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Rated M for strong language
Chapter 4: Supernatural Problems of a Certain Changed Esper.
Classes have ended and it's time to go to the Service Club. I'm packing my things and Bayloupe did the same. Throughout the entire classes, I spaced out a lot because what happened at lunchtime was still stuck in my mind, and it's not just her delicious bento. That make-out session we did back then was just too much, even for me. I've never thought that I would get my first kiss nor getting a girlfriend as pretty as her. Huh, so Bayloupe and I are dating now. I don't know what comes next, although I can guess a few possibilities of what will happen if word gets out about this.
"Hikki, are you going to the club?" Yuigahama walked towards me and asked with desperation in her eyes. She must've been down lately because of Bayloupe. I would feel the same if my crush has a very close male friend that she never mentioned at all. Yes, I know Yuigahama is in love with me, but back then I thought she was just being friendly out of pure guilt at that car accident. However, I realized that she's just genuinely kind to me. She wants to be close to me because she felt warm when we were hanging out together. She had a crush on me, but now I can tell that this is love when I read her face. Sorry Yuigahama, but I don't share the same feelings for you. Even before my memories came back, I was already in love with someone else. I'm not gonna say that bluntly, nor say that sooner. I really value our friendship because of the things we did as clubmates. Normally, I wouldn't give a single shit about her feelings and I would just straight-up reject her but I can't. My 'Loner persona' and 'Accelerator persona' are intertwining. Mixing together. Just because my memories as Accelerator came back, doesn't mean I forgot my memories here as the King of Loners. My experiences here are deep in my core, so much so that I treasure every moment of them, even the bad ones. Yuigahama needs time. This day must've been a fucking rollercoaster for her so I have to wait until she's strong enough to take this revelation.
"Yeah, yeah I'll go, but you can go on ahead. I need to talk to Bayloupe for a few minutes and then there's Hiratsuka-sensei." I told her.
"First name basis..." she mumbled then she looked at Bayloupe and gives her a big smile.
"My name is Yuigahama Yui! You can call me Yui-chan so can I call you Bayloupe?" Bayloupe has a calm expression then formed a small smile.
"Sure. Nice to meet you, Yui."
"Okay! See ya at the club Hachi!" She walked back towards her friends. You're calling me on my first name now? She's definitely jealous. And also, Hachi? I can already tolerate being called 'Hikki' and 'Hikitani' and now I'm supposed to get used to another shitty nickname? Whatever, I'm just gonna hope that she wouldn't go too far, or else I will reject her as bluntly as I can fucking get.
"Alright. Let's go somewhere more privately. I don't want our talk to get drilled into their fucking ears." I said while looking a little menacingly at my classmates. All of them looked away.
"Lead the way." she answered. We're now walking through the hallway to find our quiet location, and other students are staring at us with shock and...awe? What the hell? I understand looking at her like that, but at me too?
"Is she a transfer student? She's so pretty."
" Is she a foreigner? What's with that horns thing on her head?"
" Who's the guy beside her?"
"That's the guy who berated a girl at the cultural festival."
"He looks kinda hot.."
"Hey! Don't forget what he did. He's still a scum."
Oh, at least there are some people who hate me. I guess people who don't judge a book by its ass still exist. I didn't bother telling them to fuck off. It's fine that they recognize me and it'll be even better if they know not to mess with me. I smirked at some of both hateful and satisfying comments from them and I also noticed Bayloupe has a smug on her face. We walk for a few minutes until we reached a certain vending machine. There are always little to no people here, especially if it's after class. Plus, there are drinks so there's that. A perfect place for a private conversation. I turned around towards Bayloupe and try to say something but I got interrupted by her suddenly giving me a quick kiss.
"So, where do we start?" She asked while wearing a seductive smile.
"Fill me in on everything about what happened while I was away." I asked coolly.
"Wow, no reaction to the kiss?" She asked with a teasing tone.
"Heh, try something else to get me because I'm not a pussy like that fucking hero. I'm tougher than you think." I smirked confidently.
"Hoohhh, well I hope you look forward to my future plans." she said.
"Uhuh, anyways back to my question."
"Okay. After you left, Othinus found out that there are some Fallen remnants scattering around Academy City, so everyone's schedule is filled with pest control for 2 months until it's all cleaned. During that time, we discovered that there were a few hideouts from underground or a simple cafe store. We were surprised that we didn't notice them and then Kamijou-san speculated that there was some kind of illusion spell to hide them but vanished after Adam's and Eve's defeat. Based on the appearance, he figured out that they built each hideout at a chronological order of the incidents they did in the past. After that, he suggested to our allies from Roman Catholic Church, England, and some magicians in Australia to keep an eye out for other Fallen rats because those were the places that were attacked by them, and what do you know, he was right. All of them got rid of the hideouts along with the members so after all of that, it's a little peaceful. Especially since you weren't calling us." She explained in a serious tone though that last line has some rage in it.
"I told you I'm sorry, didn't I? Huh not bad, hero. Smart move for a fucking blockhead." I said indifferently.
"I know. He's cunning when it comes to that stuff but he's too dense towards girls." she nodded.
"Alright, now what about Yomikawa and Yoshikawa?"
"Yoshikawa-san got a job as a teacher at your school while Yomikawa is busy with Anti-Skill. They both know that you're here and we came to meet you again." she explained. I guess this is a good time to talk about our relationship.
"Now all of that is out of the way. Let's talk about our relationship-" I was about to explain until she interrupted.
"You want this to keep it a secret, right?"
"Yeah." I said not surprised that she guessed that.
"I agree with that. I like to see how people usually act around or towards you. If we told them that we're dating they'll act differently. Plus..." She paused.
"Plus?" I asked, getting a little impatient.
"It'll be a thrilling experience. Me and you, hiding from people while we make out." She wears a seductive smile.
"No make-out sessions in school." I said deadpanned.
"Fine by me. You know you've changed a lot since you left." she said while analyzing my person.
"Really? Like what?" I asked.
