Mash-Up: Anything for Money

With so many piercings and studs on his face, people might even ask him, "Why did you kill Jiraiya?!"

If any of the Toyosaki students saw Hakuto right now, they'd definitely be too stunned to speak!

Shock! Delinquent teen turns into a Barbie doll!

After that, the six of them also went to visit an arcade, an amusement park, and a furniture mall...

Wait, a furniture mall? What's that about? Were they out of places to visit?

But since they were already there, Hakuto didn't want to just stand outside the door, so he followed the five sisters inside.

As soon as they entered, Yotsuba ran over and grabbed Hakuto's hand, asking eagerly.

"Hakuto-sensei! Hakuto-sensei! What's that?"

Hakuto frowned slightly and looked in the direction Yotsuba was pointing.

Not far away inside the furniture store, there was a pane of glass framed in wood, an advertising board next to it, and a few staff members standing nearby, surrounded by a large crowd.

Although it was quite a distance away, Hakuto could still clearly read the advertisement board, so he explained it to Yotsuba.

"It's a typical marketing gimmick from furniture stores. They set up a piece of tempered glass and let people try to break it. There's probably a prize if you succeed."

Hakuto scoffed at this kind of thing. He had seen too many of these cheap tricks in the past.

"This kind of thing is pointless..."

"I wanna take a look!"

Just then, Ichika chimed in, "Hmm? Yotsuba, what do you want to see?"

"That thing over there. Hakuto-sensei said there's a reward if you break the glass."

Hearing that, the rest of the girls tried to peer over as well, but the crowd was too thick, and they couldn't see anything.

"Huh? A prize? Yotsuba, if you want something, wouldn't it be easier to just buy it?"

"It's not about the prize, I just want to see what it's about."

And so, unable to resist Yotsuba's curiosity, the six of them approached the event area.

Once they got close, they realized there was more than one pane of glass. Inside the glass was a stack of cash, roughly estimated to be about 100,000 yen.

At the same time, a tall man around 1.8 meters was swinging a wooden bat, hammering away at the tempered glass!

The glass echoed with dull thuds and showed tiny indentations, but there was no sign of it breaking!

"Let me see..." Yotsuba squeezed through the crowd, mimicking binoculars with her hands as she tried to read the sign.

"Grand Opening! Smash the glass to win all the cash inside?"

Yotsuba nodded thoughtfully. Oh! So all you have to do is break it!

She crossed her arms, her face lighting up with excitement. Noticing her enthusiasm, a nearby staff member approached her.

"Hello, miss. Would you like to try the challenge?"

"Eh (゜ロ゜)? Me?" Yotsuba pointed at herself, then instinctively at the 1.8-meter-tall man who had just stepped down.

"He couldn't even break it, and you're asking me?"

Me? Are you sure it's me? Yotsuba thought she must have misheard.

Just then, Nino and Itsuki squeezed through the crowd, walked up behind her, and patted her on the shoulder.

"Yotsuba, weren't you curious? This could be fun to try."

"It's free anyway. Just think of it as spicing up your day."

Hearing her sisters, Yotsuba blinked. Are you guys tricking me?

The staff member stared in surprise at the nearly identical-looking Nakano triplets, but thanks to professional training, he quickly composed himself.

Triplets, huh? Not the first time I've seen that. No big deal.

"So, miss, would you like to give it a try?"

Yotsuba hesitated for a moment, then nodded resolutely.

"Yes!"

"Great, then please go over there and grab—"

Before the staff could finish, Yotsuba spun around, jumped up, waved her hand, and shouted at the top of her lungs.

"Hakuto-sensei! Hakuto-sensei! I need you!"

At that moment, Hakuto was still off to the side, messing around with Miku when he suddenly heard Yotsuba calling out.

Hakuto raised an eyebrow, then led Miku and Ichika over to Yotsuba.

"What's up?"

"Hehe~" Yotsuba grinned foolishly and pointed at the tempered glass on the stage. 

"Go for it, Hakuto-sensei! It's all on you!"

Hakuto slapped his hand against Yotsuba's head. "Do you think I'm your Pokéball or something?"

"Ouch! That hurt!" Yotsuba covered her head. "But that 1.8-meter tall guy couldn't break it, so I have no choice but to ask you, Hakuto-sensei…"

"Although it feels a bit like bullying…" Hakuto helplessly shrugged.

At this moment, the staff member was still in shock from seeing the triplets. He had seen twins and even triplets before, but quintuplets? 

That was a first for him!

Even when Hakuto approached, he didn't notice right away.

"Hmm? Hello? Hello?"

"Oh, oh… sorry, I spaced out there for a second." The staff member shook his head. "Are you here to participate in the event?"

Hakuto raised an eyebrow and instinctively asked, "Is it free?"

"Of course! This is a grand opening event, all you have to do is remember our store's name," the staff member nodded.

"As long as the customer can break our store's special glass, they can immediately take the 100,000 yen inside."

Hakuto focused on the glass for a moment. If he tried to break it, it would definitely be a bit of an unfair challenge.

But the staff member seemed oblivious to Hakuto's expression and cheerfully handed him a wooden stick to use as the tool.

"Wahoo! Go for it, Hakuto-sensei!!"

Yotsuba was as energetic as ever, no matter where she went.

Hakuto casually picked up a wooden stick. The stick, though resembling a baseball bat, was obviously made of cheap material.

Trying to break the specially-made tempered glass with such a stick was just a fool's errand. 

But then again, it was a marketing gimmick. If it were too easy, the business would lose money.

Hakuto walked up to the glass, glanced at the staff member, and asked, "Is there no limit to how many times I can try?"

"Yes, but the customer should know their limits," the staff member replied.

Meanwhile, in the audience:

"Yotsuba, stop yelling. It's embarrassing."

"Huh? What's wrong with cheering for Hakuto-sensei?"

"By the way… do you think Hakuto-sensei can break it?"

Ichika analyzed, "In principle, no one could break that tempered glass with just that wooden stick… and Hakuto-sensei is the prime example…"

Miku added, "He can lift a ceramic coffee table with one hand, so breaking this shouldn't be a big issue…"

Nino shrugged. Just as she was about to say something, there was a sudden loud crack from the stage! 

The next moment, a broken piece of wood fell from the air, flying past Nino's nose.

What was that?

"Hakuto-sensei broke the stick…" Miku blinked, picking up the wood fragments from the ground.

Yotsuba was overly excited. "Did the glass break?!"

"No…"

Ichika shook her head. Although the glass had dented deeply, it still showed no signs of breaking.

Although she knew the event was a marketing stunt, she couldn't help but feel it looked a bit cheap.

"So this event… wait, why do I see Hakuto-sensei trying to break the glass with his bare hands?"

"I… also saw that…"

"Does Hakuto-sensei have that much strength? He's still just a normal human, right?"

"Probably? Wait, no, Hakuto-sensei did say he could lift a Barrett, so I'm not worried…"

Although the Nakano sisters weren't worried, the staff member certainly was!

"Wait! Sir, calm down! Let me get you a new wooden stick!"

"No need."

Hakuto calmly replied, then immediately gathered his strength and, in front of the shocked onlookers, punched through the tempered glass in a single strike.

Oh my god~ He's basically Superman!

Hakuto felt absolutely awesome, especially showing off in front of his girlfriends.

"Hakuto-sensei! You broke the cash inside too!"

"(;一_一)?!"

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