"Kazuma?"
The second-year boy accompanying Sachi paused upon hearing the name.
The guy called Shu, the boyfriend of the blonde gal, wore a thoughtful expression. "I've heard of him. They say he used to be just an unremarkable nobody. I don't know why he suddenly hooked up with so many pretty girls."
Like most boys, he didn't have a good impression of Kazuma. Getting involved with so many pretty girls made him a huge target for jealousy.
"Some people even say he's well-endowed down there? Ha, rumors really do get more outrageous the further they spread. Can't believe some people actually fall for that. Zero intelligence."
Sachi.
Hearing her boyfriend's tone of obvious disdain, the blonde gal felt a bit numb. She really wanted to say, "Actually, it's true, because I've seen it."
But if she said that, it would make Shu cough up blood. She hadn't even done anything with him yet, and she'd already done that kind of thing with another boy. Sachi could only keep it to herself. She awkwardly forced a smile and chimed in, "That's right, that's right. Those rumors... they're all just fabricated nonsense. How could they possibly be true?"
"I've bullied Kazuma-kun quite severely. He's just an ordinary person, nothing special."
These words were actually a bit insincere, but the senior named Shu didn't pick up on it at all. He changed the subject. "Still, it is true that he's been messing around with quite a few girls. Even Fuyuka was taken down by him. That kid is really enviable."
He knew Tosaka Fuyuka, who was in the same grade and even the same class, very well. Tosaka Fuyuka was very popular at school, a true idol, and not just among the first-year freshmen.
The second-year boys, including him, also felt a sense of longing and admiration for Tosaka Fuyuka. Until that Kazuma appeared...
Shu also had feelings for Fuyuka and had tried to approach her a few times, only to be rebuffed. She had treated him with polite distance and rejected him quite bluntly. He had originally assumed she was like that with everyone.
But then... seeing the gentle side she showed in front of Kazuma, his heart nearly shattered. That Kazuma, he really deserves to die!
He was gnashing his teeth, while the blonde gal beside him frowned, looking dissatisfied. "Enviable?"
"Ah, no, no. I was talking about the past. After all, Fuyuka was indeed very popular at school, and many people admired her." Realizing he had misspoken, the boy quickly tried to recover. "It's different now. Sachi, you're the only one in my heart. Tosaka Fuyuka is just an insignificant person."
"That's more like it."
"You two have such a great relationship. It's truly enviable."
"That is...?!" The blonde gal, who was just about to answer, suddenly felt something was off. Regaining her senses, she turned her head and saw a familiar face appearing behind them, looking at her with a smile. It was none other than the Kazuma she had been bullying earlier.
"It's you?!"
Her boyfriend standing next to the gal also saw Kazuma. After a brief moment of shock, he recognized the other person. Isn't this that Kazuma?
"A terrible and nasty gal having such an ordinary relationship—it's a bit surprising to me," Kazuma said with a smile. "Seeing you two in love, this senior, you envy me and Fuyuka. Honestly, don't I envy you too?"
"Kazuma," Sachi said, hands on her hips after seeing him clearly. "Hey, what do you mean by saying such nonsensical things? Looking for trouble?"
"That's a funny way to put it. Isn't it you guys who came to find trouble with me first?" Kazuma maintained a friendly posture, his tone very calm. For some reason, it made Sachi feel a bit nervous. He was staring at her with those deep, dark eyes, making the blonde gal feel inexplicably uneasy and panicked.
It was as if he had something more than before, an odd aura about him.
"Tch, you guy... Don't forget, I still have leverage over you," Sachi said, forcing herself to stay calm. "If you apologize to me now, I might still forgive you. Otherwise..."
Kazuma's smile widened a bit. "That was just me pretending before. You actually believed it? I don't care about that kind of leverage. However, I really don't like your threatening tone."
"You, what are you doing?"
Feeling that things were slipping out of control, the young girl panicked and said angrily to her boyfriend, "Shu, aren't you my boyfriend? Say something! Are you just going to watch while your girlfriend gets bullied?"
"Sachi, don't worry, I'll protect you." He naturally stepped in front of his girlfriend. "Besides, this is school; he wouldn't dare mess around."
