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

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

waiting for this moment since the

Smiling, I didn't reply.

His analysis wasn't wrong.

had been expecting his attack

the latter

habit of always starting a fight with a right hook. From there, it was fairly easy. With him thinking I was weak, I pretty much exploited the opening he created when he punched in my direction and hit him straight in

did wasn't rocket science. It

are you trying

what Arnold was saying, I leaned

of my

at me, Arnold with both hands on the

tried, but it's not like I was going to let him stand up. Since I had the advantage, I wasn't just going to throw it away

-Bam!

"Khhhhhauuu!"

need to rest a little

"I'll kill you!"

Arnold's head lunging in my direction. Almost

"Wow!"

action caught

head backward, raising my hand by reflex, a loud slap resounded across the

-Slap!

I couldn't help but raise my voice

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

"I-ll kill you!"

-Slap!

appeared on

just trying to calm you down. Please don't take

-Slap!

it is my duty to help fellow

-Slap!

Arnold's cheeks were progressively getting

minute, loud slapping sounds reverberated

the face, I soon saw tears streaming down from the side of his cheeks. They

needed to be taught

no longer the passive me from

loved 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

-Slap!

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

of his hair, I stood up. Patting my body I jokingly

slaps shouldn't hurt your right? Just

"I-ll...kkk"

of how swollen his cheeks were, barely any sound came out from his

around, I sighed

fact that all the stronger students were already ahead, but currently, no one

Arnold, I made sure to not overdue it. Altough

monitor some of the students or rescue them when they were

the second and third years of the

good student I was,

"What's going on here?"

I finished dealing with Arnold, a crisp and pleasant

"Huh?"

road of the forked paths. Glancing at me for a second, her

lightly, my mouth

would you believe me if

"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, I immediately placed my foot on his

up I'm

"..."

the scene before

take someone with a high IQ

an awkward silence prevailed in the

to make her way towards the

have no interest in your kinks. Move aside, I can't be bothered

walked towards

I waved at

a safe

"Tch"

annoyance, Melissa