Third person view
Today, Haruka-chan's pick-up would be a little late, soSabi-Colé duo decided to invite her to the Zegreius family's Japanese mansion… the monthly apartment… until the her pick-up arrived.
This is also a way of returning the favor since they both were invited to the Haruka-chan's home the other day.
Since the apartment was not very large, they both only invited Haruka-chan and Shinobu-chan.
The Japanese residence of the ZEGUREIUSU family was only a few minutes walk from the main gate of the Girls' Academy, so it shouldn't be dangerous for children to walk by themselves… or so they thought, but then a man who looked like a university student was running and bumped into Sabine-chan.
Don!
"Kyaa!" (Sabine)
Sabine stumbled, but stopped without falling.
And the man forcibly snatches Sabine's purse…
"Touh!"
"Woaa! Gyaa! It hurts! It hurts, stop it, let it go!" (Snatcher)
The snatcher apparently felled down after being tripped by Shinobu-chan, and was unable to move as Shinobu-chan squeezed her elbow.
While shouting and screaming, he tried to escape from Shinobu-chan, but he seemed to be unable to get rid of Shinobu-chan, who was small and light in weight.
…no, since it's a technique like that, it's only natural…
And the Sabi-Colé duo who saw it….
"Ah! Is that what you mean by 'mission school'?" (Sabine + Colette)
Sabine-chan and Colette-chan had the same voice.
"That's not true! Our school is not a 'submission system'! …or rather, such a girls' school doesn't exist!!" (Haruka)
Haruka-chan yelled.
A little indecent for a lady.
The purse snatcher was red in the face and trembling, screaming, "It hurts! Let me go!"
Haruka-chan took a small spray-like thing out of her pocket and pointed it at the perpetrator's face, then with her other hand she pressed the switch on the security alarm attached to her school bag.
It was the type that would keep ringing if you pulled the string, but if you pressed the button, the ring would ring only for as long as you pressed it. Now that they didn't have to worry about being interfered with by the perpetrator, the button would be sufficient.
Now, the adults and the police from the police box not too far away should come flying in right away.
Also, the culprit must had been well aware that if the culprit tried to forcefully escape from Shinobu-chan's joint technique, the security spray would be sprayed at his face from extremely close range.
Furthermore, the other children who had gathered each took out their security sprays and pointed them at the culprit's face.
…there was no escape now.
Immediately, adults nearby rushed to the scene.
However, if Shinobu-chan was separated from the culprit, the freed culprit might become violent or run away.
Therefore, the adults restrained the culprit's arms and legs, leaving Shinobu-chan, who had twisted the culprit's joints, left him alone.
But that was only for a very short time, until the flying police handcuffed the culprit while he was still pinned down.
Many witnesses.
Red-handed.
The victim was a foreign elementary school girl.
…the circumstances were sufficient to make an arrest on the spot, and once the police officer had secured the suspect's custody, he immediately requested assistance via a police station activity system (extra-station activity) communication device.
Afterwards, Sabine-chan was questioned, but there wasn't much she could testify about.
She was physically attacked.
Her purse was snatched.
Shinobu-chan reflexively made the criminal fall and pinned him down.
…that was all.
The testimony took less than 30 seconds.
And, Haruka-chan filled some additional information.
"He rammed her, caused her harm, and then stole her purse. …this is not theft, but robbery. This is not an attempt, it has actually been carried out. Since he tackled Sabine-chan and stole her purse, and was later caught by Shinobu-chan, the robbery was not an attempt, but a complete one!" (Haruka)
"Whaaaaaat!!" (Snatcher)
When Haruka-chan said that, the culprit, who seemed to think it was nothing more than a snatching, let out a cry of shock.
Robbery was a serious felony.
...Well, if it was just a mild physical assault, it would probably only amount to theft and assault, and not robbery or the even more serious crime of robbery with injury, but an idiot like this wouldn't know that, so she was probably threatening him as hard as she could.
Of course, the viciousness of attacking an elementary school girl would make the judge's impression considerably worse.
And if Sabine-chan had fallen and broken a bone, it would be a different story. If that was the case, it wouldn't be strange for him to be guilty of robbery causing injuryies.
In the first place, the charge of theft plus assault, especially if it was against a foreign elementary school girl, would be quite a crime in itself.
…why did he target elementary school students?
Perhaps he took the safe route, thinking that a child would not be able to resist or fight back, or chase after him as he tried to run away, and would simply crouch in fear and be unable to do anything.
Besides, it wouldn't be strange for a child attending this girls' school to have tens of thousands of yen in their wallet in the purse. One would also expect a cash card to be inside.
It's not for extravagance or waste, but it's necessary for children to have some money in case of an emergency, like if something happened to their parents and they had to travel a long distance by taxi...
In that case, there was a high probability that the chauffeur would also be with the parents.
Even if they went on a grandpa money hunt, they wouldn't have 20,000 to 30,000 yen, so he thought it would be safe to deal with the children of rich people, and if they could earn a lot, it would be all good things…
There was certainly some truth to that.
…if the other person was just an elementary school girl…
Among the daughters of wealthy families, there were several who had lived abroad in areas with poor security.
That's why some of the girls who attend this girls' academy were taught basic self-defense techniques and what to do if they're about to be kidnapped.
Of course, many people also carried security goods.
…or rather, most people had it.
That's why, after a simple questioning and confirmation of the address and name at the scene, the children were released after being picked up by the police car that the criminal had arrived.
…of course, he would visit their home later and interviewed again with their parents present….
It would be funny if the police came when Mitsuha wasn't there and only Lorena or Katie who couldn't understand Japanese at all were there.
Thinking that, Sabine-chan bursted into a smile.
"Shinobu-chan, you can use self-defense…" (Sabine)
After being released, Sabine-chan suddenly asked as she walked the short distance to the apartment.
Actually, Sabine-chan had also received that kind of education.
However, all of a sudden, she couldn't move her body. …it was a lack of training.
The pendant security spray hanging from her neck was tucked inside her clothes so it wouldn't get in the way, and the tactical pen was inside her snatched purse.
…no, no, no.
Both it should have been equipped and ready for immediate use.
"Shinobu-chan’s family is from a samurai family. It seems that she has been trained in various ways since she was a child." (Haruka)
"Oh, ninja!!" (Sabine)
"Female ninja!" (Colette)
"Kunoichi!!" (Sabi-Colé duo)
Sabi-Colé duo got excited and made a lot of noise when hearing Haruka-chan's explanation.
"It's a samurai family, a samurai family! Well, it's a samurai-samurai family with a prestigious position." (Haruka)
"Oh, Samurai!" (Sabine)
"Betsushiki!" (Colette)
"How do you know that! …I knew it!" (Shinobu)
Haruka-chan's tone suddenly made them laugh.
As expected, Haruka-chan, who had never thought that a girl from a foreign country would know words such as betsushiki or betsushikijo, raised a surprised voice, but she said she knew it. It was also pretty bad.
Probably because of the existence of their friend, they became interested and researched various things….
Shinobu-chan seemed embarrassed, turned red and looked down.
Author's note
Volume 11 of "Roukin" comics was published on February 9th!
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Edit History
10 Oct 2023: grammar and context correction.
20 Aug 2024: added dynamic naming