Bab 154
Lately, there had been several cases of nighttime robberies in Tokyo, and the victims were almost always young women.
Nico had seen the news reports too. However, she never felt that such a thing would happen to her. After all, even though she worked part-time, she usually didn't come home this late.
Arriving home at 9:30 PM meant there were still many pedestrians on the streets; no matter how bold a criminal was, they wouldn't commit a robbery in front of a crowd.
But now, it was late into the night. She was all alone on a quiet, deserted park path.
Recalling the black shadow that flashed in the small woods earlier, Nico's mind instantly became incredibly tense. Her luck couldn't possibly be that bad, right? Had she really run into a robber?
Looking toward the dark woods ahead of her, even though her heart was panicking, she outwardly tried to pretend to be calm.
"Who... who is it!"
"Who's out there!"
"Stop hiding, I already saw you!"
"Come out right now!"
"Otherwise... otherwise I'm calling the police!"
"Get out here!!"
"Oh? Have I been found?"
"It seems your observation skills are quite sharp, little girl."
A man wearing a Sun Wukong mask slowly stepped out from within the small forest.
Seeing this person actually emerge from the woods, Nico's heart felt like it was going to jump into her throat.
"You... who are you!"
"Why are you stalking me..."
"Don't tell me you're... the robber that's been on the news recently!"
"Don't come any closer! I... I've studied martial arts!"
"If I get angry, I even beat myself up!"
"There are plenty of people who made me mad, and I sent them all to the hospital!"
"Little girl, I didn't expect that despite your small body, your ability to brag is quite impressive."
"You say you sent many people to the hospital? The people you hit must have been three or four-year-old children, right?"
The masked man let out a cold, cynical laugh.
"What a coincidence, I've also been practicing martial arts for over a dozen years!"
"If we are evenly matched opponents, today is the perfect time to test our skills!"
The masked man threw a punch to the left, easily snapping a fairly large tree branch.
Seeing this sight, Nico almost burst into tears of terror. A tree branch nearly as thick as her calf snapped just like that with one punch?
Nico was crying on the inside from fear, but her mouth remained stubborn.
"I... my condition isn't good today, it's... it's not a good time to duel!"
"You can leave a business card, and after I... after I recover my condition, I will definitely come visit!"
"At that time, don't you dare tremble with fear."
"You... don't come any closer! If you come any closer, I'll really attack!"
Staring at Nico, the masked man laughed coldly again:
"Whether your condition is good or not doesn't matter. Since I've come looking for you today, just blame your own bad luck."
"Little girl, this path you are walking on was built by me, and these trees you are passing were planted by me."
"Walking on a road I built, you should naturally pay a toll!"
"Do you plan to hand it over yourself, or should I take it with my own hands?"
"Liar... that's a lie, this is clearly a park built by the government!"
"And besides... I don't have any money!"
"If... if you want money... you're looking for the wrong person."
"Looking for the wrong person?"
Watching Nico's beautiful legs tremble, the masked man spoke while laughing coldly:
"I noticed earlier that while you were working your part-time job, you received quite a large bonus from your manager, didn't you?"
"Tsk tsk, that envelope in your hand is that bonus money, right?"
"That's quite a significant amount of money."
"If you don't hand it over to me immediately, I'll start using force!"
"No... this isn't money, Sir, you must have seen wrong! This is just a normal envelope!"
"I... I really don't have any money!"
"You... you can ask around, I, Nico, am truly very poor, I'm almost the poorest person in the world... I... I barely have enough money to eat..."
"I..."
"Too much talk, wasting time with nonsense."
The masked man walked straight toward Nico. Terrified, Nico immediately bolted forward with all her might, screaming for help as she ran.
Unfortunately, Nico hadn't run far when she felt her body being lifted. The masked man had unexpectedly picked her up directly. Nico didn't even have time to react before the bonus money in her hand was snatched away.
"It really is money. The amount is quite decent!"
"Little girl, you can go home now, I'll accept this money happily without any hesitation."
"Give that money back to me right now!"
Nico saw her money being taken and immediately lunged forward in a panic. Tears almost spilled out from her deep anxiety.
"I beg you, please give it back! This... this is money I earned through hard work."
"I'm relying on this money to eat, Sir, I beg you, give it back!"
"You need to eat, and I need to eat too!"
"Why should I return something I obtained through my own ability?"
"If you have the skills, feel free to take it back yourself, but I must warn you, little girl."
"If you make me angry, the consequences can be very serious."
Seeing the masked man's pupils flashing with coldness, Nico was instantly stunned. Her footsteps stopped dead in their tracks. In her eyes, tears of regret and helplessness finally began to flow.
"I beg of you, give this money back to me."
"I... I promise I won't report this to the police."
"I... I really need this money, I'm begging you..."
"You really need this money?"
The masked man walked up to Nico and stared at her intently.
"Actually, it's not impossible to give it back to you!"
"If you can shout three times right here, 'Nico is a big idiot!', then I'll return this money to you. How about it?"
"Do you want to consider it?"
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