"Like you're not as skinny as you used to be. Your body is...well, let's say average and not underweight." she said.
"I bike a lot so it must've been that." I explained.
"And the black hair?"
"I don't know. Probably one of the effects of that magic cabal's attack." I speculated.
"Hmmm...Well, it oddly suits you. I honestly think that it's better than you usual white hair." she said with a teasing tone.
"Thanks. Any other changes you want to point out?" I asked before we end the conversation and go our separate ways.
"Nope. Not yet. Do you mind if observe every single inch of you in class?" she asked seductively.
"I don't mind as long as you're not looking at any other guys." I said with a smirk.
"Deal. So you're off to Hiratsuka-sensei's office then to your club?" she asked.
"Yeah, so we part ways here. Oh, and Floor List is patrolling in the city, searching for the last remaining Fallen so you can go help her or whatever."
" Floor List? Ahahahaha, even now you still can't get her name right? It's Floris. F-L-O-R-I-S."
"I don't care. I'm not gonna bother to try remembering. See ya" I said as I walk on the direction to Hiratsuka-sensei's office.
"What? No goodbye kiss or even an 'I love you'?" she said.
"Yeah, yeah I love you too." I wave at her while still walking.
"ahaha jackass..." she said between laughter. One problem down, three more to go. However, I stopped myself and turned my back to Bayloupe and said something that might take a step in our relationship way too quickly.
"...I do know a secret spot or two." I said with a little embarrassed tone. she turned around with a surprised face and blushing cheeks until she forms a teasing smile.
"Eh? So you actually want a thrilling experience?" she teased.
"Shut up. Just don't try to be a pain in the ass." I said indifferently.
"So? Did something happened to you during the weekend?" Right now I'm sitting face to face with Hiratsuka-sensei in her office. I gotta make this quick so I can go to the club, leave early, and on to the bodyguard duty. That magic cabal might attack her any moment by now. However, I'm wondering why do they take so long to capture her after they've already dealt with me. Are they preparing for something or are they waiting for the right time to take action? I know what they want with her but I'm confused as to why they don't want to ally with The Fallen remnants. The objective should intertwine their goals but-
"HIKIGAYA! Are you listening to me!?" My thoughts are interrupted by this fucking Christmas cake.
*BAM*
"Gaghg!" Sensei tried to punch me in the gut and I reacted in time to block it with my arms but it's still painful as hell.
"Hoohhh? You blocked that well. My woman intuition sensed you insulting me." Hiratsuka-sensei said while her fist is still raised. I wobble my arms until the pain is gone.
"Tch, I don't know what the hell you're talking about. Can I leave now?" I asked bluntly.
"No. Not until I get answers from you. Keep in mind that punch earlier wasn't one of my Serious Series (1). What happened during the weekend?" she asked while analyzing my face seriously.
"None of your damn business." I said while closing my eyes.
"It is my business because you're my student. You're not going anywhere until you tell me." she said. I appreciate Hiratsuka-sensei's efforts to help students as a guidance counselor but I can't tell her that I'm the strongest esper in Academy City and a certain bitch who is a total pain in the ass needs help from a magic organization. She would either activate her shounen fanatic mode, freak out and her brains blown into shit, or she would bother me even more. Even worse, all three.
"Fine by me. I can just sit here and wait til school ends." I said with a bored expression, shifting my sitting position by resting my head on an armrest with my hands and resting my legs on the other, then closing my eyes to fall asleep. I seriously don't give a damn as long as I'm done here and out doing bodyguard.
"Those two girls might get mad at you for not attending club hours." She said with an angry tone while my eyes are still closed, not bothering to look at her.
"I'll just say that you kidnapped me here because you were in heat and desperate to find a man to relieve you or some shit." I said it sarcastically and I heard a spit.
"E-eh? I'm not in heat! And shut your mouth about me finding a man. I'm trying hard, y'know!?" She basically shouted and a teacher came in angrily.
"Shhhhhh!"
"A-ah I'm very sorry." She bowed repeatedly until the teacher left. The room is now quiet and I heard a clicking sound. I'm guessing she's going to smoke a cigarette and I'm gonna die of second-hand smoking. I opened an eye and look at sensei struggling to turn on the lighter. Just as the lighter flicked on, I quickly grabbed the cigarette and lighter, and smashed the cigarette on the tray. Her face is now surprised and angry at my action.
"What was that for!?"
"If I'm gonna stay here til school ends, I don't want any air pollution here. Unless you let me go..." I said while sitting on the chair in the same resting position and then closed my eyes. This damn teacher should follow Yomikawa's example. She drinks a lot but at least she doesn't smoke.
"Also, you need to stop smoking."
"*SIGH* You're not gonna tell me anything, are you?" she asked in a weary tone.
"..." I stayed quiet. I don't wanna waste my energy on pointless talking, especially if it's something I can't talk about. I'll just sleep until it's over. I do need some energy when bodyguarding.
"Can you at least tell me about those eyes?" she asked curiously.
"...Yesterday morning I woke up and I was surprised that my eyes turned red. Apparently, it's a genetics thing because I got this from my mother." I explained without care.
"Huh. And that's how your eyes aren't a dead fish anymore." she said now calm and back to normal.
"I have dead-fish eyes because I was observing my surroundings. Just looking at the world in a twisted yet logical view. If being a dead fish is what it takes to be enlightened on the reality of youth then I'll gladly accept them as a part of me." I said with my Loner self taking over. Huh, I guess this is what they meant by 'old habits die hard'.
"And there goes your usual loner attitude. Fine, you may go now but that doesn't mean we're done with this topic, Hikigaya." She said with a disappointed tone.
"Finally." I picked my bag up and walked towards the door until she interrupts.
"Can you tell me about you and Newlight?" she asked with a little...jealousy tone.
"She already told you we're close friends."
"Don't lie to me. I can tell that there's something more than being 'close friends'." she said
"And I already told you it's none of your damn business." And then I left it at that without bothering to wait for her response. Two problems down, two to go.
I'm now nearing the Service Club and I hear two voices inside the room.
