'Don't give me your all!　You're not going to be serious anyway.

....

That Saeki turned his frustration on me and is angry.


.........

Probably, that principal said something.
That means that he must have heard something else.
It was that sweet principal, probably...

I don't know what you mean by that but I think I'm going to have to go.

Don't you dare!　Cheats, you cheats!

Hey, Saeki, don't do that!

Shut up, David!　This is between me and him!

Some students are trying to persuade Saeki.
It's a big deal to say that it's a matter between me and him.
There is a great deal of misunderstanding.
Who do you think would take a scum like you seriously?
It's just the right level of leg kicking.

'Saeki-sama!　What happened to you all of a sudden?　Isn't this disrespectful to Master Nito!

Shut up, all of you!　Don't interrupt me for a second!

What's with this man and woman?　You're a friend of Saeki's?
...

Vomit....

Saeki! --

Just then I heard someone behind me trying to calm Saeki down.

'The match is in two days, right?'　Don't........

When I turned around, I saw that it was Kawachi who was there.
What........what is this travesty?
Who the hell do you think I am?
I wish I could put myself in your shoes, as I'm forced to deal with your silly convenience for a moment.
But Saeki doesn't seem to be backing down at all.
On the contrary, he is so hateful that the people around him seem to blame him.
You can't be too presumptuous.

"Saeki-kun, you're unusually angry, aren't you?

Koizumi is next........after all, these guys don't seem to see it.
Perhaps they don't understand.
Immature, therefore.
What exactly was the benefit?
Wasn't the one who was summoned brave enough to bear the benefits of his own body?
What do you mean I'm so weak that you can't even feel my magic?
It was to be expected, but this makes me look like a fool for trying so hard to survive and be strong.

'I don't care how inconsiderate you are, you should know what's right and wrong, don't you?　I kind of know what you're thinking, but that doesn't mean you can't have that attitude when it's not a game.　I wonder if he knows who he's dealing with?

Don't act all high and mighty when I beat you to it!

I'm beaten by you, but that doesn't make you a better player. You should get to know yourself a little better, don't you think?　I'm an immature, misunderstood child...

Nonsense let's just get to town and then we'll have a drink.

I walked towards the entrance.

'Huh?　This is Nito?

Then a man appeared from somewhere.
As soon as he appeared, the bickering between Saeki and Koizumi suddenly stopped.
The voices behind them stopped unnaturally when the man appeared.

''Saeki, what's going on?　You're in a very rough spot today, aren't you?　Are you rooted to the fact that you were made to be a draw for Nito?

What is it?　Saeki is quiet.
That Saeki, who was quick to open his mouth a little while ago when he was made fun of, is silently looking at the situation.

''Kyogoku........''

But it wasn't long before Saeki told me who it was.


I've seen him a few times when I was in Japan.
He was a delinquent who tended not to go to school and often got into trouble with students from other schools.
He always had a clean face and a thin smile on his face, giving off an air of danger.
But now, looking at him again, I don't feel anything.
I don't know exactly what has changed about me, but something has changed.
That's why I don't feel fear.
I wonder if people change like this....

"Wow, this is the party of the hero Nito.......everyone is so beautiful!　Hello, young lady!　I'm Kyogoku, what do you think?　Do you want to have some fun with me?

At that moment, Kyogoku raised Toa's chin in his right hand and grabbed Toa's arm with his left hand.

This guy.........



In that moment a hatred grows inside of me.

In an instant....






----.






''--gahaha!''





I can feel the flesh in my right hand.

'Ggh! ...ha... ha... ce.

I can't think of anything else, as if my thoughts were a blank slate.
But there is only clear hatred.
And .....

Let go...

It's a killing spree.

I found myself grabbing Kyogoku's neck with my right hand and then lifting him up, pushing him so hard that he cracked against the wall.
I want to kill him, I want to kill him now.
I have to kill him.
I have to kill him now.
To not kill this guy now would be an affront to the Abyss.
I would be suspecting the abyss again.
Therefore, I must kill him.

