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

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

been waiting for this moment since the very

Smiling, I didn't reply.

His analysis wasn't wrong.

indeed had been expecting his

in the latter half of the novel,

was weak, I pretty much exploited the opening he created when he

rocket science. It was just a simple

what are you trying

Arnold was saying, I leaned my

of

me, Arnold with both hands

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 on

-Bam!

"Khhhhhauuu!"

You need to rest a little

"I'll kill you!"

soon found, to my surprise, Arnold's head lunging in my direction. Almost like he

"Wow!"

action caught

my head backward, raising my hand by reflex, a loud

-Slap!

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

God, what is wrong with you Arnold? There's no need to resort to biting.

"I-ll kill you!"

-Slap!

once again, a red mark appeared on

you down. Please

-Slap!

my duty to help fellow students who are

-Slap!

Arnold's cheeks were progressively getting bigger, I continuously slapped him

loud slapping sounds reverberated across the

the side of his cheeks. They were probably due to the pain. But I

to be

no longer the passive me from back

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!

currently a dark shade of blue, and his eyes were

of his hair, I stood

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

"I-ll...kkk"

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

glancing around, I

probably had to do with the fact that all the stronger students were already

Arnold, I made sure to not overdue it. Altough the second and third

only here to either monitor some of the students or rescue

of being in danger, his suit would immediately light up, warning the second and third years of the fact that he was in danger. Only then would

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

"What's going on here?"

pleasant voice entered my ears prompting

"Huh?"

the forked paths. Glancing

my

believe me if I said

"No--hmmm"

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

up I'm

"..."

at the scene before her,

it didn't take someone with a high IQ to understand

awkward silence prevailed in the

proceeded to make

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

walked towards the

waved

have a safe

"Tch"

Melissa quickly