"And then Bayloupe said she met Hikki in London. IN! LONDON! That's like, the city of love! Can you believe that, Yukinon?!" I hear Yuigahama's voice shouting. How much did Bayloupe tell them about us? I eavesdrop on their conversation before I go in.
"No, I don't. And London is not the city of love, Paris is." I hear Yukinoshita correcting her.
"Eh? Well, you get what I mean! And then she said he was with his friends."
"Friends? Can you specify what the word 'friends' she was conveying, Yuigahama-san?" Yukinoshita asked with a slightly surprised tone.
"Friends friends! Like, real friends! And she said he had a job there! Hikki was working in London!" She said with an exaggerated tone. Job? She must be referring to me working with the hero and his magic friends to stop that red fucktard princess and her coup d'etat. Back then, I was new to the whole magic shit and I got my ass beaten by that guy named Aqua. I couldn't manipulate the vectors of his attacks. it's like they're all juggling around and not moving in one direction. Sometimes the attack exploded, went to a random direction, or possibly kept moving in the same direction. I couldn't develop a formula to redirect magic and that was my downfall. I was lucky that I held him off with Kanzaki due to my out-of-control 'Awakening'. And then there was red fucktard princess with her so-called 'dimension-cutting'. All of that were just scientifically impossible. I already acknowledged the existence of magic back when Sloth appeared at the tournament but it's still hard to believe that something like that can happen.
"But the most amazing thing about her is when my classmates were starting to insult Hikki, she defended him by telling us off. She really is close to him..."
"Hmmm... Perhaps there are some things we don't actually know about Hikigaya-kun. Is the reason for his cynical attitude connected to his 'friends' and London?" Yukinoshita speculated.
"I don't think so. I wanted to ask her more until the math teacher came..." Yuigahama sounded down when she said that. So it's that far huh. Well, Eavesdropping is over. I slid open the door and I see the look of surprise on their faces.
"Yo."
"H-Hikki? Yahallo." Yuigahama stuttered.
"We were just talking about you, Hikigaya-kun. There is a new transfer student in your class and I heard that she's very close to you." Yukinoshita said with a cool expression as always.
"Yeah, close friends. Nothing more." I said as I sat on my usual chair, picked up my novel and read it. I noticed the two aren't convinced and then Yuigahama stood up and shouted.
"See, Yukinon!" She rushed towards me and took hold of the sides of my head with her hands, forcing me to turn towards Yukinoshita with a surprised look on my face.
"RED! EYES!" she pointed out overdramatically.
"I can see that, Yuigahama-san. You don't need to do that." she said while staring at me.
"Let go, you fucking airhead." I said with a calm face but with a little annoyed tone.
"Oh, sorry Hikki. I didn't ask but what happened to your eyes?" Yuigahama asked while sitting back down.
"I got it from my mom." I said while not bothering to discuss this any further.
"So it's from genetic inheritance. There are cases where eye color changed naturally with different reasons." Yukinoshita said while probably holding her chin. I'm reading my novel so I won't bother looking at their faces.
"Really? Do you think my eye color will change too?" The orange airhead asked excitedly.
"Who knows. Maybe you will have to wait at a certain age for that to happen or maybe you can get infected by a human-sized germ though I highly recommend you do not pick the latter." Yukinoshita said and I can tell she has a smug on her face.
"How rich, coming from an Ice Queen who infected my ears with her fucking wisecracks." I retorted while reading.
"Ara, I didn't know germs have ears, and to think your ears are weak enough to be damaged by my banter is definitely expected. Your mouth must've also been made of germs since you are cursing." she talked back.
"What? Are you scared that my mouth might damage your fucking ego or something? Because I can do that for you."
"On the contrary-" And now we're back to the usual bantering while Yuigahama tried to stop us sometimes in vain or just play with her cellphone. Yukinoshita Yukino, a student of Class 2-J, the founding president of this club, a smart and beautiful girl. And the girl that my 'Loner' self fell in love with. He may be aware that she has feelings for him but he didn't realize that he also shared the same. It all started during the cultural festival committee. After knowing that Yukinoshita was involved in that car accident and she nor Yuigahama told him about it, he grew distant from her. He was hurt because he thought Yukinoshita was the only person who is honest and straightforward and won't lie to him, but she did. He started feeling guilty that she was trying her best to rekindle their relationship and when Yukinoshita got sick, he developed feelings for her.
"Hey, Yukinoshita..." I scratched the back of my head, trying my best to let out the words I want to convey to her.
"I can-"
"I'm sorry, but that's not happening." Rejected already?! And I haven't finished so how do you know what I was going to say?!
"What? I didn't get a chance to finish." I said in a weird, desperate tone.
"I believe I told you before. It is impossible for us to be friends." she said while smiling.
"Is that right?' I looked away a little annoyed but disappointed at the same time.
"Yes, I do not lie."
"...No, you can lie if you want. I lie all the time. Saying you don't know something or you do doesn't make much difference. In fact, forcing a confession is just messed up." I said while eyes closed.
"...I wasn't lying. After all, I didn't know you well." I stare at her for a few seconds and then she smiles with her an eye closed and spoke.
"But now I do."
I looked away in embarrassment. I don't know if I'm blushing or not but If I am, please kill me now.
"Is that right?" Is my only response.
"Yes, it is." she answered.
At the end of the Cultural Festival, he got shot through the heart and now he was unawarely in love with the girl that is Yukinoshita Yukino. These two are loners yet there are some differences other than one is a human and one is an Ice Queen. However, those differences are what make this banter quite refreshing. Right now, I 'm starting to swear a lot which occasionally caught her off guard sometimes but overall, it didn't make any of them uncomfortable judging by their expressions.
*KNOCK* *KNOCK* *KNOCK*
"You may enter." The Ice Queen said.
"Sorry for barging in." Said a male student. He got quite the looks though not on Hayama's level. he has short greenish-grey hair with the same eye color and has a well-built frame while also wearing our winter Sobu High uniform.