"I'm a good student, of course I won't mess around. Senior, don't worry." Seeing that the second-year senior seemed a bit afraid of him, intimidated by his aura, Kazuma almost laughed out loud. He grinned at the gal behind him.
"I just want to help you educate your girlfriend. It can be considered a contribution to school peace." Kazuma pulled a stack of small slips of paper from his pocket, his strange smile growing wider. "Senior, I wonder if you've heard of the Overlord's IOU?"
"What? What kind of Overlord's IOU?" He was stunned, instinctively looking at the stack of small slips of paper in Kazuma's hand.
This was also a secret gadget Kazuma had drawn last time, but he hadn't had a chance to use it until now. It was perfect for this occasion. As the name suggests, this [Overlord's IOU] can force others to lend things to him; regardless of whether the other party is willing or wants to, they have no way to refuse or resist.
It really is a heaven-defying item.
"Senior, your girlfriend just bullied me a moment ago, causing irreparable damage to my body and mind. So, it's only reasonable for me to borrow something from you, right?"
Kazuma shook the Overlord's IOU in his hand and said with a smile.
"What do you want to borrow? Money?" Shu gritted his teeth. He wanted to be tough in front of his girlfriend, especially since he was a second-year senior. Being pressured to this extent by a first-year junior, and in front of his girlfriend at that, made him lose a lot of his dignity.
Especially in Japan, a country with such clear hierarchies.
He wanted to show a tough side, or even drive the other person away, but every time the words reached his lips, he didn't dare say them. The pressure this person in front of him exerted was too great. He had once interacted with Tosaka Fuyuka and seen her training in Kendo.
That aura alone made him feel terrified, which was why he dared not pester her. But now, the Kazuma in front of him had an aura even more terrifying than Tosaka Fuyuka's! In his eyes, this guy was simply a monster!
He couldn't understand why such a terrifying person would be bullied by Sachi. What, what on earth was going on?
"No, no, no, I'm not asking to borrow money," Kazuma didn't know what the senior was thinking. "Borrowing money and such is so shallow. Senior, I just want to borrow your girlfriend for a while."
"Huh?!"
Both Shu and Sachi were stunned. Even if Kazuma's aura was terrifying, such a humiliating statement made him angry. "What kind of joke is that! How could I possibly—"
The senior who was about to lash out suddenly froze, staring blankly as Kazuma tore off an IOU and handed it to him. "Here, this is the IOU. Senior, you won't refuse, will you?"
As long as there is an [Overlord's IOU], no one can refuse Kazuma's request to borrow. This is simply forced buying and selling—no, it's even worse than that, it's completely free.
It's no different from a robbery.
It fully illustrates a truth: the one who owes money is the boss. What's even more outrageous is that Kazuma isn't borrowing money; he's borrowing a girlfriend...
"Kazuma, did your brain get messed up from being bullied by us before?" Hearing his outrageous words, Sachi's eyes looked as if she were looking at an idiot. "What normal person would lend out their girlfriend? And you, you actually set your sights on me? Shu, teach him a lesson!"
The nagging words weren't finished when the senior blocking her way stepped aside. The blonde gal, who had been muttering non-stop, instantly turned to stone.
"Okay, since you, junior, are so sincere, I can lend my girlfriend to you." He took the Overlord's IOU that had taken effect and stepped aside. "Please take Sachi away. From now on, my girlfriend is yours."
Sachi was dumbfounded, stunned like a wooden chicken.
Kazuma was unable to laugh or cry. He winked at her. "Whether my brain is messed up is one thing, but your boyfriend's brain is definitely messed up."
"Shu! What are you saying?! I'm your girlfriend! Do you know what you're doing?!" The gal glared at him in disbelief and let out an angry question. "You actually really lent me to someone else?!"
I know what I'm doing is wrong, lending my own girlfriend to someone else is simply brain-dead behavior, but I really can't control myself. I can't control my brain, and I can't control my body.
Shu roared in his heart while forcing a few smiles on his face. "Sachi, the junior is just borrowing you for a bit, it's no big deal. Just endure it and it'll pass. Don't worry, you're still my girlfriend; our relationship won't break because of this."
Kazuma walked up to the blonde gal, whose face was turning pale and then blue. "He's already said as much, Miss gal. Your boyfriend has personally handed you over to me. Now, you're my property."
He had an eerie, wicked smile on his face.
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