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

had been waiting for that moment since the

for this moment

Smiling, I didn't reply.

His analysis wasn't wrong.

expecting his attack from the very

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

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

I did wasn't rocket science. It

what are you

to have not have understood what Arnold was saying, I leaned my head

go of my

both hands on the ground tried to stand

I was going to let him stand up. Since I had the advantage, I

-Bam!

"Khhhhhauuu!"

You need to rest

"I'll kill you!"

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

"Wow!"

action caught

raising my hand by reflex, a loud slap

-Slap!

had turned red, I couldn't help

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

"I-ll kill you!"

-Slap!

again, a red mark appeared on Arnold's

you down. Please don't take it to

-Slap!

it is my duty to help fellow students

-Slap!

getting bigger, I continuously slapped him in the

the next minute, loud slapping sounds reverberated across the area I was

tears streaming down from the

be

the passive me from

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

-Slap!

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

go of his hair, I stood up.

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

"I-ll...kkk"

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

glancing around, I sighed

witnessed what had happened. It most probably had to do with the fact that all the stronger students were already ahead, but currently, no one saw

to not overdue it. Altough the second and third years were here, they didn't

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

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

good student I was,

"What's going on here?"

crisp and pleasant voice

"Huh?"

road of the forked paths. Glancing at me for a second, her eyesight soon paused on Arnold's sorry

lightly, my

would you believe me if I said he

"No--hmmm"

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

I'm talking over

"..."

scene before her, Melissa was

with a

silence prevailed in

to make her way towards the left side of the

I have no interest in your kinks. Move aside, I

Melissa slowly walked towards

waved at

have a

"Tch"

her tongue in annoyance, Melissa quickly disappeared into the