"Kunimi Yuuma from Class 2-E."
"Eh? You mean that hot guy in the basketball club? Wow!" The orange airhead said in awe. Great, we have another version of that golden boy and I already can't fucking stand the original. I didn't react to anything and just keep reading my novel. Hell if I know who this guy is, nor do I even care but I'm gonna listen to his request since that's what he's here for.
"Ah, that's right. Nice to meet you. I came here because a teacher said that I can make a request for you to help me with something." He said. That teacher he was talking is definitely Hiratsuka-sensei.
"I see, then please state your request." Ice Queen calmly asked.
"Okay. Well, my girlfriend doesn't get along well with my best friend and I was wondering if you could help me get them to be cool with each other." He said. So he has a girlfriend who hates his best friend for whatever reason and now he wants them to get along. I'm having this so-called NTR vibe there. That fucking Aogami and shitty siscon are starting to rub me off with their fetish arguments.
"So your request is for them to get along? We can help you with that right, Yukinon?."
"Indeed. I accept your request, Kunimi-kun."
"Thank you very much, Yukinoshita-san." I heard him stand up, I guess he's bowing. Silence filled the room and I moved my eyes a little to see what's going on. All of them are staring at me.
"Hikki?" Orange airhead asked looking confused.
"Were you listening, Hikigaya-kun?" Ice Queen asked with a hint of anger.
"Yeah, don't mind me. I'll read while my ears are open." I said while going back to my novel.
"Your manners are starting to dwindle, Hikigarbage-kun. Did your personality turned for the worst along with those murderous red eyes?"
"Shut up and get on with the request already." I said in annoyance. there were a few seconds of silence until I heard her sigh.
"...Very well then. Let's start by knowing who they are such as their names and whatnot." Yukinoshita said back to her calm self.
"Right. My girlfriend's name is Kamisato Saki and my best friend is Azusagawa Sakuta. Me and Sakuta are classmates along with Saki but she already hates him way before they first talked. Sakuta didn't have a nice reputation during his first year because of rumors and Saki thought that I would get in trouble if I hang out with someone like him." He explained.
"That girl is a fool. Basing someone from rumors does not mean you know everything about that person. She's clearly more worried about her image with you than what you really want." she ranted.
"Ahahaha well she has her reasons and I don't want to tell you because they're a little personal. I can assure you that one of the reasons is not something as petty as wanting to become popular. She's just worried about me, that's all." He said with a genuine warm tone. He really loves his girl, huh.
"Ah! Now I remember! Isn't Azusagawa Sakuta that celebrity's boyfriend? Uhh...What's her name? Oh, Sakurajima Mai!" The orange airhead who was oddly silent the entire conversation suddenly shouted.
"Sakurajima...Mai?" The Ice Queen asked in confusion.
"You know! She is a popular celebrity who is both an actress and a model! She was a child star and worked in a lot of TV shows, commercials, and magazines until she took a hiatus three years ago and then came back this spring. Oh, and I think she's studying at Minegahara High School." Orange airhead explained. So this guy's best friend is famous but still got subjected to nasty rumors?
"Then, are the rumors related to his relationship with a celebrity?" Ice Queen asked.
"Uhh no, it's a different rumor. Last year, Sakuta got hospitalized and rumors spread that he got in a fight and sent people to the hospital." He explained.
"The Hospitalization Incident?" Orange airhead asked.
"Yeah, but I don't believe in rumors. When I first heard them, I got curious and tried talking to him. He isn't what the rumors turned out to be. he is caring towards others but he is blunt and straightforward most of the time and he isn't afraid to make lewd remarks."
"Sounds like a certain cynical pervert that I'm very fond of." Ice Queen said with a calm and teasing tone. I can tell that they're all staring at me but I'm not gonna respond to that and just read my novel because it's a waste of time.
"Anyway, that rumor died down a little when he confessed to Sakurajima-san at her school, in front of everybody, might I add." He said. I can tell from his tone that he's proud of him.
"KYAAAHH! How romantic!"
"He is brave, I commend to that. So then, what's the problem when the rumors already died down?" Ice Queen asked.
"Ah, well...You remember what I said about him being blunt and straightforward."
"Yes."
"Well...their first talk didn't turn out so well, and it hasn't been improved since then." He said hesitantly.
"When was their first talk?" She asked.
"Hmmm...I think it was in the early days of spring. Few days before he and Sakurajima-san started dating." He said while thinking.
"Since the first semester, I see." There were a few seconds of silence until she spoke.
"Alright then, we will discuss this matter tomorrow as it is almost time for club hours to end. We understand the situation."
"Thank you very much! Then, see you tomorrow." We packed our things and left the clubroom. It's finally time for some action if there is any. Depends if either that magic cabal would appear or I might get bumped into one of those Fallen shitheads. I wave the two girls goodbye and I'm off to do my job.
5:00 P.M. in Chiba.
Here I am, following the girl who is that magic cabal's target. I'm a few distances away so that no one will notice that I'm following her and so far, nothing suspicious. The girl I'm following has blonde hair, wears a winter Sobu High uniform, and has olive-green eyes. Yeah, that magic cabal is after Miura Yumiko, the Fire Queen. She was done with her tennis practice and is now hanging out with the orange airhead and nosebleed addict eating some crepe. Then, I hear Fire Bitch spoke.
"Hey, do you girls want to go to Academy City next month for the Ichihanaransai?"
"Ichi...Dalaran...Ichi..Karazhan? (2)" Orange airhead asked having a hard time pronouncing the word.
"Ichihanaransai. It's basically a cultural festival in Academy City but it is an internal event so normal visitors from outside that city are not allowed so why bother going there, Yumiko?" nosebleed addict asked.
