March 5th. 6 pm.

"Hey, Daniel. Question. Are you a simp?"

"What the hell is that?"

With all the classes terminated for today, I was free to go into my dorm without being bothered yet as soon as I reached the dorm's entrance, I was greeted by Tsudo.

Tsudo looks exactly just like me in certain departments. His dark hair, although not as spiky as mine, manages to have a few spiky edges at the end of each hair strand.

His build is sincerely more slender and less complex in comparison to mine.

"You don't know? It's a meme that went viral. Let me explain it to you."

As Tsudo explained what 'simp' meant, we walked towards the same place as always. The place where we would always eat yet the place where the majority of us would just hold conversations and rarely, fights.

Sagasuga was sitting in one of the tables while looking extremely exasperated. As if something went incredibly wrong.

"Yo, Sagasuga! What's wrong, dude?"

Since there were two seats available, we took our respective seats.

After I placed my school bag on the ground, I looked upon Sagasuga, who had dead eyes.

And even though I asked him that question, he took a while to answer.

"...Ohh... Daniel, Tsudo..."

Both Tsudo and I looked perplexed as we wondered what was eating Sagasuga.

"Sagasuga, what's wrong? You sound like you are dry! Did Tateyana do this?! Girls are such whores! They have no concept of fertilization!"

Tsudo angrily claimed that Tateyana had sucked him dry and that's why Sagasuga was acting like that, but if you asked me, I would say it's something more serious.

"No, that's not it... Ugh, what do you two want? Now's really not a good time."

"No, no. Now it's a really good time! Sagasuga, are you a simp?!"

Sagasuga responded with a confused expression, so I stepped up.

I don't think Tsudo realizes that not everyone knows what 'simp' means. Simply speaking, the modern definition of simp is quite known.

However, Tsudo isn't talking about the modern definition.

"A simp is someone who goes beyond unmeasurable lengths for extremely mediocre pussy."

At least according to Tsudo. I'm curious about this so I'll naturally check it out later.

This might be the next evolution of white-knighting and I'm not even aware of it. I'm failing somewhere.

Tsudo, though, added something to this.

"Not just mediocre pussy! This applies to both genders. There are female simps, supposedly."

For real...?

"Oh, I see... But, doesn't the majority just follow that idea? If someone lacks appeal or personality, then can you really blame those 'simps?'"

Is Sagasuga defending simps?

They are degenerates. According to Tsudo furthermore, a simp will always put the girl first before himself.

Whilst expecting some sort of sexual reward or a relationship out of guilt. At least white-knights tried to defend their damsels in the distress without expecting much back.

But this is actually terrifying because simps expect something back!

"Sagasuga, I think you are misunderstanding something, bro... It's not about the blame, but the fact that they are willing to step so low just for something so mediocre."

"I see, Daniel. Then, does a person stop being a simp if the reward goes beyond mediocre?"

......I don't actually know...

Thus, I looked at Tsudo expecting some sort of answer and he delivered it instantly.

"A simp is a simp. Mediocre or not, the simp will not care. Simps are the type of people who go through absurd lengths just to get a cat emoji as a reply and masturbate to it!"

That is sad.

"That didn't really answer my question at all... Anyway, no. I'm not a simp. Also, that's offensive to say, Tsudo. Control yourself a little bit."

"I do control myself though! But, are you sure you are not a simp?! You always put another girl in the first place..."

That is true. What Tsudo just said is a fact.

Sagasuga could very well be a simp. However, from what Tsudo has described, a simp will have a smaller attitude. Sagasuga's attitude is stoic, collected and calm which contrasts your average simp's attitude.

"If you had a girlfriend would you not put her as the top priority? Your argument's really absurd. Have you never been in a relationship before?"

Oooooooooooooof.

"What was that?! I'm just speaking the facts, man!"

"Are they facts though? Maybe you just call others by those names because you don't know how to appreciate a female individual. Or am I wrong here?"

