Ikeda spent the afternoon in complete chaos, and when he walked out of the school gate, he felt like a lonely ghost.

He didn't have a goal, he didn't want to do anything, so he let inertia push him on the road to the game center.

It wasn't until he arrived at the game center that he remembered that he didn't have much money to play pachinko now.

In the past, he and Miura bought a basket of steel balls at once, and they could spend an afternoon sitting in front of the pachinko.

Shigeru Ikeda had no choice but to turn to the nearby park, where they used to spend money on pachinko with Miura, where they would smoke the rest of the cigarettes and brag and talk about girls.

Sometimes a violinist would practice in the park, one of the few times in Ikeda's life where he could get up close and personal with "art."

Miura and the others would stare at the violinist's chest and discuss how many men she had.

At such times, Shigeru Ikeda would only lean back on the bench and look at the blue sky and white clouds with the sound of the piano.

The violinist didn't show up today, and there were fewer pedestrians in the park than usual, probably because everyone was plunged into the work accumulated from a holiday just after Golden Week.

Shigeru Ikeda sat on his usual bench and looked up at the sky.

Clear blue skies, as always.

He suddenly remembered the line in Ken Takakura's "Manhunt": "Go forward, don't look to either side, you will dissolve in the blue sky." ”

Now, he suddenly wanted to try to melt into this blue sky.

He remembered the advice of his boss when he got a haircut.

"You were a bad guy in school, then you went to be a mobster, and finally joined the extreme road as the lowest thug, although you are a heinous bastard, although you can die at any time, and after you die, everyone will applaud and celebrate, but you will always be happy until you die."

Shigeru Ikeda couldn't help but wonder if he had made the wrong choice.

Could it be that in this life, you can only live like garbage?

At this point, Ikeda suddenly found himself surrounded.

The leader is Onishi, who met Nange yesterday.

He was still holding the metal bat from yesterday, with a mocking smile on his lips: "Yo, look who this is!" It's our prodigal son! Someone told me today that I could beat someone here who wouldn't resist, and I didn't believe it. ”

"Onishi!" Ikeda stood up and clenched his fists, "You did a good job yesterday and caused me to lose all my job!" ”

"You can't blame me for that." Onishi snickered, "Think back to what you've done and how many criminal records you've left in the police station!" If you want me to say, the convenience store will hire you, that's blind!

"We're just helping Mr. Store Manager make up for his mistakes."

"You're a girl!"

"Hey, hey, how can a good citizen talk like that? That's the way our delinquent boys speak! You bastard, don't just follow us! Onishi swung his bat and hit it directly on the left side of Ikeda's face.

Shigeru Ikeda was furious and swung his fist to fight back, but Onishi's men rushed up from behind and restrained his hands.

"You want to hit me? Ha? Is this the practice of good citizens? ”

Onishi used the bat as a batter and slammed it directly into Shigeru Ikeda's stomach.

Shigeru Ikeda almost threw up all his overnight meal.

At this moment, he remembered the scene when he was beaten by his father after drinking as a child.

Dad always went to his stomach because if he left injuries on his face and arms that were easy to find, the teacher would notify NGOs and child protection agencies.

Dad is very old-fashioned, and every time he can beat Shigeru Ikeda so fast that he vomits out all his internal organs, but he doesn't leave too obvious scars.

Childhood memories flickered, and Shigeru Ikeda was confronted with a cold reality.

Onishi swung his bat again and smashed it on his chest, which hit Ikeda almost out of breath.

Daxi laughed: "Aren't you very good at fighting? Isn't it Megatron Ge? I heard that you are still interested in the Tsuda group? Soon to become an official Dharma? I think you're bragging! ”

Shigeru Ikeda raised his head with all his might, glaring at Onishi with a vicious gaze that contained pure murderous intent.

"Hey, who made you look at me like that? This is not the look that a law-abiding citizen should have! ”

The bat smashed up with the words and slammed into Shigeru Ikeda's head.

He was knocked unconscious, and it took him a few seconds to wake up, but his brain was groggy and his eyes were completely blurred - and then he realized that it was blood coming out of his head that was blurring.

In his reddened vision, he saw his mother put on her coat, carefully covering the scars left by her father's beating, and then turned to face him with an apologetic smile.

"I'm sorry, Maojun, I'm sorry, my mother can't bear it anymore, if I don't run away, my mother will be killed by that person. I'm sorry, Maojun, promise my mother, the boy will not flick if he has tears, no matter what happens, he will hold on. ”

Then the woman, whose face had been blurred as "Mom", turned away and walked farther and farther.

"Mom......" Shigeru Ikeda subconsciously cried out.

This made the delinquent teenagers around him laugh.

There are also scholars who shout heartbreakingly: "Mom~"

Onishi spat on Shigeru Ikeda and said contemptuously: "What is the invincible chief of the Ge clan, but he is just a fart child who has not lost his milk!" What do you say The prodigal son turned around, I see that you were scared out of your guts in the Tsuda Group that day! I'm scared, I'm going to retreat!

"Wait and see, after I cripple you here, I'm going to beat the guy who demolished the Tsuda Group down! I've heard that he's a high school student like us, and he doesn't kill people, hmph, this guy is the most suitable stepping stone to become my Onishi legend! ”

Shigeru Ikeda raised his head with difficulty and glared at Onishi: "You are not allowed to ......"

Another bat from Onishi hit Shigeru Ikeda's head.

"Well, this is a gift for the prodigal son, do you still like it?" Onishi shouted loudly, "It's just laughing to death, if you're afraid, you're afraid!" Cowards deserve to be trampled underfoot! Go and ask, who would believe that a rotten person like you would turn back? ”

At this moment, a voice passed through the coaxing of the bad people, and said loudly, "I believe it." ”

The delinquent teenagers turned their heads together.

With the last of his strength, Shigeru Ikeda turned his head in the direction from which the voice came.

The person who spoke was against the light, and he couldn't see his face clearly, but Shigeru Ikeda knew that it was his guide, his master, and the white moonlight that guided him.

That's his hero.

Kiryu and Ma repeated what they had just said, "I believe he really intends to change his mind and be a good person." ”

The moment he heard this, tears welled up in Shigeru Ikeda's eyes.