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.

too fast and too

waiting for that moment

you've been waiting for this moment since

Smiling, I didn't reply.

His analysis wasn't wrong.

expecting his

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

him thinking I was weak, I pretty much exploited the opening he created when he punched in my direction and hit him straight in the liver with

did wasn't rocket science. It was just

you trying

understood what Arnold was saying, I

of

with both hands on the ground tried to

advantage, I wasn't just going to throw it away

-Bam!

"Khhhhhauuu!"

down. You need to rest a little

"I'll kill you!"

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

"Wow!"

action caught me

reflex, a loud slap resounded across the

-Slap!

red, I couldn't help but raise

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

"I-ll kill you!"

-Slap!

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

you down. Please don't take it

-Slap!

rule-abiding student, it is my duty to help fellow students who

-Slap!

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

minute, loud slapping sounds reverberated across the area

streaming down from the side of his cheeks. They were probably due to the pain. But I didn't

be taught a

was no longer the passive me from

abused like before. If my opponent was someone I absolutely couldn't pick

-Slap!

were currently a dark shade of blue, and his eyes were

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

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

"I-ll...kkk"

ground battered, although he tried to speak, because of how swollen

around, I

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

Altough the

some of the students or rescue them

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

like the good student I was,

"What's going on here?"

and pleasant voice entered my ears prompting me to freeze

"Huh?"

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

lightly, my

you believe me if

"No--hmmm"

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 face and stopped him

up I'm talking over

"..."

the scene before her,

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

awkward silence

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

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

towards the left path of the forked

I waved at

a

"Tch"

annoyance, Melissa quickly disappeared into