Sagasuga confuses me. His argument does have a degree of logic behind it, but it's a white-knight argument.

Yet, does that argument still remain a white-knight argument if the individual is in a relationship?

A white-knight is usually not in one...

"I do know how to appreciate one though! I'm just criticizing the attitude a male individual often has towards one! This has nothing to do with what you've just said!"

Tsudo's fuming, for the record.

His point didn't really come across, but he didn't consider who he was arguing with.

"The male individual's attitude is always important when it comes to a female... People just have weird ways of showing affection and if you split stereotypes then, of course, those 'simps' will become more noticeable. That still doesn't mean that they don't deserve a remote reward for trying..."

"Their attitudes are wrong! Stepping low for a female is never worth it! Simps deserve to be branded because they do this all the time while expecting some sort of reward! They think their attitudes are fine as long as they receive that reward!"

Wow, they are taking this a little bit too far.

I respect Tsudo's admiration for this topic alone, but it's as if he's hell-bent on making sure that people get his point.

"That's a sad point of view. With that type of mindset, you'll never experience a relationship with a girl at this rate. You're wrong, you know?"

As I observed this debate go on, I noticed Hyunda walking in.

Seeing Hyunda reminded me of my lackluster conversation with Arkalee this lunch.

Honestly, I don't think this will work. Arkalee is either extremely dull or hiding something in her hard shell.

I rather have an easier target, but I'll try my chances again when I have the opportunity.

"There's no point in experiencing a love relationship if I have to step so low! The idealistic scenario involves the male individual never stepping low!"

"So it's fine if it's the other way around?!"

Woah, Sagasuga unleashed a bit of angry behind that one.

"What the hell, Sagasuga?! Why are you defending the other gender when you belong to the male gender?! Fuck man, if you love pussy that much, you might as well have one as well!"

I don't think people turn transgender in that type of scenario just because they love that part of the human body that much. Alternatively speaking, I could be wrong here.

"I don't get you. You make points but you don't even care about clearly debating them. You just want to make the point."

Sagasuga has a point. Tsudo isn't really aiming to shape the idea in a better way, but rather; attempting to enslave Sagasuga with the same mindset as his.

And just before Tsudo could retort back, an outside voice infiltrated the atmosphere.

"Yo, I'm late, Sagasuga. Ran into some trivial errands, sorry about that."

That explains why Sagasuga was here in the first place. Hyunda probably planned something with him after class.

Hyunda glanced upon me and Tsudo shortly before grabbing a near-by chair and adjoining it to the table that we are in.

"No sweat."

"What are you three talking about though? Kinda heated in here, from the looks of it."

Taking my mind shortly off from the scene, I looked towards the clock and saw what time it was.

A grand time which is the equivalent of 6:10 pm.

"Tsudo's attempting to reason that simps are a menace or something like that."

"What do you mean, Sagasuga?"

Simps are a menace though. They hide beneath social media and private messages while getting full of themselves just because they think that 'their' girl only talks to them.

If only they knew how many times that girl has said the same thing to her friends.

Instant suicide watch.

"He's saying that simps deserve to be branded just because they are human beings who have a supposedly questionable methodology when it comes to getting girls."

Is Sagasuga secretly a simp? According to Kawahara, he is a womanizer, so it wouldn't be too far off the mark to assume his case.

Nonetheless, Kawahara himself told me that Sagasuga was his target.

"And I'm right!"

"But why did you make that point, Tsudo?"

Instead of arguing why Tsudo was still making his point, Hyunda asked Tsudo why he bothered to do that in the first place.

Tsudo happily replied with his thumb pointed at his chest.

"I have the duty to see if there is a damn simp lying around here! I won't forgive such a creature!"

Tsudo is kinda like how a thot slayer behaves except he is more focused on punishing white knights rather than the thots.

Both are problematic, realistically speaking.

"For the record, what is your definition of a simp?"

Stolen from Royal Road, this story should be reported if encountered on Amazon.