"They just announced that It will be open for everyone to promote the city while showcasing their students' performances in normal activities. I'm excited! I watched the Daihaseisai and two weeks ago and saw all those cool powers! I want to meet the Railgun because I saw how awesome her power is!" Fire Bitch said loudly with obvious excitement. The Ichihanaransai is what nosebleed addict just said, a cultural festival event in Academy City. Last year, Yomikawa forced me to enroll in high school because she thought I would turn into a NEET if I just stayed inside the apartment. When I got enrolled in A Certain High School, I was shocked when that fucking hero was my classmate. And then there was that Delta Force and they kept bugging me until I went along with their dumbass antics like having an argument on which color of panties are the best, or if boobs are better than ass. After spending time with them for a while, I got used to that class's daily routine; the hero, siscon, blue-haired degenerate and that fucking snake fighting about something and got drag into it. Then Forehead Deluxe kicks their asses. It was never quiet there and even though I like some peace, it was quite refreshing to get inside a noisy, energetic school life. Compared to here, it's just boring shitheads following social norms and trying their best to open their legs for social status. Anyways, the Ichiraharansai was the same as usual, students having fun, eating at food stalls, etc. Our main event was an auction to see which school would be visited by Kami (A.K.A the damn hero disguised in a mask) and a LOT of people participated. Heh, seeing the hero's face when he got fucked by their antics was sure a sight to see. It was all arranged by That fucking siscon, and degenerate. How the hell can they do impressive shit like that yet sucked balls at school work?
"Ah! Well, I want to see Kami there. Do you think he will appear?" Orange airhead said excitedly.
"You mean the supposed 8th level 5? I don't know. He is quite an enigma." Nosebleed addict said. Funny story actually. Last year, there was this tournament me and the hero were forced to participate.
...
"Oh yes, before I forget, as many of you know, starting next week is the annual Grand Ability Dual Tournament between schools. It is a chance for everyone to use their abilities to the fullest in supervised two on two simulated combat. Every class gets two students as their representatives and you will have a chance to compete with all the other schools if you place first in ours. We need to decide who will be our representatives." Komoe-sensei announced and I closed my eyes while my hand is on my cheek with my arm propping my head . I don't give a fuck about the tournament since most of the participants will probably be boring wimps. Most of the class are yelling in excitement about who should be the participants for our class until they went oddly quiet. I open my eyes and see everyone staring at me.
"What?" I asked with a boring expression.
"Accelerator, you would be the best choice to lead our team to victory in this tournament." Forehead exclaimed.
"Tch, That souns stupid and I don't want to deal with the hassle. I'm already the strongest." I retorted. Forehead is marching towards me while talking.
"Don't be like that. We know you're strong and, even if you don't think of it, all of us see you as part of the class. You should represent us. We would even let you choose your partner since you would know who could work the best with you." I was about to refuse until I gave a quick look at the class. Everyone's staring at me hopefully.
*SIGH*
I sighed hard. This is gonna be a pain in the ass. I really don't want to participate in something as shitty as a stupid sparring session event but if I say no, they would annoy the fuck out of me until I accept the offer. Wait, I can choose who will get to be my partner?...hehehheheh, then I guess I have no choice.
"Ok, if I can decide who the other member is, I suppose I can use this to relieve some stress." Everyone cheered. If these idiots keep shouting, I'll fucking kill all of them.
"Alright then, who do you want as your partner?" I then point my finger towards that one guy.
"KAMIJOU?!" They yelled in surprise.
"ME?!" The hero shouted.
"Yep, and I won't accept anyone else." I said while grinning.
"Well...Looks like you're going to represent us too Kamijou. Don't you dare try to weasel your way out of this or give up halfway. If you do...it won't be pretty." Forehead said as she cracks her knuckles.
"But, I'm a level 0, I'll get massacred." The hero protested. Then sensei spoke.
"Kamijou-chan, Accelerator-chan chose you, so he must have confidence in your strength. Besides, you get extra credit for participating in this tournament and you definitely need it. If you do well, you might be able to avoid supplementary classes. Who knows, your abilities may finally awaken during this event.
"Hahahaha Kami-yan, you can't get out of this one." The fucking siscon said.
"...Such misfortune."
...
And that's what happened. We participated but with the hero wearing a disguise because we knew he would be bothered getting the public's attention. I picked the hero because I wanted to know how his power works yet even now I still can't understand it. Adam and Eve knew everything about his right hand but we didn't get them to talk before we beat their asses, and the one-eyed blondie clearly knows some information but didn't tell anyone about it.
Imagine Breaker. The power to negate everything supernatural. Just what is its origin, and why is it only in that hero's right hand? I'll think about that later. There are more concerning questions that need answers like why did they make Ichihanaransai an open event? It never happened in previous years so why now? What the hell is Aleister planning this time?
My thoughts are interrupted when I notice someone suspicious following the girls. Dark-green jacket over his grey hoodie-wearing on his head. I can tell because when one of the girls turned around, he'd either hide behind something like a light post or keep walking towards them then slow down a few paces behind them. I now noticed something that pissed me off the most.
A bracelet.
That bracelet is the same one as the ones those magic cabal were wearing. So you decided to make your move now? Big mistake. I guess it's time to try that thing for the first time. I took out my phone and dial a number.
"Hey" I greeted.
"Hello, Hachiman. I'm with Floris and still patrolling downtown. Is there something you want?" Bayloupe said on the phone.
"Yeah, I found a suspicious guy following the target. I need you to guard her while I deal with this fucker."
"Who is the girl?" she asked.
"You know that blonde bitch in class?"
"Yes, I remember her. Where are you now?"
"Shopping district, near the biggest mall. Do you know where it is?"
"I can search it with my cellphone so don't worry."
"Okay, bye." I ended the call and put the phone back in my pocket. It's time for action. I turn my choker on and took out a paper in my pocket and murmured. I then walked faster towards that fucker and called out with hands behind my pockets.
"You got some nerves showing up at this time." The guy turned around and stare at me for a few seconds. I can see his face turned into a scowl.
"You...you're Accelerator, aren't you? Is Academy City on hunting season for us? Is one guy not enough for research?" He said in an angry tone. I got confused at what this shithead is blabbering.
"What the fuck are you talking about? Don't fuck my head with your bullshit blabbering you magic bastard." I said with a scowl.
