I was lying on the ground, beaten up even worse than when Sebastian was teaching us.
He held a wooden sword in his right hand. "I didn't expect that much from you, Nakamura Shoji. I don't want to teach you, but it seems that I need to... in other words, we're stuck here together for the rest of this school year. Maybe you'll actually become a good fighter, who knows?" He said coldly, looking down at me.
"Fuck you... Arthur... fuck you and your stupid club." I said as I coughed out a small amount of blood.
"How have I ended up here, beaten up by no one else than Hirano Arthur, you may wonder? Hmm... let's go two weeks back in time!"
It was the 23rd of April. I was running to school because I was already late.
"Fuck! It's all because of Kaori! I need to go faster...! Maybe a slight Vymir Enhancement would help!" I grabbed the purple string, putting the Vymir output at a low level to regenerate it instantly.
"What the hell?! Why am I so fast?!" I thought to myself in surprise and then collapsed over my legs.
"Ouch! Fuck!"
"Oh! Yeah! The Shoji class the cassock, what was he called... uh... Kowaragi... Kowagiri... oh! Kowagari! He was talking about giving me some of his power, that must mean that my Authority Type, Level, or whatever it's called was risen from 1 to 2!"
I quickly got up and started to run again, slowly adapting to the pace.
"But holy shit! I'm like... uh... I don't know... ten times faster?! I still have 2 more kilometers to run!"
Some people passing by were so shocked that they tried to record me, but I ran past them before they could even take out their phones.
After about 30 seconds I was standing before the school gates. I deactivated the Vymir Enhancement and ran into the building via the front doors, breathing heavily out of exhaustion.
I opened the door that was leading to my class.
"Now that everyone has chosen their new desks, let our clas-"
"Sorry for being late!" I looked at Mrs. Takahashi and walked into the class.
The class fell into silence as Mrs. Takahashi looked at me curiously.
"What are you doing here, Nakamura Shoji?" She asked curiously.
I stood there, stunned "Wasn't she supposed to lash out at me for being late or something?"
"Huh? What do you mean, Mrs. Takahashi?" I asked.
I looked at my classmates, and they all were silent. I also noticed that Carmilla was sitting with Haruki, clinging to his arm.
"Huh? Whatchu doing in there, Carmilla?"
Suddenly I felt an overwhelming amount of pain coming from my legs. I looked down at them as they started shaking.
"What the hell... fuck that hurts... I can barely stand... God!" I frowned as I looked at Mrs. Takahashi yet again.
"Can you leave the class, Shoji? You were removed from the student list~!" She said kindly, but deep inside I fucking know it.
"SHE'S FUCKING ENJOYING IT!"
"Removed...? Why?..." I asked but then a moment of realization struck me. I couldn't hold the pain anymore and I feel to my knees. "The bet... I've forgotten! But wait! Wait! Mrs. Takahashi! We can talk it out, yknow? We can do it! Think about it!" I pleaded with her, but she just smirked.
"IF I WILL GET EXPELLED... HOW COULD I EVEN GET A CHANCE OF HIGH SCHOOL ROMANCE, HUH?! THATS MEAN! THIS MOTHERFUCKING BITCH... SHE USED ME! SHE JUST WAITED FOR THE MOMENT... SHE WAITED FOR THE PERFECT OPPORTUNITY!" I started to hit the ground.
Layla who was still sitting at the first desk started to write something down on a piece of paper.
Haruki stood up and spoke loudly. "Why was Shoji removed from the list, Mrs. Takahashi? I know that he's not perfect, but that doesn't mean you can just remove him like that!"
Mrs. Takahashi looked over at Haruki and spoke kindly. "Oh, Haruki, you don't understand! You were absent that day, so I can explain why Shoji was expelled."
"Okay... then explain it to me!" I could tell that his certainty started to fall.
As she was about to speak, I spoke first. "It's my fault Haruki... I hate to say it, but that woman is right..." I said as tears started to form in the corners of my eyes.
I slowly stood up and grabbed my bag.
"Oh? You've already given up, Nakamura?" Mrs. Takahashi said.
One of my classmates, the class president Kiri, blue blue-haired girl with green eyes stood up and spoke in a relieved tone.
"Finally! Out class' reputation will stop suffering because of your behavior! Do you know how good that feels?! Do you know?" She said, clearly happy out of her mind.
Some other classmates started to nod and whisper amongst each other.
Layla raised her hand.
"What is it?" Mrs. Takahashi said.
"Can I go to the bathroom?" She asked quietly, her voice very sweet.
"Yeah, go." Mrs. Takahashi sighed.
Layla walked past me, giggling softly which annoyed me slightly, tho the despair was stronger.
I looked over at Carmilla, searching for some kind of help, but she just looked away in guilt.
