The Fall of the Lilliput Kingdom

As the end of the second semester approached, Chabashira mentioned the precautions to take, noting that winter break would officially begin on January 1st.

At the same time, there would be a special exam before the break.

The class erupted in groans, beginning to voice their dissatisfaction with the school.

"Again?! Isn't the frequency of special exams this semester a bit too high?"

"Spare me, my body feels like it's going to fall apart after every special exam."

"Are we going to have three special exams every semester from now on? If that's the case, you might as well just kill me."

The Three Idiots complained in unison; they were usually the ones dragging the class down during every special exam.

"Hey, Kiyotaka, is the method you suggested reliable? Won't it be dangerous if I go to meet them alone? Everyone says Class C is full of delinquents; it's hard to feel at ease."

"I will protect you, I promise."

After Ayanokoji finished speaking, he hung up the phone.

Karuizawa braced herself and slowly walked toward the rooftop. She hadn't even been this nervous during her high school entrance exams. She didn't know where Ayanokoji was hiding, and if he only arrived after everything was already over, she would be finished.

Thump, thump, thump—her footsteps were as heavy as if they were filled with lead as she walked toward the stairs leading to the rooftop.

"Hey! Hey! Karuizawa, you finally came. It was worth waiting here for so long."

Ryuen spoke with the expression and tone of a stereotypical delinquent.

"Hey, I came here alone just like you asked, so don't do anything unnecessary."

Karuizawa's petite frame was trembling slightly.

As soon as she stepped onto the rooftop, the door was shut by Ibuki, who stood behind her.

"It seems what Manabe and the others said is true. So, you really were bullied? If it weren't for the fact that you were in the Rabbit Group for the VIP Exam, I would still be skeptical about the truth of it."

"Boss, this method is truly invincible. Using Karuizawa as another mole and waiting for the right moment to detonate the mine planted by the other traitor—with the collapse of these two girls' cliques, Class D will be completely paralyzed."

Ishizaki and Ryuen laughed, as if they could already see the miserable future of Class D.

As for Nagami, Ryuen already had another sinister plan in mind for him.

"Just surrender obediently. We're only going to take a photo of your scars; we won't do anything else."

With Karuizawa's dark history as evidence, the girls' clique in Class D would be completely under his control.

Ibuki locked Karuizawa's joints and helped pull up the back of her clothing, exposing the evidence of the bullying Karuizawa had once endured.

"Hey, I'm warning you, don't do anything reckless. Using violence will get you expelled."

Karuizawa's mental defenses were on the verge of collapse. She thought to herself that if Ayanokoji stood her up, she would hate him for the rest of her life.

"Click, click."

Karuizawa felt that time was crawling like a snail; every second felt incredibly long.

"Is this Ryuen's plan?"

"Surprisingly ordinary."

Karuizawa looked toward the direction the voice came from, and the light in her eyes brightened. Her reliance, Ayanokoji, had finally arrived.

"Why are you here?"

Ibuki looked at him in disbelief because, as far as she knew, Ayanokoji was just a very ordinary person. Now that he had come to the rooftop alone to face multiple members of Class C, she felt worried for his safety as one of his few friends.

"Leave quickly. This isn't a place for you to act tough. This matter has nothing to do with you."

Ayanokoji remained unmoved, looking at everyone on the rooftop with a blank expression.

"These people are not enough to pose a threat to my safety."

"Bluffing! You can skip the hero act."

At first, Ryuen suspected it might be a trap set by Nagami, but now that Ayanokoji was the one playing the hero, he couldn't figure out the situation.

He was too lazy to analyze the status quo; he just wanted to let his fists do the talking.

"Ishizaki, take him out."

"Don't blame me for going too hard, Ayanokoji."

Ishizaki suddenly lunged forward, but the scene he had envisioned did not occur. Ayanokoji caught his fist, used the momentum to pull Ishizaki's right arm over, and locked it with both hands, pinning his shoulder down.

Ishizaki's right arm couldn't exert any force, as if clamped by iron pliers. He struggled desperately but couldn't break free, his face forced to look at the ground.

"Damn it!"

Ishizaki struggled, but he couldn't escape. Seeing this, Ryuen's eyes sharpened, and Albert charged forward.

Ayanokoji responded calmly, sidestepping to dodge the attack and taking the opportunity to kick Albert in the calf. Albert stumbled, and before he could stabilize his stance, Ayanokoji turned and delivered a soccer-style kick to his face. One down.

Ishizaki took this opportunity to launch a sneak attack, but Ayanokoji leaned back to dodge, parried, deflected, and followed up with an elbow strike to the face and a lightning-fast triple-palm strike, knocking Ishizaki unconscious like a raging storm. He then pushed off the ground and delivered a flying kick to Ishizaki's abdomen. Ishizaki staggered back several steps, suffering heavy damage and unable to get back up.

At this moment, Ibuki released Karuizawa and joined the fight, lunging at Ayanokoji.

"I won't go easy on you!"

The capoeira opening was wide in range but failed to land an effective strike, performing even worse than Ishizaki.

Impatient and agitated, Ibuki unleashed a reckless kick with a massive recovery window, missing her mark. Ayanokoji seized the opening with a single knife-hand strike, and Ibuki immediately fell into a baby-like slumber, defeated in record time!

Taking advantage of the gap in Ibuki's assault, Ryuen found a handy weapon and launched a sneak attack from the side, but Ayanokoji dodged every strike with agility, as if he had eyes in the back of his head, skillfully neutralizing his attacks.

A front kick struck Ryuen's wrist with precision, the sudden pain causing the weapon to drop to the floor.

Ayanokoji did not let this opportunity slip, landing a series of lightning-fast punches; after being struck in the chin, Ryuen fell into a brief stupor, and in that very instant, Ayanokoji swiftly circled behind him, locking his arm around his neck.

The rear-naked choke was set, and the outcome was decided.

Ryuen's face flushed red, unable to speak; he knew that this time, he had been thoroughly defeated by Ayanokoji.

Before long, his brain lost consciousness due to oxygen deprivation.

The four members of Class C were unable to continue!

Karuizawa let out a sigh of relief, her eyes filled with admiration for Ayanokoji; it turned out that not only was he brilliant, but his combat prowess was also off the charts.

She threw herself into the arms of Kiyotaka, silently calling out Ayanokoji's given name, "Kiyotaka."

For the great hero who had come to save the day, her tears flowed uncontrollably.

"Couldn't you have come any faster! I was really so scared."

"Waa! Waa! Waa!"

Karuizawa's reliance on Ayanokoji reached its peak, hitting a level where she would never easily betray him.

"The next step is to clean up the aftermath."

Ayanokoji thought to himself.

"Is it over already? I thought it would turn into a bitter struggle."

"The people from Class C are truly pathetic; I wonder if it's because Ayanokoji is too strong, or if they are just too weak?"

Slurp, slurp, accompanied by the sound of a straw sipping a drink.

The two looked toward the sound, seeing a person who was both familiar and strange—it was actually Nagami from Class D.

Nagami walked slowly from the stairwell, looking like a final boss appearing from behind the scenes.