The Author's POV

"I've been waiting for you..."

Slowly walking in my direction, Arnold smirked.

"...I should've taken care of you shortly after what had happened in the virtual world, but because of everything that had happened in Hollberg and the many other things going on with my life, I completely forgot about an insect like you"

"But worry not, now that I've remembered. I'm going to make sure you suffer..."

-Crack!

Cracking his neck, Arnold disdainfully looked at me

"Let's start by making you fail the exam"

Watching Arnold walking in my direction, raising my hands, I slowly backed off. Smiling wryly I said

"...ah, Arnold, let's talk things out. Let's not get physical shall we?"

"Yes. We will talk. But not with our mouths"

-Boom!

Finished with what he wanted to say, Arnold tensed his calves and propelled his body forwards. Like a bullet, he quickly appeared before me.

Noticing his actions, as I watched him appear before me, I couldn't help but curse out loud.

"Oh come on man! why must people always resort to violence!"

"Die!"

As Arnold arrived a few meters before me, I saw his huge fist heading towards my face.

Sigh

Sighing, moving my head to the side, the fist flew past my head.

"Huh?"

Soon after, before Arnold could make out how I had dodged it, clenching my fist and concentrating my mana there, I threw a punch towards his right upper area.

-Bam!

A shockwave swept the surroundings.

"Wh-khuuuaa!"

Before Arnold could even have time to react, my fist connected to his liver. Soon after, he found himself on the ground kneeling.

"kkhhhhhh"

As saliva dripped from the corner of his mouth, Arnold tried standing up.

But was a futile effort on his end. His legs refused to budge.

As he tried to move, it felt as though a jolt of electricity coursed through his body from his liver down to his right leg and up to his brain stem. Within about half a second of when my fist connected to his liver, Arnold found his body paralyzed on the ground. He was in complete agony, unable to breathe, stand, or think clearly.

No matter how much he tried to stand up, he couldn't

"It's pointless. I concentrated everything I had towards your liver area"

Staring at Arnold squirming on the ground, I slowly walked up to him and said.

"If you've paid attention in class...as the liver is one of the largest organs in the human body when faced with a stimulus, the liver releases both the body toxins it tries to filter and a very large amount of blood back into the body, resulting in your body completely shutting down as a means of self-preservation."

Squatting down, at Arnold's eye level, I grabbed him by the hair and slowly said

"...so regardless of how much you want to stand up, your body won't allow it."

Regaining some clarity, staring at me with wide eyes, Arnold couldn't help but mutter

"Y-ou, h-how?"

It had to be noted that despite the fact that he was caught off guard even though he never took his opponent seriously, Arnold shouldn't have been this hurt from a simple punch.

Especially since he specialized in defense. Unless his opponent had higher stats than him, it was impossible.

Recalling the fact that his target was only ranked two months prior, he didn't believe he had higher stats than him.

It was impossible.

the blow came too fast and too

if he had been waiting for that moment since the very beginning.

been waiting for this moment since

Smiling, I didn't reply.

His analysis wasn't wrong.

been expecting his

somewhat important character in the latter half of the

with a right hook. From there, it was fairly easy. With him thinking I was weak, I pretty

did wasn't rocket science. It was just a simple

what are you trying to

Arnold was saying, I leaned

of

with both hands on the ground tried to stand

said he tried, but it's not like I was going to let him stand up. Since I had the advantage, I

-Bam!

"Khhhhhauuu!"

stay down. You need to rest a

"I'll kill you!"

found, to my surprise, Arnold's head

"Wow!"

action caught

reflex, a loud slap resounded across the

-Slap!

turned red, I couldn't help

you Arnold? There's no need to resort to biting. What are you

"I-ll kill you!"

-Slap!

mark appeared on Arnold's face.

to calm you down. Please don't take it to

-Slap!

it is my duty to help fellow students who are in

-Slap!

getting bigger, I continuously

for the next minute, loud slapping sounds reverberated across the area I was

streaming down from the side of his cheeks.

to be

the passive me from

to not stand out, that didn't mean I would stand by and get abused like before. If my opponent was someone I absolutely couldn't pick a fight with I would endure, but if it

-Slap!

round of slaps, lightly laughing I stopped. Arnold's cheeks were currently a dark shade

his hair, I stood up. Patting my body

these slaps shouldn't hurt your right? Just take it as

"I-ll...kkk"

although he tried to speak, because of how swollen his cheeks were, barely any sound came out

and glancing around, I sighed

probably had to do with the fact that all the stronger students were already ahead, but currently, no one saw me

Altough the second

to either monitor some of the students or rescue them when they were in

if Arnold showed any signs of being in danger, his suit would immediately light up, warning the second and third years of the fact

him like the good student I

"What's going on here?"

and pleasant voice entered my

"Huh?"

paths. Glancing

my mouth

me if I said

"No--hmmm"

As soon as he noticed someone coming, he immediately tried to speak. However, before he could do so,

I'm

"..."

at the scene before her,

take someone with a high

an awkward silence

a short pause, shaking her head Melissa proceeded to make her way towards

Move aside,

away, Melissa slowly walked towards

I waved

a

"Tch"

Melissa