"Magic? Haha, what? Are you some kind of otaku freak who thinks Hogwarts exist? (3) he said. What? He's not one of them? Then what was he talking about 'hunting season' and all that shit?
"I know a lot about you and that includes your ability. Just because you're the strongest esper doesn't mean I'll open my legs for you and be their dogs." He said with trembling fists of anger. Looks like talking won't get through his head.
"Oh? Then try to amuse me shithead and try not to die too quickly." I smirked
"Heh, you sure you want to fight with all these people...around...what the?!" He looked around surprised that there is no people in the area. This is my first time using this magic spell. It's called a People-Clearing Field, and it's used to keep people away from a certain area by interfering with the unconscious in order to divert the attention of unrelated people and prevent their intrusion, up to a certain level. Bayloupe taught me this during lunchtime and I'm surprised that this worked on my first try. I don't know who this guy but he has that same bracelet as those bastards and even if he's not one of them, he's still tailing the girls so this guy is still suspicious.
"What the hell did you do?!" He asked
"Fight me and find out." My smirked grew bigger and now he's pissed. He stomped the ground which resulted in a crater and a few rocks flying. He kicked a few of them towards me with quite a speed. As the rocks came towards me like bullets...
*DING*
My redirection field reflected them back towards him at the same speed, and then he dodged all of them with ease. He got quick reaction time.
"My turn." I said as I did the same thing as he did but with stronger force and more rocks flying. I kicked as many of them as possible towards him with the rocks reaching faster than any bullets. He quickly ducked the first one then dodged the rest of them by turning his body sideways
"You're good at dodging!" I said as I charged towards him with blinding speed and got behind him in no time.
"What else can you do?" I whispered behind him and he twitched, shocked that I'm behind him. I quickly reached my hand to his back but he jumped away from me. He touched a light post and carried it out from the ground. Superhuman strength and speed, huh? how simplistic.
He threw the light post at me like a javelin and it's going towards me fast. I just stood still with a bored expression and then.
*DING*
My redirection field did the work and it reflected back towards the hooded guy. He jumped to the side to evade but the moment he did that, I already closed our distance and while he's still in the air, I tried punching him in the face just so I could end this quickly but he suddenly parried it and then-
*BAM*
I was sent flying towards a nearby building and collided against the wall, leaving a large crack behind me and fell to the ground.
"GAAH!" My face hurts like hell. What the fuck did he do?! How did he went past my field?
"How the fuck did you do that?!" I shouted angrily at him. He's standing behind a giant hole in a wall that came from the light post earlier.
"Fight me and find out." He said with a mocking smile. He's fucking dead!
I reached my hands out and manipulated the vectors in the air and shoot blasts of whirlwind towards him. He quickly dodged and then charged at me with blinding speed.
"Boo."
He punched me again in the face two times and then thrust kick me in the stomach. Sending me flying backward and tumbling in the ground.
"GAH! *COUGH* *COUGH*" I was on my knees and coughing loudly, looking at the ground. Just as I was to get back up, he suddenly closed in and now he's beating the shit out of me. Each hit connects, some of them hit oddly harder than normal. I tried hitting back but he quickly parried them with ease. He has experience in hand-to-hand combat.
"You sure...suck at swinging... a punch!" He said between hits and punched me again in the guts.
I quickly jumped away from him and then.
"RAAAAGGGHHH!" I roared as the road in front of me is cracking and a massive shockwave of air is coming towards his direction which resulted in window glasses breaking, debris flying everywhere and he sent flying towards a building.
*COUGH* "Ouch!" I saw him in the distance struggling to stand up but got back on his feet anyway.
"That was...awesome...and a total dick move." He said between pants. His appearance looks a little beaten up now with some glass shards stabbing his shoulders, dirty clothes, and blood coming out of his mouth.
"But don't think that was enough to keep me down." He moved quickly and wall-jumped between buildings faster than I can track. He's jumping everywhere and I stared upward to wait patiently for his next attack. He has the advantage at close range so I need to move as far away from him as possible while hitting him with long-range attacks. Shit, just what is his power?! From our conversation earlier it seems like he's not a magician but an esper. Then that means-
"HAH!" He charged behind me and I expected it, jumping away to the side while trying to hit him with a tornado blast. He kept dodging them all and I kicked a nearby rock towards him while he dodged another whirlwind. It's traveling at incredible speed but he dodged it only grazed his face.
"Heh. Close one." he rubbed the blood on his cheek with his thumb and licked it. Then...
*BOOM*
At immense speed, he ran and I chased him but only at a fixed distance to avoid getting in his close range while trying to hit him with more blasts of whirlwind. I kept chasing him around the streets for a few minutes until I turn to a corner that he just went and stopped.
He's gone. I looked at my surroundings and noticed that I'm in a narrow street. Knowing this, I quickly realized that this is a trap.
"HAH!" I heard glass breaking from my right and ducked his kick but then he hit me with an ankle sweep, losing my balance. He then kicked me in the guts and I crashed into a nearby wall, leaving a big crack on it.
"AH!" I gasped in pain and as he was closing in on me. I countered by manipulating the vectors on the ground, and pillars suddenly rose from it and thrust towards him. They hit him and he was being pushed to a wall.
"*COUGH*" He coughed and now he's stuck between the pillars and the wall he crashed into. I wasted no time and charge at him, hoping to get at least a single touch. He quickly broke free and dodged, but I followed up with a thrust kick that sent him flying outside of the narrow street and now we're in the middle of a crossroad. Without delay, I stomped the ground and kicked and threw as many flying debris as possible towards him. they either grazed him or missed completely as he dodged them quickly. He then charged at me and then...
"GGRRRRAAAAAAAHHHHHHHGGH! I roared once again as I produced a massive shockwave that damaged all of my surroundings. Windows are shattered, the ground on my feet cracked, light posts and traffic lights either knocked down or flew away. I looked around and no sight of him until I realized he was high above me and about to plummet towards me. I jumped away and flew high enough to reach past the buildings with my tornado-like wings. I stare at him standing in the center of a crater.