"That's obvious, Hyunda. Someone who goes through desperate lengths just for some pussy. Unbelievable audacity!"

Hyunda, as soon as he received Tsudo's definition of simp, did the same previous act as I did, which was to glance down upon the clock.

"That's not even close to what a simp really is. A simp is someone who prides himself on his certified version of chivalry. This person does not care about himself superficially and will always put the female first, no matter the occasion. Furthermore, unlike a reasonable person who would put a value on their female love interest, the simp puts an unrealistic amount of value in their love interest. Put it simply, a simp is the ultimate evolution of a white knight."

The three of us immediately got baffled by Hyunda's surprising wave of knowledge regarding this topic.

This guy knows way too much... Damn real-life anime character, I swear.

"T-That's it! Dude, you nailed it perfectly!"

"Well, that aside, do you want to commit extermination?"

That alerted me and Sagasuga immediately.

Our eyes widened in response to Hyunda's peculiar choice of words.

"....I'm interested. Tell me more, please..."

Of course, Tsudo would not argue otherwise. Even though he didn't know what Hyunda was talking about he showed a tremendous amount of interest in his proposition.

Sagasuga and I continued to trade glances with one another as we wondered what Hyunda would say.

"This is beyond your knowledge, Tsudo, but there are a few simps in class."

"Say what?!"

Seriously?! There are simps in class? Who are the fuckers?!

"Hey, Hyunda, are you serious right now?!"

Unable to hold back, I joined in.

"Yeah, I am. However, these sippers are not open to themselves. I'm talking about two cases in particular. In addition to not being honest with how they attempt to conduct their actions, they are sneaky about it. That needs to stop."

"J-Just tell me who they are! I'll bring them to the court!"

Court? What the hell is Tsudo talking about?

"You alone cannot do this. That is why we should aim to bring everyone in an attempt to burn these heretics down and see for ourselves who the real simps are."

Huh....

"Hyunda, you said 'we' does that mean..."

"It'll be fun, Daniel. We're just going to expose human nature. There's nothing more fun than exposing human nature to the naked eye."

Exposing human nature...?

"With that said, Sagasuga, the intention of this act is not to aid Tsudo's point but just to see if there really are people like that lying amidst us. Aren't you curious?"

"Is there a deeper meaning behind this or is this just to see if there are simps?"

"Funny you ask that. I was thinking that by putting these two individuals under pressure could turn out to be incredibly funny. You don't disagree that human beings act more truthfully under pressure, right?"

Tsudo and I were now observing their skeptical talk about human nature as if they had already discussed this previously.

Also, when did Sagasuga and Hyunda become this close? I never noticed this...

"Yes, I do agree with that. But if it's just for the sake of fun, then I won't do it. I can't handle wasting time doing something like that."

"While it is for the sake of fun, you could see it from another perspective. That being; truth."

Truth?

What is Hyunda talking about?

Sagasuga, though, didn't bother to question it and gave it deep thought for a few seconds. His expression remained puzzled yet soon came out with a clear and pragmatic expression in return.

"Only if you are interested in it though."

"I am now, Hyunda. Very well. What's the plan?"

That was fast. What exactly triggered Sagasuga's change of attitude?

"Alright. I will be blunt from here on out. The simps are Susaga and Ryoken. This isn't something aimed at your group. For the record, that was Kawahara's thing. No bias here. We need to gather every single person in this dorm except both of them and drag them into the court."

Again, what the fuck is the 'court'?!

Can someone explain that already? I don't want to question it but at this rate...

"For that to work, the four of us will have to talk to the rest and convince them to come to the court."

Alright, that's enough."

"Hyunda, what the hell is this court?!"

Despite being my first time hearing about this 'court' thing, Hyunda, Tsudo, and Sagasuga looked at me with expressions of mockery.

As if they were looking at a donkey.

"Dude..."

"You don't know about it?"

Why the hell are Sagasuga and Tsudo talking like that?! Their subtle voices are pissing me off!

