Hey, Shinzaki Yasuhito.
You did well.
You cornered Asahina-san, defeated her once.
And in the end, you gave it your all and lost.
Before Asahina Kasumi, you exhausted every plan and still lost.
“To put it simply, you’re no longer needed.”
“—Tch, you’ve got some nerve…!”
At my words, hatred filled Shinzaki’s eyes.
…Hm? I didn’t think I said anything that harsh.
Oh, maybe I phrased it poorly.
My bad, my bad. That wasn’t my intention.
I tried to clear up the misunderstanding, earnestly explaining myself to Shinzaki.
“To be precise, the name Shinzaki Yasuhito is still necessary. The threat of that name still lingers within Class C. But, Shinzaki. To defeat the current Asahina, you’re far too weak.”
You’ve definitely gotten stronger, I’ll give you that.
Compared to when we first crossed paths, your growth speed is astonishing.
But that’s still within my expectations.
In the end, Shinzaki couldn’t grow beyond what I anticipated.
In contrast, Asahina once surpassed my expectations, even surpassing Shinzaki during the sports festival.
Someone who couldn’t deliver results, and someone who exceeded expectations and delivered results.
…I think there’s already an insurmountable gap between these two.
Someone who never surpassed expectations, and someone who did so even once.
So, I’ll trust the latter and respect their achievements.
I’m sure she’s stronger than Shinzaki Yasuhito—
that’s the level of trust I can place in her now.
—But you, you have no value that I can trust.
You defeated me when I was holding back, so you removed me from your list of threats.
You defeated Kurotsuki but failed to achieve your original goal of [killing] him.
Even then, with your tricks, you suffered a crushing defeat at the hands of Asahina Kasumi.
And up to this very moment, you still haven’t figured out the true identity of Yatagarasu.
…Hmm, where exactly should I evaluate you? How?
I don’t know. I don’t know, Shinzaki Yasuhito.
At the very least, if you had grown beyond my expectations by this point…
With that hope in my heart, I decided to test you by punching you.
But the result was disappointing.
You never managed to surpass my expectations.
“…Truly, what a disappointment, Shinzaki Yasuhito.”
I thought, perhaps… somewhere in my heart, that you might.
But it seems I don’t have an eye for talent.
“…From the start, I’ve been listening to you, but what the hell are you even saying? You’re just trash.”
His words were filled with nothing but hatred.
While I was lost in thought, his wounds had already healed.
Shinzaki kicked off the ground and charged at me.
There was no hesitation in his movements.
A full-force assault, empowered by the blessing of the God Emperor.
The killing intent emanating from his clenched fist reached me.
The pressure Shinzaki emitted made my shoulders tremble involuntarily.
If I took that head-on, even I’d feel a bit of pain.
So,
I decided to catch that fist directly.
“I don’t like to waste my time, you know.”
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With that, I kicked Shinzaki’s chin upward in surprise.
This time, Shinzaki couldn’t react at all.
Without a sound, his body was sent flying into the air.
I worried I might’ve hit him harder than intended, so I teleported after him.
In an instant, I moved above him and drove a heel drop into his stomach.
His device was attached to his abdomen.
If this landed directly, it would’ve been game over—.
Shinzaki’s body plummeted to the ground with tremendous force.
Amid the screams from Class B, I landed silently.
A cloud of dust rose near Shinzaki’s crash site.
I narrowed my eyes, staring intently into it.
“—He reacted at the last moment.”
…Unfortunately, the sensation of kicking the device didn’t remain in my leg.
Not long after reaching that conclusion, countless blades appeared from within the dust.
Around thirty of them. They all lunged at me simultaneously, but their speed and precision weren’t enough to be a threat, so I deflected, plucked, redirected, and dodged them all.
As I did so, the dust settled, revealing a battered Shinzaki.
“Hah, haha, hahahahaha! What the hell, Amamori! So you’re the one Kurotsuki was talking about! It’s unexpected, but it makes sense… You’re the mastermind, huh, Amamori Yuuto!?”
“Mastermind? I never intended to become something so cheap.”
I said expressionlessly, but his conviction was already unshakable.