15 minutes left.
"COWARD! Aren't you the number one esper!? Fight me like a man!" He said as he jumped to the rooftop of a building and jumped high enough to reach me. He pulled out his fist and tried to hit me but I moved sideways to evade. And then to my surprise, he suddenly closed the distance mid-air somehow but I evaded his kick and hit him with a whirlwind blast, pushing him back to a nearby building.
"Gah!" I was surprised that it hit him. For someone with superhuman speed, he should've evaded that easily. But he somehow flew towards me after that failed punch but he can't maneuver well in the air, huh? Well then. I watched as he stood his feet on the wall. Wait, stood his feet on the wall?
"Fucking coward! You piece of-" he shouted some swear words but I ignored that as I kept observing him. He really is standing still on a building wall, and I noticed one detail that gave away what his power is. His clothes aren't dangling down. It's as if the gravity around him is horizontal.
"Tch, a gravity user huh?" I said loud enough for him to hear.
"Huh? Haha, what makes you think that?" He asked mockingly with a smile.
"Don't bullshit with me. Your power is to manipulate the gravity around your body and the objects you touched which explains the light post earlier and all that superhuman speed and strength." I explained.
"Heh! That doesn't explain how I'm able to hit you now does it?"
"It does." I said while smirking and now he's just staring at me with a serious face.
"The moment before your punch connected, you quickly manipulated the gravity around your fist backward which makes my redirection field move your fist towards me instead of away. That would explain why some of your hits are stronger than normal because the force of gravity was so strong." I explained.
"Heh! Well, let's see if you figure out my power would change anything!" He jumped high then kicked the building wall and immediately he's on top of me. I reacted in time by dodging an incoming punch but suddenly my right arm got grabbed by him.
"GOTCHA!" He's now dragging me down fast and plummeted me into the ground, but before that happened I managed to touch his right arm, the one that's grabbing hold of me.
*DING* *BOOM* *CRACK*
Three sounds were heard on that exchange; me using my ability, me getting plummeted, and bones cracking.
"AAAAAAGHHH!" I heard a scream. I cough out blood and struggling to stand up. I saw the guy holding his deformed right arm with his left hand.
"There's gonna be more bones cracking if you keep this up." I grinned as I wiped the blood on the corner of my mouth
"Tch!" He then went back to wall-jumping everywhere but this time a little higher up. Most likely to prevent me from flying. Okay then, how about this. I slowly gathered the wind without him noticing while dodging every attack he throws at me for a few minutes. I then spun the wind around me in a vortex and waited for the right opportunity.
"HAH!" The moment he closed in on me, A giant whirlwind was formed with me inside and him getting pulled by it.
"WOAH! AAAAAHH WHAT THE HELL!" He screamed as he got twirled around by the tornado. Heh, perfect. I made him lose his balance and he can't move well in the air. A perfect trap. I walked outside of the whirlwind and picked out something in my pocket.
Hiratsuka-sensei's lighter.
This isn't a normal tornado. I manipulated the vectors in the air to separate the gases while forming the vortex. Right now, as I separate the gases in the whirlwind, its air will be all made up of oxygen.
A flammable whirlwind.
"HAHAHAHAHAHAHA!" I laughed menacingly as I flicked the lighter on, which then produces a giant fire that trails toward the whirlwind. Now it's a fire tornado
"GAAAAAHAAAAAAA!" I saw his silhouette and heard him scream in agony. I quickly noticed that he's spinning around the vortex a lot faster than my calculations intended. Suddenly, he got launched away from the fiery whirlwind and crashed into a nearby flower store.
"Heeeeeh. So you controlled the gravity around your body to follow the vortex's momentum and then launched yourself out of there. Very clever but the damage has been done." My grin grew bigger as I look at his current state. His clothes are burnt, showing a little of his well-built abdomen, legs, and arms in which the skin is red burnt. His hood is also burnt, revealing his face; short orange hair, and grey eyes. His body is smoking and he's panting hard. Surprisingly, he stood up.
"Not...over...yet." He said between breaths. He crouched a little then jumped. Now he's wall-jumping everywhere again.
"*SIGH* you just don't know when to give up do you?" He closed in on me for about 6 feet and just as I was to hit him with a whirlwind blast, he jumped away, then closed in in the same distance, then jumped away. Wince and repeat. I kept trying to hit him with long-range attacks but he keeps evading and charging at him close range is still a bad idea because I think that's what he wanted.
"It's best to give up, y'know?"
"Heh, I still got a trick up my sleeve." He said. I'm still in the same spot and I'm trying my best to hit him. He's not doing anything for the last couple of minutes. He's just hopping everywhere and when he gets close, he moved back and repeat the same process. What's he up to now? It's like he's waiting for something. I only got about 5 minutes until-
"I know a lot about you and that includes your ability."
"Looks like you realized." He said with a smirk.
"You fucker! And you call me a fucking coward!" He's waiting for my choker to run out of batteries. I have to end this quick. Doing another shockwave won't help since he avoided the second one, most likely by running away til he was outside of range. I could bring out a tornado by surprise by quickly forming one under his feet or something but right now he's jumping everywhere too fast for me to get a solid catch. Pulling him in with a giant tornado is no good either, I realized too late that I was doing too much damage here in the area and I'll definitely get into trouble. There is one plan I could think of.
I controlled the vectors in the air once again and gather all of it and then compress them.
"Compress. Compress..." In a few seconds, an orb of blue energy is formed above my head.
Plasma. By compressing the air and shrinking it at an extremely high rate, the atoms in the air will break into cations and electrons, becoming ionized, and then transforming into a high energy plasmatic state.
"DIE!" the blue orb shot several blasts of plasma at him but he dodged them fast enough to even avoid getting his skin burnt further by its intense heat.
"This is your last bet? Awesome light show but still can't hit me!" He shouted while dodging another blast. I kept blasting him with plasma and he's dodging everything while maintaining distance. I could run away but I don't know if he'll show himself next time so this is the best opportunity to beat him.
