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.

came too

waiting for that moment since

waiting for this

Smiling, I didn't reply.

His analysis wasn't wrong.

expecting his attack

important character in the latter half of the novel, I thoroughly analyzed

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

did wasn't rocket science. It was just

you

what Arnold was saying,

of

at me, Arnold with both hands on

him stand up. Since I had the advantage, I wasn't just going to throw

-Bam!

"Khhhhhauuu!"

need to rest a

"I'll kill you!"

nose dripping with blood, I soon found, to my surprise, Arnold's head lunging in my direction.

"Wow!"

action caught me

my hand by reflex, a loud slap resounded across

-Slap!

turned red, I couldn't help but raise my voice

is wrong with you Arnold? There's no need

"I-ll kill you!"

-Slap!

mark appeared on Arnold's face. Looking at Arnold, I apologetically

I'm just trying to calm you down. Please

-Slap!

is my duty to help fellow students who are in

-Slap!

the fact that Arnold's cheeks were progressively getting bigger, I continuously

for the next minute, loud slapping sounds reverberated

I soon saw tears streaming down from the side of his cheeks. They were probably

to be taught

the

abused like before. If my opponent was someone I absolutely couldn't pick a fight with I would endure, but if

-Slap!

another round of slaps, lightly laughing I stopped. Arnold's cheeks were currently a dark shade of blue, and his eyes were completely hidden beneath his swollen

stood up. Patting my body I jokingly

you specialize in defense these slaps shouldn't hurt your right? Just take it as me

"I-ll...kkk"

to speak, because of how swollen his cheeks were, barely any sound

glancing around, I sighed

no one witnessed what had happened. It most probably had to do with the fact that all

I was 'educating' Arnold, I made sure to not overdue it. Altough the second and third years

only here to either monitor some of the

warning the second and third years of the fact that he was in danger. Only

the good student I was, I had to be careful not to

"What's going on here?"

with Arnold, a crisp and pleasant voice entered my ears prompting me to

"Huh?"

road of the forked paths. Glancing at

lightly, my

you believe me if I

"No--hmmm"

Arnold couldn't see, his ears were working. As soon as he noticed someone coming, he immediately tried to speak. However, before he could do so,

up I'm

"..."

before

someone with a high IQ

awkward silence prevailed in

head Melissa proceeded to make her way towards the left side of the fork

your kinks. Move aside, I can't be bothered to watch

away, Melissa slowly walked towards the left

I waved at

a

"Tch"

annoyance, Melissa quickly disappeared