As I’ve said before, I hate troublesome things.
I say what I don’t like.
I’m the type to finish troublesome tasks as quickly as possible.
I don’t drag things out.
When I’m sure I can end it.
I’ll definitely finish it for good.
That’s the kind of person I am.
“Hah!”
With a sharp exhale, my roundhouse kick struck Shinzaki’s face.
His body flew horizontally, and I landed without missing a beat.
A trail of blood arced from his face.
Shinzaki managed to regain his posture mid-air and landed, breathing heavily… but still, he smiled.
“Ha, haha… you’re a real monster, aren’t you?”
Shinzaki was on his last legs. Blood was still dripping from his skull.
……Oh? His recovery’s slowing down. Is he reaching his limit?
“Hey, Amamori…”
Shinzaki looked up at the sky, exhausted.
A look of resignation was etched on his face. I took a step forward without hesitation.
The moment I did, an incredible force struck my body.
“[Lay Trap] ability… how’s that? Can’t move, can you?”
……Great, another annoying ability.
I looked down at my feet and saw a small pattern glowing there.
In the dim light, with such a tiny trap hidden in the cracks of the stone pavement… yeah, I couldn’t have noticed that. It’s not fatal, but I’ll admit it’s a troublesome ability.
My body was frozen for just a few seconds.
Just as I thought I could move again… an unpleasant sensation ran through my limbs.
“[frozen evil eye]… huh?”
“You know about it? Guess you got the intel, huh?”
My limbs were starting to freeze from the tips.
Looking at Shinzaki, his eyes were a different color than usual, and the parts of my body he focused on were losing sensation.
“Amamori, you’re strong, but I’ve beaten you once. That means you’re already done for. My real target is Asahina and Yatagarasu. I don’t have time to waste fighting you. ……Well, looking at it now, maybe you were Yatagarasu all along.”
My body was already frozen up to my chest.
The speed of it was terrifying一by the time I noticed, the ice had reached my mouth.
“Don’t worry, I can’t kill you. No matter how much I hurt you, you’ll just get teleported away at the last second. It’s like some kind of annoying in-game harassment. So just stay frozen there, Amamori Yuuto.”
Shinzaki smiled weakly.
It seems he’s seriously wary of Asahina and Yatagarasu.
That wariness is justified. To defeat Asahina, you’ll need to go all out and use every trick in the book.
一But, Shinzaki Yasuhito, there’s a saying: “Don’t count your chickens before they hatch.”
It’s fine to think about Asahina.
“But do you really have the luxury for that right now?”
“I agree. I don’t have much time either.”
I was standing right behind Shinzaki.
He turned around in surprise, swinging his fist at me, but he was too slow.
I moved again, shifting to his back once more.
Using the momentum, I kicked his legs out from under him and slammed his body into the ground.
“Guh…! Wh-why!?”
“Just like Doujima… you’re too bound by fixed ideas.”
My [Mist Power], to put it bluntly, is way too versatile.
I can do anything that involves mist.
Whether it’s creating a smoke screen, transforming by enveloping myself in mist…
–or even teleporting by turning into mist.
I can do anything, really.
Would you even believe freezing mist? I can just slip right through it.
“And Shinzaki, don’t worry about what comes next. It’s pointless for you, since this is where it ends.”
“…Tch, h-haha, hahaha! Aren’t you just full of yourself!?”
From his fallen position, he tried to kick me with his back leg. I caught the kick with my right hand and tried to swing his body around, but… his shoe slipped right off.
“Oops.”
“Aren’t you being a little too careless!?”
Shinzaki, now without his shoe, lunged at me from a low stance.
Meanwhile, I was already in the motion of throwing him.
Not bad, Shinzaki. Physically, there’s no way to dodge this.
I took a deep breath and–transformed my body into mist.
“Wha–!?”
Shinzaki’s full-powered strike passed right through me.
Come to think of it, I forgot to mention that physical attacks don’t work on me at all.
Well, I’m powerless against attacks I’m not aware of, and I can intentionally let attacks hit me if I want to. But if I can see it and react in time, I can [phase through] any attack.
I’m sure there’s someone out there in the world who can react fast enough to hit me.
There must be someone strong enough to fight me head-on.
But Shinzaki, you’re not that person.
I caught his fist as it passed through me.
And with all my strength, I hurled him away.
“Guh…! Gah!”
Unable to break his fall, Shinzaki crashed into what looked like a temple.
His body smashed through walls and pillars as it flew. The historically valuable building was now nothing more than a pile of rubble, stripped of all its worth.
I stepped into the ruins, crushing the broken tiles beneath my feet.
Shinzaki was desperately shielding his target amidst the rubble.
As long as the target didn’t take a direct hit, he wouldn’t lose. But if he protected the target, he couldn’t protect himself.
He coughed up a mouthful of blood, unable to stand, crouching in place.
