"Stop messing around, what are you guys eating?"
Looking at the pile of food, Kurisu Makise couldn't help but think that it was all scavenged from a trash can.
Ah well, I'm eating for free, so I don't have the right to be picky.
"Can I have a rice ball, please?"
"Here, take it."
Kazuma Satou even handed over a bottle of Merlin's sparkling wine.
The two remaining boys didn't really have any preferences; they just ate whatever they grabbed.
Neither Kazuma Satou nor Hachiman Hikigaya were picky eaters.
"Itadakimasu." x3
Hachiman Hikigaya took a bite of the Mapo Tofu, feeling the gentle breeze and looking at the blue sky of the academy.
He had never felt... that school was such a good place.
So good... it's so spicy!!
He stuck out his tongue, feeling like his throat was on fire:
"Hiss hiss hiss... Water... Water!"
Kazuma Satou silently put down his Mapo Tofu. He hadn't eaten any yet; he was waiting for Hachiman Hikigaya to "test the poison" first.
Kazuma Satou picked up a bottle of Merlin's sparkling wine and handed it over.
"Here you go."
Hachiman Hikigaya took the sparkling wine and took a sip, and his mouth was immediately filled with... the scent of cherry blossoms.
It's healing.
He put down the Mapo Tofu in his hand, "I can't eat this anymore."
"Mm."
"This Mapo Tofu is abnormally spicy."
"Mm."
"It lowers your maximum HP."
"Mm."
Hachiman Hikigaya turned his head and looked at the bowl of Mapo Tofu that Kazuma Satou hadn't touched at all, and he immediately understood:
"You bastard! You never intended to eat it, you were just waiting for me to try it first!"
"Nothing of the sort, don't slander me."
"Eat a bite!"
"No way."
"Eat a bite quickly!"
"Not happening."
Kurisu Makise watched the two of them fool around and quickly finished the rice ball in her hand.
These two goofballs... they really make the meal more enjoyable.
After their roughhousing.
The three regrouped and entered the first floor of the school building.
As soon as they entered, they were met by a Saber Class Dragon Tooth Soldier.
"Sniper~"
Kazuma Satou immediately shot and killed it with a D-rank Yew Poison Arrow.
"Let's go quickly."
Hachiman Hikigaya quickly stepped forward to pick up the dropped items.
[Item: Cursed Bone x1] [Type: Material] [Description: A drop from a Dragon Tooth Soldier, an ominous bone entwined with curses.] [Note: This item can be used as a material to strengthen the operator's own skills and for Spiritron Dress upgrade (requires returning to Dao Tian Palace), or it can be used as a one-time consumable catalyst for casting specific magecraft.]
"Can you give this to me?"
Kurisu Makise blinked and suddenly requested.
Hachiman Hikigaya immediately handed it to her.
"Mm."
Kurisu Makise closed her eyes in thought, a faint silver-white glow flowing across the pure white Magic Formal Wear she wore.
"Give me another Dragon Tooth."
Kazuma Satou didn't ask any questions and directly found one in his backpack, handing it over.
The three of them advanced inward, Kazuma Satou at the rear, Hachiman Hikigaya leading with his sword, and Kurisu Makise in the middle of the group.
"Such curious knowledge."
Kurisu Makise murmured to herself, holding a Dragon Tooth and a Cursed Bone as she pondered. A lot of magical knowledge, so different from science, was entering her mind.
But she wasn't passively accepting this vague information; instead, she was analyzing it and constructing her own system.
"Let's search the classroom."
"Go."
The three entered the classroom. It was empty, but there were some white or green light spots scattered inside, indicating the presence of items.
As they were searching, the sound of a sliding door suddenly came.
"Who are you?"
A middle-aged man in a suit suddenly pushed open the classroom door and walked out.
Before Kazuma Satou could even speak, the other party, upon seeing the Command Spells in their hands, immediately took a sword step and instantly "teleported" in front of them.
He exuded a terrifying aura and threw a punch towards Hachiman Hikigaya's face.
Kazuma Satou had already anticipated the hostility when the other party teleported and intended to speak, but the speed was too great.
It wasn't until the middle-aged man threw his punch that he managed to shout a warning.
"Watch out!"
Hachiman Hikigaya also noticed and did his best to raise the sword in his hand, barely managing to move it into the path of the punch.
"Bang—!"
His imitation Noble Phantasm was directly shattered into pieces by that single punch!
Several bloody scratches appeared on his face, But it wasn't over yet.
The second and third punches followed like cannonballs.
One punch hit his chest, and the sound of cracking bones and exploding internal organs made him instantly exhale his last breath.
He was declared dead on the spot!
With blood on his lips, Hachiman Hikigaya knew he was beyond saving. Enduring indescribable pain, he summoned his sword again.
"Pledge of the Swordless!"
"Hm?"
The middle-aged man seemed slightly surprised, perhaps wondering how he could still act, and threw another punch.
Hachiman Hikigaya was sent flying, knocking over rows of desks, and finally collapsed in a corner.
Motionless, Completely breathless, Dead on the spot!
[Master Souichirou Kuzuki - Killed - Reserve Operative Hachiman Hikigaya]
A crimson notification sound immediately echoed.
These three sudden punches
Had directly crushed their treasure-hunting dreams!
Chapter 0011: Knockdown Mechanic (3K)
"By the Command Spell, conceal my form."
Seeing Hachiman Hikigaya die so suddenly, Kazuma Satou didn't hesitate. He immediately activated his Command Spell to turn invisible, opened the classroom's back door, and ran out.
He left Kurisu Makise alone in the classroom.
[Mao-chan: "This game's physics engine is too realistic... No censorship?"]
[Asuna: "Is this really just a game?"]
[Komachi Yuigahama: "Brother???"]
[Yukino Yukinoshita: "Hachiman-kun...?!"]
[Yui Yuigahama: "Little Hachi... don't die."]
[Shibakiza: "General Hachiman! Stand up if you're not dead!"]
Hachiman Hikigaya was in a peculiar state, able to see his surroundings, including his own body.
But he couldn't do anything.
Was this death?
He glanced at the chat, feeling that if he didn't say anything, he'd probably be considered to be faking his death, and something bad might happen when he returned.
Maybe... he should make an appearance.
[Hachiman Hikigaya: "Yo."]
[Yukino Yukinoshita: "?"]
[Yui Yuigahama: "?"]
[Orochimaru: "He's actually still alive? This game... is interesting."]
[Mao-chan: "It seems this really is a virtual game."]
[Akihiko Kayaba: "Truly remarkable, can magic achieve this? I really want to communicate with the person behind this."]
[Medea: "If magic could do such things, the Age of Gods wouldn't have fallen."]
[Luffy: "All I want to ask is, did Kazuma just abandon his nakama!"]
[Cabal: "Running away at this moment is the wisest choice. Compared to a total party wipe, having survivors means there's still hope."]
[Zhu Xuan: "Running away? That's not necessarily true."]
[Aqua: "Isn't this just running away, pff pff pff, a NEET is a NEET."]
Kurisu Makise didn't say anything about Kazuma Satou's escape.
She was inside the classroom, and Kazuma Satou was nearby behind her. Even if he rushed over, given the speed of this NPC, Souichirou Kuzuki, she would likely be killed instantly.
Abandoning her at this moment was an incredibly wise choice.
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