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.

came too fast and too

been waiting for that moment since the

waiting for this moment since

Smiling, I didn't reply.

His analysis wasn't wrong.

indeed had been expecting his attack

somewhat important character in the latter half of the novel,

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 the liver with the fastest and strongest attack I

I did wasn't rocket science. It was just a simple

what are you trying

not have understood what Arnold was saying, I leaned my

go of my

with both hands on the ground tried

advantage, I wasn't just going to throw it away like that. Pulling him by the hair, I smashed his face on the

-Bam!

"Khhhhhauuu!"

need to

"I'll kill you!"

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

"Wow!"

caught

head backward, raising my hand by reflex,

-Slap!

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

with you Arnold? There's no

"I-ll kill you!"

-Slap!

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

trying to calm you

-Slap!

duty to help fellow students

-Slap!

getting bigger, I continuously slapped

that, for the next minute, loud slapping sounds reverberated across the area

tears streaming down from the side of his

to be

no longer the passive me from

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

-Slap!

cheeks were currently a dark shade of blue,

hair, I stood

these slaps shouldn't hurt your right? Just

"I-ll...kkk"

he tried to speak, because of

glancing around, I sighed

with the fact that all the stronger students were already

sure to not overdue it. Altough the second and third years were

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

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

I was,

"What's going on here?"

crisp and pleasant voice entered my ears

"Huh?"

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

my mouth

would you believe me if I

"No--hmmm"

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

up I'm talking

"..."

at the scene before her,

someone with a

an awkward silence

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

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

towards the

waved

have a

"Tch"

Melissa quickly disappeared