.

  But that gluttonous nun is really cute! No wonder Kamijou Touma was wavering between her and Misaka Mikoto; Kanzaki Kaori thought back to the gluttonous nun she saw this morning, walking while lost in thought, and before she knew it, she had arrived at a river with clear flowing water.

  At this time, the sun's rays had gradually become stronger, shining unobstructed through the atmosphere and reflecting off the rippling waves of the river, splitting into tiny spots of light that scattered in all directions; the trees along the shore swayed gently in the breeze, their rustling sounds harmonizing with the gentle gurgling of the water; in the crystal-clear river water, where the bottom could be seen clearly, a few small wild fish could occasionally be spotted darting in and out of the aquatic plants, eventually disappearing who-knows-where.

  "Who would have thought that in this city, which boasts of being 30 years ahead of the rest of the world in terms of technology, one could see such a natural and lovely river? As Jia Yu saw the beautiful scenery before him, he felt reluctant to leave immediately; it had been ages since he last saw such a peaceful and natural river in the city, not since his middle school days."

  "Hmm?" Just as Kaito was indulging in the breathtaking view, a group of three or four rough-looking youths wearing strange clothing appeared on the iron bridge that spanned the river, making a ruckus as they approached from afar.

  Perhaps it was because Kaito had been staring in that direction the whole time, but those delinquents soon discovered him standing on the riverbank fence, watching from a distance. Maybe they felt uncomfortable being watched like animals in a zoo, so they started shouting and making obscene gestures at Kaito from afar. They even picked up stones from the ground and threw them in his direction, but thanks to the Earth's gravity, their throws all ended up being useless efforts.

  Even if the arrow didn't move at all, it's impossible for something so far away to have enough power and accuracy to hit me! The Dictionary Emperor has only been around since ancient times, how could you nameless extras possibly possess such an extraordinary skill?

  Finally, those bad guys didn't even flinch at Jiaolong's arrow, probably because they were too far away; except for occasionally making some threatening gestures towards Jiaolong from a distance, they didn't come over to teach him a lesson.

  "Cut, aren't they coming after all?" Jie Lü Chū Yì thought that these people would take the initiative to deliver experience and gold coins, but unexpectedly they endured; this made Jie Lü Chū Yì a little curious, but seeing that the distance from He Ti here to Tie Qiao was not very close, Jie Lü Chū Yì also gave up on the idea of taking the initiative to hunt monsters.

  Now those few wild monsters outside aren't even willing to come and let him brush, the quiet and lovely scenery is being completely ruined by these few pieces of rat dung; just as he was about to sigh and turn around to find a shady spot to play PFP and spend this boring day, he discovered a student who looked more like a shut-in than him timidly approaching that group of delinquents.

  What a great show! As soon as I saw this place, I thought to myself that the scene would eventually evolve into: A palace struggle of incompetent and useless princes.

  So, with a malicious intention to stay and watch the scene of the incompetent fatty being bullied and extorted by the gangsters; as for sympathy? Standing up for him? What a joke! The truth is that if you fall behind, you'll get beaten! If you don't dare to resist, then you deserve to be oppressed! Sometimes, all it takes is just a little bit of courage to turn from a coward into a man. Since you've already given up on yourself, then stop expecting others to come and save you!

  In my last life, I was a traveler who didn't care about anything. Whether it was in school facing the school tyrant or in society facing various second-generation rich kids, my attitude was always the same: you want to bully me? If you have reason on your side, then who should be afraid of whom? Do you think your bird is bigger than mine? If you're capable, let's take off our pants and compare them in front of everyone! If I get angry, I'll make you know what it means for a single man to cause bloodshed within five steps! As a result, most of these people really fell for this approach. After all, not every school tyrant or second-generation rich kid is as brainless and cruel as described.

  As for that small part, Kai Lü Chū Yì also met one in university; he was the grandson of a GX military district commander, and as soon as they met, they would start fighting; no matter how many times teachers and school warnings disciplined him to back down and not fight back, Kai Lü Chū Yì just wouldn't listen, firmly believing that justice would prevail everywhere, he dared to strike first, so why shouldn't I be allowed to strike back? As a result, every time that grandson came to school, his face was bruised and swollen, and in the end, Kai Lü Chū Yì was expelled from school for some trivial reason.

  A university student who only got a graduation certificate after three years, still has the same bad habits when entering society. As long as he doesn't reach his limit, he's harmless, but once provoked, he transforms into a violent and terrifying person. When doing sales work, any client who dared to offend him would be left with a "glorious" scar on their face.