"Thirty seconds left, Mr. Strongest!" I keep a calm face while smiling.
"Then let's put this ending with a fucking crispy corpse!" I shout as I grinned. We continued this charade for a few more seconds. Me, blasting him to dust, and him dodging every single one of them. It keeps repeating and each second passed, I felt like my grin grew bigger.
5...
4...
3...
2...
1...
But then, I stopped. The plasma orb disappeared and I fell my back to the ground.
"Heh, I'm actually surprised. Is this what the number one level 5 can do?" I hear him talking and walked towards me.
"You didn't go all out in the last minute because any more damage in this city will cause you a shit load of trouble." I hear him loud and clear.
"That was a good fight, honestly. Tell your city to back off or all of you are dead." Very loud and clear. Now I know what you're thinking. How can I hear him when my choker is out of batteries? Well...
"I wonder if you can hear me in that state." As I heard him walk close enough to me, I suddenly stood up and saw his shocked expression.
"Boo." Then punched him hard in the chest. I could hear his ribs cracking.
"Gah!" He went flying backward and tumbled into the ground. Now he's lying on the ground with his back, coughing out blood and can't move, like he's paralyzed. Your next line is, 'How the hell are you still standing?' (4)
"How the hell... are you still... standing?!" He said between coughs.
"Hmmm, I wonder how? HAHAHAHAHA!" I did my signature laugh and then explained.
"5 seconds before my supposed 'defeat', I touched the plasma and manipulated its vectors. Did you know that its motion of electrons and ions produces its own electric and magnetic field?"
"Then...that means... you charged your...battery" He said with difficulty to breathe
"DING! DING! We have a winner! HAHAHA! I manipulated the vectors of the electric field to control electricity and held it on my hand, then put my finger on the electrode. Also, that punch earlier has 1000 volts of electricity and you took it like a champ!" I walked towards him with an evil grin. I won't kill him, just get some answers from this fucker and then it's all over.
"I'm surprised you're still alive from that but I'm glad. I got questions for you and depending on your answer, I might let you live."
"Oooookkkaaaayyy that's enough!" A man suddenly appeared close to that guy, blocking my way. It's like he teleported. He has short, mildly wavy, dark brown hair and dark brown eyes. He is quite tall and slim, wearing a long, untied sand-colored trench coat over his black vest with a striped dress shirt under it. he also dons beige pants, dark brown shoes, and has bandages wrapped around his entire body; only his face, hands, and feet are left uncovered. Bandages?
"Tch, who the fuck are you this time? Pointless backup?" I asked in annoyance.
"Yup, I'm this hopeless idiot's backup. As for who we are? Well, that is a secret to-"
"You guys are gemstones, aren't you?" I interrupted him. Gemstones are espers that have their powers naturally rather than going through the Power Curriculum Program. I heard that they can emit greater AIM energy than us artificial espers, and they are also rare to find.
"Oh, well you're right on the money hahaha!" The newcomer said.
"So it's 2 out of 50 gemstones huh? 3, if including seventh-rate." I mumbled. There are said to be around 50 Gemstones around the world so finding one is quite rare, and finding two of them in one evening is-
"Actually there are a lot more than just fifty." He said.
"What?" I asked in surprised
"You... moron...don't...tell him that." The other guy that I just beat his ass is still lying on the ground panting as he said that.
"Nah, it's fine. I'm sure all of this fight is a big misunderstanding." The bandaged man smiled.
"I assumed that you think he's an enemy because of the bracelet, correct?" He asked.
"Yeah, and he's following three girls so he's suspicious." I said while staring at the fucker's body on the ground.
"About that, I asked him to guard the girl discreetly and he's been doing that for months now." He explained. Months? When I was still in my 'Loner persona'.
"And why are you guarding her?" I asked.
"Because I know that weird group is after her. Those magicians. Or is there an official term for them that I don't know about?" he said while holding his chin looking up.
"How did you-"
"So anyway, that blue orb thing was amazing! Will you help me with my next attempt? I always wanted to try death by disintegrating. Or help me fly up high then let me fall flat into the ground!" He said excitedly. What the fuck is his problem?
"What the fuck are you blabbering? What do you mean by more than-"
"Can you snap your fingers and kill half-life on Earth?!" (5) He wasn't listening to me and just spitting out random shit about death and suicide until he spoke calmly.
" Welp. It's time to wrap this up. Oh, and don't worry about the damages." He then pointed something behind me and I turned around. It's...gone? All the damage we did on our fight is gone! Like our fight never happened. I then turned back towards those two but they disappeared along with the blood left by that orange bastard.
"Well then, it was nice seeing you!" I heard him above me and saw him standing on a light post carrying that orange bastard on his shoulders like he was some luggage.
"Oh, and you need to fix a problem here. There is this guy named Asuzagawa Sakuta and I felt something strange every time I was near him. Like some distortion or something." He said with a surprisingly serious expression. Asuzagawa Sakuta? Isn't he-
"See ya! Remember we're your allies. My name is Osamu Dazai and this dumbhead right here is Nakahara Chuuya." And then they teleported. Gone. Asuzagawa Sakuta? That guy's best friend? What is he talking about? Distortion? More than fifty gemstones?
*SIGH* I can't just stand here. Time to go home. A lot of things are in my mind right now; Bayloupe's sudden transfer to my school, Ichihanaransai becoming an open event, that gravity user, and what that bandaged shithead was saying. All
I know for sure is that he's the only one aware that magic exists since that orange fucker's reaction when I mentioned it proves to be the case. And they're not my enemies.
Asuzagawa Sakuta, huh? I guess that's a start.
Reference
1. One Punch Man
2. World of Warcraft
3. Harry Potter
4. Jojo's Bizarre Adventures
5. Avengers Infinity War
New Characters that were introduced or mentioned not OC. They are:
-Kunimi Yuuma, Kamisato Saki, Azusagawa Sakuta from Bunny Girl Senpai.
-Osamu Dazai, Nakahara Chuuya from Bungou Stray Dogs
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