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

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

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

did, I noticed that he had a 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

science. It was just a simple

are you

what Arnold was saying, I leaned my head

of

both hands on the

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,

-Bam!

"Khhhhhauuu!"

You need to

"I'll kill you!"

Arnold's head lunging in my direction. Almost like he wanted

"Wow!"

action caught

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

-Slap!

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

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

"I-ll kill you!"

-Slap!

once again, a red mark appeared on Arnold's

trying to calm you

-Slap!

my duty to help fellow students who

-Slap!

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

the next minute, loud slapping sounds reverberated across the area

streaming down from the side

needed to be taught a

the passive me from

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

-Slap!

cheeks were currently a dark shade

his hair, I stood up. Patting my body I

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

"I-ll...kkk"

on the ground battered, although he tried to speak, because of how swollen his cheeks were, barely any sound

and glancing around,

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

I made sure to not overdue it. Altough the second and third years were here, they

were only here to either monitor some of the students or rescue

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

him like the good student I was, I

"What's going on here?"

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

"Huh?"

of the forked paths. Glancing at me for

my mouth

you believe me

"No--hmmm"

coming, he immediately tried to speak. However, before he could do so, I immediately placed my

I'm talking over

"..."

the scene before her, Melissa was

with a high IQ to understand what

an awkward silence prevailed in the

a short pause, shaking her head Melissa proceeded to make her way towards the left

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

slowly walked towards the left path

I waved

a

"Tch"

annoyance, Melissa quickly