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.

blow came too fast and too

been waiting for that moment

been waiting for this moment since the very

Smiling, I didn't reply.

His analysis wasn't wrong.

had been expecting his attack from the very

the latter half of the novel, I thoroughly analyzed his fighting

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

I did wasn't rocket science. It was just

are you trying

not have understood what Arnold was saying, I leaned

go of

both hands on the ground tried to

like I was going to let him stand up. Since I had the advantage, I wasn't just going to throw it away like that. Pulling him by the hair, I smashed his face

-Bam!

"Khhhhhauuu!"

need to rest a

"I'll kill you!"

my surprise, Arnold's head lunging in my direction. Almost

"Wow!"

action caught

raising my hand by reflex, a loud slap resounded across

-Slap!

that had turned red, I couldn't

no need to resort to biting. What are you a

"I-ll kill you!"

-Slap!

again, a red mark appeared on Arnold's face. Looking at

trying to calm you down. Please don't take

-Slap!

my duty to help fellow students who

-Slap!

the fact that Arnold's cheeks were progressively getting

minute, loud slapping sounds reverberated across the area I

face, I soon saw tears streaming down from the side of his cheeks. They were probably due to the pain. But I

to be taught a

the passive me from

I still loved to not stand out, that didn't mean I would stand by and get abused like before. If my opponent was

-Slap!

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

I stood up. Patting my body

these slaps shouldn't hurt your right? Just

"I-ll...kkk"

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

and glancing around, I

It most probably had to do with the fact that all the stronger

Altough the second and third years were here, they didn't actually know what

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

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

I was 'educating' him like the good student I was, I had to be careful not to severely injure

"What's going on here?"

finished dealing with Arnold, a crisp and pleasant voice

"Huh?"

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

my mouth

me if

"No--hmmm"

soon as he noticed someone coming, he immediately tried to speak. However,

I'm talking over

"..."

scene before her, Melissa

it didn't take someone with a high IQ to

an awkward silence prevailed in

Melissa proceeded to make her way

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

walked towards the left path of

waved

have a safe

"Tch"

tongue in annoyance, Melissa quickly disappeared