"Hold on, hold on. It's not as if everyone knows about it. Daniel doesn't leave his room that much anyway. Maybe that's why he hasn't noticed, even though it's something really obvious."

I don't leave my room because there's barely any point...

Still, I questioned Hyunda's point once more.

"Can you just tell me what the court is?"

"It's self-explanatory. It's a special room that is at the end of the first floor. It's usually locked but it turns out to be exactly like a tribunal room, a designed room for judgment alone. The King himself owns it. Apparently, it will serve as a detention center. Kawahara was there all day long enduring the King's lecturing when he got suspended. Didn't you know?"

Feeling shocked, I facepalmed.

...........

That happened?!

"Daaaaamn, why didn't no one tell me about this?!"

"Dude, you're anti-social as hell! All you do is go to class, eat dinner, go to your room, sleep and eat breakfast in the morning and repeat process! What about youth!?"

Tsudo described my routine sort of accurately, but it's the truth.

Do I need to change my routine or something...?

"Sorry to interrupt, but we should put the plan into motion right now. Let me put this from a simple perspective. There are five individuals we must gather first. Tatsu, Kuzan, Kan, Kawahara, and Rayazaki. Akihiko is still absent."

I've been curious about Akihiko.

I think I'll pay him a visit tomorrow.

"What is made of him?"

"Who knows, Sagasuga. Given that we are four, each of us will have the task of gathering one individual. I'll be making the picks here. Tsudo, get Tatsu. Sagasuga, handle Kan. Daniel, get Kawahara and Kuzan. I'll get Rayazaki. The meeting place will be at the room's entrance! Dismissed!"

Why the hell do I get two but the rest only gets one?!

10 minutes later.

"What took you all so long!? Fucking rats!"

Eventually, all gathered, with only Susaga and Ryoken not present in the scene, King George shouted those words at the individuals who arrived late at the scene.

It's beyond me how Tsudo, Hyunda, and Sagasuga managed to convince the rest to join in, but here we are outside of the room.

"I'll be getting today's guests. Everyone, follow the King's lead. Very much appreciated. Daniel, come with me."

"Ehhh?"

"It's important, only you can do this."

That's a first.

With the remaining of the boys entering the cryptic and still unknown room to me that lied at the end of its first floor, after hearing a morbid sound when the door was opened, I received a chill straight down to my spine.

As Hyunda and I advanced to the upcoming floor, Hyunda spoke quickly.

"Get Ryoken and I'll get Susaga. It can't be the other way around because Ryoken most likely hates me."

"But why me...?"

"No real reason. Any person could've done it. But, I wanted to ask you a question. About Rayazaki. Are you ever going to make your move? Or are you waiting for the perfect opportunity?"

"That's a weird question... I don't think that will be useful anymore..."

Rayazaki's calm behavior disturbs me deeply.

"So in the end, that was all in vain? Nothing will be achieved out of it?"

"What...?"

"It's just a waste, that's all. I wouldn't think too positively about what's to come. Remember when I said we couldn't become Akimiyashika's dolls?"

He said that... Yet that only applied in a scenario where Akimiyashika could be useful.

She couldn't be useful in the last exam due to Susaga being her partner but now that it comes down to individuality alone...

"Ahhh, I get it, I get it! But man, listen to this... They don't even talk to each other anymore!"

"What? What happened?"

"Rayazaki's been ignoring her for like three days straight now!"

The Rayazaki I know is the type of bloomer to always text first and ignoring Hinagiku would be doing the unthinkable.

This sudden behavior is beyond my comprehension.

"See through that yourself. I'll get Susaga. Make sure to get Ryoken, alright?"

"About that... How exactly do I do that?"

Hyunda never specified how I would get Ryoken out of his room.

Plus, Ryoken probably doesn't like me that much, to be honest...

"Do I need to tell you every single thing? You can do this by yourself, right?"

"Ah... Yeah, I can. I just thought that you had something on your sleeve."

"Even if I had, you're free to take independent action. Don't forget you have that option."

