Ch.79Midterm Exams, and Bluebeard’s Gift (1)

“Anyway, it’s over, right? Let’s head back. Shota, you have kendo practice today too.”

Umi said with a yawn.

“Ah… I slept well next to Shota.”

Eri said with a refreshed expression.

“My chest hurts because Shota kept squeezing it.”

Tai also spoke with a languid expression.

No way… they just slept through this epic match? Seriously… they missed out on half of life.

“Kendo practice… you guys go home first.”

I told my companions.

“Huh? Why?”

Umi tilted her head.

“I made a bet with that Madoka kid. I need to teach her a lesson.”

I said.

“You already won the bet, isn’t that enough? Why bother…”

Eri said.

“Hey! The little brat needs to learn the terror of the shadow duel. It’s an adult’s duty to give her a proper scolding.”

I stated firmly.

“Well, I agree. I didn’t like that kid either. Make her wet her pants with fear.”

Taiga understood what I meant. As expected… delinquents are different. They’re experts at teaching lessons.

“Now where might our dear Madoka be…? Hehehehehe.”

I immediately looked around the arena.

“Shota… you’re creepy.”

Umi looked at me with cold eyes.

Hey now. I’m just trying to properly discipline her as an adult. Calling me creepy.

———

Anyway, I sent my group home. I immediately began searching for Madoka.

‘She’s not inside the arena?’

The brat must have run away. But a child’s range of movement is predictable. I headed straight for the area around the school auditorium.

“Sniff sniff…”

I can smell the scent of a bratty girl from over there. I immediately headed to the open space behind the auditorium.

In that empty space behind the school auditorium—a sacred site for school bullying—there was Madoka.

“Gack?!! W-why…?!!”

Madoka stepped back in surprise.

“Madoka. Time for your punishment, isn’t it?”

I said with a smile.

“G-grrr… you think I’ll just take it lying down?”

Madoka immediately moved toward the back of the open space.

Whoosh! Fwap!

Three men in suits blocked Madoka’s path. They were different from the ones I fought before.

Fwap!

They stood in my way, holding police batons and taser guns.

“I fired those incompetent guys from before!! These ones are the real deal!!! Elite former Russian special forces!”

Madoka laughed triumphantly.

“Madoka… you had no intention of keeping your promise.”

I said, squeezing my eyes shut.

“Of course not!! I’m the one with power, and what I say is law!! Promises… I can break them whenever I want! You lo~~ser!”

Madoka said with a shrill laugh.

“Madoka… this big brother is truly sad. To see my little sister go so astray.”

I muttered, eyes tightly closed.

“Who are you calling big brother?!! I never had such a loser for a brother!!!”

Madoka shouted angrily.

“I see… so that’s how it is. I’ll make one final offer. Keep your promise.”

I looked at Madoka.

“I don’t want to? Lo~~~~ser!!”

Madoka stuck out her tongue and laughed.

“I see. Negotiations have broken down. Don’t regret this.”

I immediately drew the bamboo sword from my back.

“Don’t hesitate! Beat him to a pulp!!”

With Madoka’s command, the three suited men rushed toward me.

Whoosh-!! Crackle-!!

They planned to subdue me by firing their tasers at close range.

“Such things won’t stop me!!!”

The taser projectiles were clearly visible to my eyes.

Thwack-!! Thwack-!! Sizzle-!

I deflected the taser projectiles.

“What…?!”

The suited men’s expressions froze.

“First Form, Style Zero!! Armor Breaker!!”

I swung my bamboo sword.

WHACK-!!

One of them collapsed with a single strike. A critical hit to a weak point could deal significant damage even with a bamboo sword. He wouldn’t regain consciousness for a while.

“KYEEEEK!!!!!”

THWACK-!!!

With the next strike, another suited man went down.

“HYAH!!!!”

Immediately after, I swung upward at close range, striking the last one under the chin.

Thud-!!!

In just a few seconds, all of Madoka’s bodyguards were neutralized.

“Is that all?”

I put the bamboo sword back in its leather case and approached Madoka.

“Awawawawawa…..”

Madoka trembled and backed away.

“If you had just apologized and accepted your punishment from the start, these guys wouldn’t have gotten hurt.”

I approached Madoka with a heavy heart.

“Disciplining a little sister is also a big brother’s duty. Now, Madoka. Accept your punishment.”

I said to Madoka.

“W-who’s a little sister?!!”

Madoka screamed.

“Tsk. Talking back? I’ll forgive it once. But if you stack up three, you’ll get multiple punishments, okay?”

At my words, Madoka immediately cowered.

“W-what are you going to do… I’ll report you!”

Madoka tried to reach for her phone.

“Go ahead and try. Even so!! I must raise you to be a proper child!!! That’s a big brother’s duty!!!!!”

