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

for that moment since

you've been waiting for this moment since the

Smiling, I didn't reply.

His analysis wasn't wrong.

his attack from the

in the latter half of

of always 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 straight

did wasn't rocket science. It was

are you

understood what Arnold was saying,

go of

Arnold with both hands on the ground tried to stand

Since I had the advantage, I wasn't just going to throw it away like that. Pulling him

-Bam!

"Khhhhhauuu!"

need to rest a little

"I'll kill you!"

to my surprise, Arnold's head

"Wow!"

action caught

backward, raising my hand by reflex, a loud slap

-Slap!

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

is wrong with you Arnold? There's no need

"I-ll kill you!"

-Slap!

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

trying to calm you down. Please don't take it

-Slap!

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

-Slap!

cheeks were progressively getting bigger, I continuously

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

saw tears streaming down from the side of his cheeks. They were probably due to the

needed to be

was no longer the passive me

If

-Slap!

stopped. Arnold's cheeks were currently a dark shade of blue, and his eyes were

go of his hair, I stood up. Patting

your

"I-ll...kkk"

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

around,

It most probably had to do with the fact that all the stronger students were already ahead, but

Altough the second and third years

either monitor some of the students

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

the good student I

"What's going on here?"

I finished dealing with Arnold, a crisp and pleasant voice entered my ears prompting me

"Huh?"

Glancing at me for a second, her eyesight soon paused on Arnold's

my mouth

believe me if I said he

"No--hmmm"

see, his ears were working. As soon as he noticed someone coming, he immediately tried to speak. However, before

up I'm talking

"..."

before

someone with a high IQ to understand what

awkward silence prevailed

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

your kinks. Move aside, I can't be bothered

away, Melissa slowly walked towards the left path of the

waved

a safe

"Tch"

annoyance, Melissa