"Nito! --

I heard someone's voice.

More importantly, what am I going to do about it?
In the meantime, why don't we just erase these two arms that touched the Toa?
And then I'll gouge out these eyes so that nothing will ever be seen again?
And as for what I'm going to do with your filthy mouth I'm going to pull your tongue out.
You want me to torture you?　That's good too!
True to the abyss, and now, what's the way I want to kill most?
Greed got in the way of greed and I couldn't get a clear answer.

I found myself holding my left arm over Kyogoku's arm.
There's no need to think about it.
Just do what you want.
Just kill it.

"First the arm....

I fixed Kyogoku's neck and put all my strength into it so that he couldn't move.

''Gua ... ha! .....

The Erosional Disparities..........................Nito!　No! --

That's when I heard a voice behind me.
I thought I heard it earlier, but this time I heard it clearly.

-- It was Toa's voice.

When I turned around, I saw Toa there with a sad look on his face.
I felt myself slowly regaining my composure.
The blood that had risen to my head was receding.
Then I slowly began to see my surroundings.

The wall in the doorway next to the auditorium was cracked and about to collapse.
When had this happened?
It seems I've gone out of control again.
My magic power responds to my anger and when I do, it starts to leak out.
It affects the people around it, invading them even though they aren't using invasive magic.

'Nito, can you let that person go?　I'll be fine.

....

Let go of...?
But now he's groping Toa with his dirty hands.
And he was taunting me, he was taunting Toa....
But.....

I must be cool...

Oh I get it. I'm sorry....

I threw Kyogoku toward the audience.

Nito!

The Toa blames it again.

'Sorry, my hand slipped...'

In fact, my hand really slipped.
I didn't even want to hurt him anymore, but I found myself throwing it away.
It's not enough I haven't been able to release this anger at all.
This is going to cause me a lot of stress!
But ... it can't be helped, this is a school.


The area was quiet.
Kawachi, who was blaming Saeki, Koizumi, who was teasing him, and Saeki, all looked at me and stood still.
They were like mannequins.
A mere puppet with no movement and no intention.
For a moment it looked like that.
All of these guys who opened their mouths and looked at me with a dumb face looked like mannequins.

''Master my eyes are red....''

That's when Nem told me.
The fact that my eyes are red means that I'm that much more loyal to my abyss.
Then I can't back down here.
That would still mean doubting the abyss again.
No, worse than doubt?
It would mean disobeying the abyss.

'Was that you, Saeki?'

I asked, keeping my face away from him.
I asked, and Saeki only responded with a jerk.
For a moment, I sensed fear.
Then Saeki backed up a little.

''Let's give each other our best in the battle against the school. I would like to know how much power the one who benefited from the summoning of the brave is really the one who benefited from the summoning of the brave... that's what I want to know.

I'm not sure...

But that's just it, one word of advice?

I turned my gaze to Saeki's face and didn't glare at him, just gave him a meaningless look.
But Saeki's expression was twitching.
I could feel the obvious fear from it.
And Saeki didn't open his mouth, and he didn't say anything even when I gave him plenty of pause.
Does he think that if he opens his mouth he will be killed?

'An adventurer always travels with a loneliness that is beyond the point of death. Perhaps that's why every one is a bit fussy. I'm not sure if it's because of the honor of being a hero, or if it's because of the honor of being a hero, but I'm still generous compared to the others. But please don't get me wrong.

Let me intimidate you a little.
Before I could say the last word, I let my anger explode to the top of my lungs.
In other words, the release of my magic.

At that moment, a shockwave hits the area and cracks appear on the ground and walls.
The students around him screamed and struggled to support their bodies with their legs so that their bodies would not be taken away.
Some of them crouched down and used their arms and legs, or both, to support themselves.

