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

if he had been waiting for that moment since the very

you've been waiting for this moment since

Smiling, I didn't reply.

His analysis wasn't wrong.

expecting his attack from the very

somewhat important character in the latter half of the

him thinking I was weak, I pretty much

rocket science.

are you

Arnold

go of

me, Arnold with both hands on the

was 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, I smashed

-Bam!

"Khhhhhauuu!"

need to

"I'll kill you!"

his nose dripping with blood, I soon found, to my surprise, Arnold's head lunging in my direction. Almost like

"Wow!"

action caught me

raising my hand by reflex, a

-Slap!

I couldn't help

God, what is wrong with you Arnold? There's no need to resort to biting.

"I-ll kill you!"

-Slap!

mark appeared on

I'm just trying to calm you down. Please don't take

-Slap!

duty to help fellow students who are

-Slap!

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

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

soon saw tears streaming down from the side of his cheeks. They

to be taught

the passive me from back

stand by and get abused like before. If my opponent was someone

-Slap!

round of slaps, lightly laughing I stopped. Arnold's cheeks were currently a dark

I stood up. Patting my

slaps shouldn't hurt your right? Just take it as me caressing your

"I-ll...kkk"

because of how

glancing around, I sighed

fact that all the stronger students were already ahead, but currently, no one saw me 'educating'

as I was 'educating' Arnold, I made sure to not overdue it. Altough the second and third years were here,

monitor some of the students or rescue

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

when I was 'educating' him like the good student I was, I had to be careful not to severely

"What's going on here?"

Arnold, a crisp and pleasant voice entered my ears prompting

"Huh?"

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

my mouth

believe me

"No--hmmm"

soon as he noticed someone coming, he immediately tried to speak. However, before he could do so,

I'm

"..."

before her, Melissa

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

awkward silence prevailed in the

make her way towards the left side of the fork

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

away, Melissa slowly walked towards the left

waved at

a safe

"Tch"

annoyance, Melissa quickly