Leaving those words behind, Hyunda advanced to the third floor.

Ryoken's room was on this floor, so he was already within my reach.

It's actually ridiculous to think that we have managed to gather practically almost all the dorm's members onto one place exactly yet it happened.

Though ridiculous, I find it fun.

How do I say this... It's not boring when Hyunda's involved. Somehow he manages to make the events worth it.

I wish I could have that ability of his.

"Ryoken."

Simultaneously knocking on his room's door and speaking his name out loud, I readied myself for Ryoken's reception.

Yet no response came forward.

Thus, I knocked once again.

"Ryoken, it's me, Daniel. I wanna talk to you, man."

This time around, a swift sound could be heard from the lock of his door.

It looked to me that he was ready to unlock the door and when he did so, I could see his figure yet barely his room.

His figure was covering any possible corners of vision that I could have, thus I couldn't see what was inside his room, not one bit.

Furthermore, he was in the middle of a phone call.

"Sorry, I'll call you later. Mhm? Yeah, yeah. It's fine, don't stress it. See ya."

Sorry?

Call you later?

It's fine?

Don't stress it?

Why am I sensing a pattern here...

Well, after he hanged up he talked back to me, in a not-so-pleased tone.

"What do you want? Are you here to provoke me? I'll fucking kick your ass!"

I suppose it's natural that he's mad at me. I voted against him.

I would tell him it wasn't anything personal but I doubt that would work.

"No, relax."

"Then what?"

He didn't even let me finish my sentence properly.

I don't really like that.

"King called. Come."

"Hell no. If he wants something with me then tell him to come to me!"

On top of interrupting sentences, he's being spiteful as well.

Just because I understand the reason behind his anger, that doesn't exactly mean that I can coop up with his bullish attitude.

Otherwise, I wouldn't be in this hell hole in the first place.

"Stop acting like a bitch and just come already. Susaga was called too. It's gonna be worse for you if you deny it now."

"I don't fucking care."

?

"Whether you care or not, it's not up to you. Either you come or I'll drag you out of your room. Which one will it be?"

King George made it clear that disobeying him should come with a set of consequences yet this fucker isn't complying.

Also, I'm not with the greatest of patience. In other words, I can't predict what will happen from here on out.

"What the hell!? Drag me out?! This is my room! You can't just do that! I'm not that tyrant's slave like the rest of you!"

Our distance, physically speaking, is quite short. With just an extension and a simple reach to his shirt's edge in his shoulder, he will be sent flying to the wall outside of his room.

"Last chance. Come with me or I'll drag you out physically."

All in all, this isn't King's orders and I'm bluffing here, but I can't stand this disrespect.

"Physically? Hahahaha! What a joke! You, claiming to be physically capable? Do I have to remind you of your pathetic score in the last exam?!"

Oh right.

That happened.

Ryoken thinks that I'm probably just bluffing or something.

"Your choice..."

I was thinking of initially taking an immediate hold of his upper shirt's edge, but I thought of something better.

By taking ahold of his face with my right palm, in a movement of pure velocity, Ryoken's face hit the front of the wall as soon as I twisted my hips to perform the throw.

It took him a while to get up yet when he did, a red stream of blood was flushing down from the top of his nose all down to the lips.

"W-What the hell man?! Are you crazy!? I'll fucking ki-- Kahh!"

Right low kick to the left side of the jaw. A cracking sound was heard when the connection was made between the kick and his jaw.

Without speaking anything, I grabbed the back of his neck with considerable strength and started to drag him while applying force on his neck.

"You're insane, you bastard! Who the fuck is so illogical to the point of beating someone up over a denial?! You can't handle rejection, is that it?! People have free will too!"

No, you just pissed me off.

I don't care if it's unfair, but I won't stand for your bullish and abhorrent attitude just because you feel like you have a superior opinion regarding the current actuality.

"Let go of me!!! Hey, I'll fucking report you!! You hear me?! I'll report you!"

