Vol. 1 Ch. 1 Ep. 9: Unrelenting Blood Feud

Take care on your way home!

Good luck with your business!

Haha! Same to you guys! Good luck with revitalizing your school. I'll be cheering you on!

Bye-bye!

Heh... What great kids, yeah?

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Aru. Didn't those uniforms look familiar to you?

Huh? No. Why?

Those were Abydos students.

What did you say?!

Hahaha! You should see the look on your face.

Did you really not know?

B-But doesn't that mean they're our targets? Sh-Should I go back inside and snuff them out?

Haha. It's a little late for that. We're gonna raid 'em in a bit anyway, so save it for then, Haruka.

Y-You're serious... They're the ones from Abydos? Ugh. Ah... Why is fate such a cruel mistress?

What's wrong, Aru? Isn't it time for us to get to work?

The hired muscle is waiting for instructions.

Do we gotta...? Do we have to wipe them out this second?

Looks like our sweet little Aru is being torn apart.

What happened to doing the crime as long as the client has the dime? Problem Solver 68 doesn't let emotions get in the way, so what's going on?

I-I know that, but...

(She really is conflicted right now.)

I gotta pull myself together! What kind of executive would I be if I can't do a simple job like this?

Let's do it! Round up the muscle!

Hey. What took you so long?

Just taking care of business. I trust you're all prepared?

Whatever you say. Just remember we're clocking out on the dot. Especially since you were stingy with our pay.

We can leave the fine print for later. Let's get going! Time to attack Abydos!

Let's move!

*sigh*

I-I won't let you down, Aru!

We'll crush them to dust!

I'm reading a large armed group 15 kilometers south of campus!

What? Is it the Helmet Gang again?

N-No! It's not them.

They look like mercenaries! Someone must have hired them to attack!

What'd they do, pick them up from Thugs Depot at the crack of dawn? It must have cost a fortune to hire that many of them.

We can't allow them to get any closer! Sensei, give us the order to move out!

I've got eyes on a squad leading those goons up ahead!

Wait. Aren't those the girls we met at the ramen shop?

U-Urgh...

You guys are the ones attacking us?! After I gave you all that extra ramen?! You ungrateful pricks!

Heehee! I really did appreciate that, but it doesn't matter. This is business, not personal.

Agreed. It's regrettable, but business is business. We have to uphold our contract.

So you're fixers, then.

What kind of job is that for girls your age?! Shouldn't you be working normal part-time jobs?

It's not a part-time job! This is a real, respectable business! With job titles and everything!

And I'm the boss!

She's the chief of staff.

And this here is the department head.

Please. The title isn't nearly as impressive as you make it out to be.

So, who hired you? No... Why am I even asking?

We could always get it out of you by force.

Haha. Good luck. We don't spill trade secrets.

Get 'em, girls!

Oh, it's time to clock out.

It sure is. That's all you get for the money you paid us today. You can handle the rest on your own. Let's go, ladies.

Wh-What?! W-Wait a second!

Time to clock out.

Wanna grab a bowl of soba on the way back?

Hey! What the heck is this?! Don't just leave!

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Welp. We're boned. I kind of thought we would have wrapped up by now. What now, Aru? Should we run for it?

Ughhh...

Y-You haven't seen the last of us, Abydos!

Haha. You sound like a corny third-rate villain, Aru.

Shut up! Everyone, run... I mean, retreat!

Hang on...! Oh, well. They're gone.

Heh. They move a lot faster when they're running away.

I'm still not sure what that was all about, but I can at least confirm their hired forces did clock out. I mean, uh, retreated.

But, still. This is a problem. Now we have to worry about some strange hitmen targeting our school? What on earth is going on?

Eh, I'm sure we'll find out soon enough. We'll learn something useful once we look into that Aru girl.

Sounds good. Head back inside for now, everyone. Good work today.