“So, Shinzaki. Have you come to understand reality yet?”
You can’t overcome my [Mist Power].
I can transform.
I can create clones.
I can summon familiars.
I can teleport.
I can phase through attacks.
It’s what you’d call a [Composite Type]… or maybe something else entirely, with countless small abilities intertwining to form one powerful skill.
And it’s being wielded by Amemori Yuuto. There’s no way I’m weak.
“Cough, cough…! D-damn it, damn it, DAMN IT!”
No matter how much he screamed, reality wouldn’t change.
I was about to go in for the finishing blow–but I stopped myself at the last moment.
No matter how far this goes, this is a [game], not a [fight to the death].
You can win a match by showing off your strength, but you can’t win the overall competition.
The reason for that is the rule Asahina added: [Prohibition of Malicious Acts].
Honestly, I don’t have any malice toward Shinzaki. But that’s just my subjective view.
The one who judges whether an action is [malicious] is Sakaki Sensei, who’s monitoring this battle from somewhere.
In other words, any action that’s objectively deemed malicious will immediately lead to disqualification.
Especially something like tormenting an opponent who can’t even fight back–that’s completely out of the question.
……If this had been a somewhat even match, things might’ve been different.
I stopped in my tracks and sighed, scratching my head.
“…Hey, isn’t this enough? Just give up, Shinzaki.”
“………………Huh?”
With veins bulging, he glared up at me.
There was no smile on his face anymore. Just a sullen, expressionless look.
That face… he already knows. Even if I don’t say it, he should understand everything.
I thought that, but he just kept glaring at me, offering no response.
So, I decided to spell it out for him, even if it was obvious.
“You can’t win. You can’t beat me.”
The sound of teeth grinding echoed.
“You’ve felt the difference in our strength, haven’t you? You should’ve realized by now that no matter how hard you struggle, you can’t win. So just give up. All you have to do is surrender.”
It’s impossible. Even a child could see that.
It’s not about underestimating or being careless.
It’s just the fact that there’s an insurmountable gap between us.
And you should’ve realized that by now. Even if you’re an idiot, you should’ve figured it out.
After all, I’ve been holding back this whole time.
So, I’ll ask politely.
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“Please, Shinzaki. I don’t want to bully the weak any more than this.”
Shinzaki looked up at me.
His expression looked as if he was genuinely shocked to the core.
After a brief moment of stiffness, he let out a bitter laugh and spat.
“…I hate you. Yeah, I really hate you.”
“Mutual dislike, huh? You and I are both outcasts, disqualified as humans.”
With that, I started walking.
–Shinzaki Yasuhito.
The absolute tyrant who reigns over Class 1-B.
With overwhelming charisma and brute force, he’s taken control of the class.
Then, he forces his twisted sense of justice on both allies and enemies, causing chaos.
……If you call it a warped sense of justice, then you and I are probably alike.
Our positions, thoughts, and ways of being should be completely different, yet you’re a bit like me.
That’s why I’ve been paying attention to you. ……And that’s why I’m a little disappointed now.
“If you don’t want to surrender, then I’ll end you myself.”
I walked right up to Shinzaki.
I was close enough to reach his target if I stretched out my hand.
I understand not wanting to give up, not wanting to lose. I get that.
So, I can understand why you wouldn’t want to surrender.
But I can’t accept it. You’re definitely going to end here.
“Do you have any last words?”
It’s not like I’m going to kill you. Shinzaki will just disappear from this conflict.
You’re not leaving the academy, and you’re not losing anything.
But Shinzaki Yasuhito, the tyrant, dies here.
A loser can’t be a tyrant. From now on, he’ll never call himself a tyrant again.
So, at the very least, as a tyrant, I asked if he had any last words.
In response to my question, Shinzaki smiled and laughed.
“I don’t have a single damn thing to say.”
A glimmer of determination lit up in Shinzaki’s eyes.
Almost simultaneously, a shock ran through my entire body.
“…?”
“Sh-Shinzaki-san! I’ll hold this monster down! Hurry and escape–!”
Looking to the side, a large male student from Class B had apparently punched me in the face.
It was a bit of a nuisance, so I lightly flicked him away.
“…Sorry, I had absolutely no interest in you, so you were completely out of my awareness.”
From my perspective, I just lightly brushed him off… or so I thought.
But even so, the boy’s arm bone shattered, and the pain and impact sent him flying back several meters.
“Guh, ugh…! Y-you guys! Protect Shinzaki-san! We have to defend him at all costs!”
But their fighting spirit didn’t fade.
Hearing his voice, many Class B students stood in front of me, blocking my path.
“Sh-Shinzaki-san! Hurry and recover…!”
“Protect him! Don’t let them get Shinzaki-san!”
“Only Shinzaki-san can beat this guy! At least be a meat shield until he recovers–“
“–Annoying.”
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