Kawachi, Koizumi, Saeki........hmm?　If you look hard enough, you'll see Kida, too.
They're the only ones I can see from here.
No ... there's a little bird in the shadow.
The one behind it is, as I recall, Hiiragi?　Behind him was Kato, who was often with Hiiragi.
Whereas Hiiragi was a high-flying holly, Kato was a quiet guy with a low temperament and voice.
Hiiragi was the kind of guy who had money to spend and power.
In fact, the family seemed to be rich. This guy used to make fun of me a lot.
This woman, who left all the cleaning and day shift work to others, forced me to do it every time.
But I remember it all the time.

I don't even want to remember this...

I look at Saeki once more, and then tell him the last word.

'-- If this wasn't a school, for example, but just a meadow or a wilderness, you'd be dead with that one word you just said, wouldn't you?　Adventurers have no reason to miss their opponents. Anyone who turns hostile must be killed quickly. There's no reason to let them live, right?

This is a good place to start, this guy must know that I mean it.
But still, I didn't think not being able to kill him would be this annoying.
It's poison to the body.
It's because I'm going against the abyss by my actions.
But still, I can say with confidence that I am not going against the abyss.
Because I care about this student life and about Toa and Nem and Sufiria.
As much as I want to kill for these guys, I don't seem to want to kill them now.

''And, well, I even tried to say something like that!　Ladies and gentlemen!

I spread my arms and make a speech, breaking off the flow, advancing until I can see everyone's faces.

'Gather here for me and others!　Thank you so much!　I had no idea that all of you, students of Fischanatika, knew about me!　I was wondering if there was anything I could give back on this occasion, but as I said, the only way to do that would be a match!　So, folks, I'll see you next time in a game against the school!　Definitely an exciting, exciting, heated battle!　I'm here with Mr. Saeki, and I will show you how it's done.　So long! --

I finished my speech and walked immediately toward Toa and the others and left.
Then, as if I was late, I heard cheers.

--They are cheering.

I can hear them calling out to me.
Existence is a wonderful thing.
No, it's simply that those students in there are idiots?
Either way, it was convenient.

The four of us walked straight down the aisle, lit by the sunshine from outside and the cool silence from the trees, as we were seen off by the cheers.

"Nit........well, you know........

'Yeah, that's Saeki. He's the main culprit for making a fool of me.

I answered Toa's question immediately without hesitation.
Because I had a feeling that I wanted the three of them to know.
Why am I angry, and what am I angry about?
And who is pissed off?
I want you to know the cause of my anger and my pain.
I don't want to go on and on and on about it, but I need a piece of mind.

'Will your master fight that one?

Yeah.

Are you going to kill him?

I'm not going to kill you. You'd be expelled from school if you did that in here, wouldn't you?　I'm not just going to let that happen. It's not just about revenge anymore, you know.

Nem smiles, often reassuringly, when I say I won't kill him.
.........
I certainly feel guilty.
I would be lying to Nem, Toa, and Sufilia and .................to Sierra.
So there will always be hesitation.

My will, which I said then that I wouldn't get lost anymore, is the same now.
I'm not going to be lost anymore, and I won't be.
But what do you think?
Maybe they'll be disappointed and dismissed as quicksilver?
Toa and Nem haven't heard a word about the one in Graysberg since that time.
Occasionally, when the word 'Gracelk' comes up in Francesca's talk, they fall flat on their faces, as if they're turning away from me.

I know that no one wants that.
But then ... how long do I have to live with these feelings?
How long will you carry these feelings that you have nowhere else to go, and not let them torment you?
I feel like if I do it without hesitation, I won't have to remember those days anymore.
No I'm sure you will.
And I'm sure that one day everyone will understand.
I'm sure they will understand.

I want you to understand.

"I'd like to be a student for a while...

As I said this, I heard a shoe sound, like someone running behind me.
The sound was first noticed by Toa.

'Masamune-kun!'

At that moment, I felt the blood rush through my body.
Who was that? ...What's that voice?
Who knows my name?

First of all, it's not Toa, Nem and Sufilia.
I can tell that.
And while I slowly turn around, I slowly realize that the voice is someone from The Brave.
And at the same time as I turned around, I realized the identity of that voice.

--Nishiro Kotori.

There was my childhood friend, Kotori, there.