“Something always felt off about Kurotsuki being the mastermind! But if it’s you, everything makes sense! It’s weird, huh? I’m not even surprised anymore!”
“…Yeah, sure.”
Genius logic is still a bit beyond me.
I know there are geniuses who make decisions based on intuition rather than logic, and those decisions always lead to the best outcome—I’m aware of that. After all, there’s a freak like Asahina right next to me.
But even if I understand it, I can’t accept it.
I don’t know how anyone can trust something as uncertain as [intuition].
But I guess that’s why they’re called [geniuses].
They always intuitively arrive at the correct answer.
Without any hesitation, simply because they’re geniuses, they resolve everything.
Without any thought, they rely solely on intuition and charge forward.
—And then, they get tripped up by mediocrities like me.
Shinzaki was laughing gleefully.
Like a child who’d just figured out the answer to a riddle.
Like a child who’d just been given a new toy, his face was filled with joy.
His face was full of madness, radiating killing intent—then suddenly, he remembered something, and his expression froze.
…Ah, you noticed.
While I smirked at his reaction, Shinzaki, now flustered, looked around.
Surrounding us were the students of Class B.
In this space, excluding Hoshina Tsubomi, all twenty-nine members should’ve been present.
—Yes, that’s how it should’ve been.
“You’ve forgotten the first question. Why do you think I was able to come here?”
“…!?”
Shortly after hearing my words, Shinzaki realized someone was missing.
Out of the twenty-nine Class B members who should’ve been here, only twenty-eight were present.
“N-no way…!”
The reason I was able to come here.
It’s simple.
【Because Amamori Yuuto had an insider within Class B】
And the person missing from this place is the insider connected to me.
“Th-that can’t be! How did you get her on your side…!?”
“Oh, we just had a little chat.”
I definitely talked to her… right after I first fought you.
As planned, I approached that girl.
At that time, you really helped me by getting me hospitalized.
While hospitalized, none of the school rules applied.
Thanks to you, I could focus entirely on persuading her.
“Shiki Iroha.”
Hearing the name Shinzaki muttered, I smiled.
The girl who once bullied Hoshina Tsubomi.
The girl who was punched by me and never stopped hating me.
…Even a genius like you probably never thought she’d betray you.
That’s why I targeted her. I thought she’d be your weak point.
“Because your intuition is so sharp, you guys are always lacking in thought. If geniuses are those who run on instinct without thinking, like beasts, then I’m fine staying an ordinary person forever.”
Shinzaki glared at me.
Perhaps for the first time since arriving here—Shinzaki Yasuhito recognized me as an [enemy].
Thick hatred oozed from him. Yet, his smile remained unclouded.
“Hah, this is great! I’m in the best mood, Amamori!”
The worst, most disgusting feelings, Shinzaki spat out as [the best].
“I don’t know how you made her betray me, but so what! You, Asahina, and that Yatagarasu guy! All of you, anyone who harms my feelings, my justice, I’ll crush you all! You’re just one more addition to that list, Amamori!”
“—Is that so.”
I briefly replied and released my ability.
Black mist poured from my right arm as I clenched my fist.
“Your wounds are healed. So, are you ready to be crushed without any excuses?”
“You went through all that talk just to wait for me to recover? How kind of you, Amamori!”
Shinzaki cracked his neck.
At the same time, the surrounding Class B students entered battle mode.
Twenty-eight against one. The difference in numbers is significant, but it’s not a problem.
I’ll just crush them all at once and show them the difference in our levels.
Sorry, but I’ve got to deal with Asahina-san next.
I’ll make it quick.
And then, I’ll thoroughly teach you all the meaning of defeat.
“Crush them all. Come at me, Class B first-years.”
—A few minutes into the game of hide-and-seek.
The conclusion with Class B was already within reach.
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That scene was being watched by a girl from a slight distance away.
Playing with her long blonde hair, she smiled somewhat amusedly.
“Well then. Let’s move according to Yuuto’s outline.”
That girl—Shiki Iroha—murmured to herself.
Soon after, she averted her gaze from the boy and began walking toward Class C’s starting point.
Recalling her encounter with Amamori Yuuto several weeks ago.
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