Not the best train of thought, Ryoken. You don't even realize who you'll be attempting to report your situation to.

Our supervisor is so undeniably corrupt that even if you tell him this, I can just tell him that you disobeyed his order.

Plus, there are no cameras, remember? The first exam's accident made this possible.

"Are you even listening?! At least respond! I thought better of you but now you act like this!? What the fuck man!"

Eventually, I met up with Hyunda and Susaga at the end of the first floor.

"Dude, what happened to you?"

With Susaga questioning what had happened, I released my tight grip and set Ryoken free.

His nose was bleeding and the left side of his cheek was purple.

Did I put too much strength into that low-kick?

"This bastard hit me! Are you retarded?!"

His furious expression didn't even phase me.

I'm so bored so I tried to have some fun. Why can't anyone understand this?

I do know how to control my actions but when you provoke me deliberately like that, what were you expecting?

Sweet words? Plausible manners? Maybe do that first and I'll reply in the same manner.

"Nice, you two are now here. Everyone's waiting, let's go."

"What...?"

"Hey, why are we here?"

Both Ryoken and Susaga still puzzled asked Hyunda those questions.

They didn't question what it was, rather, why they were here.

In other words, they most likely know about this place's existence.

It's sorta cryptic so to describe. There are usually lights throughout every hall, but the deeper you go into this hall, the weaker the lights get.

Illumination was not this place's strongest feature as it was crystal clear to anyone that this place spelled bad news...

"King called. Apparently, there is an important meeting."

"Man, screw this shit! I'm out!"

Ryoken attempted to leave despite the situation being addressed.

Sincerely, this event was going a bit too far. Did Hyunda get King George to cooperate?

That would explain how this event is progressing so smoothly.

Too smoothly.

"Ryoken, this is important. The King might get angry if you put this event on hold for too long. Even Kawahara is here. I don't know what happened between you two but just get inside."

I feel bad for them.

Because the event can't actually start without those two.

They actually think that nothing bad will happen to them. There's also another reason why I'm doing this to Ryoken.

I plan on crushing part of his morality.

"No way that's true..."

Ryoken doubted Hyunda's words, but it's the real truth.

Kawahara is actually inside. I told him and Kuzan that something worthwhile was going to happen and they trusted my word.

Well, Kawahara only budged when I explained it more accurately.

"Is that so, Ryoken? Then, I'll call the King and say that you don't believe in his orders. Give me just a sec--"

"Wait! Wait! Wait! Alright, fine! It's just a stupid meeting!"

"I'm glad you get it. The door is open. You two should get in now."

Subsequently, after Hyunda showed them the way inside, only Hyunda and I were left on the outside.

This is all weird...

This event wouldn't actually happen if Hyunda hadn't taken an interest.

He claimed that he wanted to expose some human nature.

I'm looking forward to it.

........

"Hyunda, you're not gonna go in....?"

He's not entering the room for some strange reason.

He seems to be in deep thought now that I look at him.

What can he possibly be---

"Daniel. What time is it?"

"6:30 pm. Why...?"

Hyunda smirked. A rare type of smile that rises from down to crescendo in an instant. A smirk that was also so lively that his hidden fangs unraveled themselves massively with every second it passed.

"I owe you for this."

"...What?"

Why exactly does he owe me suddenly...?

I can't understand all of his words the majority of the time and that confuses the hell out of me...

"I won't be attending this, by the way."

"Wait what?! Why not?!"

The hell! This guy literally sets up everything and then he dips out?!

"Reasons. The King himself knows this, so don't fret. But hey. I wasn't lying when I said that this would be fun. Go inside and enjoy it!"

As I thought King George and Hyunda most likely had a conversation. It probably happened while I was out talking to Kuzan and Kawahara.

"Where are you going though?"

"Nowhere in specific, really. On you go."

"W-Wait!"

With a heavy push, Hyunda pushed me inside the room that I still had no clue how it looked like.

The sound of the heavy entrance door being completely shut down palled me.