"Tho I won't lie, Shoji-kun. You've scored a perfect 100 on your latest test."
"Congratulations, not that it matters anyways~" She giggled.
"I did huh..." I looked over at Mrs. Takahashi.
"She's wrong... I just cheated... I just used the situation... I couldn't satisfy my greed... I found a way to win... and then I found a way to win yet again when I faced Carmilla... Then I will find a way to win this time and the next time! And until I will be fucking gone."
I wiped my tears yet again and I smirked, looking straight into her eyes. "Fuck you," I said loudly.
Many of my classmates gasped and Mrs. Takahashi's face went from a happy one to a furious one.
She smashed the desk and screamed at me.
One of my classmates who was in the school newspaper club took out his camera and started to record everything.
"Get out of my classroom in an instant! I will not tolerate something like this in my class!" She said in fury, her ears red like tomatoes.
I saw Haruki's smile and how Carmilla just sighed and rolled her eyes.
"Oh, the fuck I will! But I have to tell you something very important before I do so~!" I said playfully.
"...I do not give a fuck if you're a human, a demon, an angel, a yokai, or whatever you might be! Giving up is the last fucking thing I will do in my life! And you will just be there, watching hopelessly!"
"Watching what?!" She asked in anger.
"Watching how I will enter this motherfucking classroom tomorrow with a funny document in my hand, you stupid hag!" I hadn't even noticed how my Vymir transformed into an aura that surrounded me from all sides.
"You... Brat..."
"GET OUT OF MY CLASSROOM!" She screamed.
"I like that determination." Some unknown voice said, but I don't even know where it came from.
I looked around in confusion, but then I just spat on her shoe and left as soon as I picked up my bag.
The class was silent for some time after this incident, no one expected something like this.
As I walked down the hallway I stumbled across no one else than Layla.
"And what are you doing here? I'm sure that the girls' bathroom was the other way." I asked with annoyance.
She just giggled and smiled softly, her bangs on her eyes like always. She offered her hand to me.
"I believe that you'll do it, Shoji-kun. Smash that woman into the ground!" She said quietly, but a lot of excitement was in her voice
I looked at her hand for a moment but shook it in the end.
"Why are you so excited to see your teacher be 'smashed into the ground, and why do you believe in my success so much?" I asked curiously
She leaned closer and whispered into my ear. "Mutual hate, my dear~. I hate that woman with all my soul and heart, just like you should~."
I rolled my eyes. "It's my first time talking to you and it seems that you don't even have a heart to begin with."
"Maybe you're right... it was broken a loooong time ago, even you couldn't remember that..." She said, her voice suddenly full of sadness.
And then she just walked away in the direction of the classroom.
I turned around and looked at her curiously.
"What is wrong with that girl?" I scratched my chin.
I shook my head. "Ehhh... not that it matters to me anyway."
After two minutes I've finally arrived at Mt destination. I opened the door and walked in, looking at Mr. Muraoka who was sleeping in his chair like always.
I closed the door with as much force as possible to wake that geezer up, but he didn't even shift slightly.y
I rolled my eyes and walked over to him, shaking him. "Ey! Wake up, gramps! Wake up or else I'll stick a solenya in ya mouth, you old geezer~!"
The principal slowly opened his eyes and looked over at me with curiosity. "Oh...? Shoji-kun? What are you doing here, I'm sure I've wiped you from the students list..." He yawned softly.
"That's why I am here, gramps. Can we talk it out? Can you just put me back in?" I asked, secretly pleading.
Mr. Muraoka stretched his arms and looked into my eyes. "What will I have in return, kiddo? Yknow... it would be stupid of them to just accept you again as you're just a problem to the staff. Only the janitor likes you because you helped him a couple of times."
"O,h man! I was attending this school for three weeks! I'm sure the teachers will like my ass in the end! Besides... gramps, you're like a mentor to me! I'm a pervert because I met you when I was little! Don't you remember?! Have some solidarity! I don't have any chance of clapping anything thing in my youth if I can't attend this high school!" I kneeled in front of him, worshipping him for him to accept.
"No can do, kiddo! I like you, but you need to realize that nothing's free!"
"B-But...!"
"Ehh... Shoji... isn't it the time for you to start thinking about the consequences, and man up a little? I'll give you an example. I have a granddaughter and I wouldn't want her to date some cunt who doesn't do anything right or does things that lead him to his failure, do you feel me?" He said with a lot of disappointment.
"But... I thought..." I looked down, my sorrow from earlier disappearing.
"No buts. I'm sorry, but you're speaking to the principal and not Tetsuya Muraoka right now."
"So, could you leave now? After all, you're not even a student here anymore, tho I give you the last chance to walk around this campus."
I looked down at the ground, heading towards the door. "Fine..."
"See you later, Shoji-kun."