I let out a righteous cry to the whole world.

“L-loser, what are you saying…?!”

Madoka was too flustered to even think about taking out her phone. Moreover, her face was strangely flushed. The kid’s face turned tomato-red from fear.

“W-what punishment are you going to give me…”

Madoka stared at me and asked.

“I told you before.”

Whoosh-!!

I immediately subdued Madoka and laid her across my knee.

Swish-!

After that, I raised my palm.

“I’ll spank you until your bottom bruises!!!”

“Don’t do iiiit!!!!!”

Madoka screamed with tears in her voice.

“No discussion!!!!!”

I swung my palm with full force.

SLAP-!!!!!

My palm landed squarely on Madoka’s bottom.

“KYAAAANG?!!”

Madoka let out a pain-filled scream.

“Calling a person you just met a loser!!!! When did I raise you to be like that!! Huh?”

Though I didn’t actually raise her, I went with the flow and said so.

SLAP-!! SLAP-!! SLAP-!!!

“S-stop!! Stooooop!!!”

Madoka shouted loudly.

“Calling me a loser is one thing!! But breaking your promise and shamelessly trying to attack me?!! Huh?!! Growing up to be such a coward!! I can’t believe it!!!”

SLAAAAP-!!

My palm came down on Madoka’s bottom like a hammer of judgment.

“It huuuurts…..!!! Waaaaaah!!”

Finally, Madoka burst into tears.

Her sudden crying did soften my heart a bit. But… I had to stay firm. I swallowed my tears and raised my palm again.

“Say you’re sorry!! Say it!!”

I shouted loudly.

“I’m sorry!!!! Hic… hic! I’m sorry!!! I apologize!!! Waaaaaah!!!”

Madoka finally broke down crying.

Only then did I stop hitting her and helped her up.

“There, there. Stop crying.”

I hugged Madoka and patted her back.

“Hic… hic….”

Madoka’s tears gradually subsided.

“Don’t do this again.”

I said to Madoka.

“………”

As if her thoroughly destroyed pride was trying to resurface, Madoka made a sulky expression.

“Hmph…!”

I immediately raised my palm. The power of my hand was already imprinted in her brain. Madoka’s expression immediately stiffened.

“Ah! Okay!! I’m sorry!! I’m sorry!!”

Madoka immediately cowered.

“Well then, I’ll be going.”

Well, I’ve taught her a lesson. Now I’m bored. Besides, I have plans ahead. I should get to kendo practice.

“T-that’s it?!”

Suddenly Madoka spoke up in a fluster.

“Yes. That’s it. Want more spanking?”

I raised my palm again.

“Ah! No! That’s not what I meant!!”

Madoka shook her head vigorously.

What’s with this kid? She’s acting strange. Her face is oddly red too. The very embodiment of benefiting humanity. Yes, go forth and benefit people widely.

“I’m leaving then.”

I immediately started walking away.

“……..”

I felt Madoka’s gaze on me, but I ignored it.

At that moment, a barely audible phrase escaped Madoka’s lips.

“See… you next time. Big brother.”

Madoka’s shy tone reached my ears.

Madoka… you’ve reformed. This big brother is truly happy. I wiped away a tear.

Well, regardless of that, I didn’t want to meet Madoka again. It was unpleasant being with her, so let’s not meet again. Yeah.

——-

At that time. Madoka.

‘I-I’ve never even been spanked by my father…!’

For Madoka, being humiliatingly spanked by Shota was absolutely shocking.

Shota had overwhelmed her with his strength, subdued her, and violently spanked her bottom.

She never expected him to overpower even the newly hired bodyguards.

‘He spanked me… to discipline me.’

Unlike her parents who were only interested in work, Shota had confronted Madoka directly and disciplined her. Thinking about it made Madoka’s heart flutter strangely.

Getting spanked hurt. But thinking that it was filled with affection and paternal love (Madoka’s delusion), she felt a strange pleasure from it.

‘Arigiri… Shota. I should investigate him properly.’

She hadn’t been able to exchange numbers due to the commotion. But with her information network, she could find points of contact to meet him again.

‘I want… to see him again.’

As Madoka was thinking this, the bodyguards finally got up.

“Miss. That scoundrel… what should we do about him? Just one word to the main house and we could have him eating prison food for life.”

One of the bodyguards said.

“No. This was my fault. Don’t tell my father. Let’s just keep this between us.”

Madoka said before leaving.

The bodyguards and the hired security staff on perimeter duty were shocked by Madoka’s behavior.

She didn’t threaten to fire them, nor did she verbally abuse them. Madoka’s temper had completely mellowed.

“Arigiri Shota… what kind of man is he?”

That was everyone’s question.

It was clear that this man was the cause of Madoka’s change.

Anyway, Shota had unintentionally extended his connection with Madoka.